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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7364042 | Packaging material A packaging material comprising a plurality of flexible strips of material integrally interconnected to one another along one end thereof so as to form a unitary mass and so that the strips of material are intertwineable with one another to form a resilient tuft. Th... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7351466 | Dunnage conversion machine, method and dunnage product A dunnage conversion machine is characterized by a forming assembly which causes lateral edge portions of a substantially continuous sheet stock material to crumple and to fold upon themselves, leaving an unfolded central portion between the laterally spaced apart f... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7288196 | Plant matter packaging method An integrated system and method for removing excess nutrients from water, for removing the nutrients from the removal site, for enhancing soil, and for producing pulp and paper products includes bioremediating water to be treated with cultured algae or another suita... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7257935 | System for dispensing inflated plastic dunnage A system for providing dunnage to packages as the packages are formed is disclosed. The system includes a dunnage forming machine having a work station for inflating and sealing plastic pouches to form dunnage units. An accumulator is positioned below the station fo... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7207508 | Wedding glass housing The invention provides a method for effecting a controlled breaking of a wedding glass, comprising providing a device having a housing having a bottom and top sheet both of puncture-resistant material and an intermediate layer of compressible material retained betwe... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7185760 | Non-contact protective packaging for surface-sensitive articles Disclosed herein is a non-contact package useful when an article to be stored or shipped in the package includes a sensitive surface, the performance of which will be detrimentally affected if the sensitive surface is contacted with a nominal amount of mechanical fo... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7123936 | Cellular phone with expansion memory for audio and video storage A cellular telephone includes an internally integrated digital entertainment module. The telephone includes a transceiver unit and a headset which is connected to the transceiver unit by wired or wireless link. The entertainment module includes an interchangeable RO... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7093412 | Glass base material packing method A method of packing a glass base material (10, 20, 30), which is a base material of an optical fiber comprising packing the glass base material (10, 20, 30) into a cylindrical container (16, 26, 36). The packing has: putting the glass base mater... | 08/22/2006 |
| 6955190 | Reinforcing wrap for plastic pipe The combination of a flexible pipe, e.g. plastic, and a reinforcing member mounted around the pipe to strengthen the pipe and to enhance its ability to resist deformation under load. In one embodiment the reinforcing member includes a flexible perforated plastic net... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6851454 | Reinforcing support for plastic pipe The combination of a flexible pipe, e.g. plastic, and a reinforcing member mounted around the pipe to strengthen the pipe and to enhance its ability to resist deformation under load. In one embodiment the reinforcing member includes a flexible perforated plastic net... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6835437 | Folded expand-on-site paper packaging A series of interconnected packing chip precursors that can be formed and transported economically to a packager as a flat sheet and then expanded at the site where they will be used into individual packing chips by folding and separation from the other chips. Prefe... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6596352 | Decorative grass having a three-dimensional pattern and methods for producing same A method for making decorative grass having a three-dimensional pattern which constitutes at least a portion of the decor of the decorative grass. Printed designs or materials and/or embossed materials can also constitute a portion of the decor of the dec... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6561356 | Packaging material A packaging material comprising a plurality of flexible strips of material integrally interconnected to one another along one end thereof so as to form a unitary mass and so that the strips of material are intertwineable with one another to form a resilie... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6546701 | Package and method of packaging A packaging material comprising a plurality of cushioning members for cushioning an article in a container is provided. The cushioning members being formed by crumpling a flexible sheet of material having a plurality of slits extending through the sheet o... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6534136 | Packaging material A packaging material for use in filling baskets and protecting articles. The packaging material includes a flexible bag having an exterior surface and an interior surface and a mass of individual, thin, flexible strips of material intertwined with one ano... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6394276 | Packaging material A packaging material comprising a plurality of flexible strips of material intertwined with and bondably connected to one another so as to form a cohesive cushioning unit and method for forming same is provided. The strips of material have a bonding mater... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6390300 | Packaging material A packaging material comprising a plurality of flexible strips of material integrally interconnected to one another along one end thereof so as to form a unitary mass and so that the strips of material are intertwineable with one another to form a resilie... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6385949 | Packaging material A packaging material comprising a plurality of cushioning members for cushioning an article in a container is provided. The cushioning members being formed by crumpling a flexible sheet of material into a globular configuration having a plurality of rando... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6341708 | Blast resistant and blast directing assemblies Blast resistant and blast directing container assemblies for receiving explosive articles and preventing or minimizing damage in the event of an explosion. The container assembly includes an opening covered by a band of blast resistant material with at le... | 01/29/2002 |
