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| 20080202075 | Layered Film Compositions, Packages Prepared Therefrom, and Methods of Use - The invention relates to a perforated film composition, comprising at least three layers, and wherein at least one layer is a inner layer with a softening and/or melting temperature, lower than the respective softening and/or melting temperatures of at least two outer layers, located at opposite surfaces of the inner layer, and where upon exposure to elevated temperature, the inner layer softens or melts to such an extent, that upon exposure to a compression force, a sufficient number of perforations seal in the inner layer, to impart an increased moisture barrier to the overall film composition. The invention also relates to a method of forming such a perforated film composition, packages prepared from the same, and a method of filling packages prepared from the perforated film composition. | 08-28-2008 |
| 20080256906 | METHOD AND MACHINE FOR FILLING CAPSULES OR SIMILAR WITH AT LEAST ONE PRODUCT, IN PARTICULAR A PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCT IN GRANULES - A method and machine for filling capsules with at least one product, whereby the bottom shell of each capsule is fed along a given path in time with a relative metering device having a metering chamber for transferring a given quantity of product from a tank into the bottom shell; the metering chamber having a weighing device for weighing the product contained in the metering chamber. | 10-23-2008 |
| 20080276571 | PACKAGE AND METHOD FOR MAKING A PACKAGE - A package includes a first wall, a second wall coupled to the first wall at a peelably openable seal portion, a gusset coupled to the first wall and the second wall, wherein the first wall, the second wall, and gusset define an interior space, a vent portion provided on at least one of the first wall and the second wall, wherein the vent portion is configured to permit gases to escape from the interior space, and a food product provided within the interior, wherein at least one of the first wall and the second wall comprises an anti-fog material on a surface facing the interior space. | 11-13-2008 |
| 20090120042 | Device for Individual Packing of Tablets According to a Multi-Dose System - The invention relates to a device for the individual packaging of pharmaceutical tablets ( | 05-14-2009 |
| 20090145091 | METHOD FOR TREATING OPHTHALMIC LENSES - A method of treating an ophthalmic lens in a package involves: placing the lens and an aqueous solution in a recess of package, the solution including an organic surface treatment agent that attaches to anterior and posterior surfaces of the lens; and sealing the recess of the package with lidstock and sterilizing the package contents. The bottom of the recess includes grooves. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090145092 | METHOD OF PACKAGING THERMALLY LABILE GOODS EMPLOYING COLOR-CODED PANELS OF PHASE CHANGE MATERIAL - A method of packaging thermally labile goods. The method includes the steps of (a) obtaining a legend correlating some thermally labile goods with a first color and other thermally labile goods with a second color, (b) locating the thermally labile goods to be packaged on the legend and identifying the correlated color, (c) selecting thermally conditioned panels displaying the correlated color from amongst a plurality of panels displaying different colors wherein the panels are color coded in relation to the phase change temperature of the phase change material contained within the panels, (d) lining the retention chamber of a thermally insulated container with the obtained thermally conditioned panels, (e) placing the thermally labile goods to be packaged into the lined retention chamber, and (f) closing the container. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090193764 | Selectively Loadable/Sealable Bioresorbable Carrier Assembly for Radioisotope Seeds - A selectively loadable/sealable bioresorbable carrier assembly for retaining and positioning elements used in brachytherapy procedures comprises a bioresorbable tube having a closed distal end and a proximal open end. The bioresorbable tube is loaded with a selectable arrangement of elements, including at least one radioactive seed, through the proximal open end. After the bioresorbable tube is selectably loaded, the bioresorbable tube is heat sealed at a sealing position adjacent a proximalmost element. Once sealed, the bioresorbable tube maintains the arrangement of elements throughout the treatment duration. | 08-06-2009 |
| 20090199516 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A READY-TO-DISTRIBUTE DISTRIBUTION ASSEMBLY COMPRISING A DATA CARRIER - A method for producing a ready-to-distribute distribution assembly comprising a data carrier in a single production line is disclosed. The method includes providing a foldable cover panel having a basin for receiving a data carrier, inserting a data carrier, folding the cover panel, sealing the cover panel, and printing identification information on the cover panel. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090235618 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CARD REPLACEMENT - A system for assembling a shipping package includes a feeder feeding an envelope from a supply of envelopes and a transport mechanism that transports a shipping container from a supply of shipping containers and places the shipping container in position for the feeder to insert the envelope into the shipping container. The envelope contains a replacement presentation instrument and a shipping indicator, and the shipping indicator includes a shipping address visible through a first substantially clear window in the envelope. Each shipping container has a second substantially clear window, and when the envelope has been inserted into the shipping container, the shipping address is visible through the second substantially clear window. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090241477 | Methods of Packaging Using Multi-Compartment Containers - A method of packaging products in a multi-compartment container. The method comprises providing a first container and a second container and coupling, in a substantially permanent manner, the first and second containers at bottom ends in a stacked arrangement to form the multi-compartment container. The method also includes placing a first product into the first container, placing a second product into the second container, and sealing the first and second containers. The products may be placed in the containers before or after the containers are coupled together. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20090272081 | Apparatus and method for packaging and dispensing medicine - An apparatus for packaging and dispensing medicine includes a computerized data system for receiving and transmitting data regarding prescriptions and for tracking and recording at least one of amounts of medicine being dispensed, type of medicine being dispensed, dosage of medicine being dispensed, persons to whom medicine is being dispensed, and a combination thereof. A medicine packaging system is operably connected to such computerized data system for packaging medicine according to instructions from such computerized data system. Such medicine packaging system includes packaging having individual compartments attached in succession to each other, such packaging being disposed within such medicine packaging system for receiving individual medicine units. A dispensing mechanism is disposed within such medicine packaging system for dispensing individual medicine units into the individual compartments. A sealing mechanism is operably connected to such medicine packaging system for sealing the individual compartments to maintain the integrity of such individual medicine units. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20090288373 | METHOD AND AN APPARATUS FOR INSERTING A POSTAL ITEM INTO AN ENVELOPE - In an apparatus for inserting a postal item into an envelope, the envelope is fed with its flap fold trailing its envelope body and its flap along a flap opener. A free flap opener edge enters between the flap and the envelope body until the flap fold abuts the free flap opener edge. While holding the flap against the flap opener, the flap is pivoted relative to the envelope body about the flap fold to an open position and subsequently the postal item is inserted into the envelope body. An apparatus for carrying such a method is also described. | 11-26-2009 |
| 20090288374 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INSERTING A POSTAL ITEM INTO AN ENVELOPE AND MOISTENING THE FLAP OF THE ENVELOPE - In an apparatus for inserting postal items into an envelope, the envelope is brought in an inserting position where the flap of the envelope is held open. A postal item is transported along a postal item transport path towards the inserting position and inserted into the envelope in the inserting position. The envelope with the postal item inserted therein is transported away from the inserting position and closed. A gummed portion of the flap is moistened, wherein the moistening is at least started before the transportation of the envelope away from the inserting position. An apparatus for carrying out such a method is also described. | 11-26-2009 |
