| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| D536252 |
Membrane lid having a recessed portion |
February 6, 2007 |
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| D536251 |
Membrane lid having a recessed portion |
February 6, 2007 |
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| D536250 |
Membrane lid having a recessed portion |
February 6, 2007 |
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| D489986 |
Container |
May 18, 2004 |
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| D428810 |
Container |
August 1, 2000 |
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| D424378 |
Container |
May 9, 2000 |
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| 7438186 |
Modular product display system |
October 21, 2008 |
| The product display system includes one or more display containers, wherein each display container includes a plurality of panels that are adapted to form an area for holding product to be displayed. Each display container may include one or more container interconnection flaps and one |
| 7429142 |
Tray plug |
September 30, 2008 |
| The invention relates to a tray plug that includes a base portion; a plurality of towers extending upwardly away from the base portion; a secondary base portion contiguous with the underside of the base portion; and a means for securing the plug to a display structure, whereby the tr |
| 7406904 |
Cutting assembly for rolled web materials |
August 5, 2008 |
| A cutting assembly is provided that is adapted for use in combination with a container for dispensing a web of material. The dispensing container includes a plurality of adjoining sidewalls which define an external geometric profile. The cutting assembly includes a guide disposed in |
| 7364779 |
Easy-opening high barrier plastic closure and method therefor |
April 29, 2008 |
| A plastic, easy-opening closure for a retortable container and a method for sealing are provided. The closure includes a plastic membrane having an outer layer of polypropylene, a first tie layer, an intermediate layer formed of EVOH, a second tie layer, an inner layer formed of poly |
| 7357615 |
Apparatus and method for seaming a metal end onto a composite can |
April 15, 2008 |
| A seaming apparatus and method wherein a composite container with a metal end loosely placed thereon is supported on a lifting plate in a vacuum chamber, air is evacuated from the chamber, the lifting plate is raised to engage the metal end with a magnetic seaming chuck, the lifting plat |
| 7347326 |
Multiple angle tubular container |
March 25, 2008 |
| A tubular container that can be bent at multiple angles to hold and protect irregular (non-straight) items. The container comprises at least one rigid, hollow straight section and at least one hollow tubular connector piece. The connector piece is configured to fit partially within t |
| 7341643 |
Method of making packaging material |
March 11, 2008 |
| A packaging material, a method of making such a material, and a package made from such material, are disclosed. A substrate comprises at least one sheet of plastic material. An energy-curable coating is applied to one side of the substrate, which will be the outside of the eventual p |
| 7337916 |
Pressure/moisture release cooking container |
March 4, 2008 |
| The present invention includes an improved food enclosure designed to harness the steam produced during cooking so as to rapidly thaw and cook the food; however, the enclosure also advantageously vents the steam in order to provide a crispier, more desirable food product. A "venting" |
| 7332203 |
Glass forming tube, and glass cake and method incorporating same |
February 19, 2008 |
| A forming tube for coated glass fiber is pervious to the vapors generated during the curing/drying process for the fiber. The forming tube can be formed from various materials, including but not limited to molded plastic with perforations, metal (e.g., a wire screen or cage structure), |
| 7331504 |
Partially adhered tube and methods and apparatus for manufacturing same |
February 19, 2008 |
| 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 confronts the inner |
| 7311218 |
Tamper evident closure with reclose feature |
December 25, 2007 |
| There is provided a re-closable closure for a container, wherein the re-closable closure includes a tamper-evident band that provides a stacking surface and stacking step for the stacking of another container and that provides clearance for a membrane lid to seal the opening of the c |
| 7294354 |
Container with gas release feature |
November 13, 2007 |
| A gas release container comprises a container body having a bottom wall and a side wall extending upwardly from the bottom wall and terminating at an upper edge, a removable closure affixed to the upper edge in a substantially gas-tight manner, and a gas release valve in a wall of the |
| 7293395 |
Apparatus and method for inserting cup-shaped inserts into containers |
November 13, 2007 |
| An apparatus and method for producing container assemblies having a cup-shaped insert disposed within a container. A container conveyor conveys a series of open containers along a lower horizontal path, the container conveyor bringing each container in turn to a stop at an insertion |
| 7287721 |
Winding tube |
October 30, 2007 |
| A winding tube is provided for a web-shaped semi-finished product or finished product. The tube comprises a cylindrical, elongated tube body having an inner wall. A data carrier that can be read in a contactless manner and that contains data about the web-shaped semi-finished product |
