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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7244064 | Bag with flap for bag-in-box container system A bag for storing material in liquid or particulate form, comprising four side walls and top and bottom walls that are integral extensions of the four side walls, is characterized by an additional single or multi-ply sheet that overlies and is sealed to one side of ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 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 |
| 5882117 | Carrier bag A carrier bag for transporting granular foods and the like. The bag includes two main panels connected by two side panels. One of the side panels includes a bellows having a fold line and a folding zone that is defined by the immediate area surrounding th... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5851608 | Paper container for liquid and process for producing the same A paper container for a liquid including a base material including: a paper layer, a polyolefin type resin layer disposed on one side of the paper layer, for providing an outer surface, and a saturated polyester resin layer disposed on the other side of t... | 12/22/1998 |
| 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 |
| 5716473 | Method of making a semi-rigid cereal carton A paperboard container of generally semi-rigid construction and formed from a unitary blank of paperboard folded in the general shape of a U. The interior surface of the container is coated with a thermoplastic polymer barrier layer, the container having ... | 02/10/1998 |
| 5437406 | Semi-rigid cereal carton A paperboard container of generally semi-rigid construction and formed from a unitary blank of paperboard folded in the general shape of a U. The interior surface of the container is coated with a thermoplastic polymer barrier layer, the container having ... | 08/01/1995 |
| 4911306 | Flat top end closure for liquid containers There is disclosed herein a flat top end closure for a liquid carrying container, which includes two oppositely disposed, overlapped outer closure panels, and two oppositely disposed, fold-in panels, one of which cooperates to form the flat top configurat... | 03/27/1990 |
| 4896824 | Pour spout container A container for granular substances, having a mouth which opens diagonally and upwardly into a triangular shape at an upper part of a left side board. The mouth comprises a pasting piece, which is slightly higher than a front board and a rear board and a ... | 01/30/1990 |
| 4813547 | Gable-top container closure system A gable-top thermoplastic coated container with controllably enhanced sealing and opening characteristics includes at least one fillet attached to the panels which form the pouring spout. The fillet comprises a thin strip of stiff material coated with a l... | 03/21/1989 |
| 4684058 | Carton with pour spout A carton formed from a unitary blank of paperboard includes a front panel, a rear panel and side panels joined to the front and rear panels along fold lines. Top and bottom closure flaps are joined to the front and rear panels. A pour spout is defined by ... | 08/04/1987 |
| 4657175 | Package The invention relates to a package of the type having a container body with four side walls, opposite each other in pairs, and a top end wall which along a lateral edge is joined to the container body through a triangular, double-walled lug. The package, ... | 04/14/1987 |
| 4582246 | Flat top end closure for liquid containers There is disclosed herein a flat top end closure for a liquid carrying container, which includes two oppositely disposed, overlapped outer closure panels, and two oppositely disposed, three-segment fold-in panels, one of which serves as the pour spout whe... | 04/15/1986 |
| 4433784 | Arrangement on packing containers The invention relates to an opening arrangement on parallelepipedic packing containers of the type which include a sealing fin extending over the top end wall of the packing container and a longitudinal overlap joint which crosses the sealing fin. In the ... | 02/28/1984 |
| 4422570 | Flat top end closure for liquid containers The drawings and description disclose a flat top end closure for a liquid carrying container, which does not include the usual, well-known gable top characteristics. The flat top end closure includes two oppositely disposed outer closure panels which are ... | 12/27/1983 |
| 4327861 | Fluid container An all plastic carton housing a fluid is provided with integral, kidney-shaped depressions in adjacent side walls of the carton to serve as handle members to aid in pouring the fluid contents from the carton. The carton also includes an integral pouring s... | 05/04/1982 |
| 4267957 | Packing container and a laminate for its manufacture A laminated packing container with a substantially flat bottom surface is disclosed. The packing container has a plurality of side walls and both a top end wall and a bottom end wall. A plurality of upper and lower corner lugs are located at the intersect... | 05/19/1981 |
| 4211357 | Container and blank for constructing same A coated paperboard container and a blank for constructing the container is disclosed as including a body portion having an upper end that is closed by a folded top end closure which includes closure panels and seal lips having a construction that enhance... | 07/08/1980 |
| 4206867 | Container and blank for constructing same A coated paperboard container and a blank for constructing the container are disclosed as including a body portion having an upper end that is closed by a folded top end closure which includes closure panels having a construction that enhances foldability... | 06/10/1980 |
| 4185765 | Hermetic sealed carton A hermetically sealed carton of the type having a generally rectangular cross-section with four side walls, a bottom closure and a top closure including a vertical fin formed by a face-to-face seal of the outer portions of two opposed top closure flaps in... | 01/29/1980 |
| 4124159 | Container construction A container of paperboard construction of the type having a coating of thermoplastic material that acts as an adhesive to hold the container together. The container includes a tubular body section, a top closure, and a bottom closure. The tubular body inc... | 11/07/1978 |
| 4027455 | Packing containers with ripping thread opening and packing material webs for the manufacture of the packing containers In a packing container of the type comprising two sealing joints crossing each other whereby a sealing joint forms a sealing fin in which the packaging material is joined inside to outside, a ripping strip or thread is provided adjacent the inside of the ... | 06/07/1977 |
| 3995806 | Stackable carton with reclosable pour spout construction A stackable carton with a V-shape over center hinged pour spout formed in one wall of the carton is provided. The V-shaped pour spout when pulled in the open position forms a funnel for dispensing the contents of the carton. On closing the pour spout, a t... | 12/07/1976 |
