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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7934637 | Packaging container, and pouring plug fitted thereto A packaging container capable of reducing a tensile or compressive stress in the paper container caused by folding the pleat portion thereof to maintain the strength characteristics thereof, and providing a wide roof portion on one side thereof so that a large-sized... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7597244 | Container A container (1) for liquid products fashioned from at least one blank of multi-layer paper material comprises an essentially parallelepiped body (2) with four side walls (4, 5, 6, 7), and a top section (9) presenting four angled faces ( | 10/06/2009 |
| 7540405 | Paper container for fluid having spout plug A paper container for fluid including a spout plug, in which the spout plug is formed of a spout positioned on a spout hole part for cutting and opening and incorporates a rotary opening blade and a cap. The spout plug is fitted to a top panel, which includes the sp... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7413097 | Tamper-evident closure and method of making same A tamper-evident closure including a spout and a cap. The spout includes an upwardly extending neck defining a neck opening, an annular cap-engaging retainer extending radially outwardly from the neck, and a fulcrum interconnecting the cap-engaging retainer and the ... | 08/19/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7278439 | System and method for sealing a tank opening System for closing off an opening in a plastic tank, formed from a sheet of multilayer plastic that includes a barrier layer, the said sheet being welded around the perimeter of the opening and provided with a peripheral region that is slimmed down so as to effectiv... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7225947 | Pouring spout seal for composite packagings The spout seal for combipacks consists of a bottom part (2) and a hinged lid (1) attached to it for opening and closing the seal. The bottom part (2) is fused onto a combipack with its level bottom side. It has a circular, upward-projecting over... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7191931 | Opening arrangement, packaging and method of providing a packaging with an opening arrangement An opening arrangement includes a bottom piece disposed to be positioned on a packaging material and to define a pouring opening; a lid disposed, in a closed state, to seal the pouring opening; and a tamper evidence intended to be broken the first time the opening a... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7025220 | Fitment and package for storing fluid-containing materials and methods for their production A hermetic package having a fitment having base coupled to a lid. The base is composed of a collar having a recessed groove, the base of the fitment defines an opening which provides access to the contents of the hermetic package. The lid is a planar structure havin... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7017797 | Cardboard container for solid, granular or possibly pasty products, and manufacturing method thereof A cardboard container (1) is described particularly for solid, granular or powder products, but also adaptable to contain fluid products, in particular paste or cream products and the like. The container is obtained from two cardboard blanks (10), (... | 03/28/2006 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6845902 | Flat gable composite packing provided with a resealable spout and procedure for its manufacture Proposed for a square flat gable composite packing are a resealable spout element (1) and the manufacture of a flat gable composite packing with such a spout element (1) that eliminate the disadvantage of known spout elements, namely that such packings... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6536627 | Reclosable pourer spout for a container A pourer spout for a composite package of the carton brick type, arranged to be located level with the opening zone of the latter. The pourer spout comprises a base (2) fixed onto the container around the opening zone, and an articulated cover (4), able t... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6478175 | Orientationally sensitive closure and orienting apparatus therefor An orientationally sensitive closure for mounting to a container in a specific orientation includes a closure body and a flange. A spout portion extends from one side of the flange and an orienting projection extends from a side of the flange opposite of ... | 11/12/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6394339 | Thermoformed closure for cartons A closure for attachment to a carton. The closure comprises a base and a cover. The base includes a debossment or trough which facilitates adhesion of the closure to the carton, e.g. with hot melt. The surface of the carton to which the closure is being a... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6354467 | Device for opening and closing a package An opening and closing device for a package containing a pourable product. The device is affixed to the package at the top end of the package and includes a ring affixed to the surface of the package. The ring encompasses an intended pouring opening which... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6253994 | Process and apparatus for applying a closure to a packaging material One aspect of the present invention is a packaging material having a abhesive for preventing the adherence of the interior surfaces of the packaging material during application of a closure thereto. One example is a carton blank having the closure attache... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6244503 | Container closure apparatus The present invention is a package closure apparatus. The landing extends from a base of the closure apparatus into an opening of the closure apparatus. The spring face adjoins the landing at a first junction forming a first flexible joint. The push-tab a... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6131806 | Dispensing structure incorporating a valve-containing fitment for mounting to a container and a package with a dispensing structure A dispensing structure, and a package with a dispensing structure, is provided with a valve. In one embodiment, the dispensing structure is a multi-piece fitment. The multi-piece fitment includes a base for mounting to the container and a valve carrier fo... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6131804 | Reclosable fitment with pull off liner film A container closure has a generally planar base (2) with an aperture (5) therein which is adapted to be mounted on a wall of a container to surround an aperture therein with the two apertures in register. A flap (3) is connected to the base for movement b... | 10/17/2000 |
