| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 053484000 | Closing a preformed, freestanding, rigid or semi-rigid container (e.g., box, carton, bottle) | 75 |
| 20080295463 | Method for monitoring the dispensing of an alcoholic beverage a container - A method of handling an alcoholic beverage in a container, the method comprising the steps of: at a first location, obtaining an alcoholic beverage in a container having an unopened state, an unsealed/closed state, and an opened state; changing the container, or having the container changed, from the unopened state into the unsealed/closed state; obtaining a closure system that is operably engageable with the container and having first and second states; placing the closure system in the first state in operative engagement, or having the closure system placed in the first state in operative engagement, with the container in one of the unsealed/closed state and opened state; and transporting the closure system from the first location to a second location with the closure system maintained in the first state and operatively engaged with the container. | 12-04-2008 |
| 20100319304 | METHOD OF SEALING A PILL RECEPTACLE WITH A COVER SHEET MEMBER - A pill receptacle has a number of recessed pill compartments formed therein. The method comprises the steps of providing a cover sheet member that has a sealing sheet with a top identification surface on which information can be printed and a bottom adhesive surface provided with an adhesive. The cover sheet member further has a protective sheet that removably overlays the sealing sheet on its adhesive surface. First weakness zones are provided on the cover sheet member, that extend transversely through the sealing sheet and the protective sheet in a registering fashion to define first cutaway lines on the cover sheet member. A fraction of the cover sheet member is separated from the rest of the cover sheet member along at least some of the first cutaway lines, including concurrently separating corresponding fractions of the sealing sheet and the protective sheet in registering fashion. The protective sheet fraction is peeled away from the sealing sheet fraction on the cover sheet member fraction. The selected pill compartments are covered and individually sealed by applying the adhesive surface of the sealing sheet fraction on the pill receptacle whereby the adhesive surface of the sealing sheet fraction adheres to the pill receptacle about the pill compartments. | 12-23-2010 |
| 20110083404 | Packaging Machine - A packaging apparatus for real-time alignment of packaging surfaces can include two or more sensors for detecting the positioning of carton surfaces and a servo system. The servo system can include a servo motor and a controller. The servo system records the positioning of the carton surfaces and calculates a difference in position. The controller compares the calculated value with a predetermined value and if necessary, the servo motor turns a correction wheel to align the carton surfaces. | 04-14-2011 |
| 20120005994 | THERMOFORMED PACKAGE WITH TAMPER EVIDENT SEAL - A thermoformed clamshell package with a pair of closing flanges and a double-sided adhesive for joining the closing flanges to seal the package. The package includes a carrier flange that carries the double-sided adhesive prior to sealing and a sealing flange that is brought into contact with the double-sided adhesive to seal the package. The package may include a frangible portion in the flange region for gaining access to the contents of the package after it has been sealed without breaking the adhesive seal created by the double-sided adhesive. The carrier flange may include a channel for seating the double-sided adhesive and for denesting adjacent packages when nested together for shipping and/or storage. The package may include one or more display strips disposed in the flange region. The present invention also provides a method for packaging articles in a package with a tamper-evident seal, and a method for manufacturing a package with a tamper-evident seal. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120198798 | METHOD OF PACKAGING PRODUCTS - A method of packaging products, in particular moist products, wherein an areal packaging material is positioned at the outer surfaces of a product while forming fold lines such that the product is completely surrounded by packaging material. The packaging material is first folded adjacent to a lower side region while forming side surface regions and end face regions such that a container open at one side is formed. Sections of the packaging material that project beyond the rim of the container open at one side in the regions of mutually oppositely disposed product side surfaces are folded so far over one another while covering the product upper side of the product until they contact one another in order then to be sealed with one another in a first sealing region. In a second and third sealing region, sections of the packaging material which project outwardly from the product in the region of mutually oppositely disposed end face regions are sealed with such regions of the packaging material which project outwardly from the product from the upper side region and from the side surface regions of the packaging material. | 08-09-2012 |
| 20130276413 | SEALING ASSEMBLY FOR A CLOSURE - A sealing assembly for a closure is disclosed where the closure is for applying to an opening. The sealing assembly includes a substantially rigid cap portion for seating the sealing assembly in a roof portion of the closure and an insert portion attachable to the cap portion. The insert portion includes a flexible skirt portion extending from the insert portion and operable to contact an inner wall region of the opening on application of the closure to the opening. In one embodiment, the sealing assembly is for closures for sealing bottles of sparkling wine and the like. | 10-24-2013 |
| 20140083059 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TRANSPORTING CONTAINERS FILLED WITH FLUID - Methods for transporting containers filled with fluid, preferably for transporting containers filled with fluid which have a flexible base, comprising lowering the fluid level of the fluid in the filled container, and transporting the container with a lowered fluid level and systems thereof. | 03-27-2014 |
