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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7494044 | Carton, carton blank and associated methodology A carton blank may be formed having at least one score line therein. A second layer of material may overlay at least a portion of the first layer, including the score line, thus defining an overlaid score area. The overlaid score area may include at least a portion ... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7347326 | Multiple angle tubular container A tubular container that can be bent at multiple angles to hold and protect irregular (non-straight) items. The container comprises at least one rigid, hollow straight section and at least one hollow tubular connector piece. The connector piece is configured to fit ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7086579 | Boxes with a tissue insert A tissue-lined box is formed from a carton blank having a generally rectangular bottom panel with a width W, the carton blank having integral side walls and end walls connected with the bottom panel at creased fold lines. Four corner panels, one corner panel positio... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7021488 | Pressure vessel for compressed gases utilizing a replaceable and flexible liner A pressure vessel assembly, and method of use, for storing a gas at an elevated pressure. The assembly includes a vessel body having a rigid wall with an inner surface defining a storage chamber and with an inlet allowing the gas to enter the storage chamber. The as... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6739500 | Container and method for making container for fragile products A tubular container for fragile products is provided according to the present invention that includes a flexible end closure that moves inwardly against the products when vacuum is applied during packaging for providing cushioning support to the products. The flexib... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6675971 | Composite container having detachable liner and method for making container A composite container having a detachable liner and a method for making the container are provided according to the present invention. The method includes providing a tubular body ply formed of a paperboard material and adhering the liner ply using a stan... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6634546 | Package for food products, blank of a package for food products and method of manufacturing such a blank A package and a corresponding blank (10) for a package for food products comprises a carton with at least one dividing line (24), which can be broken, and a film with a dividing line (26) or an edge allowing easy separation of the film, wherein the dividi... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6422455 | Composite container for vacuum packaging food products such as dough and associated methods A tubular container for expansible food products is provided according to the present invention that includes a flexible liner having opposed end portions secured to respective ends of a tubular body wall. The tubular body wall has opposed ends and inner ... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6305600 | Carton having a prefolded interior paper lining and a method of preparing a carton with a prefolded interior paper lining A method of preparing a carton with a prefolded interior paper lining includes feeding carton blanks having a surface, the surface having leading and trailing edges and right and left side edges, feeding a paper web, folding the paper web to have a base p... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6290125 | Compartmented packaging A package comprising a first wall forming a blank of the package which is folded to produce a three-dimensional main package. A second wall is welded, glued or otherwise applied to the surface of at least one panel inside the first wall of the package to ... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6273332 | Package design Broadly defined, the present invention is an improved packaging system for products that can be poured. Most commonly, those products will be solid pourable products, such as cereals, candies, rice, detergents, and a multitude of other products. However, ... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6227439 | Flexible bag in the box container for liquids Liquid resistant containers having double walled construction and an upwardly projecting container bottom are suitable for use, e.g., as a flower vase. Preferably, the containers are formed from a unitary carton blank having fold lines such that the conta... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6216871 | Package and method for packaging of batches of articles of undetermined volume The invention is a packaging case made of cardboard for transporting a load, a method and a device for packaging such a case. The case includes a lateral band (2, 3, 4, 5) and a horizontal base (6) integral with the band via joining lines, and a heat shri... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6059181 | Packaging system for non-rigid materials A packaging system for non-rigid materials includes various embodiments. In one embodiment the blocks of material are separated from each other by a partially wrapped liner with a partition extending between the blocks. In another embodiment pairs of bloc... | 05/09/2000 |
| 5988389 | Article cradle An article cradle (20) formed from a one-piece blank (10) has a bottom wall (22) and adjoining end (24) and side (40) walls. The end walls (24) have end wall flanges (26) extending therefrom. The side walls (40) have side wall flanges (46) extending there... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5988493 | Composite container for vacuum packaging of products A composite container is provided for vacuum packaging of products which is constructed, as follows. A hollow body portion defines a desired shape for the container and has an inside surface. A liner layer is in superimposed position within the body porti... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5918799 | Carton, carton blank and method for forming the carton A carton blank and a leakproof carton formed therefrom which carton has an outer enclosure formed from a relatively rigid material and having an openable top portion and a closed bottom portion and a leakproof inner liner having a central body portion sec... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5893513 | Two-piece paperboard container with pour spout A two-piece paperboard container composed of an outer carton and liner includes a paperboard pour spout formed from portions of the outer carton and liner. The pour spout includes a spout body and a pair of spout wings hingedly connected to opposing edges... | 04/13/1999 |