| 20090313950 | INSERTING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PLACING A PRODUCT IN AN ENVELOPE USING SUCH AN INSERTING APPARATUS - An apparatus provided with:
| 12-24-2009 |
| 20100011712 | BEVERAGE BOTTLING OR CONTAINER FILLING PLANT HAVING A BEVERAGE BOTTLE OR CONTAINER HANDLING MACHINE AND A METHOD OF OPERATION THEREOF - A beverage bottling or container filling plant having a beverage bottle or container handling machine and a method of operation thereof. 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. | 01-21-2010 |
| 20100018166 | METHOD FOR HOT-FILLING A THIN-WALLED CONTAINER - Process for hot filling a container with a sterilized liquid, generally at a temperature that is between 60 to 95° C., includes the following stages:
| 01-28-2010 |
| 20100031611 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING A VOLUME-BASED FILL PATTERN OF A MULTI-DOSE MEDICAMENT CONTAINER - A system and method for determining and communicating a volume-based fill pattern for a multi-dose medicament container is disclosed. Pill information corresponding to one or more pills for a patient to be packaged together may be obtained, and non-volume fill factors may be obtained. The volume-based fill pattern may be selected and indicated to be a cuboid volume or a packing parameter fill pattern. Pill and multi-dose medicament container data may be obtained and used to determine a fill pattern that is communicated to a filling entity for execution. The present disclosure may operate in accordance with multi-dose blister packs, and systems and methods of filling said blister packs. | 02-11-2010 |
| 20100031612 | APPARATUS FOR AND METHOD OF PACKAGING STACKABLE 0BJECTS, IN PARTICULAR PRINTED PRODUCTS - The present invention relates to a device ( | 02-11-2010 |
| 20100071319 | Hot fill container and closure and associated method - A method for hot-filling and closing a polymer container is disclosed in which one of the closure for the container and the head space area of the container is provided with a hole covered with a hydrophobic air permeable membrane. The container is then filled with a hot liquid and the filled container is closed but for the air permeable component. The filled container is then cooled with the pressure between the interior of the container and the ambient pressure being equalized due to the air permeable membrane. Subsequent to cooling, an air-tight seal is provided over the membrane-covered hole. An associated container and closure cap is also disclosed. | 03-25-2010 |
| 20100154361 | Oxygen Scavenging Compositions And Packaging Comprising Said Compositions - The instant invention concerns a composition comprising a base polymer, at least one compound of the formula E-(L-E) | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100180551 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR STERILE OR ASEPTIC HANDLING OF CONTAINERS - The invention relates to a device and a method for the sterile or aseptic handing of containers, which method includes at least the following process step of: evaluating whether a container is safely closed by means of a stopper by determining whether an expected low pressure, preferably a vacuum, is present in the interior of the container. | 07-22-2010 |
| 20100199611 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRESSURIZING A PLASTIC CONTAINER - A system for manufacturing a plastic container, including a thin-walled container, includes an actuator and a base unit. The actuator may include a body portion and a holding/securing member configured to hold or secure a portion of a container. The base unit includes a heating surface and may optionally include an insert. In an embodiment, the actuator may be configured to apply a force or pressure on a container to contact the base unit, the base unit may be configured to receive a base portion of the container, and the heating surface may be configured to convey energy or heat to a portion of the base portion of said container. Embodiments of a method for providing a plastic container are also disclosed. | 08-12-2010 |
| 20100218465 | Method to reduce the cost of product software upgrades after production - A product packaging shipping container for housing and shipping a device that allows for service upgrades while the product packaging container remains closed. The product packaging container may include a set of container interfaces configured to be accessible from an exterior of the product packaging container and respectively corresponding to a set of device interfaces. The shipping container may also include a set of connections that respectively connect the set of container interfaces to the set of device interfaces, such that an external connection to the set of devices is provided while the product packaging container remains closed via access to the set of container interfaces. | 09-02-2010 |
| 20100251673 | APPARATUS AND METHOD TO CONTROL MATERIAL CONVERTING AND ENVELOPE STUFFING - An apparatus and method for stuffing envelopes is disclosed. The apparatus includes a plurality of prime movers, a plurality of sensors disposed throughout the apparatus, and a central controller. The prime movers, the sensors and the central controller are operably interconnected such that the central controller directly receives signals from the sensors and from the plurality of prime movers for real-time control of at least one prime mover from the plurality of prime movers based upon determined movement of at least one of a discrete sheet of material, a stack of sheets of material or a stuffed envelope through at least a portion of the apparatus. | 10-07-2010 |
| 20110047940 | RECLOSABLE CONTAINER - A container for retaining one or more inner packets having an outer package having at least a back and a flap, the flap including a first layer and a second layer which are joined along side edges thereof to create a pocket in the flap that is open along only one side, wherein the flap is divided from the back by a fold line; and at least one inner packet slot configured to receive the inner packet, the inner packet slot being defined between the first and second layers of the flap; whereby an opened inner packet can be partially inserted behind the inner packet slot and into the pocket between the first and second layers of the flap of the outer package, so that when the outer package is folded along the fold line, the inner packet is folded against itself and is pinched shut to retain its contents. Methods and blanks are also included. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110083403 | COMPONENT BEARING STRIPS - The disclosure relates to a device for packaging and conveying components that uses a heat-formed bearing strip provided with cells. The cells preferably all have the same standard size, and the components are maintained in place in the cells using a filler material that can be configured at will. The disclosure also relates to a component supply device including such a device, and to a method for implementing such a device. | 04-14-2011 |
| 20110099951 | TRANSPORT CONTAINER FOR METAL ALCOHOLATES AND METHOD FOR TRANSPORTING METAL ALCOHOLATES - A transport container for metal alcoholates, comprising a rigid outer container ( | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110131928 | REDUCED-ODOR THIOL COMPOSITIONS - The present invention provides compositions for and methods of delivering a therapeutically-effective dose of a malodorous, sulfide or disulfide group-containing compound, for example glutathione (reduced) and/or glutathione disulfide, in a vehicle that is effective to reduce the unpleasant odor and/or taste of the compound. The invention further provides methods for reducing the amount of oxidation occurring when sulfide group-containing compounds, such as glutathione, are incorporated into sugar and or sugar-free hard candies without subjecting the glutathione to thermal and or moisture degradation where degradation is expressed as oxidation. The invention further provides vehicle compositions including the protected sulfide group-containing compounds and their use as medicaments. The sulfide group-containing compounds are protected from degradation by their dispersion into fats, oils, and/or fractionated or partially hydrogenated oils prior to their blending into the vehicle. | 06-09-2011 |
| 20110131929 | Sealing of Plastic Containers - An ampoule contains a solution, e.g. an inhalation or injectable pharmaceutical, and an outer surface of the ampoule is coated with a metal or metal compound so as to reduce moisture egress from the ampoule and reduce contamination of ampoule contents from external sources. Labels are easily applied to the coating. | 06-09-2011 |