| 20140290188 | TRAY SEALER AND METHOD - A tray sealer and related method for sealing trays with a lid film wherein the trays may comprise several sealing planes that may be inclined with respect to each other. The tray sealer may include a tray seat and an upper sealing part operably disposed therein. The tray seat may comprise a circumferential tray edge support for supporting a tray edge of a tray. The upper sealing tool part may comprise a cutting facility and a circumferential sealing member for sealing a lid film onto the tray edge along a sealed seam. The tray edge support may include at least one first region with a first support plane and a second region with a second support plane. The first and second support planes may be orientated at an incline relative to each other. | 10-02-2014 |
| 20140305084 | PROCESSING METHOD AND UNIT FOR AUTOMATICALLY OPENING A HINGED-LID SLIDE-OPEN PACKAGE OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS - A processing method for automatically opening a slide-open package of tobacco articles with a hinged lid; the processing method including the steps of: mechanically clamping an outer container of the package; exerting pull on the lid to rotate the lid into an open position by means of a first actuator, which contacts a top wall of the lid, and has a suction head which engages the top wall by suction; and, simultaneously and in coordination with the step of exerting pull on the lid, exerting thrust on an inner container of the package, to slide the inner container axially with respect to the outer container, by means of a second actuator, which contacts a wall of the inner container through a window formed through a corresponding wall of the outer container. | 10-16-2014 |
| 20150013278 | PROCESS AND MACHINE FOR REDUCING THE HEIGHT OF BOXES WITH A SQUARE OR RECTANGULAR CROSS SECTION - Process for reducing the height of a box to the level of the apex of the stack of objects therein, wherein horizontal score lines are made at a height substantially equal to that of the apex of the stack of objects and such that the distance between the apex and the top of the box is greater than the half-width of the box. During a phase of simultaneous folding of the upper parts of the two side walls parallel to the length of the box toward the centre thereof, and before the upper edges or ridges of the upper parts meet, the angles of inclination of the upper parts are differentiated with respect to one another so that, when the upper parts meet, the upper edge of one covers the upper edge of the other, the upper parts sliding over one another during the final phase of folding the latter. | 01-15-2015 |
| 20150375910 | LID ASSEMBLY AND METHOD - A resealable lid assembly may provide a substantially resealable lid for a container. The resealable lid assembly may include a lid assembly, external lid layer, valve lid layer, pivot, tab, outlet, vent, tab slot, flow seal and vent seal. A method to provide a substantially resealable lid for a container using the resealable lid assembly is also provided. | 12-31-2015 |
| 053485000 | By applying a separate preformed closure (e.g., lid, cap) | 59 |
| 20080236107 | Sealing System for High-Pressure and Temperature Containers - A sealing system for a container ( | 10-02-2008 |
| 20090151305 | Method and apparatus for orienting articles - A method for sorting and/or orienting caps using an automated capping line can comprise providing a single cap to a cap-receiving cavity defined in a body of a puck. In various embodiments, the body can be vibrated to settle and/or orient the cap to a properly oriented position within the cap-receiving cavity. In at least one embodiment, the vibrating can include applying horizontal vibration and/or vertical vibration to the body. As a result, the properly oriented caps can be conveyed to a capping machine configured to apply each cap to a cap-receiving portion of a container. | 06-18-2009 |
| 20100011713 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SEALING CONTAINER - This invention is a device and method to seal covers on containers such as food containers. But it can be used to seal containers for other products also. Its design allows its configuration for use on containers and covers of different sizes and shapes. | 01-21-2010 |
| 20100050575 | DEVICE FOR STOPPING A CONTAINER, CONTAINER EQUIPPED WITH SUCH A DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CLOSING A BATCH OF SUCH CONTAINERS - This device comprises an elastomer stopper ( | 03-04-2010 |
| 20100064640 | CLOSURE TOP BUFFER WITH AN INSPECTION UNIT - An apparatus for producing containers may include a transport unit which transports the containers along a specified transport path, at least one handling unit which handles the containers in a specified manner, a closing unit which is located downstream of the handling unit in a transport direction of the containers and which fits closure tops onto the containers, and a feeding unit which feeds the closure tops to the closing unit. An inspection unit may be provided upstream of the feeding unit in a transport direction of the closure tops. The inspection unit inspects the closure tops and emits at least one signal which is characteristic of the physical condition of the closure tops. | 03-18-2010 |
| 20100115893 | Method for producing a package and packaging machine - A method for producing a package with an inner volume of the package containing a headspace volume and a volume taken by the product, and a packaging machine. To allow the reduction of the size of such a package, the package is formed providing a product to be packaged inside the package; providing a tray with its height being smaller than the maximum height of the product; placing the product into the tray; replacing the atmosphere surrounding the product by a gas mixture of carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, and nitrogen; covering the tray containing the product by a formable sheet material; forming the formable sheet material and sealing tray together with the formable sheet material, so that the headspace volume containing the gas mixture makes at most half of the volume taken by the product inside the package. | 05-13-2010 |
| 20100180553 | Removable And Reclosable Lid For Jar For A Food Product - A lid for a jar and a jar and lid combination for a product is provided. The lid is configured to be selectively removable from the jar. The lid is also configured to be selectively openable when attached to the jar in order to permit access to the interior and any contents of the jar. The lid has a non-continuous bead that is positioned to engage a protuberance on a rim of the jar to secure the lid relative to the rim of the jar while permitting selective removal of the lid from the rim of the jar. | 07-22-2010 |
