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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8177117 | Materials for and method for manufacturing container with corner supports and resulting container In accordance with the invention, a method of manufacturing containers and resulting containers and associated pre-assemblies and blanks are provided, which, when utilized, result in containers that have increased side panel strength and corner strength so as to ena... | 05/15/2012 |
| 7980454 | Covered container for enclosing multiple food products The present invention provides a container configured to selectively enclose multiple food products, including: a tray including a first side wall, a second side wall, a front wall, a back wall, a bottom, and an internal wall disposed between the first side wall and... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7743972 | Carton with dispenser A carton comprises a divider panel that connects a front panel of the carton to a back panel. The lower edge of the divider panel is offset from the bottom panel, and therefore is less likely to buckle or bend when the carton is subjected to axial compression. The d... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7726549 | Box with internal pocket for extractable leaflet A box formed from a single piece of cardboard or the like having an internal panel defining within the box an internal pocket for housing an extractable leaflet or the like, this internal panel being situated in proximity to that box main panel which is parallel to ... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7631800 | Clamshell food container with sauce holder and carton blank therefor A clamshell container and sauce holder for receiving a sauce container is constructed from a one-piece carton blank cut and scored to facilitate erection into a clamshell container with top and bottom portions hingedly connected along a common fold line. A bottom po... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7568611 | Carton having stacking strength-enhancing feature A carton having a dispensing feature adapted for permitting the removal of articles from within the carton. Top and bottom opposed walls are interconnected by a pair of side walls to form a tubular body. An article dispenser is provided by a removable portion define... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7350641 | Blank for manufacture of a case, a method of forming a case, and the case A blank (1) is provided for forming a case, for example for CDs. The blank is folded such that the CD case has a carriage (14) hingedly attached to the case and offset from a case hinge, such that the carriage slides out of a pocket as the case is open... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7341153 | Viewable specimen packaging system and method A specimen package includes a top, a first side, connected to the top, a bottom, connected to the first side, and a second side, connected to the bottom. The package also includes therein an internal separator. The internal separator forms a first compartment and a ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7337909 | Advertising/promotional display and/or storage system By providing a pre-printed housing member which is shipped or stored in a completely folded, flat configuration and quickly and easily erected from its flat, generally two-dimensional configuration into a three-dimensional promotional display and product holding or ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7320407 | Product display and support carton In order to facilitate the display and support of a product such as a gift bag for selection and purchase by a consumer, a product display and support carton includes a display box and an opposed pair of dividers. The display box is defined by a bottom panel and an ... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7293694 | Stackable shipping and display box An elongate, rectangular box (12, 14, 40, 60, 70, 90, 100) and method for packaging containers (C), wherein the box can be cross-stacked for stable stacking of the boxes, and optimizes utilization of pallet space. Containers (C) are placed in the box in neste... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7264115 | Hanging display package for intimate apparel A hanging display package for an article of apparel. The display package comprises a rear panel having opposed side edges that define a first width. A pair of flaps project laterally outwardly from each of the opposed side edges. A front panel has opposed side edges... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7232055 | Folding serving tray An apparatus for containing a food and beverage includes a substantially flat stock, for example, cardboard or fiberboard that is folded into a three-dimensional apparatus. When formed, the apparatus includes a first compartment for holding a food and a beverage ext... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7219797 | Box with insert that extends from a side and that divides the box into compartments and methods for forming and using A box, a blank that can be easily formed into the box via an intermediate box assembly, and methods for generating and using the box allows one to quickly and easily package flowers and accessories for shipment to a consumer without bending, bruising or otherwise da... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7175047 | Carton with an improved dispensing feature A carton with an improved dispenser at one of the carton which preserves the integrity of the carton when the carton is opened by permitting a bottom end flap attached to the bottom panel to remain in place and also a portion of each side end flap that is adjacent t... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7172109 | Shipping box for objects The disclosure relates to a shipping box for objects that makes it possible, as desired, to separate objects to be mailed inside the shipping box without having to turn to additional external separation means. For this purpose, the shipping box includes four side wa... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7121452 | Carton of a plurality of packets of cigarettes Packets (2) of cigarettes are packed in multiples adopting a rigid carton (1) of parallelepiped shape presenting two end faces (11, 12) coinciding with the flanks (13, 14), and four side faces (3, 4, 5, 6) of which two coincide wit... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7100798 | Carton with an improved dispensing feature A carton with an improved dispenser at one of the carton which preserves the integrity of the carton when the carton is opened by permitting a bottom end flap attached to the bottom panel to remain in place and also a portion of each side end flap that is adjacent t... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7097042 | Portable accessory box A portable accessory box is disclosed. The portable accessory box comprises: a bottom plate; two side rectangular bodies fixedly connected to two sides of the bottom plate; and a lower side plate fixedly connected to the lower side of the bottom plate. The portable ... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7097043 | Packaging carton A packaging carton is disclosed, suitable for packaging an electronic product, such as a peripheral product, a mobile phone, or a spare part. The packing carton is formed by folding a paper material and is one piece, and is fabricated by linking two clip slots. Furt... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7036715 | Box with pocket for illustrative leaflet A box formed from a single piece of cardboard and having internal flaps presenting a folding line in correspondence with one of the edges of the box, to define with those two lateral panels of the box adjacent to it a corner pocket housing an illustrative leaflet or... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7036684 | Diagonally divided bottle with curved line of division distinct from edge curve A diagonally divided bottle in accordance with the preferred embodiments preferably has a greater width than depth. The bottle includes an outer wall, a diagonal inner wall and a bottom wall. The outer wall and the bottom wall cooperate to form an interior divided b... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7007837 | Box with article-retaining structure A box comprising one or both of first and second article-retaining structures, with the first article-retaining structure comprising a first panel attached to a top edge of a wall panel of the box and the second article-retaining structure comprising a first panel a... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7000761 | Smoking article package The invention relates to a soft-cup package (29) for smoking articles wherein the outer wrap material (10) is a paperboard or cardboard material having the ability to collapse along lines of weakening (26, 28) in the side panels (16, 20) ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7000773 | Product display and support carton In order to facilitate the display and support of a product such as a gift bag for selection and purchase by a consumer, a product display and support carton includes a display box and an opposed pair of dividers. The display box is defined by a bottom panel and an ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6997317 | Device for taking blood samples to tested, for example for the level of glucose contained therein A device for taking a blood sample to be tested, for example for the level of glucose contained therein, presents a container (1) containing at least one lancet (5) for puncturing a part of the patient's body in order to cause blood to emerge, and at l... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6971511 | Packaging container for candles and informational literature A display and storage container formed from a substantially flat sheet of board-type material which is foldable into a packaging container having an interior space which is sized and dimensioned to receive a particular product when positioned therewithin and further... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6951277 | Shoe box divider A shoe box having one or more integrally formed dividers extending from the end of the shoe box, with the dividers shaped and sized to extend laterally across and to be positioned between a pair of shoes within the box to secure the shoes in fixed space relation to ... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6932214 | Disposable car fast food box A disposable fast food box/container with a pair of semi-circular handles for convenient carrying and a drink holder therein. The handles include strap portions that are attached to the lid that allow a vehicle seat belt to be passed thereunder and serve to hold the... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6923366 | Box with pocket for extractable leaflet A box, particularly suitable for containing packs of pharmaceutical products, which is formed from a single piece of cardboard and defines in its interior a pocket into which an illustrative leaflet or the like is inserted during the box manufacture. The box include... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6923316 | Mailer package A mailer package formed from a single sheet of foldable stock material includes a compartment formed by first and second parallel panels joined together by first and second parallel sides. The sides extend along opposing edges of the panels. The compartment has oppo... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6913140 | Box with pocket of high stability for illustrative leaflet A box formed from a single piece of cardboard and defining in its interior a highly stable pocket into which an illustrative leaflet can be inserted during the box manufacture. ... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6892932 | Efficient food carton A blank and carton that provides for efficient, cost-effective, sanitary packaging of food products such as breadsticks, chicken wings, pizza slices, and the like. Structural arrangements include (a) a flap-free side wall with a non-folding front-wall-engagement tab... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6871778 | Container for holding and dispensing multiple types of items A container is provided with a main cavity partitioned into several compartments by dividing walls bridging the main cavity. The container and dividing walls are constructed by providing a single blank and forming the container out of the blank using folds and attac... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6755324 | Transporting/dispensing package for plural beverages A transporting/dispensing package for plural beverages including a carton (10), a pair of flaccid bags (12, 14) within the carton each bag having a fill spout (34, 36) secured to one of two sections (56, 58) of a spout-securing panel and ... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6705514 | Broadsheet for manufacturing a carton and carton manufactured from such a broadsheet A broadsheet for manufacturing a carton for foodstuffs, such as chips, is described, which container comprises a container and a subcontainer for a garnishing, such as mayonnaise. The broadsheet is composed of a primary sheet of material for forming a container and ... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6702108 | Box with pocket for extractable leaflet A box formed from a single piece of cardboard defining in its interior a pocket into which an illustrative leaflet or the like is inserted during the manufacture of the box which, advantageously, is shaped in such a manner as to facilitate the insertion o... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6691864 | Wrap-around packages A wrap-around package that exposes the products within, but provides sufficient space for marketing and advertising materials. The wrap-around package comprises at least two container-receiving structures and a central compartment for display of a washing... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6676012 | Displayable modular container for produce A stackable produce container is formed from a flat one-piece blank, typically of corrugated paper stock. The container has reinforced corners and is divided into compartments by transverse ribs which provide resistance to bulging under load and when expo... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6669081 | Shipping and display case A shipping and display case for transporting product to a display and vending location, comprising a single blank, having width, length and bottom panels therein, and further having internal divider panels formed thereon. Upon folding and gluing of the ca... | 12/30/2003 |