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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8025208 | Bulk container for liquid and semi-liquid fluid A bulk container for storing, shipping and dispensing liquid and semi-liquid fluids comprises a bin having a sidewall, a closed bottom, and an open top. The sidewall comprises a plurality of interconnected sidewall panels extending at an angle with respect to one an... | 09/27/2011 |
| 7938312 | Carton with bag closures A carton for containing a bag having dispensable material therein. The carton comprises a plurality of panels that extend at least partially around an interior of the carton. The plurality of panels comprises a first end panel, a second end panel, a first side panel... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7708186 | Liquid-in-box container The present invention is a liquid-in-box container. A liquid-in-box container in accordance with the present invention may comprise: (a) a box; (b) a liquid-containing receptacle; (c) a spout; (d) a spout outlet aperture; (e) a first hand-hold aperture; (f) a second... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7681783 | Bag in box (BIB) A bag in box container package (10) has a recessed neck piece (14)—such as a discrete insert or part-integrated with box or bag—between inner bag liner (12) and outer box carton (11), to emulate a (rigid neck) jerrycan; with optional ... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7607564 | Rigid corrugated bulk container for liquids and semi-liquid fluids A corrugated bulk container for shipping, storing and dispensing liquids and semi-liquid fluids. The container is a laminated triple wall open-ended tube having side walls and end walls, and a bag assembly is supported in the tube for containing the liquid or semi-l... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7389909 | Bag-in-box container A bag-in-box beverage container and dispenser is provided, incorporating an outer shell fabricated preferably from corrugated paperboard material, and an inner liquid containing bag, fabricated from a suitable material. The carton includes ready assembly features, a... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7377420 | Two piece bliss box with sloped bottom A two-piece bliss-type container blank and resulting container for easily dispensing products contained within is disclosed. Specifically, the container is designed to have an exterior bottom panel that is essentially flat, while having an internal bottom panel that... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7350670 | Bag-in-box container A bag-in-box beverage container and dispenser is provided, incorporating an outer box fabricated preferably from corrugated paperboard material, and an inner liquid containing bag, fabricated from a suitable material. The outer box has two pairs of opposing side pan... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7299603 | Front opening shipping box and method of operating the same A method of operating a front opening shipping box is provided. The operating method comprises providing a front opening shipping box. The front opening shipping box includes at least a container body, at least an air extraction pipeline and at least a gas inlet pip... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7285082 | Airtight box with manufacturing method and apparatus A method, apparatus for practicing the method, and article manufactured by the method in which a block is cut out with side wall and end wall panels, the end wall panels attached to the side wall panels via end wall fold lines. The box includes a pour opening. Reces... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7278545 | Interchangeable fitment apparatus and system The invention concerns a fitment apparatus which includes: a flange having first opening; at least one projection assembly containing at least one second opening in which the projection assembly is attached to the flange such that said first opening and said second ... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7275679 | Multi-ply corrugated containers, such as bulk bins, and fitment retainers, such as drain fitment retainers usable with bulk bins Corrugated container assemblies, such as bulk bins, that include corrugated container bodies and drain fitment retainers. In one embodiment, a corrugated container assembly includes a rectangular corrugated container body having a bottom portion and a top portion. A... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7228886 | Foldable floor heating panel A foldable floor heating panel can be folded longitudinally and laterally. The foldable floor heating panel includes several small plate-like members of a rectangular plan configuration, which are arranged longitudinally and laterally so as to be adjacent to each ot... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7172108 | Multi-ply corrugated containers, such as bulk bins, and fitment retainers, such as drain fitment retainers usable with bulk bins Corrugated container assemblies, such as bulk bins, that include corrugated container bodies and drain fitment retainers. In one embodiment, a corrugated container assembly includes a rectangular corrugated container body having a bottom portion and a top portion. A... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7127318 | Method and device for guaranteeing an authorized and process-optimized use of semi-finished pieces in a production unit A method and device for guaranteeing an authorized and process-optimized use of semi-finished pieces for product generation in a production unit are disclosed. In order to guarantee that semi-finished pieces not released for production or similar cannot be processed... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7111442 | Flexible container made of film material and filling method for filling such a container with a fluid substance The application relates to a flexible container (3) made of film material for containing drinks, comprising a fin opening as well as film storage means which delimit a first compartment and a second compartment (17, 18, 19) of the container and which r... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7104423 | Container with fitment A container comprising a box made of compressible sheet material and a liquid-tight bag having a fitting to allow extraction of the contents of the bag, wherein: the fitting projects through an aperture in a wall of the box, the wall comprises at least two layers of... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7097092 | Package for food products A package for a flowable dry food product includes an outer rectangular box with a removable portion for forming an opening in a portion of the top, and a bag inside the box, having a reclosable portion extending substantially the length of the opening, but less tha... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7090115 | Container for bagged beverages A container with first and second opposing, parallel side panels; third and fourth opposing, parallel side panels which define an enclosure; optional first, second, third and fourth corner panels interposed between adjacent ones of the side panels; first and second ... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7077309 | Beverage container An improved beverage container comprising a flexible bag capable of containing liquids disposed in a collapsible box is described. The box comprises a right side wall with a lower flap configured to form a portion of the box bottom and an upper flap configured to fo... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7040528 | Dispenser/closure for flexible product containers A dispenser adapter assembly for bags includes a bag having a line of weakness defining an opening, and a dispenser adapter mounted to the bag. The dispenser adapter is formed of a first main base portion having an opening and a second slider retention base portion ... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6994543 | Internally label-sticking mold An internally label-sticking mold includes an outer mold and an inner mold. The outer mold has an interior hollow for containing a shaped material and the inner mold, and the inner mold has an interior hollow for containing a label therein. Thus, when the outer mold... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6957766 | Envelope with enhanced opening capabilities and method therefor A method and apparatus for an envelope that includes a first portion of material, forming a first surface, a second portion of material, forming a second surface, the second portion being connected to the first portion at selected regions and a third portion of mate... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6941727 | Method and system for transporting and storing commodities A method and a system of transporting a commodity includes the step of placing the commodity in a flexible hermetic container. The commodity is stored in the flexible hermetic container for at least a specific time period. The commodity is then moved from the flexib... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6932266 | Collapsible bulk material container A container assembly for bulk materials and a kit for assembling same are disclosed. A forming member having a plurality of sidewalls defines an internal cavity for receiving bulk materials. The sidewalls are arranged relative to one another and are locked into posi... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6889892 | 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. ... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6834792 | Interlocking container A lightweight, collapsible container is provided for storing and transporting flowable materials on an irregularly shaped rectangular pallet. The container is provided with interlocking panels across the bottom, which are maintained in position by hydrostatic pressu... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6786394 | Unitary bulk container for use with internal bag A unitary bulk container is described having an inner sleeve (10) and an outer sleeve (12). The inner sleeve (10) has opposed side panels (22), (24) and two sets of opposed end panels. The outer sleeve (12) has opposed side ... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6740346 | System for packaging, storing and transporting agricultural produce A system and method for packing agricultural produce including functionality for: providing a container having at least one communications aperture formed in a wall thereof; providing at least one flexible controlled permeability bag within the contain... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6736289 | Bulk container assembly A substance container may be used for containing substances such as liquids or powders. The container assembly includes a body. The body contains a bag to contain the substance. At least a portion of the side walls of the body may include a double panel thickness to... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6550645 | Method and apparatus for shipping bulk liquid, near-liquid and dry particulate materials A flexible bladder is enclosed within a plurality of overlapping plastic sheets, with the ends of the sheets being secured in place by the weight of the flexible bladder, when filled. The preferred plastic is an extruded, twin-walled, fluted plastic based... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6519436 | Toner powder container for storing toner applicable to an electrographic image forming apparatus, a method at assembling the same, and a method of reducing the volume of the same A powder container of the present invention is made up of a flexible or deformable bag storing powder therein and a box for accommodating the bag. A seal valve is fitted in an outlet portion formed in the bag while a cap removably closes the outlet portio... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6474040 | Method and apparatus for producing lined cartons having pour spouts A method and apparatus for bonding a filled and sealed liner to an interior wall of a carton. The carton having the filled liner therein is heated under vacuum such that the pressure difference between the atmosphere under vacuum and the filled liner allo... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6443329 | Corrugated hanging dispenser A dispensing container for fluent material, which container is intended to be hung vertically from a support, such as a hook, is provided. The dispensing container has a tubular body, with a bottom dispensing region that is configured to promote the colle... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6435402 | Package design A packaging system for storing and dispensing pourable items includes a box that has an opening. An inner liner inside the box has a removable portion defined by at least one line of weakness. The removable portion is positioned adjacent to the opening in... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6386438 | 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 ... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6360942 | Multiple compartment package design A box for conveniently storing and dispensing pourable materials has a front wail having a first and a second opening and an inside surface. The box also has a back wall, a first and a second side wall, a bottom flap and a first and a second top flap. A f... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6318626 | Reclosable packaged food container A reclosable packaged food container, comprising an outer carton and an inner flexible liner. The outer carton has a generally semi-rigid construction, the inner liner is positioned inside the outer carton, and a supply of a food product is disposed in th... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6273332 | Package design Broadly defined, the present invention is an improved packaging system for products that can be poured. Most commonly, those products will be solid pourable products, such as cereals, candies, rice, detergents, and a multitude of other products. However, ... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6253993 | Self-erecting container apparatus The present invention is directed to a self-erecting container formed from the rapid deployment of flattened, partially articulated and/or pre-glued blanks into an articulated orientation, for the facilitated containment and dispensing of fluid articles. ... | 07/03/2001 |