| 20110030320 | METHOD FOR CLOSING CONTAINERS BY MEANS OF A CLOSURE IN A GRIPPING DEVICE - The invention relates to a method for closing containers with a closure in a gripping device. The method consists of a series of steps. First, the closure is picked up in the gripping device, then the container is picked up in the gripping device, the container is closed with the closure in the gripping device, and the closed container is deposited by the gripping device. The gripping device is displaced by a handling unit from a first position in to a second position for transporting the container, and the container is closed whilst the handling unit is displaced by the gripping device. | 02-10-2011 |
| 20110162331 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CLOSING CONTAINERS HAVING A CLOSURE - The invention relates to a device and to a method for closing containers ( | 07-07-2011 |
| 20110239597 | Tamper Resistant Container with Locking Rim - A multi-section lid for a can containing edible material includes a lid base, a cover portion, and a tear strip. The lid base can attach the lid to the can. The lid base defines one or more openings that permit access to the edible material. The cover portion includes one or more doors to cover the openings. The tear strip portion is positioned between the lid base and the cover portion. The tear strip portion is connected to the lid base and the cover portion by a plurality of bridges. The mold for forming the lid includes cavities that define flow channels that permit the lid material to flow through bridge cavities to fill the cavities in the mold during formation of the lid such that the lid base, the cover portion, and the tear strip portion are the single integral component. | 10-06-2011 |
| 20110247306 | GRIPPING DEVICE FOR HANDLING A LID - The present invention is directed to a gripping device for more hygienic handling of a lid for a container. In general, the gripping device fits over the lid and releasably grips the outer surface of the lid. At least a portion of at least one interior circumference of the gripping device has a gripper for imparting suitable friction to releasably grip the lid. When the gripping device is placed over the lid, the gripper grips the lid and does not release the lid until after the lid is placed on the container. The gripping device facilitates sealing of the lid around the entire circumference of the container, thereby preventing accidental spills caused by unclosed or partially closed lids. By using the gripping device, the lid may be handled without the operator's hand touching any part of the lid itself. | 10-13-2011 |
| 20110277425 | METHOD FOR STORING FLUID WITH CLOSURE INCLUDING MEMBERS WITH CHANGEABLE RELATIVE POSITIONS AND DEVICE THEREOF - In a preferred embodiment of the invention, a closure for a container comprises at least two closure members. The relative position of the closure members with respect to each other is altered upon mating of the closure and container. The alteration of the relative position of the closure members may result in one or more of the members approaching the container more closely. The alteration may result in one or more of the members pressing against the container. The pressing may take place in such a way that exit paths for vapor from fluid in the container would require passage through the pressed surfaces. | 11-17-2011 |
| 20110289889 | Handheld Tube Capper/Decapper - A tube capper and decapper and method of using the same. The tube capper includes a handheld housing that supports a one-dimensional array of spindles. Each spindle is shaped to receive a cap. A drive mechanism rotates each spindle of the one-dimensional array in unison for capping or decapping a corresponding one-dimensional array of tubes. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20120159906 | TRAY SEALER AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SAME - The disclosure relates to a tray sealer comprising an endless conveyor and a sealing station for sealing a tray with a cover film, said sealing station including a sealing-tool upper part and a tray support provided with an edge support for accommodating a tray edge. The disclosure is characterized in that the edge support comprises at least two edge support sections which are movable relative to one another. The disclosure also relates to a suitable method for operating a tray sealer. | 06-28-2012 |
| 20120272623 | PACKAGING MACHINE WITH TRANSPORT DEVICE - The disclosure relates to a packaging machine with a sealing station for sealing trays with a top film, where said sealing station comprises a sealing tool upper part and a tray carrier for lifting at least one tray to said sealing tool upper part. Said packaging machine according to the disclosure is characterized in that a transport means defines a transport plane for the tray bottom to be transported and is provided within an opening for said tray in said tray carrier in order to transport said tray in the transport plane along said tray carrier. The disclosure also relates to a corresponding method for operating a packaging machine. | 11-01-2012 |
| 20120324837 | HANDTOOL FOR CLOSING FOIL FOOD CONTAINERS AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF - A handheld lid-closing tool and method of use thereof for closing a foil food container having a food-receiving compartment with a ledge extending around the periphery and a flexible flange extending around the peripheral edge of the ledge. The flange is reversibly foldable over a lid removably placed over the food-receiving compartment and the ledge. The handheld tool including a body member which is configured and dimensioned to be grasped by a user, having an outer surface; and at least one elongated, flange-closing channel formed in the outer surface of the body member. The channel has two open ends and two opposite spaced-apart channel walls which are connected together by a base wall to define a generally U-shaped cross section The channel has an outwardly flared broad portion on at least one of the first and second ends and an inner narrow portion. | 12-27-2012 |
| 20130255200 | MULTI-ROW SEALING STATION - The invention relates to a sealing station for sealing a cover film onto packaging trays, wherein the sealing station comprises a sealing tool and a bar chain and the sealing tool includes a tool upper part and a tool lower part. The bar chain is configured for conveying the packaging trays into the sealing tool and out of the sealing tool. The invention is characterized in that a tool lower part accommodates the packaging trays in at least a first and a second row, and that the tool lower part includes at least one lowerable supporting disc for lowering at least one of the first and second rows of packaging trays. | 10-03-2013 |
