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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 05, 2023
Applicant:
Ferrum Packaging Ag, Schafisheim, CH;
Inventors:
Oliver Bühler, Aeschi, CH;
Gerhard Rohr, Buchs, CH;
Assignee:
FERRUM PACKAGING AG, Schafisheim, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B 7/00 (2006.01); B21D 51/26 (2006.01); B21D 51/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B21D 51/32 (2013.01); B21D 51/2661 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for monitoring seaming tools of a sealer includes providing the sealer with a seaming tool to attach a lid to a container and a controller to control and monitor the sealer, the seaming tool including an identification element by which the seaming tool is capable of being uniquely identified, identifying the seaming tool by the identification element, storing the identification of the seaming tool in the controller, and monitoring a number of containers sealed by the seaming tool by the identification stored in the controller.