Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Apparatus and method for packaging flat products
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Application No.: US14153663Application Date: 2014-01-13
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Publication No.: US09889955B2Publication Date: 2018-02-13
- Inventor: R. Charles Murray
- Applicant: Pouch Pac Innovations, LLC
- Applicant Address: US FL Sarasota
- Assignee: Pouch Pac Innovations, LLC
- Current Assignee: Pouch Pac Innovations, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US FL Sarasota
- Agency: Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
- Main IPC: B65B25/06
- IPC: B65B25/06 ; B65B5/06 ; B65B31/04 ; B65B35/30 ; B65B43/46 ; B65B45/00 ; B65B67/00 ; B65B35/52 ; B65B61/24

Abstract:
A method and apparatus for packaging patties or other similarly shaped items into a flexible pouch. The method comprising the steps of stacking a plurality of patties by a stacker, the patties stacked on top of one another, lowering the plurality of patties into a flexible pouch, vacuuming the air out of the flexible pouch to seal the pouch, the vacuum creating an air tight seal and forming a pair of frangible or solid seals in the pouch, the frangible seals positioned adjacent to the plurality of patties. The apparatus for packaging patties into a flexible pouch, the apparatus comprising a stacker, a patty holder, a vacuum is further positioned adjacent to the patty holder, the vacuum operable to remove the air from the flexible pouch. A frangible seal creator is also provided operable to create a frangible seal on the flexible pouch.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140196408A1 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PACKAGING FLAT PRODUCTS Public/Granted day:2014-07-17
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