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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8162166 | Hole plug A hole plug comprising: a main body part including a cover flange portion for covering an opening, an insertion portion extended from a central portion of a back surface of the cover flange portion to be inserted into the opening, and an engaging portion formed on a... | 04/24/2012 |
| 7997437 | Body filler plug A plug (10) for sealing holes in a vehicle body comprises a central closure section (12) and engaging section (14) arranged on the rim and provided for receiving portions of the vehicle body. The closure section (12) and the engaging sect... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7347910 | Method for manufacturing a container end wall of lightweight construction and a container provided with such an end wall A method for producing a lightweight end wall of a containers characterized by the following stages: manufacturing a large size lightweight thermoplastics tube by spirally winding and joining together a hollow profile of thermoplastics, cutting a piece from such a t... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7275985 | HVAC protection system for automotive vehicles There is disclosed a protection system for a heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) system. The protection system includes one or more of a base, a shield and a deflector. The protection system is generally designed for preventing water and debris from flo... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7267243 | Container In a container for solid, paste-like and flowable products, particularly for containing food products, comprising a container bottom part for containing the products, a container lid provided at its top with a foil which is removable to facilitate removal of the con... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7264857 | Constructional unit and method for producing a constructional unit of this kind A constructional unit has a frame and a cover. The frame and the cover are formed of materials with different coefficients of thermal expansion. A plurality of spacers is arranged between the frame and the cover and defines a gap therebetween. An adhesive is provide... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7156252 | Container closure with dual heat seal and magnetic seal A closure system for a container comprises a magnetically permeable element such as a metal ring adapted to be affixed on a container adjacent an opening thereof, and a closure such as a membrane lid having a surface formed by a heat seal material, the closure being... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7156248 | Overcap closures with rolled apron Overcap (1, 11, 12) designed to overcap a neck (80) of a bottle (8) closed by a cork (82) containing a liquid to be packaged (83, 84) includes a rolled skirt (3) and a top (2) fixed to the rolled skirt around a circul... | 01/02/2007 |
| 6959832 | Lid member for food container A lid member for a food container having a layered structure in which a surface sheet is laid on a composite sheet, said surface sheet including an easily-peelable area that is easily separated from the composite sheet, formed by applying a lubricant between the sur... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6960392 | Structure comprising a binder layer non-delaminable with respect to a metallized substrate and peelable with respect to a polypropylene substrate A multilayer structure of, in succession, a metal layer or a metallized-substrate layer, a layer of a polypropylene-based binder extrusion-coated at a rate of more than 100 m/min. and optionally a polypropylene layer, the metal or metallized layer and the binder lay... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6886712 | Sealing cover for a processing hole in aluminum sheet metal The present cover is used for permanent sealing of an oval-shaped processing hole (7) in aluminum sheet metal (8) by means of an adhesive joint. The cover consists of a circular cover plate (1) of aluminum with a concentric cover edge (2)... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6857561 | Composite container with membrane and bead closure system A composite container of paperboard has a polymeric film barrier layer on the inner surface thereof. A rolled bead is formed at a top end of the container and a membrane closure is bonded to the bead by a first heat seal material on the bead and a second heat seal m... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6777050 | Resealable packaging the container of which includes a tearable welding layer, and its manufacture The invention relates to a re-closable packaging featuring a container and a cover. The container features a support layer bearing two opposed faces, the innermost face of which is joined to a complexable layer by optionally deposing the face on an outermost face of... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6712365 | Over-molded gland seal An over-molded gland seal for producing both a fluidic seal and a fluid conduit. The apparatus includes a substrate having an elastomeric layer over-molded thereon and an elastomeric gland seal molded into the over-molded layer. Another aspect of the apparatus inclu... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6708979 | Orifice sealing physical barrier The present invention is a physical barrier for an orifice in a panel member which includes a plastic carrier and a patch adapted to adhere to said carrier and the panel member. The present invention also includes a method of sealing an orifice in a metal panel memb... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6669046 | Food container lid member having selectively peelable area A lid member for a food container comprising an easily-peelable area of the layered structure having a lubricant between the base layer and the surface sheet, a non-peelable opening area of the layered structure disposed within the easily-peelable area; a... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6648163 | Package having cup with beveled sealing flange A package for foodstuffs including a cup and a lid. The cup includes an opening surrounded by a flange. The flange has a sealing surface adjacent the opening and a beveled surface spaced outwardly of the sealing surface. The beveled surface extends along ... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6578723 | Flexible sealing cover with seal break indicator A sealing cover includes an upper cover member which is impervious to bacteria and moisture, and is attached to an annular ring member, also impervious to bacteria and moisture. The upper cover member and annular ring member are attached to each other by ... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6544613 | Composite container and method of heat sealing composite containers A sealed composite container is provided having a tubular body member and a liner ply adhered to the inner surface of the tubular body member. An end of the body member and liner ply is rolled outwardly to form a rim and a lid is heat sealed to the rim. A... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6471083 | Induction-sealed composite container end closure A closure for sealing an opening of a tubular container is disclosed, the closure having a paperboard central panel with a plurality of secondary panels extending angularly therefrom forming a surface around the perimeter of the central panel. A plastic s... