Assignee: Graphic Packaging International, Inc

Location: Marietta, GA
No. of patents: 44

Number	Title	Issue Date
7461838	Spaced apart segment wheel assembly for a carton packaging machine An improved segment wheel assembly for an article packaging machine is provided for picking individual carton blanks from a magazine and delivering the carton blanks to a conveyor to be carried to a packaging station of the machine. The segment wheel assembly has a ...	12/09/2008
7448492	Carrier package and blank A wrap-around carrier package has side panels with inclined or tapered side edges that allow a greater surface area of containers accommodated within the carrier to be viewed. ...	11/11/2008
7427010	Carton lock This invention relates to a wrap-around carrier which is held together by a single locking system, which is a secondary locking system in which the secondary male locks are formed as an extension of an outer secondary locking flap with an inner bottom flap having a ...	09/23/2008
7425191	Methods for forming a reverse kiss cut and score line in a sheet of deformable material Methods and apparatus for forming a score line with a reverse kiss cut in a deformable material are provided. A method can include providing two plates, such as a die plate with a scoring rule thereon and a counter plate with an aligned corresponding recess with a k...	09/16/2008
7416109	Enclosed container carton convertible into a tray An enclosed carton for carrying a number of containers, such as cans, which is easily convertible into a tray with a lid, from which the cans can be easily removed. The tray is formed by a zipper with two tear lines that are formed in the adjoining bottom flaps of t...	08/26/2008
7416767	Anti-blocking coatings for PVdc-coated substrates A barrier composite having reduced blocking is disclosed. The composite may include a substrate, a barrier layer formed from polyvinylidene chloride disposed on the substrate, and an anti-blocking layer disposed on the barrier layer. The anti-blocking layer may be f...	08/26/2008
7413101	Dispensing package A paperboard carton for receiving articles in two or more layers separated by a divider pad is provided. The divider pad is secured relative to an end panel arrangement at one end of the carton. The carton has a top panel, a base panel and a pair of opposite sides. ...	08/19/2008
7414230	Package with removable portion Various blanks are provided for forming sleeves, containers, and other constructs for heating, browning, and/or crisping of a food item in a microwave oven, and for holding and/or transporting the food item after heating. The various blanks, sleeves, containers, and...	08/19/2008
7407087	Reclosable carton A carton that can be opened and incrementally reduced in size and reclosed is provided. A horizontal tear line is provided in a main panel of the carton and is connected to a tear line in each side panel that extends across to the other main panel. When these tear l...	08/05/2008
7404999	Anti-blocking barrier composite A barrier paper has a polymeric layer substantially covering a first side of the paper and an anti-blocking coating on a second side. The polymeric layer has anti-blocking characteristics. A method of making an anti-blocking barrier paper also is provided. ...	07/29/2008
7404554	Method and apparatus for magazine pressure control A magazine pressure control is provided with pressure control wheels that are designed to regulate pressure on carton blanks being fed to a folder/gluer in a carton forming operation. These wheels are disposed around the periphery of the carton blank to urge the edg...	07/29/2008
7401711	Carton having improved opening features A blank capable of being formed into a carton for enclosing a plurality of containers that includes a first side panel, a top panel, a second side panel, a bottom panel, an adhesive flap, at least one first end flap extending along a first marginal area of the blank...	07/22/2008
7401453	Packaging system having loading carousel A packaging system utilizes two sides of a loading carousel, which reduces both the height and footprint of the packaging system. Mass and inertia are also reduced, allowing higher operational speeds. The loading carousel receives opened cartons on a first side and ...	07/22/2008
7392630	Packaging system having loading carousel A packaging system utilizes two sides of a loading carousel, which reduces both the height and footprint of the packaging system. Mass and inertia are also reduced, allowing higher operational speeds. The loading carousel receives opened cartons on a first side and ...	07/01/2008
7380701	Carton for brick-shaped containers with a top dispenser A carton is provided for containing brick-shaped containers which has a dispenser in the top permitting the removal of any of the containers while maintaining the structural integrity of the carton through the provision of either a top gusset or middle gusset spanni...	06/03/2008
7374038	Carton with container access openings with at least partially removable tabs A carton for holding containers, such as beverage containers, is disclosed. The carton includes one or more openings in a top wall thereof for receiving necks of containers contained within the carton. One or more at least partially removable tabs are provided in th...	05/20/2008
7367453	Can dispensing package The carton is provided for carrying cylindrical containers, such as cans in three or more layers and having open ends at the top and bottom of each end of the carton. A dispenser flap is formed by zigzag tear lines in the exiting end of the carton. The carton is con...	05/06/2008
7365292	Microwave cooking packages and methods of making thereof A microwave insulating material includes a dimensionally stable support, a patterned adhesive layer overlying at least a portion of the support, a polymer film layer overlying the patterned adhesive layer, and a plurality of expandable cells disposed between the sup...	04/29/2008
7361872	Variable serving size insulated packaging A package for heating a microwave food item is provided. ...	04/22/2008
7351942	Insulating microwave interactive packaging A microwave energy interactive insulating material is provided. The material may include a susceptor film comprising a microwave energy interactive material supported on a first polymeric film layer, a moisture-containing layer superposed with the microwave energy i...	04/01/2008
7345262	Microwave interactive display package Various microwave energy interactive display packages, blanks for forming such packages, and methods of displaying and heating a food item are provided. ...	03/18/2008
