Abstract: The flanged container for a dairy product or similar food composition is provided with a hollow body and a generally planar annular flange connected to the top of the body, the flange having outer straight side edges and an inner edge defining a circular upper opening of the container. The body has a planar bottom and a lower portion tapering from a generally cylindrical upper portion toward the bottom in a curved manner. The lower portion has a height h1 in some embodiments not less than 14 mm and the ratio h1/H is less than 2:5 where H is the height of the container. The side wall of the body has a thickness profile such that the average thickness of the lower portion is more than the average thickness of the upper portion. Several identical containers can be grouped in a pack with breakable junctions at the outer straight side edges.

Abstract: A container such as a can for holding a product to be packaged, in particular a food item, includes a can body (1) made up of a bottom element (2) which is extended by a side wall (3), the can body (1) defining an inner packaging space (6) and including an inner surface (7) made at least partially of tin, which is covered with a protective layer (10) intended for resisting the chemical activity of the product to be packaged. The protective layer (10) includes, distributed over at least one portion of the surface thereof, a plurality of pores (11) through each one of which an area (7a) opposite the tin inner surface (7) can be accessed from the inner container space (6), in particular to allow the release of tin while minimizing the aesthetic impact caused by the chemical activity of the product to be packaged on the tin inner surface (7).

Abstract: A laminated metal sheet includes a metal sheet, a first polyester resin layer, and a second polyester resin layer, and the first polyester resin layer contains 30% by mass to 60% by mass of: polyethylene terephthalate; or copolymerized polyethylene terephthalate having a copolymerization component content of less than 6 mol %; and 40% by mass to 70% by mass of polybutylene terephthalate, the second polyester resin layer is copolymerized polyethylene terephthalate having a copolymerization component content of less than 14 mol %, residual orientations of the first and second polyester resin layers are less than 20%, and film thicknesses X and Y of the first and the second polyester resin layers before forming satisfy predetermined conditions.

Abstract: In one embodiment of a container protector the container protector comprises two opposing side skirts, two opposing end skirts, and a interior lip connected to both side skirts and end skirts. The container protector may also include one or more handle extension to facilitate use with a container having one or more handles. The container protector is designed to sealing fit around the top periphery of a container with the interior lip extending upward to prevent material within the container from flowing outward therefrom during transitions. Such transitions may be caused by heating, transportation, or other disturbances. The precise dimensions of the container protector will vary from one embodiment to the next, and the container protector may take any shape depending on the container for which it is designed.

Abstract: A can (1), in particular for conditioning foodstuff, includes a body composed of a bottom element (2) which is prolonged by a lateral wall (3), the interior surface (9) of the body being at least in part made of tin, the tin surface (9) being partially covered with a coat of protective lacquer (10) to prevent the contact between the tin surface (9) and the foodstuff, the lacquerless tin surface, the “exposed”, being intended to come into contact with the foodstuff in order to set free the tin. The exposed tin surface is constituted of a plurality of “exposed” tin zones (11), which are separated, ones from the others, by lacquered zones (12), the exposed tin zones (11) being distributed on the height of the lateral wall (3), in particular to limit the aesthetic impact due to chemical action of the foodstuff on the exposed tin zones (11).

Abstract: This invention provides a polymer, which is preferably a polyether polymer, for use in coating compositions. Containers comprising the polymer and methods of making such containers are also provided. The invention further provides powder coating compositions including the polymer, which have utility in a variety of coating end uses, including, for example, valve and pipe coatings.

Abstract: Food and beverage containers and methods of coating are provided. The food and beverage containers include a metal substrate that is at least partially coated with a coating composition that includes a water-dispersible resin system and an aqueous carrier. The resin system includes an epoxy component and an acrylic component. In a preferred embodiment, the coating composition is at least minimally retortable when cured.

Abstract: The flanged container for a dairy product or similar food composition is provided with a hollow body and a generally planar annular flange connected to the top of the body, the flange having outer straight side edges and an inner edge defining a circular upper opening of the container. The body has a planar bottom and a lower portion tapering from a generally cylindrical upper portion toward the bottom in a curved manner. The lower portion has a height h1 in some embodiments not less than 14 mm and the ratio h1/H is less than 2:5 where H is the height of the container. The side wall of the body has a thickness profile such that the average thickness of the lower portion is more than the average thickness of the upper portion. Several identical containers can be grouped in a pack with breakable junctions at the outer straight side edges.

Abstract: A resin-coated metal sheet includes resin layers formed on both surfaces thereof and composed of a polyester as a main component, wherein the resin layer covering the inner surface of a container after the formation thereof has an interfacial free energy with water of 30 mN/m or more. The container formed from the resin-coated metal sheet exhibits an excellent content release property for contents with a high protein content.

