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| 20080196361 | Stackable shipping and display box - An elongate, rectangular box ( | 08-21-2008 |
| 20080229718 | Automated Solid Pharmaceutical Packaging Machine Utilizing Robotic Drive - A machine for packaging solid pharmaceuticals includes a plurality of storage locations for storing a variety of pharmaceutical dispensing canisters and a robotic arm for retrieving said dispensing canisters and providing the canister at a location proximate the package to be filled thus minimizing the distance which the pharmaceutical travels from the dispensing canister and the package cavity. | 09-25-2008 |
| 20080245036 | Systemization method for recycling plastic bags and other items - A recycling method whereby a plastic bag or other recyclable item that satisfies applicable manufacturing specifications and is part of a recycling program is marked with a logo and a recycling bag that is part of the same recycling program is marked with a matching logo. Consumers discard plastic bags or the other recyclable items bearing the logo by depositing them in recycling bags bearing the matching logo. The filled recycling bags are subsequently collected for recycling. The system enables consumers to identify qualifying plastic bags and other qualifying recyclables instantaneously and reliably and provides a simple and easily learnable method for their disposal. The system also keeps qualifying plastic bags and other qualifying recyclables segregated from the rest of the waste and recycling streams and protects them from becoming contaminated. | 10-09-2008 |
| 20080307756 | Packaging System with Dunnage Delivery Assembly - A packaging system ( | 12-18-2008 |
| 20090038272 | Container assemblies having collapsible and erectable containers containing a packaging material - A container assembly is provided which includes a container selectively moveable between an erect condition and a collapsed or substantially flattened condition. A packaging material for support objects is disposed within an object receiving space of the container and secured thereto so that the packaging material remains in the object receiving space of the container when the container is in either the erect condition or the collapsed or substantially flattened condition. | 02-12-2009 |
| 20090044495 | Packaging Apparatus for Handling Pills and Associated Method - An automated packaging apparatus and associated method are provided for depositing pills into a container. A cylindrical rotary slat is rotatable about a longitudinal axis and defines a plurality of pill apertures for receiving pills deposited into an interior space of the cylinder, at a first angular position of the rotary slat. A negative pressure system applies a negative pressure the pill apertures for retaining the pills therein, as the rotary slat rotates from the first to a second angular position. A removal system interacts with the pill apertures, as the respective pill aperture is at the second angular position, to remove the pill therefrom through a radially outward portion of the rotary slat. A collection system, adjacent to the radially outward portion of the rotary slat about the second angular position, is configured to direct each pill removed from each respective pill aperture toward a container for deposition therein. | 02-19-2009 |
| 20090056282 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SENSING A CONTAINER POSITIONED ABOUT A FILLING SPOUT - An apparatus for filling at least one container includes a filling spout in flow communication with a source of filling material. The filling spout is configured to enable the opening of the at least one container to fit about the filling spout. Two sensor assemblies are positioned about the filling spout. The two sensor assemblies are configured to detect whether a container is positioned about the filling spout. A controller operatively coupled to each sensor assembly of the two sensor assemblies is configured to initiate a filling process. | 03-05-2009 |
| 20090077931 | METHOD OF INDICATING DIVERGENT PRODUCT BENEFITS - A method of indicating divergent product benefits by formulating a hand dishwashing liquid having a cleaning agent and a hand care agent; choosing a sensory element profile comprising one or more soft colors and a pearlescent appearance; and incorporating the sensory element profile into the hand dishwashing liquid, such that the sensory element profile indicates the efficacy of the cleaning agent and the efficacy of the hand care agent. | 03-26-2009 |
| 20090077932 | APPARATUS AND METHOD TO PACKAGE ARTICLES FOR STORAGE AND IDENTIFICATION - A method and apparatus for containing, protecting, isolating, and individually identifying sets of one or more articles in a plurality of compartments such that information related to the sets can be easily and efficiently linked to the set. In an example of the apparatus, the apparatus has a compartment layer, a sealant layer, and indicia which may individually identify compartments. In another example, a method includes taking a compartment layer and sealant layer, loading compartments with sets of one or more articles, closing the compartment layer with the sealant layer, and identifying each compartment for each seed or portion thereof with a positionally-addressable ordered array of indicia on at least one of the layers of the package. | 03-26-2009 |
| 20090126321 | FERRULE PACKAGE AND METHOD OF PACKAGING AND LOADING FERRULES - A container for packing and shipping stud welding ferrule aligned along a spindle. The container comprises a body having a top, a bottom, opposing side walls and opposing end walls defining a storage space therein. The container further comprises a spindle retainer operatively connected to the body. The spindle retainer has a transverse portion and a longitudinal portion connected to the transverse portion. The transverse portion extends from one of the end walls and toward and into the storage space, while the longitudinal portion extends from the transverse portion and toward the bottom of the body. The transverse portion and the longitudinal portion are sized and shaped to accept and to retain ends of the spindle to contain the spindle within the body. | 05-21-2009 |
| 20090165428 | INSERT FOR CONTAINER PACKAGING - A container insert for taking up extra space may be placed in a container intended for storage and/or shipment of material to an end user. The insert may be generally longitudinal having a helical configuration that may be expanded and constricted for taking up different volumes of space within the container respective of the amount of material stored therein. The insert may also be elastically deformable or generally pliable and may absorb impact forces for preventing or minimizing damage to the material. | 07-02-2009 |
| 20090193765 | Variable-volume insulated shipping container - A variable-volume shipping container has both cushioning and insulating characteristics, so that it may be used to ship items which are fragile, or items which require temperature control (such as refrigeration or warming). The container includes an expansible volume-varying element which expands in thickness while maintaining its plan-view shape after the container is closed and secured, so that fragile items are held snugly, or so that items needing temperature control, such as refrigeration, are held in good heat transfer relation to a refrigerant (such as dry ice) placed into the container along with the items to be shipped. Methods of making expansible volume-varying elements of various configurations and having a differing number of expansible elements are disclosed. | 08-06-2009 |
| 20090241479 | MOBILE BAGGING MACHINE - Mobile bagging machine systems and methods may relate to a mobile bagging machine that includes a variable-width tunnel, a variable-speed rotor, a relatively narrow rotor of large diameter and increased effective surface area, at least one material reservoir, a material conveyor system capable of continuous material processing during exchange of unloading vehicles, and/or an overall width less than approximately three meters. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20090241480 | MOBILE BAGGING MACHINE ROTOR ASSEMBLY AND TRANSMISSION - Mobile bagging machine systems and methods may relate to a mobile bagging machine that includes a variable-width tunnel, a variable-speed rotor, a relatively narrow rotor of large diameter and increased effective surface area, at least one material reservoir, a material conveyor system capable of continuous material processing during exchange of unloading vehicles, and/or an overall width less than approximately three meters. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20090249752 | Packaging System and Method - A shipping system comprising: a plurality of edge protectors, each of the edge protectors comprising: a backwall; an upper jaw member in communication with the backwall, the upper jaw member having a top surface; a lower jaw member in communication with the backwall, the lower jaw member having a lower surface, and the lower surface and the top surface are generally flat and parallel to each other; a single slot defined by the upper jaw member and the lower jaw member, and the single slot being generally orthogonal to the backwall, the edge protector having an outer width; at least one u-channel support member, the u-channel support member comprising: a bottom wall; a first sidewall extending generally orthogonally from the bottom wall; a second sidewall extending generally orthogonally from the bottom wall; an interior width between an interior surface of the first sidewall and the interior surface of the second sidewall, and where the interior width is generally equal to the outer width. A method of shipping generally flat items. | 10-08-2009 |
| 20090260329 | PACKING INSERT FOR DISC-SHAPED OBJECTS - A packing insert for disc-shaped objects comprising a ring and a deformable contacting portion supported by the ring and extending from a circumference of the ring. The contacting portion can comprise one or more solid portions extending from the circumference. The solid portions can define a plurality of radially arranged members separated by a plurality of void regions, where the solid portions extending radially from a circumference of the ring. | 10-22-2009 |
| 20090266037 | Box loader - A loader includes a sling for supporting a one or more items. The sling is secured on opposite sides of a loading chamber. The loader also includes a lowering mechanism. The lowering mechanism can lower the sling. The loader includes a release mechanism that secures one or both sides of the sling. After the sling is lowered by the lowering mechanism an adequate distance to place the one or more items close to the receptacle, the release mechanism releases one or both sides of the sling, which places the one or more items in or on a receptacle. The loader includes a take-up mechanism attached to one side of the sling. The take-up mechanism takes up the sling when the opposite side of the sling is released by the release mechanism. The loader is capable of inserting close fitting items into receptacles, such as a stack of trays of produce. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090277138 | Clothing Packing Apparatus - A clothing packing apparatus for folding a clothing article, such as a suit, comprising a spacing material to separate parts of the folded clothing article comprises a parts that partial overlay a fold line in the aligned sleeves and the body of an article of clothing; a slit for folding the sleeves independently; gripping surfaces to engage the clothing article; rounded/tapered edges to eliminate pressure compressions; pre-formed bands to improve folding performance; and a casing for storage and transit. The spacing material is preferably formed of foam capable of forming a continuous U-shaped curve along the fold lines and an anti-collapsible structure when folded with the clothing article. | 11-12-2009 |
| 20090301039 | BLIND PACKAGING AND METHOD OF CUTTING BLINDS - The hardware for mounting the blinds is located in the head rail such that it does not interfere with the cutting operation but remains with the blind after the blind is cut-to-size. The hardware overlaps with a blind component and the hardware may include a mounting bracket that includes a notch for receiving the blind component. The ends of the blinds are aligned in a package by the manufacturer during the packaging process. The blinds are secured in the package such that the blind elements are properly aligned. The aligned blinds and the package are inserted into a cutting machine as a unit and the cutting machine cuts the blinds and the package simultaneously. | 12-10-2009 |
| 20090301040 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PLACING CONTAINERS OF COLLAPSIBLE TYPE IN A DISTRIBUTION UNIT - The device places filled and sealed collapsible containers. The device has a gripping unit with a number of finger pairs that correspond to the number of containers in a packing state. The gripping unit has a gripping state in which each finger is arranged to make a squeezing motion such that the contents of the container forms an inner counter-pressure structure to provide a well-defined grip. | 12-10-2009 |
| 20090313951 | Food storage bag fill facilitation method - The new idea the inventors are patenting is the method of using a square (or almost square) cardboard (or other non-slippery material) box of the right size to secure food storage bags without using clips while they are being filled making filling, sealing and storing much simpler. Also, inventors are proposing that manufacturers either sell the food storage bags in a container per above that could be used to hold the bags for filling or enclose a collapsible box in with the bags that would be the right size for holding the bags for filling. | 12-24-2009 |
| 20090320416 | Method for filling containers with piece goods - In a method for filling bulk goods into containers designed to accommodate a certain number of bulk items, at least one bulk goods conveyor is used to transport the bulk goods towards at least two pickers which are consecutively arranged in the direction of transport. The pickers are used to fill the bulk goods into empty spaces in containers, transported on at least one container conveyor. When the supply of bulk goods decreases or is discontinued, the at least one picker arranged downstream in the direction of transport of the bulk goods conveyor gives preference to containers with a high filling level. Completely empty containers are preferably no longer filled. Thus the bulk goods conveyor can be emptied within a short period and almost all bulk goods are packed without necessitating manual filling of the containers. | 12-31-2009 |
| 20090320417 | Linear actuated robotic packaging device and method - An end of arm tool that is capable of handling fragile items such as eggs that are packaged in containers (e.g., egg cartons) that require special handling is provided. The end of arm tool comprises pivotal clamps operated by sliding-contact linear actuators and return springs. A retractable gripper for placing divider sheets between packages in the cases may be disposed above the clamps and oriented 90 degrees from the clamps, so that the clamps and gripper may be attached to the same tool without either obstructing the operation of the other. In addition, a method of loading packages, and optionally divider sheets, into cases using the end of arm tool apparatus of the present invention is provided. | 12-31-2009 |
| 20100058718 | Packaging Method And Apparatus For Stacked Articles - A machine for packaging stacks of articles into containers using selectors for grouping the article stacks. The selectors include arrays of vertically spaced wedge members which engage the articles in each stack. The wedge members are aligned with slots in comb-like guide rails and operate to form groups of predetermined numbers of stacks of articles while keeping the articles in each stack in vertical alignment as they progress through the machine into the containers. A method of grouping stacked articles and a method of packaging stacked articles is also disclosed. | 03-11-2010 |
| 20100064639 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR FLUSHING CONTAINERS WITH INERT GAS - The invention relates to an inert gas flow which is directed through a channel. The channel includes walls ( | 03-18-2010 |
