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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8181814 | Can container To ensure sealing ability of a resealable can container formed of a welded can body between a curled portion of container mouth and a resin sealing liner, without degrading productivity and easiness to open the closure. The can body 2 is prepared by ro... | 05/22/2012 |
| 7497350 | Opening curled part of metal container and method of forming the opening curled part A configuration of an outwardly curled portion formed on an opening portion of a metal can, in which both inner and outer faces of a metal sheet forming at least around the opening portion are covered with a resin film, in which the curled portion formed above an in... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7347327 | Stackable and nestable receptacles A receptacle, which is adapted for nesting and stacking with similar receptacles. The invention, the receptacle is intended in particular to be utilized as a food pan for the receiving and storing of hot or cold food items, and, which may be employed in connection w... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7069763 | Container end and forming systems therefor A method and apparatus for forming container ends includes tooling which forms dome members for can ends, which dome members include an open neck thereon. Thread lugs are formed as integral spaced apart shaped protrusions from the neck exterior. A system is also dis... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7047873 | Layered dome cake assembly An apparatus assembly for forming a layered dessert in a predetermined layered dome forming a hemispheric shape including a first mold having a dome shaped bowl with a closed semi-spherical end and an open end, and a ring shaped planar support base secured to said c... | 05/23/2006 |
| 6866905 | Injection blow-molded disposable tumbler and method of making same An injection blow-molded disposable tumbler is formed from a polymeric material and includes a fortified upper rim having a thickness greater than the adjacent sidewall. The tumbler may be formed of a variety of resinous materials and exhibits improved toughness and... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6848591 | Tray-shape packaging Tray-like pack with a sealing rim passing round the removal opening for sealing on a sealing foil or film and a rolling rim radially outwardly connected to said sealing rim and at least in a partial area the rolling rim has a smaller height than in the remaining are... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6708839 | Plastic container with snap lid and a sealing web located on the inside of the container A plastic container with a snap lid and with a snap element provided on the upper edge area of the container for the lid to snap onto, the lid having an area in tight contact with the container's upper edge area. The container edge on the side of the snap element fa... | 03/23/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6142331 | Container with indicia covering brim, blank for making such a container, and methods for making the container and blank A heat-insulating container having an outer surface laminate of foamed thermoplastic synthetic resin such as low density polyethylene is configured to facilitate unwrapping of the container brim so that the container can be used with under-the-brim promot... | 11/07/2000 |
| 5934500 | Container sealing structure for flexible containers Container closure apparatus including a rigid container having an open end with a top edge along a collapsible container disposed within the rigid container and having an open end. A cap is provided for covering the rigid and flexible container open ends ... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5881907 | Sealing cap with metal insert for sheet metal containers for corrosive liquids The top (2) of a sheet metal container (1) for the transportation and storage of liquids has a central fill opening (3) which is edged by a neck (5) which is perpendicular to the top surface (4) of the container. A plastic or metal ring (6) with an extern... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5865337 | Thin walled cover for aerosol container and method of making same A top cover for an aerosol container comprises a seamable cover which is relatively thin walled with an outer periphery adapted for attachment to an aerosol container body, and a central opening defined by an inner periphery, the cover has a generally rou... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5704513 | Thin walled cover for aerosol container and method of making same An aerosol container cover having a central opening for a nozzle and an outer edge adapted for sealing attachment to the open end of an aerosol container body. The aerosol container cover being of a relatively thin walled metal and having a wall thickness... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5566854 | Cans for foodstuff packing with easily removable unclinched metal covers The present invention provides a can for foodstuff packing having a bottom, a cylindrical body and a cover. The cylindrical body includes an upper part, a lower part and a lateral external wall therebetween and the lower part is attached to the bottom. Th... | 10/22/1996 |
