| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 053443000 | Group forming of contents into a unit | 81 |
| 20130074453 | Packing Process and Apparatus for Multiple Rows of Horizontally Stacked Products - Sliced products are deposited in a shipping tray | 03-28-2013 |
| 20100043356 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PROVIDING BUNDLED BAGS OF MEDICINES IN AN INDIVIDUALISED MANNER - Methods and devices are disclosed wherein, following the introduction of a series or string of interconnected bags ( | 02-25-2010 |
| 20100043355 | INTEGRATED SECONDARY AND TERTIARY PACKAGING MACHINE - An apparatus for packaging articles, which apparatus comprises a first packaging mechanism ( | 02-25-2010 |
| 20090094943 | Absorbent article package with enhanced grip - A package having an absorbent article and outer package having a web package material, with grip areas. The grip areas enhance gripping, handling, carrying, and stacking of the package. The grip areas include a strainable network having at least two visually distinct regions of the same material composition. The first region undergoes a molecular-level deformation and the second region initially undergoes a substantially geometric deformation when the web package material is subjected to an applied elongation in a direction substantially parallel to the axis of elongation, and wherein the first region and the second region are positioned on one or more grip areas of the outer package, wherein only a portion of the outer package has first and second regions. | 04-16-2009 |
| 20120233967 | MACHINE AND METHOD FOR CARTONING ARTICLES - Machine and method for cartoning articles in containers or boxes, in which the machine has a loading section comprising an article inlet area; a loading area for loading articles into the containers; a configuring device; at least a first robot arranged to load articles from the inlet area and transfer the articles to the configuring device; at least a second robot arranged to pick up articles from the configuring device and transfer them to the loading area, in which the configuring device comprises an array of seats for temporary accommodation of articles, and the array of seats of the configuring device is formed from rows of article-receiving seats having a variable transversal distance; the configuring device operates in a synchronised manner with the first robot and with the second robot varying the relative position between respective rows of seats to provide interface respectively with the first robot and with the second robot. | 09-20-2012 |
| 20110283663 | PACKAGED SYSTEMS FOR IMPLANTING MARKERS IN A PATIENT AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING AND USING SUCH SYSTEMS - Packaged systems for implanting a marker in a patient and methods for manufacturing and using such systems. In one embodiment, a packaged system comprises an introducer having a cannula and a stylet configured to be received in the cannula, a marker in the cannula, and a package having a sterile compartment. The marker can have a casing configured to be implanted in a patient and a resonating circuit in the casing. The resonating circuit can comprise a coil configured to wirelessly transmit a target signal in response to a wirelessly transmitted excitation signal. The introducer is contained within the sterile compartment. In another embodiment, the marker is not loaded in the introducer within the compartment of the package. | 11-24-2011 |
| 20110296800 | PACKAGING SYSTEM FOR RETAINING PROPULSIVE DEVICES - A packaging fixture may include a first member including a plurality of first generally round apertures and a plurality of first elongated apertures. The first member may include a thickness from a first side to an opposite second side and each of the plurality of first round apertures and the plurality of elongated apertures may extend through the thickness of the first member. Each of the plurality of elongated apertures may be connected to and extend from a corresponding one of the plurality of first round apertures. Each of the plurality of first round apertures may be adapted to receive a portion of a propulsive device. The first member may be adapted to retain the propulsive device when a protrusion of the propulsive device is misaligned with a corresponding one of the plurality of elongated apertures. | 12-08-2011 |
| 20100170201 | APPARATUS FOR PACKAGING PRODUCTS INTO A CONTAINER - An apparatus for packaging products into a container, comprising a first supply conveyor ( | 07-08-2010 |
| 20110265427 | Method for Making and selling a shutter kit - A kit containing components which can be assembled into a shutter panel includes a header, a footer, a plurality of brackets, a first stile, a second stile, a plurality of louvers. One embodiment also contains a jig to align the bracket with the header or footer for attachment. Each bracket is sized and configured to be connected to an end of the header or footer. The stiles each have a longitudinal channel which enables the stiles to be fitted over at least one of the brackets. The jig has a mouth sized to receive an end of the footer or header and a cavity adjacent the mouth such that a user of the jig can place one end of a bracket in the cavity and the other end of the header or footer in the mouth. The kit may be packaged in two packs. One pack contains a header, a footer and a plurality of brackets. The second pack contains mounting frame pieces, at least one first stile, at least one second stile, a plurality of louvers, louver strips, a tilt rod, screws and other hardware which can be assembled into a shutter panel having the desired dimensions. The header, footer, stiles and brackets are provided to a retailer in standard sizes. The retailer may then trim these components as required to create a shutter having the desired dimensions. | 11-03-2011 |
| 20100269456 | METHOD AND INSTALLATION FOR GROUPING OF STACKABLE PRODUCTS OF THE CASES AND OTHER TYPE - The method for grouping stackable products of the cases, small plates or other type, in light of a taking up by appropriate means in order to carry out their packaging, products arriving in line on a first feed conveyor ( | 10-28-2010 |
