Wrapper Patents (Class 229/87.01)
  • Patent number: 11767143
    Abstract: Package covers, assemblies, and methods of making the same are provided herein. A package cover is formed of a foldable paperboard blank that has a front panel, a rear panel, a tab extending from the front panel, and a shoulder connecting the front and rear panels, wherein the rear panel defines a notch configured to receive the tab therethrough when the blank is folded into a cover configuration, and wherein the front panel is printed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: SANFORD, L.P.
    Inventors: Randel Kert Canlas, Timothy James Ruth
  • Patent number: 11723752
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a packaged orthodontic appliance comprising an orthodontic appliance and a packaging base including first and second tie-wing support arms, wherein a first tie-wing support arm supports the first tie-wing of the orthodontic appliance, and the second tie-wing support arm supports the second tie-wing of the orthodontic appliance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
    Inventors: Bruce R. Broyles, Travis L. Schwalbach, Robert T. McKevett, Steven J. Maxa
  • Patent number: 11426016
    Abstract: A napkin is provided with an adhering portion and a releasing portion that can releasably adhere together. The adhering portion is located on an upper side of the napkin and the releasing portion is located on the lower side at a corresponding position such that the napkin can be stacked with similar napkins with the releasing portion of a first napkin aligned and engaged with the adhering portion of a second napkin. The napkin has an engaging location on its lower side such that the napkin can be wrapped around items of cutlery and secured to form a wrap by engaging the adhering portion with the engaging location. A method of wrapping cutlery using the napkin is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: ESSITY HYGIENE AND HEALTH AKTIEBOLAG
    Inventor: Martin Stenberg
  • Patent number: 11406484
    Abstract: Packaging for a medical implant such as a hernia repair prosthetic material includes a carrier and a stiffener. The hernia repair prosthetic material is placed adjacent to the stiffener within the carrier. The carrier assembly is sealed within an outer pouch, such as a foil pouch, and sterilized. When the carrier is being removed from the pouch in preparation for surgery, the stiffener helps prevent the carrier assembly from contacting non-sterile portions of the pouch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: C.R. Bard, Inc.
    Inventors: James McAdam, Pam Fotopoulos, Timothy Early
  • Patent number: 10384899
    Abstract: The current disclosure involves the arrangement and efficient deployment of self-adhering flexible sheet material in individual segments to encircle a bale of harvested material and isolate it from the wind, precipitation, and other elements as it remains in the field following the formation of the bale attendant with harvesting of the crop, until collected for further processing. For use with harvested crops such as cotton or hay, the individual wrapping segments further comprise adhering members, which cause a portion of a wrapping segment, generally found at what is considered a trailing end during a wrapping cycle, to releasably attach to adhering members on an opposite surface of the same wrapping segment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: L.P. BROWN COMPANY, INC.
    Inventor: James L. Hayes
  • Patent number: 10322851
    Abstract: A plastic bag is provided. The bag may include a rectangular bottom with first, second, third, and fourth edges. It may include a first side extending from a first edge of the bottom, a second side extending from a second edge of the bottom, a third side extending from a third edge of the bottom, and a fourth side extending from a fourth edge of the bottom. The first side may have a first vertical seam and a first flap set. The third side may have a second vertical seam and a second flap set. The bottom, the first side, the second side, the third side, and fourth side are integrally formed from a single sheet of a plastic material. The first vertical seam may extend from a top of the first side to at least the first flap set. The second vertical seam may extend from a top of the third side to at least the second flap set. A method of manufacture thereof is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Inventor: Ah Moi Tan
  • Patent number: 9648902
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatuses are disclosed for a modular food ingredient roller. In one embodiment, a modular food ingredient roller apparatus is provided, the apparatus comprising: a plurality of central slats linked together to form a chain of central slats, each central slat comprising at least one connection mechanism wherein the connection mechanism of each central slat is configured to selectively and pivotally connect to the at least one connection mechanism of another central slat; a first end slat comprising at least one connection mechanism, wherein the connection mechanism is configured to selectively and pivotally connect to the at least one connection mechanism of a central slat; and a second end slat comprising at least one connection mechanism, wherein the at least one connection mechanism is configured to selectively and pivotally connect to the at least one connection mechanism of a central slat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: SushiQuik, LLC
    Inventor: Brice B. Leconte
  • Patent number: 9617053
    Abstract: A reclosable flexible package for storing a food product and a method of manufacture thereof are provided. The package includes a flexible film side wall, a closed first end, a closed second end portion that can be separated from the side wall to provide an access opening, and a collar. The collar can be formed in the side wall or attached to the side wall. The collar is more rigid than adjacent portions of the side wall and is rotatable about the longitudinal axis of the package to twist portions of the side wall and block access to the opening after removal of the second end portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: Koninklijke Douwe Egberts B.V.
