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| 20100117819 | FLEXIBLE POUCH WITH SMART TAGS - The present invention discloses a smart pouch that has a flexible pouch with a plurality of smart tags attached thereto. The plurality of smart tags can include one or more of the following: a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag, a chipless RFID tag, a time sensitive tag, a time-temperature sensitive tag, a package-has-been-opened tag, a cooking instructions tag, and the like. A signal provided by the plurality of smart tags to a reader can provide a plurality of information to the reader and the information can be related to the flexible pouch and any content, product, etc., that may be contained therewithin. In addition, at least one of the plurality of smart tags can be located within an air pocket. | 05-13-2010 |
| 20100150478 | FLEXIBLE POUCH WITH A TUBE SPOUT FITMENT AND FLEXIBLE SLEEVE - A flexible pouch having a removable cap for use with the tube spout fitment and a method of filling the flexible pouch is provided. The removable cap is formed from a tube of pliable material, and has a first opening and a second opening. The first and second openings each have a peripheral edge. The peripheral edge of the first opening is configured to engage the outer surface of the tube spout fitment. The peripheral edge of the second opening is pressed onto itself and sealed so as to form a flattened edge. The method includes the steps mounting the removable cap onto the tube spout fitment. Filling the pouch, and sealing the second opening of the removable cap so as to form a flattened edge. | 06-17-2010 |
| 20100170591 | MACHINE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A PACKAGED PRODUCT - A machine and method for filling a container is provided. The container has a fitment. The fitment includes a spout having a collar. The collar includes a support surface for supporting the container in suspension. The machine includes a filling apparatus configured to fill the container with a product, a rail system, a loader, and a carrier. The carrier is configured to hold multiple containers. The carrier is generally elongated and has a pair of spaced apart flanges. The spaced apart flanges define a slot extending the length of the carrier. The slot is configured to slidingly receive the spout of the container and the support surface of the collar engages each of the pair of flanges so as to suspend the container within the carrier. The carrier may be placed into communication with the rail system so as to feed the containers to the filling apparatus. | 07-08-2010 |
| 20100218462 | FLEXIBLE POUCH AND METHOD OF FORMING A FLEXIBLE POUCH - A method of forming and filling the pouch includes the steps of forming each panel and joining two panels by sealing together the side edges and lower edge. The method also includes the steps of opening the pouch and filling the pouch with the product. The method further includes the steps of closing the filled pouch by forming a first closing seal extending along an upper edge of the pouch a predetermined length from the upper edge, such that there is no dead space inside the pouch between the product and the first closing seal, and forming a second seal between the first closing seal and the upper edge thereby trapping the product between the first closing seal and the second closing seal, and finishing the pouch. | 09-02-2010 |
| 20100281822 | LOAD SMART SYSTEM FOR CONTINUOUS LOADING OF A PUCH INTO A FILL-SEAL MACHINE - A load smart system for continuously loading preformed pouches into a fill-seal machine is provided. A plurality of pouches are disposed within a pouch delivery device, each of the pouches having an upper edge and an indicia. The fill-seal machine includes a rotating turret having a plurality of radially extending grippers. The rotating turret rotates the plurality of gripper pairs between a loading station, an opening station, a filling station, a sealing station, and an unloading station. A robotic transfer device is positioned between the pouch delivery device and the loading station of the fill-seal machine. The robotic transfer device includes an optical sensor positioned on a gripper member. During operation, the optical sensor scans the indicia to determine the pouch characteristics and a controlling station controls the gripper member to deposits the pouch within the gripper pairs at the loading station a predetermined distance from the upper edge of the pouch. | 11-11-2010 |
| 20110061222 | POUCH WITH A TUBE SPOUT FITMENT - A process for placing a tube spout fitment within a flexible pouch container is provided. The process can include providing a front panel and a back panel, each panel having a top edge, a side edge, and a bottom edge. In addition, the front panel can also have an aperture. A fitment having a fitment base and a spout extending from the fitment base is provided and placed through the aperture using a plate with a channel and a channel stop. | 03-17-2011 |
| 20110108572 | FLEXIBLE POUCH WITH SELECTIVELY ATTACHABLE FITMENT ASSEMBLY - A selectively disposable fitment assembly for use with a flexible pouch is provided. The fitment assembly is mounted to a selected portion of an outer surface of the flexible pouch. The fitment assembly includes a cap having a spacer, a base, and a tube spout. The base includes an adhesive coating operable to stick the base onto the selected outer surface of the pouch. The tube spout includes a first passageway. The base includes an aperture contiguous with the first passageway. The cap is configured to fittingly engage the outer surface of the tube spout and is rotatable with respect to the tube spout. The cap includes an elongated piercing member. Once the fitment assembly is mounted onto the pouch, the cap may be then rotated onto the base until the piercing members puncture the pouch so as to create an opening through which product may flow. | 05-12-2011 |
| 20110152051 | AUTOMATED MACHINE AND METHOD FOR MOUNTING A FITMENT TO A FLEXIBLE POUCH - A machine for forming a flexible pouch having a spout fitment includes a frame, a transport device adjacent the frame for transporting a flexible material therealong, and a feeder device for supplying a roll of tape material having a plurality of fitments secured thereto. A fitment insertion station receives the roll of tape material with pre-applied fitments, and removes the fitment, and seals the fitment to a fitment receiving portion of the flexible material. A pouch body forming station operatively forms a body of the pouch from the flexible material, and an upper edge, a lower edge and a side edge extending therebetween. | 06-23-2011 |
