| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| D589788 |
Portion of a carton |
April 7, 2009 |
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| D532690 |
Carton |
November 28, 2006 |
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| D525866 |
Carton |
August 1, 2006 |
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| D505336 |
Basket carton for carrying bottles and several DVD's or VCR tapes |
May 24, 2005 |
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| 7621438 |
Carton having opening and positioning features |
November 24, 2009 |
| A carton is provided for holding and positioning articles for easy access. The carton may also be used for dispensing articles that contain products such as food and beverages. The carton includes various unique features, including an opening feature that provides easy access to the arti |
| 7617969 |
Carton capable of carrying take-out food and beverages |
November 17, 2009 |
| A carton has side panels extending upwardly from respective edges of the carton's bottom. Upright edges of the side panels are respectively connected to one another to define upright corners of the carton. At least a first opening to the carton's interior extends across a first of th |
| 7614497 |
Display/vending carton |
November 10, 2009 |
| A carton with an improved dispensing feature at one end of the carton, which preserves the integrity of the carton, while enabling the display and enhanced access and vending of containers within the carton. |
| 7604157 |
Carton with dispenser |
October 20, 2009 |
| A carton having a dispenser with a removable dispenser panel. The dispenser panel is configured to be easily removed and to allow access to containers in the carton. |
| 7604116 |
Three piece basket carrier |
October 20, 2009 |
| A glued three piece folding basket carrier which has two partitions for dividing the carrier into six cells with each partition being constructed of a different material than used to construct the outside basket carrier. Each partition is glued to a handle panel and a divider flap on |
| 7601111 |
Gusseted carton |
October 13, 2009 |
| A carton includes a bottom receptacle defined in part by the bottom panel, the side panels, and gusseted end panels. The bottom receptacle can be constructed without glue seals so that the receptacle is liquid-tight. An opening feature in the top panel allows the carton to be opened and |
| 7581644 |
Carton with display window |
September 1, 2009 |
| A carton is formed from a blank having a longitudinal length and a transverse width. The blank has a front panel with a display window, a first side panel, a back panel, a second side panel, and a display panel. The display panel has a central portion and a marginal portion that circ |
| 7573010 |
Variable serving size insulated packaging |
August 11, 2009 |
| A package for heating a microwave food item is provided. |
| 7571807 |
Carton with display features |
August 11, 2009 |
| A carton includes display patterns that allow containers and other articles to be displayed at an exterior of the carton. |
| 7568651 |
Correction of loosely wound label rolls |
August 4, 2009 |
| In one aspect, a method of correcting a loosely wound supply roll to be used with a label applying machine is described. The method includes providing a supply roll having a material web wound thereon, the supply roll mounted on a supply roll spindle such that the material web is ali |
| 7568612 |
Carton with dispenser |
August 4, 2009 |
| A carton having a dispenser with a removable dispenser panel. The dispenser panel is configured to be easily removed and to allow access to containers in the carton. |
| 7552857 |
Paperboard carton with a new type of dispenser |
June 30, 2009 |
| A carton for carrying a plurality of cans in at least three rows having a dispenser flap that is easily removed from the end of the carton to expose a dispenser which has a bottom of a sufficient height from the bottom panel to prevent containers in the bottom row from rolling out, b |
| 7552820 |
Blanks and methods for forming a beverage carrier from the blanks |
June 30, 2009 |
| A beverage carrier including at least two cartons and a tray having a retractable handle for holding the cartons is provided. The cartons and the tray are each formed from blanks of sheet material. Each carton includes a first and second side wall, a top panel, a bottom panel, and fi |
| 7546924 |
Display carton |
June 16, 2009 |
| A carton includes a base panel, a rear panel extending upwardly from a rear edge of the base panel, a right side panel extending forwardly from a right side edge of the rear panel, a left side panel extending forwardly from a left side edge of the rear panel, a cavity at least partia |
| 7541562 |
Microwave cooking packages and methods of making thereof |
June 2, 2009 |
| A microwave insulating material includes a dimensionally stable support, a patterned adhesive layer overlying at least a portion of the support, a polymer film layer overlying the patterned adhesive layer, and a plurality of expandable cells disposed between the support and the polym |
| 7530381 |
Transfer glue system and method for a right angle gluing machine |
May 12, 2009 |
