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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7255910 | Domed packing material and methods A packing material has a plurality of separable layers of pliable material. Each layer has a region containing a plurality of domes in a pattern extending in two directions. The plurality of domes are nested together in the region. The plurality of domes each have a... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7225924 | Flat mail sleeve packaging and method of use A flat mail sleeve packaging system which is adapted to stack product in a constrained homogenous mass. The system includes a first constraining wall and a second constraining wall. The second constraining wall is positioned with respect to the first constraining wa... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7128243 | Integrated drip proof stopper system An Integrated Drip Proof Stopper System for wine and other liquid-containing bottles is installed during the manufacture of the bottle. The Integrated drip Proof Stopper System contains a shrink-wrap shell disposed about the throat of the bottle. The shrink-wrap she... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7036257 | Decorative holiday picture frame cover A decorative holiday picture frame cover, for use in conjunction with an existing picture frame having a front, sides, a rear, and a border defining a window at the front. The picture frame cover has a front panel, and a stretchable rear edging. The picture frame co... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6436511 | Cushioning conversion machine, method and product A cushioning conversion machine includes a plurality of laterally spaced apart upstream assemblies which advance the sheet stock material with a transversely reciprocating twisting motion and at least one downstream assembly that retards the advance of th... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6397560 | Flattened decorative bag or sleeve having gussets convertible to a decorative bag for holding a basket and methods A flattened decorative bag having gussets which is convertible to a decorative bag for a basket which, when a basket is inserted therein, conforms to the shape of the basket. Methods of making and using a flattened decorative bag having gussets.... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6234384 | Reinforcing device of a folded package for convex objects The device is constituted by rectangular reinforcement pieces made from a strip of semi-rigid material, fixed on a thin flexible sheet on the median portion of the zones and mutually articulated by hinges located astride the folds separating the zones.... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6082898 | Bag produced from a thin pleated sheet provided with self-closing means The bag is made from a pleated sheet comprising asymmetrical pleats and it comprises a closure consisting of two flaps (26, 27) fixed to each other at their ends which are urged to apply against each other when the pleats of the bag are unfolded forcing t... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6016950 | Wrapper and method of its manufacture A wrapper for an article includes a sheet of wrapping material folded to form a flat sleeve with an out-turned seam formed by edge portions of the sleeve extending along the center of one side of the sleeve. The edge portions are secured together at the e... | 01/25/2000 |
| 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 |
| 5948493 | Plastic wrap with cling layer In order to form a plastic wrap which exhibits little or no cling until such time as the wrap is applied to an article or the like, the adhesive layer, which is formed on one side of a sheet of olefinic polymer, is exposed to a treatment which superficial... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5908111 | Blister pack A blister pack comprises a cover member (12) and a support member (22). The cover member (12) includes a distortional region (14) formed from a plurality of slits (16) therein. A saleable item is located between the cover member (12) and the support membe... | 06/01/1999 |
| 5803250 | Case for disk-type recording medium A case is described for receiving disk-type recording medium having a receiving chamber in which the disk-type recording medium is stored. The receiving chamber has a pair of walls adjacent each other and shaped to form a bellows. A stopper is formed from... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5743458 | Stretchable gift wrap Various embodiments of stretchable gift wrap provide for the wrapping of a portion of a regularly or irregularly shaped article to provide an attractive and closely fitting wrap therefor. The wrap is preferably formed of a finely woven, generally opaque e... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5743460 | Pleated paper wrapper for elongate objects The wrapper primarily consists of a flexible thin film bag comprising two faces pleated parallel to the base, the pleats being secured to one another at their ends corresponding to the lateral edges of the bag. The opening of the bag is extended on the si... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5721022 | Disposable pan Two types of disposable pans made from a paper sheet material by press means are disclosed, particularly designed to prevent its paper configuration from easily deforming and/or to prevent its bottom portion from easy burning or scorching. The one type in... | 02/24/1998 |
