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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7703664 | Paperboard container having curvilinear portion The present invention relates to composite paperboard containers and methods for making the same. Specifically, the present invention includes a curvilinear container comprising a tubular body formed convolutely or via spiral winding from a single paperboard ply or ... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7578426 | Folding bag A folded box has side walls and a base unit and/or a lid unit. At least one of the side walls has a convex curvature when the folded box is folded up. At least one supporting unit is connected to the inner wall of the convexly curved side wall and has a first adhesi... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7347323 | Boxed and secured necktie package A package and packaging methods for retaining a necktie within a box serving as both a display fixture and a packaging container for the enclosed necktie. A member, affixed into the box at at least two spaced locations, is configured to secure the necktie in a rolle... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7331504 | Partially adhered tube and methods and apparatus for manufacturing same A tube includes a structural ply wrapped around an axis of the tube, and adhesive which adheres an outer surface of the structural ply to an inner surface. The inner surface is part of the structural ply, or it is part of a second ply of the tube. The outer surface ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7325683 | Welding wire container A large capacity welding wire container for storing welding wire, in which an outer shell, an inner shell, a base plate and upper and lower fixtures are mostly made of paper as well as application of steel is minimized so that the container is readily discarded afte... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7311243 | Two piece paper cup and sidewall blank therefor A two-piece cup is formed by a sidewall member having an upper edge, a lower edge, a pair of opposite side edges, a front surface and a back surface with the opposite side edges overlapped and sealed along an overlapped side seam, and a bottom member sealed along th... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7290679 | Foldable air insulating sleeve A foldable air insulating sleeve for insulating beverage and food containers is herein provided. More particularly, the foldable air insulating sleeve secures a cup in a manner that leaves a pocket of air surrounding the cup. This provides for improved temperature r... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7282250 | Method for providing longitudinally extended articles, such as cable assemblies, with a sheathing The invention relates to a wrap assembly for wrapping longitudinally extended articles, such as cable assemblies. The wrapping uses a textile sheath and self-adhering adhesive tape. The sheath provides edged on each narrow side. The self-adhesive tape is narrow comp... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7281649 | Bottom seal for container The present invention generally provides a bottom seal for a container. The container has a side wall having an upper end and a lower end. A bottom wall closes the lower end of the side wall. The bottom wall has a base and a skirt projecting from an outer periphery ... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7281650 | Beverage cup A beverage cup that is constructed to be inexpensive and disposable with the beverage cup having an anti-slip exterior surface. The anti-slip exterior surface can be constructed of a foam coating or constructed by placing a mass of small holes through a corrugated l... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7278538 | Beverage carton with strap type carrying handle A tubular carton and blank for forming the carton includes a top, base and a pair of side walls. At least one of the side walls includes a displaceable zone arranged to protrude out of the plane of the one side wall. The displaceable zone includes connected sections... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7263790 | Releasable closures for removable display surfaces A precisely measured removable cover for reusable beverage containers with releasable closures. The cover has a flexible sheet with a graphical display imprinted on one side and a cover fastener for removably fastening the cover to a container. The sheet is advantag... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7240609 | Rigid framed wine barrel with replaceable wood panels A wine barrel having a rigid external reusable frame with replaceable wooden side panels and substantially identical upper and lower wooden ends assembled within the rigid external frame to provide a wooden enclosure for the wine. A liquid tight container is provide... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7237678 | Display box with elements protecting against the rotation and movement of a container inserted into the box Display box for housing a cylindrical container with a side portion thereof visible through a window provided in at least one of the side walls of the box, including elements which interfere with the container, to lock the container, protect the container within the... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7214397 | Plug for sucking a beverage A plug for sucking a beverage from a bottle or the like includes a housing and supporting means for housing and supporting a dissolvable food praline, the beverage being delivered through the plug through a window formed between the outer contour of the praline and ... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7159760 | Package for delicacies and method for packaging delicacies A package for several delicacies comprising compartments, which are pivotally connected to the sides of a polygonal bottom part. The package includes a closed position wherein the bottom part forms a portion of a flat bottom of a container for the delicacies, each c... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7086580 | Paper container A paper container includes a base disk and a peripheral wall having a ledge extending from a bottom edge of the peripheral wall to engage with a bottom face of the base disk, a side wall integrally formed adjacent to the ledge and having an inner surface to engage w... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7074295 | Labelling apparatus and method for correcting visual adhesive defects A method of correcting defects in a label resulting from a non-uniform application of adhesive to a surface of the label prior to applying the label to a container includes the steps of applying an adhesive to a surface of a label in a non-uniform manner to cause se... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7040527 | Fiber drum, cylindrical body thereof, and method of fabricating the cylindrical body A cylindrical body of a fiber drum comprises a roll of paper material having two open ends, and a curled portion formed by inwardly curling the edge of at least one of the two open ends. A method of fabricating the fiber drum comprises the steps of winding a length ... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7036776 | Ice cream cone holding apparatus An ice cream cone holding apparatus includes a housing including a base and a vertical portion that is attached to and extends upwardly from the base. An opening extends into an upper end of the vertical portion and through a bottom surface of the base. A saddle is ... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7037206 | Billiards rack The present invention 10 discloses a billiards ball racking system comprised of two symmetrical circular loops 12, 14 bonded together. Each circular loop 12, 14 may hold up to seven billiard balls 16, six balls around the inner perimeter ... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6976618 | Tubular cartons The present invention provides a tubular carton sleeve (3) comprising a first sheet (4) superimposed at least in part on a second sheet (6), said first sheet providing an inner wall (4) of said sleeve and said second sheet providing an ou... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6929554 | Billiards indicator system and method A billiards indicator system and method for providing a convenient reminder of whether a person is to shoot at solid colored or striped balls. The billiards indicator system and method includes a first conical member which is substantially hollow, and designed for b... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6824002 | Support fixture for food plate and beverage container A disposable fixture for supporting a beverage container and for supporting a food plate having a central hole approximately three inches in diameter, suitable for holding with one hand. In the preferred embodiment the fixture is made entirely of corrugated fiberboa... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6761675 | Tubular composite containers having unsupported film liners and methods and apparatus for making same A tubular composite container includes a paperboard body ply wrapped into a tubular shape, and a polymer film liner ply wrapped into a tubular shape and adhered to the inner surface of the body ply. The liner ply has a circumferential length when unwrapped and flat ... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6729534 | Blank for a disposable thermally insulated container A container blank comprises at least one substrate layer made of disposable material and at least one film layer disposed substantially over the substrate layer and having at least one portion adapted to shrink away from the substrate layer upon application of heat.... | 05/04/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6677019 | Liquid-resistant paperboard tube, and method and apparatus for making same A paperboard tube is rendered resistant to liquid by coating portions or all of the tube with submicron-sized particles of inorganic material that are treated to be hydrophobic and/or oleophobic. The particles can be applied directly to the paperboard, lo... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6595409 | Paper container and method of manufacturing it A method is provided of calculating a development plan of a paper container of deep bottom integrally formed from a single-sheet blank. An annular rule line 6 constituting a regular polygonal shape is formed at the center of a single-sheet blank to consti... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6561414 | Food scoop with sealed base A food scoop of a generally upwardly tapering truncated configuration having a lower portion of rectangular cross section and an upper portion of circular cross section with a bottom in edge contact with the peripheral wall of the scoop completely thereab... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6540132 | Non-round composite container with inverse curvature The disclosure relates to tubular, non-round composite paperboard container bodies having at least one wall portion defined by radially inverse curvature, and at least a second wall portion that is outwardly curved. In one preferred embodiment, the contai... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6523306 | Seeding container The cylindrical container is made of paper and has a rim, a seam along the vertical dimension thereof and an overlap in that seam. The bottom end of the container has a twisted and flattened tuft of paper. A fold is provided around the rim. This fold encl... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6510674 | 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... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6510979 | Container shaped as an upwardly tapering cone The method for forming a container that comprises the following stages: the forming of the sidewall blank from a blank by wrapping it in a form that is closed in its horizontal section and by seaming its opposite edges together; the sealing of the sidewal... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6467749 | Concrete column forming tube having a tear strip therein A concrete column forming tube is provided for receiving poured concrete therein to produce a concrete column and which eliminates spiral seam lines and other undesirable characteristics on the outside surface of the formed concrete column and provides a ... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6450355 | Reversible overcap for adjustable volume container A reversible overcap for an adjustable volume container for consumer products is provided. A first side of the overcap includes a radially extending surface and an annular rim extending outwardly therefrom for engaging a retaining rim of the adjustable vo... | 09/17/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6422456 | Three-layered insulated cup and method of manufacture An insulating cup or container (50) and a method of manufacturing it comprises (first embodiment) a sidewall blank (12B) having two sections separated by a fold score (15), and a separate insulating sheet (18)(corrugated, ribbed, embossed, foamed, perfora... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6378763 | Window for spirally formed containers A container having a window for viewing the product contained therein and an associated method of manufacture is provided. The container is constructed of at least one body ply and a liner ply. The body ply defines at least one aperture therethrough such ... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6378766 | Insulated cup and method of manufacture An insulating cup or container (50) and a method of manufacturing it comprises (first embodiment) providing a sidewall blank (12B) having two sections separated by a fold score (15), and a separate insulating sheet (18)(corrugated, ribbed, embossed, foame... | 04/30/2002 |