| 20100071320 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING AN ORDER OF FILL FOR A PLURALITY OF PILLS IN A MULTI-DOSE MEDICAMENT CONTAINER - A method in a computer system of distributing pills into containers for use by a patient includes obtaining from a memory a fill pattern including a mapping of each of a first plurality of pills to one of a first plurality of containers such that at least two of the first plurality of pills are mapped to the same one of the first plurality of containers, obtaining from the memory an attribute of each of the first plurality of pills such that at least two of the first plurality of pills differ in at least the obtained attribute, and automatically sorting the first plurality of pills according to the attribute of each of the plurality of pills according to a predefined order to generate an ordered list corresponding to an order of depositing the first plurality of pills into the first plurality of containers | 03-25-2010 |
| 20100077703 | METHOD OF POSITIONING CONTAINERS IN A CONTAINER PROCESSING INSTALLATION, A CORRESPONDING POSITIONING DEVICE, AND AN INSTALLATION INCLUDING SUCH DEVICES - A method of positioning containers in an installation for processing containers having mouth segments ( | 04-01-2010 |
| 20100077704 | FLEXIBLE PACKAGING MATERIALS AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING SAME - The present invention relates generally to packaging materials for packaging articles. The packaging materials may include a substratum with a printed pattern disposed thereon that provides a grass-like appearance, and/or the packaging materials may include a plurality of individual strips, strands, or units of material bondably connected thereto. | 04-01-2010 |
| 20100115892 | PACKAGING APPARATUS FOR HANDLING PILLS AND ASSOCIATED METHOD - A packaging apparatus and method for depositing pills into a series of containers is provided. A cylindrical rotary slat is rotatable about a first axis and comprises radially inward and outward portions, the radially outward portion defining pill apertures for receiving pills therein at a first angular position. A negative pressure system is configured to apply a negative pressure to the pill apertures to retain the pills therein. An ejection device is in communication with the pill apertures at a second angular position of the rotary slat to eject the respective pills outwardly from the pill apertures. A collection mechanism is disposed adjacent to the radially outward portion about the second angular position, and is configured to collect the pills ejected from the pill apertures and to direct the pills toward the series of containers for deposition therein. | 05-13-2010 |
| 20100126121 | CONTAINER ASSEMBLIES HAVING COLLAPSIBLE AND ERECTABLE CONTAINERS CONTAINING A PACKAGING MATERIAL - A container assembly is provided which includes a container selectively moveable between an erect condition and a collapsed or substantially flattened condition. A packaging material for support objects is disposed within an object receiving space of the container and secured thereto so that the packaging material remains in the object receiving space of the container when the container is in either the erect condition or the collapsed or substantially flattened condition. | 05-27-2010 |
| 20100139221 | MAIL PIECE INSERTION MECHANISMS AND METHODS OF USE - A mail piece insertion mechanism is provided and, more particularly, mail piece insertion mechanisms and methods used for inserting mail pieces such as, for example, residual mail, into individual mail piece folders or containers is provided. The method of inserting mail pieces into folders includes opening the folders and aligning a mechanism with the opened folders and inserting the mail pieces therein. The insertion mechanism includes a mechanism configured open folders and a mechanism configured to insert mail pieces into the open folders. | 06-10-2010 |
| 20100146910 | Mattress supporting system - A folding mattress support system replaces both a conventional box spring and the bed frame with rails. The mattress support system is lighter, quieter and easier to transport, and also provides more storage space beneath the mattress. The mattress support system includes bed frame assemblies, central connecting bars, edge attachments and a bed skirt. Leg brackets fold out from the bed frame assemblies, which themselves unfold in the middle. Central connecting bars connect inner side edges of the bed frame assemblies. Plastic edge attachments are attached at outer corners of the bed frame assemblies and hold a bed skirt taught around the frame assemblies when the frame assemblies are standing on the extended leg brackets. A mattress is then placed on top of the assembled mattress support system. Optionally, metal edge attachments at the head corners of the mattress support system both hold the bed skirt and support a headboard. | 06-17-2010 |
| 20100192521 | METHOD OF FILLING BOTTLES OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS IN A BOTTLE OR CONTAINER FILLING PLANT AND A FILLING SYSTEM FOR FILLING BOTTLES OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS IN A BOTTLE OR CONTAINER FILLING PLANT - A method of filling bottles or similar containers in a bottle or container filling plant and a filling system for filling bottles or similar containers in a bottle or container filling plant. The abstract of the disclosure is submitted herewith as required by | 08-05-2010 |
| 20100199612 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR FILLING OF CONTAINERS OF COLLAPSIBLE TYPE - A method for filling containers of a collapsible type, including providing a web which includes the containers in an interconnected state, feeding the web for transporting the containers in a first direction, removing, during transport in the first direction, an end seal provided on each container for opening a filling duct, disengaging, during transport in the first direction, the containers from one another, and subsequently transporting the containers in a second direction transverse to first direction and filling, during the transport in the second direction, each container with a liquid product. The disclosure further relates to a device for filling containers of a collapsible type. | 08-12-2010 |
| 20100212267 | METHOD FOR SIMULTANEOUSLY FORMING MULTIPLE BATCHES OF INDIVIDUAL ELEMENTS OF FRUIT AND VEGETABLE PRODUCTS OR OTHER PRODUCTS BY COMBINING BATCHES OF SELECTED PRE-WEIGHED ELEMENTS USING A COMBINATION ALGORITHM - A method for packaging fruit or vegetable elements or other products involves forming batches of a pre-determined amount within final weighing values, and within specified tolerances, by simultaneously determining various groups of weighing hoppers from among the total number of full weighing hoppers available with a combination algorithm, and simultaneously feeding pre-formed groups of weighing hoppers to individual feed channels leading to receiving hoppers, and emptying said receiving hoppers through outlets to respective packaging devices. | 08-26-2010 |
| 20100263334 | Portable Circular Knitting Needle Holder Kit - A portable knitting needle holder kit for storing and carrying knitting accessories is disclosed. The kit comprises a first linear sheet having a top surface, a bottom surface, a top edge, a bottom edge and an opposing left and right side edges. At least one sheet is fixed to the bottom edge and along the top surface of the first linear sheet to form at least one pocket having an opening arranged at the top edge. The pocket is covered with at least one pocket cover that fixed above the opening. The kit further includes a second linear sheet having an anchoring means. The anchoring means fixes the second linear sheet around the first linear sheet when the first linear sheet is rolled up into a cylinder shape and tied using the anchoring means. | 10-21-2010 |
| 20100263335 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISTRIBUTING ARTICLES IN A STORAGE COMPARTMENT - A method for distributing articles ( | 10-21-2010 |
| 20100281833 | METHOD OF USING TEMPORARY DECORATION TO MASS CUSTOMIZE REFILLABLE GLASS VESSELS - The present invention relates to a method of using a combination permanent partial decoration and temporary decoration to mass customize refillable glass vessels. The method comprising: decorating a glass vessel with a permanent partial decoration, receiving the glass vessel at a filling facility, washing the glass vessel in caustic solution to remove presence of a temporary decoration, filling the glass vessel with a product contents, printing the temporary decoration on the glass vessel, distributing the glass vessel to a marketplace for use by a consumer, receiving the consumer used glass vessel at the filling facility, and recycling the glass vessel by returning to the step of washing. Other embodiments include not using the permanent partial decoration and printing the temporary decoration on the glass vessel, wherein at least some of the temporary decoration is printed on top of a background region to increase the luminance qualities of the temporary decoration. | 11-11-2010 |
| 20100287891 | STORAGE CONTAINER AND USE OF THE STORAGE CONTAINER - An embodiment of the present invention relates to a storage container for liquids or for viscous or atomisable products, which can be connected to a metering device, the storage container having a cylindrical configuration and a base with a pressure equalisation device and also an oppositely situated open side, the open side including a connection region, and in that an inner bag which is collapsible by suction force is disposed in the storage container. | 11-18-2010 |
| 20110005174 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR INSERTING (TUBE) BAGS INTO CARTONS - In order to insert packages, particularly bags ( | 01-13-2011 |
| 20110016832 | Method and Device for Inserting a Food Stuff Into a Pliable Bag - A method and device of inserting a food stuff into a food stuff bag is disclosed, with the method involving providing a substantially flexible resilient food stuff support that is generally “U” shaped when viewed from its operative position on a countertop, inserting at least a first end of the device a short depth into an opening of a pliable bag, such first end having an edge that is curved and opposing sides that are substantially straight. A bending mechanism bends so that at least the first end deforms from a first configuration to a second configuration for insertion of the first end through the bag opening and into an interior of the bag, wherein when the forces are reduced, the first end changes shape toward the first configuration for holding a portion of the bag and for providing an open volume within the bag for transferring a food stuff to the interior of the bag. | 01-27-2011 |
| 20110030319 | Machine - An apparatus for inserting planar articles into packages having mouths, the apparatus comprising a bed to support a package; an opener to open the mouth of a package; a pusher to push a planar article along an article path into the package when the opener has operated, The pusher comprises a guide adapted to engage in the package mouth while guiding the article to ensure a free path for the article as it is moved into the package. The guide has a generally V-shaped configuration with side walls splayed out from an apex to an open side, and wherein the guide is mounted with the apex substantially facing the bed and the open side substantially facing the pusher, said open side providing an open slot in the article path for receiving and guiding an article and the apex being configured to enter a package mouth as an article is pushed into a package to assist separation of the leaves of a package as they guide an article. Movement of the guide is caused by a pusher action of moving an article into contact with the guide on the article path as it moves towards a package. A bias spring mechanism returns the guides to a home position in the article path and ready for a next article. | 02-10-2011 |
| 20110061345 | SOLID AND SEMI-SOLID DOSAGE FORMS AND SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FORMING AND PACKAGING THEREOF - The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical dosage form, and methods and system for making the pharmaceutical dosage form. The pharmaceutical dosage form contains a first component and a second component sealed in a container, such as a packet or sachet, blister pack, and capsule. Machines and methods for making the pharmaceutical dosage form is also provided. | 03-17-2011 |
| 20110067361 | BEVERAGE SOCK - A beverage sock is disclosed and includes: a tube of material comprising two opposing ends, wherein one of the ends is open, and a handle coupled to the tube at or near the open end of the tube. Methods of using a beverage sock are also disclosed that includes: providing a beverage sock comprising a tube of fabric or material comprising two opposing ends, wherein one of the ends is open, and a handle coupled to the tube at or near the open end of the tube; providing at least one beverage; inserting the at least one beverage into the beverage sock such that the at least one beverage is inserted and kept in an upright position. | 03-24-2011 |
| 20110067362 | Container Bottom and Methods - A method of loading a plurality of articles in a container. The method can include providing a container having a body and defining an interior chamber, providing a stack of articles comprising snack pieces having a convex surface, inserting the stack of articles at least partially into the interior chamber, and reorienting the leading article by forcing the leading article against the inner surface such that the convex surface of the article cooperates with the inner surface. | 03-24-2011 |
| 20110088361 | NOVEL TOMATO PLANTS - The present invention relates to a new and distinct inbred tomato lines and hybrids. This invention also relates to plants and seeds of such inbred tomato lines and hybrids, and to parts thereof. The invention also relates to methods for producing a tomato plant produced by crossing such inbred tomato lines and hybrids with themselves or other tomato plants. | 04-21-2011 |
| 20110094194 | NOVEL TOMATO PLANTS - The present invention relates to a new and distinct inbred tomato lines and hybrids. This invention also relates to plants and seeds of such inbred tomato lines and hybrids, and to parts thereof. The invention also relates to methods for producing a tomato plant produced by crossing such inbred tomato lines and hybrids with themselves or other tomato plants. | 04-28-2011 |
| 20110099952 | Crane device for wrapped quartz glass crucible and method of packing wrapped quartz glass crucible using the device - An object of the present invention is to provide a crane device suitable for handling a wrapped crucible, which crane device is capable of realizing mechanical handling of the wrapped crucible by way of a machine without manual work. In view of this, the present invention provides a crane device adapted to be capable of making reciprocal movements along a path between a position above a lifting-up point where a wrapped quartz glass crucible is placed and another position above a putting-down point where a packing container is placed and ascending to/descending from the path at each of the lifting-up point and the putting-down point, the crane device having: four arms extending in the ascend-descend direction and disposed at apexes of a quadrangle such that two arms paired on a diagonal line of the quadrangle are movable to advance to/separate from each other; and a claw provided at a rear end of each arm to extend in the advancing direction of the arm. | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110099953 | SYSTEM FOR INJECTING MORTAR INTO A CONTAINER - The invention relates to a method of injecting mortar into a container fastened to a first tank and to a second tank, the first tank communicating with the container via a first orifice and the second tank communicating with the container by a second orifice, the method comprising the following operations: a continuous circulation of a first stream of mortar is made to flow in a circulation loop; during the continuous circulation, a second stream of mortar is drawn off from the circulation loop, said second stream being smaller than the first stream of mortar; the second stream of mortar is injected into the container, ensuring that there is dynamic confinement of the gaseous effluents; and the appearance of mortar in the second tank is monitored and, when this appearance is detected, the removal of mortar from the circulation loop is brought to an end. | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110120060 | Device for Encapsulating Seeds and a Method - The invention relates to a device for encapsulating seeds. The device comprises a transport unit provided with a sequence of supports positioned along a transport path. Each support is arranged for supporting a multiple number of capsules at predefined locations and the transport unit is arranged for intermittently transporting the supports in a transport direction along the transport path to a loading position, respectively. The device further comprises a filling unit provided with a multiple number of seed releasing modules for, in a loading position of a support, substantially simultaneously releasing seeds above corresponding capsule locations on a particular support. | 05-26-2011 |
