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Patent No. 6099319

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Neuroimaging as a means for validating whether a stimulus such as advertisement, communication, or product evokes a certain mental response such as emotion, preference, or memory, or to predict the consequences of the stimulus on later behavior such as consumption or purchasing.

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Assignee: Meadwestvaco Packaging Systems, LLC


Location: Stamford, CT
No. of patents: 39

NumberTitleIssue Date
7216797Tray container and blank
An article carrier and a blank for forming an article carrier, for holding one or more articles, for example foodstuff or the like, including a base panel, a pair of outwardly sloping side wall panels hingedly connected to the base panel and one or more inwardly slo...
05/15/2007
7146784Machine for packaging a plurality of articles in a carton, and method of forming a carton
A packaging machine for loading a plurality of articles into a carton which mechanism comprises carton erecting means for part erecting said carton to define a first article receiving cell, means for selecting a group of articles comprising at least two articles, me...
12/12/2006
D533078Carton for bottles
12/05/2006
7134547Basket carrier for bottles and blank therefor
An article carrier of the basket type adapted to accommodate a plurality of articles, such as bottles, comprises a base, opposed side and end walls, and a medial partition structure. The bottles are received on both the sides of the medial partition structure. A sec...
11/14/2006
D528926Carton for bottles
09/26/2006
7093408Packaging machine and method of forming a carton
An apparatus for regulating the flow of articles from an infeed stream at an infeed end of a packaging machine which apparatus comprises a plurality of article feed lanes for supplying a row of articles converging at a predetermined position, each feed lane having a...
08/22/2006
7083046Wraparound carton and blank
A wraparound article carrier and a blank for forming a wraparound article carrier for packaging an article such as a pot of foodstuffs is disclosed. The carrier comprises opposed top and base walls interconnected by opposed side walls thereby forming a tubular struc...
08/01/2006
7080772Tray container and blank
A tray and a blank for forming a tray for holding foodstuff or the like which tray is formed from paperboard or like foldable sheet material and can be erected from a flat collapsed condition into a position of use. The tray comprises a plurality of panels for formi...
07/25/2006
7073705Carton with a glued insert and a blank combination for forming the same
A package and two part blank for forming a package for carrying one or more articles comprising a carton having a plurality of wall panels for forming a tubular structure wherein each end of the carton is closed by a first panel hingedly connected to one of the wall...
07/11/2006
7063208Article carrier and blank therefor
An article carrier and a blank for forming an article carrier for carrying one or more articles comprising a plurality of panels for forming the opposed sides and ends of the article carrier including a pair of laterally spaced top wall panels hingedly connected to ...
06/20/2006
7021468Shipping and display carton
The carton is convertible into two display trays on which tapered articles may be displayed. The trays can be pivoted about a fold line without disturbing each row of articles in the carton. The fold line is formed in the base of the carton whereas lines of weakenin...
04/04/2006
D516439Encircling top-engaging bottle carrier
03/07/2006
7007800Carton and carton blank
An article carrier and a blank for an article carrier for holding articles with tapered sides, for example connected plastic cups, comprising a top wall, opposed side walls and a base wall hingedly connected together to form a tubular structure. An article retention...
03/07/2006
7000824Carton and carton blank therefor
A carton and a blank for forming a carton for holding a plurality of articles, for example bottles, comprising a collapsible tubular corner post formed from an extension of a carton side wall. The corner post is adapted to move from a flat collapsed condition when e...
02/21/2006
6983874Article carrier and blank therefor
An article carrier and a blank for forming an article carrier of the basket type comprising in sequence a first end panel, a first side panel, a second end panel, a second side panel and a third end panel foldably connected together one to next. A base panel is hing...
01/10/2006
6971572Carton
A carton includes a base wall, a pair of side walls hingedly connected to opposed side edges of the base wall, a first top panel hingedly connected to an upper edge of one of the side walls, a pair of end flaps hingedly connected to opposed end edges of the top pane...
12/06/2005
6959857Dispensing feature with built-in ad panel
A carton for dispensing articles having a dispensing feature with a built-in ad panel. A plurality of panels are connected together to define an end of the carton. A displaceable portion at the end of the carton may be detached from the carton to define an opening f...
11/01/2005
D510521Carton end
10/11/2005
6948651Blank for a tubular carton
An elongate blank for forming a tubular carton includes panels arranged in a row along the length of the blank. The panels are hingedly connected one to another in series. Each panel has a pair of opposed free end edges disposed generally along the length of the bla...
09/27/2005
6945390Article carrier with handle-reinforcing bridging structure
An article carrier for carrying one or more necked articles, has a plurality of panels including a pair of laterally spaced top panels, a pair of handle panels extending upwardly from the top panels to form a carrying handle, and a bridging panel provided to span th...
