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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6821614 | Apparatus and method for continuous formation of composites having filler and thermoactive materials, and products made by the method A method for forming a product from cellulosic material and thermoactive material is described. A mat is formed from a mixture having a predetermined amount of cellulosic material and a predetermined amount of thermoplastic material. The mat is then consolidated and... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6605245 | Apparatus and method for continuous formation of composites having filler and thermoactive materials A method for forming a product from cellulosic material and thermoactive material is described. A mat is formed from a mixture having cellulosic material and thermoplastic material. The mat is consolidated and pressed to a final thickness. At least a port... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6494991 | Paper products comprising filler materials preflocculated using starch granules and/or polymerized mineral networks Composite products having mineral networks polymerized about cellulosic material and a method for making such products are described. One embodiment of the composite product comprises a paper product having a polymerized mineral network, such as a silica/... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6406594 | Method for manufacturing paper products comprising polymerized mineral networks Composite products having mineral networks polymerized about cellulosic material and a method for making such products are described. One embodiment of the composite product comprises a paper product having a polymerized mineral network, such as a silica/... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6200682 | Apparatus and method for continuous formation of composites having filler and thermoactive materials and products made by the method An apparatus and method for continuously forming composites comprising filler materials and thermoactive materials, particularly waste cellulosic materials and waste thermoplastics, are described. One embodiment of the apparatus includes either a batchwis... | 03/13/2001 |
| 5950914 | Shipping and display container A shipping and display container for shipping and displaying goods is made from a unitary blank to have a bottom, a top, and a plurality of side panels, one of which has a display opening. The container also has a cover attached to a side edge of one of t... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5729913 | Dryer for paper machine An improved two-tier, single-felted dryer section has an upper tier of spaced apart dryer drums and a lower tier of spaced apart dryer drums. The section includes at least one dryer drum group consisting of a first and second adjacent drum in one tier, a ... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5718368 | Food container A food container consisting of a top and a bottom having obliquely angled side elements is disclosed. The container may be cut from a single blank of container material and formed into a hingedly connected top and bottom. When the top and bottom are open ... | 02/17/1998 |
| 5669552 | Container for temporary storage of food items A container for storage and transportation of foods which can accommodate various sizes of foods depending upon the orientation of the container is disclosed. The container includes flat surfaces separated by obliquely angled side walls thus presenting an... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5615796 | Container for hot food A container for the temporary storage of foods is disclosed. The container includes a corrugated medium having a single backer paper thus creating an exposed corrugated surface on a side opposite the backer. The food container is formed such that the expo... | 04/01/1997 |
| 5568877 | Method of manufacture for container for hot food A method of manufacturing a container for the temporary storage of foods is disclosed. The container includes a corrugated medium having a single backer paper thus creating an exposed corrugated surface on a side opposite the backer. The food container is... | 10/29/1996 |
| 5354426 | Apparatus and method for removing debris from forming wire A blade mounting frame is attached to a support structure having an endless forming wire rotatably mounted thereon. At least one turn shoe is mounted to the support structure for guiding the rotating path of the forming wire. A blade assembly attached to ... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5353996 | Sootblower frame and drive assembly A sootblower frame and drive assembly has a pair of parallel spaced-apart longitudinal beams interconnected by plurality of rigid transverse frame members. Racks gears are mounted to the inside of the beams for carrying a drive carriage that drives a lanc... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5324584 | Process for manufacturing polyurea microcapsules and product therefrom Two embodiments of a process for producing concentrated suspensions of polyurea microcapsules especially suitable for manufacturing carbonless copy paper (CCP) are disclosed. Either embodiment can be a batch or continuous process. In the first embodiment,... | 06/28/1994 |
| 5323836 | Modular portable display screen A portable display system including an array of modular corrugated paperboard panels arranged in a matrix having at least two vertically adjacent rows of panels. Each panel has peripheral flaps folded back to provide strength and to capture threaded faste... | 06/28/1994 |
| 5167994 | Reusable core for paper rolls A multiple ply tubular core having continuous vapor barrier layers near the inner and outer surfaces of the tube. The vapor barrier layers have overlying and underlying layers comprising fibrous cellulosic material. The tube is stable to dimensional chang... | 12/01/1992 |
| 5032286 | Pulp mill effluent color removal process A method for removing color from the caustic effluent produced during kraft pulping and bleaching is characterized by heating the caustic effluent to a temperature and under a pressure sufficient to cause an alteration in the chemical structure of the lig... | 07/16/1991 |
| 4906484 | Electrically conductive lignocellulose particle board An electrically conductive medium or high density lignocellulose particle board useful in the manufacture of flooring, wall paneling, and furniture functioning to establish static-free environments for the manufacture and operation of microcomputers and r... | 03/06/1990 |
| 4886576 | Method and apparatus for producing uniform pulp yields by controlling the operation of a refiner A method and apparatus for producing uniform pulp yields, wherein at least a refiner is controlled in accordance with the UV absorbance of the lignin dissolved in the digester cooking liquor, thereby to produce for a given quantity of wood chips a uniform... | 12/12/1989 |
