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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7874476 | Container and blank for the production thereof A container (1) for the transport of a foodstuff comprises an upper and a lower container half (2, 3) which are interconnected for pivoting between a closed and an open position (4). Each container half comprises a flat bottom and/or cover wall ... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7661579 | Packaging container, and method and apparatus for making same A new and improved packaging container, and a method and apparatus for fabricating the same, comprises a laminated structure comprising a plurality of plies formed from suitable paper or similar materials. The plurality of plies, having a predetermined width dimensi... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7387231 | Container insert An insert including a support panel, a first tab, and a second tab. The support panel defining a front edge, a back edge opposite the front edge, a first side edge extending between the front edge and the back edge, and a second side edge extending between the front... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7380702 | Serving box The invention is directed to a box, namely a pizza box having a bottom wall; a peripheral side wall attached to a periphery of the bottom wall; a top cover including a rear edge hingedly attached to the side wall, a front edge, and two side edges between the front e... | 06/03/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7340807 | Pouch and resealable closure mechanism therefor including a plurality of interlocking closure elements A resealable closure mechanism includes first and second closure strips. The first closure strip includes a plurality of discontinuous closure elements and the second closure strip includes a plurality of discontinuous closure elements. One or more of the discontinu... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7316052 | Closure profile and die plate for extruding same A reclosable pouch includes interlocking male and female closure elements having elongate hollow closure profiles. The male closure profile has a hollow shaft section, and the female closure profile has a channel with at least one hollow side. A set of pleated grip ... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7243800 | Display box with sleeve A display package which supports an ornamental object therein, and a sleeve including a pair of side tabs which are insertable into the interior of the box in order to removably secure the sleeve to the box is disclosed. The sleeve allows for viewing the ornamental ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7229001 | Folding collapsible rectangular storage box Disclosed is a folding collapsible rectangular storage box in which the rectangular box body has a flexible bottom panel, two short upright peripheral panels and two long upright peripheral panels perpendicularly extending upward from the four sides of said rectangu... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7229003 | Bulk materials container A reinforced bulk materials container having a first wall-forming blank scored to provide main panels foldably joined together at a plurality of corners with each main panel having a foldably joined bottom flap. A wear reducing member attaches along the score for th... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7210614 | Gift box container Stiffened double walled gift boxes are formed from paperboard blanks having main panels and wall panels with inner halves connected by gussets. A stiffener with a central panel and hinged sides half as wide as the side panels is placed in the main panel. Adhesive is... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7108765 | Method for making an insulating paperboard An insulating paperboard contains at least one layer of cellulose fibers. The one layer is at least partially composed of bulky fibers. The paperboard is sufficiently insulated to provide a hot water ΔT across the paperboard of at least 0.7° C.±2.3° C. per 0.1 m... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7104030 | Compartment plates having themes and method for manufacturing and packaging the same Arrangements of containers, cases of container packages, and methods of packaging arrangements of containers are described. According to an embodiment of the present invention, a method of packaging an arrangement of containers includes producing a plurality of cont... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7080772 | Tray 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 |
| 7063771 | Embossed insulating paperboard An insulating paperboard contains at least one layer of cellulose fibers. The one layer is at least partially composed of bulky fibers. The paperboard is sufficiently insulated to provide a hot water ΔT across the paperboard of at least 0.7° C.±2.3° C. per 0.1 m... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7060159 | Insulating paperboard An insulating paperboard contains at least one layer of cellulose fibers. The one layer is at least partially composed of bulky fibers. The paperboard is sufficiently insulated to provide a hot water ΔT across the paperboard of at least 0.7° C.±2.3° C. per 0.1 m... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7056563 | Hot cup made from an insulating paperboard An insulating paperboard contains at least one layer of cellulose fibers. The one layer is at least partially composed of bulky fibers. The paperboard is sufficiently insulated to provide a hot water ΔT across the paperboard of at least 0.7° C.±2.3° C. per 0.1 m... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7044359 | Tray The invention relates to a cover, an insert and a floor, and a method for manufacturing a tray therefrom. The cover comprises a planar rectangular panel with a flap on each edge, a portion of each flap being connected to an adjacent flap with a gusset, each flap hav... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7013618 | Compartment plates having themes and method for manufacturing and packaging the same According to another embodiment of the present invention, a method of packaging an arrangement of plates is disclosed. The method of packaging an arrangement of plates comprises providing a plurality of plates that have a depiction associated with a common theme, se... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6926197 | Disposable and biodegradable paper cup A drinking cup has sandwiched between an inner paper liner and an outer paper shell a ridge structure which has its ridges running peripherally, i.e. perpendicular to the axis, e.g. in the form of corrugations, a mesh or a cell network and can be partially filled wi... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6913255 | Corrugated paperboard cutting board A disposable cutting board may be constructed from corrugated paperboard having one or more layers of corrugations. A first layer of corrugations may have relatively small and tightly spaced flutes to provide the board with strength and rigidity, and a second layer ... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6845903 | Stackable & foldable paperboard file tray The present invention is directed to a folder type file tray assembled from a single paperboard blank. The file tray can be flattened to a reduced size during storage or transportation. It can also be assembled into different forms for different usage. The first for... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6478217 | Gift or set box A box cover or container is provided which includes a first cellulosic board having dorsal and ventral surfaces, the board including a main panel and four flanking panels, one on each side of the main panel standing in orthogonal relationship to one anoth... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6409076 | Combination storage box A combination storage box is constructed to include a collapsible box body, a hard bottom plate fitted into the box body, a folding collapsible support frame inserted into the box body to support the box body in shape, and hook and loop materials fixedly ... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6341708 | Blast resistant and blast directing assemblies Blast resistant and blast directing container assemblies for receiving explosive articles and preventing or minimizing damage in the event of an explosion. The container assembly includes an opening covered by a band of blast resistant material with at le... | 01/29/2002 |
| 6325281 | Thermally insulating shipping system An insulating shipping container includes an outer cardboard carton with a foldable top; an open-top, rigid, first thermally insulating housing formed of expanded polystyrene and removably disposed in the outer carton; a second open-top, thermally insulat... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6193148 | Folding type box-shaped container This invention pertains to a folding type box-shaped container comprising a container body having a hollow member whose top portion and bottom portion are open, a bottom member removably attached to the bottom portion of the hollow member, and a lid membe... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6186394 | Containers formed of a composite paperboard web and methods of forming the same Composite paperboard containers formed from a first substantially planar sheet of paperboard material having a content contacting surface and a back surface, a first embossed sheet of paperboard material having a plurality of raised portions adhered to th... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6179203 | Selectively reinforced multi-ply food container A multi-ply food container. The multi-ply food container has selective reinforcement at the center of the food container, and regions of a raised side wall and/or rim which are not reinforced. The reinforcement is preferably done by joining an additional ... | 01/30/2001 |
| 5988492 | Pleated package having a reinforced central region with pre-expanded pleats A package made from a flexible pleated sheet with a central region reinforced by the addition of a second pleated sheet. Folding and unfolding is made easier by having a central area with semi-extended pleats with a side area having flattened pleats.... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5862847 | Casket and method of manufacture A casket comprises an outer structure, a tray and an insert. The tray is formed of corrugated fiberboard having a corrugation extending in a first direction, while the insert is formed of corrugated fiberboard having a corrugation extending in a second di... | 01/26/1999 |
| 5762261 | Collapsible container A collapsible container is provided which can be folded extremely simply and in which a bottom board portion and/or side board portions are not bent easily in use. The collapsible container includes a bottom board portion constituted by one flat sheet boa... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5715993 | Foldable package The subject-matter of the invention is a foldable package, having a bottom part (1) and a top package part (2) which can be separated. These parts each have side walls (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10) which are linked to one another in series. Bottom flaps (15, ... | 02/10/1998 |
| 5699958 | Carton flap retention arrangement The combination of a pair of paperboard carton members positioned in a paperboard tray member, wherein the carton members have projections extending from the bottom wall thereof through related openings in adjacent walls of the tray member, and wherein at... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5687902 | Articulable, open-topped, stackable, side-opening container apparatus An articulable, open-topped, stackable, side-opening container apparatus is provided, having at least one bottom wall member, with a plurality of opposed side wall members emanating therefrom. The side wall members are articulable from positions substanti... | 11/18/1997 |
| 5628451 | Corrugated paper container A method for forming a corrugated paperboard and a container made therefrom is provided. The corrugated paper is formed with a first layer of flat paperboard to which a second layer of contoured paperboard is attached. The contoured layer of paperboard is... | 05/13/1997 |
| 5601232 | Bottom closure restrainment apparatus for palletized bulk bin container A bottom closure restrainment apparatus for palletized bulk bin containers towards the containment of various articles including bulk materials. A container fixedly attached to a pallet includes a bottom closure restrainment apparatus for aligning and mai... | 02/11/1997 |
| 5570782 | Disk cartridge case A disk cartridge case is disclosed which has improved durability and which enables hanging for display or storage purposes. The disk cartridge case includes a case body and a cover for covering a cartridge inserting port provided on the case body. The cov... | 11/05/1996 |
| 5543205 | Composite article made from used or surplus corrugated boxes or sheets A composite article useful as a material of construction made of a plurality of individual pieces of corrugated cardboard cut from scrap corrugated boxes or sheets. The corrugated pieces lie in a shingle-like configuration, a bridge-like configuration, or... | 08/06/1996 |
| 5462218 | Cleated corrugated paperboard container A cleated corrugated paperboard container is disclosed having a blank of corrugated paperboard scored to define panels for folding to define a container that wraps around a cast iron bathtub having a well with a rim surface and an apron extending along th... | 10/31/1995 |