| 6253921 | Packaging material A packaging material comprising a plurality of flexible strips of material intertwined with and bondably connected to one another so as to form a cohesive cushioning unit and method for forming same is provided. The strips of material have a bonding mater... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6254945 | Cushioning product A cushioning product including a pillow-like portion made from multiple plies of a sheet-like stock material. The cushioning product is characterized by the pillow-like portion including an inner stuffing and a shell which surrounds the inner stuffing. Th... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6234311 | Shock-absorbing system for containers of radioactive material Shock-absorbing system integral with a transport or storage container for radioactive material, characterised in that it comprises at least one casing (4,7) covering at least part of said container (1,2) and forming an enclosed space filled with a stack o... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6207249 | Cushioning product and method with stitching A cushioning conversion machine, method and product characterized by a connecting assembly that provides a mechanical interlock between overlapped portions of sheet-like stock material to prevent "unzippering" of a low density cushioning product produced ... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6199701 | Structure and a method for housing equipment pieces in space vehicles such as telecommunication satellites A structure and a method for housing equipment pieces in space vehicles in which the pieces of equipment are suspended to the inside of a sealable container, said container (1) is then closed and filled by a light-weight loose material and a nonfreezing t... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6192659 | Packaging material A packaging material comprising a plurality of cushioning members for cushioning an article in a container is provided. The cushioning members being formed by crumpling a flexible sheet of material into a globular configuration having a plurality of rando... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6189699 | Packaging Material A packaging material comprising a plurality of flexible strips of material integrally interconnected to one another along one end thereof so as to form a unitary mass and so that the strips of material are intertwineable with one another to form a resilie... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6132842 | Cushioning product A cushioning product having plural layers of a sheet-like stock material folded upon themselves to form a pillow-like portion. The lateral edges of the outer layer of the stock material are overlapped and connected together to maintain the geometry of the... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6085909 | Reusable flexible bag for packaging objects A packaging bag for the packaging of articles comprises an envelope made of flexible material containing light weight, energy absorbing, compressible particles in a closed pack relationship, the envelope being sealed into an air tight relationship about s... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6067779 | Packaging material A packaging material comprising a plurality of cushioning members for cushioning an article in a container is provided. The cushioning members being formed by crumpling a flexible sheet of material into a globular configuration having a plurality of rando... | 05/30/2000 |
| 6053324 | Packaging material A packaging material comprising a plurality of cushioning members for cushioning an article in a container is provided. The cushioning members being formed by crumpling a flexible sheet of material into a globular configuration having a plurality of rando... | 04/25/2000 |
| 6054204 | Loosefill packing material A substantially odor-free loosefill packing material with a density of from 0.33 to about 0.44 pounds per cubic foot. The packing material contains from about 70 to about 95 weight percent of wheat starch, from about 9 to about 14 weight percent of partia... | 04/25/2000 |
| 6053323 | Packaging material A packaging material comprising a plurality of flexible strips of material intertwined with and bondably connected to one another so as to form a cohesive cushioning unit and method for forming same is provided. The strips of material have a bonding mater... | 04/25/2000 |
| 6041936 | Packaging material A packaging material comprising a plurality of flexible strips of material intertwined with and bondably connected to one another so as to form a cohesive cushioning unit and method for forming same is provided. The strips of material have a bonding mater... | 03/28/2000 |
| 5992637 | Packaging material A packaging material comprising a plurality of flexible strips of material integrally interconnected to one another along one end thereof so as to form a unitary mass and so that the strips of material are intertwineable with one another to form a resilie... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5992633 | Process for cutting and packaging blocks of expanded polystyrene foam as a loose fill cushioning material A cutting and packaging process for expanded polystyrene foam blocks having an original geometric, as well as a product, is provided. The process internally cuts the expanded polystyrene foam blocks to provide pre-cut expanded polystyrene foam blocks. The... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5947293 | Process for cutting and packaging blocks of expanded polystyrene foam as a loose fill cushioning material A cutting and packaging process for expanded polystyrene foam blocks having an original geometric forms, as well as a product, is provided. The process internally cuts the expanded polystyrene foam blocks to provide pre-cut expanded polystyrene foam block... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5944192 | Packaging material A packaging material comprising a plurality of cushioning members for cushioning an article in a container is provided. The cushioning members being formed by crumpling a flexible sheet of material into a globular configuration having a plurality of rando... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5906280 | Packaging material A packaging material comprising a plurality of flexible strips of material intertwined with and bondably connected to one another so as to form a cohesive cushioning unit and method for forming same is provided. The strips of material have a bonding mater... | 05/25/1999 |
| 5882767 | Fan-folded stock material for use with a cushioning conversion machine A stock material for use with a cushioning conversion machine is provided. The stock material includes a plurality of superimposed plies of a sheet-like material which are fan-folded into a rectangonal stack. The superimposed plies include a series of alt... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5873465 | Plant package wrapped with a waxy material 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... | 02/23/1999 |