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6471084 | Food delivery tray with ribbed upper surface A food tray delivery system is provided having an upper surface, at least one food retention area, and a cover. The food retention area has a food retention area upper surface and a food retention area sidewall extending generally upwardly from the food r... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6428864 | Glass bottle for high-frequency heat sealing Glass bottles having undergone high-frequency heat sealing, to depress the dispersion of sealing strength as low as possible and to improve the ease of both sealing and unsealing. A rough surface having minute unevenness is formed in the proximity of the ... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6427862 | Self-opening can A self-opening can includes a container, and a rim member which has an outer peripheral portion sealingly joined to an edge of the container and an inner peripheral portion extending inwardly of the outer peripheral portion and confining an opening. The i... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6413644 | Thin film structures for and method of sealing to glass A sealing film and a method of sealing the film to glass is disclosed. The film comprises a layer of ethylene vinyl alcohol (EVOH) or a laminate comprising an outermost ethylene vinyl alcohol (EVOH) layer for adhering to a glass surface, particularly the ... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6413599 | Sealed container for an article of personal use such as a razor cartridge A sealed package for an article of personal use. The package includes a plastic container that defines a storage region and has a sealing surface around an entrance to the region. The package also includes a plastic, multi-layer laminate film sealed to th... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6345726 | Package for solid, liquid or pasty products A package (1) for solid, liquid or pasty foodstuffs or for medical products, the package allowing for simple opening and reclosing of a cover over the package, the package comprised of a rigid or flexible tray (2) of multi-layer thermoplastic material. Th... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6302290 | Container sealing assembly The sealing structure (S) for a container (C) provided with an opening (O) comprises a sheet (F) welded around the edge of the opening, this sheet (F) consisting of at least three layers, namely a welding layer (1) pressed against and welded as a bead (4)... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6286705 | Container having tapered sidewall made from sheet material and lid to seal same A package is provided with a lid and container that are heat sealed together. A multi-ply sheet material is provided for being thermoformed to define the container which has a tapering wall and bulge-resistant bottom end. Prior to thermoforming the contai... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6279789 | Container and closure package and method of filling A container and closure package that includes a container having a body with a finish surrounding a fill/dispensing opening, and a thread on the finish for removably securing a closure. A closure has a peripheral skirt with a thread for removably securing... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6244455 | Easy opening closure member assembly for a beverage container An easy-opening closure member for a beverage or other container having a selectively openable tab defined in an end wall of the container with a predetermined separation or space formed therebetween. A hinge connects the end wall and the tab. A tape seal... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6135304 | Polymeric package with removable non-peelable flange opening element Improved polymeric packages with removable non-peelable flange portions of the present invention comprise clamshell packages having a removable and non-peelable package sealing mechanism, which mechanism comprises lines of reduced strength disposed within... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6131248 | Peelable seal on closure mechanism and method therefor A peelable seal includes four layers. The first layer includes first and second alternating ribs. The first ribs comprise a first material, and the second ribs comprise a second material. The first material bonds well with the closure profiles. The second... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6056141 | Reclosable packing system The invention concerns flexible, composite, multilayer sheets which act as means to open and close appropriately shaped containers (f.i. trays) of products consumable also in more successive doses and which are characterized by an opening edge, a device t... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6036043 | Easily-opened can lid An easily-opened can lid includes a cover ring having an outer edge and an inner edge. The inner edge folds inwardly to form an annular flange surrounding a lid opening. A tear-off portion aligned about the annular flange has a lateral area covering the e... | 03/14/2000 |
| 5992674 | Tray and two part cover for easy opening and handling A container comprises a tray-shaped bottom part (1) with an opening covered by a cover part. The cover part is sealed to the bottom part along a circumferential rim (10) thereof to form a sealed compartment. The cover part comprises a first cover sheet (2... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5988459 | Dispenser package A child-resistant package includes a multilayered polymeric tray having a basin and a brim. The tray has a plastic structural layer and a bonding layer. A multilayered polymeric cover has a cross-oriented, tear-resistant layer, a bonding layer, and a mois... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5984137 | Sheet metal packing for disposal materials A sheet metal packing for disposable materials, comprises a container with a wall, a bottom and an opening, as well as a lid to close the opening. A partition (40) is fixed rigidly inside the container (1) and delineates, with the bottom (4) and the wall ... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5957314 | Crown caps for drug containers A rubber gasket is closely sealed by integrally connecting a removable close-fastening ring to a top board of a crown-like member to be fitted to a mouth portion in which a liquid drug is kept and pulling down the close-fastening ring to cover the outer p... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5934514 | Dispensing valve closure with inner seal A dispensing valve closure (10) is provided which includes a closure body (12) and a cap (14). A self-sealing dispensing valve (16) is disposed within the closure (10) and is held in place with a retaining ring (18). An inner seal (20) is also placed with... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5911334 | Closable arrangement including resealable lid A peelable and resealable closure arrangement for a container body and lid that ensures integrity of the seal, including a tubular container body including a peripheral rim extending radially outward from the body wall and a lid including a flat central p... | 06/15/1999 |
