Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
053447000 | Stacking upon another before packaging | 30 |
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 |
20090308027 | Method and Device for Stacking Packaged Food Slices - Method and device for producing packs | 12-17-2009 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
20120011813 | BANKNOTE SORTING AND BUNDLING APPARATUS AND BANKNOTE SORTING AND STACKING METHOD - A banknote sorting and bundling apparatus ( | 01-19-2012 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
20130160403 | PALLETIZER, PALLETIZING METHOD, AND TRANSFER OF A LAYER OF OBJECTS BY PALLETIZER FROM A CONVEYOR TO A LAYER DEPOSITING TOOL - Palletizer for depositing a preformed layer ( | 06-27-2013 |
20130212982 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR QUICKLY GROUPING PICKED GOODS FOR TRANSPORT - A device for quickly grouping picked goods for transport. The device includes a pair of stacking bridges lying opposite each other for pushing goods containers together in a defined manner to form a layer. The stacking bridges include a plurality of parallel, finger-like conveyor belts. The goods containers are pushed together in the direction of the diagonals of their base surfaces. A lifting apparatus is provided for lowering a layer of goods containers and placing a layer onto an empty pallet. A film-wrapping apparatus is provided for wrapping a shipment of picked goods prepared for transport. | 08-22-2013 |
20140196408 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PACKAGING FLAT PRODUCTS - A method and apparatus for packaging patties or other similarly shaped items into a flexible pouch. The method comprising the steps of stacking a plurality of patties by a stacker, the patties stacked on top of one another, lowering the plurality of patties into a flexible pouch, vacuuming the air out of the flexible pouch to seal the pouch, the vacuum creating an air tight seal and forming a pair of frangible or solid seals in the pouch, the frangible seals positioned adjacent to the plurality of patties. The apparatus for packaging patties into a flexible pouch, the apparatus comprising a stacker, a patty holder, a vacuum is further positioned adjacent to the patty holder, the vacuum operable to remove the air from the flexible pouch. A frangible seal creator is also provided operable to create a frangible seal on the flexible pouch. | 07-17-2014 |
20140215972 | Twin Layer Packaging Machine - A packaging machine is disclosed for packing cartons with beverage cans in two overlaying 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. | 08-07-2014 |
20140250837 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FILLING A TRANSPORT CONTAINER WITH NOTES OF PECUNIARY VALUE | 09-11-2014 |
20140331612 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FILLING A THIN-WALLED TRANSPORT CONTAINER | 11-13-2014 |
20150068160 | Device and Method for Generating Postal Items - A method and a device for generating postal items with: a linearly formed first feed channel for feeding first documents of a postal item, with a first transport device, which transports the first documents in a first transport direction along a first straight transport line; an identification device for identifying the first documents; a second feed channel for feeding second documents of a postal item; an identification device for identifying the second documents; a collecting channel arranged downstream of the first feed channel and downstream of the second feed channel, for receiving first documents or groups of first documents from the first feed channel and/or of second documents or groups of second documents from the second feed channel, wherein the documents received in the collecting channel are collected as document group, wherein each document group forms the content of a postal item; and an envelope stuffing device arranged downstream of the collecting channel, in which the document groups coming from the collecting channel are inserted into an envelope. To achieve a higher throughput of postal items generated, the second transport device deflects the second documents, without stopping the documents, from a second transport direction along a second straight transport line into a third transport direction along a third straight transport line. | 03-12-2015 |
20150336698 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING COLLECTIONS FROM A PLURALITY OF DIFFERENT PRINTED PRODUCTS AND DEVICE FOR PERFORMING THE METHOD - The invention relates to a method for producing collections ( | 11-26-2015 |
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