| 20110146211 | Authentication, Security and/or Marketing Display Kit For A Precious Gem And Method - A new system of packaging and offering precious gems for sale are disclosed. A precious gem and an abbreviated certificate of authenticity about that gem are sealed within an at least partly see-through security case. The sealed security case is secured inside of an enclosed compartment in a security carton, and the gem and the abbreviated certificate of authenticity are visible through one or more windows in the security carton. Additional information about the gem is stored in a storage compartment in the security carton, which is separately accessible from the enclosed compartment. A retailer displays and offers the gem for sale directly to end consumers in the display package, and the consumer is assured by the display package that the gem has the characteristics disclosed on the abbreviated certificate of authenticity without requiring an intermediate local jeweler to verify the characteristics. | 06-23-2011 |
| 20110146212 | CONTAINER DISPERSION AND FILLING SYSTEM - A multi-pharmaceutical dispensing station includes a circular platform around which a plurality of individual dispensers is arrayed at a convenient loading height. Each dispenser accepts a single bulk canister containing one pharmaceutical. Cylindrical, empty prescription containers carry labels bearing indicia of the patient and pharmaceutical to be dispensed into each container. Sensors detect the indicia and direct the containers to the proper dispenser which fills them with the type and quantity of a pharmaceutical according to the indicia. Incident containers first drop into a dispersion wheel which translates them around the circular station and aligns them with a vertical chute leading to the correct dispenser. After filling, the containers are urged onto a moving, circular table which conveys them to automatic closing and sealing apparatus. Once closed and sealed, the containers exit the dispenser station through pneumatic tubing which conveys them to verification, sorting and shipping stages. | 06-23-2011 |
| 20110179754 | METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF SELF-VENTING PACKAGING - The present invention relates to a method for the production of a self-venting packaging for use in heating a food item in a microwave oven, said packaging comprising a rupturable valve seal ( | 07-28-2011 |
| 20110192120 | DISPLAY APPARATUS FOR FILE INDEX - A display apparatus that can be positioned within a file cabinet, a file drawer, a hanging file and/or any other suitable file index system. A container is formed by the sheet material. The container has an edge panel forming at least one releasable tab. The at least one releasable tab includes a flap extend ing from the tab. The flap allows for engaging the corresponding tab, and each tab can be released or positioned away from an outer surface of the edge panel. A label sheet or label assembly has printable labels and at least one identification label. The identification label has or displays an identifier that corresponds to a particular design parameter of the label sheet. The identification label can be attached to the tab. The container can house one or more label sheets. | 08-11-2011 |
| 20110209445 | FLEXIBLE ULTRA-LOW PERMEABILITY TRANSPORT SYSTEM AND METHOD - A method for storage and transport of a commodity is described. The method may include the steps of placing the commodity in a long-term storage container, hermetically sealing said long-term storage container, and placing the long-term storage container in an outer container. The long-term storage container may include an outer layer, an inner layer, and a middle layer. The middle layer may be made of an ultra-low permeability material. The placing may include providing a capability of storing for at least four months. | 09-01-2011 |
| 20110214398 | Dry Prosthetic Heart Valve Packaging System - Packaging for prosthetic heart valves including an assembly for stabilizing dry prosthetic tissue implants such as heart valves during storage. The packaging assembly includes a primary sterile barrier that permits gas sterilization of the tissue implant, and a secondary sterile barrier that also prevents oxidation of the implant during long-term storage. Tissue heart valves may be placed or suspended within a cavity of an inner rigid tray with a gas-permeable lid sealed thereon, and a cap placed over the cavity to limit movement of the valve therein. The inner tray is placed within an outer sterile barrier, such as another rigid tray or a flexible pouch, and the assembly is then sterilized. The outer sterile barrier may include a double seal so that a first gas-permeable seal can be closed for sterilization, after which a second gas-impermeable seal can be closed to seal out any further oxygen contact with the tissue implant. Alternatively, the inner tray may be placed within a sterile pouch and the assembly gas-sterilized, and then the entire assembly is placed within another pouch that provides an impermeable barrier to the surrounding atmosphere to prevent oxidation of the tissue implant. | 09-08-2011 |
| 20110219729 | Middle layer of die structure that comprises a cavity that holds an alkali metal - In one implementation, a chamber is selected that accommodates an array of die structures that comprises one or more cavities. An inner chamber of the chamber is maintained at a first temperature. An alkali metal source of the chamber is maintained at a second temperature greater than the first temperature. An outer chamber of the chamber is maintained at a third temperature greater than the first temperature and the second temperature. The one or more cavities of the array of die structures are filled with a portion of the alkali metal source. The one or more cavities of the array of die structures are sealed to comprise the portion of the alkali metal source. | 09-15-2011 |
| 20110219730 | Concentrated fabric softener active compositions - A composition for softening fabric is provided. | 09-15-2011 |
| 20110225934 | CONTAINER HAVING BOTTLE-LIKE SHAPE AND FIXING RING AND ALSO PRE-FORM, HANDLING DEVICE AND HANDLING METHOD - The container has a bottle-like shape and is made of thermoplastic material. The container is provided with a mouth section which has a fixing ring ( | 09-22-2011 |
| 20110308202 | CAN END - An easily openable can end ( | 12-22-2011 |
| 20120000165 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISPENSING MOIST SMOKELESS TOBACCO - An apparatus for accurately dosing moist smokeless tobacco includes a dosing assembly and a dosing air source. The dosing assembly defines a loading chamber and a dosing chamber for containing a quantity of moist smokeless tobacco material. The dosing assembly also includes a discharge opening communicating with the dosing chamber. The dosing air source communicates with the dosing chamber and is operable to deliver compressed air to the dosing assembly so as to move moist smokeless tobacco material from the dosing chamber to the discharge opening. A method of pouching moist smokeless tobacco includes placing a predetermined quantity of moist smokeless tobacco in a dosing chamber having a predetermined volume, and ejecting the predetermined quantity of moist smokeless tobacco to pouching apparatus using compressed air. | 01-05-2012 |
| 20120000166 | EVOH Barrier Film with Reduced Autoclave Shock - The presently disclosed subject matter is directed to a barrier film that maintains an oxygen barrier after being subjected to autoclaving conditions. The film comprises one EVOH layer positioned as a core layer, and one EVOH layer positioned directly adjacent to an outer layer comprising highly permeable material having a moisture vapor permeability greater than about 40 g-mil/100 in | 01-05-2012 |
| 20120031054 | ICE BAGGING SYSTEM - An ice bagging system that comprises a compressed flake nugget ice maker and an ice bagging device that receives compressed flake nugget ice dispensed from the ice maker. The ice bagging device includes at least one bag into which the compressed flake nugget ice is dropped. The ice bagging device is configured to seal and drop the bag of compressed flake nugget ice once a predetermined quantity of ice has been loaded into the at least one bag. An ice merchandiser supports at least the ice bagging device. The ice merchandiser is adapted to receive the at least one bag of compressed flake nugget ice dropped from the ice bagging device. Whereby the compressed flake nugget ice is dispensed from the ice maker directly to the bag of the ice bagging device and the at least one bag of compressed flake nugget ice is dropped directly from the ice bagging device into the ice merchandiser. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120060450 | Dispensing System for Medicament Regime - A dispensing system for administration of medicaments during a medicament dosage regime and comprising: (i) a tray comprising an interconnected array of compartments, each compartment being dimensioned to accommodate therein a plurality of medicaments; and (ii) a closure for the compartments arranged so that the closure and the compartments form a series of sealed containers for holding medicaments; the compartments and the closure therefor being arranged so that each sealed container is frangible from the interconnected array so that a sealed container may be removed from the array. | 03-15-2012 |
