The Procter Gamble Company

Xerox Corporation

Adal Amine Tecleab

Gavin John Broad

Jason Lee DeBruler

Jason Matthew Orndorff

Shawn Christopher Pallotta

Cullen Joseph Breithaupt

Jin Wu

John F Yanus

Kenny-Tuan Dinh

Clifford Theodore Papsdorf

Linda L Ferrarese

Marc J Livecchi

Edward C Savage

John J Wilbert

Robert W Hedrick

Gary Allan Batt

Michael John Mers-Kelly

Jon Kevin McLaughlin

June Shujun Peng

A method and apparatus for formation, filling, and sealing unit dose packages for consumer products are described herein. A filling system with a filling control system is also disclosed. Although the filling system is described in conjunction with a method for forming, filling, and sealing unit dose packages, the filling system and filling control system can be used in other dispensing processes.

Method for forming packages

The use of a heat idler moveable along a path provides speed and flexibility in the heat labeling of containers.

Label applicator having a heat idler

A product handling system includes a product conveyor capable of transporting a plurality of products. An overhead diverter assembly includes a flighted conveyor situated substantially orthogonal to the product conveyor that includes a flight. A transport containment device is located at least partially below the flighted conveyor. A control system operates the overhead diverter such that the flighted conveyor has a diverting mode and a cassette filling mode. When the flighted conveyor is in the diverting mode, the flight moves in a profiled motion to acquire the product from the product conveyor at a location beneath the overhead diverter and transports the product along the transport containment device.

Apparatus for diverting products and methods of handling products

The present invention is directed to an apparatus for labeling a container comprising (a) first winder capable of unwinding a heat transfer label from a heat transfer label roll, (b) first vacuum box capable of containing at least a portion of the heat transfer label unwound from the first winder, (c) vacuuming means, (d) heater plate, and (e) heat label applicator. The use of one or more vacuum boxes enables containers to be labeled at a greater speed.

Label applicator having a vacuum box

A photoconductor containing a photogenerating layer, and at least one charge transport layer, and a top polymeric overcoat layer in contact with, and contiguous to the charge transport layer, and which overcoat layer includes an indium tin oxide.

Metal oxide overcoated photoconductors

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