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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7981017 | Materials for and method for manufacturing retail container and resulting retail container In accordance with the invention, a method of manufacturing containers such as shipping, display and display ready packaging, for example, and resulting containers and associated preassemblies and blanks are provided, which, when utilized, result in preassemblies th... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7402129 | Folding-box gluing machine for producing folding boxes from blanks A machine for folding and gluing folding boxes has a first folding station and at least one second folding station that follows downstream. Machine components are provided which can be positioned transversely and which contain conveying elements for blanks for the f... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7329456 | Method of fabrication of an acoustical substrate into a three dimensional product A method of forming a box-like acoustical substrate is provided. Portions of an acoustical substrate having a decorative surface are compressed to form a flange, a first compressed region, a second compressed region, and a third compressed region. First, second, cen... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7328561 | Apparatus for erecting boxes and setting them on a conveyor A sun wheel is centered on a sun axis between a magazine and a conveyor, a planet carrier is rotatable about the sun axis and defines a planet axis generally parallel to but offset from the sun axis, and a gripper shaft is journaled in the planet carrier at the plan... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7322919 | Machine and method for forming tubular lengths of packaging film A machine for forming tubular film lengths from a linear portion of film comprises: a unit (1) for feeding linear film portions (2); at least one forming roller (3) that revolves about an axis (7) transversal to the direction of film feed... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7163502 | Carton erecting apparatus Rotary transfer mechanism is mounted on a frame for removing a flat folded carton from a storage hopper to move the carton to a flight conveyor assembly and in cooperation therewith erect the carton to be in an open rectangular condition. The transfer mechanism incl... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7147597 | Method of fabrication of gusseted flexible bottle with fitment A method for fabricating a fitmented flexible bottle is disclosed which involves feeding webs including one or more gussets, creating perimeter seals around only the top portion of the bottle, inserting the fitment from the input end of the machine in the direction ... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7090630 | Machine for forming containers in particular containers for food products Containers (2) for food products are manufactured on a machine (1) equipped with a feed station (4) supplying a single file of tubular elements (2a), a first heat sealer (10) by which a first open end (2b) of e... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7056270 | Sandwich wall construction for a kit box or easily stored carrying case The present invention is a method and means for making a carrying case from two open topped boxes from sandwich wall construction, where one box will be lid and the other a base. Living hinges connect a floor section to four sidewalls ensuring accurate vertical alig... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7044294 | Box with hinged lid The invention relates to a box with a hinged lid wherein the lid is reliably closed by way of an enlarged collar section (20) as compared to conventional boxes with a hinged lid. The closure is even rendered more reliable by recesses on the insides of the lid... | 05/16/2006 |
| 6951530 | Carton, a blank for producing a carton, and methods and apparatus for erecting, closing, and sealing a carton A method of and an apparatus for erecting a carton, and a method of and an apparatus for closing a carton. The carton has 180° fold lines with a compressed area at each end and a slit joining the compressed areas. A carton is erected by moving the blank in a first ... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6921204 | Internal brace for a standup flexible container An internal brace for use in association with a flexible container having at least one wall defining an inner cavity. The internal brace comprises a body and an attachment assembly. The body includes a first surface, a second surface, opposite the first surface and ... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6890612 | Article and method of making A sheet of material which is made two dimensional which includes portions that are removed that allows the sheet to be folded to create a three dimensional structure without the need for cutting and darting. ... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6849037 | Protective symmetrical packaging preform method A symmetrical preform that provides protection to an equipment component (or other fragile or breakable item), provides ease in use during pre-packing and packing of an equipment component for transport, does not require the need for additional packing components in... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6827678 | System for making folded boxes from blanks Known methods for producing folded containers, especially folding boxes, from blanks use folding-box gluing machines and accessory units comprising machine elements (2, 6, 10, 13) for processing and/or conveying the blanks or containers, which can be manually... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6802802 | Beverage carrier A carrier for beverage containers formed of a sheet material such as plastic or paperboard which includes a bottom panel attached to side panels, a pair of opposed end panels connected to the bottom and side panels, and a central handle formed of two halves folded t... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6746388 | Method of designing a standup bag A standup bags made of a flexible material and methods of producing these standup bags. In particular, the standup bags have at least one substantially flat surface which is free of seams and folds. When the bag is filled with a flowable substance, the pressure exer... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6695757 | Method of manufacturing a standup bag A standup bags made of a flexible material and methods of producing these standup bags. In particular, the standup bags have at least one substantially flat surface which is free of seams and folds. When the bag is filled with a flowable substance, the pr... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6676583 | Web of material having layers and a method of forming one or more carton blanks from the material Disclosed herein is a web of material having a relatively rigid layer and a relatively flexible layer and a method of forming one or more carton blanks from such material.... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6616585 | Method and device for assembling paper box A method of assembling a paper box, comprising a 1st step of carrying a paper box (10a) with unfolded both side wall members (26) and (27) into a clearance between a fixed stand (101) and a guide member (100) in the condition that the positions of folded ... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6585630 | Container manufacturing method and device A container manufacturing method and device. The container manufacturing method includes steps of mixing, board-making, molding, guiding/crimping and demolding. Lower protruding guide bodies are arranged along the circumference of the mold cavity of the l... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6503180 | Device for transferring a folded box A device for transferring a folded box from a magazine accommodating flat folded boxes to a circulating transport device thereby simultaneously erecting same, comprises a holding device transferring and carrying the folded box during transfer, and an erec... | 01/07/2003 |
| 5626719 | System for sizing paper and cardboard A process for increasing the resistance of the cut edges of liquid packaging board to penetration by hot hydrogen peroxide, comprising adding to an aqueous pulp slurry at a neutral to alkaline pH, either separately or in preblended form an aqueous emulsio... | 05/06/1997 |
| 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 |
| 5000726 | Method of making a handbag A handbag is assembled wherein a right and left side silhouette blank are initially severed from a web, wherein a separate sole and a tongue are also provided, wherein the tongue utilizes a plurality of slots directed interiorly of a forward edge of the t... | 03/19/1991 |
| 4615689 | Method for preparing paperlike products from fibers threaded with polymer Fibers, such as wood fibers, are treated with a solvent solution of a thermoplastic polymer, e.g., polypropylene; the solvent is removed; and the treated fibers are fused into an article such as a fiber-polymer sheet or a board.... | 10/07/1986 |
| 4010676 | Apparatus for forming articles such as carton blanks An apparatus for forming articles such as paperboard cartons from a single piece blank, comprising a first article holding member containing a cut-out and a second article holding member adapted to mate with the cut out. A portion of the workpiece is gras... | 03/08/1977 |