| 20120067009 | CONTAINER WITH IMPROVED TAMPER EVIDENT STRUCTURE - A container comprises a basket having a basket lip along at least a portion of a periphery of the basket, a basket tear strip connected to the basket along at least a portion of the basket lip; a lid mated with the basket, the lid having a lid lip along at least a portion of a periphery of the lid, and a lid tear strip connected to the lid along at least a portion of the lid lip. An outer edge of the basket lip includes a plurality of notches and an inner edge of the basket tear strip has a shape that complements the outer edge of the basket lip. The basket tear strip is connected to the basket lip by a plurality of basket links arranged at notches of the outer edge of the basket lip, each link extending between a notch and a complementary feature of the inner edge of the basket tear strip. Further, an outer edge of the lid lip includes a plurality of notches and an inner edge of the lid tear strip has a shape that complements the outer edge of the lid lip. The lid tear strip is connected to the lid lip by a plurality of lid links arranged at notches of the outer edge of the lid lip, each link extending between a notch and a complementary feature of the inner edge of the lid tear strip. The basket tear strip is bonded to the lid tear strip to resist separation of the lid from the basket. The bonded basket tear strip and lid tear strip are detachable from the basket lip and the lid lip when the bonded basket tear strip and the lid tear strip are urged away from the basket and the lid and detaching the bonded basket tear strip and lid tear strip exposes the outer edge of the basket lip and the outer edge of the lid lip. | 03-22-2012 |
| 20120110958 | Method for Encasing a Confectionery Product - The present invention is directed to a method for encasing a confectionery product, comprising the steps of (a) depositing an edible mass into a rigid vessel; and (b) sealing the rigid vessel, thereby encasing in a sealed rigid vessel a confectionery product | 05-10-2012 |
| 20120110959 | Advancing Colllecting Device - An inexpensive and collapsible advancing and collecting device for leaves and other debris. The advancing collecting device includes a chute section foldable into a U-shaped configuration so as to be adjustable in diameter to accommodate varying size opening bags or containers in which the debris is to be collected. Connectable to the chute section is a planar scoop section. Leaves and debris are collected onto the planar scoop section while the chute section is inserted into the bag or container resting on the ground. The bag or container is leveraged upright by pulling up the advancing collecting device via handles in the scoop section while simultaneously advancing the debris through the chute section. | 05-10-2012 |
| 20120167529 | METHOD FOR FILLING AT LEAST ONE THIN-WALLED TRANSPORT CONTAINER WITH AT LEAST ONE VALUABLE OBJECT AND DEVICE FOR SAFEKEEPING AT LEAST ONE VALUABLE OBJECT - The invention relates to a method for filling at least one thin-walled transport container ( | 07-05-2012 |
| 20120167530 | Thermal Packaging System - The present invention is an apparatus, method and system to thermally package an item having at least one container ( | 07-05-2012 |
| 20120186199 | VALIDATOR AND BILL STACKER CONFIGURED TO STORE NOTES IN SEALING, TAMPER-EVIDENT BAGS WITHIN A CASH MANAGEMENT SAFE - A cash management safe includes a bill validator and stacker and a bagging mechanism for sealing received bills in a tamper evident bag prior to allowing the safe to be opened. Deposited bills are sealed in the bag upon expiration of a predetermined accumulation period, when an unlock code is entered in the safe's door lock, or when the capacity of the bag has been reached. The bag is sealed and die contents reported to a remote cash management server prior to unlocking the safe door, to reduce opportunities for loss during cash handling and transport. | 07-26-2012 |
| 20120192528 | METHOD AND MACHINE FOR FILLING CAPSULES OR SIMILAR WITH AT LEAST TWO PRODUCTS, IN PARTICULAR PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS IN GRANULES - The bottom shell of a capsule is filled with at least two products, contained in respective tanks, by means of a metering device, which has a metering chamber for receiving a given quantity of product from each tank; and a transfer chamber, which receives and transfers the product from the metering chamber to the bottom shell, and has a weighing device for weighing the product inside the transfer chamber. | 08-02-2012 |
| 20120210678 | Method and apparatus for sharps protection - Devices and methods are disclosed for protecting individuals from the sharp ends of medical objects following use on a patient. Such sharp objects include hypodermic needles, scalpel blades, cannulae, trocars, and the like. The invention utilizes a disposable protective cover for the used sharp. The protective cover is designed to surround and embed the sharp in a permanent cover that is blunt and will not permit further puncture or cutting with the sharp. In an embodiment, the protective cover also absorbs any fluids on or in the used sharp and prevents any fluids from escaping the protective cover. The sharp cover is configured to irreversibly lock, once closed. A refillable or replaceable dispenser dispenses the protective covers at points of use. A disposable receptacle receives the used sharp embedded in the protective cover. When the receptacle is full, the entire receptacle may be discarded in a medical waste container. | 08-23-2012 |
| 20120247069 | METHOD FOR STORING A PELLICLE - There is provided a method for packing a pellicle container in plastic resin bags, which is meant to prevent foreign particles from reaching the pellicle container and eventually the product pellicle; the points of the invention lie in that bags are either antistatic or of special cleanroom-use grade prepared and preserved in a cleanroom environment. | 10-04-2012 |
| 20120260610 | PROPELLANT BAG IMPROVEMENT - An improved propellant pillow and method for filling a propellant chamber of an implantable pump with propellant through the use of such an improved propellant pillow are disclosed. The propellant pillow includes an improved design that prevents the damage of such during evacuating and filling procedures. | 10-18-2012 |
| 20120311971 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CREATING HIGH GLOSS PLASTIC ITEMS VIA THE USE OF STYRENIC COPOLYMERS AS A COEXTRUDED LAYER - The present techniques provide multi-layer plastic structures and methods for making such. The multi-layer plastic structures include an inner surface made from a polyolefin resin, and resistant to environmental stress cracking, and an outer surface that includes a styrenic copolymer. The outer surface has a kinetic coefficient of friction with itself of 0.42 and a static coefficient of friction with itself of 0.44. | 12-13-2012 |
| 20130000258 | APPARATUS FOR AND METHOD OF SHIPPING A CHILD-RESISTANT MEDICATE CONTAINER - A method of shipping at least one child-resistant medicate container via a carrier includes providing or obtaining at least one child-resistant medicate container including a front sidewall, and an opposing rear sidewall, a right sidewall, an opposing left sidewall, and at least one locking mechanism. The method also includes creating or obtaining a flat-rate shipping package from a carrier, inserting the at least one child-resistant medicate container into the package, and closing the package to enclose the at least one child-resistant medicate container within the package so that the package is generally flat and acceptable by the carrier for a flat-rate shipping. The method also includes causing the closed package to be shipped or transported by the carrier at a flat-rate. | 01-03-2013 |
| 20130014474 | CLOSURE FOR SILICA GLASS CRUCIBLE, SILCA GLASS CRUCIBLE AND METHOD OF HANDLING THE SAME - A closure for silica glass crucible to be mounted on an opening portion of a silica glass crucible is provided with a peripheral edge mounting portion closely adhered to an inner peripheral end of the opening portion. | 01-17-2013 |
| 20130019572 | SYSTEM FOR THE STABILIZATION, CONSERVATION AND STORAGE OF NUCLEIC ACID - Described is a system for the stabilization, conservation and storage of a nucleic acid, wherein the system comprises a test tube and a preferably freeze-dried stabilization mixture. Upon addition of a viscous bodily fluid to the mixture, the mixture dissolves and stabilizes the nucleic acid present in the bodily fluid. | 01-24-2013 |
| 20130047557 | ASEPTIC DUCKBILL FLIP-CAP FITMENT FOR A COLLAPSIBLE CONTAINER - Disclosed herein is a fitment for use with a collapsible bag for dispensing liquids or semi-solids comprising a spout having a generally cylindrical body attached to a collapsible bag, an aseptic flip-cap attached to the spout having positioned therein a flexible cap duckbill that allows for the flow of fluid when engaged with a probe assembly, wherein said duckbill flip-cap fitment forms an aseptic seal with the spout on the collapsible bag. | 02-28-2013 |
| 20130055683 | LID SEALS FOR PACKAGING LIPOPHILIC MATERIALS - The present invention relates to a process for the production of a packaging which is at least partly filled with a lipophilic packed product and comprises a container ( | 03-07-2013 |