    Inventors: Thad J. Fisher, Charles W. Halgren, Kadir Karul, Mark Armstrong
  • Patent number: 9434125
    Abstract: A method of making a pad of labels and labels for use on store shelves in a retail environment. The pad of labels include labels with adhesive strips applied to a bottom surface of each label and a top laminate layer with a release coating applied to the top surface of each label. The labels in the pad are sequenced according to a store's planogram.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: Electronic Imaging Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Blackwell, Gene Bethards, Scott Aten
  • Patent number: 9016212
    Abstract: A wrap for a retail display, e.g., a pallet, is provided. The wrap includes corner units and a strap. The strap is releasably interfaced with corner units, with the corner units locating the strap relative to a retail display. The strap may include indicia such as printed indicia, such as, for example, advertisements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: Southern Imperial, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas E. Valiulis
  • Publication number: 20150108207
    Abstract: Wrappers for personal care articles are described. The wrappers have a unique line of weakness that facilitates both high-speed manufacture and the consumer use experience.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2013
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Applicant: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Widalys Luz DE SOTO-BURT, Gregory James WILSON
  • Patent number: 8919560
    Abstract: A chewing gum disposal container is provided as simple, easy to use, and convenient apparatus for disposing used gum in areas where traditional methods of gum disposal are not readily available. The apparatus is provided as an envelope that forms an inner chamber. The inner chamber is utilized for receiving used chewing gum and is lined with an antimicrobial layer that reduces the transmission of infectious disease. The envelope utilizes a front section and a rear section in order to form the inner chamber. The front section provides a top flap that seals the inner chamber. Additionally the front section provides a visual identifier for distinguishing the particular apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Inventor: Derek L. Hopkins
  • Publication number: 20140353363
    Abstract: Disclosed is a customizable, preformed decorative wrapper. The device includes a wrapper with a central region and a plurality of sections extending radially outward therefrom. In one embodiment, additional sections may be removably attached to one or more free ends on the central region, wherein the additional sections may be substantially equal in shape and dimensions as existing sections disposed around the central region. The wrapper and the additional sections each include a defined perimeter having an adhesive material therearound, and a removable backing thereon. The wrapper and the additional sections may be constructed from a transparent heat-shrinkable substrate, for example, vinyl or polyvinyl chloride, which can easily bond with graphical or decorative ink so that the ink is prevented from separation from the substrate. In this way, the present invention is may comprise customized designs printed directly thereon by means of an inkjet or a laser printer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2014
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Inventor: Kathleen Hughes
  • Publication number: 20140342049
    Abstract: A tea sleeve is described. The tea sleeve includes: a pouch adapted to store a tea bag; a tab adapted to secure a first opening of the pouch; and a water resistant lining along an interior surface of the pouch. A tea bag pouch includes: a sealed main body adapted to house a tea bag; a first removable section adapted to form a first opening in the main body, wherein the tea bag is able to pass through the first opening; and a second removable section adapted to form a second opening in the main body, wherein the second removable section is coupled to the tea bag via a retaining element and string. A tea bag envelope includes: a main body adapted to store a tea bag; a tab that extends from the main body to form a closure; and a slot adapted to accept a portion of the tab.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2014
    Publication date: November 20, 2014
    Inventor: Julie Forrest
  • Patent number: 8870018
