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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7322918 | Soft container and method of manufacturing the container, and highly viscous conditioned liquid filled body The flexible container relating to the present invention comprises a cylindrical member (10) made from flexible film, a bottom plate member (12) which is harder than the flexible film, fitted into the inner side of a first end section of the cylindrica... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7322119 | Beaded jewelry mandrel and method of jewelry assembly A method for making beaded jewelry is provided. The method utilizes a megaphone shaped device having a small diameter first end and a larger diameter second end. The circumference of the first end is that of one part of the human body, such as a child's wrist. The c... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7181858 | Beaded jewelry mandrel and method of jewelry assembly A method for making beaded jewelry is provided. The method utilizes a megaphone shaped device having a small diameter first end and a larger diameter second end. The circumference of the first end is that of one part of the human body, such as a child's wrist. The c... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7175585 | Heat-insulating container and apparatus for producing the same A heat-insulating container is used for an instant dried food and is excellent in heat-insulating property, design and economy. The container comprises a paper cup body with a bottom, which has an inner surface coated with a polyolefin resin and is provided with an ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7169418 | Packaging system to provide fresh packed coffee A fresh packaging system for roast and ground coffee having a top load capacity of at least about 16 pounds (7.3 Kg) comprising a container with a closed bottom, an open top, and a body enclosing a perimeter between the bottom and the top. A protuberance is continuo... | 01/30/2007 |
| 6852071 | Systems and methods for making paperboard containers Systems and methods for making a paperboard container include a sidewall blank heater assembly having upper and lower sidewall blank heaters for simultaneously heating upper and lower edge strips of the sidewall blank adjacent lateral edges thereof, and a bottom sid... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6790168 | Automated system and method for forming two stage cup An automated cup making system is provided for forming a two stage cup having an upper cup disposed upon a lower cup. An upper cup making machine is provided for forming an upper cup having an upper cup sidewall and an upper cup bottom wall disposed generally transv... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6764435 | Advanced food containers An advanced food container includes a ring frame, a bottom panel and a removable lid. The ring frame includes a tapered wall with a bottom support surface disposed at substantially a bottom thereof and a lid support surface disposed at substantially at top thereof. ... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6676585 | Arrangement utilizing star wheels and material supply stations for manufacturing a paper can An arrangement for manufacturing a paper can includes processing stations arranged one behind the other along two star-shaped wheels. Packaging material from supply stores is fed to each star-shaped wheel. The two star-shaped wheels and the processing sta... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6652435 | Automated system and method for forming two stage cup An automated cup making system is provided for forming a two stage cup having an upper cup disposed upon a lower cup. An upper cup making machine is provided for forming an upper cup having an upper cup sidewall and an upper cup bottom wall disposed gener... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6592504 | Disposable cup with spill resistant lid The disposable cup has a bottom insert, and a substantially truncated conical body having an integral lid and a cup opening. The lid is movable between a raised position and a closed position, possibly via a semi-closed position. The lid has a free edge, ... | 07/15/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6406415 | Apparatus for forming a container The apparatus for forming a container is situated in a container-forming unit comprising different processing stations. The apparatus for forming a container includes a wrapping mandrel attached to a moving structure, which is arranged to move the wrappin... | 06/18/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6257485 | 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, foam... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6196454 | 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... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6176069 | Method for the production of a composite carton container and composite carton container produced according to the method A container having a casing made from composite carton and constituting a container body, which is covered on its inside by a barrier layer and a plastic layer deposited thereon, is produced in such a fashion that the casing is rolled over in an outward d... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6165115 | Process for closing and hermetically sealing a bottom of a container A process is provided for closing and hermetically sealing a bottom of a container. A cylindrical container body is provided which has an inside heat-sealable surface and an open bottom end. A flange is formed on and around the bottom end of the cylindric... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6139481 | Gas fired burner for sealing single and double sided polycoated paper cups In a cup sealing system including a cup former and at least one burner for sealing a cup bottom seam where a cup side wall blank is mated with a bottom disk, with one portion of the side wall extending beyond the bottom disk, an improvement wherein at lea... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6135936 | Paper cup bottoms and method and apparatus for forming same A bottom for a paper cup is formed by advancing a punch against a paperboard web to push the web against a cutting edge which cuts out a circular cup bottom blank from the web. The punch is kept in a forward state to clamp an outer peripheral portion of t... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6085970 | 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... | 07/11/2000 |
