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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8186134 | Packaging machines and methods Packaging machines are disclosed including a web transport conveyor transporting a web of flexible packaging material from upstream to downstream locations through a series of stations. Packaging apparatuses are disclosed including a forming station and a closing st... | 05/29/2012 |
| 7735304 | Container handling system A system for processing a simplified plastic container (C) that is to be filled with a hot product includes the step of blow-molding parison to form a container body, where the container body has a neck, a base, a side surface relatively free of structural geometry ... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7726106 | Container handling system A system for processing a simplified plastic container (C) that is to be filled with a hot product includes the step of blow-molding parison to form a container body, where the container body has a neck, a base, a side surface relatively free of structural geometry ... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7469522 | Flexible container forming and filling apparatus A flexible container forming and filling apparatus comprising a flexible container forming assembly, a flexible container filling assembly and a transfer assembly. The flexible container forming assembly is configured for forming at least two side by side flexible c... | 12/30/2008 |
| 7367171 | Venting system for use with a foam-in bag dispensing system A venting device with base and an adjuster supported by the base, and a driver driving the adjuster. The adjuster includes a film vent former moved by the driver between vent formation mode and non-vent formation mode. The adjuster includes an adjustable blade movin... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7343723 | Method and apparatus for pre-tearing strings of air-filled packing materials and the like Method and apparatus which facilitate the tearing of packing materials and the like into desired lengths by pre-tearing them along the rows of perforations which are provided for that purpose. In the disclosed embodiments, a packing material having inflated chambers... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7308782 | Method and device for the production of filled and sealed containers A method and a device for the production of filled and sealed containers involves a) a plastic tube that is extruded, b) at least one container which is impermeable to vapour and which is provided with one filling opening formed from the plastic tube, c) the filling... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7204068 | Packaging system with a tool for enclosing electronic components and method of populating a carrier tape The invention relates to a packaging system having a tool for inserting electronic components into a carrier tape, which has passage openings. The tool has a pick-up device to pick up the components from a carrier film and position them in the passage openings by me... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7140165 | Apparatus and method for sealing boxes An apparatus for sealing a box having four top flaps initially disposed in an open position. The apparatus includes a conveying system for conveying the box from a first end of the apparatus to a second end of the apparatus. The apparatus also includes a flap foldin... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7059102 | Method for producing a casing In a process for the manufacture of packs, for a product in portions, with a paste-like product that is to be packaged, especially sausages, in a foil tube (15), starting from a band-shaped flat foil (1), which has been provided unilaterally with a con... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7059097 | Apparatus for inflating and sealing air-filled packing cushions A machine which inflates and seals pillows in packaging is compact in overall size, can be conveniently operated to produce varied lengths of strips of inflated pillow-type packaging as needed, can begin production of inflated pillow-type strip packaging immediately... | 06/13/2006 |
| 6912827 | Apparatus for opening envelopes An apparatus is provided for processing mail by severing an edge of each envelope in a stack of mail. The apparatus includes an input bin for receiving a stack of mail. A feeder feeds the bottom envelope from the input bin to a transport that conveys the envelope al... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6751926 | Packaging filler product and machine for producing same A machine for producing a packaging filler material employing inflated pouches or cells fabricated from a tubular supply of plastic-like material having a top and bottom integral fold so that a pair of sheets are defined with their opposing inner surfaces establishi... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6609352 | Machine for folding and filling of containers for CD disc A machine for manufacturing packages for compact discs or similar out of cardboard work piece. The packages consist of a casing part and a slide part inserted therein, with a compact disc and a booklet. These two components are manufactured in separate tr... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6460313 | Packaging filler product and machine for producing same A machine for producing a packaging filler material employing inflated pouches or cells fabricated from a tubular supply of plastic-like material having a top and bottom integral fold so that a pair of sheets are defined with their opposing inner surfaces... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6453650 | Machine for the fabrication of containers with consumable content Machine for manufacturing consumable goods containers, including a structure in which four modules are located, two supply modules (1) and (2), one dosage module (3) and the other a cutting module (4). It includes thermo-plastic material reels (5) and (6)... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6357212 | Apparatus for forming cartons from blanks and for simultaneously filling the cartons A box folding and article packaging apparatus has a lower tool section positioned below a work support surface and several upper tool sections positioned above the work support surface. The lower tool section includes four modular corner units each with f... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6342123 | Method and apparatus for forming heat seals with films An apparatus (10) and method for forming differentially frangible seals (FS) in a final closed pouch (FCP) are described. The method involves differential cooling a seal portions of pouch forming dies (15, 15A) with a fluid directed at or in a portion of ... | 01/29/2002 |
| 6170231 | Apparatus for bulk cartoning of books An apparatus and method for forming a carton from a blank sheet of material, in line, and wrapping it about articles of a predetermined size including cutting and scoring blades which are automatically preset according to parameters previously stored, for... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6076336 | Apparatus and method for advancing a confidential sheet into a pocket defined by a number of enclosure sheets A method of advancing sheets includes the step of advancing a first enclosure sheet with a first scuffer. The method also includes the step of advancing a second enclosure sheet into contact with the first enclosure sheet with a second scuffer so that the... | 06/20/2000 |
