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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7475786 | Can coatings, methods for coating can and cans coated thereby Compositions for coating food cans comprising a film-forming resin and an amine-terminated polyamide are disclosed. Food cans coated with such a coating, and methods for coating food cans, are also disclosed. ... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7438200 | Temperature retaining food container A temperature-retaining food container includes an outer shell having an inner chamber that can be filled with a temperature storing medium. The shell is shaped to provide an expansion zone within the chamber to permit expansion of the medium. A support is formed to... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7342707 | Indicators and illuminators using a semiconductor radiation emitter package A vehicle lamp assembly includes a housing and an LED lamp carried in the housing. A signal mirror includes a mirror and an LED lamp. The LED lamp includes a heat extraction member. ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7337518 | Method of fabricating titanium lined composite cookware A Cooking vessel has an interior lining of titanium or an allow thereof. The bottom is optionally formed of anodized aluminum as the titanium walls withstand the corrosive environment of the anodizing bath. The titanium lining is more resistant to corrosion, stainin... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7314148 | Containers, sleeves and lids therefor, assemblies thereof, and holding structure therefor Containers, lids, and sleeve structures are disclosed. Particularly, sleeve structures configured for insulating, stabilizing, or both insulating and stabilizing a container are disclosed. Further, a sleeve structure including a plurality of circumferentially adjace... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7264132 | Box-like container with an interpenetrating structure and process for the realization thereof A box-like hollow body, particularly a container of various shapes and size, comprising at least an inner hollow body 3 and an outer hollow body 2, interpenetrating with each other so as to create an integral structure with particular characteristics o... | 09/04/2007 |
| RE39391 | Composite bowl A composite bowl has a seamless, one-piece, stainless steel inner body with a covering or outer body formed of a flexible and resilient frictional material. The outer body has an enlarged bead around the rim of the bowl and the stainless inner body is rolled around ... | 11/14/2006 |
| 6625934 | Method for monitoring environmental conditions in restricted spaces An environmental detection system is particularly suited for elevator hoistways and other locations where access is difficult or restricted. The inventive system comprises a fire rated access cage which is disposed within the hoistway in a desired locatio... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6541086 | Easily tearable packing films A first embodiment of the packing film is a four-layered laminate film in which the following films are laminated in that order: a first oriented plastic film formed as an outer surface layer and provided with a first coarse surface portion, an aluminum f... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6479115 | Container with recycled plastic A container incorporating post-consumer recycled ("PCR") plastic and a method of making that type of container. The container utilizes a layer of polypropylene or EVOH or a film of fluorinated polyethylene toward the interior from the recycled plastic to ... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6431389 | Composite bowl A composite bowl has a seamless, one-piece, stainless steel inner body with a covering or outer body formed of a flexible and resilient frictional material. The outer body has an enlarged bead around the rim of the bowl and the stainless inner body is rol... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6416828 | Containers made from wood chips Containers made from wood chips 11 are made by forming a wall by pressing together wood chips 11 mixed with a water-insoluble adhesive 4. The wall permits infiltration of a liquid from at least one surface thereof and holds the liquid inside. The containe... | 07/09/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6296134 | Insulated water-tight container An insulated container for shipping, transporting, or storing warm or cold items is disclosed, useful for maintaining temperature of items stored or shipped within the container, the container assembly consisting of at least one layer of rigid or semi-rig... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6194043 | Container with recycled plastic A container incorporating post-consumer recycled ("PCR") plastic and a method of making that type of container. The container utilizes a layer of polypropylene or EVOH or a film of fluorinated polyethylene toward the interior from the recycled plastic to ... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6138860 | Plate and glass assembly A plate and glass assembly in which a single hand may be used to support both the plate and glass. According to one embodiment, a plate has a food-receiving surface and a bottom surface. A layer of non-slip material is adapted to be interposed between the... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6119884 | Container for storing and dispensing food products The present invention provides a container for storing and dispensing food stuffs. The container includes a shell having a sidewall and a bottom wall. Together, the sidewall and the bottom wall define an interior of the container. The bottom wall is detac... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6077578 | Molded plastic food and beverage container and method A multilayered container and a process for forming the same are disclosed. The container includes a support wall formed from a plastic having an undesirable substance therein and polymerized to a level less than that necessary to prevent the undesirable s... | 06/20/2000 |
| 5954217 | Packaging container and method of manufacturing the same An object is to provide a packaging container which can be easily recycled after being thrown away, which allows food to be heated by dielectric heating, and which has an excellent thermal insulating performance. Another object is to provide a method for ... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5374488 | Welded tin-free steel can A method for producing a tin free steel having double layers consisting of a lower layer of flatly deposited metallic chromium and an upper layer of insoluble hydrated chromium oxide which is characterized by a dissolution of soluble hydrated chromium oxi... | 12/20/1994 |