| 5794811 | Carton, carton blank and method for forming the carton A carton blank for forming a leakproof carton comprising an outer enclosure formed from a relatively rigid material an openable top a closed bottom and a central body and a leakproof inner liner having a central body portion secured to the central body of... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5702052 | Bin of laminated material A bin formed with a general circular shape in plan being formed from an outside liner of paperboard and an inner paperboard flute providing medium which is affixed to the outside liner. The flutes of the flute providing medium are larger than those of "A"... | 12/30/1997 |
| 5636760 | Container for fluid A container for a fluid is formed of a soft, inner container for containing the fluid and a rigid, outer container, the inner container being disposed within the outer container, both containers having a discharge port common to each other. Approximately ... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5568877 | Method of manufacture for container for hot food A method of manufacturing a container for the temporary storage of foods is disclosed. The container includes a corrugated medium having a single backer paper thus creating an exposed corrugated surface on a side opposite the backer. The food container is... | 10/29/1996 |
| 5518174 | Lined carton with sift-resistant dispensing feature A lined dispensing carton with a sift-resiatant dispensing opening in a side wall of the carton that is covered by a hinged reclosable flap that can be folded and inserted into the carton for cooperation with a portion of a carton liner to render that car... | 05/21/1996 |
| 5377834 | Dispenser package for light-sensitive products A dispenser package for a light-sensitive product, having an erectable outer box and a tubular protective foil received in the box and containing the product, the box includes a lower panel, an upper panel, two substantially parallel side panels connectin... | 01/03/1995 |
| 5370138 | Disposable paper ashtray A disposable paper ashtray formed by folding a flat sheet of recycled paper made by compress process, having four side walls, a bottom and an upper holed flat portion extending from one of two opposite sides and folded to cover on an upper side and a sepa... | 12/06/1994 |
| 5269404 | Sleeve and tray assembly A sleeve and tray assembly having a flexible film attached to the tray and to the sleeve such that insertion of the tray into the sleeve disposes the film into a position to cover an access opening on the tray. A levering device is provided for helping to... | 12/14/1993 |
| 5226555 | Battery container A battery container for transportation and storage of wet-acid batteries includes an inner liner for holding a battery, an outer liner wrapped around the inner liner and an enclosure wrapped around both liners. The inner liner absorbs liquids spilled from... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5222660 | Flip-top carton for powdered detergent A carton, a box-blank for making a carton and a method of making a box-blank, each of a material having two layers, or a laminated corrugated cardboard, there being provided a substantially separable section and a tear strip for separating the outer layer... | 06/29/1993 |
| 5209394 | Carton for detergent A carton having two broad sides, two narrow sides and a tear tape spaced from the top and functionally extending through part or all of three of the sides but not extending completely through the fourth side. The fourth side is one of the narrow sides and... | 05/11/1993 |
| 5163555 | Hazardous waste disposal container The present invention is a collapsible, multi-wall fiberboard container which is fixedly attached to a pallet. The container is particularly designed to hold flowable type materials such as sludge or particulates, and may be used for containing, transport... | 11/17/1992 |
| 5108028 | Reusable, collapsible, bulk container A reusable, collapsible, bulk container having pairs of opposed side walls, each of which has foldably joined to the lower end thereof a narrow bottom wall retaining flange. The retaining flange of one side wall is permanently adhesively secured to a marg... | 04/28/1992 |
| 5105971 | Carton A reclosable container having a box-like configuration is provided with means for severing the front and side walls thereof along a strip spaced below the upper end thereof for defining a hinge portion in the back wall end to divide the carton into a lid ... | 04/21/1992 |
| 5058748 | Detergent carton An improved carton, particularly for concentrated or superconcentrated powdered products, cartons containing such products and carton blanks for making such cartons. The carton includes two side panels, a front panel, a rear panel, bottom closure flaps, t... | 10/22/1991 |
| 5048716 | Cardboard container with reinforcing slits lined with synthetic material In a cardboard container, having a bottom wall and side walls, slits are defined to extend only in the bottom wall and the material of the bottom wall is deformed or bent so that the portions of the bottom wall, adjacent to the edges of each given slit, a... | 09/17/1991 |
| 4984688 | Film box A packaging system for the protection and shipment of photographic film sheets comprises a box including a container and a cover adapted to close over an opening in the container. The container has a flexible tray element inserted within a rigid outer sec... | 01/15/1991 |
| 4881683 | Paperboard container for shipping material in bulk A knockdown bulk container for storing and shipping bulk quantities of fluid and semi-fluid substances including an annular base, an annular cap and a circular side wall. The side wall is formed of a number of paperboard slats adhered to a sheet of paperb... | 11/21/1989 |
| 4865371 | Apparatus for disposing of animal excrement Method and apparatus for disposing of animal feces including a two piece box which folds out from a collapsible flat shape. The interior of this box is layered with a moisture impermeable material which is coated with a water soluble mixture. The water so... | 09/12/1989 |
| 4863021 | Bulk bin bag cassette A new bag cassette having a main bottom panel formed by a diagonal panel defined by a pair of spaced parallel fold lines and a pair of side panels is used to protect and position a bag and for squaring a carton. The bag spout is held in a reinforcing pane... | 09/05/1989 |
| 4801077 | Combined tray and cover for use in the delivery of food items The carton is comprised of a corrugated paperboard tray and a corrugated paperboard cover. The tray has upstanding side wall panels and upstanding end wall panels, the upstanding end wall panels having hand holes for lifting the tray. The cover has a top ... | 01/31/1989 |
| 4760951 | Disposable spray hood A portable disposable spray hood for receiving an article to be spray coated and capturing overspray from an aerosol container type spray device used to spray coat the article is formed from a plurality of connected panels foldable relative to each other ... | 08/02/1988 |
