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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 2005
Filed:
Aug. 01, 2003
Craig E. Hamer, Woodbury, MN (US);
John F. Macklin, Lakeville, MN (US);
Gary W. Schukar, North Oaks, MN (US);
Jeffery N. Jackson, Woodbury, MN (US);
Neil J. Schwartzbauer, Hastings, MN (US);
Craig E. Hamer, Woodbury, MN (US);
John F. Macklin, Lakeville, MN (US);
Gary W. Schukar, North Oaks, MN (US);
Jeffery N. Jackson, Woodbury, MN (US);
Neil J. Schwartzbauer, Hastings, MN (US);
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
A machine for forming filled sealed pouches from a continuously moving sealable web of material includes a first sealing station for forming a longitudinal seal along a side edge of the web, and a horizontal sealing station for forming a plurality of transverse seals in the web. The horizontal sealing station includes a pair of conveyors each carrying jaws that mate along a sealing path to form the transverse seals. A method of forming filled sealed pouches from a continuously moving sealable web of material is also described.