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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7234596 | Carton and carton blank A carton and a blank for forming a carton including a tray portion with an open top and a cover connected to the tray portion to close the top of the tray portion. The tray portion has a pair of opposed end walls each having a hand aperture, and the cover has a pair... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7097042 | Portable accessory box A portable accessory box is disclosed. The portable accessory box comprises: a bottom plate; two side rectangular bodies fixedly connected to two sides of the bottom plate; and a lower side plate fixedly connected to the lower side of the bottom plate. The portable ... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7077017 | Container with a frangible seal A container for receiving fluids comprises a body having opposite ends and at least one wall defining an interior space. At least one seal defines a sealed chamber within the interior space of the body. Each seal is recessed from one of the ends of the body and has ... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7017796 | Method of manufacturing paper packaging container and paper packaging container A paper packaging container is obtained by tube forming with a longitudinal seal of web-shaped packaging material. The package is filled with liquid food, and a transverse seal of the tube packaging material is made to form a pillow-shaped preliminary shape containe... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7004346 | Method and installation for making and filling containers having membrane seal provided with a pull tab Receptacles are thermoformed in a strip of thermoplastic material, filled with a substance, and covered by capsules formed in a capsule strip. Prior to applying the capsule strip onto the thermoplastic strip, a preliminary cut is made for each receptacle in a statio... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6996949 | Packing container and method of manufacturing the containers The packaging container includes a container body formed from a packaging material, and a cap unit attached to a top wall of the container body. The cap unit includes a lip, a pull tab which covers a discharge opening and an inner tape which covers the discharge ope... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6938819 | Packaging container and method of manufacturing the same The packaging container includes a container body formed from a packaging material, and a cap unit attached to a top wall of the container body. The cap unit includes a lip, a pull tab which covers a discharge opening and an inner tape which covers the discharge ope... | 09/06/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6644541 | Substantially paperboard container with tear-strip opening and reclosure feature A tubular paperboard container having a tear-strip opening and reclosure feature. A lid is insertably received in an open top end of a tubular body portion, with an upturned edge region of the lid being flush against an inner surface of the tubular body p... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6471120 | Easy opening handled carton The present bag-in-a-box package is of a three unit structure, having a top unit, a body unit and a bottom unit. The box has a pair of handles for ease in handling the box and a tear strip structure for opening the box. In a preferred mode the tear strip ... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6419153 | Combination food container and sealed condiment dispenser A combination food container and sealed condiment dispenser, in which a sealed condiment dispenser is fixedly attached to a food container dimensioned to house a finger food.... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6402019 | Method of fitting closure opening devices to respective sealed packages for pourable food products, and packages featuring such devices A method of fitting a closable opening device (2, 2') to a sealed pourable food product package (1, 1'), the method including the steps of heat sealing a frame (15, 56) of the opening device (2, 2') about a removable portion (10a, 70a) of the package (1, ... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6375067 | Packaging container The object is to provide a packaging container which can improve the quality of a packaging material (10) and which does not restrict the types of usable lid members (13). The packaging container has a container body (12) and a lid member (13) welded to t... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6368686 | Laminated packing material with good gas and aroma barrier properties, and method for the manufacture of the material A laminated material for the manufacture of packing containers with good gas and aroma barrier properties, and a method for the manufacture of the laminated material. The laminated material has a base layer (18) and a barrier layer (19) of inorganic mater... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6355286 | Perforated air-tight seal membrane for a canister containing a particulate-type product A canister for storing a particulate-type product. The canister comprises opposing face panels, opposing side panels, a bottom closure, a top closure and a seal membrane. The opposing side panels together with the opposing face panels define an upper open... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6354739 | Tear control closing tape and container with tear control closing tape A tape for use in closing a container having opposing ends includes a base layer and a tearable tape strip. The base layer includes a tear resistant backing having a first side and a second side, and an adhesive coated on at least part of the first side o... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6328203 | Opening feature for beverage container An opening feature for a beverage container with at least one extrusion over void area, a pull tab affixed to the package in the perimeter of the void area, and a perforation of the package film in the perimeter of the pull tab to allow for a simple low c... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6234386 | Container with heat seal surface having a substantially planar portion A sealed composite container is provided, the container including a tubular body member comprising at least one paperboard body ply. The container further comprises a liner ply adhered to the inner surface of the tubular body member, the liner ply compris... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6196408 | Release strip for tubular containers and methods and apparatus of applying same A release strip for tubular containers is provided and includes a tab portion. An elongate portion of the release strip is releasably adhered to an outer surface of the tubular body of the container with a first adhesive application. The tab portion exten... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6196450 | Easy-open composite container with a membrane-type closure An easy-open composite container has a membrane-type closure and includes a laminated tubular body member of composite materials having a predetermined laminated strength. The body member includes a bodywall portion and a liner portion positioned inside t... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6142334 | Opening arrangement An opening arrangement including an openable membrane defined by a weakening line. A pulling device is connected to the membrane by a connecting portion made from a flexible material and includes two arms disposed at an angle to one another. Each arm has ... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6093430 | Precise recipe spice dispenser This Precise Recipe Spice Dispenser is an aid to cooks, providing accurate and speedy dispensing of proper amounts of spices in correct sequence for a given recipe. A transparent plastic form contains a series of separate trough-shaped spice compartments ... | 07/25/2000 |