| 5590783 | Device combining a disposable napkin with a fast food container, and method for continuously producing same A napkin (25) combined with a fast food container is placed on the plane portion (14) of the container and held in place by a sheet (18) which covers all or part of the napkin (25) and which extends beyond the napkin (25) at points permitting its attachme... | 01/07/1997 |
| 5590781 | Unitary conformable shipping container A unitary container for securely packaging objects and protecting such objects from damage during transit. The unitary container is padded to provide protection to the object and is elasticized to be conformable to the shape of the object being packaged. ... | 01/07/1997 |
| 5580625 | Pleated wrapper A receptacle for various objects including food stuff is formed from a pleated sheet folded over itself to form a pouch with a mouth. The volume of the pouch may be expanded by pulling its corners apart, urging the sides of the pouch mouth together. In an... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5544473 | Protective shipping or mailing envelopes and method of making A first embodiment of the envelope comprises an outer envelope forming an interior, and a packing material secured in the interior of the outer envelope and forming a pocket for receiving an article. This packing material is comprised of a flexible and ex... | 08/13/1996 |
| 5529395 | Stretchable gift wrapping with self forming bow A reusable gift wrapping having an adjustable main body that conforms to the size of a gift item to be covered. This main body is fabricated from a stretchable and flexible material (e.g. spandex), and it includes an interior surface and a decorative exte... | 06/25/1996 |
| 5518167 | Wrapping method using pleated flexible sheets Wrapping for convex or similar bodies, made from a thin sheet, consisting of symmetrical folds, from which there are obtained, by folding, changes in direction making it possible to approximate, as best as possible, the profile to be wrapped and the folds... | 05/21/1996 |
| 5441348 | Insert for decorative gift bag and method of using A decorative bag and method of using are provided which includes an insert to be positioned within the bottom portion of a decorative bag having an open top. The insert includes a plurality of lengths of paper fan-folded thereon and each length of paper h... | 08/15/1995 |
| 5392983 | Reusable gift wrap The invention relates to a reusable fabric gift wrapping, which wrapping is complete in itself, requiring no additional materials such as separate fastening or adhesive means, and which accommodates a variety of box sizes and shapes. The reusable gift wra... | 02/28/1995 |
| 5364016 | Pleated wrapper for solid loose articles A wrapper is formed of a semi-rigid section is fixed to a pleated section made of a thin flexible sheet. The semi-rigid unpleated section is folded to form a cavity for containing loose products. The pleated section is deployed around the cavity to form a... | 11/15/1994 |
| 5279456 | Diamond fold food carryout envelope A fast food wrapper for hamburgers or the like is fashioned from a single square or diamond shaped sheet of paper, the food contacting surface of the blank coated with a food grade grease resistant composition. The blank is provided with a fold lines both... | 01/18/1994 |
| 5131586 | Pleated packaging wrapper and method of wrapping objects using the same A packaging for wrapping objects, such as hamburgers, tacos and other foodstuff includes a pleated zone which expands when pulled longitudinally, and an unpleated, or straight zone which is used originally to wrap the object. The packaging is easier to us... | 07/21/1992 |
| 5125564 | Pleated packaging wrapper for objects A wrapping for arbitrary objects is formed of a pleated sheet having sides disposed along curves of various shapes. A tape may be attached to the sheet for fixing the pleats and for closing the end openings formed when the sheet is trained around the obje... | 06/30/1992 |
| 4795648 | Sandwich wrapper and method of wrapping A sandwich wrapper is formed from a substantially rectangular sheet by providing a plurality of overlapping folds which are positioned into a substantially pleated arrangement. Two substantially parallel lines of adhesive, glue, or adhesive tape are used ... | 01/03/1989 |
| 4735316 | Package for individual, disposable sanitary articles and a method of manufacturing such a package The invention relates principally to a package adapted for disposable sanitary articles, preferably sanitary napkins and incontinence articles, and secondly to a method of manufacturing such a product. The primary distinguishing feature thereof is that, in a m... | 04/05/1988 |
| 4402409 | Remarkable superior plastic netting for use in palletized loads A remarkably superior plastic netting for use in palletized loads is disclosed. The plastic netting is composed of linear low density polyethylene. The netting is molecularly oriented by a minimum factor of 4 in the longitudinal direction. The resulting n... | 09/06/1983 |