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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8104250 | Apparatus for use in and method of attachiing cap-form fitments to containers An applicator (10a) affixes fitments (12) to paperboard cartons (20), each fitment (12) comprising a screw cap on a pour spout. An ultrasonic horn (18) reciprocates between a retracted position for receiving a fitment (12... | 01/31/2012 |
| D649451 | Portion of a carton | 11/29/2011 |
| D637488 | Portion of a carton | 05/10/2011 |
| D629295 | Portion of a carton | 12/21/2010 |
| D624405 | Carton | 09/28/2010 |
| 7753255 | Sheet material and method A top closure obturating panel (2) of a carton is formed with a partial depth cut (4) in the form of an open loop of which one end (4a) is at a greater distance from a central zone of the loop (4) than is the other end (4... | 07/13/2010 |
| D609567 | Pour spout fitment | 02/09/2010 |
| D609088 | Container | 02/02/2010 |
| D543851 | Packaging carton | 06/05/2007 |
| D527629 | Carton | 09/05/2006 |
| D518371 | Carton | 04/04/2006 |
| 6019279 | Packaging container made of a carton blank A bottom end closure of a carton to be heat- and pressure-sealed has four substantially rectangular panels (P6, P7-P9, P12 and P14-P16) of which the panels (P7-P9 and P14-P16) are divided by score lines (S3, S7 and S13, S17) into inner, triangular sub-pan... | 02/01/2000 |
| 5681253 | High speed four-way carton end closure score line breaker assembly A carton score line breaker assembly for breaking four end closure panels. The assembly includes two oppositely disposed pairs of breaker elements for, in turn, breaking the two oppositely disposed panels inwardly. Both pairs of elements are continuously ... | 10/28/1997 |
| 5678391 | Heating and sealing of thermoplastic surfaces A hollow heating head for insertion into an open, spouted, top end closure of a carton comprises an interior chamber with slot-form outlets for hot air supplied to the chamber. The slots include a U-shaped, narrow slot, or its equivalent, extending genera... | 10/21/1997 |
| 5664400 | Carton blanks handling mechanism A feeding and loading mechanism for use in pulling carton side-seam-sealed blanks from a magazine, opening same into tubes, and loading the latter onto mandrels of an indexing turret on a liquid-carrying container forming, filling, and sealing machine. Th... | 09/09/1997 |
| 5634323 | Carton end panel folding mechanism A carton end panel folding mechanism for forcing both the leading and trailing panels of a gable top carton inwardly prior to the sealing of same. The folding mechanism includes four equally spaced blades, wherein each blade is shaped along its leading an... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5595340 | Packaging A fin-sealed, flat-topped, liquid-packaging carton with substantially triangular flaps of its tope end closure turned down and tacked to adjacent body panels has the horizontal part of its fin heat and pressure adhered to the top wall along approximately ... | 01/21/1997 |
| 5555708 | Pressure closing mechanism A pressure sealing mechanism having a yoke into which a mandrel is positioned while having a carton tube mounted thereon with overlapped end closure panels, the yoke including side walls, a closed outer end wall, oppositely disposed, inwardly extending fl... | 09/17/1996 |
| 5538491 | High speed four-way carton end closure score line breaker assembly A carton score line breaker assembly for breaking four end closure panels. The assembly includes two oppositely disposed pairs of breaker elements for, in turn, breaking the two oppositely disposed panels inwardly. Both pairs of elements are continuously ... | 07/23/1996 |
| 5472144 | Filling apparatus clog-free nozzle screen There is disclosed herein a fluid flow apparatus including a discharge nozzle arrangement comprising a single continuous, meandering stainless steel strand to create a planar screen operatively connected at its outer periphery to a diffuser chamber. The s... | 12/05/1995 |
| 5453286 | Method for converting milk into fermented milk A method of convening pasteurized milk into a fermented milk comprises high-temperature heat treatment of the pasteurized milk, followed by carbonation of the heat-treated milk with CO2 gas, then adding a starter culture to the carbonated milk,... | 09/26/1995 |
| 5435803 | Container fitment applicator There is disclosed herein, a container fitment applicator adaptable to applying a flanged pour spout fitment through an opening in a carton top panel while the carton is on a mandrel of a forming, filling and sealing machine. The applicator includes a rot... | 07/25/1995 |
| 5370163 | Adjustable container return device for variable stroke lifter system An adjustable container return device for use with a lift arm of a variable stroke lifter system for lifting variable height containers. The return device includes a vertically oriented rod threadedly movable at its bottom end relative to the lift arm; a ... | 12/06/1994 |
| 5335862 | Discharge nozzle for a liquid filling assembly A liquid filling assembly includes a discharge nozzle arrangement which includes a closely wound spring operatively connected at its outer periphery to a diffuser chamber and including a plurality of coils adapted to retain a volume of fluid thereabove un... | 08/09/1994 |
