Class 53/74 - Triggered by presence of contents

Subclass of Class 53 - Package making
Definition: Apparatus wherein the effected control is initiated by the
No. of patents: 37
Last issue date: 02/19/2008

Number	Title	Issue Date
7331153	Apparatus and method for creating easy to open packages A product packaging apparatus that includes a notch former and a tab setter for creating an integrated tab on a product package. The notch former and tab setter are capable of forming a tab or an exposed area at any location of the product package, including creatin...	02/19/2008
7318308	Method for strapping and especially longitudinally strapping packaged material with a strap Device for strapping, especially for longitudinally strapping packaged material with strapping, comprising a strap roll, from which the strapping, which is to be processed, is pulled with formation of a strap storage system for a subsequent strapping process. A mova...	01/15/2008
7302781	Bander apparatus and method of using same A method and apparatus for wrapping stacks of web product with wrap web material supplied from a supply roll. The apparatus includes a conveyor for supporting and moving the stacks to be wrapped along a conveying path, a drive assembly operable to receive wrap mater...	12/04/2007
7210278	Detecting and protecting device of a shrink film machine A detecting and protecting device includes detecting devices, and an ultrasonic sensor; the detecting devices are connected to respective ones of expanding assemblies of a shrink film machine, and each include a seat behind a supporting rod of a corresponding expand...	05/01/2007
7209007	Combined analog signal gain controller and equalizer An analog signal gain controller and equalizer with an increased signal bandwidth for reducing intersymbol interference (ISI) within a digital data signal. ...	04/24/2007
7137233	Method and apparatus for wrapping a load An apparatus and method for wrapping a palletized load is provided. The apparatus includes a non-powered conveyor load wrapping surface, at least one non-powered conveyor load storage surface, and a pusher assembly for moving the load between the wrapping and storag...	11/21/2006
7131249	Product overwrap machine A typical product overwrap machine includes a crossfeed conveyor, a pusher bar for transferring bread products to a lifting table which moves upwardly to wrap the bread product with a sealing wrap, and the wrapped bread product is sealed by heated rollers. The prese...	11/07/2006
7117658	Apparatus for wrapping groups of products An apparatus for wrapping groups (1) of products (2) with film (3), comprises: a second surface (6) for forming the product groups (1) and wrapping them with a length of film (3) using suitable means (7) having a firs...	10/10/2006
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
6971217	Method and device for controlling a wrapping machine for printed products A method for controlling a wrapping machine for printed products that includes determining the size of an incoming gap in a printed product stream and controlling a speed of the wrapping machine as a function of the size of the incoming gap. The controlling step inc...	12/06/2005
6962033	Automatic high speed wrapping machine An automatic high speed packaging machine for wrapping packages in polymer film is disclosed wherein the film seal at the sides and ends of the packages is made at a high rate of speed as the packages travel through the machine. The packages travel continuously in a...	11/08/2005
6922980	Apparatus for making a tubular length of stretch film An apparatus for making a tubular length (1) of stretch film is applicable to machines or lines (3) for making packages (C) containing groups of products wrapped with stretch film and comprises at least the following: a feed table (4), extending...	08/02/2005
6502366	Packing material feeding apparatus for vertical-type bag form-fill-sealing machine A packing material feeding apparatus for a vertical-type bag form-fill-sealing machine comprises a feeding device for feeding a web as a packing material along a filling tube at a constant velocity during a normal operation of the machine, and a controlle...	01/07/2003
6463721	Strapping machine with a strap tightening unit A strapping machine includes a machine body which defines a package-strapping space with a strap guide path. A package support plate is disposed above the strap guide path, and has opposite left and right sides which extend in a direction transverse to th...	10/15/2002
6233902	Packaging machine A form-fill-seal packaging machine has a pull-down mechanism for advancing an elongated bag-making film, a longitudinal sealer for sealing the film in the longitudinal direction to make a tube and a transverse sealer for sealing the film transversely to f...	05/22/2001
6170228	Remote controlled wrapping system A wrapping apparatus including parallel conveyors for moving loaded pallets to wrapping areas of the conveyors, a mobile wrapping machine on wheels, a guide for maintaining the wrapping machine along a path, position sensors for detecting loaded pallets a...	01/09/2001
5598771	Dry fruit bin filling apparatus An apparatus is disclosed for a high speed non-bruising dry bin loader for apples and other produce. A transfer belt receives fruit from an transfer source and transfers fruit to a distribution belt once the transfer belt has accumulated a predetermined, ...	02/04/1997
5481854	Method of and apparatus for inserting trays of articles into sleeves An apparatus for automatically inserting a tray of articles, such as a tray of letters for mailing, into a tubular packaging sleeve includes a conveyor for positioning a tray at an inserting position, and a sleeve carrier to move a sleeve into position fo...	01/09/1996