| 20110131930 | Method for blending and loading solid catalyst material into tubular structures - The present invention relates to a method for blending and loading solid material into vessels, such as into the tubes of shell and tube reactors, in a manner which maximizes compositional homogeneity and consistency of quantities and configurations of the blended solid materials. The solid materials comprise one or more solid catalyst materials, one or more solid inert materials, or blends thereof. | 06-09-2011 |
| 20110131931 | METHOD OF CONTAINING A FLORAL GROUPING OR POTTED PLANT - A method of containing a floral grouping or potted plant in a sleeve is disclosed. The sleeve has first and second panels, and at least a portion of at least one of the first and second panels is constructed of at least two layers of material. At least a portion of the at least two layers of material may be connected. | 06-09-2011 |
| 20110138752 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF ALIGNING ITEMS ON A CONVEYOR - A packaging system and method is disclosed for use with a conveyance system. The package assembly provides protrusions which keep the assembly properly oriented on a conveyor system. | 06-16-2011 |
| 20110138753 | Container with Repulpable Moisture Resistant Barrier - This present invention is directed to a container adapted to hold and store moisture sensitive material such as for example, paper or electronic device. The container comprises a top wall, a bottom wall, and a plurality of side walls. Each of the top wall, bottom wall, and a plurality of side walls comprise a corrugated linerboard having an inner surface and an outer surface. At least one of the top wall, bottom wall, and side walls further comprises a coating applied to the linerboard. The coating is positioned at an inner surface of the linerboard to form a coated corrugated linerboard that is a moisture-resistant and resists penetration of water, water vapor or moisture into the container from ambient atmosphere thereby increasing the strength and shelf-life of the container under conditions of cyclic changes in ambient temperature and in ambient humidity. The coating has a coat weight from 1-10 wet #'s total per MSF (thousand square feet). | 06-16-2011 |
| 20110146213 | AUTOMATED PRECISION SMALL OBJECT COUNTING AND DISPENSING SYSTEM AND METHOD - An automated dispenser receives a canister of small objects secured atop the dispenser using a bar-code matched gate operated by a central controller. A hopper below the gate directs small quantities of objects into a charge block which urges them into a circular counter and atop a movable plate forming the bottom of the counter. The plate bears slots around its perimeter adjacent the cylindrical walls of the counter. The central controller operates a servo motor to rotate the plate in measured increments, urging a precise count of objects into a port through which they fall one at a time into a receptacle. Means on the cylinder walls orients objects so that only a single one at a time may fall into each slot, thereby preventing overfilling. An exit sensor counts the objects as they fall to verify quantity and guard against under-filling. | 06-23-2011 |
| 20110173930 | PACKAGING MACHINE AND METHOD OF PACKAGING ARTICLES - A system for packaging articles, which system comprises a first conveyor ( | 07-21-2011 |
| 20110173931 | Large Container Loading System And Method For A Packaging Machine - A large container loading system and method for a packaging machine includes an infeed conveyor and a transfer flight. An array of pivotable cradle lugs is carried by the transfer flight in synchronized movement with cartons on an adjacent carton flight. Containers are moved into the cradle lugs in an upright orientation and the cradle lugs and containers are reoriented to a substantially horizontal or sideways orientation before being pushed into their cartons by an inserter assembly. A transfer block or a support conveyor may be positioned between each of the cradle lugs and an aligned open container to support a container as it moves between a cradle lug and a carton. | 07-21-2011 |
| 20110173932 | Biodegradable Bag and Method of Use Thereof - A method for protection of underwater structures and earthen surfaces. A biodegradable bag is filled with particulate material, such as a cement mixture, and placed underwater so as to protect an underwater structure from damage. The bag has a multi-layer wall, with an outer layer of a biodegradable fabric such as burlap, and an inner layer of a biodegradable material which is permeable to water yet which will not permit very fine solids to pass through the material. A suitable inner layer material is heavy kraft paper. After placement underwater, water penetrates the wall layers and hydrates the cement, eventually forming a firm mass. Another embodiment of the bag comprises a filler tube formed from the bag wall material, which extends into the interior of the bag sufficiently far that escape of the particulate material is minimized during the filling of the bag. | 07-21-2011 |
| 20110173933 | POWDER DISPENSER MODULES AND POWDER DISPENSER ASSEMBLIES - A powder dispenser module ( | 07-21-2011 |
| 20110185685 | ICE BAGGING SYSTEM INCLUDING AUXILIARY SOURCE OF BAGS - An ice bagging system and method according to which ice is automatically disposed in respective bags provided from a first source of bags, and ice is automatically disposed in respective bags provided from a second source of bags. | 08-04-2011 |
| 20110192121 | Inflatable Mailer, Apparatus, and Method for Making the Same - The presently disclosed subject matter relates generally to mailers for shipping objects, and more particularly to mailers comprising an outer pouch and an inner inflatable liner and an inflation pathway through which a portion of gas can be introduced into said inflatable liner. | 08-11-2011 |
| 20110203230 | INSERTING POSTAL ITEMS INTO ENVELOPES - A method of inserting postal items into envelopes, comprising, for each of said envelopes: holding the envelope in an inserting position with an open end oriented towards a postal item transport path and with an envelope edge perpendicular to the open end against an alignment surface that defines an envelope alignment axis at the inserting position; displacing one or more of the postal items along the postal item transport path into the envelope, an edge of the or each postal item, at least partway along the transport path, being urged against and guided by an alignment surface that defines a postal item alignment axis along the postal item transport path, wherein the envelope alignment axis is offset from the postal item alignment axis by a predetermined distance in a direction away from the postal item transport path. | 08-25-2011 |
| 20110203231 | GOODS-TO-PERSON PICKING STATION AND PICKING METHOD - A goods-to-person picking station and method of picking goods from a product container and placing the goods in at least one order container includes a product container-handling mechanism and at least one order container-handling mechanism juxtaposed with the product container-handling mechanism. The product container-handling mechanism supplies a product container to a pick area. The at least one order container-handling mechanism supplies at least one order container to the pick area. In this manner, an operator can pick goods from a product container at the pick area and place the goods selectively to the at least one order container at the pick area. The product container-handling mechanism includes a product container elevator assembly and a product container extractor assembly. The elevator assembly elevates a product container from the feed area to the pick area. The extractor assembly transfers a product container from the pick area. The elevator assembly and the extractor assembly may be operated from a common drive assembly. | 08-25-2011 |
| 20110225935 | Methods of Packaging Folded Clips - The invention includes a method of packaging paper products (such as facial tissue) in a dispenser. A clip of paper product is folded. The folded clip has a central region and a pair of opposing peripheral regions separated from one another by the central region. The peripheral regions of the folded clip are pressed toward one another to compress the peripheral regions. After the peripheral regions are compressed, the folded clip is transferred into the dispenser. | 09-22-2011 |
| 20110232238 | MULTIPLE STATION AUTOMATED BAGGER SYSTEMS, ASSOCIATED DEVICES AND RELATED METHODS - Automated (poultry) bagging packaging systems include a plurality of spaced apart holding stations that are configured to rotate in concert about a defined endless travel path to automatically serially position a respective holding station to be in communication with each of a plurality of different workstations. | 09-29-2011 |
| 20110239595 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR FILLING A CONTAINER WITH A POUCH AND A FLOWABLE FOOD PRODUCT - Methods and apparatus for tilting and filling a carton with a pouch and a flowable food product are described. The carton can be tilted prior to filling in order to minimize a void between the pouch and a sidewall of the carton. The carton is pivoted to a tilted orientation, such that the sidewall includes a lowermost inclined segment. The pouch is then inserted into the carton either prior to or after pivoting the carton to the tilted orientation so that the pouch can substantially rest against the inclined segment. The flowable food product is then at partially deposited into the carton, such that the flowable food product substantially fills in next to the pouch instead of between the pouch and the inclined segment. After a sufficient height of flowable food product has been deposited into the carton, the carton can be returned to a vertical orientation and closed. | 10-06-2011 |
| 20110258973 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DRAWING TUBULAR FILM OR A FILM COVER OVER A STACK OF GOODS - The invention relates to a method for drawing a tubular film ( | 10-27-2011 |
| 20110283666 | DEVICE FOR LOADING CATALYST INTO A REACTOR VESSEL - A device and method for loading catalyst pellets into reactor tubes of a chemical reactor. A direct mechanical force is applied to one or more pellets where bridging occurs that is different from the forces applied to the surrounding pellets in order to break up the bridge so as to allow catalyst particles to fall through an opening into the reactor tube. | 11-24-2011 |
| 20110283667 | METHOD, TRAY AND APPARATUS FOR HANDLING SYRINGES - A tray is provided for receiving a plurality of pre-filled syringes each having a tubular body defining an outer surface and a chamber having an open first end sealed with a plug and an open opposite second end configured to establish fluid communication with a hypodermic needle. wherein a flange extends from the tubular body at the first end. The tray includes a plate defining a plurality of through-going ridges and a plurality of through-going grooves parallel to the ridges, wherein the ridges are interconnected with the grooves. A multitude of open apertures is defined at the ridges, wherein the apertures are configured for (a) receiving the flange of a syringe received between two adjacent ridges, and (b) permitting the passage of a gas through the plate to contact the outer surface of the syringe. | 11-24-2011 |
| 20110289888 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING A STACK OF MEDICAMENT POCKETS FOR STORING AND PRESENTING MEDICAMENT WAFERS, A READY-MADE SUPPLY OF MEDICAMENT POCKETS FOR PRODUCING THE STACK AND USE OF THE READY-MADE SUPPLY OF MEDICAMENT POCKETS - For the reliable production of stacks | 12-01-2011 |
| 20110296801 | ROLLABLE CHAIRMAT - A rollable chairmat is provided that comprises a sheet of polymeric material having a plurality of parallel grooves across one of its surfaces. Adjacent grooves define a rib therebetween, with each rib defining a peak and each groove defining a valley. The grooves and ribs may run lengthwise, widthwise, or obliquely relative to the width and length of the chairmat. A method for storing a chairmat is also provided in which a grooved chairmat is rolled up into a tube, and the chairmat is maintained in its tubular configuration, by, e.g., placing it in a tube, encasing it in shrink-wrap, utilizing a strap or adhesive strip, or placing it in a box. | 12-08-2011 |
| 20110302887 | SOY-BASED MODELING PRODUCT - Soy-based modeling product. The present disclosure includes disclosure of various embodiments of soy-based modeling products. In at least one embodiment, the soy-based modeling product comprises a quantity of water, a quantity of a salt, a quantity of an oil, and a quantity of a flour, wherein at least one of the oil and/or the flour is derived from soybeans. In another embodiment, the soy-based modeling product further comprises corn starch. | 12-15-2011 |
| 20110302888 | Pour Spout - A container ( | 12-15-2011 |
| 20110314774 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR FREIGHT CONTAINER LOADING - Disclosed are apparatuses and methods for use thereof for loading bulk material into freight containers. One apparatus comprises a hopper configured to receive bulk material that is sized and shaped to be at least partially enclosable by a container to occupy a substantial volume of the container and a ram. The ram comprises a plate and a driver configured to move the plate from a back end of the hopper to an open end of the hopper to expel material into a container. Another apparatus comprises a hopper configured to receive bulk, material that is sized and shaped to be at least partially enclosable by a container to occupy a substantial volume of the container and a reciprocating conveyor floor system. Optionally, the apparatuses further include a stand and/or collapsible legs to further support the hopper. | 12-29-2011 |
