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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7431163 | Combination shipping/display container A container comprises first and second ends, the first end being closable in conventional manner by flaps, and the second end having a display panel that partially defines a display opening. A closure panel is movable between a closed position where it covers the di... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7341153 | Viewable specimen packaging system and method A specimen package includes a top, a first side, connected to the top, a bottom, connected to the first side, and a second side, connected to the bottom. The package also includes therein an internal separator. The internal separator forms a first compartment and a ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7325718 | Portable food dispenser A portable food dispenser includes one or more containers. A first container is capable of being only partially opened to provide access to food or a second container. The second container includes a cover that can be opened to provide access to food. ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7316343 | Folding box with fold-down attachment flap A sealable folding box in the shape of a parallelepiped or cube with attached bottom and cover flaps and an attachment flap—is provided with an attachment recess—is that is arranged on an edge of the folding box body that extends between these flaps. To this end... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7252197 | One-piece gift box A gift box that includes a detachable gift support for insertion into a gift box after construction from a one-piece sheet of material. Gift restraints are provided for restraining the gift on the gift support. Preferably, the gift is in the shape of a card, such as... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7147101 | Container for housing a premium A container apparatus for simultaneously housing a product and a premium, the apparatus comprising a carton and a premium item. The carton includes a front panel, a back panel and two opposing side panels defining an interior region, and a top closure and a bottom c... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7100764 | Box packaging for cigarettes Multipack for a group of cigarette packs (10) that are arranged in two rows and are enclosed by a multipack blank (11) made of thin cardboard. The multipack blank (11) is designed and folded such that a top side (12) is free and it is pos... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7097037 | Cover assembly for a medication dispenser A cover assembly for a medication dispenser including a container defining a plurality of open-top medication compartments adapted to be closed by a compartment cover assembly including a plurality of individual covers selectively connected together. Each cover incl... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7078088 | Disposable cutting sheet A disposable cutting sheet for Processing food items thereon includes a cut-resistant layer including a thermoplastic material ply and an absorbent ply, wherein the first layer has a surface area and wherein the thermoplastic material of the first layer includes a p... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7066380 | Carton configured for automated loading A carton having a door and a method of making a carton having a door, the carton being adapted for automated assembly and/or loading by reducing or eliminating interference between side panels of a door and product during loading and use of the door. In an aspect of... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7063880 | Sheet material and manufacturing method and apparatus therefor A method of manufacturing a single use processing substrate includes the step of extruding a first layer having ridges and troughs between the ridges. The method further includes the steps of placing a second layer into the troughs while the first layer is pliant an... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7063879 | Disposable cutting sheet A disposable cutting sheet for processing food items thereon includes a first cut-resistant layer having a first surface area and including a first absorbent ply and a thermoplastic material ply. The cutting sheet further includes a second layer having a second surf... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7056569 | Disposable cutting sheet A cutting sheet for cutting and preparation of food items thereon comprises a first cut-resistant layer having a width and including a first absorbent ply and a first thermoplastic material ply. The thermoplastic material ply of the first layer includes a plurality ... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7026034 | Processing substrate and method of manufacturing same A disposable cutting sheet for cutting and preparation of food items thereon includes a first section having a plurality of apertures therethrough and a cut resistant surface, a second liquid impermeable section disposed adjacent the first section, and a fold line d... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7022395 | Disposable cutting sheet A disposable cutting sheet for cutting and preparation of food items thereon includes a first cut-resistant layer having a first surface area and an absorbent ply and a thermoplastic material ply, wherein the first layer includes a plurality of non-circular aperture... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7007837 | Box with article-retaining structure A box comprising one or both of first and second article-retaining structures, with the first article-retaining structure comprising a first panel attached to a top edge of a wall panel of the box and the second article-retaining structure comprising a first panel a... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6979485 | Processing substrate and/or support surface A disposable cutting sheet for cutting and preparation of food items thereon includes a first cut-resistant layer having a first surface area and including an absorbent ply and a thermoplastic material ply, wherein the thermoplastic ply includes a plurality of apert... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6951277 | Shoe box divider A shoe box having one or more integrally formed dividers extending from the end of the shoe box, with the dividers shaped and sized to extend laterally across and to be positioned between a pair of shoes within the box to secure the shoes in fixed space relation to ... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6942102 | Inverted office shipper display A container converts into a display tray, wherein the container has a base, a removable lid and a single tear line crossing the removable lid and dividing the lid into two sections of unequal size. The display tray is created by inverting the container and tearing t... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6923315 | Box with folding panel for extracting an illustrative leaftlet A box formed from a single piece of cardboard and having a closure panel which can be folded up about a folding line provided on a side wall of the box in proximity to the free edge of a pocket housing an illustrative leaflet, to enable the leaflet to be gripped and... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6923316 | Mailer package A mailer package formed from a single sheet of foldable stock material includes a compartment formed by first and second parallel panels joined together by first and second parallel sides. The sides extend along opposing edges of the panels. The compartment has oppo... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6868964 | Mailer package A mailer package formed from a single sheet of foldable stock material includes a compartment formed by first and second parallel panels joined together by first and second parallel sides. The sides extend along opposing edges of the panels. The compartment has oppo... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6843408 | Device in packaging A device at a package comprises a bottom and walls protruding upwards therefrom. The package is formed by a foldable blank and comprises an arrangement for locking the package in its erected state. The locking arrangement comprises locking tips (25, 26, 32, 33 | 01/18/2005 |
| 6837379 | Display box A combination shipping/display box for displaying goods for sale is disclosed. The box includes a front panel, a bottom panel and a number of other panels. The front, bottom and other panels define a compartment for holding the goods. The bottom panel and the front ... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6409077 | Display carton A collapsible carton for shipping, storage and display of individually wrapped smaller packages is provided which includes opposing front and rear panels, a floor and a pair of opposing side panels. The front, rear and side panels have walls of identical ... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6352151 | Jewelry box having attached segmented lid member A jewelry box having a segmented lid structure and a tray structure collectively defined by bottom, front, first side, rear and second side walls. An insert for supportably mounting an article of jewelry is received within an interior space of the tray st... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6158579 | Container with pop-up display header A container having a body including a floor and a skirt coupled to the floor arranged to define a goods-storage region above the floor. The skirt including a rear side wall, left and right end walls coupled to the floor and arranged to lie in spaced-apart... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6068115 | Package with attached leaflet A package is disclosed comprising a box having a closure flap 20 and an information sheet 18, the information sheet 18 being creased to permit it to be folded to lie flat against a face of the box, and the flap 29 being extended so that it can simultaneou... | 05/30/2000 |
| 6003664 | Foldable container having display portion acting as source indicia A foldable shipping container, having a main body and first and second side wall panels, which in an assembled configuration forms a display container, wherein a display portion is detached from the main body at a predetermined separation region to form a... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5620243 | Modular filing & storage system A blank for constructing a box file, card index box, or the like which, in the made up form includes a pair of similar half shells hinged together along a common edge. The blank includes a pair of base members each having outwardly extending side portions... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5497876 | Combination gift box, greeting card, wrapping and decoration A combination gift box, greeting card, and wrapping is prepared from a one-piece blank wherein a decorative design is present on the surfaces of the blank which will make up the outer surfaces of the box. The box has a double cover. When the top section o... | 03/12/1996 |
| 5494153 | Merchandizing apparatus A merchandizing apparatus has a box for containing one or more types of merchandise, a first panel for displaying merchandizing information relating to a first type of said merchandise, a second panel on said box, and a stack of slips attached to said sec... | 02/27/1996 |
| 5427232 | Package for presentation and sale, particularly for small articles, and procedure for obtaining such a package The present invention relates to a package for presentation and sale, particularly for small articles, and also to a procedure for obtaining such a package. The package of the present invention assumes the form of a book having a flange, manufactured from... | 06/27/1995 |
| 5392985 | Container for shipping storing and displaying articles A box-like container (10) is formed from a scored blank (12) which has a base panel (20) which serves as the bottom of the box, base side panels (22, 24) connected to the sides of the base panel (20), a rear panel (40) connected to the rear edge of the ba... | 02/28/1995 |
| 5351882 | Foldable display apparatus A display apparatus can be hung from a shelf edge or wall or mounted free-standing in a generally erect position from a counter-top surface. The display apparatus is formed from an integral paperboard blank and is folded to form a four-sided closed tube w... | 10/04/1994 |
| 5263635 | Postal tray and support for stacking and transporting same A Container for the storage, transport and handling of bulk mail is provided. The container includes a top panel that is adequately secured in place thereby eliminating the need for a separate tray, elastic strap and sleeve. A plurality of containers, in ... | 11/23/1993 |
| 5232087 | Combination product transmittal package and greeting card A rectangular box bounding a compartment used for mailing a gift having left and right laterally extending panels and two modes of use, in the first use mode the left panel functions as a greeting card, facilitated in this respect by the right panel being... | 08/03/1993 |
| 5156266 | Foldable container blank A foldable, flat sheet is assemblable into a container by folding and sealing together of peripheral tab portions of the sheet. By this invention, at least one of the peripheral tab portions defines a central portion having aperture means proportioned to ... | 10/20/1992 |
| 5057282 | Pipette unitizer and shipper A package for unitizing and shipping pipette tips is provided and includes a paperboard tray received on the side panels of an outer shipping enclosure, which panels support the tray over a cavity into which the pipette tips extend. The tray includes two ... | 10/15/1991 |
| 4860886 | Pre-glued display carton with integral display panel A display carton formed from a flat blank to include an integral display panel. The display panel is hingeable from an inoperative position below the removable top panel of the carton into an upright display position during which the deflectable corner po... | 08/29/1989 |