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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7937916 | Apparatus for handling tobacco bags For the purpose of handling tobacco bags (10) made of sheet material, a plurality of unfilled bags (10) are fed to a transfer station (29) and transferred simultaneously, by a transfer subassembly (31), to a further-processing subassembly... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7493744 | Medicine wrapping machine, medicine wrapping sheet, and divided wrapping bag An object of the present invention is to provide a medicine wrapping machine which wraps each administered amount of a medicine in a medicine wrapping sheet, and enables easy opening even by an aged person or a child. The medicine wrapping machine uses a belt-shaped... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7430844 | Duplex packaging machine A method of making and filling reclosable packages using a duplex machine includes the steps of providing a zipper profile, package film and a plurality of sliders; feeding the zipper profile; applying the sliders to the zipper profile; coupling the zipper profile t... | 10/07/2008 |
| RE40284 | Methods of making and filling a fill-through-the-top package A fill-through-the-top reclosable package includes first and second opposing body panels joined to each other along a pair of sides and a bottom bridging the pair of sides. The package is provided with a reclosable fastener extending along a package top disposed opp... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7325378 | Vertical form fill and seal method for producing reclosable packages from two sheets of web Various embodiments and alternatives for vertical form fill and seal methods and apparatus are disclosed. In particular, two sheets of web are fed by forming collars to a fill tube (or in some embodiments, side by side fill tubes) wherein the sheets of web are wrapp... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7322919 | Machine and method for forming tubular lengths of packaging film A machine for forming tubular film lengths from a linear portion of film comprises: a unit (1) for feeding linear film portions (2); at least one forming roller (3) that revolves about an axis (7) transversal to the direction of film feed... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7263813 | Reclosable package methods for block cheese and other products that do not slide well A method of making a reclosable product package (64, 100, 142), a package-making apparatus (10) for the method and the reclosable product package (64, 100, 142) in which block cheese or another product (45) which does not slide well durin... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7240468 | Method and system for producing shock absorbing package containing packaged article A method and apparatus for manufacturing a cushioning package containing an article to be packaged. The apparatus includes a cushioning sheet forming unit to form a cushioning sheet by heat-sealing flexible elongated resin sheets which are continuously fed in a long... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7234286 | Method and system for manufacturing a package A method and system for manufacturing a package include: a package-joining belt forming step for forming a package-joining belt (PC) in which packages (P) each containing a material filled in between superposed films and each sealed by joint portions (PA) and a side... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7225599 | Apparatus and method for forming inflated articles An apparatus for making inflated articles from a film web having two juxtaposed film plies. One version of the apparatus generally includes a first rotary sealing device for producing transverse seals that bond the film plies together, an inflation assembly for dire... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7220476 | Apparatus and method for forming inflated chambers An inflatable web, and method and apparatus for inflating the web, which generally includes two sheets having inner surfaces sealed to each other in a pattern defining a series of inflatable chambers of predetermined length, each of the chambers having at least one ... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7219481 | Method of applying sliders, duplex packaging machine and slider applicator therefor A method of making and filling reclosable packages using a duplex machine includes the steps of providing a zipper profile, package film and a plurality of sliders; feeding the zipper profile; applying the sliders to the zipper profile; coupling the zipper profile t... | 05/22/2007 |
| RE39505 | Fill-through-the-top package and method and apparatus for making the same A fill-through-the-top reclosable package includes first and second opposing body panels joined to each other along a pair of sides and a bottom bridging the pair of sides. The package is provided with a reclosable fastener extending alone a package top disposed opp... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7168560 | Continuous strip of containers having traction pins In a continuous strip of containers, the latter are distributed stepwise from one another according to a longitudinal axis of the strip, two adjacent containers being separated by a step. From one longitudinal edge zone traction pins protrude laterally that are inte... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7121063 | Method for controlling zipper tension in packaging equipment Methods and apparatus for controlling the tension of one continuous material (e.g., plastic zipper) with attachments or formed features (e.g., sliders or formed slider end stops) as it is fed to a sealing station, where it is joined to and later pulled by another co... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7096646 | Form, fill and seal packaging method utilizing zipper with slider A method of forming, filling and sealing a reclosable package with a slider activated zipper wherein a base film moves longitudinally to a filling station and, in a moving direction, away from said filling station. At the filling station a product is fed onto the ba... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7021036 | Bag-making and packaging machine A bag-making and packaging machine including a bag-making apparatus 1, a bag-filling (packaging) apparatus 2, and a bag transfer apparatus. The bag-making apparatus 1 of a bag-making and packaging machine, while releasing a film F from a film ro... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7004302 | Turntable A turntable for the treatment of container for fillable goods with receiving places (1) for the container and with at least one treatment unit for the container received in the receiving places (1). In such a generic turntable the arrangement of severa... | 02/28/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6971221 | Packaging method and apparatus A packaging method and apparatus employ web material having cohesive on facing surfaces of two web portions between which an item is packaged. The cohesive adheres to itself by application of pressure alone, without heat, but tends not to adhere to other surfaces. T... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6968254 | Feedback controlled tension applying system A feedback controlled tension applying system includes a corrugated fin processing device that processes a fin material in continuous sheet form while applying a tension to the fin material. A tension applying device applies the tension to the fin material. An encod... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6964146 | Portable pouch opening machine A portable pouch opener for countertop positioning for opening and filling a bag includes a portable housing positionable upon a desktop bench workspace. The housing has a magazine containing a supply of bags to be opened and filled. A first suction device is mounte... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6931819 | Reclosable package and methods for block cheese and other products that do not slide well A method of making a reclosable product package (64, 100, 142), a package-making apparatus (10) for the method and the reclosable product package (64, 100, 142) in which block cheese or another product (45) which does not slide well durin... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6929594 | Belt drive assembly for feeding zipper tape A method and an apparatus for automatically feeding zipper assemblies (with or without sliders) to a station, for example, a station where the zipper assemblies are sealed to thermoplastic bag making film. The zipper tape feeding apparatus comprises a pair of endles... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6921359 | Apparatus for feeding zipper with sliders to packaging machine Methods and apparatus for feeding continuous zipper material with sliders to a thermoforming packaging machine that advances the packaging film N package lengths each advance, where N is a positive integer greater than unity. In the packaging machine, pockets are th... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6918234 | Process for attaching slider-operated closure on form-fill-seal packaging machinery The present invention relates to a process used for packaging a product in a web of material that has a zipper attached thereto. The process includes providing a web of material having first and second edges and a zipper including first and second interlocking membe... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6895732 | Packaging apparatus and method A packaging apparatus includes a pair of rolls forming a nip through which two web portions are passed with an item to be packaged between the web portions. The rolls include resiliently compliant roll portions that deform to accommodate the thickness of the item, a... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6883294 | Method and device for the packaging of flat objects For packaging flat objects (4) using a packaging material (7) being supplied as a quasi-endless web, a string of bags (7′) being open on three sides and closed on one side is continuously formed and conveyed in a conveying direction. During co... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6829873 | Apparatus for manufacturing flexible packages having slide closures Horizontal form fill seal apparatus for making flexible packages with slider fastener closures is provided. A fastener track is applied in-line with a plastic web and is bonded thereto at the same time that a peel seal is formed. All package components are brought t... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6810641 | Method and apparatus for forming double zipper bags A method and apparatus for continuously forming and filling slider operated reclosable plastic bags two at a time. A base film of plastic bag making material is horizontally advanced in a longitudinal direction and product is loaded onto the base film in two lines. ... | 11/02/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6675557 | Apparatus for dispensing fluid into pre-formed, flexible containers and enclosing the fluid within the containers An apparatus for dispensing fluid into pre-formed, flexible containers and enclosing the fluid within the containers includes a web of film comprising a series of pre-formed flexible containers, each of the pre-formed containers being capable of holding t... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6675559 | Method of rotary heat sealing articles between webs A rotary heat sealing system heat seals top and bottom webs to each other around discrete articles held in predetermined alignments and spacings between the webs. The rotary heat sealing system comprises a sealing station at which the heat sealing occurs,... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6666004 | Rotary heat sealing system A rotary heat sealing system heat seals top and bottom webs to each other around discrete articles held in predetermined alignments and spacings between the webs. The rotary heat sealing system comprises a sealing station at which the heat sealing occurs,... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6647702 | Automatic tablet dispensing and packaging system An automatic tablet dispensing and packaging system for processing a prescription input into tablet containing serial paper bags comprises a tablet dropping unit having a hopper guiding each tablet batch from the unit to drop therethrough, and shafts each... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6635145 | Packaging filler product A packaging filler product and machine for making the product wherein the product includes an air-filled pouch having sealed edges and spots connecting the opposing sheets of the pouch together. The machine includes a frictional belt system for gripping a... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6625956 | Device and method for continuously manufacturing foam cushions for packaging purposes A device and a method for continuously manufacturing foam cushions for packaging purposes. The device comprising a supply station and a foam dispensing station, said supply station being provided for continuously supplying to the dispensing station a web ... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6609998 | Method and apparatus for fabricating double-ended closure bags and double compartment bags A method and a machine for making a plastic film bag with opposed closable end openings as well as a double compartment bag is described. The bags may be formed from J-folded, U-folded or tubular film sheets. In one embodiment, a bag is formed with a guss... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6604340 | Side sealing device of packaging machine incorporating sealing line adjusting mechanism A packaging machine for packaging an article having a lateral side along which a sealing line is formed by heat sealing operation is disclosed. The packaging machine includes a machine frame having transversely-extending rails on which a conveyor for carr... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6505461 | Drug inspection device and drug packaging device A drug inspection device which makes drug inspection work extremely easy and simple. It has a conveyor for feeding drugs packaged in bags according to prescription data, a camera for taking pictures of drugs in the bags being fed by the conveyor, a camera... | 01/14/2003 |