| 20130263559 | DEVICE FOR VACUUM PACKAGING, PARTICULARLY OF FOOD PRODUCTS - A packaging device, particularly for packaging trays containing food products or technical materials in a controlled atmosphere and by means of a film of plastic material, comprising an upper chamber and a lower chamber, which can be fastened by mutually superimposing them and are each provided internally with a plurality of heat-sealing and/or cutting and/or die-cutting elements arranged concentrically, the lower chamber being provided centrally with a plurality of supporting elements for a tray. | 10-10-2013 |
| 20130312373 | METHODS FOR SEALING PHARMACEUTICAL VIALS - A capping system and method of use for sealing injectable drugs within vials is disclosed. The system includes a closure assembly and a locking cap. The closure assembly includes a retainer member and a resilient stopper located within the retainer member. The retainer member is arranged to be disposed on the vial whereupon a gap results between the stopper and the vial. The retainer member is movable to close that gap. The locking cap is used to permanently seal the vial. | 11-28-2013 |
| 20140215975 | Device and Method for Sealing Containers - An elongate, preferably rigid housing having a frusto-conical shape and a method for using the same. The large diameter end of the housing is generally adapted to be contacted with the lid of a container to ensure optimal sealing, while that portion of the frusto-conical housing having a small diameter is adapted to, either directly or indirectly, receive forces. The large diameter end is preferably at least partially hollow, and further comprises an inner member adapted to be contacted with smaller lids. Optionally, the small diameter end may be further characterized by a projection extending about the longitudinal axis of the device. For example, the projection may be cylindrical or frusto-conical. The small diameter end may further be characterized by having a recessed portion adapted to receive a tool, such as a conventional paint can opener. | 08-07-2014 |
| 20140331618 | CAP SUPPLY FOR VESSELS CONTAINING BIOLOGICAL SAMPLES - A method for capping vessels containing biological samples is described providing a cap supply with a plurality of caps for the vessels within compartments in a predefined geometrical arrangement. The cap supply is introduced through an interface into a preanalytical system including a housing, and is reversibly docked to a feeder for inserting the cap supply into the preanalytical system and retrieving it therefrom. Subsequently, a cap is retrieved from the supply by a robotic manipulator, and transported to a workstation holding the vessels. A vessel is then capped using the manipulator. The steps from introducing the cap supply into the preanalytical system to capping a vessel are repeated a certain number of times or until all caps of the supply have been retrieved. Finally, the cap supply is retrieved from the preanalytical system. A preanalytical system and a cap supply for capping vessels containing biological samples is also provided. | 11-13-2014 |
| 20150096270 | Systems And Methods For Sealing Containers Having A Non-Planar Flange - A method of sealing a package containing a food product is provided. The method comprises applying a lid to a non-planar flange surrounding a periphery of the food package. The method comprises supporting at least a portion of the non-planar flange and progressively sealing the lid to the supported portion of the non-planar flange by applying pressure at one or more tangent points against the lid and the flange using a sealing member having a pressure applying surface that rotates about an axis of rotation and one of radially varies relative to the axis of rotation and the axis of rotation reciprocates. | 04-09-2015 |
| 20150107197 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INSTALLING A LID - A lid seating system and method for seating a lid onto a container, for example, seating a corrugated cardboard box lid onto a corrugated cardboard box container. The system can comprise a lid dispensing chute having a dispensing end portion and a distal load end portion and can extending in a direction of conveyance for dispensing box lids to engage box containers traveling along the conveyor. | 04-23-2015 |
| 20150121816 | Tool and Method for Opening a Vacuum Sealed Bottle - A tool and method for puncturing a lid of a vacuum sealed bottle to release the vacuum and allow easy opening. A point extends down from the tool, and force may be exerted against the tool by the palm or thumb of a user causing the point to penetrate the lid. The point preferably extends between 3/16 inches and 1/16 inches down from the handle, and more preferably about 3/16 inches. In some embodiments the tool is mushroom shaped having a wider round or oval upper portion for grasping and a narrower lower portion centered under the upper portion of the handle, the point extending down from the lower portion. | 05-07-2015 |
| 20160030938 | CLOSING ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD OF CLOSING TUBE - Closing arrangement for a cap of a tube in a carrier, wherein the arrangement comprises at least a first, a second and a third moveable engagement member, the first member being adapted to induce a first part of the cap rotation and the second member being adapted to induce a second part of the cap rotation and the third member being adapted to induce a third part of the cap rotation for closure. | 02-04-2016 |
| 20160107806 | CLOSURE FOR A CONTAINER - A closure for releasably securing to a container adapted for storing foodstuff or a beverage, the closure comprising closing means ( | 04-21-2016 |
| 053486000 | With receptacle deforming or shaping | 2 |
| 20150128535 | BAG TYING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF DELIVERING PROMOTIONAL MATERIAL USING A BAG TIE - A bag tying apparatus and method for easy dispensing and packing. The bag tying apparatus comprises a base with a pair of horizontal parallel bag support arms having free outer ends cantilevered from a pair of vertical supports. The bag tying apparatus further comprises a pivotable bag tie support and loading arm with a first end and a second end, wherein the first end of the loading arm is attached with the first vertical rod by a supporting means, a second end of the loading arm having a terminal end having a cut-out therein to retain a handle of a bag, and a plurality of stacked bag ties positioned coaxially. The terminal end having a cut-out therein of the bag tie support and loading arm is configured to receive the handle portion of the bags and permit the bag tie to be manually moved down over the terminal end having a cut-out therein and handle portion so as to close and fasten the open top ends of the bag. The bag ties have promotional material printed thereon. The invention also provides a computerized method for the measurement of the effectiveness of the usage of the bag tie as promotional material. | 05-14-2015 |
