| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 053329000 |
Closure securing means
| 43 |
| 053317000 |
Screw or lug closure applying means
| 23 |
| 053319000 |
Closure inserting means | 4 |
| 20140305077 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CAPPING AND SEALING PHARMACEUTICAL VIALS - An apparatus and a method for capping and sealing a vial with a cap assembly including a deformable annular seal, e.g., a ferrule, is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a base for holding the vial, a pressure applying platen, plural sealing rollers and associated electronic circuitry and motors. The platen is arranged to be moved relative to the base, whereupon it engages and applies a force to the cap assembly. The load cell measures the force applied and provides a signal indicative thereof to the electronic circuitry. The electronic circuitry determines when a desired amount of force has been applied to control the operation of the rollers, whereupon the rollers apply a force to the annular seal to permanently crimp the annular seal on the vial. | 10-16-2014 |
| 20090313943 | Apparatus and method for inserting valve assemblies into containers - An automated, continuously operating apparatus for assembling valve assemblies onto containers includes a valve carrier using partial vacuum to secure valve assemblies during operation. The apparatus may further include a plurality of jaw assemblies for securing and/or straightening a dip tube, bag-on-valve, or other structure depending from the valve assembly prior to insertion into a container. The apparatus may include sub-assemblies that are adjustable relative to a base frame, thereby facilitating adjustment for container of different heights and to actuate different stroke lengths associated therewith. A defective valve assembly eject system may also be provided to prevent valve assemblies that do not have a dip tube or bag-on-valve from being entering the apparatus and being attached to a container. | 12-24-2009 |
| 20110030316 | GRIPPING DEVICE FOR PICKING UP CONTAINERS AND CLOSURES AND FOR CLOSING THE CONTAINERS - The invention relates to a gripping device which has a container picking up device and a closure pick up device for picking up and closing containers. The container pick up device is designed to pick up the container, and the closure pick up device is designed to pick up a closure. The closure pick up device is connected to the container pick up device by means of a connecting element which allows a relative movement between the container pick up device and the closure pick up device to take place in order for the container to be closed with the closure. | 02-10-2011 |
| 20110271642 | Capping Device - A capping device for capping vials borne by a respective conveyor ( | 11-10-2011 |
| 053367000 |
Orienting or aligning means | 3 |
| 20100107559 | 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. | 05-06-2010 |
| 20130074448 | Pouring Device for Bottles and Orienting Apparatus for Capping Plants - A liquid pouring device for bottles comprises a tubular body ( | 03-28-2013 |
| 20130318920 | CAP STABILIZER FOR CAPPING DEVICE - A cap stabilizer of a capping device includes a fastening element that connects the cap stabilizer to the capping device such that the cap stabilizer is removable from the capping device by sliding the cap stabilizer in a first direction, opposite a direction of travel of container to be capped by the capping device. | 12-05-2013 |
| 053290000 |
With preliminary closure shaping and/or treatment | 3 |
| 20110078981 | PACKAGING FOR PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS AND METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ITS PRODUCTION - The device for the production of a packaging for pharmaceutical products includes a forming station for forming troughs in a nonstretchable cover sheet in a stepwise, individual, successive manner, and further includes a transport device for laying the formed cover sheet onto a bottom sheet. This bottom sheet has pockets, which serve to hold the pharmaceutical products, and webs arranged between the pockets, and at least portions of some of the webs have ridges corresponding to the shape of the troughs in the cover sheet. The device further includes a sealing station for sealing the cover sheet to the bottom sheet. This sealing station has two sealing plates shaped in correspondence with the troughs in the cover sheet, thus resulting in the sealing of the cover sheet to the bottom sheet also in the area of the ridges of the bottom sheet. | 04-07-2011 |
