Package making inventions 02/06

20060037283 - Method and device for inserting an airbag into a sheath: The invention relates to a method for inserting a folded airbag into an oblong cover, which is characterized in that the airbag, before or during insertion, is compressed into an insertion tool and is then inserted into the oblong cover by means of said insertion tool....

20060037284 - Food stacking loading apparatus: An apparatus is provided for loading stacked food product into packages. Open top containers are arranged in rows and movable into a loading station. A shuttle conveyor has a retractable and extendable conveying surface, the conveying surface having an end region extendable to a position arranged above the containers of...

20060037285 - Bulk transportable container: A method for filling a flexible container with a flowable material is provided, including the steps of filling the flexible container, suspending the flexible container, transferring the weight of the flexible container from being suspended to being supported by a support surface, and applying a hoop force to the flexible...

20060037286 - Beverage bottling plant for filling bottles with a liquid beverage material: A beverage bottling plant for filling bottles with a liquid beverage material. 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...

20060037287 - Protected vial, and method for manufacturing same: For the prevention of contamination of a vial with traces of medicinal fluids, for example cytostatics and antibiotics, which may be spilt on the outside of the vial while filling, the vial is provided with a tight-fitting protective envelope, preferably made of a transparent synthetic material, as a last step...

20060037288 - Packaging: A method and sorting system for packaging products, wherein the products have been sorted in advance, in particular wherein the sorting is based on detecting and classifying at least one single characteristic, such as for instance weighing, wherein the method and the apparatus further provide that at least one single...

20060037289 - Waste disposal apparatus: The present invention discloses a waste disposal apparatus including a container having a first end and a second end. A tubing cassette for supplying tubing is mounted proximate the first end of the container. A first sealing member and a second sealing member are moveable between an open position, wherein...

20060037290 - Wrap around carton packaging machine: A packaging apparatus for wrapping a carton around a packaged product comprises a box mandrel conveyor including a plurality of mandrels which support the packaged product thereon. Packages are precisely fed to the mandrels of the box mandrel conveyor by a conditioning conveyor. Carton blanks are delivered to a conveying...

20060032189 - Process and method of sterilizing aseptic containers: Methods for sterilizing containers, which include sterilizing preformed, or partially preformed, aseptic containers. The method includes sterilizing the containers, heating the sterilized containers to an appropriate temperature, molding the heated containers, or partially preformed containers, by an orientation blow molding process, if necessary, and filling the molded containers with an...

20060032190 - Integrated cutting tool for waste disposal method and apparatus: The invention discloses a waste disposal apparatus including a waste packet forming device integrated with a tool for cutting the packet, and a method for using the apparatus. The disclosed integrated twist-and-cut system provides an improvement over existing waste disposal systems by reducing steps in the disposal of waste material....

20060032191 - Automatic utensil wrapping machine: The automatic utensil wrapping machine is an apparatus for wrapping a napkin around one or more utensils for use as a place setting. The apparatus comprises a housing, a support frame and an assembly of elements mounted to the support frame. The assembly of elements includes a napkin lifting station,...

20060032192 - Transporter device: A transport device is provided comprising an actuator, a body coupled to the actuator, and a plurality of arms....

20060032193 - Hermetically sealed product and related methods of manufacture: Embodiments of the invention include a method for sealing a container. The method includes, providing at least two components of the container, positioning a crushable material between the at least two components, positioning a reactive multilayer material between the at least two components, deforming the crushable material so as to...

20060032194 - System for sealing a packaging wrapper: A system for sealing a packaging wrapper around an object directs a flow of heated air to end flaps of the wrapper to move the end flaps into sealing contact with a body section of the wrapper to substantially enclose the object. The system includes an oven, a conveyor, a...

20060026926 - Beverage bottling plant for filling bottles with a liquid beverage material having a machine and method for wrapping filled bottles: A beverage bottling plant for filling bottles with a liquid beverage material having a machine and method for wrapping filled bottles. 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...

20060026927 - Paper handling method and system for document folding for windowed envelopes: A method and system for selecting fold lines on a sheet to be inserted into a windowed envelope includes scanning the windowed envelope with a scanner to determine the location of the window on the envelope. The location of a data block on an insert to be inserted into the...

