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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7266925 | Pot having a plant cover secured thereto A plant package comprising a pot covered with a plant cover, the plant cover at least comprising a base portion, and optionally having a skirt or a detachable upper portion. The plant cover has a heat shrinkable bonding material for heat shrinking to secure the plan... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7251913 | Method of covering a potted plant A method of covering a flower pot with an oversized sleeve. The sleeve has an inner diameter which is greater than the maximum diameter of a pot disposed therein. The sleeve may have a detachable upper portion, a skirt portion, with a linear or non-linear upper end,... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7191561 | Pot having a plant cover secured thereto A plant package comprising a pot covered with a plant cover, the plant cover at least comprising a base portion, and optionally having a skirt or a detachable upper portion. The plant cover has a heat shrinkable bonding material for heat shrinking to secure the plan... | 03/20/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7156248 | Overcap closures with rolled apron Overcap (1, 11, 12) designed to overcap a neck (80) of a bottle (8) closed by a cork (82) containing a liquid to be packaged (83, 84) includes a rolled skirt (3) and a top (2) fixed to the rolled skirt around a circul... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7152369 | Wrapper with decorative extension and method A wrapper for wrapping a flower pot and/or floral grouping. The wrapper is constructed of a sheet of material having an extension attached to a portion of the sheet of material. Preferably the extension has a lace pattern thereon. When the wrapper is formed about a ... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7104007 | Floral sleeve with deployable flap A flexible sleeve for containing a pot and/or floral grouping and/or growing or retaining medium. The flexible sleeve has a body and a flap. The body has an outer peripheral surface, an inner peripheral surface and a skirt. The flap is connected to the inner periphe... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7066870 | Method of producing a corrugated tampon applicator A method of manufacturing a tampon applicator having a corrugated region, the method including the steps of: a) providing a tampon applicator having a first end, a second end, a length and a diameter; and b) forming a plurality of corrugati... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7065921 | Method of attaching a floral sleeve to a pot via bonding material A plant packaging method providing a tubular sleeve and attaching the sleeve to a potted plant via a bonding material which may be disposed on the tubular sleeve, or on the pot of the potted plant, and a plant package produced by the method. ... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7021000 | Method of covering a potted plant A method of covering a flower pot with an oversized sleeve. The sleeve has an inner diameter which is greater than the maximum diameter of a pot disposed therein. The sleeve may have a detachable upper portion, a skirt portion, with a linear or non-linear upper end,... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7000350 | Floral sleeve with deployable flap A flexible sleeve for containing a pot and/or floral grouping and/or growing or retaining medium. The flexible sleeve has a body and a flap. The body has an outer peripheral surface, an inner peripheral surface and a skirt. The flap is connected to the inner periphe... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6973763 | Apparatus for forming and securing a decorative pleated cover about a flower pot An apparatus for forming a decorative pleated cover about an outer peripheral surface of a flower pot. The apparatus includes a frame assembly, a platform adjustably connected to the frame assembly, a pleating assembly supported on the platform and a banding assembl... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6962021 | Plant sleeve A sleeve comprising a lower portion preferably having a base portion and a skirt portion for packaging a floral grouping or plant. The sleeve may have an upper portion which can be detached from the lower portion of the sleeve once the function of the upper portion ... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6912810 | Conical floral sleeve A floral sleeve sized to fit a flower pot, the sleeve generally having a conical shape and having a bonding material disposed thereon for connecting the sleeve to a pot disposed within the sleeve or connected via a banding element to a pot disposed within the sleeve... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6602173 | Apparatus and method for automatically forming an article An apparatus and method for automatically forming at least two sheets of material into an article, such as a flower pot cover, is provided. The apparatus includes a first roll of sheet material, a second roll of sheet material, a female die and a male die... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6422456 | Three-layered insulated cup and method of manufacture An insulating cup or container (50) and a method of manufacturing it comprises (first embodiment) a sidewall blank (12B) having two sections separated by a fold score (15), and a separate insulating sheet (18)(corrugated, ribbed, embossed, foamed, perfora... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6419617 | Apparatus and method for automatically forming an article An apparatus and method for automatically forming at least two sheets of material into an article, such as a flower pot cover, is provided. The apparatus includes a first roll of sheet material, a second roll of sheet material, a female die and a male die... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6378766 | Insulated cup and method of manufacture An insulating cup or container (50) and a method of manufacturing it comprises (first embodiment) providing a sidewall blank (12B) having two sections separated by a fold score (15), and a separate insulating sheet (18)(corrugated, ribbed, embossed, foame... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6257485 | Insulated cup and method of manufacture An insulating cup or container (50) and a method of manufacturing it comprises (first embodiment) providing a sidewall blank (12B) having two sections separated by a fold score (15), and a separate insulating sheet (18) (corrugated, ribbed, embossed, foam... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6213926 | Apparatus and method for automatically forming an article An apparatus and method for forming a sheet of material into an article, such as a flower pot cover, is provided. The apparatus includes a female die and a male die. A sheet of material is positioned between the male die and the female die. The male and f... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6196454 | Insulated cup and method of manufacture An insulating cup or container (50) and a method of manufacturing it comprises (first embodiment) providing a sidewall blank (12B) having two sections separated by a fold score (15), and a separate insulating sheet (18)(corrugated, ribbed, embossed, foame... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6085970 | Insulated cup and method of manufacture An insulating cup or container (50) and a method of manufacturing it comprises (first embodiment) providing a sidewall blank (12B) having two sections separated by a fold score (15), and a separate insulating sheet (18)(corrugated, ribbed, embossed, foame... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6056679 | Apparatus and method for automatically forming an article An apparatus and method for forming a sheet of material into an article, such as a flower pot cover, is provided. The apparatus includes a female die and a male die. A sheet of material is positioned between the male die and the female die. The male and f... | 05/02/2000 |
