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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7303776 | Automated food processing system and method An automated food processing system and method that allows food to be dispensed, fried and packaged in a suitable container, such as an individual portion-sized container. The system includes separate automated modules for dispensing, frying and packaging the food. ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7278249 | Insert for receiving and protecting a product and a method of forming the insert An integral, generally rectangular corrugated fibreboard blank folds to form an insert having three air cells for cradling and protecting a product. Two of the air cells stand vertically generally on top of the third air cell at ends thereof. A product rests on the ... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7270696 | Photo-electronic air purifying and disinfecting system A 3-in-1 photo-electronic air purifying and disinfecting system, which utilizes alternating current, has an activated carbon filter used in the first stage to eliminate impurities, germs and bacteria in the air drawn into the system. The bacteria and germs which are... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7021024 | Cartridge insert which fits into a box An integral, generally rectangular corrugated fibreboard blank folds to form an insert having three air cells for cradling and protecting a product. Two of the air cells stand vertically with the third air cell suspended between them. A product rests on the third ai... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6960157 | Automated system and method for handling food containers An automated food processing system and method is provided that allows food to be dispensed, fried and packaged in a suitable container, which may be an individual portion-sized container. In one embodiment, the system includes separate automated modules for dispens... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6849037 | Protective symmetrical packaging preform method A symmetrical preform that provides protection to an equipment component (or other fragile or breakable item), provides ease in use during pre-packing and packing of an equipment component for transport, does not require the need for additional packing components in... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6802802 | Beverage carrier A carrier for beverage containers formed of a sheet material such as plastic or paperboard which includes a bottom panel attached to side panels, a pair of opposed end panels connected to the bottom and side panels, and a central handle formed of two halves folded t... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6689033 | Container forming method and apparatus Disclosed is a new machine for forming containers of the type described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,497,939 without the use of glue or nails. The machine utilizes a mandrel movably mounted on a path for oscillation between retracted and extended positions. As the ... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6443308 | Beverage and food carrier A two-piece collapsible carrier for food and beverages. The lower carrier has a bottom and four side walls particularly adapted to carrier beverages in different sized containers. The side walls have uppermost edges higher than the tallest beverage contai... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6312369 | Container forming method and apparatus Disclosed is a new machine for forming strong, durable and recyclable containers of the type described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,497,939 without the use of glue or nails which are ready to be loaded, closed, stacked and shipped. The machine utilizes a mandrel mo... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6289651 | Panel interlocking means for cartons Panel interlocking means secures together first and second panels in overlapping relationship. The first panel comprises a locking tab struck therefrom adjacent the free edge thereof The locking tab extends away from the free edge of the first panel and d... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6186931 | Tray erector The present invention provides an apparatus that can erect a tray from a generally flat, rectangular blank. The tray erector incorporates an inventory section, a transfer section, a construction section and an exit section. The inventory section has a hop... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6012587 | Pallet load corner protector with locking tabs A corner protector for protecting a load of products stacked on a pallet. The corner protector includes an upper end and a lower end. The corner protector further comprises first and second panels hingedly connected to each other along a central fold line... | 01/11/2000 |
| 5868308 | Paperboard interlock arrangement An interlocking paperboard carton blank (10) is disclosed. The carton blank has at least one flap (19) projecting from a side dge of a first base panel (14), the flap having a leading portion (20) which is folded about a scored waist section score line (2... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5729964 | Floating flap tucker Flap tucker assembly and cam actuators for tucking and/or closing a box container flap. One or more flap tucker assemblies, the major elements of which include a slider body, a pivotable tucker blade and a face closer assembly, are carried by a tucker tra... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5662508 | Toy building blocks A toy building block is constructed by folding an integral paperboard blank. The toy building block includes locking tabs and complementary-shaped openings, with the tabs of one toy building block received in the openings of another toy building block.... | 09/02/1997 |
| 5632713 | Apparatus and method for erecting boxes An apparatus (10) is provided for erecting boxes from blanks (11) having sides panels (13) with three score lines (20, 22 and 24). The apparatus has a base plate (40), two side folding mechanisms (44) and two end folding mechanisms (45). The side folding ... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5624031 | Tray construction and method of constructing A tray-type package for receiving a series of articles is constructed from a blank which enables the user to vary the size of the horizontal surface on which the articles are placed. The blank includes a bottom panel and a series of side walls which are i... | 04/29/1997 |
| 5613933 | Shipping and display box former An apparatus for forming a shipping and display box of the type having diverter tabs that extend outwardly from the box walls is provided that has a guide plate for supporting a blank used for forming the shipping and display box, a catcher plate used for... | 03/25/1997 |