    Abstract: An adjustable sleeve is disclosed that employs a pivot region which allows rotation of the first end of the sleeve relative to the second end of the sleeve. Rotation about the pivot region allows the sleeve size to adapt to many different sizes and tapers of containers. Rotation results in increasing a diameter of the top of the sleeve and decreasing a diameter of the bottom of the sleeve, and vice versa.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: LBP Manufacturing, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew R. Cook, Thomas Fu, Kurt M. Wolf, Lauren Mikos, Barry L. Silverstein
  • Publication number: 20140263590
    Abstract: The invention relates generally to a method and material for wrapping items using separate wrapping portions of a predetermined length that are attached and released at their ends using a perforation. The wrapping portions include a repositionable multi-layered adhesive disposed at a single lateral end of each wrapping material so that when the wrapping portions detach at the perforation, the multi-layered adhesive securely bonds at least one wrapping portion around the circumference of the item being wrapped at the end of a wrapping cycle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Inventor: Stan Skelton
  • Patent number: 8783546
    Abstract: A reusable flexible sheet for wrapping an object is presented. The flexible sheet includes a center portion having a first side, a second side, a third side, and a fourth side, the first side being parallel to the third side and the second side being parallel to the fourth side. Flaps are connected to the first side and the third side, and bow portions are connected to the second side and the fourth side. The bow portions tie together to form a decorative bow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Inventor: Stacy Uyehara
  • Patent number: 8777092
    Abstract: A flexible sheet that may be used and reused as a user-friendly and environmentally conscious wrapping material is presented. The sheet has a first corner, a second corner, a third corner, and a fourth corner, wherein the first corner and the second corner are connected by a first edge of the sheet and the third corner and the fourth corner are connected by a second edge of the sheet. The first corner and the second corner wrap around an object to enclose the object, and the third corner and the fourth corner wrap around the object, the first corner, and the second corner. A decorative bow is integrated with the sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Inventor: Stacy Uyehara
  • Patent number: 8763807
    Abstract: A package configuration for absorbent articles, such as disposable diapers, training pants and adult incontinence undergarments is disclosed. The package configuration may include one or more pluralities of absorbent articles, each plurality packaged in a flexible package. The one or more flexible packages may be wrapped and further contained by a wrap-around. The wrap-around may have first and second pairs of opposing side panels. Adjacent side panels from the first and second pair may be joined by corner panels. The corner panels may form interior angles with the side panels of from 100° to 170°. The presence of the angled corner panels may render the wrap-around better able to conform to the shape of the one or more flexible packages, and more resistant to deformation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Thorsten Booch, Andreas Peter Motsch, Fernando Bayod
  • Publication number: 20140097112
    Abstract: A carrier comprising a top panel, a first side panel foldably connected to the top panel, a second side panel foldably connected to the top panel, a first bottom panel connected to the first side panel by at least one first strut, and a second bottom panel connected to the second side panel by at least one second strut. At least one container-receiving portion can comprise a first retaining feature and an opposing second retaining feature. At least a portion of the first retaining feature or the second retaining feature is disposed in the first side panel or the second side panel. A container can be retained by at least one of the first retaining feature and the second retaining feature. At least a portion of at least one of the first bottom panel and the second bottom panel is disposed between the container and the top panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2013
    Publication date: April 10, 2014
    Applicant: Graphic Packaging International, Inc.
    Inventor: John Murdick Holley, JR.
