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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7322918 | Soft container and method of manufacturing the container, and highly viscous conditioned liquid filled body The flexible container relating to the present invention comprises a cylindrical member (10) made from flexible film, a bottom plate member (12) which is harder than the flexible film, fitted into the inner side of a first end section of the cylindrica... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7228985 | Carrying apparatus A carrying apparatus includes a metal basket and a metal frame. The metal basket includes a bottom and a wall attached to the bottom. The wall includes an upper edge and a bent connection extending from the wall to the upper edge. The metal frame includes a vertical... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7207203 | Methods and apparatus for forming a workpiece A method of forming a workpiece using an apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes a first stage including a die fixture, a die actuator coupled to the die fixture, and a holding member configured to cooperate with the die fixture to hold the workpiece. The meth... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7175409 | Apparatus for forming rolled lips on thermoplastic containers A lip rolling apparatus for open-mouthed stacked thermoplastic containers is disclosed. One particular apparatus includes components for presenting a nested stack of containers having unrolled lips to a rim roller, engaging individual cups on a screw assembly, heati... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7175585 | Heat-insulating container and apparatus for producing the same A heat-insulating container is used for an instant dried food and is excellent in heat-insulating property, design and economy. The container comprises a paper cup body with a bottom, which has an inner surface coated with a polyolefin resin and is provided with an ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7121991 | Bottom sealing assembly for cup forming machine A bottom sealing workstation is provided for a cup forming machine. The bottom sealing workstation has a linear motion assembly, a rotation assembly, a phase change assembly. A first motor is mechanically connected to a linear motion assembly of the bottom sealing w... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7112771 | Microwavable metallic container A container for food and beverage products, and more specifically, a substantially metallic container with a microwavable transparent portion and a selectively removable metallic lid, wherein the container can be used in a conventional microwave oven. ... | 09/26/2006 |
| 6764435 | Advanced food containers An advanced food container includes a ring frame, a bottom panel and a removable lid. The ring frame includes a tapered wall with a bottom support surface disposed at substantially a bottom thereof and a lid support surface disposed at substantially at top thereof. ... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6558305 | Apparatus that clamps an end member to a casing A container-forming apparatus comprising a movable mandrel supporting the casing and the end member, which closes the open end of the casing and an end sealing station comprising a clamping means in order to press together the edge of the casing, said cas... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6165114 | Arrangement for manufacturing a can A container comprises a sleeve and two end walls. The sleeve is made of a tube having a plurality of paper layers. The end walls are inserted into the sleeve and are bonded in a sealed way thereto. According to the present invention, each of the end walls... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6165115 | Process for closing and hermetically sealing a bottom of a container A process is provided for closing and hermetically sealing a bottom of a container. A cylindrical container body is provided which has an inside heat-sealable surface and an open bottom end. A flange is formed on and around the bottom end of the cylindric... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6135936 | Paper cup bottoms and method and apparatus for forming same A bottom for a paper cup is formed by advancing a punch against a paperboard web to push the web against a cutting edge which cuts out a circular cup bottom blank from the web. The punch is kept in a forward state to clamp an outer peripheral portion of t... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6126585 | Apparatus and method to lubricate and curl paperboard container rims Apparatus for lubricating and curling a rim of a paperboard container includes a housing block defining a central recess sized and configured to accept therein a rim of a paperboard container to be curled. An annular curling channel is disposed in the rec... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6126584 | Method for forming a container with corrugated wall A method of forming a paper container uses a three ply corrugated material having at least one inner or outer sheet of paper that may be stretched or compressed circumferentially to permit subsequent rolling of the corrugated material about a mandrel. A f... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6120426 | Apparatus for forming an outwardly-rolled lip on a cylindrical container body An apparatus is provided for forming an outwardly-rolled lip on an open end of a deformable cylindrical container body. The apparatus may include a mandrel having a generally cylindrical-shaped portion for movably supporting at least a portion of an inter... | 09/19/2000 |
| 5871430 | Container-making machine A machine for producing containers comprises processing stations with components adaptable to the shape and size of the material sections used for the container. In the case of a change in form, in particular a change in the format of the sections of mate... | 02/16/1999 |
| 5758475 | Method of producing a tinned food container A method of producing a tinned food container has a container body 1 of a flat material, especially aluminum strip or tinplate strip which is deep-drawn and which, at least in the region of its planar end flange, is provided with a coating 2, especially a... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5658228 | Tamper evident container and related apparatus A tamper evident container assembly includes a container body having a bottom wall and peripheral side wall, the side wall terminating in an outwardly curled rim. A reusable lid includes a top wall portion and a depending skirt portion, the depending skir... | 08/19/1997 |
| 5624367 | Bottom blank maker workstation for a cup making machine A bottom blank maker workstation for a cup making machine is disclosed. The cup making machine is of the type having a rotating turret and a plurality of mandrels arranged to interact with a plurality of workstations. The turret moves each mandrel in a st... | 04/29/1997 |