| 20160130022 | PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR TREATING CONTAINERS FOR STORING SUBSTANCES FOR MEDICAL, PHARMACEUTICAL OR COSMETIC APPLICATIONS - A process and apparatus are provided for treating or processing containers that are used for storing substances for medical, pharmaceutical or cosmetic applications or contain the same. During the process, cylindrical containers open at least at one end are automatically led past or pass through processing stations for treatment or processing by means of a conveying device, while the containers are jointly held by a carrier in a regular two-dimensional arrangement. The carrier includes a plurality of openings or receptacles that determine the regular arrangement. The treatment or processing of the containers is performed on or in at least one of the processing stations while the containers are supported by the carrier. | 05-12-2016 |
| 053487000 | With preliminary closure shaping | 4 |
| 20080250758 | Apparatus for Closing Containers - The invention is an apparatus for closing containers, preferably pharmaceutical containers. The apparatus includes a closing device which surrounds a closing element of the container. The closing device is provided with a magnetic mechanism, such as an electromagnetic coil, which generates a magnetic force and thereby deforms the closure element. The deformation of the closure element closes and seals the opening of the container. The closing device is designed such that the closing device applies the magnetic force to only a part of the closure element, for example, the edge of the closure element. | 10-16-2008 |
| 20090120043 | METHOD OF AND APPARATUS FOR FORMING A CLOSURE - A method and apparatus for forming a closure in which the closure includes a peelable panel with integral tab folded over the panel. The apparatus includes upper and lower reform tools, the upper reform tool having a tab relief feature and local scallops at each end of the tab relief. When reform tools move together for reforming, the tab relief feature is positioned over the tab fold and the scallops at the ends of the fold. As a result crushing and fracture of the tab during reforming is avoided. | 05-14-2009 |
| 20100287893 | PACKAGING MACHINE AND METHOD FOR CLOSING CONTAINERS WITH LIDS - The invention relates to a method for closing already preformed and separated containers ( | 11-18-2010 |
| 20160144987 | PACKAGING MACHINE AND METHOD FOR MAKING CAPSULES - A packaging machine for making capsules of the type including a container having an inlet opening and a bottom and at least one substantially disc-shaped element associated with the container, including a movement system by which the containers are directed along a predetermined path in a feed direction; a movement means by which a continuous web for defining the disc-shaped elements is moved along a second predetermined path; a cutoff station where the disc-shaped elements are cut from the continuous web and which is positioned along the second predetermined path and an associating station where the disc-shaped elements are associated with the containers and which is positioned along the predetermined path; the associating station is distinct from the cutoff station and the machine includes a transfer system by which the disc-shaped elements are transferred from the cutoff station to the associating station. | 05-26-2016 |
| 053488000 | By conforming closure to container | 2 |
| 20110162332 | CLOSURE DEVICE - The invention relates to a device ( | 07-07-2011 |
| 20120324838 | CONTAINER CLOSURE TOOL - A hand-held closure tool for closing a container. Based on the design of the inventive closure tool, a pair of wheels provides two points of contact between the closure tool and the container peripheral flange. This design feature stabilizes the closure tool as the container is moved in a circular fashion. The stability of the closure tool against the peripheral flange of the container enables the closure tool movement to be accomplished in a single, continuous motion. | 12-27-2012 |
| 053489000 | By plugging closure into container | 4 |
| 20120266573 | EASY INSERTION/REINSERTION STOPPER FOR USE WITH STILL WINE - The present invention relates to the use of suitable sized cork stoppers for spirit wine with still wine. More particularly, relates to the use of “Bartop” stoppers with still wine bottles. The use of stoppers having a cork body which diameter size exceeds just about 0.5 to 3 mm the neck diameter of still wine bottles to be sealed, enables to keep the organoleptic attributes of wine while prevents wine leakage from bottles regardless its storing position. | 10-25-2012 |
| 20150291405 | METHOD AND FACILITY FOR TREATING CORK - Cork stoppers are treated by subjecting the cork to an electrochemical dehalogenation by electrolysis. | 10-15-2015 |
| 20160018060 | Method and Apparatus for Servicing a Tank, a Plug, or a Tank and Plug - An apparatus for servicing a tank and/or a plug includes a valve having a first port sealingly couplable onto a tank port surrounding the plug, a second port, and a valve member operable between an open position providing a pathway between the first and second ports, and a closed position providing a sealed barrier between the first and second ports. The apparatus further includes an adapter sealingly couplable to the second port, and a plug displacement tool couplable to the adapter for displacing the plug relative to the tank when the first port is coupled to the tank port, the adapter is coupled to the second port, and the valve member is in the open position. | 01-21-2016 |
| 20160121525 | STOPPER FOR CLOSING NECK OF CONTAINER - A method for manufacturing a stopper for dosing a neck of a container comprises a first step of molding the stopper in one piece. The stopper includes a sealing membrane provided with a central opening, a tubular stem centered on an axis and extending from the sealing membrane around the central opening, and a capsule connected, by a tear wall, to a free end of the stem. The capsule is configured to be wedged in the stem to seal the neck of the container. The method comprises a second step in which, while the tear wall is intact, a force, in line with the axis, is applied to the stopper so as to break the tear wall and move the capsule inside the stem until the capsule is wedged in the stem. | 05-05-2016 |
| 053490000 | By screwing closure on container | 21 |
