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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8083097 | Interleaved towel fold configuration A stack of interleaved towels is provided wherein each towel is configured from a sheet of material having a first fold offset from a centerline of the sheet to generate a first panel folded toward a first surface of the sheet and extending between the first fold an... | 12/27/2011 |
| 7922035 | Tissue stack and dispenser By controlling the profile of a folded stack when placed into an oval dispenser, it is possible to reduce the compression of the folded stack by the dispenser's sidewall, thereby reducing or eliminating sheet tears when dispensing the sheet-material from the dispens... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7651006 | Stamped bucket for vending machine and method of forming same A stamped bucket for a vending machine having an elongated body with opposing first and second ends, a first end wall integrally formed on the body along the first end and a second end wall integrally formed on the body along the second end. The first and second end... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7571832 | Pack of interfolded tissues with enhanced dispensing A pack of tissues includes multiple interfolded tissues arranged in a stack and an external envelope enclosing the stack. The external envelope includes a dispensing orifice and the tissues are folded so as to include a leading panel, an optional central panel, a tr... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7530471 | Dispenser having dual dispensing modes A wet wipes dispenser including a top having a dispensing orifice, a bottom, and a sidewall. At least one lid for retaining moisture in the wet wipes dispenser and for access to a stack of wet wipes located inside of the wet wipes dispenser. At least one restraining... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7392917 | Roll of disposable pieces of hygienic paper A roll of disposable pieces of hygienic paper from which pieces of hygienic paper can be removed with one hand without any need for tearing or cutting the hygienic paper, including an inner tube of a rigid material onto which pieces of hygienic paper are wound with ... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7360667 | Tissue box with intermediate tissue support Tissue box including a top panel, at least one side panel and a bottom panel defining an r compartment receivable of tissues. A raised shelf is formed in the compartment above the bottom panel for supporting the tissues in a position closer to the top panel than if ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7322489 | Interfolded stack of sheet material By reducing the overlap distance O of the interfolded sheets in the upper layer of a stack of interfolded sheets, sheet tears and/or multiple dispensing can be avoided for the initial sheets dispensed. By increasing the overlap distance O of the interfolded sheets i... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7275654 | Tissue paper dispenser A tissue dispenser and method includes a weighted ring or plate or other single or multi-piece member which sits on top of a stack of interleaved tissues. The ring or plate or other member has an aperture, through which the tissues are dispensed. The weight of the r... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7275657 | Bag dispenser A container for individually dispensing plastic bags provided in a stack. The container is formed from a blank that is cut and formed with appropriate fold lines, such that when assembled, the container includes a bottom wall, spaced, opposing sidewalls, and spaced,... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7213720 | Resealable moisture tight containers for strips and the like A container and cap assembly for storing and packaging moisture-sensitive items comprising an assembly with a container and a cap, a portion of the cap includes a lid that is attached by a hinge to the cap portion, the container has a container base, and a sidewall ... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7204390 | Stack of interfolded material sheets and method for its production A stack of material sheets, which material sheets have a longitudinal direction and a transverse direction and which material sheets are folded at least once in the transverse direction along a transverse folding line and at least once in the longitudinal direction ... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7188799 | Dispensing system for wipes There is provided a system and apparatus for dispensing wet wipes. The system may include a housing, a tray and a cartridge, and a wiper blade. The cartridge may have the ability to be inserted into the dispenser in a pre-selected manner based on the desired orienta... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7176150 | Internally tufted laminates The present invention provides an internally-tufted laminate adapted to provide improved softness and cloth-like feel. ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7172093 | Container for dispensation of wet tissues A container for dispensation of wet tissues includes an elastically flexible flap causing a part of the uppermost wet tissue exposed outward from the container through an opening to collapse toward a hinge of a lid. The flap has a covering portion adapted to cover t... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7172092 | Upright container for storing and dispensing bags A container for storing and dispensing plastic bags and process for manufacturing the same. The container includes a front panel extending from the top of the container to the bottom of the container and having a substantially smooth surface with no sharp bents. The... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7134572 | Container for a stack of interfolded tissue sheets A container for a stack of connected tissue-sheets has a generally planar top wall, a bottom wall and side walls connecting the bottom wall with the top wall and an opening provided in at least the top wall. The stack is placed in the container with at least a pair ... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7100794 | Paper container A paper container comprises: a container main body in the form of a rectangular parallelepiped that accommodates a number of papers or the like, such as tissue papers, that are placed one upon another, being folded; and an opening portion which is formed on a top of... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7097896 | Interleaved towel fold configuration A stack of interleaved towels is provided wherein each towel is configured from a sheet of material having a first fold to generate a first panel, a second fold in the sheet substantially parallel to the first fold and creating a second panel, and a third fold subst... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7078087 | Wipes with an edge treatment along a leading edge portion The invention provides a wipe. The wipes include at least one non-woven web. The web includes an edge portion adjoining a main portion. The web has a top surface and a spaced apart opposite bottom surface and is defined by a width of the web which is perpendicular t... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7073684 | Dispenser for housing a plurality of folded wet wipes A dispenser is disclosed which can house a plurality of folded wet wipes, each having a width. The dispenser includes first and second members pivotally connected together to form an enclosed dispenser having a transverse axis. The first and second members are forme... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7070143 | System for dispensing plurality of wet wipes There is provided a system for dispensing a plurality of perforated wipes having a perforation detach strength characteristic. The system includes a dispenser having a dispensing force characteristic and including a sealable chamber. The chamber is configured to ret... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7063245 | System for dispensing plurality of wet wipes There is provided a wet wipes dispensing system. The system includes a plurality of separably joined wet wipes and the plurality of separably joined wet wipes include a lubricant. The system also includes a dispenser including a sealed chamber, the sealed chamber ho... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7063233 | Method of folding gloves and dispenser therefor A method of interfolding gloves including superposing finger portion of second glove adjacent finger portion of first glove, with second glove finger portion being disposed parallel and in a direction opposite the first glove finger portion, in a superjacent opposin... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7059493 | Dispenser for wet and dry interfolded tissue A dispenser is provided for simultaneously storing and dispensing premoistened tissue sheets and dry tissue sheets. The dispenser includes a housing having a compartment configured to retain a supply of dry tissue sheets, and a liquid impermeable compartment configu... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7036701 | Trash disposal method A trash disposal device and method is provided that can be used to dispose litter and cigarette litter in particular. The device includes sheets of material forming a rectangular box casing that has a slot. Heat resistant material sheets are positioned within the ca... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7028860 | Inter-folded sheet dispenser with replaceable cartridge A dispenser for inter-folded sheet includes a replaceable cartridge. In preferred embodiments, the replaceable cartridge includes a generally planar rectangular core having a stack of inter-folded food service sheets wrapped around the core in a U-shape and retained... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7025301 | Dispenser A dispenser for feeding perforated paper towels from a continuous roll of paper towels. The apparatus includes a dispenser body for containing the towel roll and an adjustable nozzle attached to the dispenser body for dispensing an end portion of the continuous roll... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7014181 | Sheet foldover apparatus A method and apparatus for folding over a portion of at least one top sheet of a stack of interfolded sheets. The foldover apparatus includes a conveyor adapted to move the stack in the downstream direction, a vacuum assembly adapted to separate at least a portion o... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7016143 | Utilization of tape head electronic lapping guides (ELG's) as servo format verifiers The present invention uses Electronic Lapping Guides (ELG's), which are patterned on every tape head, as servo format verifiers. This is implemented by specifically placing the ELG's at the appropriate locations to match the servo signal track locations and thus be ... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7004435 | Bracket for absorbent sheet products A bracket for supporting a container of absorbent sheet products includes first and second side walls each having a flange section perpendicular thereto for mounting to a substantially vertical mounting surface. A cross member extends between the first and second si... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6964349 | Dispenser with auto-start tab An auto-start dispensing container for sheet products includes a sealing member secured to a first sheet to be dispensed from the container. In a preferred embodiment, there is provided an auto-start dispenser for dispensing moistened inter-folded wipes which includ... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6959834 | Windowless tissue carton A windowless tissue carton comprises, in one embodiment, a film aperture having a printed design such that the interior of the carton is not visible through a colorless transparent plastic window. ... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6960349 | Pre-moistened wipe with lotion to improve dispensing A lotion suitable for use in a disposable wiping article is disclosed. The lotion can be used to wet pre-moistened wet wipes, and is particularly suited for use in pop-up dispensing systems of disposable wet wipes, such as baby wipes. The lotion provides for improve... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6951292 | Container with a hinged lid A container (10) with a hinged lid comprises a container body (11), a hinged lid (23) hinged on the container body (11), and a bottom wall (12) tightly covering the open lower end of the container body (11). A rubber plate | 10/04/2005 |
| 6951833 | Anti-microbial compositions A anti-microbial composition includes an effective amount of an extract of a plant of the Ranunculaceae family, a surfactant, and optionally an essential oil. To disinfect an object using the anti-microbial composition, the anti-microbial composition is brought into... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6948625 | Sheet dispenser and carton for making a sheet dispenser A sheet dispenser and a method of making a sheet dispenser is disclosed. A carton may be adapted for storing and displaying stacked sheet materials, such as napkins, paper towels, facial tissues, and other absorbent products that may be used in home or a commercial ... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6945527 | High capacity media apparatus and method A high capacity media apparatus and method includes, in a high capacity media device holding large quantities of media, according to one embodiment, a unitary deformable media holder with a bottom, a top, and sides, constructed to separate at preselected locations. ... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6946413 | Composite material with cloth-like feel The present invention provides a wet-wipe comprising a non-woven composite elastic material comprising a non-woven elastic layer; and a non-woven gatherable layer. The gatherable layer is bonded to the elastic layer at at least two points; and is gathered between th... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6932265 | Box convertible to a display container and method of making same A container for the shipping and display of goods includes a box formed from a first blank. The box includes a front panel having upper and lower flaps, a first side panel having upper and lower flaps, a second side panel having upper and lower flaps, and a rear pan... | 08/23/2005 |