| 5544808 | Preconditioned paperboard containers Containers and a method for forming such containers having larger brims with reduced brim curl defects is disclosed including providing a plurality of container blanks for forming containers, forming a plurality of container shells from the plurality of b... | 08/13/1996 |
| 5398908 | Container for receipt of an edible good The closure lid is designed as mold on the container body. The volume enclosed by the closure lid and the container body equals at least approximately the volume of the product filled into the container. The edible good is placed in a flowable state into ... | 03/21/1995 |
| 5316169 | Ringless paint container with drip free lid An especially configured, ringless, container-lid design is disclosed having improved sealing characteristics applicable to paint containers for the consuming public. The rim portion of the container is provided with a tapered, especially shaped wall sect... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5240138 | Ringless paint container An especially configured, ringless, container-lid design is disclosed having improved sealing characteristics applicable to paint containers for the consuming public. The rim portion of the container is provided with a tapered, especially shaped wall sect... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5086944 | Drum or pail closure The invention comprises a drum having a top rim formed as an outwardly rolled curl. The curl is rolled through at least 450 degrees with respect to the cylindrical wall of the drum and does not contact any uncurled portion of the body of the drum.... | 02/11/1992 |
| 5029725 | Molded plastic material container A flange assembly of a molded plastic container which is multi-sided. Each side terminates at its upper edge in the flange assembly and the flange assembly includes an inner support flange to which a closure may be bonded. Outwardly of the support flange ... | 07/09/1991 |
| 4938051 | Method of forming a drum or pail closure The formation of an outwardly extending curl as the upper rim of a pail or drum having a cylindrical wall by curling the peripheral edge through greater than 360° relative to the cylindrical wall forms a strong curl able to support, with the aid of a gas... | 07/03/1990 |
| 4936482 | Ringless paint container An especially configured, ringless, container-lid, design is disclosed having improved sealing characteristics applicable to paint containers for the consuming public. The rim portion of the container is provided with a tapered, especially shaped wall sec... | 06/26/1990 |
| 4880131 | Ringless paint container An especially configured, ringless, container-lid design is disclosed having improved sealing characteristics applicable to paint containers for the consuming public. The rim portion of the container is provided with a tapered, especially shaped wall sect... | 11/14/1989 |
| 4753364 | Necked container A method and apparatus for making a necked container are disclosed wherein a sheet material is formed into a generally cylindrical tubular member and the adjacent longitudinally extending edges of the sheet are butt welded. The welded tubular member is pr... | 06/28/1988 |
| 4667499 | Apparatus for forming a container curl with a generally V-shaped crushed portion An apparatus for deforming an existing external curl on a tubular side wall of a container to form a crushed curl through the use of a first die having an annular groove of generally semi-circular cross section which engages a peripheral inside and outsid... | 05/26/1987 |
| 4616762 | Disposable cooking pan A disposable cooking pan is provided which is formed from a single sheet of thin gauge metal. The pan includes a bottom panel which is delimited by a continuous upwardly and outwardly extending wall panel. Extending laterally outwardly from the upper edge... | 10/14/1986 |
| 4560313 | Containers A method of and apparatus for reforming an external curl on a tubular side wall of a container body by providing a first die having a groove to engage with the inside and outside of the curl to prevent lateral spreading of the curl and a second die having... | 12/24/1985 |
| 4513872 | Containers A metal container drawn from a sheet of tinplate has an end wall and a tapered tubular side wall extending from the end wall to culminate in a curl which defines the mouth. The curl (4) has a convex outer annulus to engage with the lining compound (11) in... | 04/30/1985 |
| 4368841 | Paper container A container comprising a generally circular or frustoconical tubular paperboard sidewall having a closed bottom wherein the upper end of said sidewall has been folded outwardly and downwardly then upwardly back upon itself so as to form a rim of three thi... | 01/18/1983 |
| 4254886 | Can body having a laterally projecting flange Can body, particularly made of thin drawn metal sheet, having a laterally projecting flange intended for sealingly securing the end wall to the can body, said flange being doubled. Preferably the flange is folded towards the side remote from the body, whi... | 03/10/1981 |
| 4113133 | Rolled edge in cans An unrollable rolled edge in cans containing a product under pressure wherein a flat edge of the can is turned outwardly orthogonally and rolled within a rolled edge in which the radius of the rolled portion is less than the length of the flat edge confin... | 09/12/1978 |