The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2013
Fuji Seal International, Inc., Osaka-shi, Osaka, JP;
Marinus Antonius Leonarda Van Heck, Uden, NL;
FUJI SEAL INTERNATIONAL, INC., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
Method and device for forming a continuous tubular foil (). Foil () is supplied and buffered. Foil () is supplied as flattened tubular foil () from a supply. A next piece of foil () is supplied from a next supply. The ends of tubular foil () are connected. This then allows supplying and buffering next tubular foil () supplied from the next supply. The device and method allow connecting the ends of tubular foils () by opening the end () of the next flattened tubular foil () supplied from the next supply and moving the end of the flattened tubular foil () in an upstream direction () into the opened end of next tubular foil () from the next supply. Connection is made using a tape () applied onto the foil ends ().