  • Publication number: 20140097233
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a packaging material comprises laminating together at least two layers of materials to form a laminated packaging material having an inner laminate structure (20) and an outer laminate structure (22), one of which (22) is translucent or transparent and the other (20) opaque. The method includes forming a score line (28) in the opaque laminate structure to define a section (26) within the opaque laminate structure which can be wholly or partially removed. The score line (28) can encircle the section to allow its removal after lamination to form a window (14, FIG. 1) in the packaging. Alternatively, the score line (328, FIG. 7) may only partially encircle the section (326, FIG. 7) such that it remains attached to the remainder of the opaque laminate structure along a line (332, FIG. 5) about which section of opaque laminate structure can be folded in the manner of a flap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2013
    Publication date: April 10, 2014
    Inventors: Parbinder Cheema, Jason Denis Willey
  • Publication number: 20140027499
    Abstract: A multi-panel sterilization assembly includes a barrier panel formed of a permeable material, a fold protection panel, and at least one panel attachment means. The barrier panel has a first end, an opposed second end, and a midpoint delineating the barrier panel into a content receiving region and a content covering region. Panel attachment means are located at or near edges of the barrier panel to identify the content receiving region. The fold protection panel has a proximal end and an opposed distal end. After the barrier panel is folded at or near the midpoint to bring its second end near its first end and its edges are brought together and secured by the panel attachment means to form a package, the fold protection panel folds at or near a pre-determined fold line to cover at least a portion of the edges of the folded barrier panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2013
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Inventors: Melissa R. Gaynor, Laureen C. Clark, Steven Scott Friderich, Alice Susan Gordon, Brian L. Gustin, Shawn E. Jenkins, Corinna Schwarz, Tara Denise Smith
  • Publication number: 20140014711
    Abstract: The present document describes a protective wrapper for a roll having two ends and a length defining a distance between the two ends, the protective wrapper comprising: first one layer of paper material having two opposed edges and an edge strip at at least one of the two opposed edges of the first layer of paper material, the edge strip comprises one and only one layer of the paper material and the edge strip is for being inwardly crimped against one of the two ends; and a layer of protective material superposed to the first layer of paper material, the layer of protective material not overlapping the edge strip; wherein the first layer of paper material has a width greater than the distance between the two ends of the roll.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2013
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Inventors: Sylvain JUTRAS, David GRANOVSKY, Pascal RISLER
  • Patent number: 8623489
    Abstract: The dunnage can be used for protecting edges of articles such as wood furniture during shipping and has a honeycomb panel having a first and second opposed faces, and a first and second adjacent panel sections folded relative to each other along a V-groove extending into the first face, a layer of antiskid cohesive material applied on the V-groove and maintaining said first and second adjacent panels in said folded configuration, and also applied on a substantial portion of one of said first and second adjacent panel sections, on the first face. The cohesive on the exposed face of the folded dunnage acts as an antiskid which reduces the likelihood of the dunnage sliding once applied to the edge of the article, and also reduces the abrasiveness of the honeycomb panel. A process of production is also disclosed where the V-groove can be made on line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: Cascades Canada Inc.
    Inventors: Diego Depaoli, Martin Parenteau, Michael Kumar, Patrick Laroche, Hugues Prud'Homme, Ernie Carnegie
  • Patent number: 8622279
    Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus for storing articles. The apparatus comprises a container having an open top, a closed bottom and a continuous peripheral wall extending therearound between said top and bottom. The peripheral wall has an exterior surface adapted to have a flexible sheet applied thereto. The flexible sheet has top and bottom opposed edges corresponding to the top and bottom of the container. The apparatus further comprises edge protecting means for protecting at least one of the top or bottom edge of the flexible sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Inventor: Sebastian Kaye Barnett
  • Publication number: 20130340394
