Actor Marlon Brando has four patents, all named "Drumhead tensioning device and method."
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AbstractBlanks are produced from a continuous sheet (3) of material comprised of plastic-coated paper. Said blanks are conveyed on an expanding mandrel carousel (13) to a bottom weld flap forming station (17) and then transferred to a filling carousel (19). The packages which have been formed from the blanks are filled at a filling station (20) and sealed at a top seam welding station (23). A top weld flap forming station (26) and a top weld flap sealing station (29) are disposed on a top forming carousel which adjoins the filling carousel (19). The finished packages are discharged at a discharge station (30), to a discharge turntable (31). The machine may be used for manufacturing packages for liquids, e.g. milk or juices. | InventorAssigneeApplicationNo. 06/414341 filed on 08/17/1982US Classes:53/563, Forming a receptacle around a mandrel or former and removing therefrom prior to filling493/164, Assembly of plural mandrels turning about fixed axis493/247, With work turret53/284.5, Rigid receptacle53/371.9, Pivoted means to close cover53/387.4With means to heat or cool flapField of Search53/550, Longitudinal tube formed from single web53/564, Forming by opening or setting up collapsed receptacle53/568, Longitudinally prefolded web stock53/570, Bag or sack53/575, Hollow forming mandrel or plunger53/253, Rotary53/279, Plural axes53/280, Common infeed means53/462With slotted or scored wrapper blankExaminersPrimary: Sipos, JohnAssistant: Studebaker, Donald R. Attorney, Agent or FirmUS Patent References2229864, 2548251, 3026663, 3559369, 3918236, 4080237Method and apparatus for sticking down fillet seam on a packageIssued on: 03/21/1978 Inventor: Deimel International ClassesB65B 3/02 (20060101)B65B 51/14 (20060101) B65B 3/00 (20060101) Foreign Application Priority Data1980-12-17 BR |