| 20150361594 | Air Spinning Machine and Method for Operating it - The invention refers to a method to operate an air spinning machine, in which the air spinning machine has at least one spinning unit with a spinning nozzle ( | 12-17-2015 |
| 20150107191 | DEVICE FOR CYCLIC SPREADING OF TRAY SEALING FILM IN SEALING MACHINES - A device for spreading the tray sealing film in so-called tray sealers, in order to avoid the formation of folds in said film (F) which, with the trays, is inserted in a sealing and cutting station (S), between a pair of opposing bells (T | 04-23-2015 |
| 053289000 |
With preliminary receptacle shaping | 2 |
| 20090165424 | Self-crimping fill tube assembly - A crimping system for a fill tube of an industrial process transmitter system comprises a collar, a fill tube and crimp jaws. The collar comprises a passageway for receiving the fill tube, and a seat surrounding the passageway. The fill tube extends through the passageway and seat of the collar. The crimp jaws are positioned within the seat to surround the fill tube, and are inserted into the seat to crimp the fill tube. | 07-02-2009 |
| 20140000216 | CLIPPING MACHINE | 01-02-2014 |
| 053306000 |
Closure delivery from supply into or below bottom of header | 2 |
| 20090013642 | VIAL CAPPING DEVICE AND VIAL CAPPING METHOD - Provided are a vial capping device and a vial capping method allowing the cap to be reliably fastened to the vial with a simple construction. The vial capping device has: a cap installation ring ( | 01-15-2009 |
| 20110258965 | Device for separating and aligning the position of metal container seals - Device for separation and position alignment of metallic container closures ( | 10-27-2011 |
| 053299000 |
Receptacle delivery by case or row | 1 |
| 20080245031 | Machine For Sealing Containers By Applying a Covering Film - A machine for sealing containers by applying a covering film or a lid, which is located downstream of an infeed system for feeding containers to be sealed, the infeed system including an accumulation unit driven by motor means and located downstream relative to a feeder unit driven by motor means, the feeder unit feeding containers to the accumulation unit. | 10-09-2008 |
| 053313000 |
Closure selected by moving receptacle | 1 |
| 20090178370 | Devices and Methods for Verifying Capping of Vials in System for Dispensing Prescriptions - A method of verifying the seating and securing of a closure on a container includes the steps of: (a) positioning a container on a stage of an automated capping station; (b) bringing a closure into contact with the container; (c) detecting the nature of a physical relationship between the container and the closure; (d) responsive to step(c), relatively moving the closure and the container if step (c) indicates seating of the closure on the container is proper; and (e) detecting the nature of a physical relationship between the closure and the container to determine whether the closure is properly secured. | 07-16-2009 |
| 053302000 |
Sequentially acting plural headers | 1 |
| 20100192514 | CAPPING MACHINE - A capping machine ( | 08-05-2010 |
| 053300000 |
With receptacle support and/or feed by shoulder engagement | 1 |
| 20090056275 | ANTI-ROTATION NECK SUPPORT KNIFE - A neck support knife for supporting a bottle during capping includes an arcuate planar surface having a plurality of elongated cleats extending away from the planar surface and arranged in a radial pattern. The cleats have a tooth-like vertical cross-section. An inner arcuate face adjoins the planar surface and engages the bottle neck during operation. On each cleat, the corner nearest the inner arcuate face is shaped to reduce contact with the bottle flange/neck junction. In a preferred embodiment, the cleats are all canted from the radial orientation in the same direction so that the bottle is biased against the inner arcuate face during capping. | 03-05-2009 |
| Entries |
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| 20080250755 | AUTOMATED PUSHER MECHANISMS THAT COOPERATE WITH CLIPPERS - Methods, devices and computer program products automatically package an object in a covering material such as casing and/or netting by automatically pushing at least one object through a product chute using an automated pushing mechanism with a pushing head. | 10-16-2008 |
| 20090241470 | Cap Supply Device - The present invention is directed to a cap supply device having a simple and inexpensive structure and which is capable of supplying caps all directed in the same direction. The cap supply device includes: a receiving section | 10-01-2009 |
| 20100126116 | CLOSING APPARATUS FOR CONTAINERS - The invention relates to an apparatus ( | 05-27-2010 |