    Abstract: There is provided an improved sterilization wrap and a method for using the improved sterilization wrap to sterilize an article. The wrap is made of at least one sheet, and preferably two sheets, of sterilization material and in some embodiments, includes an additional sheet which may be made of an absorbent material. The sheet of absorbent material may have a smaller perimeter than at least one sheet of sterilization material. One side of at least one sheet of sterilization material includes a central portion. The absorbent material may be attached to the central portion of at least one sheet of sterilization material. The article to be sterilized is placed on the sterilization wrap and is then wrapped. The absorbent material provides sterility protection for the article in addition to the at least one sheet of sterilization material and also wicks moisture away from the article after sterilization has taken place.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2013
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Inventors: Clay CANNADY, Michael DUSKI, Brian G. HOGE, Greg STECKLEIN, James F. WHITAKER
  • Patent number: 8613993
    Abstract: The Present Invention discloses a slit web material, substantially longer than it is wide, with specially shaped slits that permit relatively easy expansion upon deployment. The specially shaped slits are referred to in the Present Application as “tilde-slits,” because they resemble a tilde mark. The cuts are arranged in continuous rows of tilde-slits. In any given row, the tilde-slits follow one-after-the-other in a linear direction. Adjacent rows of slits are parallel to each other, but are offset from one another such that a line drawn between adjacent tilde-slits in adjacent rows is not perpendicular to the direction of the rows. The invention contemplates that the material dispenses from a continuous roll. If the slits are arranged in the longitudinal direction, then the web material expands in the width direction only upon deployment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2013
    Assignee: Kucharco Corporation
    Inventor: David M. Kuchar
  • Publication number: 20130292458
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a packaging material comprises laminating together at least two layers of materials to form a laminated packaging material having an inner laminate structure (20) and an outer laminate structure (22), one of which (22) is translucent or transparent and the other (20) opaque. The method includes forming a score line (28) in the opaque laminate structure to define a section (26) within the opaque laminate structure which can be wholly or partially removed. The score line (28) can encircle the section to allow its removal after lamination to form a window (14, FIG. 1) in the packaging. Alternatively, the score line (328, FIG. 7) may only partially encircle the section (326, FIG. 7) such that it remains attached to the remainder of the opaque laminate structure along a line (332, FIG. 5) about which section of opaque laminate structure can be folded in the manner of a flap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2013
    Publication date: November 7, 2013
    Inventor: Cadbury Holdings Limited
  • Publication number: 20130277417
    Abstract: A decorative cover for an item is constructed of a sheet of material having at least one extension attached to a portion of the sheet of material. The sheet of material is formed about the item to provide a decorative cover having the appearance of being formed of at least two separate, unconnected sheets of material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2013
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Inventor: Donald E. Weder
  • Publication number: 20130270330
    Abstract: A cellophane sanitary wrap for cutlery, such as a knife, spoon, fork or serving utensil, covers at least the head of the cutlery and not more than a portion of the handle and is sealed around the head except for a small opening for the neck of the head where the handle can be joined to the head, before or after the wrap is applied to the handle. The wrapping is adapted for keeping the head clean until it is pulled clear of said head by a user just prior to use. The wrapping can be easily removed by grasping the uncovered portion of the handle in one hand and the covered portion in the other hand and then pulling the two in opposing directions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Inventor: MICHAEL D. GODLEY
  • Publication number: 20130264375
    Abstract: A cover for bundling product. The product in a preferred embodiment is cotton; however, it could be any type of fibrous material such as wool, hemp or the like. The cover includes a substantially rectangular body of sheet material having a pair of longitudinally extending sides located between transversely extending ends. The body has an inner surface intended in use to lie adjacent product, as well as an outer surface. At least one securing means is located adjacent one end and at least one complementary locking means is located adjacent the other end on the outer surface of the body of the cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2013
