William F. Semple, a dentist, was awarded the first US Patent on chewing gum in 1869. His recipe contained powdered chalk.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8167194 | Carton with opening feature and blank A dispensing carton includes a dispenser section having a deformation pattern provided therein. The deformation pattern facilitates removal of the dispenser section during opening of the carton. ... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8061587 | Carton for multiple articles A carton for a group of bottles arranged in rows is of substantially tubular structure comprising a bottom panel (18), a first side panel (16), a top panel (14), a second side wall panel (12) and end closure panels for at least partially ... | 11/22/2011 |
| 7984845 | Regulated fluid dispensing system packaging A packaging container is used to package a regulated fluid dispensing system including a regulated fluid dispensing device and a beverage container. The packaging includes carry handles, and a perforation pattern that allows a front panel of the packaging container ... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7918385 | Carton with dispenser A carton having a dispenser with a removable dispenser panel. The dispenser panel is configured to be easily removed and to allow access to containers in the carton. ... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7874477 | Carton with top dispensing feature A carton with a new dispenser that can be opened by a pull tab with this dispenser flap being placed in a corner of the top panel of the carton so that it is adjacent to the tops of the small necks of the bottles for easy opening and removal or for opening and reclo... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7784676 | Carton having tear-away feature for shipping and handling multiple packages of products A carton is provided that may be used for multiple packages of various products, such as food snack items, and includes a tear-away feature that allows ready access to and display of the products. The carton in its open/display configuration still has sufficient str... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7703666 | Carton with dispenser A carton for containing a plurality of articles. The carton has panels that extend at least partially around an interior of the carton. The panels comprise a top panel, a bottom panel and a first side panel and a second side panel. The carton has a dispenser for all... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7673789 | Carton with opening feature and blank A dispensing carton includes a dispenser section having a deformation pattern provided therein. The deformation pattern facilitates removal of the dispenser section during opening of the carton. ... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7568612 | Carton with dispenser A carton having a dispenser with a removable dispenser panel. The dispenser panel is configured to be easily removed and to allow access to containers in the carton. ... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7427011 | Carton and insert and blank for forming the same A package and two part blank for forming a package for carrying one or more articles comprising a carton having a plurality of wall panels for forming a tubular structure wherein each end of the carton is closed by a first panel hingedly connected to one of the wall... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7427010 | Carton lock This invention relates to a wrap-around carrier which is held together by a single locking system, which is a secondary locking system in which the secondary male locks are formed as an extension of an outer secondary locking flap with an inner bottom flap having a ... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7422104 | Multi-pack packaging and dispenser A multi-pack packaging and dispenser that is suitable for carrying and dispensing glass bottles, such as beer bottles, as well as a variety of other objects. The packaging includes a main access panel that is generally located on the top of the package but, could al... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7414230 | Package with removable portion Various blanks are provided for forming sleeves, containers, and other constructs for heating, browning, and/or crisping of a food item in a microwave oven, and for holding and/or transporting the food item after heating. The various blanks, sleeves, containers, and... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7389909 | Bag-in-box container A bag-in-box beverage container and dispenser is provided, incorporating an outer shell fabricated preferably from corrugated paperboard material, and an inner liquid containing bag, fabricated from a suitable material. The carton includes ready assembly features, a... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7374076 | Carton with dispenser A package has an article group of at least one row of substantially cylindrical articles and a carton disposed around the article group. The carton includes a plurality of walls including a top wall, a base wall, a pair of opposed side walls connected to side edges ... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7337942 | Carton A carton for enclosing a number of products. The carton may include a top panel, a first side panel, a second side panel, and a top panel tab positioned adjacent to the top panel and separated by a top panel fold line. The carton may have a first score line extendin... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7331508 | Stackable container with support flanges A container is disclosed having a plurality of interconnected panels forming sidewalls surrounding a central space. Flaps extend from lower sidewall edges and fold along fold lines to form a bottom. Support flanges are arranged along upper sidewall edges on opposite... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7331507 | Carton with top dispensing feature A carton with a new type of dispenser that is placed midway between the ends of the carton adjacent a fold line between the top panel and adjoining side panel. The dispenser is designed so that it is slightly larger than the diameter of the bottom ends of from two t... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7331509 | Severable carton wall A severable carton wall includes a substantially vertically disposed composite wall formed from a pair of overlapping panels joined along a seam, and a frangible line extending across the composite wall, traversing the seam, defining a removable upper portion of the... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7328834 | Paperboard carton with a new type of dispenser A carton for carrying a plurality of cans in at least three rows having a dispenser flap that is easily removed from the end of the carton to expose a dispenser which has a bottom of a sufficient height from the bottom panel to prevent containers in the bottom row f... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7328798 | Carton with two-step opening feature defining yieldable dispenser A carton for dispensing and retaining articles such as cans or bottles is opened by at least partially removing a first detachable portion and then by at least partially detaching a second detachable portion. Removal of the first detachable portion defines an openin... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7318941 | Assembly comprising a package and a processed cheese portion An assembly including a processed cheese portion (22) and a package (26) closely wrapping the portion. The package includes an element which itself comprises a film (2) tightly wrapping the portion and in contact therewith, and tear-initiating m... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7296731 | Carton with removable corner portion A carton having a dispensing feature adapted for permitting the removal of articles from within the carton. To erect the carton, a plurality of panels are connected together to define an end of the carton. At least one removable portion is provided in the erected ca... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7273161 | Carton with a dispenser in the top panel for dispensing pouches A carton is provided for carrying a plurality of pouches which has at least one dispenser in the top panel formed between the handle and the end panel. The carton may have two dispensers, with one formed on each side of the handle between the handle and an end panel... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7237674 | Carton with dispenser A package includes an article group formed of two or more vertically arranged tiers of similarly dimensioned, cylindrical articles disposed on their sides in a side-by-side parallel fashion, and a carton disposed around the group. The carton includes a top wall, opp... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7234631 | Packaging case A packaging case which can store a plurality of stored items, enables the stored items to be individually removed, and prevents the occurrence of formation failures. First broken cut lines (perforations) extend from a first flat plate (a side plate) over one flat pl... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7207474 | Carton with dispenser A carton includes a top wall, a pair of opposed side walls connected to the side edges of the top wall, an end wall interconnecting the side walls and an article dispenser for dispensing articles from the carton. The dispenser includes a detachable portion of the ca... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7204406 | Carton with outwardly-extending access panel Multi-unit product cartons for store racks, shelves, walls, columns, and floors, in particular, cartons with advantageous product visibility and accessibility via a radially-openable access panel disposed on at least one of the carton sides. The access panel has at ... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7175047 | Carton with an improved dispensing feature A carton with an improved dispenser at one of the carton which preserves the integrity of the carton when the carton is opened by permitting a bottom end flap attached to the bottom panel to remain in place and also a portion of each side end flap that is adjacent t... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7175066 | Shipping and display carton A shipping carton is converted to use as a display carton using perforated lines and precut openings that together define a line circumscribing the carton. At any location at which the perforated line crosses an edge of the carton of another perforated line, a precu... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7163139 | Carton and carton blank A carton and blank having a tear line comprising a plurality of perforations or short slits arranged in at least three rows. There is also provided a carton and blank for forming a carton having a wall provided with a tear open feature which comprises a tear initiat... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7147143 | Opening assist to dispensing carton An opening assist for a dispensing carton to facilitate the opening of the carton to dispense articles without unintentional tearing of the carton. The dispensing carton includes a plurality of panels hingedly connected to one another. A displaceable portion is deta... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7134551 | Dispensing system for double stack carton The carton of this invention is capable of carrying the plurality of containers stacked upon their ends in two tiers with a unique dispenser that permits the dispensing of containers on their sides. The dispenser is formed in a top side wall and extends into the end... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7134593 | Paperboard carton with a new type of dispenser A carton for carrying a plurality of cans in at least three rows having a dispenser flap that is easily removed from the end of the carton to expose a dispenser which has a bottom of a sufficient height from the bottom panel to prevent containers in the bottom row f... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7121452 | Carton of a plurality of packets of cigarettes Packets (2) of cigarettes are packed in multiples adopting a rigid carton (1) of parallelepiped shape presenting two end faces (11, 12) coinciding with the flanks (13, 14), and four side faces (3, 4, 5, 6) of which two coincide wit... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7100798 | Carton with an improved dispensing feature A carton with an improved dispenser at one of the carton which preserves the integrity of the carton when the carton is opened by permitting a bottom end flap attached to the bottom panel to remain in place and also a portion of each side end flap that is adjacent t... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7066379 | Shipping container convertible to a display container Shipping containers that are convertible to display containers are disclosed. The containers comprise wrap around outer shells of the general type known as “Bliss” wraps, in combination with interior vertical support structures. The invention presents improved t... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7066333 | Office paper end-display shipper display A shipping container converts into a display tray, wherein the container has a base and a removable lid, and a single tear line crosses a plurality of side, end and bottom panels of the base, dividing the base into two sections of unequal size. The smaller section o... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7055734 | Collapsible carton A folding carton formed from a blank of corrugated board, including first, second, third and fourth side walls hingedly connected by their edges to form a generally rectangular tubular enclosure, a bottom formed by at least two bottom walls hingedly connected to at ... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7048115 | Resealable cigarette package A resealable hard box cigarette pack is provided with a window type opening extending across a portion of the pack top wall and also a portion of the front wall of the pack. The window is covered by a closure that may be resealed to the pack body either through inse... | 05/23/2006 |