| 20080314000 | Closure - The invention concerns a closure for sealing of an orifice of a neck of a container. The closure comprises a top portion, an outer skirt and a sealing means. The sealing means comprises an outer sealing means suitable to be engaged with an outer free peripheral surface of neck. The outer sealing means comprises an annular base radially distanced to said outer skirt and at least one annular sealing ring protruding radially inwardly over said base. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20090025346 | DEVICES FOR CAPPING VIALS USEFUL IN SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISPENSING PRESCRIPTIONS - A method for securing a closure on a cylindrical container (such as a pharmaceutical vial) includes: positioning a closure in a first position, the closure being substantially centered via a centering assembly along an axis that is generally normal to the closure; translating the substantially centered closure along the axis to a second position; positioning a cylindrical container, the container being substantially centered via the centering assembly along the axis; translating the substantially centered closure along the axis to a third position in which it is adjacent the substantially centered container; and relatively rotating the closure and the container to secure the closure to the container. With such a method, both the closure and the cylinder can be centered along the axis, thereby registering them with each other for reliable securing. | 01-29-2009 |
| 20090120044 | SUCTION ASSISTED CONTAINER CLOSURE SYSTEM - A container handling system for applying closures to containers includes a container feed line and a capping station for receiving containers from the container feed line and applying closures thereto. The capping station includes a capping head configured to provide torque during closure application. A container holder is configured to resist container rotation. The holder includes an opening exposed to a container location and a device positioned to draw air from the container location through the opening to create a force the acts to pull the container toward the opening. | 05-14-2009 |
| 20090293437 | METHOD OF TESTING, DETERMINING, AND ADJUSTING A FINAL CLOSING TORQUE OF A BEVERAGE BOTTLE OR CONTAINER CLOSING MACHINE AND AN APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING THE METHOD - Method of testing, determining, and adjusting a final closing torque of a beverage bottle or container closing machine and an apparatus for performing the method. The abstract of the disclosure is submitted herewith as required by 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b). As stated in 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b): A brief abstract of the technical disclosure in the specification must commence on a separate sheet, preferably following the claims, under the heading “Abstract of the Disclosure.” The purpose of the abstract is to enable the Patent and Trademark Office and the public generally to determine quickly from a cursory inspection the nature and gist of the technical disclosure. The abstract shall not be used for interpreting the scope of the claims. Therefore, any statements made relating to the abstract are not intended to limit the claims in any manner and should not be interpreted as limiting the claims in any manner. | 12-03-2009 |
| 20100018168 | CONTAINER HOLDER WITH A ROTATION-BLOCKING ELEMENT - The container holder ( | 01-28-2010 |
| 20100050576 | CLOSING ELEMENT FOR A RECEPTACLE, PARTICULARLY A GLASS BEVERAGE BOTTLE, AND CLOSING METHOD USING THE SAME - The invention relates to a closing element for a receptacle, such as a glass beverage bottle, comprising a plug and a retaining element that is connected to the plug, as well as a method for closing an opening of a receptacle by means of a closing element comprising a plug and a retaining element. In order to devise a closing element and a closing method that provide a great degree of reliability, storage quality, and food compatibility, the plug is made of a solid material such as glass, ceramics, wood, metal, aluminum, stone, or silicon. Furthermore, in the closed state of the receptacle, the plug rests within a receptacle opening that is to be closed, or the plug made of the solid material is fully inserted into the receptacle opening to close the receptacle, and a connecting element is created between the plug and the retaining element such as by means of an adhesive, the retaining element being releasably connected to the receptacle. | 03-04-2010 |
| 20100077706 | MACHINE FOR THE APPLICATION OF THREADED CAPS ON CONTAINERS - A machine for application of threaded caps on containers (C), comprising:
| 04-01-2010 |
| 20100101192 | CAPPING TORQUE HEAD AND METHOD OF CAP APPLICATION - A torque head assembly and method of capping effective to cap a variety of trigger spray cap bases or common caps to a spray bottle or container includes a drive roller mounted on a drive gear. The drive gear is in meshed gear communication with a plurality of train gears enclosed within a generally C-shaped driver housing wherein the a distal train gear engages a driven gear upon which a driven roller is mounted. An actuator allows the driver housing of torque head assembly to approach a variety of trigger spray cap bases or common caps within a plane generally horizontal thereto and at least partially co-planar therewith so as to capture the same between the dive roller and the driven roller and to thread mount the same onto the spray bottle or container. | 04-29-2010 |
| 20100154364 | Rotatable bottle or container capping machine for screwing threaded screw caps onto a threaded mouth portion of filled bottles or containers to close filled bottles or containers, and a method of operation thereof - Rotatable bottle or container capping machine for screwing threaded screw caps onto a threaded mouth portion of filled bottles or containers to close filled bottles or containers, and a method of operation thereof. The abstract of the disclosure is submitted herewith as required by | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100257823 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CLOSING CONTAINERS - A method for closing containers with closures by means of a closing device may include screwing closures onto openings of the containers. For closing the containers, a final torque (D | 10-14-2010 |
| 20110041465 | Cap Tightening Mechanism and Capping System and Method Incorporating Same - A mechanism for tightening a partially threaded cap on a container passing along a production line. The mechanism includes a first member having a first end and a second end. The first end being structured to be coupled at or near the production line and the second end being rotatable with respect to the first end. The mechanism further including a second member coupled to the second end of the first member and rotatable therewith. The second member having a plurality of cap engaging portions, each of the cap engaging portions being structured to engage the partially threaded cap on a container passing along the production line in a manner that tightens the partially threaded cap. | 02-24-2011 |
