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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7331481 | Gas-tight or partly gas-permeable transport package, and method and apparatus for manufacturing same A package, comprising an outer package formed from relatively rigid material and an inner package formed from at least two layers of film material, the two layers of film material being gas-tightly connected to each other near their circumference by means of an inhe... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7156252 | Container closure with dual heat seal and magnetic seal A closure system for a container comprises a magnetically permeable element such as a metal ring adapted to be affixed on a container adjacent an opening thereof, and a closure such as a membrane lid having a surface formed by a heat seal material, the closure being... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7000824 | Carton and carton blank therefor A carton and a blank for forming a carton for holding a plurality of articles, for example bottles, comprising a collapsible tubular corner post formed from an extension of a carton side wall. The corner post is adapted to move from a flat collapsed condition when e... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6959832 | Lid member for food container A lid member for a food container having a layered structure in which a surface sheet is laid on a composite sheet, said surface sheet including an easily-peelable area that is easily separated from the composite sheet, formed by applying a lubricant between the sur... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6866189 | Retail carton and baking tray A container is provided with a removable lid which allows for corner reinforcement structures to remain attached to the container after lid removal. According to one embodiment, the lid is removable via a combination of tear-away strips and reverse cuts. The contain... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6790508 | Multiple film sheet for containers with peel-off lids A sheet composed of multiple films for providing peel-off lids for containers comprising a first film set of films, with a film layer of aluminum, an external polythene film and an internal orientated plastic film; a second film set heat-sealed to the edge of a cont... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6669046 | Food container lid member having selectively peelable area A lid member for a food container comprising an easily-peelable area of the layered structure having a lubricant between the base layer and the surface sheet, a non-peelable opening area of the layered structure disposed within the easily-peelable area; a... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6651874 | Packing tray and method for its production and use There is described a packing tray (2) mainly of cardboard, paper, or a laminate, e.g. extruded, primarily containing these materials and in particular intended as sales packing for foodstuffs, e.g. meat, sliced meat or vegetables, poultry, fish, fruit, ve... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6643995 | Process and apparatus for manufacturing packages A box body (11) having a bottom face portion (12), side face portions (13, 14) and corner sealing portions (15) is formed of a packaging material of a soft sheet, and flange portions (16, 17) and flange jointing portions (18) are formed by folding the upp... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6505769 | Partial web in tray corners A tray composed of a unitary, continuous blank has an inner surface and an outer surface. The tray comprises a bottom wall, a plurality of sidewalls extending upwardly from the bottom wall and a plurality of minor flaps. Each of the plurality of minor fla... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6471062 | Packaging box and method packaging A packaging box is formed by a bottom surface member disposed at the side of a bottom surface of goods to be packaged, and a top surface member disposed at the side of a top surface of the goods to be packaged. The bottom surface member includes a base pa... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6471083 | Induction-sealed composite container end closure A closure for sealing an opening of a tubular container is disclosed, the closure having a paperboard central panel with a plurality of secondary panels extending angularly therefrom forming a surface around the perimeter of the central panel. A plastic s... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6436499 | Cold seal package and method for making the same The present invention is directed to a cold seal package that includes constructions wherein two substrates, or two portions of one substrate, are sealingly engaged to one another using a substantially natural latex rubber-free contact adhesive. The two s... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6332537 | Packaging box and method of packaging A packaging box is formed by a bottom surface member disposed at the side of a bottom surface of goods to be packaged, and a top surface member disposed at the side of a top surface of the goods to be packaged. The bottom surface member includes a base pa... | 12/25/2001 |
