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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2003
Filed:
Nov. 03, 2000
Boris E. Makutonin, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Frank G. Oliverio, Cincinnati, OH (US);
R. A. Jones & Co. Inc., Crescent Springs, KY (US);
Abstract
The invention is a sealing system and a method of operation thereof. A sealing system which forms spaced apart thermal seals along a moving at least one web ( ) by contact of the moving the at least one web with heated portions ( ) of sealing elements ( ) mounted on a sealing wheel ( ) during rotation in accordance with the invention includes seal forming elements ( ) which peripherally contact the at least one web to form the thermal seals by heat transfer to the at least one web; and wherein each seal forming element has an outer section ( ) on which is located at least one electrical heater ( ), an inner section ( ) which contacts the sealing wheel and an intermediate section ( ) which includes thermal insulation ( ) which insulates the outer section from the inner section.