| 20130055684 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DISPOSAL OF HOME GENERATED MEDICAL WASTE AND USED HEALTHCARE MATERIALS - Systems and methods for efficient and effective disposal of home healthcare waste are disclosed, where the systems and methods use a coupon to redeem a pre-paid shipping label for shipping a full home healthcare waste receptacle to a disposal facility via a courier or delivery service. | 03-07-2013 |
| 20130055685 | Toner Filling Apparatus - A toner filling apparatus includes a storing portion and a nozzle. The storing portion includes a storing chamber configured to store toner therein and a pressing member configured to press the toner stored in the storing chamber. The nozzle ejects the toner pressed by the pressing member outside from the storing chamber. The storing portion has an air outlet for releasing air outside from the storing chamber when the pressing member presses the toner. | 03-07-2013 |
| 20130074454 | Polyolefin Films for Packaging and Administering Medical Solutions - The presently disclosed subject matter is directed to multilayer films that are suitable for the packaging and administration of medical solutions in the form of flexible pouches. Particularly, the disclosed films comprise two outer layers and a core layer, wherein each layer comprises about 100% by weight polyolefin, based on the total weight of the layer. | 03-28-2013 |
| 20130097973 | PHARMACY BOTTLE, SYSTEM, AND METHOD - A pharmacy container comprises a bottle and a ring. The bottle includes a body defining a storage chamber, a neck extending away from the body and defining an opening opposite and providing access to the body, and a pair of opposed ledges each extending radially outwardly from the neck and spaced from the body. The neck includes threads extending around an outside surface of the neck, and the pair of opposed ledges are positioned between the body and the threads. The ring defines an interior wall, an exterior wall, and a pair of opposed indentations radially extending through the interior wall toward the exterior wall. The ring is positioned around the neck with the pair of opposed indentations positioned adjacent the pair of opposed ledges such that interaction between the pair of opposed indentations and the pair of opposed ledges maintains the ring in position relative to the bottle. | 04-25-2013 |
| 20130104504 | Pallet for Packaging Liquid Crystal Display Component and Method for Packaging Liquid Crystal Display Component | 05-02-2013 |
| 20130160406 | CONTAINER WITH CRIMPED TAMPER-EVIDENT LOCKING MEANS - A packaging container has an upper top member and a lower bottom member, and at least one cooperating locking means. Each locking means comprises an upstanding post and a cooperating opening or recess formed in extending lips of the top and bottom members. A weakened fault zone is formed in the immediate region of each post, or of each cooperating opening or recess, and circumscribes the same. The packaging container is locked in its closed position after it has been filled, by crimping the end of each post in an axial direction so as to mechanically deform the post. Any attempt to disengage a crimped post will result in failure of the respective weakened fault zone and may be construed as tampering, and thus the damaged material of the package in the region of the failed fault zone is evidence of tampering. | 06-27-2013 |
| 20130160407 | SPECIALLY SHAPED CARTON FOR VANITY SINK - A sink assembly is provided. The sink assembly can comprise a container having a generally trapezoidal shaped cross section. The container can be closed about a sink within the container. The sink can be supported in the container by at least one support element, for example a corner support, a top support having a generally triangular shape, and a drain support. Multiple sink assemblies can be efficiently stacked next to one another for shipping and/or storage. | 06-27-2013 |
| 20130180215 | CATALYST AND FORMULATIONS COMPRISING SAME FOR ALKOXYSILANES HYDROLYSIS REACTION IN SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESS - A stable formulation comprising a silicon containing precursor selected from an alkoxysilane, aryloxysilane, or alkylalkoxysilane and a catalyst compound comprising a haloalkoxyalkylsilane or haloaryloxyalkylsilane wherein the substitutents within the silicon-containing precursor and catalyst compound are the same are described herein. More specifically, the formulation comprises a silicon-containing precursor comprising an alkoxyalkylsilane or aryloxysilane having a formula of Si(OR | 07-18-2013 |
| 20130180216 | Lens Holder Method - An apparatus for safely retaining an eye implant lens for transport and access for inspection and use in which a holding apparatus has a chamber for holding a lens. In one embodiment the chamber has aligned transparent portions and a lens can be placed in alignment with the transparent portions to enable inspection. Also, a system including the apparatus and a bottle assembly that will hold the apparatus in the bottle. A method for holding an eye implant lens in which a lens is placed in the apparatus which can then be placed in a bottle assembly. | 07-18-2013 |
| 20130192170 | Method and Tray For Mailing Small Objects - A method of sending a collection of small objects comprises providing a flexible tray comprising a plurality of compartment indentations each having a depth that is approximately the same, providing a card stock paper, providing an envelope sized to fit the flexible tray, placing at least one small object into one of the compartment indentations, covering the flexible tray with the card stock paper, placing the flexible tray and card stock paper into the envelope, sealing the envelope to form a sealed envelope, and sending the sealed envelope. | 08-01-2013 |
| 20130192171 | PROCESS OF MANUFACTURING A SHARPS CONTAINER, AND A METHOD OF STORING SHARPS IN A CONTAINER - A process of manufacturing a sharps container and a method of storing needles are disclosed. The sharps container utilizes a blocking member which does not interfere with a needle being inserted into the sharps container, and a latch mechanism which does not require a protruding tab. The latch mechanism requires at least a dual action to open the sharps container, and limits the movement required for opening the sharps container. | 08-01-2013 |
| 20130219834 | Edge Closure Cover - A mobile electronic device cover has a first cover portion with a first edge surface along a perimeter thereof. A second cover portion has a second edge surface along a perimeter thereof. A magnetic clasp has a first part in the first portion of the cover adjacent the first edge surface and a second part in the second portion of the cover adjacent the second edge surface. The magnetic clasp is adapted to magnetically hold the first edge surface meeting the second edge surface. | 08-29-2013 |
| 20130232920 | HOLDER FOR A COLLECTIBLE ITEM - A collectible holder to house items including, but not limited to coins, stamps, tokens, and medallions. The holder includes an extended perforated tab with an adhesive backing. The extended tab provides a surface for a user to record information about the item enclosed within the holder. The adhesive and perforation of the tab allows the user to detach the tab and place the tab in a book or other surface that may serve as a form of inventory management. | 09-12-2013 |
| 20130239522 | CONTROLLED CONTAINER HEADSPACE ADJUSTMENT AND APPARATUS THEREFOR - A sealing and pressure dosing apparatus, and container filling method, including a capping machine ( | 09-19-2013 |
| 20130239523 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PACKAGING AND TRANSPORTING BULK MATERIALS - Apparatus, systems, and methods for housing a bulk material within a flexible container are described herein. In some embodiments, a method includes maintaining a flexible container in an expanded configuration to define an interior volume. A bulk material is conveyed into the interior volume of the expanded flexible container. The flexible container is then moved from the expanded configuration to a collapsed configuration, such that movement of the bulk material within the interior volume is limited. | 09-19-2013 |
| 20130239524 | PICKING AND SHIPPING METHOD - The invention relates to a combined picking and shipping method according to the goods-to-person principle. Shipping containers (VB) and packaging units (VP) are conveyed to a shipping station, and a packer at the shipping station manually packs packaging units that are directly conveyed to the shipping station onto a corresponding shipping unit (VE), said packer gathering individual articles (A) that are conveyed to the shipping station in a shipping container (VB) provided at the shipping station. | 09-19-2013 |
| 20130255197 | Clean Transportation System - A method of transporting a biological material container between a sterile field and a nonsterile field and substantially maintaining sterility of the biological material container. A first portion with a first end of the container is inserted into an inner cavity of a first member of a housing assembly. A second member of the housing assembly is coupled to the first member such that a second portion of the biological material container is covered by the second member. A second end of the biological material container opposite to the first end is covered with a cap member of the housing assembly such that the biological material container is full encapsulated within the housing assembly to maintain sterility in the nonsterile field. A container port of the biological material container is coupled to a cap port extending through the housing assembly. | 10-03-2013 |