| 20100205904 | CAPPING MACHINE - Containers are closed with screw caps by a carousel machine of which a central drum ( | 08-19-2010 |
| 20110041456 | ROTARY CONVEYOR COMPRISING A GRIPPER MECHANISM - The components of a rotary conveyor ( | 02-24-2011 |
| 20110131923 | Capper - A capper used for a great variety of containers and comprising a container carrier, which is adapted to be driven by a capper drive motor for transporting the containers on a lower part, and an upper part, which carries at least one closing element and which is also adapted to be driven by the capper drive motor, the upper part being vertically adjustable relative to the lower part at least for adaptation to different container heights, and where the upper part is vertically adjusted by the capper drive motor, and that a clutch system is provided, which is adapted to be selectively switched between a drive function and an upper-part height adjustment function. | 06-09-2011 |
| 20120167526 | CAPPING APPARATUS AND CAPPING SYSTEM FOR BOTTLE FILLING DEVICE - A capping apparatus for a bottle filling device with a capping head main body; a first slide body is located on the capping head main body and can slide up and down; a capping door mechanism is hinged with the capping head main body and the first slide body; a cap sucking head can slide up and down; a middle slide body is arranged between the cap sucking head and the first slide body and can slide up and down; a first spring and a second spring; and a cap inlet chute. A capping system is equipped with a plurality of capping apparatus, the number of the capping apparatus is equal to that of columns of filled bottles, and the cap sucking heads of the capping apparatus are connected together through a connection structure with a mechanism that actuates the cap sucking heads to rise up and fall down. | 07-05-2012 |
| 20120227355 | Closing Tool - A closing tool for a closing machine for placing a closure on a container, where a holding force is applied to the closure by means of a gripping device. In order to obtain a universal embodiment for the closing tool the gripping device is provided with a magnetic actuator, such as with permanent magnets, for applying the holding force. | 09-13-2012 |
| 20120285121 | SYSTEM FOR PLUGGING PAINT CANS - The invention relates to a system for plugging paint cans, which system is arranged to press a hollow, cuplike, elastic plug ( | 11-15-2012 |
| 20120304597 | UNIVERSAL CONTAINER CAPPER/DECAPPER - A universal container capper/decapper includes a capper/decapper assembly, and an axial actuator. The capper/decapper assembly comprises a capper/decapper housing, and at least one gripper arm. The capper/decapper housing has an axis of rotation. Each gripper arm has a driven end, a gripper end, and a knee portion intermediate the driven end and the gripper end. Each gripper arm is pivotally coupled to the housing proximate the knee portion. The axial actuator is coupled to each driven end and is configured to drive each gripper end in a radial direction relative to the axis of rotation by rotating each gripper arm about the respective knee portion relative to the housing. | 12-06-2012 |
| 20120304598 | Slot Gripper - A slot gripper for removing twistlocks from container fittings or for inserting twistlocks into container fittings, comprising a twistlock receptacle, arranged in a receptacle plate and a tool that locks and unlocks twistlocks arranged in the twistlock receptacle by rotating, is characterized by two clamping jaws extending in the receptacle parallel to the receptacle plate and arranged opposite each other. A first pin extends from the receptacle plate at a right angle at the edge of the receptacle, a second pin is arranged on side of the first pin opposite the receptacle and extends from the receptacle plate at a right angle, and a rope guiding element extends from the receptacle plate at a right angle at the edge of the receptacle. The first pin, the second pin, and the rope guiding element are each supported against the force of a spring and can be lowered in the receptacle plate. | 12-06-2012 |
| 20130000251 | MAGNETIC CAP EJECTOR IN A CAPPER - An apparatus for sealing containers with one of a sealing cap and a screw cap includes an ejector having a function element that returns an ejecting element from an ejection position to an initial position. The function element is formed as a magnetic element. | 01-03-2013 |
| 20130008133 | TRAY SEALER - The invention relates to a tray sealer comprising conveyor belts that can be displaced in a direction transversely to the conveying direction. | 01-10-2013 |