20060026928 - Device for vacuum-sealing bags: A device for vacuum-sealing bags, that comprises a box-shaped frame, a cavity formed inside the box-shaped frame, a cover for covering the cavity that is rotatably connected to the frame above the cavity, a hollow prism-shaped supporting element for supporting one end of a bag that has to be sealed,...

20060026929 - Filling apparatus: An object of the present invention is to provide a filling apparatus capable of reliably correcting the position of an overlap portion. The filling apparatus includes a forming ring including a plurality of forming rollers and disposed at a predetermined position along the traveling direction of a packaging material (11)...

20060026930 - Dual head straw wrapper: An improved method and apparatus for individually wrapping drinking straws applies a web of wrapping material to sequentially supplied straws while providing separately: (i) a crimping station for the wrapping material which secures it about the straws by providing longitudinal and transverse crimps and (ii) a cutting station for separating...

20060026931 - Apparatus for forming and securing a decorative cover about a flower pot: A method and apparatus for forming a decorative cover about an outer peripheral surface of a flower pot. The apparatus includes a frame assembly having a well formed therein, and a cover forming and banding assembly having a flower pot receiving opening sized and configured to receive at least a...

20060026932 - Band guiding mechanism for packing machine: A band guiding mechanism for packing machine includes a pool box composed of two guide plates and one of the two guide plates has a through hole. A fixed frame including a vertical section is fixed on the guide plate with the through hole and a movable member is movably...

20060021292 - Continuous roll stock netting machine: An apparatus for encasing material in continuous roll stock netting is described. The apparatus has a product horn axially aligned with and diametrically opposed to a mandrel over which continuous roll stock netting has been placed. The mandrel is movable into a passageway between two gates and the netting is...

20060021293 - Movable u-bar sealing device and a method for shrink wrapping a load with a flexible material: The present invention comprises a movable, heated U-bar sealing device for a shrink wrap apparatus and a method for rapidly and continuously shrink wrapping a load with a flexible material such as a film. The movable, heated U-bar moves with the load as it seals the corners of the load...

20060021294 - Method of packaging dated toothbrushes: A package comprises two or more toothbrushes which are dated to indicate a service period such as by designating a starting date and/or an ending date, or some other date in the service period. The service periods are sequential and add up, ideally, to one complete year so that a...

20060021295 - Methods of manufacturing slider-operated string-zippered bags on vffs machine: A method of manufacture comprising the following steps: (a) guiding a web material in a machine direction through a vertical form-fill-seal (VFFS) machine with a portion or portions of the web material being wrapped around a tube; (b) joining first and second flangeless zipper strips to first and second portions...

20060021296 - Package having reclosable pour spout and method of forming same: A package having a reclosable pour spout is disclosed, with the package including front and rear package panels which may be joined at respective side edges thereof by inwardly extending side gussets. An upper edge portion of the package is removable, including one of the side gussets, to form a...

20060021297 - Method and device for wrapping multi-sheet printed products: A device for wrapping multi-sheet printed products includes a conveyor carrying a multi-sheet printed product, a first rotating drum having a first exterior surface with at least one surface indentation, and a second rotating drum having a second exterior surface, the second roattaing drum interacting with the first rotating drum...

20060021298 - Device, installation and process for producing a package from a sheet of a flexible material and for filling it with a pulverulent or nonpulverulent product: A device including a shaping member having a female part that includes a recessed region fastened to means for translation along a first direction, and provided near its edges with suckers, which are intended to receive a sheet of flexible material. The female part also includes a jaw hinged to...

20060021299 - Packaging machine and associated film gripper: A packaging machine for use in packaging a product using rolled wrap film includes a packaging station where film is to be manipulated during a packaging operation, a support for holding rolled film and located to permit film to be drawn into the packaging station and a film grip assembly...

20060021300 - Filling and packaging machine: A filling and packaging machine capable of supplementing the shortage of heat quality without lowering package speed when a film is heat-sealed while being pressurized by a vertical sealing mechanism, comprising a film folding mechanism having an inner surface guide member for guiding the film laterally, formed on the inner...

20060021301 - Waste disposal device including a cartridge movable by rollers: A waste disposal device including a cartridge movable by rollers. The waste disposal device comprises a rotation mechanism for rotating the rotatable cartridge. The cylindrically shaped waste disposal device has an inner wall. The rotatable cartridge comprises a cylindrical shape having an outside wall. The rotation mechanism comprising at least...