| 20130255198 | CHILD-RESISTANT MEDICATE CONTAINER AND METHOD OF SHIPPING SAME - A method of shipping at least one child-resistant medicate container via a carrier includes providing or obtaining at least one child-resistant medicate container including a front sidewall, and an opposing rear sidewall, a right sidewall, an opposing left sidewall, and at least one locking mechanism. The method also includes creating or obtaining a flat-rate shipping package from a carrier, inserting the at least one child-resistant medicate container into the package, and closing the package to enclose the at least one child-resistant medicate container within the package so that the package is generally flat and acceptable by the carrier for a flat-rate shipping. The method also includes causing the closed package to be shipped or transported by the carrier at a flat-rate. | 10-03-2013 |
| 20130269296 | Scalable Storage Apparatus - An expandable storage system that is scalable so that an individual powder serving can be provided for any number of days by providing an array of interconnected cups with a funnel top. | 10-17-2013 |
| 20130276411 | VENDING MACHINE, PARTICULARLY FOR COLD DRINKS - A vending machine, particularly for cold drinks, comprising at least one main water tank, at least one storage compartment for at least one water-soluble preparation and at least one apparatus for mixing the preparation in water, to provide a beverage, obtained by mixing the preparation in the water, which can be dispensed to the exterior. | 10-24-2013 |
| 20130276412 | METHODS OF DRUG LOADING A HOLLOW STENT BY IMMERSION - A method of loading a composition into a structural element of a stent, where the structural element is defined by a lumen and at least one opening to access the lumen. The structural element, or a stent having such a structural element, is immersed in a solution or a composition, and the composition or solution is allowed to fill the lumen. The composition or solution may comprise a therapeutic agent. | 10-24-2013 |
| 20130283738 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CHANGING A VOLUME - An apparatus, a system and a method for changing a volume are provided. The container has an initial height defined between a top end and a bottom end. The container has a first section, a second section and/or a third section. The second section of the container is insertable into the first section and/or the third section. The first section and/or the third section is insertable into the second section of the container. The container holds contents, as such, solids, liquids or gases. The container seals the contents from an environment external to the container. As the contents of the container are removed from the container, the environment may fill the container. The first section, the second section and/or the third section may move to change the volume of the container to remove the environment from the container. | 10-31-2013 |
| 20130283739 | PACKAGE FOR HOLDING ARTICLES - The invention provides for a recyclable and compostable package that includes a molded pulp hacking piece and a front or face card connected/interlocked to that. The backing piece is molded with a cavity to hold an article. The face card covers and protects the article, the cavity, and may cover most, if not all, of the backing piece. Each piece can comprise recycled paper, paperboard, molded pulp or some combination thereof. | 10-31-2013 |
| 20130312370 | WELDING DEVICE, USE THEREOF AS A CONTROL VALVE, AND METERING DEVICE - A welding device for the sealing welding of thermopolastic hoses ( | 11-28-2013 |
| 20130318926 | STERILE FILLING MACHINE HAVING FILLING STATION AND E-BEAM CHAMBER - A sterile filling machine and related method are provided for sterile filling a container with a substance. The container includes a resealable stopper or portion and a chamber for receiving the substance therein. The sealed, empty containers are subjected to radiation capable of penetrating through the resealable portion and chamber for sterilizing the container. The previously sterilized containers are then transported through another sterilizing chamber, such as an e-beam chamber, to sterilize the penetrable surface. A filling member is moved into engagement with the resealable portion to pierce the sterilized penetrable surface of the resealable portion and inject the substance through the filling member and into the chamber of the container. Energy is then transmitted onto the stopper to hermetically re-seal the penetration in the resealable portion. | 12-05-2013 |
| 20140013716 | Product Container - A soft sided container that, when filled, is substantially cuboid in shape and has two flaps extending from upper edges of the front and rear panels. The flaps have fold lines such that, the flaps fold together. Holes cut in upper regions of the flaps form handles. Lengthwise across a top panel of the container is an elongated closure device that opens for accessing of the materials stored within and closes to seal the container. The elongated fastener continues at least partially across two triangular side flaps such that, when open, one of the triangular side flaps serves as a pouring spout. In some embodiments, a side flap retainer is connected between the side flaps to removably hold the side flaps in place against the top of the container. | 01-16-2014 |
| 20140020341 | POWDER SUPPLEMENT SCOOPING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system for scooping powdered supplements. The system includes a container and a handle attached to the lid of the container. The lid covers the container when powdered protein is contained therein. | 01-23-2014 |
| 20140033658 | DRY GOODS PORTION CONTROL CONTAINER - An exemplary aspect comprises a container apparatus comprising: (a) a housing forming a reservoir; (b) a cover configured to fit on the top of the housing, and comprising a first door; (c) a first divider having at least one point in contact with the inner surface of the housing; and (d) a second divider having at least one point in contact with the inner surface of the housing; wherein the first divider and the second divider divide the reservoir into three joined compartments: a first compartment between the first divider and an inner surface of the housing, a second compartment between the first divider and the second divider, and a third compartment between the second divider and an inner surface of the housing. | 02-06-2014 |
| 20140059979 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR A TOWED VESSEL SUITABLE FOR TRANSPORTING LIQUIDS - A towed vessel suitable for containing and transporting various liquids is disclosed. The vessel further comprises various features useful in the transportation, navigation, and storage of the towable vessel, both when in use for transporting fluids and when transported in an emptied state. Such features include navigational and positioning devices and methods, power supply devices and methods, and means for filling, inflating, emptying, and deflating a non-rigid, towed vessel. Aspects of embodiments of the present invention further include features useful for purifying or preserving the purity of the fluid to be transported. | 03-06-2014 |
| 20140059980 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF ENHANCED DISTRIBUTION OF PHARMACEUTICALS IN LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES - A system and related methods of enhanced distribution of pharmaceuticals in long-term care facilities are provided. An embodiment of a system includes one or more pharmaceutical storage and electronic dispensing machines each positioned in a long-term care facility remote from a long-term care facility pharmacy group management server and in communication therewith, and long-term care facility pharmacy management computer programs associated with the long-term care facility pharmacy group management server to enhance use of the one or more of pharmaceutical storage and electronic dispensing machines The long-term care facility management computer programs include a patient prescription receiver and a medication dispensing apparatus administrator and are configured and operable to transmit dispensing instructions to the one or more pharmaceutical storage and electronic dispensing machines when no drug conflicts exist to thereby initiate packaging and dispensing of one or more disposable patient dosing packages. | 03-06-2014 |
| 20140075894 | PACKAGED FILM DOSAGE UNIT CONTAINING A COMPLEXATE - The present invention relates to packaged orally consumable film dosage units for delivery of actives into the oral cavity. In particular, the packaged pharmaceutical product contains a complexate including a complexing agent and an active, an orally consumable film for delivery of the complexate and a package for containing the orally consumable film. The package includes indicia associated therewith. The indicia identifies the complexate as the active ingredient contained in the film, which is as a regulatory approvable chemical entity. The present invention also relates to methods of labeling, pricing, marketing and satisfying governmental regulations for such packaged pharmaceutical products. | 03-20-2014 |