| 5630309 | Method of and apparatus for supplying blanks to packing machines A packing machine receives stacks of blanks, which are to be converted into packets for cigarettes, from an apparatus wherein a first conveyor delivers stacks of blanks to a first station at a first frequency and a second conveyor advances stacks from a s... | 05/20/1997 |
| 5501063 | Apparatus and method of reducing the force to expel a tampon from a tampon applicator and the applicator itself An apparatus and method are disclosed for reducing the force required to expel a catamenial tampon from a tampon applicator. The tampon applicator is also disclosed. The tampon applicator includes a first member which is capable of housing an absorbent ta... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5335486 | Apparatus and method for producing fluid-containing envelopes An apparatus and method for forming fluid-containing envelopes from two superimposed layers of enclosure material, defining a workpiece, by transporting the workpiece on a support to a plurality of processing stations. One of the processing stations forms... | 08/09/1994 |
| 4942716 | Aseptic filling machine An aseptic system and filling head wherein the container is presterilized and has a rupturable membrane over the inlet which membrane is broken by the filling machine prior to filling. The membrane may be a laminate which is broken by pressure of the prod... | 07/24/1990 |
| 4914890 | Universal packaging system for electrical components and the like A universal packaging system for objects such as electrical components, connectors, semiconductors, chips, etc. includes an elongated, hollow, tubular package formed of resiliently deformable material for containing a plurality of said objects, each objec... | 04/10/1990 |
| 4909356 | Fully self-service check-out counter incorporating an integral apparatus for on demand manufacturing of custom-sized bags conforming to the volume of articles received therein A self-service check-out counter for cashier-unattended use and operation includes an laser scanner for automated reading of product identification codes borne by articles to be purchased, a keyboard for manual entry of article-identifying information, a ... | 03/20/1990 |
| 4805378 | Aseptic filling station A method and system for aseptic filling of containers. The flexible containers (1) are presterilized and a rupturable membrane (41) covers the inlet to the container. The filling head (20) includes a recess (46) below the outlet valve (24) and this recess... | 02/21/1989 |
| 4790117 | Method of molding, filling and sealing a container In a process for the manufacture of a filled and closed container made of a heat-sealable plastic hose, particularly polyethylene, in one work operation, the plastic hose is expanded to become a container body, the body is filled and the upper part of the... | 12/13/1988 |
| 4731974 | Machines for producing infusion filter bags and their individual packaging in an outer envelope A machine for making infusion bags and packaging them in respective envelopes, e.g. tea bag packages, and formed with the usual rotary head having radial arms for displacing the infusion bags after they are filled, is provided with a device for drawing th... | 03/22/1988 |
| 4707966 | Container with an encapsulated top insert and method and apparatus for making same Apparatus and method for molding, forming and filling a container having an insert at the container top are disclosed. According to the preferred form of the method and apparatus, a length of a hollow tube parison is extruded and then cut, molded, and fil... | 11/24/1987 |
| 4642974 | Machine for folding flanges of blister package A flange folding machine for folding the distal end of the flanges of a blister package or the like inwardly upon the proximal ends thereof to form closure panel receiving channels. The machine comprises, a plurality of carriers mounted on a conveyor for ... | 02/17/1987 |
| 4642973 | Apparatus for fabricating dual compartment powder cartridge A dual compartment powder cartridge including a porous shell formed by fusing the lapped side edge portions of a blank of sheet material to a central portion thereof to form two compartments, a pointed closed first end on the cartridge, powder in the dual... | 02/17/1987 |
| 4569182 | Method of and apparatus for packaging A wrap-around packaging method wherein a package blank is prefolded to an open-sided configuration, an object to be packaged is positioned within the prefolded blank and the final folding and adhesive closing of the package is then completed in a series o... | 02/11/1986 |
| 4398990 | Apparatus for sealing a lamina onto a plastic bag Aluminum laminae are heat-sealed onto the inside of flat-bottomed plastic bags so that, by bending the lamina double after the bag has been cut open to remove part of its contents, the bag can be reclosed. The apparatus for sealing the laminae on can be i... | 08/16/1983 |
| 4396447 | Apparatus and method to maintain positive separation of reactive bands A method of packaging first and second kneadable plastic masses that react when mixed includes (a) providing the masses in lengthwise elongated strip form and traveling the masses lengthwise in parallel relation but with a predetermined gap therebetween, ... | 08/02/1983 |
| 4354337 | Apparatus for packaging electrical circuit components An assembly apparatus comprising a driving means for intermittently feeding a carrier tape with recesses formed at a uniform space interval, a plurality of transferring station units for transferring different kinds of electrical chip components from feed... | 10/19/1982 |
| 4346546 | Automatic flexible container fabricating machine An automatic or fully automated machine for fabricating flexible containers sometimes known as squeeze containers. The containers are fabricated from flexible plastic tube stock. The machine embodies stages or stations arranged in line at which operations... | 08/31/1982 |
| 4301639 | Apparatus and method for producing a container for food and the like There is shown apparatus and method for producing a container preferably made or constructed of heat sealable material. Shaping of the container is by forming and not heat stretching or other distortion. In the depicted examples of the container the trave... | 11/24/1981 |
| 4274245 | Checkout counter A checkout counter for use in a retail merchant store or the like comprises a frame having a bagging station in which goods are deposited in bags, a bag making machine is located in the frame for making self supporting open bags from a web of self support... | 06/23/1981 |
| 4229928 | Method of and an apparatus for packaging consumer goods Two superimposed layers of thermally weldable material are welded to one another at welding zones delimiting respective receptacle preforms having respective open ends and connected in series to a transporting strip which extends longitudinally of the pro... | 10/28/1980 |