| Disclosed herein is a method and apparatus for applying adhesive to packaging in a variety of configurations. The adhesive may be applied by a nozzle in a first direction, a second direction and a stationary spot, wherein the first direction and the second direction are transverse to |
| 7527079 |
Method and apparatus for facilitating filling a container |
May 5, 2009 |
| Apparatus for delivering a plurality of containers to a plurality of filling machines for filling of the containers with a substance. The apparatus includes a feeding assembly including a first staging area aligned with a first filling machine of the plurality of filling machines for |
| 7523842 |
Carton with an improved dispensing feature |
April 28, 2009 |
| A carton with an improved dispenser at one of the carton which preserves the integrity of the carton when the carton is opened by permitting a bottom end flap attached to the bottom panel to remain in place and also a portion of each side end flap that is adjacent to the bottom end flap. |
| 7514659 |
Package for browning and crisping dough-based foods in a microwave oven |
April 7, 2009 |
| Various constructs and systems for heating a dough-based food item in a microwave oven are provided. |
| 7503475 |
Carton with slidable tab for controlling dispensing |
March 17, 2009 |
| An upper end of a carton includes first and second panels that are in an overlapping relationship with respect to one another. The first panel includes an opening for being in communication with the carton's interior. A flexible, elongate closure tab extends through a slot so that th |
| 7503447 |
Turner/divider reject system |
March 17, 2009 |
| A turner/divider system for turning and separating or dividing a flow of product packages from a packaging machine that includes a turning section and a dividing section. A series of guide tracks extend along the turning section and guide a series of slats on which the product packages a |
| 7503157 |
Continuous motion packaging system |
March 17, 2009 |
| A continuous motion packaging system for packaging a series of articles in cartons as the cartons are moved along a carton conveyor. A series of selector wedges engage and form groups of articles received on the cartons, which are folded or wrapped about the articles as the cartons a |
| 7494044 |
Carton, carton blank and associated methodology |
February 24, 2009 |
| A carton blank may be formed having at least one score line therein. A second layer of material may overlay at least a portion of the first layer, including the score line, thus defining an overlaid score area. The overlaid score area may include at least a portion in which the secon |
| 7476830 |
Microwave packaging for multicomponent meals |
January 13, 2009 |
| Various constructs are provided for heating a plurality of different food items to their respective desired serving temperatures in a microwave oven in about the same amount of time. |
| 7475778 |
Fully enclosed pack with interlocking separator pad and dispenser |
January 13, 2009 |
| A carton is provided for carrying articles or containers in two layers with three rows of containers in each layer. The carton can have a dispenser flap in one side panel which can be opened for dispensing containers when the carton is placed on the end adjacent to the dispenser open |
| 7475777 |
Carton with article retaining feature |
January 13, 2009 |
| A carton includes a retaining structure that is arranged to retain articles within the carton when an end of the carton has been opened. The retaining structure includes an obstruction spaced from the opened end of the carton that abuts an article located at a dispenser opening of the |
| 7473875 |
Microwave food heating package with removable portion |
January 6, 2009 |
| Various blanks are provided for forming sleeves, containers, and other constructs for heating, browning, and/or crisping of a food item in a microwave oven, and for holding and/or transporting the food item after heating. The various blanks, sleeves, containers, and other constructs |
| 7472791 |
Carrier with handle flaps for obstructing view |
January 6, 2009 |
| First and second handle flaps can at least initially be adjacent to one another, for at least partially obstructing a first handle opening. The first handle flap can pivot at least partially into the interior of the carrier so that the first handle flap at least partially covers, and at |
| 7467713 |
Dispensing system for double stack carton |
December 23, 2008 |
| The carton of this invention is capable of carrying the plurality of containers stacked upon their ends in two tiers with a unique dispenser that permits the dispensing of containers on their sides. The dispenser is formed in a top side wall and extends into the end wall with most of |
| 7461838 |
Spaced apart segment wheel assembly for a carton packaging machine |
December 9, 2008 |
| An improved segment wheel assembly for an article packaging machine is provided for picking individual carton blanks from a magazine and delivering the carton blanks to a conveyor to be carried to a packaging station of the machine. The segment wheel assembly has a pair of generally |
| 7448492 |
Carrier package and blank |
November 11, 2008 |
| A wrap-around carrier package has side panels with inclined or tapered side edges that allow a greater surface area of containers accommodated within the carrier to be viewed. |
| 7427010 |
Carton lock |
September 23, 2008 |
