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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5987849 | Method for providing a multi-layered decorative cover for a flower pot A decorative flower pot cover and method for producing same is disclosed wherein the decorative flower pot cover is provided with a multi-layered upper portion formed of a plurality of sheets of material wherein each sheet of material is provided with an ... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5974765 | Method for providing a decorative cover about a floral grouping A method for both wrapping a floral arrangement and removing the wrapping material from the floral arrangement, comprising a sheet of material having a pull tab and pull indicia thereon, the pull tab sized to be easily graspable, a bonding material dispos... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5974768 | Device for packaging a material web roll with a packaging sheet Device and method for packaging a material web roll, having a longitudinal axis, with a packaging sheet. The device includes a packaging sheet dispenser that dispenses the packaging sheet such that a lateral width of the packaging sheet forms an acute ang... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5974766 | Floral grouping wrapper and methods A wrapper, comprising a floral grouping having a bloom portion and a stem portion and a flexible sleeve having a bonding material thereon, the sleeve being positioned about the floral grouping and the sleeve substantially surrounding and encompassing the ... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5974767 | Sticky element and materials and methods A sticky element, comprising a sticky element having an insect-attracting color and an insect-attracting scent, the sticky element comprising sufficient sticky qualities to cause an insect to become permanently attached to the sticky element when any port... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5966904 | Device and method for packaging a material web roll Device and method for packaging a material web roll, having a longitudinal axis, with a packaging sheet. The device may include a carrier positioned to carry the material web roll, a packaging sheet dispenser positioned to be movable parallel to the longi... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5956925 | Carrier tape and method for washing of components in carrier tape A carrier tape suitable for facilitating in-line washing of components for use in pick-and-place operations. The components are loaded into their respective pockets after emerging from one or more forming machines, with the components having lubricant rem... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5954294 | Method of manufacturing a coil of flexible object and core therefor A core of a rotatable unit for manufacturing a coil of a flexible object and enveloping the coil to form a parcel for delivery to a user of the object. According to the invention the core comprises a number of longitudinal support elements (3) and two fla... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5941050 | Protecting flat-rolled sheet metal for shipment and storage Single station apparatus and processing procedures for packaging production-tonnage coils of flat-rolled sheet metal so as to provide protection from (i) packaged atmosphere, (ii) ambient atmosphere, and (iii) changing ambient atmospheric conditions. Such... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5941049 | Method and apparatus for stretch wrapping a load A leading end of packaging materials placed in a retainer to hold the leading end of the packaging material in the retainer. Packaging material is dispensed from a packaging material dispenser, and relative rotation is provided between the dispenser and a... | 08/24/1999 |
| 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 |
| 5930981 | Wrapping material having a pull tab and pull indicia for both wrapping a floral arrangement and removing the wrapping material from a floral arrangement and method An assembly for both wrapping a floral arrangement and removing the wrapping material from the floral arrangement comprising a sheet of material having a pull tab extending outwardly a distance from the sheet of material, the pull tab being positionable a... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5930980 | Method and a unit for producing round bales of straw or of like material with film wrapping For various reasons it is attractive to effect a sheet or film wrapping of round bales of straw or similar material, but so far has required the use of a costly special equipment. With the invention the wrapping is effected with a simple film supply devic... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5927047 | Device and method in wrapping machine A device for applying a wrapping round a cylindrical roll of bags comprises a wrapping unit (4) for winding a web section (9) round a roll of bags (13) in a winding station. The wrapping unit (4) comprises a means (17) for feeding the front end portion of... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5921061 | Optical effect material and methods A method for wrapping a floral grouping using a wrapper formed of an optical effect material having a holographic design which constitutes at least a portion of the decor of the decorative wrapper. The optical effect material may include printed matter an... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5921063 | Bouquet wrap machine A method and apparatus for automatically wrapping a sheet of material about a bouquet of flowers. A sheet of material having spaced apart defined first and second portions is placed against a support member, such as a prepared table top, and the bouquet i... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5921069 | Drive-through strapping machine and method for securing a load A drive-through strapping machine for use in securing materials together on a pallet and for securing stacked pallets together and a method for securing materials together for shipment or storage and for delivering those materials to a location. The drive... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5921062 | Method of using a floral wrapper utilizing a breathable packaging material A breathable packaging material used for packaging items, such as floral groupings, flower pots, fresh produce, food, medical supplies/equipment, pharmaceutical products, and the like, thereby forming a breathable package for containing said items. The br... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5916109 | Feed means for bottom wrap 3/4 wrap apparatus Bottom wrap/three-quarter wrap apparatus having an automatic web feeder for safely advancing a web fed from a supply roll to a main web feeder. The web free end is inserted between a pair of rollers, one being driven by a motor and the other being free-wh... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5902684 | Multilayered Metallocene stretch wrap films A multilayer, thermoplastic stretch wrap film containing at least four polymeric film layers and comprised of a first outer cling layer, a second outer cling layer, at least one inner polymeric layer and at least one core layer. The first and second layer... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5899047 | Method of manufacturing a tubular sleeve A sleeve used to wrap items such as potted plants. The sleeve may have an open or closed bottom. When closed, the bottom may have a gusset for allowing expansion upon the depositing of the pot into the sleeve. The sleeve has a detachable upper portion. Th... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5894708 | Compressed core-wound paper product having a core opening and a process of making the same Disclosed is a compressed core-wound paper product such as toilet tissue or paper towels. The core-wound paper product comprises a paper product wound about a generally tubular core. The core-wound paper product is compressed, so that the core is flattene... | 04/20/1999 |