| 20140096489 | FLEXIBLE BALL FOR TRANSPORTING LAUNDRY - A laundry moving system includes a flexible ball for transporting laundry from one area to another. When laundry is placed into the flexible laundry ball and the flexible laundry ball is closed, the ball can easily be rolled down a hallway or even bounced or rolled down a staircase with little effort. The flexible laundry ball can be used by people of different ages and abilities in transporting laundry safely. The flexible laundry ball can be formed from two half-spherical shapes connected together with a hinge on one side thereof and with a latch on an opposite side thereof. | 04-10-2014 |
| 20140102047 | Post Fill Carbonation with Container Overpressure Limitation - In at least some embodiments, a carbonated beverage is formed by filling a container with a beverage liquid, adding solid carbon dioxide, sealing the container, and then limiting the development of overpressure within the container. In some embodiments, overpressure within a container may be limited by an adsorber material element. In some embodiments, overpressure within a container may be limited through agitation of a sealed container. | 04-17-2014 |
| 20140102048 | TRANSPORT AND TRANSFER CONTAINER FOR A LIQUID MEDIUM - A production method for producing a transport and transfer receptacle for at least one fluid medium, for example, for at least one sterile liquid is proposed. The method comprises supplying at least one container for receiving the fluid medium. At least one energy unit is supplied. The energy unit effects—for example, complete—emptying of the fluid medium from the container when the transport and transfer receptacle is used. The fluid medium is introduced into the container and the container is closed. The fluid medium is charged with positive pressure, for example, using the energy unit. The positive pressure is maintained until the fluid medium is removed. Furthermore, a transport and transfer receptacle which can be produced according to the production method and which has at least one packaging is proposed. | 04-17-2014 |
| 20140109526 | Carboy With Permanent Closure and Method of Filling a Carboy - A carboy has a rigid body forming an interior chamber for receiving a liquid. The chamber has a wall terminating at an opening and maintains a substantially constant shape at room temperature. The carboy also has a closure permanently secured to the opening for forming a sealed connection with the rigid body, and a plurality of tubes extending from the plurality of ports in the closure to fluidly connect with a carboy circuit. The closure has a plurality of ports for selectively providing access to the interior chamber, where at least one of the tubes extends out of the interior chamber. The at least one tube also extends inwardly from the closure and into the interior chamber. | 04-24-2014 |
| 20140116009 | CONTAINER HAVING A DISPENSE INDICATOR - A product includes a dissolvable dispense indicator carried by a container. | 05-01-2014 |
| 20140116010 | High-Capacity, High-Speed Bag Loading and Sealing System - A bag loading and sealing system and method in which a continuous web of bags is continuously moved along a line. The web of bags is slit open to expose the interior of the bags and the bags of the web are separated from each other by a rod engaging perforated lines of separation between the bags. The open tops of the bags define a pair of flaps, each of which is gripped by a gripping chain, the paths of which diverge to form a mouth at the top of the bag. Material is deposited into the bag through the mouth and the gripper chains then converge to close the bag. The bags are transferred to gripper belts, with the top edge of the bag being slit off between the belts and the bags being transported through a hot air sealer where the remaining portions of the top of the bags are melted and fused together. A spool-type take-up winder is provided to retrieve the portion of the bags trimmed from the tops thereof. | 05-01-2014 |
| 20140116011 | PRODUCTION METHOD FOR A GLASS CONTAINER - A production method for a closed glass container containing at least one solid body is disclosed. The method includes providing a tube tapering toward one end, the inner diameter of which is smaller at a tapered end than an inner diameter at an opposite first end. The tube is connnected at the tapered end to a first end of a straight bar tube. The tapered tube is charged with at least one solid body. | 05-01-2014 |
| 20140137521 | METHOD AND LINEAR INSTALLATION FOR FILLING CONTAINERS WITH A FILLING MATERIAL - A method for filling containers with a filling material and subsequently sealing the filled containers with container closures includes, using a linear transporter, moving the containers in a container-transport direction and in a timed manner, toward a sealing device, at the sealing device, sealing the containers with a container closure during a stationary phase of a timed movement, moving the containers onward in a subsequent movement phase of the timed movement, and during the subsequent movement phase, and before applying a container closure on the containers, dosing headspaces of the containers with liquid nitrogen to force air out of the headspace and to achieve an internal pressure in the sealed containers. | 05-22-2014 |
| 20140157728 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR POUCHING TOBACCO HAVING A HIGH MOISTURE CONTENT - An apparatus for dispensing charges of high OV moist smokeless tobacco (MST) includes a rotary metering device. The rotary metering device includes a lower disk, a metering disk, a plurality of cavities in the metering disk; and at least one vacuum housing located around the periphery of the lower disk and in communication with the plurality of cavities. A vacuum is applied to the cavities to aid in the filling of the cavities and an air discharge mechanism ejects a charge of the MST from each cavity at a discharge station. | 06-12-2014 |
| 20140174037 | CARTRIDGE DELIVERY SYSTEM UTILIZING FILM BAGS - A film pack cartridge includes an integrally molded synthetic resin face plate having a discharge opening therein and a nosepiece on one face extending about the opening, and a flexible synthetic resin bag has one end sealingly adhered to the other face of the face plate and about the discharge opening and with the other end of the bag being sealed. Two bags may be disposed side-by-side or one bag may be of annular configuration with a bag of circular configuration disposed therewithin. The cartridges are produced by mounting generally tubular synthetic resin bags on mandrels which are inserted into a mold providing a cavity about an end of said mandrels and bags configured to provide a face plate and nosepiece. Molten synthetic resin is injected into the cavity to form a face plate with the ends of the bags sealingly adhered thereto. The face plate has a discharge opening therein and a nosepiece about said opening aligned with the end of said bag. The pack and mandrels are removed from the cavity, the bags removed from the mandrels, and other ends of the bags are sealed. Flowable compositions are injected through the nosepiece and into the bags. | 06-26-2014 |
| 20140196410 | Method for Preparing a Ready-to-Eat Food Tray - A method for preparing a sterilised ready-meal package, including providing a main container defining a main volume intended to accommodate a main food product, and having a first opening at the upper part surrounded by a first planar edge. At least one secondary container defining a secondary volume is included and has a second opening at the upper part surrounded by a second planar edge. The secondary container is introduced inside the main container, so that said first edge and said second edge are flush. At least one secondary food product is introduced inside the secondary volume, and at least one main food product is introduced inside the main volume. A perimetric seal is made between a covering film, arranged to cover said first and second openings, and said first edge, and an inner seal is made between the covering film and the second edge. | 07-17-2014 |
| 20140196411 | ROBOTIC FILLING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Systems and methods are disclosed, which permit filling containers with a product. A filling arm is disposed within a chamber and an optical sensor is configured to sense openings of the containers within the chamber. Locations of the sensed openings are used to guide the filling arm to fill the containers with a product. | 07-17-2014 |
| 20140230377 | SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING A CUSTOMIZABLE PERSONAL SKINCARE PRODUCT IN A PORTABLE DISPENSER, AND RELATED METHODS - A system and method for producing a customizable personal skincare liquid product in a portable dispenser are disclosed herein. The system includes a processor, a memory, a supply of portable dispensers, a supply of a base liquid material, and a supply of additional substances. A user provides selections and instructions to the system. The system mixes the base liquid material with one or more of the additional substances in the portable dispenser to create a customizable personal skincare liquid product according to the user specifications. | 08-21-2014 |