| 4874521 | Pulp mill effluent color removal process A method for removing color from the caustic effluent produced during kraft pulping and bleaching is characterized by heating the caustic effluent to a temperature and under a pressure sufficient to cause an alteration in the chemical structure of the lig... | 10/17/1989 |
| 4844331 | Self-locking corner structure A self-locking corner structure for trays, cartons, lids, or the like has a generally plainer main panel and first and second side panels foldable along fold lines relative to the main panel to positions normal to each other and to the main panel to form ... | 07/04/1989 |
| 4784270 | Corner post for shipping container A corrugated paperboard corner post as utilized for packaging in a shipping container is formed by folding over a portion of corrugated, the upper and lower portions of the corrugated being divided into three panels each by slit score lines extending the ... | 11/15/1988 |
| 4747911 | Apparatus for measuring diagonal and simplex paper curl A method and apparatus for measuring the curl in a vertically suspended sheet of paper is disclosed. A pair of spaced horizontal laser beams is directed through a pair of collimating lenses to produce laser beams having a given width. The collimated beams... | 05/31/1988 |
| 4717120 | Discharge valve for bulk containers An improved valve assembly is provided for dispensing liquid from bulk containers. The valve assembly includes a tubular housing defining a cylindrical chamber open at its ends. The housing is connected with an opening in the liner of the container to aff... | 01/05/1988 |
| 4659604 | Adhesive/nail plate truss assembly An assembly for connecting the wooden members of a truss is disclosed, characterized by the use of a combination of adhesive and a connecting plate. The connecting plate is formed of metal and includes a plurality of nail-like projections which extend fro... | 04/21/1987 |
| 4585143 | Liquid container A corrugated fibreboard container of tube-and-cap construction has two-walled plastic lining and a bottom side-wall discharge hose. A metal lid-mounting flange in the top end-cap receives a conventional drum lid with vent opening and bung opening threaded... | 04/29/1986 |
| 4557414 | Membrane-type end closure member An improved membrane-type end closure member for composite containers or the like is disclosed, characterized in that the end closure member is deformed to define an annular deformation of generally V-shaped or flat bottom transverse cross-section, which ... | 12/10/1985 |
| 4545482 | U-Shaped support pad for appliances and the like A support pad formed from a pair of corresponding horizontal vertically spaced rectangular blanks each divided by a pair of parallel fold lines into a center panel and a pair of side wall panels. In one embodiment, the blanks are joined by a pair of space... | 10/08/1985 |
| 4492044 | Pocket ventilation roll baffle assembly A pocket ventilation roll baffle assembly adapted for use in drying a paper web is disclosed. The pocket ventilation roll includes a stationary tubular inner core roll, a tubular outer shell roll mounted for rotation in concentrically spaced relation abou... | 01/08/1985 |
| 4469547 | Spin-bonding apparatus including an axially displaceable spinner member Improved spin-bonding apparatus is disclosed for connecting a synthetic plastic end closure member to a composite container body wall, including an axially displaceable spinner member that is operable to an axially extended position in which it is rotated... | 09/04/1984 |
| 4435237 | Method for forming multi-flute-layer corrugated board A method and apparatus are disclosed for forming a novel corrugated paperboard web of indefinite length, which web includes a planar facer layer and a corrugated layer the flutes of which extend longitudinally the length of the web. The web is formed by s... | 03/06/1984 |
| 4428741 | Method for forming a seam release strip composite container A composite container for fluent materials in the liquid or semi-frozen state is disclosed, together with a method for making the same. The container includes a vertically arranged body member that is flared at its upper end, and an end closure member is ... | 01/31/1984 |
| 4413459 | Laminated wooden structural assembly A laminated wooden structural assembly is disclosed comprising at least one multi-ply wooden web member formed of a pair of spaced outer layers and at least one inner core layer bonded between the outer layers, and at least one wooden flange member arrang... | 11/08/1983 |
| 4411726 | Apparatus for spin bonding ends for composite containers A composite container is disclosed having a synthetic plastic end closure member spin-bonded to the thermoplastic synthetic plastic inner liner layer of a composite container body wall. The synthetic plastic end closure member includes annular downwardly ... | 10/25/1983 |
| 4402451 | Composite container having spin bonded end A composite container is disclosed having a synthetic plastic end closure member spin-bonded to the thermoplastic synthetic plastic inner liner layer of a composite container body wall. The synthetic plastic end closure member includes annular downwardly ... | 09/06/1983 |
| 4376506 | Seam release strip composite container A composite container for fluent materials in the liquid or semi-frozen state is disclosed, together with a method for making the same. The container includes a vertically arranged body member that is flared at its upper end, and an end closure member is ... | 03/15/1983 |
| 4375969 | Method for forming a composite container including a reversely curled body member An improved composite container is disclosed including a tubular fibrous body wall having at its upper end a reversely curled portion the upper extremity of which is radially inwardly compressed in such a manner as to form an annular external locking proj... | 03/08/1983 |
| 4363404 | End closure for stackable frozen food containers An end closure member is disclosed for closing the bottom of an institutional-size composite container for frozen liquid or fluent materials (such as eggs removed from the shell), characterized in that the end closure member includes a center panel portio... | 12/14/1982 |
| 4354784 | Method and apparatus for forming a non-silver scored metal end A non-silver scored metal end closure member, and an apparatus and method for forming the same, are disclosed, characterized by the provision of a continuous scoreline between the radius and central panel portions of the end. The scoreline includes, in cr... | 10/19/1982 |
| 4353761 | Method for spin bonding ends for composite containers A composite container is disclosed having a synthetic plastic end closure member spin-bonded to the thermoplastic synthetic plastic inner liner layer of a composite container body wall. The synthetic plastic end closure member includes annular downwardly ... | 10/12/1982 |