| 20110083405 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SCREW CAPPING VESSELS, IN PARTICULAR BOTTLES - A method and a device for screw capping vessels, in particular bottles, by measuring the power consumption of a linear drive system for lifting and lowering the closing head in a pick phase for picking up the respective closing cap and/or in a screw phase for screwing on the closing cap being, and by comparing that measured power consumption with at least one characteristic value of the power consumption to detect an imminent or occurred incorrect closure. In this manner, vessels can be closed at a low error rate and possibly incorrectly closed vessels can be discharged from a continuous product stream at a low error rate. | 04-14-2011 |
| 20110131933 | PRESSURIZED CAPPING APPARATUS - Apparatus for pressurizing the headspace of a filled plastic bottle while applying a cap includes a sealing ring having a surface for engaging a support ring, or other surface of known dimension, of the plastic bottle, clamping apparatus for moving the sealing ring, a chuck for holding the cap in a position to engage a finish of the plastic bottle, a pressure chamber surrounding the chuck having a sealing surface for contacting the sealing ring, a source of pressure coupled to the pressure chamber for introducing a volume of gas or vapor at super-atmospheric pressure into the chamber, and a motor for rotating the chuck and cap within the pressure chamber while the chamber is subjected to the gas or vapor at super-atmospheric pressure to seal the gas or vapor within the headspace of the filled plastic bottle with the cap. | 06-09-2011 |
| 20110265430 | DEVICES FOR CAPPING VIALS USEFUL IN SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISPENSING PRESCRIPTIONS - An apparatus for securing a cap onto a cylindrical container includes a main stage and three clamps. Each of the clamps is pivotally attached to the main stage and rotatable about a respective axis of rotation. The axes of rotation of the clamps define an outer circle having a center. Each of the clamps comprises a generally planar body and an arcuate edge and can be used to both center a cap and grip and rotate a vial for attachment of the cap. | 11-03-2011 |
| 20120017546 | APPARATUS AND METHOD TO PREVENT BOTTLE ROTATION - A bottle support plate for use in a rotary capping machine to apply caps onto the upper threaded neck of one or more containers having a circular flange as the containers are moved along a generally circular path by a star wheel. The bottle support plate includes a pocket that at least partially supports and at least partially mates with the flange of the container to at least partially inhibit rotation of the container during the threading of a cap on an upper threaded neck of the container. The pocket includes a support ledge having an upper surface, a neck cavity, a ledge wall extending upwardly from the upper surface of said support ledge and a non-smooth surface on upper surface of the support ledge. The ledge wall is designed to be at least partially mateable with at least a portion of an outer peripheral edge of the flange of the container. The neck cavity is designed to receive a portion of a neck of the container that is located below the container flange. The non-smooth surface is designed to engage a portion of the bottom surface of the bottle flange and inhibit or prevent rotation of the bottle when a cap is twisted onto the upper threaded neck of the container. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120272624 | SEMI-AUTOMATED CAP SECURING APPARATUS - A cap securing apparatus for rotating a cap relative to a container. The cap securing apparatus comprises a support base supporting a main support, the main support supporting a plurality of arms, and each of the plurality of arms supporting a rotatable wheel adjacent a remote free end thereof. A drive mechanism supplies drive to at least one of the rotatable wheels, supported by the plurality of arms, for inducing rotation thereof. A cap engagement mechanism moves the wheels from a disengaged first position, in which the wheels are spaced from the cap to be one of capped or uncapped with respect to the container, into an engaged second position in which the wheels engage with the cap for inducing rotation of the cap and one of capping the cap to the container and uncapping the cap from the container. | 11-01-2012 |
| 20150315002 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CLOSING FILLED CONTAINERS WITH A SCREW CAP - A device for closing a filled container with a screw cap, for example, for closing support ring-less bottles with a screw cap, is described. The device includes a neck guide with at least one torsion protection element for accommodation of a neck section of the filled container in a torsion-protected manner during the closing with the screw cap, and a discharge element for discharging the closed container from the neck guide. The neck guide and the discharge element are displaceable relative to each other. | 11-05-2015 |
| 20160023874 | DISPENSING APPARATUS, METHOD OF DISPENSING, CAPPING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CAPPING - The present invention provides a dispensing apparatus adapted to dispense a cap for capping a container from a plurality of caps. Dispensing apparatus includes a holding portion for holding the plurality of caps; a retaining device including a gap, the gap expandable between a retaining configuration such that the plurality of caps is prevented from passing through the gap thereby retaining the plurality of caps within the holding portion and a releasing configuration wherein the cap is releasable from the holding portion through said gap; a positioning device configured to receive the cap from the retaining device, the positioning device includes an opening, the opening is expandable between a narrow configuration such that the cap is not passable therethrough and a wide configuration such that the cap is passable therethrough. The gap of the retaining device is expandable to the releasing configuration to release the cap therethrough when the opening of the positioning device is retracted to the narrow configuration to retain the cap within the positioning device when the positioning device receives the released cap, and the gap of the retaining device is retractable to the retaining configuration to retain the plurality of caps within the holding portion when the opening of the positioning device is expanded to the wide configuration to release and dispense the cap. Further, a capping apparatus having the dispensing apparatus is adapted to cap a container with a cap. A method of dispensing a cap for capping a container from a plurality of caps is provided. A method of capping a container with a cap is provided. | 01-28-2016 |