| 20120005991 | LUBRICANT FOR THERMOPLASTIC POLYMERS - The invention relates to a polymer composition, comprising at least one thermoplastic polymer, at least one pigment or at least one filler or a mixture thereof and at least one diester of a linear diol having 2 to 8 C-atoms with a linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated monocarboxylic acid having 6 to 44 C-atoms, wherein the fraction of diesters comprising different fatty acid radicals in a molecule is less than 10% by weight with regard to the total amount of diesters. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120005992 | Packaging tray and method of use - A packaging system for packaging food on a plurality of trays is provided. The packaging system has a main conveyor configured to move each of the plurality of trays about the packaging system and a tray unloader for unloading one tray from a tray stack onto the main conveyor. The packaging system has a food loader configured to place the food into each of the trays and a food accessory loader configured to place a food accessory into a storage compartment of each of the trays. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120017543 | AGRICULTURAL STORAGE BAG LOADING SYSTEM - A system for loading a bale in a continuous storage bag includes a structure configured and disposed to releasably dispense the bag in response to receiving a bale directed inside the structure, the directed bale being inserted inside the bag. A bale wagon receives the bale and a push-off member directs the bale inside the structure from the bale wagon. A first member is selectably movable between a first position and a second position with respect to the bale wagon to selectably secure the bale wagon to the structure. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120017544 | STORAGE METHOD - A storage method of storing a package with its contents under irradiation of light. At least part of the package is made of polyamide (A) which is obtained by polycondensation of a diamine component comprising 70 mol % or more of m-xylylenediamine and a dicarboxylic acid component comprising 70 mol % or more of α,ω-linear aliphatic dicarboxylic acid having 4 to 20 carbon atoms. The oxygen transmission of the package including polyamide (A) is reduced by irradiation of light, to prevent the spoilage of the contents. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120017545 | Item Handling System With Tracking - An item handling system includes a vacuum source, a transport element defining a plurality of vacuum openings in fluid communication with the vacuum source to create a securing force on an item proximate to the transport element for holding the item in contact with the transport element, and a drive element for driving the transport element to transport the item. The transport element further defines a plurality of sensor openings arranged in two substantially parallel arrays along a longitudinal direction of the transport element. The system further includes a sensor associated with each array of sensor openings for sensing energy passing through the sensor openings to thereby sense the item on the transport element. Each sensor is disposed at a common longitudinal position relative to the transport element. Sensing the item corresponds to a condition where the sensor associated with each array is blocked. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120023872 | THERMOFORMING PACKAGING MACHINE AND A METHOD FOR FILLING PACKAGING TROUGHS WITH PRODUCTS - A thermoforming packaging machine according to the disclosure comprises a forming station for producing packaging troughs in a bottom foil, and a filler for filling the packaging troughs with products. The filler is arranged at a transition region for conveying the packaging troughs from a first transport plane to a second transport plane. A corresponding method for filling packaging troughs with products is also provided. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120067010 | Expandable Pocket - The present invention relates to an expandable protective pocket arrangement comprising a back panel, two or more front side panels and at least one connecting member for connecting said front side panels, the connecting member or members being arranged to adjust the distance between the front side panels. | 03-22-2012 |
| 20120073247 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING INDIVIDUALLY ASSEMBLED PRINTED PRODUCTS - A method for producing individually assembled printed products includes supplying from a production line at least one envelope product with an individual, optically detectable marking affixed thereto. A regionally oriented supplement and/or a target-group specific supplement is supplied from at least one other production. The envelope products and the supplements are assemble by combining in a first autonomously operating assembling device the envelope product with the regionally oriented supplement to form a first printed product and combining in a second autonomously operating assembling device the envelope product with the target-group specific supplement to form a second printed product, or inserting continuously or intermittingly in the first autonomously operating assembling device the target-group specific product into the first printed product, or inserting in a downstream direction of the first autonomously operating assembling device the target-group specific supplement into the first printed product. | 03-29-2012 |
| 20120073248 | Breadbasket with Merchandiser Window and Flaps - A basket for shipping and displaying of baked products, wherein the basket comprises several features that substantially inhibit or reduce lateral motion, as well frontward and rearwards motion. Similar baskets can be stacked in a 0°, 90° or 180° configuration, and in the 0° and 180°, an upper basket can pivot and slide about a lower basket. Preferably, three window flaps are provided in one or more merchandising windows of the basket to allow consumers to retrieve baked product from an interior portion of the basket. The window flaps can moved from an open position to provide customers access to the tray, to a closed position to substantially inhibit or prevent product spillage when being transported or stored. | 03-29-2012 |
| 20120079796 | AUTOMATIC PACKING APPARATUS AND AUTOMATIC PACKING METHOD USING THE SAME - According to example embodiments, an automatic packing apparatus includes at least one box supply unit configured to move a box stack upwards such that a product is inserted into a packing box of the box stack, the packing box being the uppermost box of the box stack, an inlet formation unit configured to lift the upper surface of the packing box to form an inlet on at least one unbonded side surface of the packing box, a product supply unit configured to transfer the product to the inlet; and a side surface bonding unit configured to bond the at least one unbonded side surface of the packing box. The at least one unbonded side surface includes the inlet and the packing box includes the product inserted therein. | 04-05-2012 |
| 20120085073 | Medicine management methods and apparatus - Methods and apparatus are shown for providing information on a pill. A patient specific delivery apparatus for medicine using information on a pill or pills is shown as well, and a database with patient specific information may be provided, resulting in an individualized pharmacopoeia for a patient. A dispenser and a method for dispensing pills are provided and may generate audible messages. The dispenser may be constructed with a protective barrier to maintain shelf-life and integrity of the pills. | 04-12-2012 |
| 20120090275 | ADHESIVE PATCH-CONTAINING PACKAGE BAG AND METHOD FOR STORING ADHESIVE PATCH - The present invention relates to an adhesive patch-containing package bag | 04-19-2012 |
| 20120090276 | Method And An Apparatus For Transferring Articles From A Packaging Machine To Containers - An apparatus and a method are described for transferring a plurality of articles ( | 04-19-2012 |
| 20120096816 | TABLET-CONTAINER FILLING APPARATUS AND METHOD - Tablet-container filling apparatus is provided for feeding and separating tablets and for filling a tablet container with the said tablets. The tablet-container filling apparatus comprises a tablet-colour identifier ( | 04-26-2012 |
| 20120102891 | Soft-sided Bulk Material Containers with Hold-ins - A system, method and apparatus for transferring bulk material for transport, the method includes placing a first quantity of bulk material in a soft-sided bulk material container, extending a first hold-in across the container from a first side of the container to a second location, the second location being substantially toward a second side of the container, wherein the first hold-in is secured to the first side of the container, securing the first hold-in to the second location and placing a second quantity of bulk material in the container, the second quantity covering the first hold-in and securing the first hold-in to the second location with a weight of the second quantity of bulk material. | 05-03-2012 |
| 20120102892 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PACKAGING SUBSTANTIALLY FLAT PRODUCTS IN A BOX - A device for packaging substantially flat products ( | 05-03-2012 |
| 20120110960 | RIGID CONTAINER FOR A FLEXIBLE POUCH FOR HOLDING A BIOPHARMACEUTICAL FLUID, ASSEMBLY COMPRISING SUCH A FLEXIBLE POUCH AND SUCH A CONTAINER, AND METHOD FOR USING SUCH A CONTAINER - The container includes a lower wall and an erect side wall limiting an upper opening of a housing for accommodating a flexible pouch containing a fluid; containment elements including a containment wall, the gap between its peripheral edge and the side wall being limited; the containment wall adapted to be applied against the pouch and held fixed in this position by holding elements arranged in the container and borne by the containment elements by a structural and functional combination, and being movable between an inactive retracted state and an active expanded state, in which a distal end part is either moved away from the side wall or applied there against without any chance of sliding; and adapted to be applied at any desired location of a zone of the side wall such that the containment wall can be applied and held against the pouch regardless of how full the latter is. | 05-10-2012 |
| 20120117926 | COLLAPSIBLE MOBILITY ASSISTANCE DEVICE - A collapsible mobility assistance device which may be configured in an operable configuration and a storage configuration. The device may be configured such that each individual component is planar, which may allow the device to be packaged, stored, and/or shipped in minimally sized containers. | 05-17-2012 |
| 20120131885 | INSERTION SYSTEM AND INSERTION METHOD - An insertion system includes an enclosure supply device, an envelope supply device, an insertion device to insert an enclosure supplied from the enclosure supply device into the envelope supplied from the envelope supply device, a first input unit to input identification data of the enclosure inserted into the envelope in each of multiple insertion setting records, a second input unit to input identification data of the enclosure set in the enclosure container of the enclosure supply device, and a controller to determine whether the identification data of the enclosure to be inserted, input by the first input unit, matches the identification data of the enclosure set in the enclosure container, input by the second input unit, and to control supply of the envelope by the envelope supply device as well as supply of the enclosure by the enclosure supply device based on a result of the determination. | 05-31-2012 |
| 20120131886 | PROCESS FOR PACKAGING SOLID COSMETIC PRODUCTS INSIDE A CONTAINER - The process includes the introduction of a bi-component silicone resin ( | 05-31-2012 |
| 20120131887 | Storage-Stable Aqueous Solutions of Chlorine Dioxide and Methods for Preparing and Using Them - The present invention is for extremely pure solutions of chlorine dioxide, methods for making such solutions and to compositions and methods for storing, shipping and using such solutions. Generally, the chlorine dioxide solutions of the invention are aqueous solutions containing about 2500 ppm or less of total impurities. The chlorine dioxide solution can be prepare by passing dilute highly pure chlorine gas through a bed of substantially solid sodium chloride and contacting the resulting chlorine dioxide gas with a liquid. | 05-31-2012 |
| 20120137638 | PACKAGED CARBON FIBER PRECURSOR TOW, AND METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - The invention provides a packaged tow being characterized in that a carbon fiber precursor tow ( | 06-07-2012 |
| 20120144783 | PACKAGING MEMBER AND PACKAGING METHOD - A packaging member includes a cushioning member that holds a holding part of a to-be-packaged member different from a predetermined part of the to-be-packaged member without coming into contact with the predetermined part of the to-be-packaged member. The cushioning member cushions a shock transmitting to the to-be-packaged member, and the packaging member packages the to-be-packaged member via the cushioning member. | 06-14-2012 |
| 20120151881 | PROCESSES FOR MAKING FLUID DETERGENT COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING A DI-AMIDO GELLANT - The invention is directed to a fluid detergent composition comprising a di-amido gellant and a surfactant, and a method for structuring said composition. | 06-21-2012 |
| 20120174535 | Yard Waste Bag Buttler - A yard waste bag device is provided having a rectangularly tubular structure with rounded lower edges, adapted to maintain a bag opening while loading contents therein. The device comprises two open ends, a hollow interior and rotating corners adapted to allow a condensed, folded configuration for storage. A user may slide this assisting device into a yard waste bag in order to maintain the bag opening, whether in a vertical or horizontal position. Once the yard waste bag is full, the assisting device may be removed and stored. There is a designated marker within the device to identify the fill mark for the bag to prevent overfilling. A handle may be provided in the top edges of the device to facilitate removal of the device once the bag has been filled. The lower edges of the device are rounded to facilitate smooth entry into a yard waste bag. | 07-12-2012 |
| 20120180436 | CONTAINER FOR EGGS, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ARRANGING AND STABILIZING EGGS IN A CONTAINER - A method for arranging eggs in a container. Eggs placed in receptacles of the container come to a resting orientation, by virtue of eh contouring of the receptacle, such that a long axis of the first egg is tilted toward a rear portion of the container at nearly uniform angles slightly offset from a vertical axis, and parallel side-to-side. Using features of the container, movement of eggs from their resting orientation, as well as twisting (spinning) about their long axes is resisted during marking, shipping or handling. The orienting of eggs in the receptacles or compartments thereof may be aided by use of an egg orienter. Tilting of the eggs may be facilitated by using receptacles or compartments which are asymmetrically contoured with respect to the vertical axis. | 07-19-2012 |
| 20120198796 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PACKAGING PRODUCTS - A device for packaging preferably two-dimensional products is designed for forming a bag-like tube by way of a longitudinal connection device, from a web of packaging material. The bag-like tube, with respect to a conveying direction of the packaging material, is open in a region in front of the longitudinal connection device and is closed in the region after the longitudinal connection device. The device includes a suction device which leads into the still open bag-like tube, and in the closed region includes a suction opening, through which gas can be sucked out of the region after the longitudinal connection device, out of the bag-like tube and through the suction device. | 08-09-2012 |
| 20120233969 | PHARMACEUTICAL DUST EXTRACTION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A dust extraction system and method are provided to collect some of the dust generated during handling of tablets during a tablet packaging process. For example, a tablet packaging system may be provided that includes a vibrating tray configured to feed a plurality of tablets to respective packages. The tablet packaging system may also include a first gas nozzle configured to direct a first flow of gas across the vibrating tray with the first flow of gas having a spaced relationship from the vibrating tray. The tablet packaging system may also include a second gas nozzle configured to direct a second flow of gas toward the vibrating tray. Further, the tablet packaging system may include a receiving hood configured to collect at least a portion of the gas provided by the first and second gas nozzles and to collect dust from the plurality of tablets. | 09-20-2012 |
| 20120266571 | FILLING ASSEMBLY, GASKET FOR USE IN SAID FILLING ASSEMBLY, AND A METHOD FOR FILLING LIQUID - A filling assembly for filling of a tube of packaging material having a seal starting at a first level, comprises a conduit arranged to lead liquid into the tube of packaging material below said first level and a passage arranged to eject gas through openings into the tube of packaging material below said first level. The filling assembly is characterized in that a gasket is arranged to provide a seal between said filling assembly and said tube of packaging material upstream said openings such that the overpressure P | 10-25-2012 |