    Publication date: October 10, 2013
    Inventor: Murray John Knight
  • Patent number: 8529971
    Abstract: Packaging of a stack of confectionery pellets (12) comprises a tubular pack (30) formed from a flexible wrapper (32) and a re-closable cap member (34) mounted to one end of pack. The cap member has a base affixed to a side wall of the pack (30) and a scoop (40) attached to the base for movement between closed and open positions. The scoop (40) is shaped to act as a receptacle for holding a pellet (12) dispensed from the pack when in the open position. The wrapper (32) has a line of weakness (61) extending around all or part of the end wall region and during manufacture an inside surface of the scoop (40) is bonded to the end wall region. When the scoop (40) is first opened, the wrapper (32) tears along the line of weakness to create an opening in the pack (30) through which pellets (12) can be dispensed. A method of manufacturing the packaging is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: Cadbury Holdings Limited
    Inventor: Asit Modha
  • Publication number: 20130221078
    Abstract: The invention relates generally to a method and material for wrapping items using separate wrapping portions of a predetermined length that are attached and released at their ends using a S-shaped interlock. The S-shaped interlock uses a repositionable multi-layered adhesive disposed at a single lateral end of each wrapping material to hold the wrapping portions together during manufacturing while allowing the wrapping portions to easily detach from one another at a desired point in the wrapping process. The separating of the wrapping portions exposes a repositionable multi-layered adhesive that is used to securely bond at least one wrapping portion around the circumference of the item being wrapped at the end of a wrapping cycle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2013
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Applicant: McNair Law Firm
    Inventor: McNair Law Firm
  • Patent number: 8512851
    Abstract: A wrapping material for use with existing wrapping equipment or balers for wrapping bales of agricultural produce or other items are disclosed. The base wrapping material may be a netting, film, or combination thereof. The wrapping material includes a plurality of pre-defined, discrete, spaced-apart adhesive areas disposed on each side of the opposing sides of the wrapping material. The longitudinal spacing of the adhesive areas allows the wrapping material to be rolled onto a roll core so that the discrete spaced-apart adhesive areas contact only non-adhesive areas of the wrapping material thereby forming a first level of adhesion that easily allows the wrapping material to be released and unrolled. When wrapping an item, corresponding discrete adhesive areas come into face-to-face contact thereby forming a second level of adhesion that is stronger than the first level of adhesion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignee: Tama Plastic Industry
    Inventor: Nissim Mass
  • Patent number: 8485419
    Abstract: A multi-panel sterilization assembly includes a barrier panel formed of a permeable material, a fold protection panel, and at least one panel attachment means. The barrier panel has a first end, an opposed second end, and a midpoint delineating the barrier panel into a content receiving region and a content covering region. Panel attachment means are located at or near edges of the barrier panel to identify the content receiving region. The fold protection panel has a proximal end and an opposed distal end. After the barrier panel is folded at or near the midpoint to bring its second end near its first end and its edges are brought together and secured by the panel attachment means to form a package, the fold protection panel folds at or near a pre-determined fold line to cover at least a portion of the edges of the folded barrier panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2013
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Melissa R. Gaynor, Laureen C. Clark, Steven Scott Friderich, Alice Susan Gordon, Brian L. Gustin, Shawn E. Jenkins, Corinna Schwarz, Tara Denise Smith
  • Publication number: 20130098977
    Abstract: A carrier for carrying a plurality of articles. The carrier comprises a plurality of panels extending at least partially around an interior of the carrier. The plurality of panels comprises a top panel, at least one side panel foldably connected to the top panel, and at least one bottom panel foldably connected to the first side panel. The carrier further comprises at least one retention flap foldably connected to the at least one bottom panel for engaging at least one article of the plurality of articles in the carrier, the at least one retention flap is configured to prevent removal of the at least one article from the at least one open end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2012
    Publication date: April 25, 2013
    Applicant: Graphic Packaging International, Inc.
    Inventor: Graphic Packaging International, Inc.