| 20080271417 | Method of Manufacturing Packaging Comprising Pharmaceutical Products - The method for producing a multi-day package containing various drugs has the following steps: a bottom layer is formed with a plurality of wells arranged in a pattern; a predetermined number of different drugs is arranged in predetermined positions at various dispensing stations of a filling device; the desired number of drugs are picked in a controlled manner from their predetermined positions at each dispensing station by at least one movable suction or gripper device, and the drugs are deposited in the predetermined wells; and a sealing film is applied to the bottom layer to seal off the wells. In the course of this method, in at least one dispensing station several suction or gripper devices, which are arranged in correspondence with the pattern of the wells in the multi-day package and which travel parallel to each other, are actuated individually. | 11-06-2008 |
| 20120067007 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PACKAGING WIRE FENCE CLIPS - An apparatus and method for packaging wire fence clips first collects and aligns fence clips into a series of batches that each incorporate a selected quantity of clips. Each batch of clips is fed through a packaging station where first and second flexible adhesive substrates are affixed to opposite sides of the batch, and successive batches are separated to form compact and easy to carry bundles of the selected quantity of clips. A label applicator supplies adhesive labels to one of the flexible substrates. | 03-22-2012 |
| 20090241472 | Food Patty Combining and Loading System - An automated system combines the output from multiple food product producing machines, and formatting the combined output into a format for packaging. A combining conveyor has a first lane and a second lane adjacent to the first lane. Plural food product producing machines output food products onto the combining conveyor. At least one, and preferably more than one, of the food product producing machines outputs food product into an onload position in the second lane. One or more shifting mechanisms shift the food product from the second lane into the first lane. The first and second lanes move together along a conveyor moving direction and each shifting mechanism is located downstream in a conveyor moving direction from the onload position. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20090249750 | AUTOMATED COLLECTOR DEVICE AND METHODS - A collector device includes a collector connected to a positioner, such as a robot arm. The positioner can automatically move the collector in multiple dimensions to collect objects into the collector according to a specified collection pattern. By moving the collector in multiple dimensions, the positioner provides for objects to be arranged in the collector according to a specified pattern. The positioner can also move the collector so that the collected objects are transferred to a second collector for shipping, storage, and the like. | 10-08-2009 |
| 20100199608 | Method And package For Shipping And Curing Manufactured Masonry Panels - A method and package for shipping and curing manufactured masonry panels utilizes a package including sets of spaced slotted rails securing groups of masonry panels there between. In use, multiple sets of masonry panels are retained between first and second sets of slotted rails, with pairs of the masonry panels being retained back-to-back, with air flow channels being established between both main body portions and manufactured facial portions of the masonry panels, allowing for further curing of the masonry panels. The masonry panels can be stacked between sets of slotted rails until the desired package size is obtained. Optionally, one or more braces may be attached to the package. | 08-12-2010 |
| 20110232234 | Medical Kit, Packaging System, Instruction Insert, and Associated Methods - Printed instructions can be included with the tray in a medical procedure kit.—The printed instructions can include instructional material, such as pictorial, step-by-step instructions intended for a health care services provider for using the medical procedure kit. The printed instructions can also include a separate patient aid, suitable for inclusion within the medical procedure kit, which includes patient education information relating to a particular medical procedure. To make recognition easier, the patient aid can be configured with a greeting card appearance, activity sheet appearance, or other graphical indicia that indicates that the patient aid is intended for the patient and should be delivered to the patient. | 09-29-2011 |
| 20080229713 | Packaging System Having Loading Carousel - A packaging system utilizes two sides of a loading carousel, which reduces both the height and footprint of the packaging system. Mass and inertia are also reduced, allowing higher operational speeds. The loading carousel receives opened cartons on a first side and lowers them over product groups on a second side. | 09-25-2008 |
| 20110126494 | AUTOMATED SOLID PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCT PACKAGING MACHINE - An automated pharmaceutical product packaging machine simultaneously fills a plurality of product package templates in parallel with desired pharmaceutical dosing requirements. The templates are subsequently positioned over a temporary storage template having cavities for receiving solid pharmaceutical doses. A collector member is subsequently placed beneath the temporary storage template for receiving the pharmaceuticals which in turn is positioned over a solid pharmaceutical product package having a plurality of cavities which correspond to openings on the templates and wherein each of the templates fills a pharmaceutical package. | 06-02-2011 |
| 20110056176 | AUTOMATED COLLECTOR DEVICE AND METHODS - A collector device includes a collector connected to a positioner, such as a robot arm. The positioner can automatically move the collector in multiple dimensions to collect objects into the collector according to a specified collection pattern. By moving the collector in multiple dimensions, the positioner provides for objects to be arranged in the collector according to a specified pattern. The positioner can also move the collector so that the collected objects are transferred to a second collector for shipping, storage, and the like. | 03-10-2011 |