| 20120285124 | BAG ME I'M LAUNDRY AND BAG ME I'M DRY CLEANING SYSTEMS - The laundry organization and storing system provides consumers with a simple way to separately store and transport different types of laundry. This system may feature a set of canvas bags labeled to indicate the types of laundry contained therein. Bags marked, “Bag Me, I'm Laundry” may hold garments that can be washed in traditional washing machines, while bags marked, “Bag Me, I'm Dry Cleaning” may hold garments that require special care, such as those requiring dry cleaning (only). Additionally, the bags can be customized with consumers' names, Greek symbols for fraternities or sororities, and other various personalizing embellishments such that they are identifiable as to who the owner is and as to what ‘type’ of clothes are held therein. | 11-15-2012 |
| 20120311973 | CONTINUOUS FILLING DEVICE - Filling device ( | 12-13-2012 |
| 20120317929 | CELL TRAY, USE THEREOF AND METHOD FOR HANDLING CONTAINERS - The present invention provides a novel cell tray for transporting a plurality of containers in a diagonal loading pattern and a method for handling containers. The cell tray includes a rectangular frame and a loading surface which is defined by the frame and is configured to support container bottoms in a number of bottle positions such that a number of bottle positions is arranged to accommodate a different number of containers on the tray in a loading pattern. The number of bottle positions is at least twice as large as the number of containers in the loading pattern. The bottle positions are also arranged in a matrix-like pattern, whereby a diagonal pattern can be loaded onto the tray without a specific orientation thereof. | 12-20-2012 |
| 20120317930 | Apparatus and Methods for Inserting Food Products into Packages - Apparatus and methods for inserting food products into packages are disclosed, and in particular apparatus and methods for inserting generally thin or planar food products from a stack of such food products into a package. A stacker assembly includes a pusher mechanism for advancing a bottommost food product or products from the stack toward an opening or edge disposed above a package so that the food product or products can fall into the package. | 12-20-2012 |
| 20130008138 | END EFFECTOR WITH MULTIPLE PICK-UP MEMBERS - An end effector for use with a moving device has a frame and a plurality of operational members mounted for movement on the frame. The effector also has an actuation mechanism directly connected to a first operational member and is operable to move the first operational member from a first position to a second position, and from the second position to the first position. A linking apparatus is provided for linking the first operational member to a second operational member. The actuation mechanism moves the first operational member from the first position to the second position, and results in the second operational member being moved by the linking apparatus from a third position to a fourth position. The operational members can be pick up members for picking up items at one pitch and releasing them at a second pitch. | 01-10-2013 |
| 20130019574 | MEAT PACKAGING - Meat products are provided to an automated bagging system in a controlled and managed manner. Packaging systems in accordance with the present invention preferably include one or more buffering systems capable controlling the flow of meat products to a bagging system. Buffering systems are positioned along a meat product packaging line to provide such flow control. Plural buffering systems may be used as arranged in one or both of in series and in parallel. | 01-24-2013 |
| 20130036713 | HEAT EXCHANGER IN A PROCESS AND DEVICE FOR THE PREPARATION OF AN ESTER - The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of an ester in a reactor, wherein at least a portion of the process components is led in a delivery stream outside the reactor over a heat transfer surface as a film, the ratio of the delivery stream to the heat transfer surface being in a range of from 0.25 to 3 m/h, a device, a process for the preparation of a thermoplastic composition comprising the ester prepared according to the invention, a process for the production of a shaped article comprising the ester according to the invention or the thermoplastic composition according to the invention, a process for the production of a packed product, a process for the production of an at least partly coated object, and uses of the esters according to the invention as an additive in various compositions. | 02-14-2013 |
| 20130036714 | CONTINUOUS PROCESS FOR FRACTIONING, COMBINATION, AND RECOMBINATION OF ASPHALT COMPONENTS FOR PELLETIZATION AND PACKAGING OF ASPHALT AND ASPHALT-CONTAINING PRODUCTS - A continuous process for fractioning, combination, and recombination of asphalt sources into asphalt components for pelletization of asphalt and asphalt-containing products such that the pellets formed are generally uniform in dimension, freely flowing, free from agglomeration, and the pelletized asphalt is packaged, and preferably compatibly packaged, for additional processing and applications. | 02-14-2013 |
| 20130042581 | SNAP-ON PROTECTIVE COVER FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device protective cover that includes a substantially rigid screen protector panel. The electronic device cover attaches by snap-on connection over a portion of the electronic device. The protective cover can optionally secure to a base by a snap-on connection to form a multi-component protective system. | 02-21-2013 |
| 20130042582 | METHOD FOR PACKAGING POLYCRYSTALLINE SILICON - A method is disclosed for packaging polycrystalline silicon, in which a plastic bag is filled with polycrystalline silicon by means of a filling device, which has a freely suspended energy absorber consisting of a nonmetallic low-contamination material, wherein the plastic bag is pulled over the energy absorber and filled with polycrystalline silicon, and the plastic bag is lowered downward during the filling, so that the silicon slides into the plastic bag. Also disclosed is a method for packaging polycrystalline silicon, in which a plastic bag is filled with polycrystalline silicon by means of a filling device, wherein a storage container has an opening through which it is filled with silicon, the plastic bag being pulled over the storage container after filling the storage container with silicon and the storage container subsequently being rotated so that the silicon slides out of the storage container into the plastic bag. | 02-21-2013 |
| 20130042583 | BAG ASSEMBLY - A bag assembly comprises a plurality of members that are telescopically arranged inside one another, the members being transformable between an extended condition and a collapsed condition. The assembly has a substantially greater length in the extended condition than in the collapsed condition. In one arrangement, the bag assembly has an extended condition in which the telescopically engaging members extend upwardly and a flexible bag is disposed substantially within the interior space defined by the members. A lid is also provided. In another arrangement, the members are inserted into a bag, keeping the top of the bag open to assist filling of the bag. | 02-21-2013 |
| 20130047561 | METHODS, SYSTEMS AND APPARATUS DIRECTED TO SAFETY HARNESSES, AND TOOL BAGS AND HOLDERS, FOR CONSTRUCTION WORKERS AND THE LIKE - A tool bag configured to hold tools for a construction worker. The tool bag comprises a pouch sized and configured for securely carrying construction tools, the pouch further comprising an upper edge defining an opening to the pouch and a lower edge defining a lower edge of the pouch. The linear length of the upper edge of the pouch is shorter than the linear length of the lower edge of the pouch to form an enclosed pouch. | 02-28-2013 |
| 20130055686 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INSERTING ONE OR MORE GOODS INTO A MOVEABLE COVER - An apparatus for inserting one or more goods into a moveable cover includes a goods conveyor configured to move the one or more goods with a first velocity, at least one filling aid, and a cover conveyor configured to move the cover with a second velocity, the second velocity being different from the first velocity. | 03-07-2013 |
| 20130055687 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INSERTING ONE OR MORE GOODS INTO A MOVEABLE COVER - An apparatus for inserting one or more goods into a moving cover includes a cover transport, and at least one separating device configured to engage with a first part of the cover and to maintain the first part of the cover separate from a second part of the cover during at least a part of the movement of the cover. | 03-07-2013 |
| 20130061564 | FIREARM SUPPORTING DEVICES, METHODS OF ASSEMBLING FIREARM SUPPORTING DEVICES, AND METHODS OF PACKAGING FIREARM SUPPORTING DEVICES - Firearm supporting devices (e.g., firearm vises), methods of assembling firearm supporting devices, and methods of packaging firearm supporting devices are disclosed herein. One aspect is directed to a firearm supporting device for supporting a firearm having a first section and a second section spaced apart from the first section. In one such embodiment, a firearm supporting device includes a base, a first support for carrying the first section of the firearm, and a second support for carrying the second section of the firearm. The base includes a first portion and a second portion configured to be attached to the first portion. The first portion is fixed relative to the second portion when the first and second portions are attached. The first support is configured to project from the first portion of the base. The second support is configured to project from the second portion of the base. | 03-14-2013 |
| 20130061565 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INSERTING ONE OR MORE GOODS INTO A MOVEABLE COVER - An apparatus for inserting one or more goods into a moving cover includes a cover transport, and at least one filling aid configured to move at least partially into the cover and to be maintained within the cover during at least a part of the movement of the cover. | 03-14-2013 |
| 20130067868 | Refuse Container with Handling Features - A refuse carrying device with a variety of handling features includes a container, an attachable secondary handle, an attachable wheel assembly, and a shoulder resting recess. The durable container has an open top adapted for receiving refuse. Opposing sides of a top edge of the container include a pair of handles. The selectably attachable secondary side handle and the selectably attachable wheel assembly are positioned along an outer lower perimeter edge of the container. The shoulder recess is an indentation along the lower perimeter edge opposite the secondary handle and includes an attachable padded cushion to line the recess. A user places the shoulder rest in contact with the shoulder and grips the secondary handle to carry the container upon the shoulder region. | 03-21-2013 |
| 20130067869 | ROBOT APPARATUS, ROBOT SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PACKAGED PRODUCT OF STRING-SHAPED OBJECT - A robot apparatus includes a turning base, a lower arm, an upper arm, a wrist unit, a hand, and a controller. The hand is provided on the wrist unit to hold or release a longitudinally intermediate portion of a noodle lump. The controller controls operations of the turning base, the lower arm, the upper arm, the wrist unit, and the hand. The controller controls the turning base, the lower arm, the upper arm, and the wrist unit so that the hand moves the noodle lump obliquely upward at least in a part of a path from a holding position at which the noodle lump is held and a releasing position at which the noodle lump is released. | 03-21-2013 |
| 20130067870 | BAG RETRIEVAL ASSEMBLY AND BAG FOR PRESSED BALES - A bag retrieval assembly and bag, which facilitates the covering of a bale of cotton or other fibrous material, are discussed. The bag is configured to be used with the bag retrieval assembly, which is configured to manipulate the bag from a stacked or stored configuration to an open configuration that may be raised and held into a position for further processing. | 03-21-2013 |
| 20130074456 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FILLING FOOD POUCHES - A stand of a system for filling food pouches includes a first side support structure that includes a lower end portion and an upper end portion. The stand also includes a second side support structure that includes a lower end portion and an upper end portion. The stand further includes an upper support structure which extends between the upper end portion of the first side support structure and the upper end portion of the second side support structure. The upper support structure includes at least one mount receptacle that defines an aperture configured to receive a spout of a food pouch, to facilitate suspending a food pouch from the upper support structure. Systems and methods for filling food pouches are also described herein. | 03-28-2013 |
| 20130081363 | PACKAGING DESIGNED TO BE A FUEL COMPONENT AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING SAME - Containers for disposal of waste materials, used or unused having desired burn properties. The containers have tailored or engineered properties based on material construction so that they are burnable and alter burn properties of the source materials, used or unused, contained therein. The containers may also include cavities into which accelerants, retarders, combustion aids, fuel value enhancing agents, additives to change an ash composition, other additives or the like are added. | 04-04-2013 |
| 20130091807 | SUSPENSION PACKAGING ASSEMBLY - A suspension package assembly can include a package member and a stretchable retention member. The package member and a stretchable retention member cooperate to suspend at least one article. At least one article can be held securely between the retention member and a base member of the foldable member. The pocket of the retention member can be positioned over the foldable portions of the package member. The foldable portions can fit into the pockets and then can be folded so as to generate tension in the retention member. Coupling assemblies inhibit relative movement of the retention member and the packaging member. | 04-18-2013 |
| 20130097974 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ACTIVATING ARTICLE PROTECTION FEATURES OF A CARTON - A system and method for activating a series of article protection features formed in product cartons in which a series of articles have been packaged includes an actuating assembly mounted along a path of travel for the cartons. The actuating assembly will include a series of actuating elements that are selectively moved into engagement with the article protection features of the cartons. The article protection features are urged into the cartons, between the articles therein and into positions engaging and supporting the articles. | 04-25-2013 |
| 20130097975 | PACKAGING SYSTEM FOR PHARMACEUTICAL DISPENSER AND ASSOCIATED METHOD - A packaging system and associated method for use with a pharmaceutical dispenser provides a turnkey solution for packaging pharmaceutical products such as solid medications and nutritional supplements to be taken orally in health care settings, including but not limited to long term care (LTC) and assisted living settings. An overall pharmacy system and methodology begins with bulk medications and supplements introduced into the work flow, individually packaged and assembled into medpass orders per patient and delivered to the LTC facility or other institution for patient consumption. The process begins by converting bulk medications and supplements to packaged unit doses and ultimately individually packaged medpass bags for each patient on a 24-hour schedule. The design of the overall system and its individual components allows for physical control of each unit dose package from start to finish without any unit dose package “free fall” in the system. | 04-25-2013 |
| 20130111854 | Method and Equipment for Performing a Packing Operation in a Safe Way - Method for performing a packing operation in a safe way at a manual filling station ( | 05-09-2013 |
