Did You Know...
...Chester Carlson was a patent agent who tired of having to make multiple copies of patent applications using the only duplication method available at the time: carbon paper. In 1959 he came up with a new copying system and took it to IBM for evaluation. The "experts" at IBM determined potential sales to be only 5,000 units because people wouldn't want to use a bulky machine when they had carbon paper. Carlson's invention was the xerography process, the company founded on the system is Xerox.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8177119 | Pressed paperboard servingware with arched bottom panel and sharp brim transition A disposable servingware container 10 press-formed from a generally planar paperboard blank has a characteristic diameter, D, and includes a bottom panel 12 having an arched central crown 14 with a convex upper surface 14a, a first... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8152004 | Dispenser for disposable cutlery and components therefor The present invention relates to dispensers for disposable cutlery. The invention also relates to banded packets of disposable cutlery that can be used in the cutlery dispenser of the present invention, as well as other cutlery dispensers that do not use a cartridge... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8070013 | Cutlery utensil dispensing apparatus and method A cutlery utensil dispenser has a dispensing tray with a floor and a region housing a cutlery utensil. The cutlery utensil has first and second portions and is moved by an engagement portion of an actuator from a first orientation to a second orientation. In the fir... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8047834 | Segmented pressware die set with anti-twist guide keys A heated, segmented pressware die set for making pressware containers from a paperboard blank includes a plurality of guide keys mounted between at least one of an inner member of a punch or die and an outer ring which reciprocates independently. Each guide key exte... | 11/01/2011 |
| D645737 | Sealable snack container | 09/27/2011 |
| D645339 | Sealable snack container | 09/20/2011 |
| 8016980 | Paper products A paper product includes a paperboard comprising a substrate layer, a filler layer, and a cap layer, wherein the filler layer is disposed between the substrate layer and the cap layer, wherein the filler layer includes a filler material, wherein the cap layer includ... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7980450 | Disposable pressware prepared from wax-infused paperboard A disposable servingware container press-formed from paperboard includes (a) a bottom panel; (b) an annular transition portion; and (c) an outer portion extending upwardly and outwardly with respect to the transition portion, the container having an outer surface an... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7955671 | Crush-resistant disposable lid and containers utilizing same A domed lid 12 for a food container 10 is configured for ease of engagement and removal from a container base 14. The lid characteristically includes: (a) a dome portion 16 with a top wall 24 and a sidewall 26; (b) a flange ... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7955670 | Paperboard containers having improved bulk insulation properties A method of making a texture-coated and/or insulation coated container from a flat paperboard blank in which a heat-hardenable liquid polymeric binder texturizing and/or insulating agent coating mixture is applied to one surface of the blank in a pattern of covered ... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7938313 | Disposable thermally insulated cup and blank therefor A container blank comprises at least one substrate layer made of disposable material and at least one film layer disposed substantially over the substrate layer and having at least one portion adapted to shrink away from the substrate layer upon application of heat.... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7914432 | Method for making a pressed paperboard container An improved apparatus for making disposable pressware features a pneumatic feeding system which accelerates a paperboard blank into a forming die. In a typical embodiment, a pair of adjustable air knives propel a paperboard blank into the forming cavity. ... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7913873 | Liquid container with uninterrupted comfort band and method of forming same The sidewall portion of a cup or other container for a heated beverage or other hot liquid comprises a relatively rigid outer wall and a relatively flexible inner liner. The wall and liner are attached together at respective upper and lower circumferential bands and... | 03/29/2011 |
| D634974 | Cutlery utensil handle | 03/29/2011 |
| D634577 | Cutlery utensil handle | 03/22/2011 |
| 7845935 | Lightweight knockout for forming die assembly A die assembly for producing paperboard pressware includes a lightweight knockout assembly having a long and narrow ejection member positioned within a slotted adapter plate. The provision of a lightweight knockout assembly reduces frictional wear-related maintenanc... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7845514 | Filled polystyrene tear back container lids The invention relates to tear-back thermoformed high impact polystyrene lids having from at least 10% to about 15% of filler and the specified configuration of the tear-back portion. In particular, the tear back lid comprises a tear back portion defined by two sets ... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7845510 | Reclosable cup lid with sliding closure member A reclosable cup lid thermoformed from a polymeric material includes a domed member and an elongate closure panel. The thermoformed domed member is provided with a sidewall and a top wall, the top wall having upper and lower surfaces and a drinking aperture at a per... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7874447 | Reclosable cup lid with sliding member and scalloped track A reclosable cup lid thermoformed from a polymeric material includes a domed member and a closure panel. The thermoformed domed member is provided with a sidewall and a top wall, the top wall having upper and lower surfaces and a drinking aperture at a periphery of ... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7850037 | Reclosable lid having a slidable closure panel A reclosable cup lid thermoformed from a polymeric material. The lid includes a closure panel and a lid member having a sidewall and a top wall. The top wall can have an upper and lower side and a drinking aperture at a periphery of the top wall. The top wall can de... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7841974 | Method of making a container employing inner liner and vents for thermal insulation The present invention provides a container (10) suitable for providing insulation wherein the container has an inner shrink film (14) liner. The sidewalls of the container, which can be made from paperboard or other suitable material, are vented to all... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7819790 | Apparatus for making paperboard pressware with controlled blank feed An improved apparatus for making pressware features a vacuum belt feeder which accelerates and decelerates a feed blank for controlled insertion into a forming die as well as retainers to limit bounce back of the blank off of forward stops. A pneumatic ejector on th... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7802695 | Lidded container with linear brim segments and medial sealing beads An improved lidded container includes a receptacle portion with a brim having a plurality of lateral substantially straight brim wall segments provided with medial sealing beads extending between corners of the brim. The medial sealing beads are characterized in tha... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7767049 | Multi-layered container having interrupted corrugated insulating liner The present invention relates to insulated containers useful for serving, for example, hot beverages. Specifically, the present invention relates to multilayer containers comprising a corrugated sheet as an inner insulating liner wherein the liner comprises interrup... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7757885 | Disposable container with deformable brim A container comprising at least one receptacle wall defining an opening. A brim is formed about the opening. The brim includes a brim curl in a first configuration. The brim curl is adapted to deform into a second configuration. The container may further comprise a ... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7658296 | Sealable portion cups and lids therefor A container ensemble for food packaging comprising a substantially planar lid member formed of a polymeric material which has a plurality of substantially planar lids which are integrally formed and separably joined to each other, each of the lids including a sealin... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7614993 | Liquid container with uninterrupted comfort band and method of forming same The sidewall portion of a cup or other container for a heated beverage or other hot liquid comprises a relatively rigid outer wall and a relatively flexible inner liner. The wall and liner are attached together at respective upper and lower circumferential bands and... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7600669 | Blank for a disposable thermally insulated container A container blank comprises at least one substrate layer made of disposable material and at least one film layer disposed substantially over the substrate layer and having at least one portion adapted to shrink away from the substrate layer upon application of heat.... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7540833 | Disposable servingware containers with flange tabs Disposable containers include peripheral tabs which are useful for positioning and processing the containers and operate as separators. In a preferred embodiment, the tabs correspond to tabs on a paperboard blank where the tabs are useful for controlling the orienta... | 06/02/2009 |
| D591104 | Cutlery utensil | 04/28/2009 |
| 7513386 | Container employing an inner liner for thermal insulation A container comprising a sidewall and an inner liner. The inner liner includes an intermediate portion affixed to the sidewall about a periphery of the intermediate portion. The sidewall includes a vent disposed within the periphery of the intermediate portion. The ... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7510098 | Container employing inner liner and vents for thermal insulation and methods of making same The present invention provides a container suitable for providing insulation wherein the container has an inner shrink film liner. The sidewalls of the container, which can be made from paperboard or other suitable material, are vented to allow ambient air to freely... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7482053 | Thermoformed food containers with enhanced rigidity A thermoformed disposable food container having a wall caliper of from about 10 to about 80 mils consisting essentially of from about 30 to about 80 percent by weight of a matrix polymer composition consisting predominantly of a polypropylene polymer and optionally ... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7464857 | Blank for disposable thermally insulated container A container blank comprises at least one substrate layer made of disposable material and at least one film layer disposed substantially over the substrate layer and having at least one portion adapted to shrink away from the substrate layer upon application of heat.... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7464856 | Blank for a disposable thermally insulated container A container blank comprises at least one substrate layer made of disposable material and at least one film layer disposed substantially over the substrate layer and having at least one portion adapted to shrink away from the substrate layer upon application of heat.... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7419462 | Pressware die set with pneumatic blank feed An improved apparatus for making disposable pressware features a pneumatic feeding system which accelerates a paperboard blank into a forming die. In a typical embodiment, a pair of adjustable air knives propel a paperboard blank into the forming cavity. ... | 09/02/2008 |
| D572587 | Cup lid | 07/08/2008 |
| 7337943 | Disposable servingware containers with flange tabs Disposable containers include peripheral tabs which are useful for positioning and processing the containers and operate as separators. In a preferred embodiment, the tabs correspond to tabs on a paperboard blank where the tabs are useful for controlling the orienta... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7306836 | Black food containers A black pigmented disposable food container is preferably made from a polypropylene matrix polymer, optionally including polyethylene and further includes a mineral filler and a black colorant composition consisting essentially of a black iron oxide pigment and a gr... | 12/11/2007 |
| D554953 | Cutlery utensil | 11/13/2007 |