| 20100024361 | METHOD, DEVICE AND PACKING UNIT FOR PRODUCING A COSMETIC ITEM - A method for producing a preferably cosmetic item. Furthermore, the invention relates to a device for producing preferably cosmetic items, and to a packing unit, in particular a capsule ( | 02-04-2010 |
| 20120042614 | METHOD FOR PACKAGING A LOT OF PRODUCTS - A method of fashioning a packaging for a tray capable of forming a display, and two U-shaped parts positioned inside the tray to secure a lot of products. The method includes transferring the lot from a preparation station to a prepackaging station; applying, onto two opposite side surfaces of said lot, the U-shaped parts; and fashioning the blanks on the lot and forming a prepackaging. The method also includes transferring the prepackaging to a packaging line to group the prepackaging and a cutout constituting the tray; and fashioning the packaging into the shape of a box on the packaging line. The facility for the method includes a preparation station for the lots; a prepackaging station with a store for the U-shaped parts; a packaging line with a station that is outfitted so that the prepackaging can be grouped together with the cutout constituting the tray. | 02-23-2012 |
| 20110154784 | PACKAGING MACHINE AND METHOD OF PACKAGING ARTICLES - A packaging machine ( | 06-30-2011 |
| 20120151878 | Method for Automatically Generating Dynamic Frame Packing Groups - A computer-implemented method for automatically generating dynamic frame packing groups for an automation system having a plurality of field devices. The field devices are assignable to different controllers, and the automation system is provided for communication between the field devices and the controllers using dynamic frame packing, where the method comprises receiving a description of the configurations of the field devices and the controllers, automatically generating the dynamic frame packing groups by analyzing the configurations, and assigning the field devices to packing groups. | 06-21-2012 |
| 20120227361 | CONTAINER CARRIER - The present invention relates to a container carrier and to packaging systems for containers and using the same. This invention pertains to carrier stock for machine application to substantially identical containers such as beverage cans having annular chimes, cylindrical side walls, and frusto-conical walls between the chimes and the side walls. In particular, the present invention relates to plastic film having apertures to securely retain drinks cans, food cans, bottles and similar containers, a method of applying the film and the resultant combination. | 09-13-2012 |
| 20100011709 | Packaging Machine - Machine for packaging products having parallelepiped shape, comprising a translating organ ( | 01-21-2010 |
| 20100326015 | FLIGHT BAR ASSEMBLY, APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR NESTABLE COLLATION OF OBJECTS - Apparatus, flight bar assemblies, and methods are disclosed for nesting objects into a substantially staggered arrangement. Such nesting may be done in a nesting zone of a machine, for example, just upstream of a shrink wrapping machine. The nested arrangement allows the grouping of nested objects to be shrink-wrapped without use of trays or cardboard blanks if desired. The flight bar assemblies may include movable spacers for orienting rows of objects before, during, and after nesting. Lane dividers may be provided having lengths corresponding to a contour of an outer guide and cam surface, cooperating with the lane dividers to selectively urging the rows of objects inward in an organized fashion to allow efficient and reliable nesting. | 12-30-2010 |
| 20120279181 | WASTE PACKING SYSTEM AND FILM - The present invention is directed to a waste packaging system, a method of storing waste and to a film for use in this system and method. | 11-08-2012 |
| 20110277423 | PALLETISING DEVICE - A palletising device including a lower surface which restingly receives a pallet, and an upper platform which is provided with a variably-configurable first support, cyclically between a closed configuration in which the first support supports a layer of products and an open configuration in which the layer of products is released downwardly; an intermediate platform between the lower surface and the upper platform, which move between a raised position and a lowered position and vice versa, comprising a variably-configurable second support which, maintain the second support in a closed configuration, thus forming a stack, and which release the stack of products towards the underlying lower surface in an open configuration. | 11-17-2011 |
| 20130125512 | METHOD OF TRANSPORTING PREFORMED FLOWER POT COVERS - A method of packaging and/or transporting a stack of preformed flower pot covers utilizing a portable platform is disclosed. | 05-23-2013 |
| 053444000 | Of slender rod-shaped contents (e.g., cigarette) | 11 |
| 20100251672 | ELECTRODE PACKAGING TO REDUCE HANDLING DAMAGE - Package for electrode rods includes a container for holding a plurality of rods, an insert for the container, the insert having a first section that fits into the container and generally conforms to an internal shape of the container, and a second section that generally conforms to a bundled shape of a plurality of the rods, with a binding that applies tension about the insert second section. In one embodiment the insert may be made of corrugated board. | 10-07-2010 |
| 20090241473 | Apparatus and Method For Packing Smoking Articles - A packaging apparatus comprises one or more packing machines (MC | 10-01-2009 |
| 20100212263 | Cable Dressing Fixture - A fixture for dressing a plurality of cables into cable bundles is provided. The fixture includes a first panel having a plurality of first apertures extending through the panel. The first apertures are configured in a predetermined array in the first panel, with each first aperture located a first distance from each adjacent first aperture. A second panel is disposed at a distance from the first panel, the second panel having a plurality of second apertures extending through the second panel. The second apertures are configured in a second array corresponding to the array of apertures in the first panel. Each second aperture is located a second distance from each adjacent second aperture. The first plurality of apertures receives a plurality of cables fed into the fixture. The second plurality of apertures is adapted to receive the cables from the first apertures and to feed the cables from the fixture in a cable array ready to be tied into a bundle. | 08-26-2010 |
