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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7331915 | Assembly device of plate elements for a processing machine An assembly device for plate elements such as sheets of paper, cardboard, corrugated cardboard or similar material, for subsequent operation thereon in a processing machine. A feed station feeds elements to a positioning station for the plate elements. The positioni... | 02/19/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7241254 | Container and methods associated therewith Disclosed herein is a container defining an interior and an exterior provided with a first access panel and a second access panel for creating an opening for passage between the interior and the exterior, and methods for making and using such a container. ... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7225600 | Method of producing a hinged-lid packet of cigarettes A method of producing a hinged-lid packet of cigarettes having an inner wrapping formed by folding a first blank of foil about a group of cigarettes: an outer package formed from a second blank folded about the inner wrapping to define a body and a lid hinged to eac... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7195805 | Heat insulating paper cups A heat insulating paper cup having an improved seal. The cup can include a body member having an inside surface and an outside surface, and a bottom panel member having a upper surface and a bottom surface. The body member is coated (or in some instances partially c... | 03/27/2007 |
| 6908651 | Stock material for container body of insulating paper container, insulating paper container and process for making them An insulating paper container's body has a low m.p. thermoplastic synthetic resin film laminated on its outer wall surface and a compatibly expansile ink applied to the outer surface either as a primer or as indicia to provide stock material improved in its printabi... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6766941 | Tear-away container top The present invention is directed to a container having a tear-away top. In general, the container comprises a substrate layer and a cut in the substrate layer. The cut is sufficiently deep so that a predetermined portion of the top may be torn away from the contain... | 07/27/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6676586 | Heat insulating paper cups A heat insulating paper cup having an improved seal. The cup can include a body member having an inside surface and an outside surface, and a bottom panel member having a upper surface and a bottom surface. The body member is coated (or in some instances ... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6446860 | Tear-away package opening The present invention is directed to a package having a tear-away opening. The package comprises an outer substrate layer, an inner aseptic layer secured to the outer substrate layer, and a cut in the outer substrate layer. In order to preserve the produc... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6419152 | Tear-away container top The present invention is directed to a container having a tear-away top. In general, the container comprises an outer substrate layer, an inner aseptic layer secured to the outer substrate layer, and a cut in the outer substrate layer. In order to preserv... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6338234 | Method of encapsulating shipping container blanks in plastic film The invention is a method of overlaying a plastic film material on a shipping container blank whereby all surfaces and edges are sealed. A container subsequently made from the blank is rendered highly water resistant. The film material is applied to both ... | 01/15/2002 |
| 6267837 | Method of making container with insulating stock material An insulating paperboard container is disclosed including a container body having a side wall and a bottom wall with the one side wall including a base layer and an insulating layer on at least a portion of the base layer, preferably on an inside surface ... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6221192 | Method for and apparatus for use in forming carton blanks Individual carton blanks formed from a lamination of a continuous strip of a relatively rigid material and a relatively flexible fluid impervious material and in some instances from spaced apart continuous strips of a relatively flexible material wherein ... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6174274 | Method and apparatus for creating preformed bonded pull tabs over a reseal liner A method and apparatus for formation of a preformed bonded pull tab over a reseal liner is disclosed. The pull tab seal layer of material is bonded together with a reseal liner layer of material for insertion into a closure. The pull tab on the pull tab l... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6139665 | Method for fabricating heat insulating paper cups A heat insulating paper cup with improved insulation in areas where printed matter exists. The printed matter is applied using a water-based alkyd or epoxy ink. In one embodiment the cup can include a body member having an inside surface and an outside su... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6129653 | Heat insulating paper cups A heat insulating paper cup having an improved seal. The cup can include a body member having an inside surface and an outside surface, and a bottom panel member having a upper surface and a bottom surface. The body member is coated (or in some instances ... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6099674 | Laminated package and method of producing the same A laminated paperboard package is produced by initially printing graphics by high speed printing on a sheet of clay-coated publication paper. The printed paper is then continuously applied to a surface of cellulosic substrate and bonded to the substrate, ... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6098874 | Tear-away container top The present invention is directed to a container having a tear-away top. In general, the container comprises an outer substrate layer, an inner aseptic layer secured to the outer substrate layer, and a cut in the outer substrate layer. In order to preserv... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6099450 | Squaring carriage with pneumatic squaring fingers The disclosed squaring device utilizes an upper squaring carriage with compression belts and pneumatically actuated squaring fingers. In one embodiment, the upper squaring carriage includes at least three compression belts. At least one of the compression... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6082614 | Package for pourable goods A packaging for bulk goods which comprises an inwardly laminated folded box body (1) and a lid (3), also of a laminated cardboard material, which is sealed or glued into position. In order to ensure the tightness of the packaging also in the corner region... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6071366 | Paper container for liquid and process for producing the same A paper container for a liquid including a base material including: a paper layer, a polyolefin type resin layer disposed on one side of the paper layer, for providing an outer surface, and a saturated polyester resin layer disposed on the other side of t... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6062470 | Tear-away package opening The present invention is directed to a package having a tear-away opening. The package comprises an outer substrate layer, an inner aseptic layer secured to the outer substrate layer, and a cut in the outer substrate layer. In order to preserve the produc... | 05/16/2000 |