| 6079618 | Opening arrangement for packaging containers An opening arrangement for packaging containers which is manufactured from a flexible packaging laminate and includes a prefabricated outlet opening which is covered by a tear-off strip or pull-tab. To facilitate pouring of the contents and permit reclosu... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6038812 | Vase with support for display A vase or similar container which includes a display support is formed by a tubular member having an open upper end, a closed lower end, a base support included in the closed lower end and an upper support disposed within the upper region of the tubular m... | 03/21/2000 |
| 6006984 | Paperboard package A single generally rectangular blank which can be formed into a paperboard package. The four corners of the blank are trihedral. The blank is center folded. The width of a first portion of the blank, measured parallel to the centerfold, is greater than a ... | 12/28/1999 |
| 5908246 | Unsealing structure with cut out for shrink film sealed packages An unsealing structure for packing films that are difficult to rip to pack merchandise is disclosed, where the films can be easily ripped by stripping a tag label. A tearing line 2 is formed in the surface of the film 1 of the film package by hot shearing... | 06/01/1999 |
| 5888599 | Multi-layer lidding film having improved heat seal properties and methods relating thereto The present invention relates generally to a multi-layer lidding film and a package with the lidding film heat-sealed thereto as a cover. The multi-layer film comprises: 1) a support layer, such as polyester, 2) a non-crosslinked amorphous acrylic interfa... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5873483 | Resealable container The present invention relates to a resealable container. The container includes a casing having a flap, which is openable to uncover an opening in the casing, and a covering foil, which covers and is attached to the flap and extends beyond this. The cover... | 02/23/1999 |
| 5868307 | Carton opening feature This invention relates to carton opening features. Such structures of this type, generally, utilize a straight line sealing method and a lid having a specified corner radius, wherein the carton can be easily opened at the specified corner.... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5860544 | Tamper-evident pull tab induction liner with improved moisture migration resistance and method of sealing with same A tamper-evident heat induction liner for sealing a container includes at least four stacked layers and exhibits improved resistance to moisture migration. A heat seal polymer layer is provided for induction bonding against a container opening. A moisture... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5715993 | Foldable package The subject-matter of the invention is a foldable package, having a bottom part (1) and a top package part (2) which can be separated. These parts each have side walls (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10) which are linked to one another in series. Bottom flaps (15, ... | 02/10/1998 |
| 5653382 | Tamper evident container and related apparatus A tamper evident container assembly includes a container body having a bottom wall and peripheral side wall, the side wall terminating in an outwardly curled rim. A reusable lid includes a top wall portion and a depending skirt portion, the depending skir... | 08/05/1997 |
| 5647500 | Pull-tab for liquid container A pull-tab for a liquid container according to the present invention is designed in form of a sheet, and by providing a cutting line in form of a ring, leaving a connecting sector on the periphery, it comprises a handle sector, being the portion outside s... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5632440 | Container with plug-in closure unit A combination of a container and a plug-in closure unit, and a method of manufacturing the container of the combination. The container has a wall having an opening therein defining an edge. The closure unit can be inserted into the opening, and further co... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5606846 | Bag sealing A method of packaging physical objects in a container, and a container assembly so formed, advantageously utilize a container-sealer in the general form of a double faced label. The container sealer includes a flexible strip of material comprising a subst... | 03/04/1997 |
| 5555982 | Convertible shipping container-display apparatus A shipping container apparatus is provided which, upon opening, may be converted to a display apparatus for items shipped and contained therewithin the shipping container. The convertible shipping container--display apparatus includes a cover configured f... | 09/17/1996 |
| 5516035 | Tray-lid assembly A tray-lid assembly comprises a tray and a lid. The tray includes a bottom panel, a continuous wall panel, and a continuous rim. The continuous wall panel encompasses the bottom panel and extends upwardly from the bottom panel. The continuous rim encompas... | 05/14/1996 |
| 5433374 | Venting/opening for paperboard carton A venting/opening means for an ovenable carton having a separate lid with venting and opening instructions printed on one corner, and a tray with a continuous peripheral flange. The improvement wherein the venting/opening means is applied to each corner o... | 07/18/1995 |
| 5392986 | Cup-like package with cover film of plastic A cup-like package of plastic for substantially flowable or pourable products is described. It includes a one-piece receptacle, the top filling and removal opening of which is sealed by a peel-off cover film. The cover film, which is of plastic, has a sur... | 02/28/1995 |
| 5388757 | Reclosable sales packing, e.g. for meat slices A popular type of sales packing for sliced meat comprises a cup shaped lower part having an outstanding edge flange, to which is peelably welded a tight cover sheet as an original closure, while for the reclosing of the cup there is provided a semistiff s... | 02/14/1995 |