| 20100139215 | Device and Method for Packing Syringes in Nests - A device for packing syringes in nests comprising means of setting the syringes to the right pitch and first means of gripping the said syringes set to the said pitch. The device is characterised in that it also comprises a transport chain with links having the said pitch, in closed circuit and in movement at least about two driving axes, the said gripping means being in movement synchronised with the movement of the chain, in order to pick up a predetermined quantity of syringes in movement from the said chain, | 06-10-2010 |
| 20100170202 | Packaging Machine and Method - A method and machine for packaging smoking articles or other tobacco industry products in which the products and packaging may be transported from selected product supply systems ( | 07-08-2010 |
| 20110252744 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR STAMPING PACKAGED GOODS IN THE NATURE OF CIGARETTES - A computer-implemented method for processing tobacco-oriented goods is disclosed. The method includes moving, in a consecutive sequence, a plurality of tobacco product containers across a path. The path takes them within range of a pushing mechanism. The consecutive sequence is determined based at least upon a picking support component that causes the plurality of tobacco product containers to interject tobacco product containers of a first order in between two different collections of tobacco product containers of a second order. The method also includes utilizing the pushing mechanism so as to remove the tobacco products of the second order from the consecutive sequence. This is done through activation of the pushing mechanism so as to route the tobacco products of the second order to a takeaway mechanism. | 10-20-2011 |
| 20110167768 | STORAGE RECEPTACLE FOR USED SUTURE NEEDLES - A method for disposing of suture needles. The method includes attaching the needle storage receptacle to a mounting surface by positioning a first adhesive surface against the mounting surface, peeling back a strip of protective material from a second adhesive surface of a needle storage unit and placing a suture needle between the protective material and the second adhesive surface, removing the protective material from the second adhesive surface and a third adhesive surface adjacent the second adhesive surface, and folding the second adhesive surface into contact with the third adhesive surface to permanently trap the needle. | 07-14-2011 |
| 20110302886 | Packing Method and Unit for Folding a Sheet of Packing Material about an Article Such as a Group of Cigarettes - A packing method and unit ( | 12-15-2011 |
| 20120000164 | MACHINE AND METHOD FOR PACKAGING FIBER MATERIAL - A machine for packaging fiber material comprises feed means ( | 01-05-2012 |
| 20120079794 | Method of cigarette package for two lengths of cigarettes - Method of cigarette package for two lengths of cigarettes size, fitted and divided to accommodates the two type of the different cigarettes, on, is the ordinary common cigarettes, and the second, is a shorter length of cigarettes, wherein, the longer cigarettes, the ordinary common cigarettes, designated to be use by the user to his purposes in a convenience time, and the seconded type of cigarettes, designated to be consumed by the users at time when the user expecting a minimum time or will of consuming the cigarettes. Wherein, the cigarette packaging box, designated from at list two compartments, one, is similar to the ordinary cigarette package, and the seconded one, has a higher raising hollowed platform, that enable the user to reach the cigarette as in the usual way. | 04-05-2012 |
| 20110265428 | METHOD OF CIGARETTE PACKAGING AND CIGARETTE PACKAGING SYSTEM - A method of cigarette packaging, the method comprising the steps of: Packing at least a first cigarette packet ( | 11-03-2011 |
| 053445000 | Of diverse contents (e.g., can and coupon) | 5 |
| 20130014473 | CONFIGURATIONS OF ELECTRONIC COMPONENT-CARRYING APERTURES IN A TERMINATION BELT - A miniature component carrier includes a thin, resilient mask through which are formed multiple spaced-apart apertures each of which is sized and shaped to compliantly receive and hold a miniature component in a controlled orientation during termination processing such that the side margins of the aperture primarily contact and grip the corner regions of the miniature component. At least some of the apertures have side margins that form rhomboidal or elliptical apertures. The shape and size of the multiple spaced-apart apertures confine within an operational tolerance contact between the side margins of the aperture and the side or end wall surfaces of the electronic component. This reduces mechanical damage to the side and end wall surfaces that results from their contact with the side margins during receipt and gripping of the miniature component in the aperture. | 01-17-2013 |
| 20080216451 | Robotic Multi-Product Case-Packing System - A case packing system concurrently accumulates a plurality of different product ensembles and sequentially packs cases thereof, generally by way of (a) concurrently accumulating a plurality of different product ensembles utilizing a plurality of product conveyer lines, each of which is adapted to separately convey distinct products to one or more transfer points; (b) sequentially transferring different accumulated product ensembles from the conveyer lines to a case-packer, the case-packer including a packing section as well as multiple magazines for receiving different case-blanks; (c) controlling transfer of the product ensembles to the case-packer and selection of the appropriate case-blank. Preferably, substantially continuous operation of the case-packer at a production rate higher than an accumulation rate of any individual product conveyer is maintained. A preferred construction employs a 4-axis robotic arm to select KDF cases and shuttle conveyers to transfer product from the conveyers to the case-packer. | 09-11-2008 |
