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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7513087 | Packaging system A packaging system is disclosed that packages a product by supplying the product onto a lifter by means of a supply device, pushing the product on the lifter up to a packaging station, and covering the top surface of the product with a film. The packaging system inc... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7392631 | Blistering machine for producing blister packs A blistering machine for producing blister packs has a production line, which includes consecutively: at least one thermoforming station of a first continuous band of thermoformable material; a station for feeding the products and filling the blister band; a feeding... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7367172 | Packaging machine for making and packaging articles containing a product for infusion Described is a machine (5) for making and packaging articles (1) containing infusion product, the machine (5) being of the type defined by a production line (A) comprising a plurality of operating stations located one after the other and designe... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7338424 | Packaging machine A horizontal packaging machine (10) for making fluid-tight packages (11) equipped with zip closure (15) comprises: at least one unit (12) for unwinding a film (13) of synthetic material for packag... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7331158 | Process and system for product packaging A process and system are provided for printing variable data on packaging material at a package printer and machine reading the variable data on a packaging facility packaging line and associating the variable data with other information in a computer database. The ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7328540 | Automated bagger and method A product bagger and method where products are placed in inflated lead bags on a bag assembly without actuating a sensor for shutting down the bagger. ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7311647 | Methods for sensing features on moving fastener tape during automated production A method of manufacture comprises the following steps: (a) advancing a fastener tape made of flexible thermoplastic material along a process pathway during an indexing portion of a work cycle, the fastener tape not advancing during a dwell time of the work cycle; (b... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7293683 | Packaging machine The present invention relates to a packaging machine which has transport means in the form of two transport chains (5, 6) for lateral grasping and transporting of a length of material (7) consisting of packaging material. In particular with longer plan... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7290380 | Packaging machine and method for closing containers A packaging machine for closing containers (5) is provided having a supply device (1, 2) for supplying containers (5) to be closed; a removal device (11) for removing closed containers (5″); and a closing device (25) betwe... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7272918 | Sealing gasket for lower tool of a sealing station of a vacuum packaging machine An improved sealing gasket for a vacuum-sealing station of a vacuum packaging machine which is made such that the outer perimetric portion thereof is made of a greater hardness than the rest of the sealing gasket, whereby the sealing heat-elements of a reciprocal he... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7263815 | Process for feeding products of variable height and length into a continuous packaging apparatus A Process for feeding products of variable height and length into a continuous packaging apparatus comprising a conveyor with thrusters that receives publishing products or similar, such as newspapers, magazines, books, envelopes, giveaways or other similar products... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7196290 | Heat sealer with platen surface temperature sensor and load sensor A heat sealer having a heated platen, a cylinder for reciprocating the platen, a die positioned to be engaged by the platen and a shuttle supporting the die to move the die from a platen-engaging position to a non-engaging position, and a control for controlling the... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7178317 | Wrapping apparatus comprising a dispenser for dispensing stretched wrap film Wrapping apparatus comprises a dispenser, for dispensing stretched wrap film, which includes a first frame assembly, and a second frame assembly pivotally mounted upon the first frame assembly between a first closed position and second open position. A film roll spi... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7171795 | Transverse sealing mechanism for bag-manufacturing and packaging machine and bag-packaging machine equipped therewith The bag-manufacturing and packaging machine transverse sealing mechanism is for a bag-manufacturing and packaging machine that makes bags by sealing a tubular packaging material longitudinally and transversely while also filling the bags with items to be packaged. T... | 02/06/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7117912 | System and method for monitoring heat seal devices An apparatus for monitoring the operation of a heating element moving periodically along a predefined path includes first and second sensors positioned adjacent the path of the heating element. The first sensor is configured to sense the presence of the heating elem... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7107743 | Wrapping machine A wrapping machine having a pre-stretching device including a first pre-stretching roller and a second pre-stretching roller, which are tractively coupled via power transmission gears. A first deflecting pinch roller has been fitted to be pressed against the first p... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7100345 | Device for positioning a web of film of a packaging device The invention relates to a method for positioning webs of film of a packaging device, according to which goods are introduced into a first web of film in troughs, a second web of film is withdrawn from a supply of web against the resistance of a brake and is placed ... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7089711 | Feeder provided with automatic size recognition for a packaging line A feeder for feeding products to be dispatched, such as, for instance, documents, periodicals, CDs, DVDs, and the like, to a conveyor of a packaging line, provided with transport pushers, the feeder being provided with a magazine for storing a stack of products, the... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7082737 | Form-fill-seal machine Form-fill-seal machine includes parts for moving a web of packaging material through the machine according to a process path and parts for transforming the web into filled bags, as well as a zipper strip applicator device for supplying a zipper strip for each bag tr... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7076933 | Method for packing products prone to decay A method and apparatus for packaging food products in a synthetic foil. The method generally comprising transporting the synthetic foil through a punching device in which perforations are made in the synthetic foil with high energy beams to yield a perforated foil. ... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7051493 | High modulus, temperature-resistant film for form fill and seal packaging A multilayer film, which is particularly suited to packaging of cheese on a Hayssen® RT packaging machine, has a first layer comprising cyclic olefin copolymer having a glass transition temperature of at least 125° C., and a second layer comprising at least one me... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7029734 | Packaging film, package and process for aseptic packaging A multilayer packaging film, package and process for aseptic packaging applications. The multilayer packaging film includes (a) an inner sealant layer comprising a olefin polymer having a Vicat Softening Point greater than 90° C.; (b) an oxygen barrier layer; and (... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7007440 | Filler An object of the present invention is to provide a filling apparatus capable of reliably correcting the position of an overlap portion. The filling apparatus includes a forming ring including a plurality of forming rollers and disposed at a predetermined position al... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7003934 | Heat seal device A heat-sealing device moves a tube-shaped packaging material through operation of a seal jaw and counter jaw under the liquid surface of liquid food, and heat-seals a seal zone containing a cutting predetermined zone in the tube transverse direction. The tube-shaped... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7004346 | Method and installation for making and filling containers having membrane seal provided with a pull tab Receptacles are thermoformed in a strip of thermoplastic material, filled with a substance, and covered by capsules formed in a capsule strip. Prior to applying the capsule strip onto the thermoplastic strip, a preliminary cut is made for each receptacle in a statio... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7000366 | Decoration correction method and system for a form-and-seal unit A decoration correction method for a form-and-seal unit for producing sealed packages of a pourable food product from a tube of packaging material fed along a feed path, and having two pairs of jaws movable along the feed path and opened and closed so as to travel, ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6976946 | Modular pouch machine A pouch machine includes a controller and first and second modules. Each module has a converting station and the electrical equipment needed to operate the station. The controller controls the converting stations and operating parameters are provided from one module... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6976349 | Method for filling and capping syringes An inventive method, system and apparatus are provided for syringe handling, and more particularly, for syringe labeling, filling and capping operations. To facilitate syringe handling, an inventive apparatus includes a plurality of syringe bodies interconnected in ... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6910315 | Wrapping machine and method for wrapping a wrapping film around an object A wrapping machine has a film dispensing unit (1), which includes first supporting elements (2) and first deflecting elements (51 . . . 510) for a first wrapping film (4) and second supporting elements (6 | 06/28/2005 |
| 6904947 | Apparatus for wrapping articles, particularly groups of cigarettes In a wrapping apparatus, particularly for enclosing articles consisting of or containing groups of cigarettes in wrapper material, the articles are received in a pocketed drum in which at least one overlapped region of the wrapper material is heat scaled. Preferably... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6886310 | Device and method for making packaging bags An apparatus for forming reclosable bags, wherein said bags are formed from a continuously film (12) fitted with at least one closure tape (60), wherein the apparatus comprises a set of heat-sealed jaws (30) provided transversely relative to the... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6857358 | Device and method for marking cigarette packets The invention relates to a device and a method for marking cigarette packets, comprising a transport device for conveying at least one cigarette packet to a marking station for marking cigarette packets, and the following features: the transport device grasps a batc... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6820399 | Method and device for positioning a web of film of a packaging device The invention relates to a method for positioning webs of film of a packaging device, according to which goods are introduced into a first web of film in troughs, a second web of film is withdrawn from a supply of web against the resistance of a brake and is placed ... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6751925 | Filling machine The present invention provides a filling apparatus establishing positional coincidence between creases preformed in a packaging material and actual creases to thereby improve the appearance of a packaging container. A light source irradiates a portion of the outer c... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6718736 | Device and method for top seal packaging The present invention provides a wrapping device for welding a stretch film to a tray, and particularly a wrapping device that can provide a good appearance after the wrapping, and can suppress disadvantages in a transporting operation. A wrapping device 1 co... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6688075 | Automatic machine for packaging products inside containers An automatic machine for packaging products, in particular cosmetic or pharmaceutical products, inside containers (11), comprising a series of stations (15-21, 21A, 21B, 21C, 23-28), in each of which the operations required to insert the products and thei... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6615882 | Filling device of a dual layered filling and packing device A filling device of a dual-layered filling and packing device having a cotton paper device within the packing device which guides cotton paper via a guide rack to fold the paper and to fill a paper bag with fixed amount of tea leaves, by means of a roller... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6601371 | Packaging machine A packaging machine for wrapping and enclosing products of various dimensions and consistency in packaging material, such as paper, bags, cans and the like, includes individual processing units, to each of which a drive with a control unit is assigned. Pr... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6588174 | Web position matching system and packaging machine equipped with the system A web position matching system for matching marks provided on a web of packaging material with a pitch corresponding to the length of one container, to a reference position comprises sensor device for detecting the displacement of the mark from the refere... | 07/08/2003 |