| 5893258 | Building and wrapping a stabilized load A method of building and stretch wrapping loads of layers of load units that includes the steps of providing at least one layer of load units in a load building and wrapping area, applying horizontal compression to the at least one layer, subsequently app... | 04/13/1999 |
| 5890343 | Decorative assembly for a floral grouping A decorative assembly for a floral grouping comprising a floral holding material and a sheet of material. The floral holding material is constructed of a material capable of receiving a portion of a floral grouping and supporting the floral grouping. The ... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5890591 | Package for a roll and method of making The invention is a package and the method of making the package. A roll to be enclosed has a longitudinal axis. A first layer of material is axially wrapped on the roll with the first layer extending generally parallel to the longitudinal axis. A second a... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5890345 | Method of wrapping luggage A method of improving security of a luggage wrapping system. Firstly, apply at least one band around a piece of luggage. Secondly, apply a polymer plastic wrap to the luggage.... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5890592 | Sleeve-type floral grouping wrapper A method for wrapping a wrapper about a floral grouping wherein the wrapper is a sleeve or sheet of material having a cinching tab or strip of bonding material or both. The floral grouping is placed on the sheet of material which is wrapped thereabout, or... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5873214 | Method and apparatus for load building and stretch wrapping A load portion is engaged in an infeed area and transported from the infeed area to a wrapping area with rotational, horizontal, and vertical carriers. Those carriers move the portion of the load horizontally along two horizontal degrees of freedom and on... | 02/23/1999 |
| 5870883 | Method and a device for wrapping with web-shaped material A method for packing bodies (3), e.g. fodder bales of a generally cyclindrical or parallelpipedic configuration, in continuous material, such as plastics, comprising a support of the body and a winding of continuous material around the body from at least ... | 02/16/1999 |
| 5870881 | Box closing apparatus Box closing apparatus applies equal pressure around the joint between upper and lower portions of a box so that the portions are sealingly interconnected around the entire joint between the portions. The apparatus has upper and lower press plates between ... | 02/16/1999 |
| 5867968 | Mountable and demountable wrapping material and method for use A wrapping material for wrapping an item, such as a floral grouping is provided. The wrapping material has a bonding material on a surface so that, when the wrapping material is formed into a wrapper, the wrapper may be releasably attached to a mounting s... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5861199 | Optical effect material and methods A method for making decorative grass from an optical effect material having a holographic design which imparts at least a portion of an optical effect to the decorative grass. The optical effect material may include printed matter and/or an embossed patte... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5850918 | Roll package and method of making The invention is a roll package and the method of making the package. A body to be enclosed has a longitudinal axis. A first layer of material is axially wrapped on the body with the first layer extending generally parallel to the longitudinal axis. A sec... | 12/22/1998 |
| 5842323 | Method of wrapping a floral grouping A method of wrapping a floral grouping, preferably an orchid, with a wrapper which may be a sheet of material, a sleeve or a preformed pot cover. The wrapper is preferably constructed from a laminated material made up of at least a waxy layer and a suppor... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5839256 | Conveyable cover former and fastening system A method for forming a cover about an article from a sheet of material and for automatically fastening the cover to the article, and optionally, for automatically placing a label on the covered article. The sheet od material is formed into a cover about t... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5836140 | Wrapping a load while controlling wrap tension A stretch wrapping machine includes a film dispenser for dispensing packaging material and tensioning control means for controlling the tension of the packaging material during application to a load. The dispenser and tension controlling means may be used... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5832694 | Sheets and sheet rolls of wrapping material having detachable labels Sheets and rolls of sheets with detachable labels and having a closure bonding material for securing the sheets around items to be wrapped. Spots of closure bonding material may be placed on the detachable labels to hold the detachable labels in a wrapped... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5832695 | Method of wrapping a floral grouping A method for wrapping a wrapper about a floral grouping wherein the wrapper is a sleeve or sheet of material having a cinching tab or strip of bonding material or both and a detaching means such as perforations for detaching a portion of the sleeve or she... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5829226 | 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... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5819503 | Method and apparatus for wrapping a load including a waterproof top sheet Loads are stretch wrapped by applying a waterproof top sheet to a load, lifting the edges of the waterproof top sheet while the sides of the load are wrapped with waterproof packaging material, releasing the edges of the waterproof top sheet and securing ... | 10/13/1998 |