| 20130067859 | TRAY SEALING MACHINE - A tray sealing machine comprising an upper tool which can be laterally moved out of the tray sealing machine from a working position into a second position for maintenance and cleaning purposes, wherein the upper tool may be pivotable in the second position so as to improve accessibility to a bottom of the tool for maintenance and cleaning. The tray sealing machine may also include a lower tool that can be laterally moved out of the tray sealing machine from a working position into a second position for maintenance and cleaning purposes, wherein the lower tool is additionally pivotable in the second position so as to improve the accessibility during cleaning. | 03-21-2013 |
| 20130247513 | HEADSPACE MODIFICATION SYSTEM FOR REMOVAL OF VACUUM PRESSURE - To modify the headspace in a container to remove vacuum pressure, a container has a seal or cap which may provide a temporary opening into the container which is sealable under compression to provide a controlled raising of the internal pressure as the heated contents of the container cools. A sealing chamber ( | 09-26-2013 |
| 20130333325 | CLOSER FOR CONTAINERS - A closer for containers, in particular bottles, with a closing head acting in a clean room and with an electric motor comprising at least one rotor and at least one stator, with the closing head connected with the rotor, and an element for clean room separation is formed between the rotor and the stator. | 12-19-2013 |
| 20140053503 | DEVICE FOR CLOSING A SAMPLE RECEPTACLE WITH A SPHERICAL CLOSURE ELEMENT - The invention relates to a device for closing a sample container with a spherical closing element, wherein the device has a storage container for a plurality of spherical closing elements, ejecting means for ejecting one of the closing elements through a discharge opening in a housing of the device, and means for limiting the forces exerted by the ejecting means on the closing element. | 02-27-2014 |
| 20140096482 | HANDLING MACHINE FOR CONTAINERS - A container-closing machine includes a central supporting column, a manipulation unit connected to the central supporting column, and a direct drive disposed between them. This drive produces reciprocal relative motion. The central supporting column defines an interior space containing the stator. The manipulation unit has a ring that defines an interior space with the rotor disposed therein. The ring and the column share a common axis of rotation that defines a radial plane perpendicular thereto along which the rotor and stator lie opposite each other and separated by a gap. | 04-10-2014 |
| 20140137512 | DEVICE FOR FEEDING CONTAINER CLOSURES TO A CAPPER - A system for feeding container closures to a capper (which can be part of or separate from the system) in a beverage filling plant comprises a sorter, an elevating conveyor and an inspection device, where the inspection device is disposed before the elevating conveyor, which enables better access to locations where faults can potentially occur. | 05-22-2014 |
| 20140174028 | CAP OPENING AND CLOSING MECHANISM AND AUTOMATIC ANALYZER INCLUDING THE SAME - An automatic analyzer of the present invention includes: a cap opening and closing mechanism including a plurality of types of support bodies, each being adaptable to a specific type of cap; an information control mechanism for sample containers; a cap opening and closing mechanism that performs uncapping and capping operations based on a sample container identifying process; and an uncapping/capping monitoring mechanism that determines an uncapping or capping operation. The cap opening and closing mechanism is thus configured so as to be capable of performing the uncapping and capping processes for different types of caps. This provides a cap opening and closing mechanism that enables the single cap opening and closing mechanism to perform the uncapping process and the capping process for different types of caps on a transfer path of sample containers in the automatic analyzer. | 06-26-2014 |
| 20150107190 | DISPOSABLE PRODUCTION LINE FOR FILLING AND FINISHING A PRODUCT - An apparatus for processing one or more products in need of closure. The apparatus comprises a vessel including an inlet for receiving the one or more products and an outlet for discharging the one or more products under sterile and/or pyrogen free conditions. A device is also adapted for applying the closure to the one or more products in the vessel, along with the optional filling and/or weighing of the products before or after applying the closure. Related apparatuses, systems, and methods are disclosed. | 04-23-2015 |