| 20140237948 | FOOD PACKAGING WITH VERTICAL TO HORIZONTAL TRANSFER LOADING - A method and system for packaging products provides for initially, vertically stacking a plurality of products during production in a transfer canister, simultaneously removing a stack of the products from the transfer canister, reorienting the stack and horizontally loading the stack into a final product package cavity. The invention has applicability to a wide range of products, particularly food products, such as refrigerated dough products. In one embodiment of the invention, the product package cavity is thermoformed as part as an overall horizontal form, fill and seal system. | 08-28-2014 |
| 20140260108 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MAKING A FILLED SACHET - Method and apparatus for making a filled sachet are disclosed. The apparatus comprises a downtube for delivering a content into an end portion of a sock, a sealer positioned proximate to the downtube for sealing the sock at a first seal position such that the content is confined between the first seal position and the end portion of the sock, and a separator positioned proximate to the downtube for separating the sealed portion of the sock from the sock. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20150033674 | PROCESS FOR FILLING A GAS STORAGE CONTAINER - A gas storage container may be filled with gas under pressure by feeding cryogenic fluid comprising liquefied gas into the container through a first conduit arrangement in a nozzle inserted into a passageway through a fluid flow control unit mounted in an opening in said container; closing the container to the passage of gas into or out of said container; and allowing said cryogenic fluid to become gaseous within the closed container. The invention involves venting displaced air and/or gaseous cryogenic fluid from said container during the feeding step through a second conduit arrangement in the nozzle. In embodiments in which displaced air and/or gaseous cryogenic fluid flows through the second conduit arrangement around a length of the first conduit arrangement, heat transfer from the fluid flow control unit to said cryogenic fluid is suppressed thereby reducing the level of evaporation of the cryogenic fluid in the nozzle during fill. | 02-05-2015 |
| 20150082752 | SEALING DEVICE AND SEALING METHOD - An object of the present invention is to provide a sealing device and a sealing method with which oxygen substitution can be sufficiently carried out even in a bag-like container. The present invention is a sealing device for putting a content into a bag-like container and sealing the container, and includes a content supply portion that supplies the content to the container having an opening in an open state, an inert gas supply portion that supplies inert gas to the container, a liquefied inert gas supply portion that supplies liquefied inert gas to the container, and a sealing portion that seals the opening of the container after the liquefied inert gas is supplied. | 03-26-2015 |
| 20150107195 | Container and Method of Manufacture of Container - A pre-loaded container and a method of manufacturing a pre-loaded vial is provided wherein one or more active agents is lyophilised within the vial cap and the vial cap is then sealed onto a vial retaining a suitable diluent to form the pre-loaded vial. Lyophilising the one or more active agents within the vial cap ensures that the one or more active agents are retained in sterile conditions, that the lyophilised one or more active agents and the diluent may be stored efficiently, and that the one or more active agents may be solubilised in a sterile and efficient manner. | 04-23-2015 |
| 20150113921 | METHOD FOR FILLING, SEAMING, DISTRIBUTING AND SELLING A BEVERAGE IN A METALLIC CONTAINER AT A SINGLE LOCATION - A method is provided wherein a metallic container is filled with a consumer identified beverage, seamed to a metallic end closure, distributed, and sold to the consumer. Thus, a consumer has influence and control over volume, qualities, and size of the beverage along with specific characteristics regarding the size and shape of the metallic container. | 04-30-2015 |
| 20150143781 | Systems, Devices, And Methods For Providing Handheld Electronic Devices In Sterile Environments - Devices, arrangements and methods for encasing non-sterile handheld electronic device into a sterile case are disclosed. A sterile case encases the handheld electronic device. The handheld electronic device may be inserted into the sterile case using a transfer apparatus arranged to permit the device to be inserted into the sterile case without the user or the device contacting an outside surface of the case. The transfer apparatus additionally may contain an apparatus for closing the sterile case without the user directly contacting the sterile case. The sterile case and the transfer apparatus may be used in combination to insert a handheld electronic device into the sterile case without a user directly touching the sterile case. | 05-28-2015 |
| 20150291295 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CLOSING A BOX - An apparatus for closing a flap on an open end of a box may include a device having a slot and a mechanism operable to provide a relative motion between the slot and the flap. The relative motion may cause the flap to be received into the slot and the flap to be reoriented to a closed position. A method of closing an open end of a box being conveyed downstream, with the open end facing transversely, may include two operations. With a trailing minor flap on the open end being held in a substantially upstream-pointing open position, the opposing leading minor flap on the open end may be closed from a substantially downstream-pointing open position to a substantially upstream-pointing closed position. With the leading minor flap being held in the closed position, the trailing minor flap may be closed from the open position to a substantially downstream-pointing closed position. | 10-15-2015 |
| 20160045267 | Method and Apparatus for Providing a Container to a Sterile Environment - A method and apparatus for providing an unsterilized item to a sterile field is disclosed. The item can include a human input device. The sterile field can be in an operating room. | 02-18-2016 |
| 20160089205 | Tray for Handling Syringe Barrels - A handling system for use in the manufacture of syringe barrels includes a tray having an array of apertures with a tubular upstand around each aperture, each upstand at the upper end thereof defining a support surface for a syringe barrel. Each syringe barrel comprises a cylindrical part and an enlargement at or adjacent the rear end of the barrel and carries at its forward end a safe needle device or a needle shield of a greater diameter than the syringe barrel. At least one of the enlargement of the syringe barrel or the support surface has a profile tapering or rounded inwardly in the downward direction so that when the tray is supported generally horizontally and a syringe barrel is lowered into an upstand, the syringe barrel is centred by co-operation between the enlargement and the support surface. The enlargement may be a flange at the rear end of the syringe barrel or could be a further component fitted to the barrel. | 03-31-2016 |
| 20160107781 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR HANDLING ARTICLES - The invention includes an apparatus ( | 04-21-2016 |
| 20160107782 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR HANDLING ARTICLES - The invention includes an apparatus ( | 04-21-2016 |
| 20160122056 | COMPACT FEEDER AND FILLING SYSTEM, DEVICE, AND METHOD - In a compact system containers are circulated in fixtures. Containers are fed from a bulk hopper by a conveying means into a primary orienting mechanism and then into the loading mechanism which also serves as the final orienting mechanism. Once a fixture is filled with containers, it is indexed into the filling position. The process conveyor ultimately moves the fixtures to the opposite end of the conveyor where a transfer mechanism indexes the fixture through a cap applicator and cap sealer. Caps are fed from a bulk hopper by a conveying means into a primary orienting mechanism and then through a final orienting / escapement mechanism into an applicator chute. Once the caps are applied, the fixture is indexed into a transfer position for downstream processing. Once emptied of containers, the fixtures are indexed onto a return conveyor where they are transported back to the loading and filling end. | 05-05-2016 |
| 20160376044 | ROBOTIC FILLING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Systems and methods are disclosed, which permit filling containers with a product. A filling arm is disposed within a chamber and an optical sensor is configured to sense openings of the containers within the chamber. Locations of the sensed openings are used to guide the filling arm to fill the containers with a product. | 12-29-2016 |