| 7281648 |
Tray with means for holding a vertical post |
October 16, 2007 |
| An improved tray or other packaging article having hinged tab portions for securing a vertical support post is provided. The hinged tab portions capture the vertically oriented post and hold it in place for easier assembly of a larger packaging unit. |
| 7279205 |
Packaging material |
October 9, 2007 |
| A packaging material, a method of making such a material, and a package made from such material, are disclosed. A substrate comprises at least one sheet of plastic material. An energy-curable coating is applied to one side of the substrate, which will be the outside of the eventual p |
| 7258319 |
Shipping base for appliances |
August 21, 2007 |
| A shipping base for washers, dryers, and the like appliances. The base is in the form of a frame having top surfaces of outer parts thereof which are set relatively lower than the top surfaces of relative inner portions of the frame. Sockets are provided at the corners, to grip and recei |
| 7258254 |
Dispensing end cap |
August 21, 2007 |
| An end cap is attached to a container body to form a liquid media package for dispensing liquid media. The end cap includes an aperture in fluid communication with the liquid media in the package. The end cap also includes at least one radial arm extending outwardly from the aperture, |
| 7244496 |
Tamper evident flow wrap |
July 17, 2007 |
| A tamper evident packaging material is described. The material is formed from a substrate having a weak skin layer and at least one additional layer. A pressure sensitive adhesive is applied to the weak skin layer. An electron beam cured coating having a non-migratory slip agent is d |
| 7240875 |
Yarn carrier |
July 10, 2007 |
| A yarn carrier is provided in the form of a yarn winding tube having a yarn catch insert. The yarn winding tube is a hollow cylindrical tube having a longitudinal axis extending lengthwise between its first and second opposite ends. The tube has a hole through its surface for receivi |
| 7237746 |
Spool having reversing spiral guide |
July 3, 2007 |
| A winding device includes a barrel defining a primary winding area and an auxiliary winding area. A flange wall separates the primary and auxiliary winding areas. A guide pathway directs a flexible material between the primary and auxiliary winding areas and includes opposite end segment |
| 7223017 |
Side gusset bag with reclose feature |
May 29, 2007 |
| A bag constructed of a mono-web material is provided. The bag includes a first panel, a second panel, a reclose feature and at least one gusset. The first panel has an inner side and an upper edge. The second panel also has an inner side and an upper edge. The gusset has an inside edge |
| 7222818 |
Shipping spool |
May 29, 2007 |
| A spool is provided having opposing identical end flanges coupled to a central barrel. An annular rim portion of the flanges is provided with a plurality of openings positioned at different radial and circumferential positions. The openings are sized such that if the openings were rotate |
| 7204452 |
Dispenser for elongate material |
April 17, 2007 |
| A dispenser for an elongate material is provided having a support and a spool rotatably mounted in the support. The spool includes a core and two ends extending radially outward from the core. At least one ring on the support encircles a respective end of the spool. In one embodiment, th |
| 7204451 |
Winding core and associated method |
April 17, 2007 |
| A winding core, a winding core assembly for winding web materials, and a method are provided. The winding core includes a hollow cylindrical core member having an inner surface, an outer surface, and first and second ends. A chuck-engaging layer is located on the inner surface of the cor |
| 7188800 |
Collapsible winding core and method of making same |
March 13, 2007 |
| A winding core capable of being made in relatively thick-walled configurations and yet capable of being readily collapsed into a flattened configuration for shipping or storage prior to use comprises a plurality of fibrous plies helically wound one atop another and adhered together t |
| 7156252 |
Container closure with dual heat seal and magnetic seal |
January 2, 2007 |
| A closure system for a container comprises a magnetically permeable element such as a metal ring adapted to be affixed on a container adjacent an opening thereof, and a closure such as a membrane lid having a surface formed by a heat seal material, the closure being heat-sealed to a |
| 7153466 |
Method and apparatus for blow-molding an article having a solid radially outwardly projecting fl |
December 26, 2006 |
| A solid outwardly projecting flange is formed on the side wall of a blow-molded article by providing a blow mold having a circumferential groove that is filled by flowable thermoplastic during a blow cycle. The mold includes a heating system locally disposed adjacent the groove for h |
| 7147451 |
Apparatus for restoring the necked-down end of a tubular core |
December 12, 2006 |
| An apparatus for restoring a necked-down end of a plastic core includes molding and curing stations and a core handling system having a carriage for sequentially positioning the core adjacent the stations. The molding and curing stations are heated and cooled, respectively, by heating |
| 7143564 |
Reinforced fiber panel and method of forming same |
December 5, 2006 |
