Tray sealing apparatus and method

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9205940
APP PUB NO 20130255852A1
SERIAL NO

13703324

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The application relates to a twin lane tray sealer (100) comprising a pair of conveyors aligned with respective lanes for conveying trays to a heat sealing tool (6) and a pair of transfer mechanisms (66) each for transferring a known plurality of trays together and at a known separation from the respective conveyors to the heat sealing tool wherein the heat sealing tool (6) comprises a plurality of individually operable heaters (61a, 61b), each aligned with a respective tray in the tool in use. Control means is utilized to determine if a tray is missing from a group of trays transferred by the transfer mechanism. If a tray is determined as missing the control means is configured to not activate the heater aligned with the position of the determined missing tray in the tool.

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ISHIDA EUROPE LIMITEDBIRMINGHAM WEST MIDLANDS B32 3DB

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Payne, David William Lutterworth, GB 6 42

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