| 20090049801 | METHOD FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF MIXED PACKAGES AND DEVICE FOR CARRYING OUT THE METHOD - Method for the manufacture of mixed packages and device for carrying out said method. The abstract of the disclosure is submitted herewith as required by 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b). As stated in 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b): A brief abstract of the technical disclosure in the specification must commence on a separate sheet, preferably following the claims, under the heading “Abstract of the Disclosure.” The purpose of the abstract is to enable the Patent and Trademark Office and the public generally to determine quickly from a cursory inspection the nature and gist of the technical disclosure. The abstract shall not be used for interpreting the scope of the claims. Therefore, any statements made relating to the abstract are not intended to limit the claims in any manner and should not be interpreted as limiting the claims in any manner. | 02-26-2009 |
| 20090293433 | Robotic multi-product case=packing system - A case packing system concurrently accumulates a plurality of different product ensembles and sequentially packs cases thereof, generally by way of (a) concurrently accumulating a plurality of different product ensembles utilizing a plurality of product conveyer lines, each of which is adapted to separately convey distinct products to one or more transfer points; (b) sequentially transferring different accumulated product ensembles from the conveyer lines to a case-packer, the case-packer including a packing section as well as multiple magazines for receiving different case-blanks; (c) controlling transfer of the product ensembles to the case-packer and selection of the appropriate case-blank. Preferably, substantially continuous operation of the case-packer at a production rate higher than an accumulation rate of any individual product conveyer is maintained. A preferred construction employs a 4-axis robotic arm to select KDF cases and shuttle conveyers to transfer product from the conveyers to the case-packer. | 12-03-2009 |
| 20100089006 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MARKING PALLETS - A method for marking a pallet loaded with stacked goods includes fastening at least one marking element having information relevant to the marking to an intermediate layer, and disposing the intermediate layer between two layers of stacked goods during loading of the pallet. The marking element is fastened to the intermediate layer by a positive connection created by deforming the intermediate layer and the marking element. | 04-15-2010 |
| 053446000 | With orienting (e.g., turning labels face out) | 6 |
| 20100058716 | Centering Unit for Aligning at Least Two Grouped Vessels and Method for Aligning Two Grouped Vessels - A centering unit for aligning at least two grouped vessels, a liftable and lowerable precentering mechanism as well as a liftable and lowerable final centering mechanism being provided so as to improve the alignment. According to a preferred embodiment, the precentering mechanism may include a plurality of subcentering mechanism so that vessels coming from different infeeds can be centered by mechanism a centering unit. | 03-11-2010 |
| 20090120040 | METHOD AND UNIT FOR FEEDING PRODUCTS TO A GROUP-FORMING UNIT - A method and unit for feeding products to a group-forming unit for forming groups of products, each containing a given number of products; an orderly succession of products is fed in a first direction by means of a first conveyor; an orderly succession of products is fed in a second direction, parallel to the first direction, by means of a second conveyor parallel to the first conveyor; and the products are transferred from the first conveyor to the second conveyor by means of a transfer device which is permanently integral with an output end of the first conveyor, is moved in the second direction upon detection of a gap along the first conveyor, and is moved in the opposite direction to the second direction to form, along the second conveyor, a number of consecutive gaps equal to the number of products in each group of products. | 05-14-2009 |
| 20090113849 | Machine and Method for Packaging Groups of Products - To orient groups of products to be packaged in a plastic film the groups (G) are wrapped in lengths of film and fed between two series of opposite conveyor belts ( | 05-07-2009 |
| 20090025341 | Way of packing cigarettes - The invention is to change the current way of packing cigarettes in a pack in order to improve and ease the way of pulling them out after opening the pack. Current way of packing cigarettes in a pack places the cigarettes on the same level what complicates pulling the first cigarettes out from the pack after its opening. It also makes the smokers touch many cigarettes in order to get only one of them, which makes the whole process unhygienic. | 01-29-2009 |
| 20100300047 | METHOD AND DEVICE PACKAGING FLAT OBJECTS - In order to package flat objects ( | 12-02-2010 |
| 20100071318 | METHOD OF, AND APPARATUS FOR, HANDLING NAPPIES - For the purpose of packaging diapers ( | 03-25-2010 |
| 053447000 | Stacking upon another before packaging | 21 |
| 20100146909 | Apparatus and Method of Forming a Stack of Food Products Within a Storage Container - An apparatus for forming a stack of food products in a storage container, and a method therefor. The apparatus comprises a first gate moveable between an open and a closed position that drops a row of food products onto a second gate moveable between an open and a closed position. The second gate receives multiple rows of food products and once a predetermined number of rows have been received, the second gate opens to release the rows of food products into the storage container below it. As the first gate shifts from the open to the closed position, it can advance, at least in part, a subsequent row of food products onto the first gate for later release onto the second gate. The area defined by the second gate and the first gate is a temporary staging area which can increase in height after receiving subsequent rows of food products. | 06-17-2010 |
