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Apparatus for sealing a web of film in a packaging machine

CA 1315666 C · Owner: Baxter International Inc. · Inventors: Woo, Lecon; Ling, Michael T. K.

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An apparatus 10 for sealing a web of film 16 in a packaging machine. The apparatus includes a sealing bar 18 for heating a web of film 16 to a temperature sufficient to melt at least a portion of the web of film. The sealing bar 18 includes a surface 19 that directly contacts the web of film and does not include a release layer. The surface includes thereon a measuring member 30 for measuring the temperature of the molten area of the film. The apparatus further includes a cooling member 42 for cooling the melted portion of the film to its crystallization point during a cycle time of the packaging machine.

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  • Granted April 6, 1993. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended April 6, 2010.
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FiledSeptember 28, 1989
GrantedApril 6, 1993
Term endedApril 6, 2010
Patent numberCA 1315666 C
Classification (IPC)B65B51/30 +2 more

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1990199319961999200220052008Application filedSep 28, 1989Patent grantedApril 6, 1993Term endedApril 6, 2010

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