MUMBAI, India, Aug. 31 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202647099537 A) filed by Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance S. A. on August 18, 2026, for Apparatus For Applying A Sealing Strip Of A Heat-Sealable Material To A Web Of Packaging Material And Packaging Machine For Forming Sealed Packages.

Inventors include Ricco', Marco; and Caselli, Riccardo.

The application for the patent was published on August 28, 2026, under issue no. 35/2026.

Abstract: There is described a strip application apparatus (12) for applying a sealing strip (13) of a heat-sealable material onto a web (4) of packaging material comprising an advancement device (18) configured to advance the sealing strip (13) towards and onto a longitudinal edge (4A) of the web (4) of packaging material, a strip sealing device (19) configured to seal a longitudinal portion (13A) of the sealing strip (13) to the longitudinal edge (4A) and a mobile frame (29) configured to support the strip sealing device (19) and to move between a production position, in which the strip sealing device (19) is arranged at the longitudinal edge (4A), and a maintenance position, in which the strip sealing device (19) is arranged at a distance from the longitudinal edge (4A).

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