US Patent Issued to SIG Services on Aug. 5 for "Application device, application apparatus and method for applying additional elements to packages" (German Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,378,030, issued on Aug. 5, was assigned to SIG Services AG (Neuhausen am Rheinfall, Switzerland).

"Application device, application apparatus and method for applying additional elements to packages" was invented by Andreas Mannle (Singen, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Described and depicted is an application apparatus for applying additional elements, in particular straws, to packages, preferably cardboard composite packages. So that the application can also be carried out reliably at high speeds and with moderate equipment complexity, it is provided that at least two applicators are provided which are adjustable along a common, c...