| 5611425 | Lock for basket sytle carrier A carrier for a plurality of objects arranged in at least two rows includes substantially parallel first and second side walls, substantially parallel first and second end walls interconnecting the side walls, a medial panel extending between and connecte... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5487505 | Arrangement for a carton An arrangement in a box is disclosed, the box being, in the initial position, in the form of a sheet-like blank having a bottom (2), first and second sidewalls (4, 6) which are connected to the bottom (2) via fold lines (8, 10) and are substantially paral... | 01/30/1996 |
| 5472138 | Wrap-around carton with improved locking means A wrap-around carrier capable of being tightly drawn about the packaged articles. Locking tabs on the outer bottom panel flap and locking opening flaps on the inner bottom panel flap are folded back to provide surfaces against which oppositely directed fo... | 12/05/1995 |
| 5441154 | Integrated paperboard container and pallet system An integrated paperboard container and pallet system. A wall portion is provided as having upstanding walls which are spaced-apart to form a generally polygonal-shaped interior cavity. At least one of the walls is formed as having at least one side tab ex... | 08/15/1995 |
| 5415613 | Apparatus for making a locking join for boxes A non-releasable mechanical join useful for permanent joins of plastics material cartons is formed by a row of a plurality of engagement tabs interlocked in a complementary row of slots. The engagement tabs have heads able to passthrough the slots in one ... | 05/16/1995 |
| 5352178 | Collapsed, tubular carton erecting apparatus An apparatus (10) for erecting collapsed, tubular cartons (12) is disclosed including a device (32) for removing the top carton (12) of a vertical stack of cartons (12) in a hopper (26) and moving it in a horizontal orientation to an operative position. I... | 10/04/1994 |
| 5102382 | Method and apparatus for closing bottom end flaps of a carton A method and apparatus is disclosed for closing the bottom end flaps of a reusable rectangular carton whereby the carton is disposed in an expanded position with the bottom end flaps biased outward with respect to the carton sidewalls. A sequence controll... | 04/07/1992 |
| 5059165 | Method of erecting a carton blank, a tool for carrying out the method and a carton blank used with the method The invention relates to a method of erecting a carton blank, a tool (15) for carrying out the method and a carton blank (1) used in the method. As the blank (1) is pressed down by means of a plunger (17) into a forming space (18), its end walls (5) are e... | 10/22/1991 |
| 4930681 | Automatic latching container having good thermal insulation A container which can be constructed in one-piece or in two pieces. The container is preferably of corrugated paper-like material and is preferably of the "E-flute" type of corrugated material. The container includes a body member or body portion and a co... | 06/05/1990 |
| 4708284 | Lock arrangement This relates to a lock arrangement particularly adapted for use in locking together closure panels of paper board cartons and the like. The lock arrangement utilizes a conventional basic type of lock including a primary locking tab and a secondary locking... | 11/24/1987 |
| 4616467 | Machine for inserting tabs in container packs The invention describes a machine which folds blanks of cut and creased material to define folded tabs which have tongues. The tongues have flaps which are folded over onto the tongues and the thus held tabs are transported by a revolving drum and the ton... | 10/14/1986 |
| 4606456 | Multi-use package A novel structure for a paint brush package is disclosed. The structure consists of a single sheet of pliant material scored with multiple foldlines for assembly. When folded and erected, a wedge-shaped container having an inner liner forming a false bott... | 08/19/1986 |
| 4493682 | Apparatus and method for forming and debowing cartons with pinching wheels An apparatus and method for forming flat cut carton blanks into erected cartons with debowed carton side panels is disclosed. The apparatus includes a forming head receiving and directing a carton blank through forming guides. Pinching wheels rotatably se... | 01/15/1985 |
| 4464155 | Apparatus and method for forming and debowing cartons An apparatus and method for forming flat cut carton blanks into erected cartons with debowed carton side panels is disclosed. The apparatus includes a forming head receiving and directing a carton blank through forming guides, side walls engaging and supp... | 08/07/1984 |
| 4380447 | Method of closing an open end of a tube or tubular container A novel ice cream product container with complementary closure member is disclosed. The container body member is usually of paperboard and formed from an integral blank comprising edge-reinforcing flaps articulated to wall members, which reinforcing flaps... | 04/19/1983 |
| 4244282 | Box erecting apparatus A machine for erecting flat box blanks and for closing one end of the erected box comprises a feed guide dimensioned to receive a stack of flat-folded blanks, and a forming slot at an end of the feed guide, the forming slot being dimensioned to receive an... | 01/13/1981 |
| 4240337 | Process and device for the erection of cardboard trays Trays are erected from cardboard blanks by insertion of bent edge parts into slits in tongues, the extent of insertion dictating the carrying capacity of the resulting tray. The edge parts are bent with a double fold using mechanical fingers to give a wed... | 12/23/1980 |
| 4197788 | Method of cutting and assembling a carton A method of cutting and assembling a carton is provided wherein the top panel of the carton is partially slit along the center line of depth of the top panel. A pair of slits are provided in the top panel lengthwise of the top panel and intersect with the... | 04/15/1980 |
| 4173173 | Carton erector A vertical carton erecting machine of the stationary die-reciprocal plunger type in which the knife edges for opening the carton slots and receiving the tabs are fixedly mounted on the plunger. Cam-operated flippers press the top edges of the carton outwa... | 11/06/1979 |
| 4062270 | Panel interlocking mechanism for wrapper type cartons A locking tab formed in one panel and having a securing aperture at its base is driven through a locking aperture defined by a retaining tab formed in another face contacting panel so as to interlock the panels by panel interlocking mechanism including a ... | 12/13/1977 |