| This invention relates to a wrap-around carrier which is held together by a single locking system, which is a secondary locking system in which the secondary male locks are formed as an extension of an outer secondary locking flap with an inner bottom flap having a secondary female openi |
| 7425191 |
Methods for forming a reverse kiss cut and score line in a sheet of deformable material |
September 16, 2008 |
| Methods and apparatus for forming a score line with a reverse kiss cut in a deformable material are provided. A method can include providing two plates, such as a die plate with a scoring rule thereon and a counter plate with an aligned corresponding recess with a knife edge positioned |
| 7416767 |
Anti-blocking coatings for PVdc-coated substrates |
August 26, 2008 |
| A barrier composite having reduced blocking is disclosed. The composite may include a substrate, a barrier layer formed from polyvinylidene chloride disposed on the substrate, and an anti-blocking layer disposed on the barrier layer. The anti-blocking layer may be formed from polyvin |
| 7416109 |
Enclosed container carton convertible into a tray |
August 26, 2008 |
| An enclosed carton for carrying a number of containers, such as cans, which is easily convertible into a tray with a lid, from which the cans can be easily removed. The tray is formed by a zipper with two tear lines that are formed in the adjoining bottom flaps of the carton. The carton |
| 7414230 |
Package with removable portion |
August 19, 2008 |
| Various blanks are provided for forming sleeves, containers, and other constructs for heating, browning, and/or crisping of a food item in a microwave oven, and for holding and/or transporting the food item after heating. The various blanks, sleeves, containers, and other constructs |
| 7413101 |
Dispensing package |
August 19, 2008 |
| A paperboard carton for receiving articles in two or more layers separated by a divider pad is provided. The divider pad is secured relative to an end panel arrangement at one end of the carton. The carton has a top panel, a base panel and a pair of opposite sides. One of the side panels |
| 7407087 |
Reclosable carton |
August 5, 2008 |
| A carton that can be opened and incrementally reduced in size and reclosed is provided. A horizontal tear line is provided in a main panel of the carton and is connected to a tear line in each side panel that extends across to the other main panel. When these tear lines are torn, the |
| 7404999 |
Anti-blocking barrier composite |
July 29, 2008 |
| A barrier paper has a polymeric layer substantially covering a first side of the paper and an anti-blocking coating on a second side. The polymeric layer has anti-blocking characteristics. A method of making an anti-blocking barrier paper also is provided. |
| 7404554 |
Method and apparatus for magazine pressure control |
July 29, 2008 |
| A magazine pressure control is provided with pressure control wheels that are designed to regulate pressure on carton blanks being fed to a folder/gluer in a carton forming operation. These wheels are disposed around the periphery of the carton blank to urge the edges of the cartons |
| 7401711 |
Carton having improved opening features |
July 22, 2008 |
| A blank capable of being formed into a carton for enclosing a plurality of containers that includes a first side panel, a top panel, a second side panel, a bottom panel, an adhesive flap, at least one first end flap extending along a first marginal area of the blank, and at least one |
| 7401453 |
Packaging system having loading carousel |
July 22, 2008 |
| A packaging system utilizes two sides of a loading carousel, which reduces both the height and footprint of the packaging system. Mass and inertia are also reduced, allowing higher operational speeds. The loading carousel receives opened cartons on a first side and lowers them over p |
| 7392630 |
Packaging system having loading carousel |
July 1, 2008 |
| A packaging system utilizes two sides of a loading carousel, which reduces both the height and footprint of the packaging system. Mass and inertia are also reduced, allowing higher operational speeds. The loading carousel receives opened cartons on a first side and lowers them over p |
| 7380701 |
Carton for brick-shaped containers with a top dispenser |
June 3, 2008 |
| A carton is provided for containing brick-shaped containers which has a dispenser in the top permitting the removal of any of the containers while maintaining the structural integrity of the carton through the provision of either a top gusset or middle gusset spanning each end of the |
| 7374038 |
Carton with container access openings with at least partially removable tabs |
May 20, 2008 |
| A carton for holding containers, such as beverage containers, is disclosed. The carton includes one or more openings in a top wall thereof for receiving necks of containers contained within the carton. One or more at least partially removable tabs are provided in the top wall, whereb |
| 7367453 |
Can dispensing package |
May 6, 2008 |
| The carton is provided for carrying cylindrical containers, such as cans in three or more layers and having open ends at the top and bottom of each end of the carton. A dispenser flap is formed by zigzag tear lines in the exiting end of the carton. The carton is constructed so that the |
