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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8178176 | Sealed liquid tissue Sealed liquid tissue is comprised of a length of tissue and a layer of waterproof film. The layer of waterproof film has at least one pocket filled with liquid. The layer of waterproof film is attached to the top surface of the tissue. The bottom surface of the wate... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8153214 | Multilayer laminated film for packages A multilayer laminated film for packages, constituted by a first layer made of plastic material and by at least one second layer made of material chosen among plastic material, metallic material, paper-like material or equivalent materials; each layer is coupled to ... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8124201 | Injection-molded composite construct A frame is injection molded onto a group of panels to form a container. The panels extend at least partially around, and at least partially define, a cavity of the container. ... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8124200 | Food packaging Food packaging is described herein that is capable of being heated inductively to thereby heat one or more food products. ... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8114490 | Cushioning product and method and apparatus for making same The invention relates to a crumpled paper tube for use as a cushion in packing items, and to a method and apparatus for producing the same. ... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8084108 | Core having enhanced ID stiffness and method for manufacturing the same A core having enhanced ID stiffness is provided. The core includes inner, intermediate, and outer wall zones. The intermediate zone is spring-like in that it minimizes deformation of the inner zone from a radial deflection of the outer zone by absorbing at least som... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8007882 | Packaging laminate, method for its manufacturing and packaging container manufactured from the packaging laminate A packaging laminate comprising a core layer of paper or carton with a through-going hole, a layer of thermoplastics applied onto one outer side of the core layer, an aluminum foil applied onto the other, inner, side of the core layer and bonded to the core layer by... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7955670 | Paperboard containers having improved bulk insulation properties A method of making a texture-coated and/or insulation coated container from a flat paperboard blank in which a heat-hardenable liquid polymeric binder texturizing and/or insulating agent coating mixture is applied to one surface of the blank in a pattern of covered ... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7935400 | Packaging laminate, method for its manufacturing and packaging container manufactured from the packaging laminate A packaging laminate comprising a core layer of paper or carton with a through-going hole, a layer of thermoplastics applied onto one outer side of the core layer, an aluminium foil applied onto the other, inner, side of the core layer and bonded to the core layer b... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7892613 | Reducing top ply basis weight of white top linerboard in paper or paperboard The present invention relates to multi-ply paper and paperboard products in which individual plies are formed of lingo-cellulosic fibers having different GE brightnesses. The paper or paperboard substrate having top and bottom surfaces comprises a base ply having to... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7811644 | Insulated beverage or food container An insulating beverage cup is produced with an air containing film layer disposed on an inner surface of a food or beverage paper stock. The air containing film layer is extruded or laminated to the paper stock. An additional extruded or laminated layer is applied b... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7794804 | Oxygen scavenging packaging Oxygen scavenging materials incorporated into or attached to a package such as a gable-top or rectangular carton, used to package foods, beverages or other oxygen sensitive materials, and thereby increase shelf-life by decreasing oxygen in the headspace of the packa... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7790251 | Cut resistant paper and paper articles and method for making same The specification discloses a method for making a paper material having a reduced tendency to cut human skin. The method includes providing a papermaking furnish containing cellulosic fibers and from about 0.5 to about 5.0 wt % by weight dry basis expandable microsp... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7758936 | Pharmaceutical blister The present invention relates to a new pharmaceutical blister with reduced permeability to water vapor and gas. It is proposed according to the invention to coat conventional blisters with a silicon oxide-containing functional layer to protect against gases, water v... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7749583 | Low density paperboard A paperboard including a solid bleached sulfate paperboard substrate and a coating applied to the paperboard substrate to form a coated structure, the coated structure having a basis weight, a caliper thickness and a Parker Print Surf smoothness, the Parker Print Su... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7625616 | Support post with improved axial strength An improved support post for cushioning and supporting large products is provided. The post is made from a non-rectangular sheet that is convolutely wound around a mandrel and shaped into a desired cross-sectional shape. The post has a higher axial compression stren... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7507454 | Polymeric antioxidants Antioxidant polymers of the present invention comprise repeat units that include one or both of Structural Formulas (I) and (II): wherein: R is —H or a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7482046 | Cut resistant paper and paper articles and method for making same The specification discloses a method for making a paper material having a reduced tendency to cut human skin. The method includes providing a papermaking furnish containing cellulosic fibers and from about 0.5 to about 5.0 wt % by weight dry basis expandable microsp... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7429789 | Fluoropolymer dielectric composition for use in circuitized substrates and circuitized substrate including same A dielectric composition for forming a dielectric layer usable in circuitized substrates such as PCBs, chip carriers and the like, the composition including at least two fluoropolymers and two inorganic fillers. A circuitized substrate including at least one such di... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7371465 | Polyolefin film with embossed surface An embossable, multilayer, polyolefin film comprising a core layer comprising a polyolefin and an appearance enhancing agent selected from the group consisting of coloring agents, phosphorescence producing agents, reflective agents, and mixtures thereof, wherein the... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7357266 | Venting closure The present invention is directed to a venting closure that reduces the amount of headspace in a container. The venting closure has a patch that changes the location and reduces the size of the vent opening. Accordingly, the vent closure enables a container which ha... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7349756 | Method for control of yarn processing equipment A method for starting or stopping each of at least two separately controllable roll-sets (22, 26, 34, 56) used for processing a yarn (Y) in a stretch-break process, each roll-set comrpising at least two rolls, the method is characterized by the step of each r... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7347911 | Devices and methods for manufacturing packaging materials Devices and methods for inflating and sealing packaging pillows from a material web are shown for consistently producing high-quality packaging pillows. A web of material is advanced past an inflation nozzle, inflated with gas, and sealed closed by a sealing element... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7348052 | Sandwich wrappers, fast food wrappers, and gum wrappers comprising PLA resin A composite wrap material includes a layer of polyactide (PLA) resin interposed between two layers of cellulosic material. ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7341683 | Method of manufacturing foamed polyethylene films and related products The present invention solves the problems left unaddressed by the prior known processes by providing a method to produce foamed-thermoplastic films of sufficient strength for use in consumer trash-bag applications utilizing high strength thermoplastic resins. Most b... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7337943 | Disposable servingware containers with flange tabs Disposable containers include peripheral tabs which are useful for positioning and processing the containers and operate as separators. In a preferred embodiment, the tabs correspond to tabs on a paperboard blank where the tabs are useful for controlling the orienta... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7335279 | Low density paperboard articles The invention provides a low density paperboard material and associated method for use in producing an insulated container, and is especially well-suited for making cups. The paperboard material comprises a paperboard web including wood fibers and expanded microsphe... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7335409 | Polymer-coated heat-sealable packaging material, method for manufacturing the same and a closed package made thereof The invention relates to a manufacturing method of a heat-sealable packaging material, a polymer-coated packaging material manufactured using the method, and a sealed package to be manufactured of the material. The packaging material comprises a fibre base, such as ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7332052 | Wet waste compostable bag and method and apparatus for manufacturing same An energy efficient method and apparatus for manufacturing a biodegradable, compostable, liquid-impermeable lined paper bag for containing wet (i.e. food) wastes by which all adhesives used in the process are cold glues applied without using heat and are applied thr... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7332203 | Glass forming tube, and glass cake and method incorporating same A forming tube for coated glass fiber is pervious to the vapors generated during the curing/drying process for the fiber. The forming tube can be formed from various materials, including but not limited to molded plastic with perforations, metal (e.g., a wire screen... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7331850 | Loin puller with two separate cutting blades Disclosed is a loin puller for trimming off the backfat of a loin that has been scribed from a belly. This loin puller has a frame on which is mounted a conveying system for engaging the loin and moving it towards a cutting zone. In this zone, a cutting tool is moun... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7331944 | Ophthalmic dispenser and associated method An ophthalmic dispenser has a rigid housing defining a fluid-receiving chamber, a flexible bladder receivable within the fluid-receiving chamber, a pump coupled in fluid communication with the fluid-receiving chamber, and a nozzle having a valve defining an annular,... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7328550 | Method for packaging articles using pre-perforated heat shrink film A method for enclosing articles in heat-shrink film and for perforating or slitting the heat shrink film. ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7314561 | Method for purifying water An integrated system and method for removing excess nutrients from water, for removing the nutrients from the removal site, for enhancing soil, and for producing pulp and paper products includes bioremediating water to be treated with cultured algae or another suita... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7314159 | Quadcorner tray wrapper designs Containers of the wraparound and tray style are provided, having enhanced stacking strength and general robustness, through the provision of internal and external reinforcing panels and flanges. Variations of the basic invention are provided with closure flaps of va... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7311955 | Laminated package and method of producing the same A laminated paperboard package is produced by initially printing graphics by high speed printing on a sheet of clay-coated publication paper. The printed paper is then continuously applied to a surface of cellulosic substrate and bonded to the substrate, preferably ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7309524 | Adhesive and its use for an at least one-layer PSA sheet strip which can be redetached without residue or destruction by extensive stretching substantially in the bond plane An adhesive for an at least one-layer pressure sensitive adhesive sheet strip which is residuelessly and nondestructively redetachable by extensive stretching substantially in the bond plane, said adhesive being composed of at least one block copolymer having one or... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7306834 | Heat insulating container A heat-insulating container having a first fiber layer (111) with a prescribed density and a second fiber layer (112) which is formed inside the first fiber layer (111) and has a lower density than the first fiber layer (111). The first f... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7291370 | Packaging material and containers formed therefrom The flexible, reusable packaging container of the present invention is comprised of a packaging material. The packaging material is comprised of one or more layers of coating disposed on one or more layers of textile substrate. The coating layer may be comprised of ... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7290679 | Foldable air insulating sleeve A foldable air insulating sleeve for insulating beverage and food containers is herein provided. More particularly, the foldable air insulating sleeve secures a cup in a manner that leaves a pocket of air surrounding the cup. This provides for improved temperature r... | 11/06/2007 |
