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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7891543 | Reclosable gable top carton A reclosable carton having a tuck flap that slides between a first gable panel and side gussets is provided. The tuck flap is coupled to a second gable panel along a line that is in alignment with a non-continuous free edge. The tuck flap includes a tuck flap width ... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7500594 | Carton and blank for producing a carton A blank for producing a carton and a carton erected from the blank wherein two 180° fold lines of each fold-in panel in the blank and carton extend from a point on a second end edge of such panel substantially midway between first and second side edges thereof to r... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7325720 | Package A package formed from a cardboard blank having crease lines and wall panels, bottom flaps forming a bottom of the package and top flaps, namely short-side flaps and long-side flaps, folded and heat sealed together to form the top of the package. One of the long-side... | 02/05/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7213312 | Funerary container made of paper material, and assembly device employed therein A funerary container made of paper material comprises a predetermined number of laminar elements (2) flexibly connected to each other and defining in mutual cooperation a housing box (3) destined to contain a body and having at least a bottom wall, a p... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7147145 | Carton with folded-in gusset tips A package having a bottom wall with in-folded gusset tips includes a plurality of upstanding side walls, each side wall contiguous or sealed to its adjacent side walls, a sealed top and a sealed bottom wall. The sealed bottom wall is formed from opposing leading and... | 12/12/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7036717 | Sealed beverage container A sealed package (1, 1′) for pourable food products, made from sheet packaging material and having a top wall (6) crossed by a transverse sealing band (15) forming flat projecting tab (21) folded coplanar with and onto the top wall (... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6951530 | Carton, a blank for producing a carton, and methods and apparatus for erecting, closing, and sealing a carton A method of and an apparatus for erecting a carton, and a method of and an apparatus for closing a carton. The carton has 180° fold lines with a compressed area at each end and a slit joining the compressed areas. A carton is erected by moving the blank in a first ... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6726088 | Carton and carton blank The top of a carton, with opposite main panels and opposite side panels, has an inner and outer major flap hinged to opposite main panels. The outer major flap has a fold line extending along its length in parallel to a hinge line joining the outer major flap and a ... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6520404 | Carton, method of forming same, and carton blank The top of a carton, with opposite main panels and opposite side panels, has an inner and outer major flap hinged to opposite main panels. At each side panel, an ear has a lower portion hinged to the side panel and two upper ear-halves, one hinged to each... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6467682 | Carton, a blank for producing a carton, and methods and apparatus for erecting, closing, and sealing a carton A blank for erecting a carton has 180° fold lines with a compressed area at each end and a slit joining the compressed areas. A carton is erected by moving the blank in a first direction against a stop to form a first set of 90° folds, holding the blank... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6443357 | Packaging case and packaging material therefor An object is to secure a sufficient area for bonding a spout open/close member (51). A packaging container has a pair of seal portions; at least five side-surface panel portions (27) for forming a circumferential wall; an end-surface panel portion (35) di... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6394336 | Adjustable container and a method for forming an adjustable container An adjustable container includes top, bottom and four side panels. Each of the four side panels is scored along at least one longitudinal score line extending substantially parallel to the top and bottom panels. Two of the opposing side panels are scored ... | 05/28/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6328204 | Carton with over-folded bottom An over-folded, sealed bottom carton defining an interior storage region includes a plurality of side panels defining upstanding walls. The panels include first, second, third and fourth panels that are separated from adjacent side panels by longitudinal ... | 12/11/2001 |
| 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 |
| 6047883 | Bagless barrier paperboard container with a tamper evident reclosable fitment This invention relates to a fin sealed box, an integrate barrier coating and a relockable fitment closure that are combine to create a novel package which is easily formed, filled and sealed by the packager and easily opened and reclosed by the consumer. ... | 04/11/2000 |
| 6024280 | Gable-top containers and container blanks A gable-top vessel made from sheet material having a heat-sealable surface is disclosed. The closure has at least one abhesive layer disposed between and joining the inner surfaces of the first and second outer rib panels to define a pair of joined panels... | 02/15/2000 |
| 6021898 | Wrap-around article carrier A wrap-around article carrier, comprising a bottom panel having opposing side edges and further having opposing end edges, a first side panel and an opposing second side panel, and a top panel having opposing side edges. Each one of the side panels has a ... | 02/08/2000 |
| 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 |
| 6019220 | Wrap-around article carrier A wrap-around article carrier, comprising a bottom panel having opposing side edges and further having opposing end edges, a first side panel and an opposing second side panel, and a top panel having opposing side edges. Each one of the side panels has a ... | 02/01/2000 |
| 6006984 | Paperboard package A single generally rectangular blank which can be formed into a paperboard package. The four corners of the blank are trihedral. The blank is center folded. The width of a first portion of the blank, measured parallel to the centerfold, is greater than a ... | 12/28/1999 |
| 5975414 | Carton with a gable top having a triangular face with a fitment thereon and a blank for the same The present invention is a carton with a fitment disposed where cartons without fitments conventionally were opened for accessing the contents. The carton has a truncated gable top with a triangular face upon which lies the fitment. The pouring of the pro... | 11/02/1999 |
| 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 |
| 5938107 | Packaging container and a blank for producing the same Substantially parallelepipedic packaging and gable-top containers for liquid contents, for example milk, are manufactured by folding and sealing of laminated packaging material and include two substantially planar end portions, as well as four vertical wa... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5871144 | Eight sided gable top carton The present invention is an eight-sided carton and a blank therefor. The carton has eight side panels, a gable top structure and an inverse pyramidal bottom. The carton may have an octagonal cross-section. A plurality of diagonal score lines provide for a... | 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 |
| 5848749 | Gable top carton and carton blank with curved side creases and coincident corner creases A gable top carton and its corresponding carton blank are disclosed. The carton includes curved side creases that are defined by curved score lines that divide one or more side panels from a top gabled structure and/or a bottom structure. The gabled struc... | 12/15/1998 |
| 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 |
| 5785240 | Top closure arrangement for a rectangular container A top closure arrangement for an oblong rectangular, gable top container, wherein selected score lines are formed on the wider top closure panels defining panel segments for inward folding during the sealing process. A pour spout fitment is thus mounted o... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5725147 | Gable top carton and carton blank with curved side creases A gable top carton and its corresponding carton blank are disclosed. The carton includes curved side creases that are defined by curved score lines that divide one or more side panels from a top gabled structure and/or a bottom structure.... | 03/10/1998 |
| 5636785 | Gable top container A gable top type paperboard carton for juices and other pourable product which may attack the integrity of seals is formed with a pour spout fitment attached to one of the two sloping roof panels. The carton is formed so as to exhibit a rectangular cross ... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5531375 | Packaging container and blank for producing the same Packaging containers for beverages, for example milk or juice, as well as blanks for producing the packaging containers, are often manufactured from paper-plastic laminate which, by fold forming and sealing, is given the desired container configuration, n... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5501394 | Gable top carton having a U-shaped stake seal and method and apparatus for forming A gable top carton employs a stake joint having spaced apart legs disposed longitudinally on opposite sides of a channel, the channel being formed when a carton blank is folded to form the gable top carton. The spaced apart legs urge the material at the s... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5482204 | Carton bottom sealer The bottom of a paperboard container of the type suitable for consumer distribution of liquid foods such as milk and fruit juice includes an embossed concavity to reinforce the bottom against bulging under content fill pressure for improved free-standing ... | 01/09/1996 |
