| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 053415000 | Strip, stamp, nonencircling label, or space filler | 25 |
| 20080229712 | Self-Aligning Former Assembly - A self-aligning former assembly has a single-point mount for attachment to an automated form/fill/seal packaging machine. Substantially rectangular apertures in a plurality of mounting brackets are configured to fit snugly on corresponding substantially rectangular shoulders formed on a mounting post. The configuration inhibits pivoting motion of the former on the mounting post. In an illustrated embodiment, the mounting post is attached to a base plate with a plurality of spaced-apart fasteners which prevent rotational movement of the mounting post relative to the base plate. Radial attachments are used in the illustrated embodiment to secure the funnel portion of a product feed tube to the mounting apparatus. Paired upper and lower mounting brackets permit precise alignment of the device prior to affixing the radial attachments to the mounting brackets. The disclosed mounting system obviates the need for subsequent adjustment of the former on the packaging system to align the former assembly with the pull-down belts and the longitudinal seal former. | 09-25-2008 |
| 20090217628 | Appliance for Labelling Receptacles - Appliance ( | 09-03-2009 |
| 20090293428 | Packaging-Container Manufacturing Apparatus and Packaging-Container Manufacturing Method - An object is to enable a strip tape to be bonded to a packaging material at a proper position and enable longitudinal sealing to be performed well. A packaging-container manufacturing apparatus includes a bonding member, a first detection section which detects an edge of the packaging material, a second detection section which detects an edge of the strip tape ( | 12-03-2009 |
| 20100115889 | AIR CONVEYOR AND APPARATUS FOR APPLYING TAB USING THE AIR CONVEYOR - An air conveyor is positioned on a tabbing machine and includes a housing having an air chamber and a web entry and web exit and air port communicating with the air chamber. An air nozzle assembly is positioned within the air chamber and includes upper and lower nozzle plates that extend across the air chamber and spaced from each other to form a web delivery channel that is aligned with the web entry and web exit. Each of the nozzle plates includes a plurality of air nozzles extending through the nozzle plate and configured to pass pressurized air from the air chamber into the web delivery channel such that a web of material entering the web entry is drawn, for example, by venturi pressure, from the web entry through the web delivery channel and out the web exit. | 05-13-2010 |
| 20100281829 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISPENSING PHARMACEUTICAL/MEDICAL PRODUCT AND BRANDING PHARMACEUTICAL/MEDICAL CONTAINERS - In some embodiments, containers can be, for example, labeled with a uniquely identifiable customer label. The labeled containers can be loaded into a carrier that caries containers. The carrier can be transported to and from various stations by a transport system. The container carrier can travel through, for example, a solid pharmaceutical dispensing system where all or some of the containers in the carrier can be filled with a specific quantity of pharmaceutical product. The carrier can be transported to a capping and branding station where the containers can be capped and branded. The caps can be pre-branded, blank, or a combination of pre-branded and blank. Where at least some of the containers are branded with blank caps, a carrier and/or container can be transported to a branding station that can brand caps with cap labeling information (e.g., logos, graphics, artwork, text, etc.) that can be specific to each cap. | 11-11-2010 |
| 20120291401 | HINGED LID PACKAGING - A pack for consumer goods includes an outer packaging container and an inner packaging container. The outer packaging container includes a lower box portion with an upper lid portion hingedly connected thereto. The inner packaging container includes a dispensing opening with a resealable closure, a front panel, a back panel, a top panel, a bottom panel, and opposing side panels; each side panel having an inner panel and an outer panel, the inner panel having a first width defining a width of the inner packaging container, and the outer panel including at least a portion having a second width defining flanges having a width greater than the first width. The inner packaging container is insertable within the outer packaging container, the flanges on the back panel of the inner packaging container exert biasing forces on the hinged lid of the outer packaging container to assure lid closure is maintained. | 11-22-2012 |