| The present invention is directed to a reinforced panel that includes a face sheet having an interior side and an exterior side, a plurality of integral and intersecting ribs having distal ends and projecting from the interior side of the face sheet to form contiguous cells, and a re |
| 7137524 |
Easy-opening container and plastic closure thereof for hermetic sealing |
November 21, 2006 |
| A plastic, easy-opening, retortable container for hermetic sealing is provided, and a closure for such a container. The closure includes a plastic membrane having inner and outer portions defined by a groove therebetween. The groove defines a fail portion that can be torn to open the |
| 7137517 |
Post in post product packaging and display structure tray system |
November 21, 2006 |
| A post in post structure comprising a short inner post segment and a pair of hollow outer posts slipped over either end of the inner post segment and affixed to the inner post segment. The post in post structure is particularly suitable for use with a product packaging and display system |
| 7131380 |
EB pattern profile printing |
November 7, 2006 |
| The present invention provides a printing process and a printed product in which a coating is combined with an additive that lowers the surface tension of the dried coating. The coating pattern is printed on a substrate, and is cured using electron beam ("EB") processing. An ink is p |
| 7128244 |
Safety cap for fluid dispensing cartridges |
October 31, 2006 |
| A removable safety cap (10) for use with an ink cartridge or other fluid holding container having a nozzle (34) extending from the dispensing end. The safety cap (10) prevents the flow of ink out of the cartridge or, if ink escapes past the dispensing nozzle seal, prevents the flow of in |
| 7128214 |
Reinforced packaging support post assembly |
October 31, 2006 |
| A reinforced corner post assembly for cushioning and protecting a packaged article from axial and lateral forces. The assembly comprises a conventional corner post having an outer wall and an inner wall joined at opposing ends to form a hollow tube and one or more reinforcing tubes d |
| 7121500 |
Stackable winding core and method of making same |
October 17, 2006 |
| A stackable winding core in accordance with the invention has a male end and an opposite female end. The ends are configured in such a manner that they do not hinder or prevent the insertion of chucks or mandrels into the core for winding or unwinding of web material about the core. The |
| 7112356 |
Composite container with RFID device and high-barrier liner |
September 26, 2006 |
| A high-barrier liner for a composite container that is compatible with the use of RFID devices in the container includes a paper layer having an outer surface for attachment to an inner paperboard surface of a body wall of the container, and a metallized film attached to the inner su |
| 7111735 |
Base for post in post product packaging and display system |
September 26, 2006 |
| A box-like base assembly for holding vertical support posts in an upright position. The base assembly includes an outer base box and a center base member that fits within the outer base box, the center base member having inwardly collapsed sections for holding the vertical support posts |
| 7102518 |
Removable identification device for multilayer tubular structures |
September 5, 2006 |
| A multilayer tubular structure for products with an identification device is disclosed. In one embodiment, a resiliently flexible band is biased with respect to the tubular structure, and the identification device, such as a radio frequency identification device, is interposed thereb |
| 7078082 |
Dual-functioning mechanism for startup during winding of web material and for splicing during un |
July 18, 2006 |
| A tail end of a web is attached to a winding core via a two-component mechanism having a core component attached to the core and a web component attached to the web, the two components being attached to each other in releasable fashion. The mechanism assists startup of winding. Upon |
| 7074302 |
Apparatus and process for forming three-dimensional fibrous panels |
July 11, 2006 |
| A fibrous panel is molded in two or more progressively formed mold members each comprising a porous support plate to which a plurality of rigid mold pieces are affixed. The mold pieces are truncated 3D tapered structures, and are arranged on the support plate in a regular array so that a |
| 7066342 |
Modular packaging system for shipping and displaying palletized retail products |
June 27, 2006 |
| A modular packaging system for shipping and displaying palletized products comprising vertically stacked trays for holding the products, formed tubular spacer sleeves located over openings in each tray such that their hollow interiors communicate with the openings, and support posts |
| 7055713 |
Easy-opening closure for retortable container |
June 6, 2006 |
| A retortable container and an easy-opening closure for hermetic sealing of an open end thereof. The closure includes a metal end ring adapted to be double seamed to an open end of the retortable container, an intermediate area extending radially inward and defining an opening to an inter |
| 7048119 |
Bottom lifting see-through baseloid handling package for appliances |
May 23, 2006 |
| A bottom lifting see-through baseloid handling package for a major home appliance or similar product is provided. The package comprises a top cap, a bottom member and corner posts that form an enclosure having open sides to allow the product to be viewed. A plastic bag can be placed over |