| 20090308027 | Method and Device for Stacking Packaged Food Slices - Method and device for producing packs | 12-17-2009 |
| 20120216490 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR HANDLING STACKABLE ARTICLES - The system and apparatus for processing stackable articles transported in a set number of columns and rows on a conveyor is disclosed. The apparatus includes a receiver positioned to receive the articles discharged from the conveyor to form stacks of articles in the set number of columns. The stacks have a set number of articles per stack. A transfer device is positioned with respect to the receiver to transfer the stacks of articles while being able to continue to transport additional rows of stackable articles on the conveyor to form multiple columns and rows of stacks of articles within the transfer device. | 08-30-2012 |
| 20100101187 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR INSERTING FOOD PRODUCTS INTO PACKAGES - Apparatus and methods for inserting food products into packages are disclosed, and in particular apparatus and methods for inserting generally thin or planar food products from a stack of such food products into a package. A stacker assembly includes a pusher mechanism for advancing a bottommost food product or products from the stack toward an opening or edge disposed above a package so that the food product or products can fall into the package. | 04-29-2010 |
| 20100287885 | Method and device for forming packages of products arranged in superposed layers - The device includes a stacking surface movable in a substantially vertical direction, on which layers of products to be packaged are superposed, and a pair of conveyors substantially superposed to feed the layers of products to the stacking surface. The device also includes a pair of walls substantially parallel, and substantially vertical, between which the layers of products are inserted by the conveyors when they are stacked on the stacking surface. The walls move reciprocally towards and away from each other to take a position of greater reciprocal distance, in which they do not interfere with the products deposited on the stacking surface, and a position of lesser reciprocal distance, in which they interfere with the products inserted therebetween. | 11-18-2010 |
| 20090025342 | Packing unit - A packing unit includes a pallet, a structural base, and a fixing device. The pallet mounts an article thereon. The structural base has a fixed portion and is detachably attached to the article. The fixing device fixes the article to the pallet and includes an article fixing member slidably supported by the pallet. The article fixing member is movable between a fix position at which the article fixing member is engaged with the fixed portion of the structural base of the article to fix the article to the pallet and a release position at which the engagement of the article fixing member and the fixed portion is released. | 01-29-2009 |
| 20090255219 | METHOD AND DEVICE PACKAGING FLAT OBJECTS - In order to package flat objects ( | 10-15-2009 |
| 20100199609 | STACKABLE CONTAINERS AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING, STACKING, AND SHIPPING THE SAME - Stackable containers that, in various embodiments, are adapted to be vertically and/or horizontally interlocked with other, like, containers to, for example, increase the stability of stacks of the containers. In one embodiment, a stackable container comprises: (A) a top surface comprising a shoulder portion that extends upwardly from the top surface and that is substantially disposed within a perimeter defined by the top surface; (B) a bottom surface defining a stacking recess; (C) a plurality of substantially vertical side surfaces that extend between the top surface and the bottom surface. In various embodiments, a recessed portion of the bottom surface adjacent the stacking recess is adapted to substantially mate with at least a portion of a shoulder portion of a like container. | 08-12-2010 |
| 20110126495 | Method For Packing Articles, In Particular Pharmaceutical Articles - A method for packing articles, in particular articles, comprising stages of production of a succession of blister packs containing the articles, packing resulting groups of blister packs in cartons, and storing the cartons in at least a warehouse unit, the method being characterized in that it includes transferring the cartons to at least a second warehouse unit, opening the cartons and extracting the groups of blister pack in order to enable performing of an inserting of information on each group f blister packs or on each blister pack, and packing the blister packs, provided with the information, in box containers. | 06-02-2011 |
| 20090320412 | Method for controlling the transfer of a product stack in a packaging machine - A method for controlling the transfer of a product stack in a packaging machine is provided, wherein the product stack is built up from a products during a work cycle and is subsequently transferred by means of a transfer apparatus ( | 12-31-2009 |
| 20110162325 | PACKING OF BOXED GLOVES - The present invention relates to a glove packing apparatus for packing gloves into a box, and to a method of packing gloves into a box, particularly to the packing of disposable medical gloves. A glove packing apparatus ( | 07-07-2011 |
| 20110005170 | MULTI-LAYER FRANKFURTER LOADING METHOD - A system and method for multi-layer loading of food items such as frankfurters in a receptacle includes the steps of displacing groupings of frankfurters along a staging area, allowing the frankfurters to drop downwardly by gravity to an accumulation and storage area until at least two layers of frankfurters are accumulated and allowing the double layer of frankfurters to drop downwardly into a packing receptacle in a packing area. The method of the invention is accomplished by providing a lug chain with lugs spaced to group frankfurters in desired groupings on the staging area, a first set of displaceable supports positioned below the lug chain to allow a layer of frankfurters to fall downwardly by gravity to the accumulation and storage area, a second set of displaceable supports positioned in the accumulation and storage area to allow at least two layers of frankfurters to be accumulated, then actuated to allow the two layers to drop vertically downwardly to a collection receptacle in the packing area, and a pair of tucking flaps that are actuated to an open position to allow two layers of frankfurters to fall downwardly therebetween and to a closed position in which frankfurters are forced by contact therewith into appropriate alignment within the receptacle. | 01-13-2011 |