| 20130111855 | OVERHEAD PACKAGING MACHINE WITH ARTICULATING LUGS - An overhead packaging machine with articulating lugs is mountable along a product packaging system for the application of cartons such as wrap-style cartons about sets or groups of products. The overhead packaging machine includes a lug conveyor having a series of articulating lug assemblies mounted thereto and which are moved along a path of travel for engaging the groups of products with their cartons applied thereto. Each of the articulating lug assemblies includes a pair of articulating lugs mounted to a carriage, which articulating lugs are moveable into engaging positions for engaging the cartons applied to the groups of products as the groups of products are moved along their path of travel for folding and locking of the cartons thereabout. After the cartons have been applied and secured about their product groups, the articulating lugs can be moved to non-engaging positions, out of engagement with the cartons and/or product groups as the packaged product groups are moved away from the overhead packaging machine, while the articulating lug assemblies can be moved along a return path of travel for engaging a next product group. | 05-09-2013 |
| 20130111856 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PACKAGING STACKS OF FOLDED TISSUE PRODUCTS AND THE LIKE WITH A PLASTIC FILM - An apparatus for packaging stacks of folded tissue products or the like with blanks of plastic film, comprising at least one pocket ( | 05-09-2013 |
| 20130118129 | Ready To Assemble Bar Stool - A bar stool system having a first assembled configuration for seating and a second unassembled configuration for storage and shipping, having a horizontal seat, a support frame having leg assembly members and interchangeable legs that assemble quickly and disassemble into a configuration that optimizes space when shipped. | 05-16-2013 |
| 20130118130 | Method and Device for Filling Containers - The present invention relates to a device and a method for filling containers such as crates with products, such as glass objects, eggs etc. The device herein comprises a filling station with a setup position for placing the container with the bottom thereof. There is also a feed which during operation feeds at least one of the products at a time to the setup position and is adapted to place the at least one of the products in the container. The method comprises of corresponding operations. | 05-16-2013 |
| 20130118131 | FLEXIBLE, INFLATABLE PACKAGING MATERIALS AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING SAME - The presently disclosed and claimed inventive concept(s) relates generally to packaging materials for packaging articles, and more particularly, but not by way of limitation, to a packaging material which includes, in one embodiment, a plurality of individual strips, strands, or units of material bondably connected to the exterior surface of a flexible, inflatable substrate to form a cohesive inflatable cushioning unit for use as a packaging material. | 05-16-2013 |
| 20130125515 | MODULAR HANGERS FOR PRODUCT STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEM - A system for locating goods stored in a storage area includes a computer, radio frequency transceivers and modular hangers. Ordered goods are placed in storage units that each have addresses at a central filling center. The filled storage units are shipped to local storage areas where they are coupled to hook units to form modular hangers and stored on rails. The identifications of the goods and the electronic addresses for corresponding hangers are stored on a local computer database. When a user wants to pick up goods stored in the containers, the user inputs the identification or order information for the goods and the computer will cause the radio frequency transmitter to emit a data packet that includes a search address and illumination data. The hangers compare the search address to the electronic address. If there is a match, the hanger is illuminated so the ordered goods can be found. | 05-23-2013 |
| 20130133295 | Polymer Sheet with Improved Barrier Properties - A polymeric sheet structure for use in a packaging container. The sheet contains a first layer of oxygen barrier material and a second and optionally third protective layer bonded to the first layer. The oxygen barrier layer material can be saponified ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer, polyamide, polyvinyl alcohol, modification products thereof, or mixtures thereof, and the second and third protective layer can contain a polymer and an inorganic filler with an aspect ratio distribution in an amount sufficient to further enhance the moisture barrier property of the outer protective layer over what it would be in the absence of the filler. Also a process for protecting an oxygen or moisture sensitive material that includes the step of enclosing the material in a container that is completely or partially constructed of the sheet structure. | 05-30-2013 |
| 20130139476 | ACRYLIC FORMATION PROCESS FOR MARINE ENCLOSURE FABRICATION - An acrylic material can block up to about 98% of ultraviolet wavelength radiation from passing through. The acrylic material can also be produced to block a substantial amount of infrared energy, resulting in a material that can be used to fabricate an enclosure that can keep occupants cool and safe from harmful ultraviolet radiation. The acrylic can be manufactured from an acrylic mix containing elements of ultraviolet blocking and infrared blocking technology. The acrylic mix can be extruded in various dimensions and thicknesses, depending on application. For marine enclosure applications, the sheets can be formed in 60-inch by 120-inch by 0.080 inch thick sheets. | 06-06-2013 |
| 20130139477 | METHOD OF PROVIDING A CHEMICAL OR BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL IN QUANTISED FORM AND SYSTEM THEREFOR - This invention relates to methods and systems for providing chemical and/or biological materials. Thus we describe a method of providing a chemical or biological material in a quantised form, the method comprising: preparing an emulsion comprising a plurality of microdroplets each holding a controlled amount of said material; storing said chemical or biological material in said microdroplets in said emulsion; transferring a portion of said emulsion microdroplets to a container for transportation; transporting said container to a user of said material, wherein said user receives said material in a quantised form in said microdroplets of said emulsion; and de-emulsifying said received microdroplets containing said material in quantised form to extract said material for subsequent use. | 06-06-2013 |
| 20130152515 | TABLET STORAGE SYSTEM AND USE THEREOF - A storage device and system for storing whole, divisible tablets and the divided portions of those divisible tablets. | 06-20-2013 |
| 20130167485 | TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR STORGE UNIT AND METHOD - A tire pressure sensor storage unit and method by which tire pressure sensors which have been removed from the original wheels installed on a motor vehicle are stored. The storage unit is pressurized from a source of gas (e.g., air) so that the tire pressure sensors can be maintained at a pressure corresponding to the normal operating pressure of the tires associated with the wheels from which the sensors have been removed. The tire pressure sensors are located within respective storage chambers of the storage unit. The storage chambers are covered by a flexible, optically-transparent chamber cover that is adapted to permit signals generated by the tire pressure sensors to be transmitted to an onboard computer of the motor vehicle so as to avoid low tire pressure warning messages being sent to the vehicle operator. | 07-04-2013 |
| 20130180217 | Sandwich Separator Container - A container for storing a sandwich comprising a plurality of individual compartments for storing sandwich items individually; wherein all the individual compartments of the container are joinable into a single container for ease of transportation. The individual compartments prevent the items of the sandwich from intermixing and affecting the taste, consistency, and integrity of each of the other elements. Included in the container are all utensils for preparing the sandwich. Individual compartments may be insulated and thus may be kept warmer or cooler than other compartments. | 07-18-2013 |
| 20130186044 | METHOD OF STORING AND PICKING - A method of storing and picking individual articles and/or packaging units in a storage system includes separating and transferring individual articles from incoming-load carriers and depalletizing and separating packaging units from incoming-load carriers. Individual articles, load carriers and packaging units are transported to a warehouse for intermediate storage of individual articles on or in load carriers and packaging units. Individual articles and packing units are picked at a picking area and the picked articles or packing units loaded onto order-load carriers. Individual articles, load carriers and packaging units are transported from the warehouse to the picking area. Load carriers are used only for the transportation and storage of non-conveyable individual articles or non-conveyable packing units and conveyable packaging units and wherein conveyable individual articles are transported and stored directly and without load carriers. | 07-25-2013 |
| 20130192173 | INJECTION STRETCH BLOW MOULDING CONTAINERS PREPARED WITH POLYETHYLENE - An injection stretch blow moulded container prepared essentially from polyethylene prepared in the presence of a chromium-based catalyst system, the polyethylene having a density of from 0.950 to 0.965 g/cm | 08-01-2013 |
| 20130205723 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATICALLY FILLING A COIN CASSETTE - A method of recycling coins includes the acts of processing mixed coins received at a first business using a coin processing device, packaging coins into a deliverable currency package at the first business using a currency packaging device, and holding the deliverable currency package at the first business for pick-up by a requestor requesting the deliverable currency package. | 08-15-2013 |
| 20130219835 | FLAVORED PACKAGING INSERT FOR SMOKELESS TOBACCO - A package of smokeless tobacco includes a flavor patch located in the package to provide flavor to smokeless tobacco. Also disclosed is a method of packaging smokeless tobacco by combining a package with a flavor patch disposed inside the package, the flavor patch comprising a flavor and an adsorbent, so that the flavor patch resides in an interior of the package; and adding smokeless tobacco to the package with the flavor patch. | 08-29-2013 |
| 20130232921 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PACKAGING OF MASS-FABRICATED CUSTOM ITEMS - A system for packaging mass-customized items includes a computer system including a database containing item identification information unique to each item; (2) outer container identification apparatus that applies the item identification information received from the database to each outer container in a plurality of outer containers; (3) inner pack identification apparatus that applies the item identification information received from the database to each inner pack in a plurality of inner packs; and (4) inner pack filling apparatus that fills each inner pack with a specific item matched to that inner pack by the item identification information received from the database. Each item is associated with its unique item identification information and is inserted into an inner pack with matching item identification information, and each outer container is presented for loading with one or more inner packs matched to that outer container by the item identification information received from the database. | 09-12-2013 |
| 20130232922 | DEVICE FOR POSITIONING OF PORTION PACKETS - A device for placing portion packets of a product for oral use into a container includes a portion packet positioning unit configured to position the portion packets in relation to each other in the container, wherein the positioning unit includes a set of portion packet receiving compartments arranged in a certain pattern, each of the compartments having an entrance end allowing a portion packet to enter the compartment and, at an opposite side of the compartment, a retaining end preventing a portion packet from exiting the compartment in that direction. The positioning unit further includes a discharging member configured to discharge portion packets from the compartments to the container, wherein the compartments are associated with a supporting structure that retains the compartment pattern during operation of the device. A method an arrangement for placing portion packets of a product for oral use into a container using such device is described. | 09-12-2013 |
| 20130239525 | Method and Device for Filling a Multi-Row Packaging Tray with Fragmented Products - The invention relates to a tray loading packaging machine that carries out a method for filling a multi-row packaging tray (Tray T) with piece-form products (P) at a high performance level, having the following steps: dividing up ( | 09-19-2013 |
| 20130239526 | Method of Loading/Unloading Product From Container Having Movable Pouches - The present invention provides a container for holding product therein during shipment and being returned for reuse that has a body, tracks attached to opposite sides of the body, and a plurality of support members extending between the tracks. Sliders are located at the ends of tubular supports, the sliders being slidable in the tracks to move the support members. The support members support dunnage for supporting products for storage or shipment. | 09-19-2013 |
| 20130247521 | AUTOMATED PACKAGING SYSTEMS WITH ELECTRIC MOTOR DRIVEN ACTUATORS FOR COMPRESSION CHAMBERS - Methods, systems, apparatus, devices and computer program products automatically package an object, such as, for example, whole muscle meat pieces, in a covering material. The devices include an automated compression assembly with an electric drive motor and a pusher assembly with an electric motor, preferably each electric motor is a servo motor. The systems/apparatus devices can include a programmably adjustable index and/or speed profile for the compression and/or pusher assembly. | 09-26-2013 |
| 20130247522 | Storage Device for Elongated Articles - An apparatus and method for storing an elongated article, such as a light string or the like. The apparatus includes a hollow tube and an elongated sock. The elongated sock is fed onto the hollow tube such that end of said sock is in proximity to the end of the tube. In use, one end of the elongated article is inserted through the hollow tube and is pulled through the tube along with the sock. As the length of the elongated article is pulled through the tube along with the sock, the length of the elongated article is disposed within the length of the sock. | 09-26-2013 |
| 20130247523 | CONTAINER WITH A ROTARY DEVICE, AND METHOD OF ROTATION - A container has a rotary device for rotating an article in the container, in particular a stack of flat items of mail. The container contains a base, a supporting side wall and a further side wall. The rotary device has a first sheet-like retaining element and a second sheet-like retaining element. These two retaining elements are connected mechanically to one another. In a filling position of the rotary device, the first retaining element rests on the supporting side wall, and the second retaining element is located on the base. In a raising position, the first retaining element is located on the base. An article located in the container then rests on the first retaining element. An article can be moved into the container when the rotary device is located in the filling position. The rotary device is then transferred into the raising position, this action rotating the article. | 09-26-2013 |
| 20130255199 | LOADER - A horn system for an automated loader has horns with upstanding and bottom walls. The horns move from a first, adjacent position in which the bottom walk of the horns completely or almost completely overlap to a second, remote position in which the bottom walls of the horns just barely overlap or do not overlap. | 10-03-2013 |