09/20/2005
6929172Severable carton wall
A frangible line defines a line of severance by extending across a carton wall that has a seam. The frangible line is extensively weakened along a predetermined segment where it traverses the seam. Preferably, the predetermined segment is extensively weakened by sub...
08/16/2005
6926147Cup dispenser
A carton for dispensing articles such as cups while retaining the remaining cups in the open carton. A plurality of panels are connected together to define a carton. A bottom panel includes a plurality of article-receiving openings therethrough. The openings are con...
08/09/2005
6923365Carton and carton blank
A carton and blank for forming a carton for accommodating one or more articles which carton is provided with an access structure for the removal of articles from within the carton. The access structure comprises a closure panel hinged to a carton wall for forward an...
08/02/2005
6913189Separable dual carton
A separable dual carton for accommodating separate quantities of articles. The dual carton includes a plurality of panels hingedly connected to one another. A center top panel includes a tear strip which overlies at least one starter orifice. The starter orifice is ...
07/05/2005
6905066Carton having a strap handle
A carton includes a top panel, a pair of opposed end panels, and an integral strap handle that has a medial grip portion, a pair of wider portions and opposed end portions. The opposed end portions are formed from the end panels while the medial and wider portions a...
06/14/2005
6902104Carton with dispenser
A carton includes a plurality of walls including a top wall, a pair of opposed side walls connected to side edges of the top wall and an end wall interconnecting the side walls defining an upper corner of the carton. The carton also includes an article dispenser for...
06/07/2005
6889485Article grouping mechanism
A device for grouping articles to be loaded into a carton and delivered to the device from an infeed stream at an infeed end of a packaging machine. The device comprises a leading and trailing spacer elements arranged to move along a first path, each spacer element ...
05/10/2005
6866144Carton and carton blank
A carton and blank for forming a carton for holding one or more articles, for example, flexible pouches, which carton comprises an article-retaining structure for preventing the dislodgment of the packaged articles through the open ends of the carton. The article-re...
03/15/2005
6811525Method of loading cartons
Substantially tubular, or sleeve-type, cartons each with an end opening having a width less than a pitch of flight bars of a packaging machine but having a combined end opening equal to the pitch of the packaging machine are erected and placed between the flight bar...
11/02/2004
D496270Package of brick packs
09/21/2004
6712212Carton and a cushion member for placement into a carton
A carton, a receptacle and a blank for packaging fragile articles, each comprising an article supporting platform, and upper and lower spacer structures provided to space the platform from the base, top and sides of an outer carton in which the receptacle is dispose...
03/30/2004
6676013Carton and carton blank
A carton for packaging one or more articles, for example frozen or chilled foodstuff, comprising an inner tray slidable within an outer sleeve. At least one of the inner tray and the outer sleeve is provided with a plurality of panels for forming a void a...
01/13/2004
6669083Carton with article dispenser
A carton includes a first wall, a second wall connected to the first wall along a corner fold line and disposed at an angle with respect to the first wall to define a corner of the carton along the corner fold line, and a tear line formed in the first wal...
12/30/2003
6666333Carton and carton blank
An receptacle and a blank for forming a receptacle carrier for packaging fragile articles includes a plurality of side wall panels hinged together to form a collapsible upright tubular structure for receiving an article and article support structure at th...
12/23/2003
6662946Wraparound carton with upwardly extending side walls
A carton for holding one or more articles, for example light bulbs, includes an article engaging panel having at least one retaining aperture provided in the engaging panel for receiving and retaining at least one article such that one portion of the at l...
12/16/2003
6615984Article carrier and blank therefor
An article carrier and a blank for forming an article carrier for holding a plurality of articles, for example bottles. The carrier comprises a plurality of wall panels for forming a tubular structure. The wall panels include a pair of side wall panels, o...
09/09/2003
6598784Beverage carton with strap type carrying handle
A carton and a carton blank each includes a first wall, a second wall hingedly connected to the first wall, a handle strap attached at an end thereof to an inwardly displaceable portion of the second wall. The strap is arranged in a stored position to be ...
07/29/2003
6568585Carton and carton blank
An article carrier and a blank for an article carrier for holding an article, for example a tray, comprising a top wall, opposed side walls and a base wall hingedly connected together to form a tubular structure and wherein there further comprises an arti...
05/27/2003
6550616Carton and carton blank
An article carrier and a blank for an article carrier for holding articles with tapered sides, for example connected plastic cups, comprising a top wall, opposed side walls and a base wall hingedly connected together to form a tubular structure. An articl...
04/22/2003
 
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