| 5256427 | Paperboard container having polymethylpentene coating A blank for a paperboard container is provided on one of its surfaces with a layer of food-contacting polymethylpentene. The container formed from the blank, as by bending the blank along fold lines, requires one or more overlapped joints such as the usua... | 10/26/1993 |
| 5014536 | Method and apparatus for drawing sheet metal can stock New technology for deep drawing can bodies for use in the manufacture of two-piece cans for food and beverage products from precoated flat-rolled sheet metal can stock in which damage to can stock precoated on both surfaces with an organic coating is avoi... | 05/14/1991 |
| 4982872 | Film-encapsulated-structure container for food, beverages and other consumable products and method for making of same A sheath-encapsulated primary and secondary container for food, beverage and consumable products employs a structure to protect the contents of the container against the stresses of processing, filling, warehousing, distribution, merchandising and custome... | 01/08/1991 |
| 4695492 | Forming lubricant for a coated metal container and method of making the same A metal container comprising a seamless body and an end wall integral therewith and having on at least its interior surface a protective coating which consists of a modified butyl stearate utilized as a lubricant in forming the container and an after-appl... | 09/22/1987 |
| 4635538 | Hamburger press Food press has a cooking plate which is carried by a handle. A skirt surrounds the top and sides of the cooking plate and is floating with respect to the cooking plate. The cooking plate has sufficient thermal mass so that, when it is heated on a food gri... | 01/13/1987 |
| 4615924 | Coating and container for retention of green color of vegetables A coating composition and container coated with said composition comprising a water insoluble organic coating and having incorporated therein zinc oxide and an alkaline earth metal material in an amount sufficient to effect green color retention of green ... | 10/07/1986 |
| 4595611 | Ink-printed ovenable food containers An ink-printed ovenable food container is prepared by (a) printing a layer of paperboard with an ink containing a sulfonated polyester pigment binder, (b) coating the resultant ink-printed paperboard with an unpigmented composition containing a sulfonated poly... | 06/17/1986 |
| 4543280 | Heat resistant ovenable paperboard A pigmented coating composition comprising a pigment consisting of kaolin clay or TiO2 or the mixture thereof, or a pigment wherein Al(OH)3 is further blended therein, and also comprising an adhesive consisting of crosslinkable ethyl... | 09/24/1985 |
| 4533576 | Composite material for packaging containers A composite material for packaging containers which has excellent sealability, easy openability and excellent flavor-retaining property is provided. The composite material consists of a metallic foil and a thermoplastic resin selected from the group consi... | 08/06/1985 |
| 4497837 | Method for electrostatic, epoxy coating of steel drum interiors and product thereof A method of storing tomato paste and like corrosive materials, a method for lining drum shells, lids and filling hole covers, and a lining therefore, prior to the assembly of these parts to make steel drums. The above are carried out by pre-treating such ... | 02/05/1985 |
| 4405058 | Container This disclosure relates to a product, the process for making same from precoated metal and the tool used for making the product. The product is a concurrently drawn and ironed sanitary food can wherein the side wall thickness of the container is relativel... | 09/20/1983 |
| 4353950 | Stain-resistant cookware multi-layer coating system comprising pigments and a transluscent outer layer Heat-stable coatings on cookware can be made stain-resistant by including a pigmented brown intermediate layer and a clear topcoat layer containing mica or coated mica platelets for sparkle. Such coatings are particularly suitable for electrical cookware.... | 10/12/1982 |
| 4247565 | Drawable sulphur resistant can coating Disclosed is a coating system for use in connection with a ferrous plate to be drawn into containers for packing sulphur bearing foods. More particularly, the coating system is capable of being drawn and includes aluminum and zinc oxide for purposes of un... | 01/27/1981 |
| 4202750 | Container anode A container having a rigid wall with a sacrificial anode non-removably attached to the inner surface thereof. Both the container wall and the anode are formed with nested integral rivets, whereby the anode is held in close contact with the container wall.... | 05/13/1980 |
| 4199622 | Coating compositions for use in coating can insides and a method for applying the same Coating compositions for use in coating can insides which consist essentially of a polar group-containing polyolefin and at least one solvent for the polyolefin, the polyolefin being dispersed in the solid particulate form in the solvent; and a method for... | 04/22/1980 |
| 4173290 | Bonded can having high hot water resistance and undercoating composition for use in production thereof A bonded can having a high hot water resistance, which consists of a metal material having both the confronting side edges bonded together by a linear polyamide adhesive through an epoxy-phenolic resin undercoating composition, wherein said epoxy-phenolic... | 11/06/1979 |
| 4165304 | Water-based coating composition containing polyvinyl chloride A water-based coating composition is provided that is suitable for food packaging, such as in coating metal containers. The composition comprises a water-dilutable resin, solubilized with ammonia or an amine, dissolved in water or mixtures of water and an... | 08/21/1979 |
| 4162334 | Method for baking in terra sigillata coated pan A method for baking bread in a sigillata coated ceramic cookware vessels, such as bread pans. Bread baked in such pans has the taste and physical qualities of bread baked in a brick oven. In addition, the baked bread releases easily from the pan.... | 07/24/1979 |
| 4143790 | Coated metal structure and process for production thereof In a coated metal structure comprising a metal substrate and a coating layer of a thermoplastic polyester resin heat-bonded to the metal surface, the polyester resin has a relative viscosity of 1.2 to 1.8 as measured at 25° C. in o-chlorophenol at a conc... | 03/13/1979 |