| 5901904 | Package to be provided on and around a container and a tool and a method to do so A package to be provided on and around a box-shaped container having a flanged edge, manufactured from a material having resilient properties and an inherent stiffness and including an open tubular element composed of at least three sidewall panels and th... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5730694 | Container of thermoplastic material and process for the production thereof A container made of thermoplastic material has a bottom, a lid and a wall that extends between the bottom and the lid. The wall is substantially less thick than the bottom and the lid and is designed as a film soldered along a longitudinal seam and welded... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5562799 | Constant fusing pressure thermoplastic lid sealing apparatus and method A lid sealing apparatus (30) and method for induction heat sealing a heat-sealable lid (15) to a can body (21). The lid sealing apparatus (30) includes a first conveyor assembly (34) having a plurality of independent, transversely mounted side-by-side sup... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5493849 | Method and apparatus for corking up sample-contained containers A sample-contained container corking-up method of the present invention comprises a first step of holding each stopper supplied from a stopper supply means by a stopper holder and opposing an inserted portion of the stopper to the open top of the containe... | 02/27/1996 |
| 5363982 | Multi-layered insulated cup formed of one continuous sheet A thermally insulated cup or container (30) includes a smooth outer shell (12S), a smooth inner shell (13S), a corrugated layer (11L) sandwiched therebetween, and a bottom closure (14). The inner shell, corrugated layer, and outer shell are formed by simp... | 11/15/1994 |
| 5324249 | Cup making machine A machine for making cups of thermoplastic coated paper, the machine including a frame or housing having a turret rotatably mounted on the frame, a number of work stations mounted on the frame in an equally spaced relation around the turret, a number of m... | 06/28/1994 |
| 5161302 | Apparatus for forming sleeve and plunger assemblies An apparatus simultaneously forms a plurality of sleeve and plunger assemblies and creates dispensers of the pushup type. A platen inserts a plurality of plungers into a corresponding plurality of cardboard sleeves. The apparatus provides a plurality of s... | 11/10/1992 |
| 5081820 | Method and an arrangement for the application of an end plate to a packing container body A method for applying an end plate to a container body includes applying a heated end blank made of deformable material to one end of the container body and creating a pressure difference between the two sides of the end blank to seal the edges of the end... | 01/21/1992 |
| 5029749 | Paper container and method of making the same A container formed of paper material is disclosed including a substantially cylindrical body having an upper, a lower, a bottom integrally formed with the cylindrical body and closing the lower end, and a brim integrally formed on the upper end of the cyl... | 07/09/1991 |
| 4998911 | Lid alignment and fixing apparatus An apparatus 10 controls the orientation of a lid section 16 prior to mating the lid section 16 with a pail section 14 to form a complete container 17. The lid section 16 has bunghole 18 of a preselected diameter positioned at a preselected radial distanc... | 03/12/1991 |
| 4852793 | Sealed container and process of manufacture thereof A sealed container and method for manufacturing the same is disclosed in which the sealed container has a waterproof container barrel body made of paper and having opposing open ends, and a pair of closure members, one for each end, with each closure memb... | 08/01/1989 |
| 4757936 | Sealed container and process of manufacture thereof A sealed container and method for manufacturing the same is disclosed in which the sealed container has a waterproof container barrel body made of paper and having opposing open ends, and a pair of closure members, one for each end, with each closure memb... | 07/19/1988 |
| 4744510 | Assembly for packaging objects Disclosed is a box assembly for packaging objects, the box including a lower portion and an upper portion, one portion slidably fitting onto the other portion. The box includes a flat lower wall section; a flat upper wall section, having a different surfa... | 05/17/1988 |
| 4648859 | Apparatus for applying a sealing material to the edge of a length of packaging The invention relates to a device which seals a base or a lid onto a length of section and in particular to apparatus for sealing tubular section used as packaging and obtained by adhesion of several strips of fibrous, cellulosic, metallic, plastic and ot... | 03/10/1987 |
| 4610655 | Apparatus for the manufacture of paper containers In the manufacture of paper containers, a paper jacket is wound upon a first support mandrel. The wound jacket is transferred to a second support mandrel by a transfer device. A positioning device in the form of a circular ring is situated in front of the... | 09/09/1986 |
| 4583964 | Method and apparatus for producing a cylindrical packing tube which is open at one end and closed at the other A method and an apparatus are indicated for the production of a cylindrical packing tube which is open at one end and closed at the other, is made from deformable tear-resistant packing material and is intended, in particular, for tampons used in female h... | 04/22/1986 |
| 4551123 | Water-proof paper container and its manufacturing method A container comprises a paper base member covered all around by a heat-shrinkable plastic film. Air is removed from a space formed by the film in which the paper base member is disposed to bring the film against the base member, and at least a part of the... | 11/05/1985 |
| 4534751 | Thermoplastic container end and method and apparatus for inertial spinwelding of thermoplastic container ends A thermoplastic end (110), particularly a bottom, for a container which has upstanding paperboard sidewalls (112) and which is inertially spinwelded onto the paperboard sidewall for bonding. The end portion (110) has an annular groove (148) for snugly rec... | 08/13/1985 |
| 4531930 | Process for the preparation of a paper container equipped with a reinforcing ring, and a reinforcing ring for such process In wound, preferably cylindrical paper containers, reinforcing rings of a synthetic plastic material are applied to the upper and possibly to the lower cut edges and joined by welding with the jacket. In order to insure that the core of the ring remains c... | 07/30/1985 |
