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...that the Band-Aid Bandage was invented by a Johnson & Johnson employee whose wife had cut herself? Earl Dickson's wife was rather accident prone, so he set out to develop a bandage that she could apply without help. He placed a small piece of gauze in the center of a small piece of surgical tape, and what we know today as the Band Aid bandage was born!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7288302 | Packaging laminate and packaging containers produced therefrom The disclosure relates to a packaging laminate and packaging containers for liquid foods produced therefrom. The packaging laminate (10) includes a paper or paperboard layer (11) and outer, liquid-tight coatings (13 and 14) on both sides ... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7284687 | Pizza tray The pizza tray may be used for support and carrying food items. A tray of generally oval shape having a pair of straight sides and a pair of rounded ends may include a circular portion. A pair of folds may be located in a carry end that define a pair of side element... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7284675 | Food plate A plate formed from a generally rectangular flat sheet of flexible material that can be configured to be bowed both longitudinally and laterally to form a concave food holding area and a generally flat container-carrying area with a container-holding hole which perm... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7118023 | Stackable display container A foldable container is formed from a single blank of sheet material which has stacking shoulders, reinforced corners side panels and display panels. The container includes a bottom section delimited by pairs of upright end panels and side panels. The bottom section... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7090116 | Medicine cup A cup for dispensing liquid and solid medication. The cup has a bottom 12, two sides 14, 16, extending upwardly from the bottom to form a rim 26 at a top of the cup, and a ramp 18 extending outwardly from the bottom 12 at least par... | 08/15/2006 |
| 6702179 | Paperboard box A paperboard box is made of a piece of paperboard with split lines and folding lines to form a shape like a boat so as to make the food or the like inside worthwhile and enhance the purchase desire of the consumer. Further, the paperboard box is easy to b... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6168014 | Cigarette packet A cigarette packet of the rigid type having a hinged lid presents four side faces of which at least one is convexly profiled and associated with the two adjoining side faces along dihedral angles that are effectively obtuse, softening the contours of the ... | 01/02/2001 |
| 5979745 | Folded sheet packing A packing for bottles and the like has a flat base surface on which the packing is supported in a standing position. A jacket wall surface connects the base to a cover. In contrast with the base, which has three, four, or more defined corners, the cover s... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5358175 | Cup container with intergral closure A container formed of foldable sheet material including a body of a slightly tapered inverted conical configuration having opposed pairs of closure flaps integrally hinged to the upper rim of the body and foldable to overlie the upwardly directed open mou... | 10/25/1994 |
| 5295630 | Gable-top type carton and blank for forming the same A gable-top type carton and blank for forming the same including a front panel, a back panel, a bottom panel and first and second side walls extending between the front panel and the back panel with at least one of the side walls including a gusset formin... | 03/22/1994 |
| 4934585 | Packaging container for foodstuffs The invention describes a packaging container for jams, comprising a tube-shaped part (6) which consists of synthetic plastics coated paper and on one edge (9) of which there is an integrally molded closure means (5) which consists only of synthetic plast... | 06/19/1990 |
| 4844327 | Pack for fluid media A pack for fluid media, comprising a tube (1) forming side walls (2, 3) as well as a cover (5) and a base, which cover and base are fitted to end edges (4) of the tube (1) is provided. At least the side walls (2, 3) and the base are made of plastics-coate... | 07/04/1989 |
| 4805775 | Carton with product indicating tab This relates to a device for identifying a product which may be placed within a carton. Most particularly, it relates to cartons for drinks served at a fast food establishment. The carton is formed of a paperboard having a plastic facing both interiorly a... | 02/21/1989 |
| 4753383 | Hinge-lid pack for cigarettes or the like An essentially cuboid hinge-lid pack with a pack part (10) and a hinge lid (11) is rounded in the region of vertical longitudinal edges (26,27) and lid longitudinal edges (28 and 29) and in the region of collar longitudinal front edges (30). The dimension... | 06/28/1988 |
| 4753384 | Hinge-lid pack for cigarettes or the like Hinge-lid packs for cigarettes or other pack contents are very expensive in respect of material consumption. A saving of material is achieved as a result of bevelled longitudinal edges (26,27) and lid longitudinal edges (28,29), while preserving the stora... | 06/28/1988 |
| 4730766 | Sealing of void area at the top of cup bead of hot melt This relates to a carton or cup having a conventional type of gable end which includes sealing flaps which are heat sealed or bonded to one another. The cup is particularly adapted to be closed by hand wherein control over the sealing flap positions is no... | 03/15/1988 |
| 4714164 | Stacking tab for tapered container A carton blank and method for forming a liquid-tight tapered container having a denesting tab. When the blank is folded and sealed to form an open-topped tapered container, a destacking tab is formed as a result of abhesion. The tab facilitates destacking... | 12/22/1987 |
| 4706874 | Package for flowable filling materials having a re-closable opening A fluid packaging means comprises tubular side walls and end walls disposed at the ends thereof, forming a bottom and a top, wherein the top comprises thermoplastic material without a carrier material, is injection moulded to the outer edge of the tube al... | 11/17/1987 |
| 4671452 | Fluid pack with handle A pack for containing materials which are capable of flow includes a tube formed by a longitudinal sealing seam, along with a bottom and a cover closing the tube ends. The cover is formed from thermoplastic material without a carrier material, is injected... | 06/09/1987 |