| 20130269297 | Transformation System for Optimization of Nutritional Substances at Consumption - Disclosed herein is a transformation system to create a nutritional substance product that obtains information regarding the nutritional substance components to be transformed, the desired transformation, and the desired properties, including nutritional content, of the transformed nutritional substance, and dynamically modifies the transformation in response to this information to optimize a nutritional, organoleptic or aesthetic value of the nutritional substance product after it has been prepared for consumption. | 10-17-2013 |
| 20130269298 | FILLING MACHINE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A FILLING MACHINE - A filling machine includes a plurality of parallel-running conveyor lines, to which packaging jackets are supplied for producing the packaging containers and along which the packaging jackets or the packaging containers produced therefrom are conveyed in a conveying direction. The conveyor lines include a first section and a second section therebehind in the conveying direction the distance between at least two of the conveyor lines in the first and second section transverse to the course of the conveyor lines is different so that at least one of the two conveyor lines in the second section runs with a lateral offset to the first section. A handling apparatus is disposed in the conveying direction upstream of the second section, which apparatus takes the packaging jackets or packaging containers from the conveyor lines in the first section and transfers them to the conveyor lines in the second section. | 10-17-2013 |
| 20130298507 | DEVICE FOR FILLING A CONTAINER WITH SOLID PARTICLES COMPRISING A DIAPHRAGM - The invention relates to a device for filling a container with solid particles, the device having annular ducts for passing particles, which ducts are defined by a plurality of vertical nozzles arranged coaxially relative to one another, and a diaphragm arranged upstream from the annular ducts for regulating the flow rate of particles in the annular ducts, the diaphragm has a plurality of shutter flaps for shutting off the annular ducts, each flap shutting off an angular sector of a single annular duct and the diaphragm having control means for controlling movement of the shutter flaps that are configured to be capable of partially shutting off any one of duct independently of the other ducts. The invention also relates to a method of shutting off a filler device. | 11-14-2013 |
| 20130312371 | System, Method, and Apparatus for Picking-and-Putting Product - A system, method, and apparatus for picking-an-putting product are disclosed. Within a logistics and product fulfillment environment, such as in a warehouse or distribution center environment, for example, a picking zone is established having picking bays arranged in framed rows with each picking bay having pick module associated therewith. Multiple cartons are indexed into a carton train and an operator is directed to pick-by-light and put-by-voice. More particularly, the operator is directed to a pick by the light display informing the operator which products to pick. Within each pick, a voice indication directs the operator to one or more puts by directing the operator to select a number of product and corresponding carton from the picking bay associated with the pick. | 11-28-2013 |
| 20130333333 | FILLING STATION AND METHOD OF FILLING AN ENVELOPE - A filling station for filling an envelope with a filling material includes a filling area, a holder configured to hold an envelope to be filled in the filling area while it is being filled and to release the filled envelope once it has been filled, at least one opener configured to open the envelope to be filled, an inserter configured to insert a filling material into the opened envelope to be filled, and a transport unit configured to move a subsequent envelope into the filling area while the envelope to be filled is being filled, the opener being configured to open the subsequent envelope before the filled envelope has completely left the filling area. | 12-19-2013 |
| 20130340395 | SYSTEM AND SOFTWARE OF ENHANCED PHARMACEUTICAL OPERATIONS IN LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES AND RELATED METHODS - A system, software and related methods of enhanced pharmaceutical operations in long term care facilities are provided. An embodiment of a system includes a long-term care facility pharmacy group management server, long-term care facility pharmacy management software associated with the long-term care facility pharmacy group management server to manage pharmacological operations in a plurality of long-term care facilities, a plurality of pharmaceutical storage and electronic dispensing carts each positioned in a long-term care facility remote from the long-term care facility pharmacy group management server and in communication therewith, a remote pharmacy group server in communication with the long-term care facility pharmacy group management server, and a plurality of pharmaceutical prescription document processors each positioned in a long-term care facility and in communication with the remote pharmacy group server or the long-term care facility pharmacy group management server. | 12-26-2013 |
| 20140047804 | DIRECT TO CONTAINER SYSTEM WITH ON-LINE WEIGHT CONTROL AND ASSOCIATED METHOD - Systems and methods for manufacturing and inserting a pre-determined number of material-filled pouches into containers are disclosed. A system includes a pouch providing system comprising a plurality of lanes, wherein each one of the plurality of lanes includes a pouch making machine and a hold-back structure. The system also includes a conveyor system structured and arranged to move a plurality of containers into alignment with the plurality of lanes. The system further includes a controller structured and arranged to control the hold-back structure in each one of the plurality of lanes such that the pre-determined pouches are inserted into the plurality of containers when the plurality of containers are aligned with the plurality of lanes. | 02-20-2014 |
| 20140053511 | FOOD PRODUCT ORIENTING AND LOADING APPARATUS - An apparatus and method for placing food products into a food tray are disclosed. The apparatus comprises at least one sleeve at least one sleeve having a first end configured to singly receive food products and an at least partially closed second end opposite the first end. The at least one sleeve has a first position where the food products are singly receivable through the first end to form a stack having a predetermined orientation in the at least one sleeve. The at least one sleeve is configured to rotate from the first position to a second position where the food products are positioned over the food tray and substantially simultaneously unloaded in the predetermined orientation through an opening positioned between the first and second ends into the food tray. | 02-27-2014 |
| 20140053512 | METHOD SYSTEM AND DEVICE FOR PACKAGING - A system, method, and device for packaging is disclosed. The system, method, and device includes at least a filler and a conveyor. The conveyor transports containers to a filler. The filler loads product into containers. In our novel system, the filler is driven separately from the conveyor such that, in the absence of containers, the filler stops turning. | 02-27-2014 |
| 20140069063 | EXPANDABLE TRAVEL ACCESSORY - A travel accessory includes a closeable case, defining an exterior and an interior, and an interior member, attached to the interior. The interior member is configured to unfold, to define a pouch having a size sufficient to contain the closeable case. | 03-13-2014 |
| 20140083057 | METHODS OF TRANSPORTING DECARBONATED BEER BASE LIQUID - A method of transporting a decarbonated beer base liquid may comprise packaging said decarbonated beer in package having a non-rigid wall defining an internal orifice wherein said decarbonated beer base liquid is hermetically sealed in said internal orifice. The method may further comprise stacking said packages in a geometrically efficient manner based on a flat-sided geometry of said package, and transporting said stacked packages. Another method of transporting a decarbonated beer base liquid may comprise packaging a decarbonated beer base liquid comprising 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 in a package having a non-rigid wall; and transporting said packages. | 03-27-2014 |
| 20140083058 | CONTROLLING AND MONITORING OF A STORAGE AND ORDER-PICKING SYSTEM BY MEANS OF MOTION AND SPEECH - Storage and order-picking system for storing and picking piece goods, comprising: a manual work station comprising a defined working area, in which an operator is supposed to manipulate a piece good with his/her hands in a default manner, which is communicated to the operator visually and/or audibly, in that the operator moves the piece good within the working area; a motion-sensor system, which detects motions, preferably of the hands and/or forearms, of the operator within the working area of the work station and which converts same into corresponding motion signals; and a computing unit, which is data connected to the motion-sensor system and which is configured to convert the motion signals into corresponding, preferably time-dependent, trajectories in a virtual space, which is an image of the working area and where the trajectories are compared to reference trajectories, or reference volumina, in the virtual space, in order to generate and output control signals which indicate a correct or wrong performance of the default manipulation manner to the operator. | 03-27-2014 |
| 20140096490 | Device and Method for the Monitored Loading of Tablets into Pockets in a Web of Plastic Sheet - The device for the monitored loading of tablets into pockets in a web of plastic sheet for the production of blister packs comprises a transport device for conveying the plastic sheet and a feed unit for feeding the tablets into the pockets in the plastic sheet. The feed unit comprises a plurality of filling channels. Downstream from the feed unit, an inspection device is provided to verify that each individual pocket in the plastic sheet has been filled. A control unit actuates a lighting or beam-emitting device on the basis of the results acquired by the inspection device to visually identify any blocked filling channel. | 04-10-2014 |
| 20140116013 | TOTE AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATED BAGGING OF ITEMS AND DOCUMENTS - A tote and method for automated packing of items and documents. In one embodiment, the tote includes: (1) a sidewall defining an interior having a tote height, (2) a divider coupled to the sidewall to define an item bin and a document transport slot in the interior, the divider having a divider height less than the tote height further to define and provide support for a document cradle over the item bin and the document transport slot and (3) a door coupled to the sidewall and moveable between a closed position in which the door forms a floor for only the item bin and an open position in which the floor is displaced to open the item bin. | 05-01-2014 |
| 20140123606 | Method and Device To Insert Individual Products Into Containers In An Automated Line - In a process for introducing individual products into containers by means of an automated line comprising at least two insertion robots, individual products are individually gripped and transferred to containers inside a transfer region. The individual products and the containers are delivered in synchronization on at least one transportation device for the individual products and on at least one transportation device for the containers. The delivery of a next container to be filled into the transfer region of the automated line is controlled by a metering device. Metering is effected at a position relative to the exit of the transfer region. | 05-08-2014 |
| 20140130462 | FLORAL EASEL AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF - An erectable and/or collapsible floral easel for holding a floral object, as well as methods of shipping, storing and use thereof, are disclosed. | 05-15-2014 |
| 20140150379 | MACHINE AND METHOD FOR THE AUTOMATIC PREPARATION OF INTRAVENOUS MEDICATION - Machine and method for the automatic preparation of medication, comprising:—a starting products area comprising at least one receptacle with bane products; a transfer tools area further comprising at least one transfer tool; a prepared products area comprising at least one container; and one robot with holding means for transporting the receptacle, the transfer tool and/or the container; wherein the robot, the starting products area, the transfer tools area, and the prepared products area are disposed in the same cabinet or chamber of the machine, so that the robot is adapted to transport mo receptacle, the transfer tool and/or the container between the areas in the chamber. The machine further comprising a holding device between the receptacle, the transfer tool or the container and the robot's holding means, said holding device comprising elastic means for fixation to different sizes/forms of receptacles, transfer tools or containers. | 06-05-2014 |
| 20140157730 | METHOD OF PACKING AND TRANSPORTING TELEVISIONS - A method of packing and transporting televisions includes placing a television into a protective box in a manufacturing district, in which the television is produced. The television and the protective box are transferred from the manufacturing district to a delivery address. The television is taken out of the protective box and is set-up at the delivery address. The protective box is transferred from the delivery address back to the manufacturing district, and is used to pack and transfer another television. | 06-12-2014 |
| 20140157731 | AUTOMATED ORAL SYRINGE PACKAGING SYSTEM FOR HOSPITAL PHARMACIES - A fully-automated system suitable for use in a hospital setting for filling patient-specific liquid prescriptions to be administered by oral syringes on a just-in-time basis. The system enables hospital pharmacists to simplify and streamline their task, increasing the number of prescriptions that can be filled in a day, improving patient safety and care by minimizing medication errors and the consequences that ensue. | 06-12-2014 |
| 20140157732 | Method and Packaging Plant for Placing Product Packages into Shipment Containers - A method for placing product packages into shipment containers ( | 06-12-2014 |
| 20140165507 | Compact Case With Cake Retention Pan - A cosmetic compact has a pan made from an elastomeric material. The pan is elastically biased to a size that is smaller than a pre-formed cake of cosmetic product. The empty pan is temporarily expanded by applying vacuum to a bottom and sidewalls of the pan. The cake of cosmetic is inserted in the expanded pan and the pan is released from the vacuum. The pan contracts toward the smaller size and thus traps and holds the cake in the compact. | 06-19-2014 |
| 20140165508 | Compact Case With Cake Retention Pan - A cosmetic compact has a pan made from an elastomeric material. The pan is elastically biased to a size that is smaller than a pre-formed cake of cosmetic product. The empty pan is temporarily expanded by applying vacuum to a bottom and sidewalls of the pan. The cake of cosmetic is inserted in the expanded pan and the pan is released from the vacuum. The pan contracts toward the smaller size and thus traps and holds the cake in the compact. | 06-19-2014 |
| 20140174039 | PIZZA SLICE CONTAINER - A pizza slice container includes an upper member having an upper surface; a lower member having a bottom surface and at least one sidewall, the lower member attached to the upper member by at least one hinge, wherein the upper surface and the bottom surface are opposed. The upper member includes at least one retention spike extending from the upper surface of the upper member toward the bottom surface of the lower member. The lower member includes at least one retaining tab extending substantially perpendicular from a sidewall of the lower member; and at least one rib extending from the bottom surface of the lower member toward the upper surface of the upper member. The upper and lower members are movable with respect to one another between an open position and a closed position. Other embodiments of the pizza slice container, and methods for its use, are described herein. | 06-26-2014 |