| 20140137514 | Method for Applying Advertising Media to Packaging, Method of Advertising, And System For Applying A Communication Member On A Packaging Material - A method of applying a communication member carrying information to a packaging material includes feeding a packaging material in a first direction and applying a communication member to a surface of the packaging material with an adhesive. Both the communication member and the adhesive are simultaneously removable from the packaging material by a user such that substantially no adhesive residue remains on the bag upon communication member removal. A system for applying a communication member on a packaging material that is transported on a packaging material line includes a label applicator and a supply of communication members positioned in communication with the label applicator. | 05-22-2014 |
| 20140298753 | SHEET DISPENSER - A sheet dispenser for dispensing intermediate sheet layers for use between layers of stackable packages on a pallet has a sheet feeder and a cutting device to cut the sheet in desired lengths in the direction of feeding. The sheet dispenser also includes a folding mechanism adapted to provide at least one folded part in the sheet on the sheet feeder. A method of providing a sheet with folded parts is also disclosed. | 10-09-2014 |
| 20140311093 | INTEGRATED QUALITY CONTROL OF CONSUMABLE MATERIALS FOR PACKAGING MACHINES - A device is provided for applying consumable materials to containers, including a storing apparatus that stores a supply of the consumable material, a transporting apparatus that conveys the consumable material to the containers, and an application unit that applies the consumable material to the containers or to combinations of containers. The device has at least one sensor apparatus, which detects at least one actual value of the consumable material that is characteristic of a physical property of the consumable material, a comparing apparatus, which compares the detected actual value with at least one target value stored in a memory apparatus, and a signal outputting apparatus, which outputs a signal according to a result of said comparison. | 10-23-2014 |
| 20140331605 | LABELING ARTICLE, METHOD OF USE AND ASSEMBLY - A labeling article and a method of use and assembly of the labeling article, where the labeling article comprises a label, an elastic securing band, and a release liner, and where the elastic securing band is configured to be stretched to define a loop between the elastic securing band and the release liner. | 11-13-2014 |
| 20150107193 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CUSTOMIZED FERMENTED BEVERAGES - A system for making a personalized malt-based beverage may comprise at least one packaged base liquid and at least one separately packaged flavor ingredient. The at least one packaged base liquid may comprise at least about 0.1% wt ethyl alcohol, at least about 3% wt malt extract solids, and a carbon dioxide level between about zero grams per liter and about 1.5 grams per liter. The separately packaged flavor ingredient may comprise a dry ingredient. | 04-23-2015 |
| 20150128526 | Cleaning, Polishing, and Restoring Emulsion and Method of Making and Packaging the Emulsion - A method of making a liquid or semi-liquid emulsion cleaning, waxing, and restoring product with applicability to painted motor vehicles. The emulsion removes bugs, tar and paint from other vehicles, etc. and is safe for paint, plastic, chrome and wheels. The emulsion is prepared using a unique sequence of mixing steps that result in a complete emulsification of ingredients that heretofore have been difficult or impossible to effectively combine. The emulsion may be provided in liquid or paste form or in microfiber cloths, or disposable towelettes, and other such carriers infused with the emulsion. The carrier is moistened with the emulsion and packaged in sealed individual packages. In other embodiments, multiple emulsion-soaked towels or towelettes may be packaged in reclosable cylinders from which individual towels may be extracted and the cylinder reclosed. These pre-soaked towelettes may be used to easily clean and wax vehicles or other similar surfaces. | 05-14-2015 |
| 20150143778 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FILLING, CLOSING AND LABELLING CONTAINERS - An apparatus for the treatment of containers ( | 05-28-2015 |
| 20150307215 | MATERIAL SORTING AND FILLING DEVICE AND METHODOLOGY FOR USE WITH PLASTIC BAGS INCORPORATING INTERLOCKING STRIP FASTENERS - An extensible device supporting a multidimensional sorting method for the concurrent sorting and filling of lightweight materials into plastic bags, with interlocking strip fasteners. The device comprising a planar array of at least one ribbed tubular insert, integrated vertically onto a thin plate, and supported above a work surface. Each ribbed tubular insert having an exterior surface comprising a plurality of ridges and grooves circumscribing the perimeter of the insert about its elongated axis, and containing a smooth-wall hollow core, with a top opening for loading, and a bottom opening for discharging at a distal end. The tongue and groove of the bag strip fastener securely engages with the insert ridges and grooves, thereby allowing the bags and associated fill material to be vertically suspended above the work surface. The array of inserts and bags are labeled similarly to associate the selected sorting criteria with the applicable bag contents. | 10-29-2015 |