| 5569143 | Cup bottom finishing station for a cup making machine A workstation for use with a turret type cup making machine is disclosed. The workstation is designed for sealing and finishing the bottom regions of paperboard style cups. A finishing wheel is mounted to a pair of nested housings that are configured to m... | 10/29/1996 |
| 5556364 | Cup bottom incurl workstation for a cup making machine A workstation for a use with a turret-type cup making machine is disclosed. The workstation is designed for use in making containers, such as paperboard style cups. The workstation includes a rotatable roller assembly and a rotationally stationary guide m... | 09/17/1996 |
| 5490827 | Tamper evident container and related apparatus A tamper evident container assembly includes a container body having a bottom wall and peripheral side wall, the side wall terminating in an outwardly curled rim. A reusable lid includes a top wall portion and a depending skirt portion, the depending skir... | 02/13/1996 |
| 5449337 | Cup making machine A machine for making cups of thermoplastic coated paper, the machine including a frame or housing having a turret rotatably mounted on the frame, a number of work stations mounted on the frame in an equally spaced relation around the turret, a number of m... | 09/12/1995 |
| 5324249 | Cup making machine A machine for making cups of thermoplastic coated paper, the machine including a frame or housing having a turret rotatably mounted on the frame, a number of work stations mounted on the frame in an equally spaced relation around the turret, a number of m... | 06/28/1994 |
| 5135462 | Apparatus for the production of plastic coated cardboard can Empty cans are formed in preparation for being filled. The empty can includes a sleeve and two end walls. One of the end walls contains a filler opening for enabling product to be subsequently inserted into the can and thereafter discharged from the can. ... | 08/04/1992 |
| 5083994 | Round container intended for dispatch in the empty state and method of making same A round container which is intended for dispatch in the empty state possesses a side wall and at least one closure wall, sealingly and firmly inset into the side wall at an angle to it, which closure wall is for example a base. The side wall consists at l... | 01/28/1992 |
| 5083995 | Method of forming a protective chime overlay A corrosion resistent protective plastic overlay is intimately engaged with the chime of a fibre drum and extends from an inner edge portion thermally bonded to the drum lining over the bead and into the exterior chime groove. The overlay is fusion bonded... | 01/28/1992 |
| 4785992 | Container and method of making the same This relates to a bottom construction for a composite container wherein the container body is of a composite construction such as a wound paper tube having a plastic material liner. The bottom construction includes a generally cup-shaped closure element f... | 11/22/1988 |
| 4692132 | Process for preparing a sealed laminated vessel A sealed laminated vessel is formed from a barrel composed of a laminate including a paper substrate and a metal foil with inner and outer heat-sealable resin layers on both surfaces lapped together to form a straight side seam and a lid member on at leas... | 09/08/1987 |
| 4642083 | Method and apparatus for making and manipulating inner tubes for use in dry cells or the like Discrete sheets of separator material for use in dry cells are introduced tangentially into an annular clearance between the cylindrical internal surface of an outer tool and the cylindrical peripheral surface of an inner tool, and the inner tool is rotat... | 02/10/1987 |
| 4621763 | Container end construction A paperboard container having a side wall formed from a single blank. A band or zone along one edge of the blank is provided with a plurality score lines each of whose edges are non-parallel to thereby yield a wedge score indentation. The blank is rolled ... | 11/11/1986 |
| 4619636 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing container having bellows bottom and lid In a method of producing a container having a bellows bottom (2) and a protection lid (3), sleeve (1) is maintained in one axial position while a bellows bottom blank (27) is pressed into sleeve (1) to a position whereat it is welded in place by heating t... | 10/28/1986 |
| 4599123 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing a container having an inner end closure A method and an apparatus for manufacturing a tin-like container comprising a sleeve formed body or jacket (1) and at least one end closure (2, 3), in which the jacket (1) and the end closure or the end closures (2, 3) at the interior side of the containe... | 07/08/1986 |
| 4585497 | Method of sealing containers using heat sealable cap stock The present invention relates to a glue-free method for sealing closures to paperboard food containers, and also to the novel closures for such method. The present invention is particularly applicable to containers for moisture sensitive food items such a... | 04/29/1986 |
| 4571233 | Paper container bottom expander A bottom expander for a flat bottom paper container of noncircular cross-section comprises a ring having an aperture surface for closely embracing the bottom rim of a container and plate-like tool elements, each having a radially outer edge surface which ... | 02/18/1986 |
| 4559765 | Apparatus for manufacturing foam plastic containers by use of a tubular forming mandrel The present invention is directed to an apparatus and method wherein preprinted rectangular blanks of longitudinally stretch-oriented foam sheet material are continuously formed into cylinders by a tubular forming mandrel on which the blanks are folded, s... | 12/24/1985 |
| 4536173 | Cup making apparatus with lubricating means A method of making cups includes forming blanks of a cup sidewall portion, lubricating the upper inside edge of the cup prior to forming the same into a substantially frusto-conical configuration by sealing its opposite edges and the application of tools ... | 08/20/1985 |
| 4428741 | Method for forming a seam release strip composite container A composite container for fluent materials in the liquid or semi-frozen state is disclosed, together with a method for making the same. The container includes a vertically arranged body member that is flared at its upper end, and an end closure member is ... | 01/31/1984 |
| 4413983 | Apparatus for assembling ring-type closures An improved multi-station machine is disclosed for assembling ring-type closures from generally cylindrical paperboard cylinders and generally circular paperboard discs. The machine employs a rotatable dial plate, carrying eight mandrels and an improved r... | 11/08/1983 |
| 4395253 | Method of making corrugated packages A machine for forming a corrugated package from sheet material including a rotatable corrugation head having a fluted periphery and a front face; corrugating means and sealing means movable into association with the head for corrugating an inner sheet mat... | 07/26/1983 |