| 20140190128 | Methods for Improving the Flowability of Asphalt Particles - The flowability of asphalt particles may be improved by mixing the particles with comprises further compound comprises Portland cement, calcium aluminate cement, fly ash, blast furnace slag, lime/silica blends, silica, ground limestone, cement kiln dust, chemically bonded phosphate ceramics, zeolites, geopolymers, cellulose, starch, calcium carbonate, colloidal silica, aluminosilicates, and combinations thereof. Treating the asphalt particles with at least one of these compounds inhibits caking during storage and enhances transportability. | 07-10-2014 |
| 20140237950 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LABELING TRIAL STUDY MATERIALS - The present disclosure relates to methods and systems for labeling trial study materials. The method, in some embodiments comprises the steps of providing bulk supplies to one or more study supply depots, receiving one or more requests for at least one study test kit at the one or more study supply depots, packaging the bulk supplies into one or more study test kit components, printing at least two different study supply label types on a single label sheet, affixing the at least two different study supply label types to the study test kit components, packaging the study test kit components into at least one study test kit; and shipping the at least one study test kit to a trial site. | 08-28-2014 |
| 20140237951 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR RECOVERING AND PREPARING GLACIAL WATER - Methods and systems for grouping, recovering, and processing ice and water derived therefrom obtained from an ice source, i.e., a glacier, ice sheet, ice cap, etc., are described herein, and in particular, the conveyance thereof in a non-rigid, water-impermeable device, to facilitate water derived from the ice, having specific characteristics, to be traded, stored, conveyed, or transported according to its specific characteristics. | 08-28-2014 |
| 20140260110 | WASTE PICK-UP AND STORAGE DEVICE - The present invention is a waste pick-up and storage device for scooping solid and semi-solid pet waste. The device includes a bag portion and a scoop portion. In an embodiment, two scoops scoop the pet waste into the bag. In an embodiment, a portion of the scoop is detachable, and another portion is secured to the bag for providing support. The scoop is used to sweep the pet waste into the bag. The scoop portions can serve as handles of the device. In an embodiment, the device can be single-handed. The device can have a receptacle, a cover rotatably attached to the receptacle, and wherein the cover has a handle attached to a surface opposite the base of the receptacle. The waste pick-up and storage device is foldable to be flat, and can be made from a combination of flexible materials for the bag, and inflexible materials for the scoop. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140305083 | System and Method For Providing Disposable Drawer Inserts For Medical And Surgical Carts - A disposable drawer insert system and method is disclosed for refilling components in medical and surgical carts. The disposable drawer insert system and method includes at least one disposable drawer insert adapted for insertion into one or more drawers in the carts and a predetermined set of components resident in the at least one disposable drawer insert. The predetermined set of components is associated with medical and surgical procedures. The at least one disposable drawer insert containing the predetermined set of components is packaged and delivered as a single unit for insertion into the carts. | 10-16-2014 |
| 20140318085 | BAG RACK AND DISPENSING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PACKAGING AND DISPENSING ITEMS - A bag rack and dispensing system and method of packaging and dispensing items, such as food, is disclosed. The bag rack and dispensing system includes a rack that is formed of a base assembly and a hanger assembly on which multiple storage bags can be hung. A method of using the bag rack and dispensing system for packaging and dispensing food items includes, but is not limited to, the steps of hanging the storage bags on the rack of the bag rack and dispensing system, opening the frontmost storage bag, holding open or proping open the storage bag using a hooking device, placing the food item(s) or any other types of item(s) into the storage bag, removing the hooking device, if used, closing the storage bag, and removing the filled storage bag from the rack of the bag rack and dispensing system. | 10-30-2014 |
| 20140360137 | FOOD PRODUCT HANDLING DEVICE, SYSTEM, AND RELATED METHODS - A food product handling device is provided. The food product handling device can include a movable loading head having a plurality of rails and a vacuum system operatively associated with the head. In addition, a plurality of suction devices carried by the head and configured to pick up and transport a food product as the head is moved can be provided. A plurality of mounting blocks can be slidably coupled to the rails where at least one suction device is coupled to each mounting block. An actuating device can be operatively associated with the mounting blocks such that each mounting block is configured to slide between a first position and a second position. | 12-11-2014 |
| 20150052853 | FILLING PLANT FOR CONTAINERS AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE FILLING PLANT - A filling plant for containers and a method for operating the filling plant. At least two separately controllable transport paths for pressureless container transport, each including at least one single-track container buffer, are provided downstream of a filling machine, and the transport paths can, according to requirements, flexibly be charged with containers having a round or non-round cross-section and in the event of a production failure in one of the transport paths at least the other transport path can still be used for production. | 02-26-2015 |
| 20150052854 | Case for Electronic Tablet - A case incorporates a built-in stand for an electronic device, such as an electronic tablet computer, which the case houses. The case protects the electronic device and allows a user to view and access the device without removing it from the case. The built-in stand is adjustable and allows for multiple viewing angles. | 02-26-2015 |
| 20150059295 | EPOXY RESIN CURING AGENT, EPOXY RESIN COMPOSITION, AND GAS-BARRIER ADHESIVE AND GAS-BARRIER LAMINATE - An epoxy resin curing agent includes at least the following component (I) and component (II) in a mass ratio of 50/50 to 92/8:
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| 20150082753 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR TRANSPORT AND STORAGE - A journal transport and storage device for moving, transporting and storage of a pulverizer journal assembly is provided. The device includes a base and a frame extending from the base defining a shaped configuration to support at least a portion of the pulverizer journal assembly. | 03-26-2015 |
| 20150082754 | CARRIER ELEMENT AND PACKAGING DEVICE FOR PACKAGING AT LEAST ONE PRODUCT INTO AT LEAST ONE PACKAGE - A carrier element for use in a packaging device is provided wherein the carrier element is connectable with at least one transport device of the packaging device. The carrier element comprises at least one receiving surface for receiving at least one package. The receiving surface comprises at least one suction opening for fixing the package by suction. The carrier element further comprises at least one pressure reservoir connected to the suction opening. The carrier element further comprises at least one pressure sensor for measuring a pressure inside the pressure reservoir. A packaging device for packaging at least one product into at least one package is also disclosed. The packaging device comprises at least one carrier element and at least one transport device, wherein the carrier element is connected to the transport device. | 03-26-2015 |
| 20150096269 | VALVE AND SEALED CONTAINER FOR SUBMICRON PARTICLES, AND METHOD FOR USING SAME - A container with improved sealing, for improved security in the event of loading, transporting and/or unloading submicron particles, in particular nanopowder/nanoparticles, includes a connector for injecting liquid and/or gas. Such a container can also contain at least one inflatable seal ( | 04-09-2015 |
| 20150101288 | CONTAINER FOR EGGS, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ARRANGING AND STABILIZING EGGS IN A CONTAINER - A method for arranging eggs in a container. Eggs placed in receptacles of the container come to a resting orientation, by virtue of the contouring of the receptacle, such that a long axis of the first egg is tilted toward a rear portion of the container at nearly uniform angles slightly offset from a vertical axis, and parallel side-to-side. Using features of the container, movement of eggs from their resting orientation, as well as twisting (spinning) about their long axes is resisted during marking, shipping or handling. The orienting of eggs in the receptacles or compartments thereof may be aided by use of an egg orienter. Tilting of the eggs may be facilitated by using receptacles or compartments which are asymmetrically contoured with respect to the vertical axis. | 04-16-2015 |
| 20150143782 | Polymer Sheet with Improved Barrier Properties - A polymeric sheet structure for use in a packaging container. The sheet contains a first layer of oxygen barrier material and a second and optionally third protective layer bonded to the first layer. The oxygen barrier layer material can be saponified ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer, polyamide, polyvinyl alcohol, modification products thereof, or mixtures thereof, and the second and third protective layer can contain a polymer and an inorganic filler with an aspect ratio distribution in an amount sufficient to further enhance the moisture barrier property of the outer protective layer over what it would be in the absence of the filler. Also a process for protecting an oxygen or moisture sensitive material that includes the step of enclosing the material in a container that is completely or partially constructed of the sheet structure. | 05-28-2015 |
| 20150298829 | FLEXIBLE BAG - A flexible bag and a method for filling a flexible bag which is collapsed when empty, wherein at least one fastening means is provided on a surface of the flexible bag such that at least two upper parts of the flexible bag can be held together by this at least one fastening means during a first part of filling of the flexible bag, whereby the fastening means is designed to release when the bag is filled to a certain amount such that the two upper parts being held together by the fastening means will lose contact. | 10-22-2015 |
| 20150353219 | INSTALLATION AND METHOD FOR INDIVIDUALLY TAILORED FILLING OF BLISTER PACKS WITH MEDICATION ACCORDING TO PREDETERMINED PRESCRIPTION DATA - The invention relates to an installation and a method for the individually tailored filling of blister packs ( | 12-10-2015 |
| 20160000509 | CONTAINER FOR DISPOSAL OF SOLID PHARMACEUTICALS AND A USE OF A CONTAINER - Container for disposal of solid pharmaceuticals and the like, comprising a receiving section and a disposal chamber. The receiving section comprises—a first member being hollow, having one opening outside of the container, and the other opening inside the container, and—a second member being inside the container, the second member is performed as a flexible tube connected to the receiving section in one end, and having the other end freely suspended above the disposal chamber. The first member is guiding solids thrown into the opening outside the container to the second member which guides the solids into the disposal chamber. The invention also concerns a use of a container of the above type. | 01-07-2016 |
| 20160016701 | BEVERAGE CONTAINER COVERS, METHODS AND USES THEREOF - A beverage container cover is disclosed herein and includes: a solid strip stabilizing component, a cover component, wherein the solid strip stabilizing component is hingeably coupled to the cover component, and a handle component that is operatively coupled to the stabilizing component and the cover component. A beverage container cover is disclosed herein and includes: a solid strip stabilizing component, a cover component, wherein the solid strip stabilizing component is hingeably coupled to the handle component, and a handle component that is operatively coupled to the stabilizing component and the cover component. In addition, a beverage container cover system is disclosed that includes: a beverage container cover, a beverage container, and an insulating cover, wherein the beverage container is surrounded in part by the insulating cover and wherein the solid strip stabilizing component of the beverage container cover is located in the space between the beverage container and the insulating cover. | 01-21-2016 |
| 20160061405 | KNOCK-DOWN SHADE USING REPURPOSED PACKAGING - A method of assembling a knocked-down shade and a shade assembly are described, which use a product packaging sleeve repurposed from product packaging. The knock-down shade assembly has a flexible shade cover, a top rigid member with an UNO fitting, a bottom rigid member, a plurality of clips, and a product packaging sleeve that functions as a support liner for the flexible shade cover. Likewise, the flexible articles can be assembled and provided in accordance with this discussion. | 03-03-2016 |
| 20160122042 | PACKAGING MACHINE AND METHOD - Packaging machine and method for filling dusting product such as bulk material into open-mouth bags by means of a filling process The filling process is controlled by weight by means of a control device and a weighing device. A batching element conveys product off a product supply and introduces it through a filling spout into an open-mouth bag appended for the filling process. The filling spout is connected with a collecting tank through a flow connection such that a pressure surge occurring in the filling process is utilized for transferring into the collecting tank the displacing air contained in the open-mouth bag and containing the dusting product to receive and settle the displacing air in the collecting tank and to deposit at least the dust content of the displacing air in the collecting tank as deposited product. | 05-05-2016 |
| 20160137326 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR HANDLING ARTICLES - The method of the present invention removes at least a plurality of articles ( | 05-19-2016 |
| 20160152356 | UNIT AND METHOD FOR FILLING CONTAINING ELEMENTS OF SINGLE-USE CAPSULES FOR EXTRACTION OR INFUSION BEVERAGES | 06-02-2016 |
| 20160158449 | Syringe with Visually Coded Needle Hub - A medication delivery device included molded cylindrical barrel having visual marks on the surface of the barrel in the axial direction, a plunger seals the distal opening of the cylindrical barrel, a molded needle hub disposed in the proximal opening of the cylindrical barrel for sealing the needle hub to the barrel. A needle is disposed in the needle hub for communicating liquids by operation of the plunger in the axial direction. The circumferential surface on the flange of the needle hub comprises a colored mark that corresponds to a characteristic of the medication delivery device or its contents. | 06-09-2016 |
| 20160176559 | METHOD FOR TRANSFERRING ITEMS TO BE PACKAGED INTO CONTAINERS AND FOR TRANSPORTING THE FILLED CONTAINERS ONWARD | 06-23-2016 |
| 20160176560 | METHOD FOR TRANSFERRING ITEMS TO BE PACKAGED INTO CONTAINERS AND FOR TRANSPORTING THE FILLED CONTAINERS ONWARD | 06-23-2016 |
| 20160180979 | Reinforced Radiological Containment Bag | 06-23-2016 |
| 20160193114 | ASSEMBLY FOR PACKAGING DRUG PORTIONS IN DISPENSATION PACKS AND METHOD FOR REFILLING A RESERVOIR OF A STORING AND METERING STATION OF A DISPENSING MACHINE WITH DRUG PORTIONS | 07-07-2016 |
| 20160198686 | Device and Method for Facilitating Placing of Poultry in Containers | 07-14-2016 |
| 20160199260 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLED DOSAGE OF PILLS | 07-14-2016 |