| 20150329227 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING A PACK OF SMOKING ARTICLES - The invention provides a process for producing a pack of smoking articles, such as cigarettes, which comprises: assembling packaging material, such as a packaging blank, around a charge of smoking articles to form a pack enclosing the charge smoking articles. The assembled pack includes a container portion to hold the charge of smoking articles, a lid in hinged connection with the container portion which is movable between a closed position for preventing access to the smoking articles in the container portion and an open position for accessing the smoking articles, and a magnetic closure having a first magnetic closure element and a second magnetic closure element which are configured and arranged to exert a magnetic force for holding the lid in the closed position. The process for producing the pack P: includes placing the first and second magnetic closure elements together or in combination with one another in the packaging material that forms the pack. | 11-19-2015 |
| 20160009429 | Method of Creating a Labeled Packaged Product | 01-14-2016 |
| 20160009437 | System and Method of Labeling and Identifying the Contents within a Sterilization Case | 01-14-2016 |
| 20160039573 | STORAGE AND PROTECTION CASE FOR THUMB DRIVES - A storage device and method for storing, protecting, and cataloging a plurality of thumb drives. | 02-11-2016 |
| 20160096639 | METHOD FOR SAVING FLUID IN A DRINKING CONTAINER - A method for saving and reusing fluid content in a drinking container, the method includes providing a resealable label having a body with a puncturable portion and aligning the puncturable portion with an opening on the container. The method also includes securing the resealable label to the container such that the puncturable portion overlays the opening on the container to seal the fluid within the container. Further, the method includes puncturing the puncturable portion with a straw and inserting the straw through the drinking container opening and at least partially into the container. | 04-07-2016 |
| 20160101886 | DEVICE, USE OF DEVICE AND METHOD FOR APPLYING LABELS TO WRAPPED PRODUCTS - An apparatus that includes a support for one or more products. The one or more products have a wrapping thereabout, and a cutter is coupled to the support and moveable relative to the support for forming a window in the wrapping to allow access for placing one or more labels on the one or more products. | 04-14-2016 |
| 20160130055 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DISTINGUISHING CONTAINERS - A system for marking a container includes a wrap comprising an adhesive backend. The wrap is configured to wrap around a container. The system also includes a tab configured to adhere to the container and protrude away from the container. The wrap and the tab comprise indicia for identifying the container or the contents of the container. | 05-12-2016 |
| 20160136055 | DATA-ENABLED PHARMACEUTICAL CONTAINER AND METHODS FOR USING SAME - A data-enabled pharmaceutical container and methods for reminding at dose time, then tracking and communicating valid dose events and/or dose exception events are disclosed. Examples of dose exception events include, but are not limited to, missed doses, extra doses, early doses, and late doses. The data-enabled pharmaceutical container includes control electronics for processing and communicating information about valid dose events and/or dose exception events. For example, using a dose detection algorithm, a dose event is deemed valid based on (1) sensing the open state of the data-enabled pharmaceutical container (e.g., sensing that the closure is not present), (2) sensing a certain orientation or tilt of the data-enabled pharmaceutical container, and (3) sensing that the data-enabled pharmaceutical container is both opened and tilted simultaneously for a certain amount of time (e.g., a few seconds). | 05-19-2016 |
| 20160152361 | Apparatus for Wrapping a Napkin Around One or More Silverwares | 06-02-2016 |
| 20160200463 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DISPENSING LIQUIDS INTO A CONTAINER | 07-14-2016 |
| 20170233158 | Reclosable Flexible Film Packaging Products and Methods of Manufacture | 08-17-2017 |
