Did You Know...
...that when IBM conducted a market study of Chester Carlson's invention in 1959, the company concluded that it would take only 5000 units of his new product to saturate the market? IBM therefore declined to be part of the new product introduction. Too bad for IBM. Carlson's invention was the xerography process, and his new product was the beginning of the Xerox Corporation. It is estimated that every day, worldwide, 3,000,000,000 copies are made!!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8070661 | Method of making a foldable packing box A method of making a foldable packing box comprising the following steps: step 1, making a pair of side boards with a side board body, two connecting parts foldably connected to the opposite sides of the side board body, and an installation part foldably connected t... | 12/06/2011 |
| 7381176 | Method and machine for constructing a collapsible bulk bin A machine for making a reinforced, collapsible bulk bin assembly is provided. The machine includes a body blank feeding device for providing a body blank from a stack of body blanks, an erecting device for partially erecting the body blank, and a bottom insertion de... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7228997 | Nailing chuck An apparatus nails a plurality of cross members to an underlying stringer to produce a pallet. The carriage moves in a continuous motion without stopping over the cross members until the cross members are nailed to the stringer. The carriage includes at least one na... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7201714 | Paperboard cartons with laminated reinforcing ribbons and method of printing same A method of making reinforced cartons comprises the steps of advancing a length of carton material along a path and progressively laminating at least one ribbon of reinforcing material to the advancing length of carton material. The ribbon of reinforcing material ge... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7094194 | Reinforced bulk bin and methods for making same A reinforced bulk bin, and methods for making same, wherein a collapsible bulk bin, preferably fabricated from paper, paperboard and/or corrugated paperboard, is provided with a reinforcing plastic sleeve, which is placed on the bin while in its collapsed configurat... | 08/22/2006 |
| 6918228 | Automated bulk box strapper A machine and method for applying reinforcing strapping to bulk boxes. The machine includes a plurality of strapping head assemblies arranged in series, with each adapted to apply a strap in encircling relationship to a box at a predetermined location on the box. As... | 07/19/2005 |
| RE38631 | Paperboard container reinforcing method An octagonal container is formed from corrugated paperboard with overlapping flaps for eliminating gaps in the container bottom wall. Prestretched polypropylene straps are automatically applied to the container when in its flattened condition for providing girth sup... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6688084 | Automated bulk box strapper A machine and method for applying reinforcing strapping to bulk boxes. The machine includes a plurality of strapping head assemblies arranged in series, with each adapted to apply a strap in encircling relationship to a box at a predetermined location on ... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6643995 | Process and apparatus for manufacturing packages A box body (11) having a bottom face portion (12), side face portions (13, 14) and corner sealing portions (15) is formed of a packaging material of a soft sheet, and flange portions (16, 17) and flange jointing portions (18) are formed by folding the upp... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6619540 | Snap lock tote box handle and tote box construction A tote box is comprised of a box structure having a bottom and upstanding side walls, each of the side walls having upper edges which form a top edge of the box structure. A top rail extends around the top edge of the box structure, the top rail having an... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6598746 | Display carton having an internally reinforced hanger panel A packaging blank capable of forming a display carton having an internally reinforced hanger panel comprises in one embodiment a substantially rectangular front panel, a substantially rectangular back panel, a left side panel, a right side panel, a glue f... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6564993 | Tote box with corner enhancers and strengthener clips A tote box and method of assembling a tote box is disclosed which incorporates a box, four corner enhancers, four corner strengthener clips and a top rail which is secured over the top edge of the erected walls of the box. The walls of the box are held to... | 05/20/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6510673 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing tube-shaped packages made of flexible material A method for manufacturing tube-shaped packages made of flexible material, characterized in that an annular portion is pushed inward in a U-shaped arrangement at at least one closed end of a tube-shaped package, said annular portion being at least partial... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6349877 | Tote box with corner enhancers and multiple piece top rail A tote box is disclosed which incorporates a box, four corner enhancers and a top rail which is secured over the top edge of the erected walls of the box. The walls of the box are held together with the corner enhancers without the benefit of any mechanic... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6287247 | Containers formed of a composite paperboard web and methods of forming the same Composite paperboard containers formed from a first substantially planar sheet of paperboard material having a content contacting surface and a back surface, a first embossed sheet of paperboard material having a plurality of raised portions adhered to th... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6244443 | Octagon shaped stackable flexible intermediate bulk container and method of manufacture A bulk bag comprises eight substantially identical side wall portions each containing a stiffening panel. A bottom wall is connected to the bottom edges of the side wall portions and may be provided with a discharge port. Alternatively, a discharge port m... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6238327 | Method for constructing a casket A method for constructing a body containment section of a casket. The method comprises the steps of providing a core having a first section and a second section, each of the first and second core sections hating a first and second surface, providing first... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6102280 | Collapsible corrugated plastic box having improved tear resistance This invention provides a collapsible box made of corrugated plastic, which has improved hinge line/score line configurations between walls and panels and improved hand holds. A plastic box of this invention preferably has an automatically lockable bottom... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6074331 | Paperboard container reinforcing method An octagonal container is formed from corrugated paperboard with overlapping flaps for eliminating gaps in the container bottom wall. Prestretched polypropylene straps are automatically applied to the container when in its flattened condition for providin... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6039682 | Containers formed of a composite paperboard web and methods of forming Composite paperboard containers formed from a first substantially planar sheet of paperboard material having a content contacting surface and a back surface, a first embossed sheet of paperboard material having a plurality of raised portions adhered to th... | 03/21/2000 |
| 6007469 | Method for forming a honeycomb corner protector with self-locking panels A method for forming a honeycomb protector for protecting the corners, edges or other surfaces of articles during shipping of such articles comprising self-locking honeycomb panels. In one embodiment, the protector includes first and second unitary panels... | 12/28/1999 |
| 5975413 | Shipping container A shipping container of corrugated liner board material comprising an erectable body wrap and a folded pair of bi-wall blanks. Each end wall of the container is a composite comprising an end wall panel of the body blank overlying an end wall of a bi-wall ... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5878946 | Carton or carton cover of rigid sheet material with reinforced handle, blank and process for manufacturing such a carton or such a cover The invention pertains to a carton, a blank and a process for manufacturing a carton of sheet material. The carton includes a cover formed by inner and outer flaps, and two sinkable corner regions situated respectively on either side of the carton or of t... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5871148 | Bulk box container with supporting side beams A square or rectangular bulk shipping container made of rigid packaging material having supporting side beams positioned vertically about the side wall panels of the container. The side beams are made of a rigid material and act to distribute lateral bulg... | 02/16/1999 |
| 5827161 | Process for the fabrication of a kraft paper drum and means for implementing this process The invention relates to a process for the fabrication of a drum made of kraft paper according to which a sheet of kraft paper is rolled on a mandril so as to constitute a rotating cylindrical tube. The end of the tube which forms the bottom is rolled wit... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5713465 | Personal carrying case and method for producing such a case A personal carrying case used for keeping, for example, musical instruments, still and movie cameras, notebook computers or important documents is disclosed. The case has a layer bag consisting of inner and outer layers. The above layer bag is formed by p... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5613932 | Apparatus for transporting hinge-lid boxes for cigarettes During the transportation of, if appropriate, partly finished hinge-lid boxes (10) on a pack conveyor (11), an inexact positioning of a lid (14) of the hinge-lid box (10) is frequently undesirable. For this purpose, provision is made for restraining holde... | 03/25/1997 |
| 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 |
| 5601521 | Method for manufacturing a divider for a cardboard box The source materials are supplied in continuous strips of cardboard situated initially in separated planes laterally offset from each other. Longitudinal grooves are made along the strips, dividing them into longitudinal bands. The strips are overlapped a... | 02/11/1997 |
| 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 |
| 5535942 | Stackable tray A stackable tray is constructed of a bottom wall, a pair of end walls extending upwardly from the bottom wall, and a pair of side walls extending upwardly from the bottom wall and between the end walls. The end and side walls are preferably divergent in a... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5382214 | Method for fabricating a cardboard pallet and an apparatus for fabricating the same A method for fabricating a cardboard pallet and an apparatus for fabricating continuously and at a high speed a cardboard pallet having cardboard tubular leg members arranged and secured integrally to a cardboard table element is provided. After an adhesi... | 01/17/1995 |
| 5230689 | Method of making stabilized flexible container for flowable materials A stabilized flexible container for receiving flowable materials includes a top wall, a bottom wall, and a perimeter wall formed from four double layered side walls seamed together along adjacent side edges. The exterior layer of the double layered side w... | 07/27/1993 |
| 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 |
| 5207629 | Apparatus for attaching insert panels to carton blanks An apparatus for simultaneously inverting a carton blank and folding end flaps thereon includes a system of endless belts, nip rollers, and inversion guides. A blank passes between a first nip assembly and the belts to be fed upwardly between a pair of gu... | 05/04/1993 |
| 5165568 | Container with external resealing bag An automatically resealing container is provided, consisting of an interior paperboard box and an external resealing bag of flexible plastic film. The film is associated with closure flaps of the box such that when the flaps are reclosed, the film is pres... | 11/24/1992 |
| 5163611 | Boxes A box is disclosed which comprises three blanks. The blank comprises a rectangular base panel, four wall panels which are joined along crease lines to the panel and four end flaps joined along crease lines to the wall panels. The second and third blanks e... | 11/17/1992 |
| 5156331 | Re-closable box construction for dispensing sheet materials A reclosable box construction suitable for storing, transporting, and dispensing sheet materials, as well as an article and method for making the box construction. The box construction has an outer shell and an insert member. The outer shell member has a ... | 10/20/1992 |
| 5142845 | Cigarette box endcap insertion method and apparatus A method and apparatus for inserting one or more endcaps into the ends of a cigarette box using a slide to hold and guide the cigarette box through the apparatus along a predetermined path. Along the path, the box is aligned and endcaps are pushed along a... | 09/01/1992 |
