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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7370762 | Tray for batching, storing and transporting small parts, especially tools and method for using it A tray to place small parts (8,9) the parts each having a through hole (15) which makes the parts adapted to be spiked on a rod (7) for further processing or transportation. The tray (10) includes a top side; a bottom side; and support me... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7370761 | Innovative shipping package A container package assembly comprises a first support member and a second support member, each of which have a front side, a back side, a right side and a left side. The support members being arranged along a common plane wherein one of the sides of the first suppo... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7364360 | Package for horizontal transport A packaging system consisting of a sealable bag with an optional exterior pocket and an integral handle fastened across the top side that allows for the horizontal storage and transport of food products and other goods. ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7328552 | Method of packaging articles for shipment, storage and display A method of packaging merchandise items for shipment and display provides a box shaped merchandising container is formed including an enclosure with four quadrilateral sides and open top and a bottom closed by flaps. In preparation for shipment, the merchandise is l... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7326428 | Multi-compartment container and lid assembly A divided container system comprising a master tray having an interior portion and a peripheral top edge, at least one insertable sub-tray positionable within the interior portion of the master tray, wherein each sub-tray includes a peripheral top edge and an interi... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7320407 | Product display and support carton In order to facilitate the display and support of a product such as a gift bag for selection and purchase by a consumer, a product display and support carton includes a display box and an opposed pair of dividers. The display box is defined by a bottom panel and an ... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7302786 | Method and device for wrapping products Products (2) presenting bevelled or rounded corner edges (35) are advanced singly and in succession along a predetermined path (P), each enveloped in a wrapper (11) of parallelepiped box-like shape, and directed ultimately into a station (15 | 12/04/2007 |
| 7284734 | Hanger A hanger comprising a base having a supported surface adapted to be positioned along a generally vertical surface, and an elongate peg having one end mounted on the base with a portion of the peg projecting from an outer surface of the base opposite its supported su... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7273161 | Carton with a dispenser in the top panel for dispensing pouches A carton is provided for carrying a plurality of pouches which has at least one dispenser in the top panel formed between the handle and the end panel. The carton may have two dispensers, with one formed on each side of the handle between the handle and an end panel... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7264582 | Pouch containers having advertising media and methods for their dissemination Improved methods of disseminating advertising messages to consumers are provided for. In particular, the subject invention provides for methods for disseminating manufacturer coupons to a target consumer group. The method comprises packaging a product in a pouch con... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7263725 | Disposable towel for use as a bib or forearm napkin A disposable towel includes at least one generally rectangular sheet having multiple lines of weakness arranged such that the towel may be selectively converted into a bib and a forearm protector. The towel includes first, second, third, and fourth lines of weakness... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7261204 | Electric meter tote A tote for carrying electric meters includes a lid section having a hinged connection to a base section for pivotal movement between open and closed positions, and a latching system releasably securing the lid and base sections together. Each of the sections is prov... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7261133 | Reinforced wallet A wallet having hardened reinforcing plates, as well as a dust-tight and water impervious cover. The wallet also has two Styrofoam layers. ... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7255232 | Packaging box A packaging box in which, in one plate and one lid plate connected to an upper end portion of the side plate constituting the packaging box, one creasing line parallel to the upper end portion is formed for each, and two cut lines are formed so as to connect the end... | 08/14/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7234592 | Photographic processing agent cartridge and container usable therein A cartridge for photographic processing agents, which is formed of containers for photographic processing agents and a storage box for housing the containers in any selected dispositions in the box, in which at least one of the containers is provided with at least o... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7217032 | Container for housing product and method for making same A flexible container and method for making same are provided. The container comprises a base portion including a bottom, side walls, and an interior, the bottom defining a substantially flat planar surface when the container houses product and the container rests on... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7204368 | Resealable package A package for consumable products includes an enclosure having a top, a bottom and opposing side portions, the enclosure containing one or more items chosen from a first set of consumable products, a first seal disposed about, and spaced inwardly from the periphery ... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7159721 | Point of purchase display container A method of making a point of purchase display container including folding a sheet of resilient material having a series of fold markings and cut lines into the shape of a product container. A product container including a plurality of resilient members for associat... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7160674 | Photographic chemicals bundle A bundle for simultaneous refilling of chemicals for processing color photography silver halide materials in an automatic processing apparatus, wherein the bundle comprises at least one bottle with the refilling solution for a color developer and at least two bottle... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7159717 | Packaging design with separate compartments A gum packaging design that utilizes two separate compartments, an upper compartment and a lower compartment. Each of the compartments may be formed from a separate paperboard blank. The blanks are folded to form the compartments and then the lower compartment is ad... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7152740 | Packaging and display box for a circular product A packaging and display box for a circular product comprises a box body, a plurality of supporting members, a sliding board and a guiding board. In the lateral sides of the box body are formed observing holes and an output hole. In the top surface of the box body is... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7137233 | Method and apparatus for wrapping a load An apparatus and method for wrapping a palletized load is provided. The apparatus includes a non-powered conveyor load wrapping surface, at least one non-powered conveyor load storage surface, and a pusher assembly for moving the load between the wrapping and storag... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7124892 | Safety cone holder device The present invention provides a holder device for securing one or more non-rigid safety cones, each of which having a flexible conical part that can be reduced to a small volume substantially linearly. The holder device has an open frame construction and is lightwe... | 10/24/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7097041 | Convertible shipper container A convertible shipper container used for shipping and displaying packaged products. The shipper includes a top panel, a bottom panel and a partially open front side. The shipper additionally includes a first side including a first slot therethrough and a first porti... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7093978 | Pre-cut plastic bag roll, method and apparatus for making same A polyethylene produce bag roll includes a plurality of plastic film bags joined to one another with a perforation line. The perforation line is slit at least one end for a first predetermined distance to aid in tearing the bag from the roll. The perforation may als... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7086635 | Fabric hanger method and system An improved hanger for storage and display of material such as fabric and the like. The hanger includes opposed panel sides interconnected at an upper spine portion. Fabric or other material is placed between the panels and is retained by a unique set of clips appli... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7075035 | Hot wire control apparatus and method Control system and apparatus for controlling current input to an electrical resistance element such as a seal wire. The system and apparatus of the present invention is a closed loop feedback modification to conventional systems, and takes advantage of the inherent ... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7062893 | System and method for accommodating atypical customer requirements in a mass customization A build cell is utilized to manufacture computers and load data into the computers according to customer orders. The build cell may include a build station at which components are assembled into a computer and a first network connection that links the computer with ... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7059474 | Packaged array of flexible articles A novel packaging article and method are disclosed for an array of flexible, absorbent articles compressed or uncompressed, having an article front face, an article back face, an article top face, an article bottom face, and a pair of article side faces. An upper ar... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7054704 | Method, system and facility for controlling resource allocation within a manufacturing environment A method and system provide for the control of resource allocation within a build-to-order manufacturing environment. One example embodiment of a method according to the present disclosure includes an operation for monitoring a work-in-process (WIP) profile that rep... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7032755 | Double capacity hook and card system A hook having an extension attached to a base is disclosed. A first package having an enclosure attached to a backing, and a substantially similar second package can be placed on the extension so that the enclosure of the first package is adjacent to the enclosure o... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7032754 | Package having releaseably secured consumable products The present invention provides an improved product holding and dispensing package and an improved method for manufacturing, holding and storing products, especially consumable products. In an embodiment, a package for a consumable product is provided. The package in... | 04/25/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7000773 | Product display and support carton In order to facilitate the display and support of a product such as a gift bag for selection and purchase by a consumer, a product display and support carton includes a display box and an opposed pair of dividers. The display box is defined by a bottom panel and an ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6995674 | Package assembly The invention provides a package assembly for an article such as radio frequency identification device. The package assembly defines a pocket for receiving the radio frequency identification device and can be attached to a second article for maintaining the position... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6983844 | Method for transporting a set of large longitudinal items, a package system to be used by the method and use of such a package system The invention relates to a transportation method and a package system for transporting a set of large longitudinal items such as blades for a wind turbine (1) or a tower for a wind turbine. Taking wind turbine blades (1) as an example, the advantages o... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6978896 | Method of making retrochromic beads and kit thereof The present invention provides a method of making a plurality of intrinsically retrochromic beads. The present invention further provides a kit comprising intrinsically retrochromic beads having different retroreflective colors. ... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6974028 | Shipping container with support member for merchandising plural suspended items An assembly for transporting, storing and merchandising plural articles of merchandise. The assembly comprises a shipping container in which a fixture and the articles of merchandise are located. The shipping container includes an outer carton and an inner compartme... | 12/13/2005 |