  • Publication number: 20130087479
    Abstract: A package for an oral care implement comprising a container having a display portion and a periphery, and a backing attached to the container for defining an interior for receiving an oral care implement. The backing further comprises a first portion attached to a portion of the periphery for defining an interior of the container and a second portion attached to the display portion; wherein the second portion of the backing further comprises a separable portion that facilitates separation of the first portion of the backing from the display portion and thereby facilitates access to the interior of the container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2011
    Publication date: April 11, 2013
    Applicant: COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY
    Inventors: Brian Bloch, David K. Lee, Alan Sorrentino, Quang Nguyen, Paul D. Carse
  • Publication number: 20130068653
    Abstract: A wraparound sleeve having a stand-up feature or tab is disclosed. The sleeve can be wrapped around a container and can cooperate with a front flange portion of the container to provide the container in an upright display position. The tab of the sleeve extends from an exposed edge of the sleeve transverse to a wrapping direction of the sleeve when assembled to support the package in a vertical or inclined viewing position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2011
    Publication date: March 21, 2013
    Inventor: Jeffrey Matthew Lipinski
  • Publication number: 20130068829
    Abstract: A composite unitary package for transporting goods in containers includes a wrapper assembly having two side portions extending vertically from a bottom portion and around the outside of a plurality of the containers. Spacers partially or fully extend between certain of the containers, and one or more inelastic tensioned straps extends around the side portions of the wrapper assembly, and compressively binds the side wrapper assembly portions, the spacers and the containers together such that the frictional forces on the combination of wrapper assembly, spacers and containers form a stable, load-bearing package that withstands transportation forces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2012
    Publication date: March 21, 2013
    Inventors: Ralph L. Dillon, Joseph F. Noferi
  • Publication number: 20130020381
    Abstract: A plurality of hip, ridge or rake shingles, and the shingles produced thereby and stacks and packages of such shingles are provided. An adhesive impregnated mat is moved longitudinally, and granules are provided onto adhesive, in predetermined bands. An overlay band of adhesive, continuous or discontinuous is provided, with granules thereon, increasing the thickness of the shingle material being made, in predetermined bands, relative to the remainder of the shingle material. The shingle material is slit longitudinally, and one portion can be laminated to another portion, preferably creating a multiple-ply laminated shingle material with thickened overlay portions and optionally with shadow line portions. The material is then slit longitudinally, and cut transversely into a plurality of hip, ridge or rake shingles, which may be individually separated from each other, or which may comprise a plurality of connected together shingles. The shingles are then stacked and wrapped.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2012
    Publication date: January 24, 2013
    Inventors: Stephen A. Koch, Husnu M. Kalkanoglu, Robert L. Jenkins, Gregory F. Jacobs
  • Publication number: 20130020380
    Abstract: A multi-panel sterilization assembly includes a barrier panel formed of a permeable material, a fold protection panel, and at least one panel attachment means. The barrier panel has a first end, an opposed second end, and a midpoint delineating the barrier panel into a content receiving region and a content covering region. Panel attachment means are located at or near edges of the barrier panel to identify the content receiving region. The fold protection panel has a proximal end and an opposed distal end. After the barrier panel is folded at or near the midpoint to bring its second end near its first end and its edges are brought together and secured by the panel attachment means to form a package, the fold protection panel folds at or near a pre-determined fold line to cover at least a portion of the edges of the folded barrier panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2012
    Publication date: January 24, 2013
    Inventors: Melissa R. Gaynor, Laureen C. Clark, Steven Scott Friderich, Alice Susan Gordon, Brian L. Gustin, Shawn E. Jenkins, Corinna Schwarz, Tara Denise Smith
  • Publication number: 20130001283
    Abstract: A multi-panel sterilization assembly that includes a barrier panel formed of a permeable material, a fold protection panel, and at least one panel attachment means and which further includes at least one reinforcement element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2011
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Inventors: Steven Friderich, Alice Susan Gordon, Melissa Robyn Gaynor, Laureen C. Clark, Brian Lowell Gustin, Shawn Eric Jenkins, Corinna Schwarz, Tara Denise Smith
  • Publication number: 20130001124
    Abstract: A package for absorbent articles, such as disposable diapers, training pants and adult incontinence undergarments more resistant to deformation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2012
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Applicant: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Thorsten Booch, Andreas Peter Motsch, Fernando Bayod
  • Patent number: 8342388
    Abstract: A wrapper for wrapping on a roll of length L having two opposed roll ends is described. The wrapper comprises an interior layer of a length Wi and of an interior layer basis weight, adapted to be adjacent the roll when the wrapper is wrapped on the roll; an exterior layer of a length We longer than the length Wi of the interior layer forming at least one end strip of width S and of an exterior layer basis weight, adapted to be outside of the roll when the wrapper is wrapped on the roll. The interior layer basis weight is different from the exterior layer basis weight. The end strip of the exterior layer is adapted to be folded on a corresponding one of the roll ends during crimping following wrapping of the wrapper on the roll.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: Cascades Conversion, Inc.