| 5992734 | Push-tab hinge for a container closure apparatus The present invention is a hinge for a package closure apparatus. A preferred embodiment of the hinge comprises a landing, a spring face, a push-tab, and an air vent. The landing extends from a base of the closure apparatus into an opening of the closure ... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5823420 | Push-tab hinge for a container closure apparatus A package closure apparatus is disclosed which has a push-tab connected to a base via a landing which extends into a central opening in said closure and a spring face which extends from said push-tab to connect with the landing. The connection between the... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5799840 | Closure formed as a single, integral part A closure for a container wherein the closure has a spout with flange, a cap and a link connecting the spout and cap. The link has a joint at its connection to the spout which allows for the folding of a portion of the link toward the flange for binding t... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5765747 | Pour spout fitment for gable top container A pour spout fitment is disclosed for inside installation through a pre-cut opening in one of the slanted roof panels of a gable top container. The fitment includes a spout base portion having inner and outer flanges which provide a recessed area therebet... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5670002 | Process for covering cut edge of a container opening with protective layer A container comprises an opening whose cut edge is covered by a protective covering layer. The protective covering layer is formed to have a tube-shaped area in which a plane area is joined to both ends. The tube-shaped area covers the cut edge of the ope... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5639018 | Push-tab hinge for a container closure apparatus A package closure apparatus is disclosed which has a push-tab connected to a base via a landing which extends into a central opening in the closure and a spring face which extends from the push-tab to connect with the landing. The connection between the l... | 06/17/1997 |
| 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 |
| 5498225 | Opening device for a packaging container and method of manufacturing the same Opening device for a packaging container with an unbroken, liquid-tight pouring spout (31, 33) and a closure part (3) is disclosed. A method of manufacturing the opening device entails forming the pouring spout (21, 33) with the closure part (3) as a mold... | 03/12/1996 |
| 5484101 | Opening arrangement In an opening arrangement for a package, the package being manufactured from a packaging material, the opening arrangement includes a hole punched in the material. The opening arrangement further includes a strip having a first portion which, prior to fil... | 01/16/1996 |
| 5364019 | Opening arrangement The disclosure relates to a method of providing a liquid package (2) with an opening arrangement (1) and to the opening arrangement (1) proper. A hole (3) is punched out in the material (15) of a package (2) of the type which is produced from a material w... | 11/15/1994 |
| 5287983 | Pourer device for a flowable media package and a method of producing such a device A pourer device of synthetic plastic material for attachment to a hole in a package for flowable contents includes a bottom part and a closure part that are connected to one another by a hinge. At least one of the bottom part and the closure part is movab... | 02/22/1994 |
| 5285954 | Flexible material container A container (1) made of flexible material (2) is, suitable for either vacuum-packed or nonvacuum-packed products and/or sterilizable products, or for containing liquid products, having stiffening plates as a cover (3) and as a base plate (4) and a system ... | 02/15/1994 |
| 5257734 | Waste paper bins A waste paper bin of large capacity comprises a base 2 having side walls 5, a bottom wall 4, and a removable lid 3. The bottom wall and the removable lid are each formed by folding a sheet of flexible material. The lid has side walls 11 for overlapping th... | 11/02/1993 |
| 5255813 | Opening arrangement for a container package An opening arrangement for laminated container packages or cartons of the single-use disposable type is disclosed. The opening arrangement includes an inner pouring spout, which is formed as a closed part continuous with the container package, and an oute... | 10/26/1993 |
| 5248054 | Opening arrangement for a container package An opening arrangement for laminated container packages or cartons of the single-use disposable type includes an inner pouring spout, which is formed as a closed part continuous with the container package, and an outer, screw stopper-like sealing portion.... | 09/28/1993 |
| 5158633 | Method for producing an opening means on a pack for liquids A pack for liquids is made at least partially from cardboard or the like, which is impervious to liquid at least on its one surface, by virtue of a plastics coating. The pack has side walls (2-3), a bottom and a top wall (1), which are connected together ... | 10/27/1992 |
| 5154342 | Package for flowable substances and a method of producing such a package A liquids package is described which comprises a tube (1) comprising side walls (3-6) connected to one another by a longitudinal sealing seam (2) and consisting of synthetic plastics coated paper. The package is provided with a synthetic plastics top inje... | 10/13/1992 |
| 5152438 | Pour spout construction A pour spout carton for extended shelf life paperboard containers, such as those of the gable top type. A first barrier layer lines the carton interior and a second lines the carton exterior surface. A dispensing opening is formed, as by die cutting, in a... | 10/06/1992 |