| 20160031620 | Non-Removable Tamper Resistant Lid - The present invention relates to a tamper resistant lid for a container and a method for sealing a container. The method for sealing a container includes providing a tamper resistant lid having a centre axis; an outer member; an inner member; the outer member and the inner member each include an outer surface and an inner surface wherein at least a part of the outer surface of the inner member is substantially adjacent at least a part of the inner surface of the outer member, the inner member having a thread; and at least one stop member preventing the inner member from rotation with respect to the outer member, placing the tamper resistant lid onto a container; rotating the outer member in a first direction to allow the thread of the inner member to connect to a thread of a neck element of the container; and disabling the at least one stop member by applying a designated force after the inner member has been connected to the container, so that the outer member can be freely rotated with respect to the inner member to thereby prevent removal of the tamper resistant lid from the container. | 02-04-2016 |
| 20160159533 | Child-Resistant Closure - A child-resistant closure has an inner member and an outer member encircling the inner member for gripping by a user. The outer member comprises a sidewall bearing a first engagement feature and an upper web underside bearing a second engagement feature. The inner member comprises: an inner sidewall bearing an internal thread for engaging the container body; an outer sidewall spaced-apart from the inner sidewall and bearing a third engagement feature, the third engagement feature engagable to the first engagement feature responsive to an upward movement of the outer member so as to allow the outer member to transmit a removal rotation to the inner member. An upper web joins the inner sidewall and outer sidewall and has an upper surface bearing a fourth engagement feature engagable to the second engagement feature to transmit an installing rotation to the inner member. | 06-09-2016 |
| 20170233233 | Capping Machine | 08-17-2017 |
| 053491000 | By folding multiple preformed flap | 5 |
| 20080250759 | PACKAGING MACHINE WITH GLUING STATION AND FOLDING STATION - An apparatus for forming an end closure structure of a carton. The end closure structure is formed from minor end flaps and major end flaps. The apparatus includes a carton conveyor for transferring the carton in a flow direction along a carton conveyor path, a major end flap retaining guide assembly for retaining the major end flaps in an outwardly upright position, a minor end flap retaining guide assembly for retaining the minor end flaps in an inwardly folded position, and a gluing station for applying adhesive to the major and minor end flaps. | 10-16-2008 |
| 20090031676 | Method and combined machine for cutting and closing boxes with inserted void-filling bags - Method and combined machine for cutting and closing boxes with inserted void-filling bags The invention relates to the making of boxes of a variable volume adapted in each case to the height of the packed products, including cutting the box along its vertical edges and forming fold lines at a suitable height around the sides of the box to define top flaps; and then folding these flaps onto the contents of the prefilled box. At least one inflated or inflatable void-filling bag is inserted into the box, around and/or above the packed products, after the fold lines have been formed, and before the flaps are folded onto the contents of the box. The invention also provides a combined machine that cuts, marks, prepares and inserts void-filling bags, and closes boxes. | 02-05-2009 |
| 20110197551 | ACTIVE COMPRESSION ADHESIVE PACKAGING METHOD AND APPARATUS - A method and system for packaging products in a container employs an active compression assembly having pressure members which are shifted from a raised position to a lowered operational position. In the operational position, each pressure member holds a respective upper container flap against a lower container flap while an interposed adhesive sets. More specifically, with the at least one pressure member pushing upon the upper flaps, both the container and the at least one pressure member are forced to move in unison along a manufacturing line while the at least one pressure member applies pressure on the upper flaps as the adhesive sets to seal the upper flaps to the lower flaps and close the upper opening. | 08-18-2011 |
| 20120317932 | Packaging Apparatus and Method - A method and apparatus are shown for securing a top for a cardboard carton where the carton has a bottom wall and integral sidewalls, an initially open interior and initially open top flaps with outwardly extending ears. The top flaps are folded to a carton closing position which closes off the initially open interior of the cardboard carton. The ears are also folded to a position in contact with the sidewalls of the carton. A set of punches are aligned with the folded ears of the carton and are actuated to force a first layer of cardboard from a respective top flap through an underlying region of the carton sidewall. A set of platens are located so as to underlie and reinforce the sidewalls of the carton as the punching operation takes place. | 12-20-2012 |
| 20140283489 | Chain Link, Chain Conveyor, Filling Machine, and Package-Flap Folding Method - Disclosed are a chain link, a chain conveyor, a filling machine, and a package-flap folding method. The chain conveyor comprises a hinge part and a support part; the support part is fastened with a blade for clamping and pushing a package; the blade divides the support part into a rectangular front support part and a rear support part; multiple chain links can be hinged to form an annular chain, and the distance between the blades of two neighboring chain links in a straight line segment equals to the width of the package; the length of the support surface of the front support part equals to or is slightly smaller than the distance between an flap at the end to the rear side surface of the package; the rear end surface of the rear support part forms the guiding surface for guiding the folding of the flap at the end. | 09-25-2014 |