7331507	Carton with top dispensing feature A carton with a new type of dispenser that is placed midway between the ends of the carton adjacent a fold line between the top panel and adjoining side panel. The dispenser is designed so that it is slightly larger than the diameter of the bottom ends of from two t...	02/19/2008
7328834	Paperboard carton with a new type of dispenser A carton for carrying a plurality of cans in at least three rows having a dispenser flap that is easily removed from the end of the carton to expose a dispenser which has a bottom of a sufficient height from the bottom panel to prevent containers in the bottom row f...	02/12/2008
7323669	Microwave interactive flexible packaging A package configured to receive a food item for storage and heating therein is disclosed. The package includes an opening and a closure mechanism and comprises an insulating microwave material. A plurality of packages in a stacked relation also is provided. ...	01/29/2008
7319213	Microwave packaging with indentation patterns Indentation patterns in microwave packaging materials can enhance the baking and browning effects of the microwave packaging materials on food. The indentation patterns can provide venting to either channel moisture from one area of the food product to another, trap...	01/15/2008
7316103	Continuous motion packaging system A continuous motion packaging system for packaging a series of articles in cartons as the cartons are moved along a carton conveyor. A series of selector wedges engage and form groups of articles received on the cartons, which are folded or wrapped about the article...	01/08/2008
7306135	Reclosable carton A carton that can be opened and incrementally reduced in size and reclosed is provided. A horizontal tear line is provided in a main panel of the carton and is connected to a diagonal tear line in each side panel that extends upwardly and crosses to the other main p...	12/11/2007
7284662	Retail dispensing and display carton An enclosed carton is provided that allows a product to be shipped, displayed, and dispensed all from the same carton. An enclosed carton is filled with product, sealed, and shipped to its destination. The carton can be “cracked” in half along a tear line and th...	10/23/2007
7273161	Carton with a dispenser in the top panel for dispensing pouches A carton is provided for carrying a plurality of pouches which has at least one dispenser in the top panel formed between the handle and the end panel. The carton may have two dispensers, with one formed on each side of the handle between the handle and an end panel...	09/25/2007
7273343	Rotary pick and place technology A rotary transfer apparatus, comprising a frame structure; a rotatable main shaft supported by the frame structure; a first planetary member connected to the main shaft; at least one first planetary shaft rotatably connected to the first planetary member and rotatin...	09/25/2007
7270259	Enclosed container carton convertible into a tray An enclosed carton for carrying a number of containers, such as cans, which is easily convertible into a tray with a lid, from which the cans can be easily removed. The tray is formed by a zipper with two tear lines that are formed in the adjoining bottom flaps of t...	09/18/2007
7241254	Container and methods associated therewith Disclosed herein is a container defining an interior and an exterior provided with a first access panel and a second access panel for creating an opening for passage between the interior and the exterior, and methods for making and using such a container. ...	07/10/2007
7240789	Carton with an interlocking separator pad and dispenser A carton for carrying containers, such as cans, or other articles in two layers which has an interlocking separator pad between the two layers is provided. This separator pad has two tabs on each end which extend through slots provided on the side end flaps on each ...	07/10/2007
7240467	Packaging method and apparatus for stacked articles A machine for packaging stacks of articles into containers using selectors for grouping the article stacks. The selectors include arrays of vertically spaced wedge members which engage the articles in each stack. The wedge members are aligned with slots in comb-like...	07/10/2007
7226405	Methods and apparatus for forming a reverse kiss cut and score line in a sheet of deformable material Methods and apparatus for forming a score line with a reverse kiss cut in a deformable material are provided. A method can include providing two plates, such as a die plate with a scoring rule thereon and a counter plate with an aligned corresponding recess with a k...	06/05/2007
7225930	Combination shipping carton and twin dispenser boxes A combination shipping and dispensing carton for carrying pouches which can be converted into side-by-side dispensers for dispensing pouches in their upright position on the shelves of stores. The carton has a bottom panel, top panel and adjoining side panels and fl...	06/05/2007
7210612	Carton blank, carton and method of forming the carton A carton blank having an outer layer of a relatively rigid material, a first inner layer of a relatively rigid material superposed over a portion of the outer layer and a second inner layer of a relatively flexible layer of a fluid impervious material is provided wi...	05/01/2007
7207934	Three piece basket carrier A glued three piece folding basket carrier which has two partitions for dividing the carrier into six cells with each partition being constructed of a different material than used to construct the outside basket carrier. Each partition is glued to a handle panel and...	04/24/2007
7201714	Paperboard cartons with laminated reinforcing ribbons and method of printing same A method of making reinforced cartons comprises the steps of advancing a length of carton material along a path and progressively laminating at least one ribbon of reinforcing material to the advancing length of carton material. The ribbon of reinforcing material ge...	04/10/2007
7195118	Beveled corner carton with an interlocking separator pad A carton with bevel corners for carrying cans, or other articles, which has an interlocking separator pad so the cans or articles can be contained in two layers is provided. The carton has two ends, each of which is closed by two side end closures and top and bottom...	03/27/2007

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Assignee: Graphic Packaging International, Inc