    Inventors: Michel Labbe, Richard Scott Bowden
  • Publication number: 20120326863
    Abstract: A system to receive a portable tracking device on an object is provided. The system includes an encapsulate film surrounding the portable tracking device, and a band having a pocket portion with an open end to receive the portable tracking device and the encapsulate film. The pocket portion includes a flap that folds over the open end of the pocket portion. The encapsulation film can be removed from the band and cleaned without removal of the portable tracking device from the encapsulate film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2011
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Christopher D. Johnson, Radislav A. Potyrailo, Andrew P. Day, Donald J. Buckley, Susan L. Day
  • Publication number: 20120240465
    Abstract: A wrapper for wrapping a flower pot and/or floral grouping is disclosed. The wrapper is constructed of a sheet of material having an extension attached to a portion of the sheet of material. When the wrapper is formed about a flower pot to form a decorative cover, upper edges of the sheet of material and extension cooperate to form a skirt portion preferably having at least two separate edges providing a “two-sheet” effect in the decorative cover. The wrapper may have extensions on opposing ends of the sheet of material and may have one or more additional overlapping extensions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2012
    Publication date: September 27, 2012
    Inventor: Donald E. Weder
  • Patent number: 8261963
    Abstract: A multi-panel sterilization assembly that includes a barrier panel formed of a permeable material, a fold protection panel, and at least one panel attachment means. The barrier panel has a first end and a second end opposite the first end such that the barrier panel has a length that is the distance from the first end to the second end and a midpoint along the length generally delineating the barrier panel into a content receiving region and a content covering region. Panel attachment means are located between the first end and the midpoint of the barrier panel at a pre-determined position to identify the content receiving region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide Inc.
    Inventors: Melissa R. Gaynor, Laureen C. Clark, Steven Scott Friderich, Alice Susan Gordon, Brian L. Gustin, Shawn E. Jenkins, Corinna Schwarz, Tara Denise Smith
  • Publication number: 20120211550
    Abstract: A wrapper has a band element, particularly a strip-shaped and/or punch pressed band element that can be wrapped around a product to be labeled. The band element has two ends that can be fastened to one another such that a closed ring can be formed that encompasses the product. One side, particularly the underside, of at least one of the two ends is embodied as adhesive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2012
    Publication date: August 23, 2012
    Inventor: Klaus JAHN
  • Publication number: 20120211551
    Abstract: Flow-wrap packaging having a longitudinal sealed seam and two transverse sealed seams, at least the longitudinal sealed seam being spaced apart from the associated longitudinal edge of the packaging, wherein a device for indicating whether the packaging has already been opened (seal guarantee) is arranged at at least one point between the longitudinal sealed seam and the longitudinal edge, that is to say at at least one point on the longitudinal edge strips of the packaging defined by the longitudinal sealed seam and the longitudinal edge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2012
    Publication date: August 23, 2012
    Applicant: Huhtamaki Ronsberg, Zweigniederlassung der Huhtamaki Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Joachim Friebe, Matthias Schraegle
  • Patent number: 8240546
    Abstract: Flow-wrap packaging having a longitudinal sealed seam and two transverse sealed seams, at least the longitudinal sealed seam being spaced apart from the associated longitudinal edge of the packaging, wherein a device for indicating whether the packaging has already been opened (seal guarantee) is arranged at at least one point between the longitudinal sealed seam and the longitudinal edge ,that is to say at at least one point on the longitudinal edge strips of the packaging defined by the longitudinal sealed seam and the longitudinal edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: Huhtamaki Ronsberg, Zweigniederlassung der Huhtamaki Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Joachim Friebe, Matthias Schraegle