| 5944646 | Apparatus and method for automatically forming an article An apparatus and method for forming a sheet of material into an article, such as a flower pot cover, is provided. The apparatus includes a female die and a male die. A sheet of material is positioned between the male die and the female die. The male and f... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5934044 | Method of forming a flower pot or flower pot cover having a label incorporated therein A method of forming a flower pot or a flower pot cover is provided. The method includes the step of providing a sheet of material having an upper surface and a lower surface with at least one of the upper and lower surfaces being a bondably connectable su... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5795281 | Apparatus and method for automatically forming an article An apparatus and method for automatically forming at least two sheets of material into an article, such as a flower pot cover, is provided. The apparatus includes a first roll of sheet material, a second roll of sheet material, a female die and a male die... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5794405 | Flower pot cover having a thickened basal portion A flower pot cover for providing a decorative cover for an item, such as a floral grouping. The flower pot cover comprises a base portion and a skirt portion. The base portion has an upper end, a lower end, a bottom having a first thickness and a continuo... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5752907 | Cup making machine A machine for making paper cups wherein each cup includes a side wall blank and a bottom wall blank, the machine including a frame and a vertical shaft mounted on the frame with a turret rotatably mounted on the shaft, a number of work stations mounted on... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5725468 | Apparatus and method using vacuum to form a flat-paneled flower pot or flower pot cover A male die, a female die, air pressure and vacuum are used to form a sheet of material into a flat-paneled flower pot or flower pot cover. A platform supports the female die which has an opening with flat surfaces for forming panels in the base and skirt ... | 03/10/1998 |
| 5577988 | Flower pot or flower pot cover with fins An apparatus and method for forming a sheet of material into a flower pot or flower pot cover with fins. The apparatus comprises a male mold, a female mold having an opening mating with the male mold, and means for moving the male mold into and out of the... | 11/26/1996 |
| 5575746 | Apparatus and method using air pressure and vacuum to form flat-paneled flower pot cover A male die, a female die, air pressure and vacuum are used to form a sheet of material into a flat-paneled flower pot or flower pot cover. A platform supports the female die which has an opening with flat surfaces for forming panels in the base and skirt ... | 11/19/1996 |
| 5573789 | Apparatus having blades and plates for forming sheet material into a flower pot cover having outward fins An apparatus with pivoting blades and closable surfaces for forming a sheet of material into a flower pot or flower pot cover having fins. In an embodiment for forming outwardly extending fins, the apparatus includes a male mold and a plurality of plates ... | 11/12/1996 |
| 5533319 | Method of wrapping a floral grouping with a sheet of wrapping material having information choice blocks Sheets and rolls of sheets with labels having multiple choice blocks and information areas corresponding to the choice blocks. The sheets include a closure bonding material for securing the sheets around items to be wrapped. The labels are detachably conn... | 07/09/1996 |
| 5523046 | Method of using a female tool with movable plates to form a sheet of material into a flower pot or flower pot cover having outward fins An apparatus with pivoting blades and closable surfaces for forming a sheet of material into a flower pot or flower pot cover having fins. In an embodiment for forming outwardly extending fins, the apparatus includes a male mold and a plurality of plates ... | 06/04/1996 |
| 5350349 | Flower pot cover apparatus having fingers suspended from male mold An apparatus having a male mold, a female mold and plurality of fingers suspended about the male mold for controlling a sheet of material being formed into a flower pot or flower pot cover. The female mold has a female opening defining a female forming su... | 09/27/1994 |
| 5335476 | Sheets and sheet rolls of wrapping material having information selectable by choice blocks Sheets and rolls of sheets with labels having multiple choice blocks and information areas corresponding to the choice blocks. The sheets include a closure bonding material for securing the sheets around items to be wrapped. The labels are detachably conn... | 08/09/1994 |
| 5331793 | Apparatus for forming a coffee filter An apparatus 10 for forming a coffee filter has a filter compartment 14 and a primary compartment 16. A filter roll 22 is unwound from the filter roll compartment 14 and fed into the primary compartment 16. Within the primary compartment 16 is a suspended... | 07/26/1994 |
| 5318498 | Urinals A machine and method for making frusto-conical liners for a funnel of the type used on a urinal for female individuals. The liners are dispensed from a dispenser of the telescopic type so that pressing down on a top part of the dispenser releases a liner ... | 06/07/1994 |
| 5314398 | Flower pot or flower pot cover with base having overlapping fold some of which are connected and some of which are unconnected A flower pot or flower pot cover comprising a base and a skirt connected to an upper end of the base. The base includes a plurality of overlapping folds for providing structural integrity. The base is divided into a plurality of segments with each segment... | 05/24/1994 |
| 5291721 | Cover forming apparatus having pivoting forming members A cover forming apparatus for forming a flower pot or flower pot cover from a sheet of material by engaging a sheet of material about the outer surface of a mold, die or pot. The cover forming apparatus includes a plurality of pivotable forming members re... | 03/08/1994 |