| 5845841 | Multi-ply carton, blank and method of forming the blank A multiply carton tray base or lid comprising a paperboard substrate (S) to which an outer sheet material (16) is secured. The tray has a main panel (m) across which the sheet material is stretched so that it is normally out of contact with a substantial ... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5836508 | Pre-wrapped gift box The invention provides a method of forming a pre-wrapped gift package which appears to be hand wrapped. It includes forming a sheet of box material with affixed decorative paper into a flattened box tube. The box material is provided with flaps so that a ... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5826402 | Pre-wrapped gift box The present invention provides a method of forming a pre-wrapped gift package which appears to have been hand wrapped. The method includes forming a sheet of box construction material with decorative paper affixed thereto into a flattened box tube by join... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5783030 | System and method for forming carton blanks Apparatus and method for forming a laminate comprising a relatively rigid material having an inner surface with at least one portion thereof comprising a central body portion and wherein the central body portion of a relatively flexible material, preferab... | 07/21/1998 |
| 5759624 | Method of making syntactic insulated containers A method of insulating a substrate or a portion thereof by depositing a syntactic foam by a spraying, dipping or a variety of printing processes. The foam comprises void containing particles in expanded form, unexpanded form, or a mixture of these. The de... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5718370 | Partially shielded microwave heating container A paperboard container for heating products placed therein by microwave energy having a first compartment substantially shielded from microwave energy and a second compartment permeable by microwave energy. The first and second compartments each include a... | 02/17/1998 |
| 5609555 | Film for packaging having oxygen barrier characteristics The present invention relates to the composition, preparation, and use of multi-layer composite films comprising a core layer of low gas permeable material, two intermediate layers sandwiching the core layer, and two outer layers sandwiching the two inter... | 03/11/1997 |
| 5565048 | Barrier film for packaging The present invention relates to the composition, preparation, and use of multi-layer composite films comprising a core layer of low gas permeable material, two intermediate layers sandwiching the core layer, and two outer layers sandwiching the two inter... | 10/15/1996 |
| 5501062 | Process and machines for manufatuuring one-piece boxes and boxes made thereby The present invention comprises a process for manufacturing a single piece multi-purpose box from a board blank and a wrap. The process includes a method and machine for score setting the spine of said single-piece box so that the wrap does not separate f... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5492267 | Method and apparatus for laminated honeycomb package A package for preserving perishable food products such as produced shipped in large quantities on a pallet wherein the invention includes panels formed of honeycomb material covered by aluminum foil panels to provide a stronger and better insulated packag... | 02/20/1996 |
| 5369938 | Process for making one-piece boxes The present invention comprises a process for manufacturing a single piece multi-purpose box from a board blank and a wrap. The process includes using an in-line scanner to align a board blank with a printed wrap along pre-cut notches so that the board bl... | 12/06/1994 |
| 5259825 | Machine for folding and glueing the flaps of a coating paper to cardboard The machine comprises: a first assembly (2) with receiving, pressure and feed elements (3, 5), through which the part-finished item is fed, and downstream of these two elements a first folder roller (9) with a line of bristles, for folding and glueing the... | 11/09/1993 |
| 5224919 | Method and apparatus for attaching insert panels to carton blanks An apparatus for attaching insert panels to carton blanks including a carton blank conveyor for moving carton blanks along a predetermined displacement path; a carton blank folder positioned at a fixed station along the displacement path for folding a lea... | 07/06/1993 |
| 5211618 | Self-centering laminated process for corrugated containers and blank therefor A process for the automatic centering of a corrugated liner onto a corrugated blank, comprising the steps of providing a pair of opposed, longitudinally extending first fold lines in the blank with the distance between the first fold lines being the width... | 05/18/1993 |
| 5135784 | Wrapping web container and cutter for cutting wrapping web A cutting tool for use on a wrapping web container containing a roll of a web for wrapping foods or the like. The cutting tool has a member made of a piece of paper having a toothed portion with teeth in the form of saw-teeth, the toothed portion having b... | 08/04/1992 |
| 5108355 | Method and apparatus for attaching insert panels to carton blanks An apparatus for attaching insert panels to carton blanks including: a carton blank conveyor for moving carton blanks along a predetermined displacement path; a carton blank folder positioned at a fixed station along the displacement path for folding an e... | 04/28/1992 |
| 5097651 | Process and device for improving the rigidity of a container made of synthetic material The stiffness of a flexible, substantially parallelepipedal container formed by shaping and welding a film which is made of a synthetic material and which is to enclose a liquid to be packaged, is improved by applying, before shaping, a second layer of a ... | 03/24/1992 |
