Patents Represented by Attorney P. R. Ice, Miller, Donadio & Ryan Harder
  • Patent number: 5851346
    Abstract: The present invention fulfills the above stated needs, as well as others, by providing a automated container sealing apparatus that automatically removes seals from a backing and applies the seals to the container. The seals are pre-cut and have a size corresponding to the size of the container. In an exemplary embodiment, the present invention includes an apparatus for sealing containers, the containers defined by a generally planar sealing surface and one or more receptacles, wherein each of the one or more receptacles include an opening coplanar with and defining corresponding openings in the sealing surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 22, 1998
    Assignee: Beckman Instruments, Inc.
    Inventor: John R. Hitch