5428937	Machine for packaging newspapers A machine for packaging newspapers comprises a conveyor which transports a newspaper through an entrance into the machine. The newspaper imparts a tension on both a top sheet, deployed from a first roll, and a bottom sheet, deployed from a second roll. A ...	07/04/1995
5365723	Portable baggage wrapping apparatus A baggage protection device wherein the device consists of a base carriage onto which is mounted a turntable with a securing device. Also mounted on the base carriage is a roll of stretch-wrap plastic film, along with feeder posts and a vertical frame. An...	11/22/1994
5119615	Apparatus for filling a product into a bag A plurality of clamps arranged in equally spaced relation on an endless track are intermittently advanced at a pitch equal to the distance of each two adjacent clamps. A switch reactive only to the passage of a sufficiently heavy or filled bag which has b...	06/09/1992
5067304	Packaging with utensil A continuous and automatic system and method for packing a container with a utensil applied thereto in a carton forms a finished package. Initially, the containers travel along an infeed conveyor and are transferred by a transferring device to flighted be...	11/26/1991
5001884	Packaging machine A packaging machine of the type, in which products are inserted into the gap between two halves of center-folded film. The machine comprises two sealers. The first sealer cuts and heat-seals the center-folded film along a line extending at right angles to...	03/26/1991
4991376	Method and apparatus for wrapping a product, particularly wrapping a bundle of newspapers or magazines in plastic film A method and an apparatus for wrapping a product, particularly a bundle of newspapers or magazines, especially an extra thick bundle or an extra thin bundle comprising a few or a single newspaper or magazine. The product is carried on a conveyor system th...	02/12/1991
4944139	Strapper stop apparatus An improved positioning apparatus for conveyor systems uses a pair of retractable stops mounted laterally of the conveyor belt to extend diagonally over the belt and engage an article thereon at a precisely repeatable point. The conveyor drive is augmente...	07/31/1990
4875327	Container filling apparatus and method A container filling apparatus and method that includes a container support movable on a frame so as to raise and lower a container mounted thereon. A conveyor discharge section is also movably mounted on the frame so as to raise and lower the conveyor dis...	10/24/1989
4843802	Inserting apparatus An inserter is provided for use with one or more feeders. The inserter will receive material ejected from the first feeder, create at least one fold in the insert and then direct the insert into an awaiting envelope. The envelope is gradually opened as it...	07/04/1989
4741147	Inserting appartus and process and envelopes therefor An inserter is provided for use with one or more feeders. The inserter will receive material ejected from the first feeder, create at least one fold in the insert and then direct the insert into an awaiting envelope. The envelope is gradually opened as it...	05/03/1988
4532751	Automatic sheet product line A product line is provided for forming a sheet product composed of products such as bacon slices resting on a pre-cut thin substrate such as a sheet of paper. The substrate sheets are pre-cut to a predetermined length, and a flow of individual products an...	08/06/1985
4358918	Cartoning apparatus Cartoning apparatus for packaging sealed bags containing loosely packed discrete articles in board cartons comprises a carton transfer and erecting mechanism which withdraws a collapsed carton sleeve from a magazine and deposits it in erected condition on...	11/16/1982
4313288	Machine for packaging various articles between two juxtaposed plastics material sheets A machine for packaging sundry articles between two weldable plastics material sheets is disclosed, in which provision is made for the formation of a top sheet loop to cope with different tallnesses of the articles as they are being packaged and sealed be...	02/02/1982
4217744	Packaging machine A packaging machine in which a belt-shaped packaging sheet fed continuously is cut to a predetermined length while being guided and conveyed in a direction intersecting the conveyance direction of articles to be packaged. Position detectors detect the arr...	08/19/1980
4213284	Automatic bagging apparatus Apparatus for forming bags about hanger mounted garments using heat sealable wrapping material from a continuous flattened tubular web supplied on a roll. When a hanger mounted garment is placed on the apparatus, a sufficient length of tubing is drawn ove...	07/22/1980
4075816	Wrapper sheet feed for wrapping machine A wrapping machine has film feed rolls driven through a one revolution clutch to advance a wrapper length of stock in each cycle, past a continuously driven cutter, to separately driven and intermittently operating sheet locating belts. First sensing mean...	02/28/1978
4075815	Automatic package wrapping machine A method of, and apparatus for, wrapping packages of different sizes in thin-gage film and heat sealing the film includes transporting the package at the same horizontal level through the machine, pulling the film down across a horizontal in-line package ...	02/28/1978
3955335	Tetrahedron forming machine Apparatus and method to tumble pack a pre-selected number of tetrahedron containers into a transport container without breaking the seals of any of the tetrahedron containers. A sliding discharge chute is employed which slides into the transport container...	05/11/1976

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