Automatic packaging machine for filling a bag made of a heat-sealable material with a dose of a loose product

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10640251
APP PUB NO 20170361967A1
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15622491

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Automatic packaging machine (3) for filling a bag (1) made of heat-sealable material, having an open upper end (2) with a dose of loose product; the packaging machine (3) has: a packaging conveyor (4); a pick-up head (7), which is supported by the packaging conveyor (4) to advance along a packaging path (P1); an input station (S1) where the empty bag (1) is grabbed by the pick-up head (7); an output station (S2) where the full, sealed bag (1) leaves the pick-up head (7); a filling device (18) that is mounted on the packaging conveyor (4) to move together with the pick-up head (7) along the entire packaging path (P1) and is adapted to supply the dose of product inside the bag (1) through the upper open end (2); and a sealing device (19) that is mounted on the packaging conveyor (4) to move together with the pick-up head (7) along the entire packaging path (P1) and is adapted to seal the full bag (1) through a heat-seal in correspondence with the open upper end (2).

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VOLPAK S A USANTA PERPETUA DE MOGODA

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  • 2017 Application Filing Year
  • B65B Class
  • 1326 Applications Filed
  • 864 Patents Issued To-Date
  • 65.16 % Issued To-Date
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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Biondi, Andrea Bologna, IT 145 764
Borderi, Luca Sasso Marconi, IT 19 41
Campagnoli, Enrico San Giovanni In Persiceto, IT 53 40
Cavazza, Luca Bologna, IT 60 87
Guareschi, Paolo Parma, IT 3 8
Tale, Fabrizio Bologna, IT 8 23
Vassallo, Enrica Bologna, IT 4 8
Zanetti, Umberto Modena, IT 36 68

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