| 4667872 | Ice cream carton An open top liquid-tight, carton having a flat bottom wall and flat side and end walls joined to each other by rounded corners, the carton being formed from a unitary blank of foldable sheet material such as coated paperboard.... | 05/26/1987 |
| 4630733 | Product indicating tab This relates to a device for identifying a product which may be placed within a carton. Most particularly, it relates to cartons for drinks served at a fast food establishment. The carton is formed of a paperboard having a plastic facing both interiorly a... | 12/23/1986 |
| 4564139 | Packaging means for filling materials which are capable of flow, having a re-closable opening means A fluid packaging arrangement comprises tubular side walls and end walls disposed at the ends thereof, forming a bottom and a top, wherein the top comprises thermoplastic material without a carrier material, is injection moulded to the outer edge of the t... | 01/14/1986 |
| 4552293 | Container blank having relieved edge construction A flat blank of foldable sheet material cut and scored to be erected and secured into a container comprising a pair of peripheral wall forming sections and a bottom wall forming section integrally interconnecting the peripheral sections in spaced relation... | 11/12/1985 |
| 4526314 | Package for flowable materials with foldlines reinforced by strips A packaging for filling materials which are capable of flow, comprises side and end walls of coated paper, cardboard or the like, which are joined by means of at least one sealing seam. Bending lines (7) are provided in the coated paper, cardboard or the ... | 07/02/1985 |
| 4471901 | Container cut from a single piece of material A container formed from a single cut of material, with a bottom of the container having a rectangular or square surface area and being bordered by prepared folding lines around which strips are folded open that connect to the bottom and form shell surface... | 09/18/1984 |
| 4432488 | Round ice cream carton A cylindrically shaped, open, rimmed topped carton suitable for containing ice cream or the like includes a polygonal shaped base and a pair of side wall sections formed integral with the base which are joined together along mutual edges to provide an ess... | 02/21/1984 |
| 4344814 | Apparatus for heat sealing round containers A multi-piece, tub shaped paperboard container having a circular opening in the top thereof is provided with a multi-piece, reinforced rim coated with a layer of meltable plastic and is assembled by appying heat to overlapping seams in order to melt the p... | 08/17/1982 |
| 4305771 | Method for heat sealing round containers A multi-piece, tub shaped paperboard container having a circular opening in the top thereof is provided with a multi-piece, reinforced rim coated with a layer of meltable plastic and is assembled by applying heat to overlapping seams in order to melt the ... | 12/15/1981 |
| 4296863 | Lidded container structure and package structure for same Containers such as those used for food stuffs having a generally frusto-conical initial shape are constrained into a forming die during the handling of the containers for injecting quantities of edibles and the like therein such that the containers are co... | 10/27/1981 |
| 4277506 | Supportive sidewall container for expandable food packages A paperboard container for use in a microwave oven to cook an expandable food has a square bottom support panel, upwardly and outwardly tapering, concave, trapezoidal side panels connected to each edge of the bottom support panel, and a cover of overlappe... | 07/07/1981 |
| 4269346 | Round ice cream carton A cylindrically shaped, open topped carton suitable for containing ice cream or the like includes a polygonal shaped base and a pair of side wall sections formed integral with the base which are joined together along mutual edges to provide an essentially... | 05/26/1981 |
| 4210271 | Tub-shaped carton and blank for forming same A generally cylindrical, tub-shaped carton having a flat bottom, and particularly suited for containing butter or margarine, is formed of a single paperboard blank, and is characterized by having a generally cylindrical-shaped side wall formed of two pane... | 07/01/1980 |
| 4210240 | Two-walled carton A two-walled carton for packaging an article. The carton has a front wall and an opposed rear wall joined together along their side edges to form a hollow enclosure of substantially elliptical cross section for receiving the article. The front wall of the... | 07/01/1980 |
| 4200219 | Container for liquid product A container for liquid product, such as yogurt or other dairy products, is disclosed which is formed of a single sheet of paperboard folded into a cup-like container. The container includes a front and a back panel which are folded into a tubular shape an... | 04/29/1980 |
| 4199097 | Blank for cup-shaped container of cardboard or the like A blank is provided for a cup-shaped container to be fabricated of cardboard or the like. The container is of a type comprising substantially rectangular sides which extend upwardly from a bottom and which include rounded corners of the upper edge thereof... | 04/22/1980 |
| 4194676 | Leakproof container A heat-sealable leakproof container formed from a cut and scored blank of paperboard incorporates foldable gusset panel structural configuration which obviates leakage from the container and enhances its strength and rigidity. The container includes a pai... | 03/25/1980 |
| 4179060 | Display carton A display carton shaped generally in the shape of the article enclosed, and it may optionally have advertising thereon.... | 12/18/1979 |
| 4153196 | Tub-shaped carton and blank for forming same A generally cylindrical, tub-shaped carton having a reinforced flat bottom, and particularly suited for containing butter or margarine, is formed of a single paperboard blank, and is characterized by having a generally cylindrical-shaped side wall formed ... | 05/08/1979 |
| 4150747 | Composite can A composite container comprising a rigid cylindrical sidewall, an end closure integrally attached to the sidewall, a product-compatible liner disposed within said sidewall, and a cutter element, carried between the sidewall and the liner, for rupturing th... | 04/24/1979 |
| 4124160 | Round tray A round tray and a blank for making the tray. The tray has a bottom panel, a plurality of intermediate panels symetrically disposed about the center of the bottom panel, and a plurality of upstanding panels to form the sides of the tray. The upstanding pa... | 11/07/1978 |
