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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8015779 | Portioning and packaging apparatus and method A portioning and packaging apparatus and a portioning and packaging method. The portioning and packaging apparatus has a conveyor device for filling material which has a pump for producing a continuous volume flow, a filling tube which is connected to the conveyor d... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7841156 | Method and device for sealing a tear-off foil onto a packaging element Method for sealing a tear-off foil (16) onto a packaging element (12) including a sealing step in which the packaging element (12) is conveyed in a direction of transport (A) and, by a sealing stroke crosswise to the direction of transport (A), ... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7832188 | Apparatus and method for sealing a lidstock to a container The invention relates to a method for heat sealing a lidstock (9) to a container (1) for a blister package, the container having a top surface comprising a substantially flat sealing flange (3) surrounding a blister (2) and a lip (4 | 11/16/2010 |
| 7770364 | Systems for branding containers Systems and methods for branding medication are provided, including, a first capper system that caps a first medication container with a first cap of a first branding including first identification of a third party supplier of one of the prescription and medication ... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7669390 | Method for molding and assembling containers with stoppers and filling same A stopper and container body are molded in the same molding machine. An assembly device, such as a pick and place robot, transfers the stopper from one mold cavity into the opening in the container body located within another mold cavity, or vice versa, to assemble ... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7421833 | Method and device for controlled filling In the case of nested containers to be filled by a filling station, a gripping device grasps an entire row of empty containers and conveys it to a weighing station, where the containers are weighed. Following weighing, all containers of the row are simultaneously fi... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7364779 | Easy-opening high barrier plastic closure and method therefor A plastic, easy-opening closure for a retortable container and a method for sealing are provided. The closure includes a plastic membrane having an outer layer of polypropylene, a first tie layer, an intermediate layer formed of EVOH, a second tie layer, an inner la... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7337593 | Method of forming a blister package including a fluoropolymer layer Blister packages are provided which are formed from multilayered films having a lid-stock film which is heat sealed directly to a fluoropolymer film. A polymeric base layer is adhered to a fluoropolymer layer via a first intermediate adhesive tie layer; a support la... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7322160 | Monitoring system for induction sealer An induction foil cap sealer system includes a monitoring system that comprises a plurality of sensors disposed throughout the sealer system, each sensor monitoring a respective condition related to the sealing operation. A controller is configured to receive from t... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7323239 | Protective films Multilayer protective films that adhere well to many different surfaces and can be removed without leaving residues are provided. The films consist of a polyolefin backing layer(s) and an adhering layer consisting of an ethylene unsaturated ester copolymer layer con... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7321128 | Container for radioactive materials and process for closing same The invention relates to a container (1) for radioactive materials comprising a main hollow body (2) as well as a cover (6) made of at least one first metallic material, the cover being capable of being fixed on the main hollow body by means of ... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7291309 | Sample distribution apparatus/system A pathology distribution system 10 is provided for automated sample container 14, 15 distribution. The system 10 comprises a loading station 500 for loading samples in primary containers 14 of different types, a sample handling sta... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7284973 | Moulding The invention provides methods and moulding devices for moulding three-dimensional products from a mass of foodstuff which is suitable for human consumption, in particular from a mass of meat, in particular chicken. The method comprises filling a mould cavity with a... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7284900 | Apparatus and method for mixing specimens in vials Method and apparatus for mixing a specimen (e.g., a biological fluid specimen) in an upstanding container having an internal mixer with a cavity defined by an upstanding annular wall. The annular wall of the mixer is engaged by a movable holder, which is elevated al... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7280891 | Signal processing technique for improved flame scanner discrimination A signal processing technique that allows the flame signal from a first source of flame and the flame signal from a second source of flame to be discriminated from each other when only both the first and second flame signals are viewed by the same flame scanner. The... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7241966 | Wafer level package fabrication method using laser illumination The present invention relates to a WLP fabrication method capable of welding a lid wafer with a device wafer by using laser illumination. The WLP fabrication method can rapidly weld bonding metal strips of device and lid wafers with each other in order to couple the... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7237371 | Deep draw packing method and film with small shrinkability for deep draw packing Deep draw packaging includes placing an object (C) in a concave container portion (1) formed by molding a film with small shrinkability (A), that is a film having a residual thermal shrinkage rate at 100° C. of 1 to 15 %. The film (A) is formed by stretching... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7234500 | Cutting device A cutting device (10) for cutting a material (12) and providing a cut portion of the material (12). The device comprises a heating assembly comprising an electrical induction arrangement (32) for heating the cut portion of the material by... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7222470 | Processes for causing an extensible polymer film to adhere to the edge of the opening of a bottle or similar container made of plastic (pet or the like) or metal and various devices for implementing said processes Various processes and relevant devices for causing polymer films, which are extensible to adhere to the edges of openings of plastic or PET or even metal containers, by releasing electrostatic charges opposite in sign to those of containers and/or the polymer films ... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7204289 | Welding tip The present invention is directed to a welding tip for welding polymeric materials such as containers. The welding tip includes a cylindrical body. The cylindrical body defines a central bore and includes a perimeter around the bore. The perimeter includes one or mo... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7168223 | Capsule-sealing machine for food or drink containers The present invention is a capsule-sealing machine that uses a heat-sealing process to apply sterile aluminum blank capsules on food or drink containers or cans, preferably cylindrical in shape but also square, rectangular or oval. The machine includes a conveyor be... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7156248 | Overcap closures with rolled apron Overcap (1, 11, 12) designed to overcap a neck (80) of a bottle (8) closed by a cork (82) containing a liquid to be packaged (83, 84) includes a rolled skirt (3) and a top (2) fixed to the rolled skirt around a circul... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7127874 | Process for making pouches The present invention relates to a continuous, horizontal process for making water-reactive pouches, involving the steps of: a) continuously feeding a first water-soluble film onto a horizontal portion of an continuously and rotata... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7126216 | Two part mold for wafer scale caps The invention provides a two part mold for forming wafer scale caps. The mold has a first half and a second half. The first half and second half, when brought together defining mold cavities for wafer scale caps. The caps have central areas surrounded by sidewalls a... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7121065 | Method for controlling a blister packaging machine A method for controlling a blister packaging machine during which a bottom film provided with a recess is, inside or in front of a sealing station, brought together with a top film and is guided through the sealing station at a constant speed of conveyance. A sealin... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7074362 | Method of preparing and sterilizing an instrument containing package and apparatus A method for preparing dental instruments for sterilization in which the instruments are put into a relatively large see-through heat sealable plastic bag. The bag is placed over a surface of an impulse heater and an arm is lowered to clamp the bag and apply two hea... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7065941 | Induction foil cap sealer An sealing system includes a frame, a ferrite core disposed within the frame, and a litz wire coil disposed proximate to the ferrite core for producing an electromagnetic field within the ferrite core, where the ferrite core and litz wire coil are adapted to direct ... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7048883 | Method of manufacturing a plastic container A plastic container contains a liquid, such as toilet water or soy sauce, and is suitable for containing a refill. The plastic container (1) has a tube (2) formed by rolling a plastic laminate in a tubular shape, a bottom wall (3) formed so as t... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7026176 | Mold making method for wafer scale caps Disclosed is a method for fabricating a mold. The mold is used for protective caps which will be applied to a wafer. The method comprises the steps of fabricating first and second cooperating mold halves from a semiconductor material using lithography. The first hal... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6996950 | Method for sealingly attaching a peripheral attachment member onto a filled-sealed pouch The invention relates to a method for sealing a peripheral attachment member onto a sealed pouch that has been previously filled with a product. The invention also relates to a pouch that includes a peripheral attachment member sealingly attached to at least one of ... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6983575 | Self-absorbing gas-barrier receptacle for food packaging and food package obtained therefrom A receptacle (110, 112) suitable for food packaging which comprises a bottom or base portion (111, 121) defining a storage compartment or zone and a flange (113,123) circumferentially extending all around the receptacle contour providing an area... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6971530 | Plastic container having stepped neck finish The improved plastic container and preform is light weight and includes a base, a cylindrical sidewall projecting upwardly from the base, and a neck finish projecting upwardly from the sidewall and having an opening to the inside of the container. The neck finish in... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6964145 | Packaging food products A process for packaging a food product such as soft ice-cream, frozen yogurt or the like in a single-serving package comprises a continuous in-line system in which a pot (9) is formed in a deformable bottom web (2) of plastics material and a lid (12... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6964717 | Process for joining plastics parts The present invention provides a process for joining plastics components by a combination of pressing and laser welding, wherein, at the joining points (1) of the components (3, 4), at least a first component (3) has a resilient and/or compressi... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6962338 | Hermetic seal and a method of making such a hermetic seal The invention provides a hermetic seal and a method of making a hermetic seal having the steps of providing a first member of a first material having a flange thereon, providing a second member of a second material having a slot thereon for accommodating the flange ... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6929139 | Plastic container with sidewall construction A blow molded plastic container having a circular base, a cylindrical sidewall extending upwardly from the base and a neck finish projecting upwardly from the sidewall. The sidewall includes a plurality of spaced apart, continuous, circumferential grooves extending ... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6925777 | Method and a machine for heat-shrinking heat-shrink sleeves engaged individually on articles such as bottles The present invention relates to a method and to a machine for heat-shrinking sleeves made from a film of heat-shrink plastics material and engaged individually on articles such as bottles. In accordance with the invention, the machine comprises a fixed structure, a... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6922977 | Ergonomic blister packaging machine A blister packaging machine comprises a combination load/offload station having a blister magazine that is filled from the outside of the machine rather than the inside of the machine. The load mechanism includes a pick and place mechanism that is adapted to place i... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6915623 | Method for assembling a package for sutures A novel method and apparatus for riveting a two-piece suture tray package. A two-piece suture tray assembly is provided having a top member and a bottom member. The top member has a top and a bottom, and plurality of rivet members extending down from the bottom of t... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6857250 | Mechanism for applying a roller formed closure to a container Mechanism for applying a roller forming closure to a container is disclosed wherein the closure is provided, with an integral fitment including a fluid discharge pump and an associated discharge line. ... | 02/22/2005 |