| 5335847 | Flat top container and blank for constructing same A flat top thermoplastic coated container and blank including side edge panels, a front edge panel adaptable to being folded back onto itself and having an arcuate-shaped perforated line formed thereon, and a cover panel. The perforated line breaks upon t... | 08/09/1994 |
| 5234160 | Aseptic pour spout seal for flat top end closures An aseptic pour spout seal for a flat top end closure having two oppositely disposed outer closure panels, and two oppositely disposed fold-in panels, one of which serves as the pour spout when opened. Each of the fold-in panels includes a substantially t... | 08/10/1993 |
| 5213759 | Sterilization In a method of sterilizing micro-organisms, the micro-organisms are subjected to UV radiation, in a wavelength band which kills micro-organisms, while in an atmosphere of inert gas or of ozone.... | 05/25/1993 |
| 5195565 | Variable stroke lifter system A variable stroke lifter system for lifting a container so as to surround a filler nozzle for "bottom-up" filling thereof. The lifter system includes a pivotally mounted slide arm, a lift arm operatively connected to the slide arm for movement therewith, ... | 03/23/1993 |
| 5194065 | Carton squaring mechanism A carton squaring mechanism in a carrier for effectuating and maintaining a four-sided side-seamed open-topped carton in a squared configuration. The carrier includes a plurality of compartments, wherein adjacent compartments are separated by a pair of sp... | 03/16/1993 |
| 5191964 | Rotating carton transfer mechanism A forming, filling, and sealing machine, whereon a carton transfer mechanism includes an indexing turret having a plurality of dual mandrels formed thereon, and two bottom-closed pivotally mounted carriers for alternately moving two cartons at a time from... | 03/09/1993 |
| 5152736 | Concave shaped container bottom end closure and method of forming same A bottom end closure for a liquid-carrying paperboard container, wherein particular diagonal and sloped score lines are formed on the inner closure panels by modified sealing jaws, such that, upon being engaged by the sealing jaws, the score lines enhance... | 10/06/1992 |
| 5152968 | Single pass vapor generation container sterilization system A container sterilization system adaptable to a forming, filling and sealing machine used to process containers for liquids or spoonable food products. The system is a single pass vapor generator including ductwork interconnecting a suitable blower for di... | 10/06/1992 |
| 5143204 | Conveyor chain guide rail system A conveyor chain guide rail system for a conveyor chain having compartments formed therein for carrying square or rectangular cross-section cartons to be filled with still liquid products. The chain guide rail system includes a polymer Z-shaped elongated ... | 09/01/1992 |
| 5086928 | Flat top end closure for liquid containers There is disclosed herein a flat top end closure for a liquid carrying container, which includes two oppositely disposed, overlapped outer closure panels, and two oppositely disposed, three-segment fold-in panels, one of which serves as the pour spout whe... | 02/11/1992 |
| 5085029 | Carton top sealing mechanism A carton top sealing mechanism for use in processing thermoplastic coated paperboard cartons on a forming, filling and sealing machine. The top sealing mechanism includes oppositely disposed fixed and movable sealing jaws, between which heated adjacent se... | 02/04/1992 |
| 5059082 | Method and apparatus for emptying a container An apparatus for and a method of emptying from a case a compressible load consisting of carton blanks, prongs penetrate through a preformed perforation in opposite side walls of the case and push the load away from those walls, an upper portion of the cas... | 10/22/1991 |
| 5056707 | Packaging An end press for bearing against a bottom end closure of a carton sleeve received upon a mandrel has recesses formed therein at locations corresponding to corner zones of the end closure, whereby those corner zones protrude outwards, relative to respectiv... | 10/15/1991 |
| 5029713 | Flat top container The drawings and description disclose a thermoplastic coated rectangular cross-section paperboard container suitable for being filled with milk, juice or other still beverage, and having a top closure arrangement adapted to being readily partially opened ... | 07/09/1991 |
| 5025982 | Multi-piece flat top container A multi-piece flat top container including a thermoplastic coated paperboard body of a predetermined cross-sectional configuration, a thermoplastic adapter ring having an annular recess formed therein for mounting over the top edge of the body and fusion ... | 06/25/1991 |
| 5018660 | Container and blank for constructing same A liquid carrying, thermoplastic coated paperboard container including a top end closure, a four-sided body portion, and a bottom end closure, wherein various end closure panels are folded so as to abut against one another to become sealed thereagainst. T... | 05/28/1991 |
