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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7909164 | Nestable lid for packaging systems Nestable packaging lids are described. Generally, the packaging lids include a generally planar lid member having an upper surface and a lower surface, a plurality of dome expansions extending upwardly from the lid member, and a plurality of elongate projections ext... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7775364 | Grasping closure system for container for frangible items A container comprises a sheet of polymer formed into a base portion. The base portion has cavities for receiving and supporting frangible items. A cover portion has cavities for covering the frangible items. The cover portion has a flat peripheral wall defining conc... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7766169 | Stackable egg-box, stack of egg-boxes and method for destacking said egg-box A stackable tray obtained by vacuum molding of a sheet of plastic material, said tray comprising, in open position: a) a top and a bottom; b) at least one receiving cavity opened upwardly; c) spacing means to keep, in a stack of trays, the top portion and the bottom... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7665608 | Display package The invention relates to a display and distribution packaging unit for fragile articles, especially for eggs, comprising a bottom part (2) which at least partially matches the outer contours of the articles housed within the unit and a cover part (3) c... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7637374 | Rotating egg container A rotating egg container is disclosed having a body and an internal rotating unit for storing a plurality of eggs. The internal rotating unit has a plurality of egg holding sections joined to two opposing tracks defining a pathway through which the egg holding secti... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7353951 | Egg container A container (10) that is formed of sheet plastic that has been deformed, includes a base (12) having a plurality of egg-receiving recesses (20) and a cover (14) that can be latched closed on the base. The cover has a plurality of latch pa... | 04/08/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7320409 | Palletizable container for preserving and transporting agricultural or horticultural products A palletizable container for preserving and transporting, in a controlled atmosphere and under a controlled pressure, produce (plant material, cheese, microorganisms, seeds, substrates, etc) requiring a particular atmosphere during storage, the container comprising ... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7318392 | Protective wrap around encasement for a pet carrier A protective encasement or wrap for a pet carrier for helping prevent drafts and to provide water resistance, includes a cover member which can be of one piece of material, that when laid out on a flat surface, and with the animal carrier placed in its center, will ... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7303076 | Fruit conformable resiliently compressible force absorption system A fruit protection and transportation system providing various apparatus and methods to absorb impact and compression forces to reduce damage to fruit (3). Particular embodiments of the invention comprise a fruit protector blank (1) of resiliently comp... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7287645 | Eggs packing container using paperboard The present invention relates to an eggs packing container, and more particularly, to an eggs packing container using paperboard to produce box structures and packed-material supporters provided therein, thereby preventing the environments from pollution and effecti... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7287660 | Two-compartment container A two-compartment container has a lid portion and a base portion hingedly connected to one another and openable and closable in the manner of a clamshell. Both the lid portion and the base portion have partitions, which extend from the hinge and which are aligned wi... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7258234 | Transparent egg carton with closure flap Transparent egg cartons suitable for being made from a variety of transparent polymeric materials and particularly from polylactic acid or other biodegradable polymers are described. The egg cartons use a “W” shaped hinge or box hinge element for hingedly connec... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7255231 | Egg carton An egg carton comprises a base having a plurality of egg cells, the base being attached to a lid and locking flap by at least one hinge member. The lid has a plurality of closing apertures adapted to receive a plurality of buttons located on the locking flap. The li... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7188727 | Packaging made of flat blanks The object of this invention is a packaging comprising a cover, a bottom part with recesses and an insert for subdividing the bottom part into receptacle cells for holding round or egg-shaped packaged materials, manufactured from essentially flat blanks and a method... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7124909 | Hinged lid container A container including a receptacle with a closed bottom, an interior space, and an open top encircled by a top receptacle edge, a lid for closing the top of the receptacle where the lid is pivotably attached at a portion of the top receptacle edge and includes a por... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7093717 | Tray pack and packaging structure The object of the invention is to construct a simple packaging structure having few components and capable of protecting a contained product against shock impacts coming from all directions. To this end, the packaging structure according to the present invention is ... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7086531 | Stackable low depth bottle case A stackable case for retaining and transporting bottles including outer side walls forming an outer shell having a longitudinal axis and a horizontal axis, a case bottom disposed substantially within the outer shell, and a plurality of supports for supporting the ou... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7083048 | Display assembly An assembly for shipping and retail includes a tray supporting products and a removable cover. The tray includes a bottom wall, a front wall, a rear wall, a pair of side walls, and dividers. The cover includes a top panel, a front panel, and a rear panel, and a port... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7041248 | Manufacture of dome-shaped articles from thermoplastic foam sheet material technical field A method and apparatus for making a dome-shaped sealing element for a vaginal speculum from an annular workpiece of closed cell polyethylene foam sheet material is described. The apparatus comprises a mould defining an open ended cavity having a circular cross-secti... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7032747 | Reusable packaging system A reusable packaging system is disclosed in which a series of thermoformed trays are used to mount six spider type office chair bases. Three bases are mounted in an inverted position on the tray and three bases are mounted upright. A stack of load trays may be const... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7007802 | Produce carrying trays and method of cooling produce in a five-down configuration A method and apparatus for cooling produce contained in ventilated trays arranged in a five-down configuration on a pallet. The ventilated trays according to the present invention have openings that correspond to fluid passageways in contained clamshells in order to... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7003909 | Identification device The invention relates to a device made of an elastic plastic material for the optical and/or haptic marking of hen's eggs to characterize their properties, which device is at least partly adapted to the outer shape of the egg in a positive locking (form-locking) and... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6964443 | Device for holding multiple beverage containers A beverage holding device has a panel with a plurality of slots opening at a peripheral edge thereof and at least one support member extending downwardly from a bottom surface of the panel. Each of the slots has a generally C-shaped configuration and opens to the pe... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6923017 | Cooling container having a coolant and pressure relief apparatus A container comprises a first container portion and a second container portion joined to the first container portion to define a sealed cavity therebetween. A coolant is disposed within the sealed cavity. The container further comprises a pressure relief apparatus o... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6920974 | Blister package storage and dispensing container and method Apparatus and method for inexpensively storing a quantity of packages awaiting transfer to a manufacturing process station includes a dispenser for quickly removing the packages from the container and directly into a secondary receptacle which is particularly adapte... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6918231 | Resiliently compressible force absorption system conformable to fruit A fruit protection and transportation system providing various apparatus and methods to absorb impact and compression forces to reduce damage to fruit (3). Particular embodiments of the invention comprise a fruit protector blank (1) of resiliently comp... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6908143 | Energy-absorbing structure A method of making an energy-absorbing structure in the form of a sheet having a pattern of alternating front and rear projections in front of and behind a median plane with each projection having an end face, a pitch region spaced from the end face, and a transitio... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6811050 | Packing tray A packing tray is provided for use in both cell pack and tray pack arrangements. The packing tray is unitarily formed from polystyrene foam to have a cellular structure. Cells are arranged in longitudinal rows of alternating odd and even numbers, and the cells are p... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6732865 | Tray of molded material, in particular for fruit A tray of molded material, in particular for fruit, comprising cells for receiving individual fruits, wherein the cells are disposed in successive rows of high cells and of low cells, the high cells and the low cells also presenting a relative disposition in a stagg... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6702139 | Packing tray A packing tray is provided for use in both cell pack and tray pack arrangements. The packing tray is unitarily formed from polystyrene foam to have a cellular structure. Cells are arranged in longitudinal rows of alternating odd and even numbers, and the ... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6488152 | Package Package (1) for receiving agricultural or industrial products to be packed comprising a bottom part (2) and a cover part (3), whereby the cover part (3) is provided with an enlarged side surface.... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6419089 | Egg tray An improved egg tray is disclosed. The egg tray is comprised of a thin-walled body of rigid fiber pulp material and has a plurality of pockets and a plurality of posts. Each pocket has a bottom surrounded by a plurality of posts and each pocket has an egg... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6276531 | Molded fiber nestable egg tray packaging system This invention deals with an egg tray system comprising a base (filler flat) and a transparent lid that provides lateral stability for the trays when stacked but that avoids the increasing cost that results from the eggs being damaged or broken. The lid i... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6213302 | Multi-cavity, controlled atmosphere tray for packaging and preserving sliced tomatoes A tray for packaging sliced tomatoes is disclosed that maintains the tomatoes is fresh condition by controlling the atmosphere surrounding the tomatoes and reducing contact between tomatoes and their serum exudate. This is achieved by a tray configuration... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6012583 | Egg carton An egg carton is provided having various nesting/denesting features, a ventilation system, reinforced portions, and capability of accommodating and protecting various sized eggs. The nesting/denesting features include thickened corners on the lid, an inde... | 01/11/2000 |
| 5860528 | Hinged container with separately moulded cover and tray A moulded container with a detachable hinged cover, and a method of applying the cover into hinging engagement with the remainder of said container.... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5857574 | Display and distribution packaging unit for articles A display and distribution packaging unit for articles, especially articles such as eggs assembled into sales units, includes a separate packaging unit (10) embracing the articles or a unit of regularly arranged articles. This packaging unit (10), at leas... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5848699 | Package for fragile goods The present invention relates to a packaging unit for storing and transporting goods, such as eggs or other fragile articles. The packaging unit comprises a bottom section (2) and a lid section (1) hinged thereto. The bottom section includes a flat bottom... | 12/15/1998 |
| 5816406 | Stacking trays A pair of side walls for supporting a tray in a stacked configuration and a stackable tray having a tray bottom and two such side walls joined to the tray bottom at opposite sides, each side wall having a channel along its top edge and a channel along its... | 10/06/1998 |