| 6302324 | Tray-type receptacle for use in a packaging method for perishable food products A system for packaging of perishable food products involves initially packaging the food product in a receptacle containing an inert gas atmosphere and sealing a film to the receptacle. The inert gas atmosphere prevents deterioration of the food product s... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6273610 | Package formed of soft sheet There is disclosed a package including a box body having an opening and a cover member for closing the opening of the box body. The box body is formed of a packaging material of a soft sheet having a monolayer of a resin film or a multi-layer structure ha... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6264099 | Packaging carton A packaging carton is made by folding a quadrilateral sheet S1 in a polyhedron having specified length, width and height with a flat flange F1 provided around its periphery so that a sealing cover can be bonded on the flange. The quadrilateral sheet compr... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6237843 | Container lid with printed coupon A coupon bearing lid component for a container is prepared from a sheet of paperboard, said paperboard having an outer surface with a finished coating for printing graphics and an inner surface on which coupon indicia is printed, the improvement wherein t... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6116501 | Stackable, self-supporting container with lid-alignment feature A container having a container body, an open end and an opposed bottom. Around the open end of the container is a substantially continuous outwardly extending flange. The container has a lid for closing the container. The container flange and lid include ... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6109515 | Sealable container assembly The present invention relates to a disposable lid sealed to a disposable container using an adhesive. The present invention also relates to an improved disposable assembly. The assembly has a container and a lid. The container includes a rim and a tongue ... | 08/29/2000 |
| 5992674 | Tray and two part cover for easy opening and handling A container comprises a tray-shaped bottom part (1) with an opening covered by a cover part. The cover part is sealed to the bottom part along a circumferential rim (10) thereof to form a sealed compartment. The cover part comprises a first cover sheet (2... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5916614 | Dual state food packaging Dual state packaging may be implemented with a tray having a peripheral flange adapted to receive a pair of membranes to enclose the tray. The lower membrane is the more permeable of the two. It may be attached to a first surface of the flange. The second... | 06/29/1999 |
| 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 |
| 5735454 | Cohesive self latching trays A container formed of two identical trays. Each tray carries two flanges, the flanges extending from opposite side walls of a tray. One surface of each flange is provided with a layer or coating of a cohesive material. Such a material adheres only to othe... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5709312 | Disposable cover for trash containers The invention relates to an adjustable, flexible cover for a container such as a trash or garbage receptacle comprising a flexible film which is impervious to water and odors and has a central portion bounded by a peripheral edge to cover the top opening ... | 01/20/1998 |
| 5655661 | Wrapper for flanged tray with opening feature A package comprising a flanged tray and a wrapper for covering the tray includes an easy opening feature for providing access to the contents of the tray. The wrapper is formed from a substantially rectangular blank of paperboard which is cut and scored t... | 08/12/1997 |
| 5641118 | Package with improved removable strip A package for containing solids and other consumable contents is provided that includes a tray having walls and a bottom panel defining a container space and a tray cover having a lid wall panel that encloses the container space. The package thus closed e... | 06/24/1997 |
| 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 |
| 5486390 | Recyclable blister package The invention relates to a blister package comprising: A) a first sheet selected from the group consisting of polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polyvinyl chloride (PVC), and polyvinyl chloride (PVC) coated with polyvinylidene chloride (PVDC) having a blister w... | 01/23/1996 |
| 5439132 | Dual cover package A tray having a peripheral flange with one or more raised ledges to secure a pair of membranes to enclose the tray. A lower membrane may be attached to a first ledge of the flange. An upper membrane may be attached to a second ledge or a recessed lip of t... | 08/08/1995 |
| 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 |
| 5421510 | Container/lid assembly for paperboard food packages which utilizes press-applied coatings as a sealing medium This invention relates to paperboard food packages. Such structures of this type, generally, have lids which can be sealed to the food package which utilizes press-applied coatings as a sealing medium.... | 06/06/1995 |
| 5402931 | Carton with lid sealed to tray end flanges and lid flaps sealed to tray sides A carton package comprising a plurality of blanks of carton material cut and scored so as to provide one or more tray compartments and a separate lid part. The lid part includes a lid panel having a pair of opposed end edges defined by a pair of opposed p... | 04/04/1995 |
| 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 |
| 5348752 | Dual state food packaging Dual state packaging may be implemented with a tray having a peripheral flange adapted to receive a pair of membranes to enclose the tray. The lower membrane is the more permeable of the two. It may be attached to a first surface of the flange. The second... | 09/20/1994 |
| 5326022 | Carton with vent opening arrangement A one-piece carton formable into an enclosed container and suited to retain consumable contents therein. The carton blank is cut and scored to include a bottom wall panel, four side wall panels integral with the bottom wall panel along four side fold line... | 07/05/1994 |
| 5253801 | Multi sided food tray A flanged tray and preform for making it. The preform includes a cut and scored paperboard blank having a polygonal bottom forming base panel. Each edge of the base is foldably joined to a radially outwardly extending, regular trapezoidal sidewall forming... | 10/19/1993 |
| 5244145 | Two way opening for a tray type carton A venting/opening scheme for tray type cartons, wherein the tray has a continuous, upper peripheral flange to which a lid is bonded, and the tray includes opening instructions printed on a side wall for opening one of two adjacent corners of the tray, the... | 09/14/1993 |