| 20100083617 | LOADING AND PALLETIZING DEVICE FOR ROLL TRUCKS, SUCH AS DOLLIES, AND THE ASSOCIATED METHOD - A loading and palletizing device for roll trucks, such as dollies, and the associated method. The abstract of the disclosure is submitted herewith as required by 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b). As stated in 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b): A brief abstract of the technical disclosure in the specification must commence on a separate sheet, preferably following the claims, under the heading “Abstract of the Disclosure.” The purpose of the abstract is to enable the Patent and Trademark Office and the public generally to determine quickly from a cursory inspection the nature and gist of the technical disclosure. The abstract shall not be used for interpreting the scope of the claims. Therefore, any statements made relating to the abstract are not intended to limit the claims in any manner and should not be interpreted as limiting the claims in any manner. | 04-08-2010 |
| 20100018162 | Methods for the Joint Wrapping of Bags with their Contents, Applying Machine and Packet of Bags Containing "Snack" thus Obtained - Method for the joint wrapping of bags containing a product in pieces, granules or powder piled inside an elongated laminar wrapping made of termo-adherent plastic and joined at its longitudinal edges forming a sleeve closed at its bottom and at its laminar header wall with weldings, which comprises: a) making the bags laid on a conveyor go forward; b) delivering at least a first bag on a support while welding means close the laminar wrapping determining a bottom; c) partially forming a continuous laminar wrapping closed longitudinally with the shape of a sleeve with its bottom welded according to step b); d) pushing horizontally at least the first bag of the support towards the opening of the tube that forms the sleeve; e) pushing vertically causing the joint descent of the first bag and wrapping while the sleeve is closed with seams in longitudinal sense at one of its sides; f) continuing feeding the support with bags pushing them first horizontally on the opening of the tube that forms the sleeve and then vertically for the descent of the group until the packet is complete; and y g) closing by means of transverse welding the header laminar wall of the packet formed and separate it through a cut forming at the same time the bottom of the wrapping of the next packet. Machine to carry out the method. Method for the joint wrapping of bags containing “snack” inside a laminar wrapping made of thermo-adherent plastic with the shape of a sleeve, machine for carrying out such method and packet of bags containing “snack” obtained by means of such method. | 01-28-2010 |
| 20120144781 | MULTI-LAYER FRANKFURTER LOADING METHOD - A method of loading a plurality of food items in multiple layers comprises collecting food items in a staging area in a first plurality of groups, each group having a plurality of food items. The first plurality of groups is displaced substantially simultaneously downwardly into an accumulating and storage area and thereby forming a plurality of first layer group. A second plurality of groups of food items is collected, each of the second plurality of groups having a plurality of food items. The second plurality of groups is displaced substantially simultaneously downwardly into the accumulating and storage area such that the second plurality of groups forms a plurality of second layer groups of food items superposed to the first layer groups, and thereby forming a plurality of two layer-groups. The plurality of two-layer groups of food items are displaced downwardly into a receptacle in a packing area. | 06-14-2012 |
| 20120055118 | Twin Layer Packaging Machine - A packaging machine is disclosed for packing cartons with beverage cans in two overlying layers. The packaging machine has a selector flight, a can flight, and a carton flight, all synchronously movable. A single infeed assembly directs first groups of cans into selector bays on the selector flight, sweeps them into adjacent can bays, and directs second groups of cans into the same selector bays, all on the same level. The selector flight and the second groups of cans then ramps up to an elevated level, from where the second groups of cans are swept into the adjacent can bays atop the first groups of cans. The thus staged cans are pushed into open cartons on the carton flight. | 03-08-2012 |
| 20120011813 | BANKNOTE SORTING AND BUNDLING APPARATUS AND BANKNOTE SORTING AND STACKING METHOD - A banknote sorting and bundling apparatus ( | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120204517 | STACKING OF GLOVES - A glove stacking apparatus for preparing a stack of gloves prior to packing into a box, and a method of stacking gloves, particularly ambidextrous disposable hygienic gloves, preferably with the thumbs of each glove in a desired orientation with respect to each other are disclosed. A glove stacking apparatus for forming a stack of gloves comprises a packing recess for receiving the gloves to be stacked, and adjacent the recess at least one movable flap for folding towards the recess a portion of a glove overlapping said edge of the recess. The movable flap has a surface that is permeable to gaseous flow through the surface, and the glove stacking apparatus including a source of vacuum pressure and means to apply the vacuum air pressure through the permeable surface of the movable flap in order to pull the overlapping portion of the glove to the flap prior to folding of the overlapping portion. The source of vacuum pressure is separate from the flap so that as the flap folds towards the recess, the application of the vacuum air pressure through the permeable surface is automatically released. | 08-16-2012 |
