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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8052038 | Dispensing container A dispensing container for selectively holding and dispensing products has a resiliently deformable main panel with a centrally disposed pivot emboss extending longitudinally there along. One end of the pivot emboss terminates at a pivot panel located on the main pa... | 11/08/2011 |
| 7325719 | Gable-top package for pourable food products A gable top package for pourable food products comprising a gabled top portion including a front sloping top wall and a back sloping top wall joined together at a top transversal seal, wherein the gabled top portion includes a pair of lateral flaps adjacent to respe... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7261232 | Folded box The invention relates to a folded box comprising two principal wall sections (5, 9), which are joined on one side and can be interconnected on the opposing side, for example by means of a flap (39), to form a substantially tubular body, whose ends can ... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7128257 | Octagonal bulk bin with means to resist initiation of failure of the vertical score in the bin In a bulk bin having side walls joined to one another at adjacent edges along vertical scores, and bottom flaps joined to bottom edges of the side walls along a flap score, with adjacent flaps separated from one another by a flap slot, a shaped cut is made at the te... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7036713 | Tetrahedron/pentahedron container A container includes at least one triangular surface, a sealing portion formed extending straightly from an angular point of the triangular surface, and an opening structure formed by folding a portion around the angular point of the container. ... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6979379 | Method for preserving a perishable product A method is provided for preserving a perishable product contained in a sealed package. The package is adapted for being opened by a consumer to access the product and subsequently re-closed by the consumer for further storage of unused product remaining in the pack... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6951420 | Plastics bag and method of making the same A plastics bag has at least one seal (34, 36) extending parallel to the mouth of the bag to close the sides. Preferably, a reclosable zipper seal (36) is provided below a top seal (34). A novel tag is provided, secured to the zipper seal (36 | 10/04/2005 |
| 6739499 | Method and apparatus for forming a stable container bottom An apparatus and corresponding method for contouring a container bottom to form carton legs from a standard carton blank through the use of a seal plate and a mandrel pad. The carton legs provide improved free standing stability of the carton. ... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6698650 | Opening means for gable top container A boxed end container is shown having one end closed by a transverse ridge seal and carrying a pull tab. The pull tab allows a separating force to be applied to the ridge seal of the sealed container to separate at least part of the ridge seal and thus op... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6644539 | Package with bottom panel stand-offs A package with bottom panel stand-offs includes a plurality of upstanding side walls, each side wall contiguous or sealed to adjacent side walls, a sealed top panel, and a sealed bottom panel. The sealed bottom panel has a generally planar portion and thr... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6595410 | Hygienic paper pack The present invention relates to a paper pack for containing milk or beverages, etc. sanitary and for keeping the refrigerator cleanly preventing the smell. More particularly, it relates to a sanitary pack, which provides a method for opening and closing ... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6592024 | Cable top container with pull tab The invention relates to a boxed end container having one end closed by a transverse ridge seal and carrying a pull tab whereby a separating force can be applied to the ridge seal of the sealed container so as to separate at least part of the ridge seal a... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6554182 | Packaging container for the cold storage of liquid foods and a method of producing the packaging container The disclosure relates to a packaging container for long-term cold storage of liquid foods for retaining superior flavor and aroma properties in the packed product, and produced from a packaging laminate including a core layer of paper or paper-board, an ... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6427908 | Gable top container with pull tab A boxed end container is shown having one end closed by a transverse ridge seal and carrying a pull tab. The pull tab allows a separating force to be applied to the ridge seal of the sealed container to separate at least part of the ridge seal and thus op... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6419151 | Package with integral retractile pouring spout A package for pourable products, with integral tamper-evident retractile pouring spout and pouring control, the package comprising a box with a corner thereof having a pouring opening defined between an upper wall, a front wall and side walls, the corner ... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6368686 | Laminated packing material with good gas and aroma barrier properties, and method for the manufacture of the material A laminated material for the manufacture of packing containers with good gas and aroma barrier properties, and a method for the manufacture of the laminated material. The laminated material has a base layer (18) and a barrier layer (19) of inorganic mater... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6345759 | Gable top carton with enlarged pour spout opening A non-square cross-section gable top carton has an enlarged pour spout opening. The gable top is openable at one side and is formed from opposing outer gable walls, opposing inner gable walls and a spout wall. The outer gable walls have a plurality of pai... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6253994 | Process and apparatus for applying a closure to a packaging material One aspect of the present invention is a packaging material having a abhesive for preventing the adherence of the interior surfaces of the packaging material during application of a closure thereto. One example is a carton blank having the closure attache... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6250543 | Container of gabled roof type having top seal rib and top sealing device therefor A container of the gabled roof type has a top seal rib and a spout identifying mark formed on a side face of the rib at an end portion thereof providing a spout. The mark comprises cavities and/or protrusions which are tactually perceivable.... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6182888 | 45 degree off-set top seal carton The present invention is a carton having a forty-five degree off-set seal from its bottom and a blank therefor. The carton may have a square cross-section or an octagonal cross-section. The forty-five degree off-set seal allows for a stiffer package and m... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6182887 | Package with extended top panel and a blank therefor A package with an extended top panel has a front wall, a rear wall and a pair of parallel side walls. The package includes at least one top panel that seals to the package at a sealing region. A plane through the sealing region is spaced from a central ve... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6152360 | Pour spout carton An improved pour spout assembly in a paperboard carton comprises a pour spout front panel formed from a section of a vertical side wall of the carton, and a component adhered to the interior surface of the side wall. The component has two sections separat... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6142364 | Opening means for gable top container The invention relates to a boxed end openable container having means whereby a separating force can be applied transversely to the line of a linear ridge seal of the scaled container at or adjacent that portion of the linear ridge seal located intermediat... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6093425 | Complete nutritional milk compositions and products Complete nutritional milk compositions and products such as unflavored and flavored milks, yogurts, ice creams and frozen yogurts can be prepared through pasteurization, ultra-pasteurization or sterilization processes. By varying the choice and quantity o... | 07/25/2000 |
| 6053402 | Multi-compartment carton A multi-compartment carton includes at least a first compartment and a second compartment coupled to the first compartment. An internal wall of the carton separates the compartments. In one embodiment, at least one of the compartments has a transparent vi... | 04/25/2000 |
| 6027015 | Elevated bottom carton A carton having a primary elevated bottom portion extending along the length of an exposed raw paperboard edge to protect the carton and to prevent moisture absorption. The carton also having a secondary elevated bottom portion substantially within the pr... | 02/22/2000 |
| 6019279 | Packaging container made of a carton blank A bottom end closure of a carton to be heat- and pressure-sealed has four substantially rectangular panels (P6, P7-P9, P12 and P14-P16) of which the panels (P7-P9 and P14-P16) are divided by score lines (S3, S7 and S13, S17) into inner, triangular sub-pan... | 02/01/2000 |
| 5988494 | Carton blank and method for forming the carton blank A gable top for a carton formed from a carton blank having an outer layer bonded to an intermediate layer by a first strength and an inner layer bonded to the intermediate layer by a second strength less than by a first strength and wherein the intermedia... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5985339 | Refrigeration-shelf-stable ready-to-drink complete nutritional compositions and products Refrigeration-shelf-stable ready-to-drink complete nutritional products such as nutritional supplements, foods for special dietary use, and medical foods can be prepared through an ultra-pasteurization and/or pasteurization process. By varying the choice ... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5971266 | Paperboard package, blank and method and apparatus for producing the same A container and corresponding blank from which such container is formed is particularly suitable for packaging liquid products and aseptically packaging liquid foods. The rectangular shaped blank may be formed of a laminated sheet material that preferably... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5934550 | Container with integral pouring spout A cardboard blank includes a front wall, end wall, side walls, top wall and bottom wall and glue flaps for presenting a container upon folding. An opening is presented In the top wall of the container with a spout assembly, integral with the blank, surrou... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5871146 | Fluid carton container with pull tab A fluid container has a pull tab for providing a way of easily opening beverage containers such as milk cartons. The pull tab is positioned at the upper spout area of the carton such that pulling the pull tab opens the seal at the top of the container.... | 02/16/1999 |
| 5860588 | Stackable gable top carton and corresponding top interlocking carton blank A gable-top carton and a corresponding carton blank are set forth. The upstanding fin of the carton comprises a centrally disposed depressed region that facilitates stacking of the cartons on top of one another in a manner that results in a more even load... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5851630 | Container and blank for "duckbill" elimination This invention relates to a blank, which when formed into a gable-top container with an extensible pouring spout, eliminates "duckbilling" and allows the gable-top container to form more easily. Such structures of this type, generally, eliminate "duckbill... | 12/22/1998 |
| 5848748 | Corrugated gabletop carton A gabletop carton for storing liquid, viscous and solid material includes a carton material stock formed of paperboard having at least an inner facing sheet, an outer facing sheet and a fluted medium fixedly positioned between the inner and outer facing s... | 12/15/1998 |
| 5845840 | Elevated bottom carton A carton having an elevated bottom portion extending along the length of an exposed raw paperboard edge to protect the carton and to prevent moisture absorption. Additional elevated portions are provided for additional raw paperboard edges on the bottom o... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5816487 | Gable top carton A gable-top carton has at least half, if not all, of its spout-forming, folded-in, top sealing panels (33) projecting above an adjacent non-folded-in top sealing panel (32) to permit a user to grasp that projection and pull it forward to open the spout. T... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5816486 | Container with sealing features A box having a spout with sealing features to provide an improved moisture resistant and sift resistant container. A first sealing feature is a pouring spout of three layers, the first and second layers of which provide a way for opening the spout. The co... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5803349 | Increased spout angle to assist with opening A gable top carton and its corresponding carton blank are disclosed. The carton includes two indent surfaces near the gable top that are defined by a score line configuration that facilitates controlled deformation of the gabled top to increase the roof a... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5803350 | Beverage container with pull tab spout An opening aid for a beverage container with a reservoir and a folding gabled top provides a convenient means to break the initial seal of the top and provides and extension of the pouring spout formed by the top. The opening aid is hingedly connected to ... | 09/08/1998 |
