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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7905820 | Closure The invention concerns a closure for sealing of an orifice of a neck of a container. The closure comprises a top portion, an outer skirt and a sealing means. The sealing means comprises an outer sealing means suitable to be engaged with an outer free peripheral surf... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7473215 | Shipping container and method of manufacturing same A container formed of an erected body blank and a pair of erected wall blanks made of corrugated board material, and a method of forming same. The body blank has a bottom panel and an erected, upstanding pair of end wall panel areas at opposite ends of said bottom p... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7404787 | Method and apparatus for feeding zipper with sliders to packaging machine Methods and apparatus for feeding continuous zipper material with sliders to a thermoforming packaging machine that advances the packaging film N package lengths each advance, where N is a positive integer greater than unity. In the packaging machine, pockets are th... | 07/29/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7322920 | Easy-open shrouded slider-zipper assembly for reclosable bag A reclosable package comprises a pre-made bag with a post-applied shrouded slider-zipper assembly installed in the mouth of the bag. The bag material comprises a layer made of paper and a layer of thermoplastic material laminated to the paper layer. The shrouded sli... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7311649 | Sculpted perforated header for reclosable packages A machine direction method of manufacture of reclosable packages is disclosed wherein a semi-circular or similarly shaped perforated pattern is punched in the web in registration with the package side seals. Continuous lines of perforation are punched in the web par... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7241255 | Method and apparatus for attaching a hook-and-loop fastener to a carton with a lid A pair of hook-and-loop fasteners are attached onto a carton for securing a lid thereof. First fasteners are provided spaced apart along a first exfoliation sheet. Second fasteners adapted to mate and engage with the first fasteners are provided spaced apart along a... | 07/10/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7141013 | Method for making slider end stops on zippers for reclosable packaging A method of manufacture comprising the steps of extruding a zipper part comprising a plastic closure member that has an interlockable profile and that has a side opposite to the profile; and joining a piece of plastic material to the side of the closure member. The ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7100770 | Cardboard container for drinks and process therefor A cardboard container for drinks and a process for making it is provided. The container has a perimetral wall (2) and a bottom wall and includes elements (4) for supporting another such container (1) nested inside. ... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7074171 | Method for two-piece box construction The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for a two-piece box construction which is a continuous, in-line process in which a pair of panels or blanks are fed simultaneously from one end of the apparatus and move along a substantially linear path throug... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7044359 | Tray The invention relates to a cover, an insert and a floor, and a method for manufacturing a tray therefrom. The cover comprises a planar rectangular panel with a flap on each edge, a portion of each flap being connected to an adjacent flap with a gusset, each flap hav... | 05/16/2006 |
| 6979289 | Insertion apparatus for attaching sliders onto zipper bags and film A slider (10), a slider insertion apparatus (50) and a method for inserting the slider (10) on an interlocked fastener or zipper (25) of a reclosable bag (44). A loading rack (58, 72) feeds individual sliders (10) to ... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6921359 | Apparatus for feeding zipper with sliders to packaging machine Methods and apparatus for feeding continuous zipper material with sliders to a thermoforming packaging machine that advances the packaging film N package lengths each advance, where N is a positive integer greater than unity. In the packaging machine, pockets are th... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6820391 | Apparatus for making a reclosable pouch A reclosable pouch includes a base portion; a plurality of walls, the walls in communication with the base portion; a top portion, the top portion in communication with the walls; a discrete panel; and a reclosable zipper. An apparatus for making the pouch, and a me... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6807794 | Methods of making a gusset style pouch in a reclosable bag A method for making a reclosable bag (56) with gussets (36, 38) in which a zipper profile (16) is attached to bag-making film (10), while leaving side margins (20, 22) of the film. The film (10) is folded as a tube (26 | 10/26/2004 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6572522 | Jogger for carton blank processing and method A jogger as used with carton blank forming equipment is provided having a slide with first and second shoulders for engaging a threaded dog contained within the side rail of the jogger body. The slide also includes a back channel which allows the slide to... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6547127 | Tote box with multiple piece top rail including corner pieces with projections A tote box is disclosed which incorporates a box, four corner enhancers and a multiple piece top rail secured over the top edge of the erected walls of the box. The top rail comprises four corner pieces, two side pieces and two end pieces. The side and en... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6530870 | Methods of manufacturing reclosable packages; and packages made thereby A method of making packages having a reclosable zipper closure by a vertical form, fill and seal process. The method includes providing a pocket in a film web into which a zipper closure is positioned and attached. The film web is folded and sealed to for... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6306071 | Resealable closure mechanism having a slider device with flexible sidewalls A single-piece slider device for use with resealable closure mechanisms having a first closure profile and a second closure profile is provided. The slider device includes a rigid top wall, at least a first plow for separating the first and second closure... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6110092 | Pack, in particular for cigarettes, and method and apparatus for producing it Pack with an outer wrapping consisting of transparent or clear packaging material and with a tear-open tape having a gripping end. For the coloured marking of the gripping end of the tear-open tape, there is applied to the latter a strip (15) which is det... | 08/29/2000 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 5875959 | Cuboid flat gable package The specification represents and describes a cuboid flat gable package made from a multi-layer composite, with the composite having at least one carrier layer made from paper or cardboard, a coupling layer, a barrier layer and a double-sided plastic coati... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5875958 | Cuboid flat gable composite package and a process for its production The specification represents and describes a cuboid flat gable package, with the composite having at least one carrier layer made from paper or cardboard, a coupling layer, an oxygen barrier layer and a double-sided plastic coating made from polyethylene ... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5772018 | Packages for storage media and processes for production of same A process for the production of packagings for storage media, in particular optical storage disks or diskettes, comprising the following steps: a) forming a bottom portion from one or more glued cardboard layers, b) forming a jacket portion from cardboard, c) formi... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5681252 | Apparatus for constructing multi-piece carton pre-forms An apparatus for constructing multi-piece carton pre-forms, comprising a wrap member supply hopper, a wrap/pre-form conveyor, a glue station, a web placement and compression station including a web supply magazine and a reciprocating placer, and an output... | 10/28/1997 |
| 5597113 | Recyclable container partition A collapsible partition assembly comprising a set of parallel longitudinal dividers and a set of parallel transverse dividers intersecting at a plurality of intersections. Each of the longitudinal dividers has a series of evenly spaced slots which extend ... | 01/28/1997 |
| 5450953 | Compact disc package with slide tab A compact disc package and a method of assembling the same wherein a generally rectangular envelope is formed to contain a slidable carrier sheet which is capable of holding a compact disc thereon. The carrier sheet includes a protruding tab which extends... | 09/19/1995 |
| 5447487 | Device for detaching and reattaching aportion of a case blank in a stepwise operated packaging lines A device for detaching a portion from the main part of a blank and for reattaching the portion to another zone of the main part, includes gripping and pushing means for gripping and moving the portion of the blank, while supporting means support the main ... | 09/05/1995 |
| 5427306 | Reinforced bulk material box Corrugated paper blanks for cooperatively forming a six wall box, and a box formed from the paper blanks are disclosed. The box formed from a body blank 10 and two side blanks 100 has two side walls, two end walls 32 and 36, a bottom wall 34, a top wall c... | 06/27/1995 |
| 5393292 | Paper cup handle attachment assembly A machine for securing a thermoplastic coated paper handle to a paper cup having a seam on one side of the cup, the machine including a die assembly for forming paper handles having a backing strip and a wing on each side of the strip, a mandrel turret ha... | 02/28/1995 |
| 5390847 | Fruit and produce container An improved fruit and product container has a bottom and two side walls formed of a common piece of corrugated cardboard and two end walls formed of laminated paperboard attached to the bottom and side walls so as to define a box. The two laminated paperb... | 02/21/1995 |
| 5385260 | Disposable cup assembly system and method A disposable paper cup for serving cold food products and beverages is converted into a hot cup by the addition of an insulating sleeve assembled on the cold cup by the user. One part of a cohesive compound carried by the cold cup cooperates in registry w... | 01/31/1995 |
| 5364333 | Tamper evident consumer product package, windowed flat blank used therein, and method and apparatus for making the same A package comprising a consumable product and a sealed container containing the consumable product. The container is made up of a folded and sealed sheet of carton material having an opening therein defining a product-viewing window and a sheet of clear f... | 11/15/1994 |
| 5333779 | Flat blank for containers and method case II A paperboard flat blank is scored for folding to form a container sleeve. The flat blank comprises at least first and second flat blank portions which have been sealed together along a seal line or lines to form the entire, flat blank. The majority of the... | 08/02/1994 |
| 5328091 | Flip-top carton for powdered detergent A carton and a box-blank for making a carton are made of a material having two layers, such as a laminated corrugated cardboard, and are provided with a substantially separable section and a tear strip for separating the outer layer from the inner layer s... | 07/12/1994 |