| 20120060448 | METHODS FOR PACKAGING FILLED BAGS TOGETHER, MACHINES USED IN THESE METHODS, AND THE PACKAGE OF SNACK-FILLED BAGS THUS OBTAINED - A machine for forming a bale including a plurality of bags includes a conveyor for conveying each of the bags to an inlet opening. A film feeder is positioned adjacent the inlet opening, along with a former for forming a sleeve from the film adjacent to the inlet opening. Means for pushing, such as a pusher, is provided for pushing the bags into the sleeve. Related methods are also disclosed. | 03-15-2012 |
| 20120255261 | HIGH DENSITY PALLET SYSTEM - A pallet system for shipping a number of spools includes a pad which supports and retains a first layer of spools. A separator is disposed atop the first layer of spools and a second layer of spools is disposed atop the separator. Subsequent layers of spools and separators may be included in a stacked relationship, and a cap member is disposed atop the topmost layer of spools. The pad, cap, and separators form a stacked shipping unit and may include locking features and provisions for retaining straps. | 10-11-2012 |
| 20120297733 | Hybrid Palletizer - The present invention relates to compact palletizers that include a stretch-wrap operation as the pallet is built. A four-sided compaction mechanism compresses the rough-built load to the final pallet size and then the entire layer is released to the pallet. Individual items or group of items are picked and placed onto a layer support device in a loose orientation. The loose orientation enables a much faster palletizing operation because the robotic arm that pick-and-places the item, the items, or the row of items, can travel much faster as it does not have to precisely locate the item, items, or row of items. During the time that a layer is being loosely constructed on the layer support device concurrent wrapping can occur. | 11-29-2012 |
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| 20090199512 | Filling Unit - A unit for filling first containers ( | 08-13-2009 |
| 20110232235 | METHOD FOR FORMING A PACKAGE ASSEMBLY FOR DISPENSING AND RETAINING GUM SLABS WITH ADHESIVE SECUREMENT - A method is provided for forming a package assembly for individual elongate consumable products. A flat blank is provided. The blank includes a back wall, a foldable front wall and a foldable flap extending from the back wall. An adhesive location is placed on the foldable front wall. An array of elongate consumable products is placed on the back wall. The foldable front wall is folded to place the consumable products in releasable adhesive engagement therewith. | 09-29-2011 |
| 20120031050 | Method and device for formation of groups of articles to be packaged and a profiled thrust bar to use for this purpose - The invention relates to a method for formation of a compacted arrangement of articles ( | 02-09-2012 |
| 20110016831 | Method and machine to group and join articles - The present invention concerns a method and a machine to group and join at last two articles by attaching a first packaging to form a packaging unit. The individual packaging units are joined together with an additional second packaging to form a bigger unit. The process is carried out continuously, whereby the packaging units are transposed or not. | 01-27-2011 |
| 20110005171 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR GROUPING PACKAGES - The disclosure relates to a device ( | 01-13-2011 |
| 20100212264 | MULTI-PACK PACKAGING SYSTEM - Methods and apparatus for combining units from among a plurality of packages are disclosed. In some embodiments, units are combined from a plurality of single-variety packages to provide one or more variety packs. For example, a plurality of single-variety packages arranged in repeating order of variety can be provided. The single-variety packages being so arranged can define at least two lanes extending among the plurality of single-variety packages. At least one single-variety group of units can be selected from at least one of the plurality of single-variety packages. Each of the selected at least one single-variety group of units can be positioned in one of the lanes. The selected at least one single-variety group of units can be repositioned to another package and within the one of the lanes. | 08-26-2010 |
| 20100212265 | METHOD AND APPARATUS, IN A BOTTLING PLANT, FOR PACKING BEVERAGE BOTTLES IN CASES WITH AND WITHOUT DIVIDERS AND A METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PACKING CONTAINERS IN CASES WITH AND WITHOUT DIVIDERS - A method and apparatus, in a bottling plant, for packing beverage bottles in cases with and without dividers and a method and apparatus for packing containers in cases with and without dividers. The abstract of the disclosure is submitted herewith as required by 37 C.F.R. §1.72( | 08-26-2010 |
| 20120151879 | APPARATUS AND PROCESS FOR PACKAGING CONTAINERS OF LIQUID PRODUCTS INTO BUNDLES - An apparatus for packaging groups of containers of liquid products into bundles includes at least one pair of wrapping stations of groups of containers. Each station includes means for wrapping an extensible film around a group of containers and manipulating means for feeding and discharging the groups of containers to/from the wrapping station, at least one feeding line of the containers, and at least one discharge line of the bundles. Advantageously, the feeding and discharge lines are shared between the different wrapping stations. | 06-21-2012 |
| 20120131884 | Cooler Carton With Zipper Opening Feature - A paperboard carton doubles as a shipping container for articles such as beverage cans and a cooler for containing ice to cool the articles when the carton is opened. The top portion of the carton is breached by removing an opening strip defined by zipper rules. Once breached, the tops and side panels of the carton are opened up to form an upwardly open chimney or skirt into which ice can be placed to cool the contents of the carton. Gussets formed in the lower corners of the cartons insure that water from melting ice does not leak prematurely from the carton. | 05-31-2012 |