Abstract: Tray having a container receiving space and a stepped outer sidewall including a lower step and an upper step, a cooling unit providing cooled air to the space and having a housing with a stepped base that includes a lower step and an upper step, the cooling unit venting exhaust from an end distal to the base, a plurality of containers each having a perimeter flange and, when the container is inserted into the space, portions of the flange are seated on the respective lower steps of the tray and the stepped base of the housing, and a cover configured to sealingly contact the upper steps when the cover is in a closed position, the cover shielding the containers from the exhaust, and being movably attached to the housing and movable along the housing in a range that includes the closed position at which the cover contacts the upper steps.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a food container made of a plastic material and having a nano-structured hydrophobic surface, including: a plurality of nano-structures formed on a surface of the food container; and a first hydrophobic thin film coated on an upper side of the surface, on which the nano-structures are formed, and a manufacturing method thereof. According to the present invention, it is possible to provide the food container having the nano-structured hydrophobic surface capable of having excellent gas blocking performance, as well as hydrophobicity, and the manufacturing method thereof.

Abstract: The present application provides a container, such as a metal or plastic can, that has a rim with an integral heat seal zone (26) and a heat sealable powder or hot melt coating (42) applied to the heat seal zone (26) of the upper rim. In another embodiment, the container includes: a sidewall having an upper rim, wherein the upper rim includes an upwardly inclined and integrally formed heat seal zone (26); a heat sealable coating (42) applied to the heat seal zone (26) of the upper rim; and a peelable foil lid (30) removably attached to the heat seal zone (26) of the upper rim.

Abstract: A coated container and a method for coating a container are disclosed. The coating on the container is derived from a composition comprising: a hydroxyl functional polyester comprising a reaction product prepared from a reaction mixture comprising: (i) an organic polycarboxylic acid, and (ii) a polyol component comprising tetramethyl-1,3-cyclobutane diol are disclosed.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a multi-layer control device and method of making that may be attached to a receptacle that provides a hermetic and/or water, fluid resistant seal but allows for the expulsion of air pressure from the interior of a receptacle. The multi-layer control device, more specifically a valve, has a fluid layer such as a low viscosity fluid that is applied during the manufacturing of the valve and incorporated into the layer of the valve. The valve includes a base layer that is provided over a first adhesive layer, a second adhesive layer is provided over the base layer, a fluid layer, a third adhesive layer and a cover layer. The second adhesive and fluid layers are discontinuous and are applied to the perimeter of the base layer, respectively. The base layer, first adhesive layer, and material layer have at least one aperture to facilitate the release of gas or fluid from the interior of a receptacle.

Abstract: An epoxy resin is provided that includes a diglycidyl ether of a substituted cycloaliphatic diol or bis-thiol, and a thermoset epoxy polymer is provided employing the same. The epoxy resin is bisphenol A free, and capable of forming thermoset epoxy polymers with fewer associated health and environmental concerns than conventional epoxies based on phenolic compounds.

Abstract: A bottle-shaped container comprises at least three components. The first component is injection molded, has a desired shape, side walls, an opening at a top and a neck portion that connects the side walls to the top. The ratio of a diameter of the opening to a largest length of the inside wall is no greater than 0.75. The second component is a sleeve that abuts the inside side walls. The sleeve comprises side walls and a bottom section. An outside portion of the sleeve is fixed to inside side walls by a notch or lip located at an inside portion of the neck. The third component is a bottom that abuts an outside portion of the bottom section of the sleeve. A portion of each end of bottom is fixed to a portion of an undercut of a bottom of the bottle side walls.

Abstract: This invention provides a polymer, which is preferably a polyether polymer. The polymer may be uses in coating compositions. Containers and other articles comprising the polymer and methods of making such containers and other articles are also provided. The invention further provides compositions including the polymer (e.g., powder coatings), which have utility in a variety of coating end uses, including, for example, valve and pipe coatings.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a packaging system, in particular a packaging system for transporting foods, such as pizzas. The packaging system comprises at least three layers of material, wherein at least two adjacent layers of material are welded together thereby forming an inner system defining at least one compartment, said compartment extending around at least a part of a central area of said two adjacent layers of material, and said compartment being closed by a valve means, and wherein the at least third layer extends above or below at least the central area of the two adjacent layers.

Abstract: This invention provides a polymer, which is preferably a polyether polymer. The polymer may be uses in coating compositions. Containers and other articles comprising the polymer and methods of making such containers and other articles are also provided. The invention further provides compositions including the polymer (e.g., powder coatings), which have utility in a variety of coating end uses, including, for example, valve and pipe coatings.

Abstract: The invention provides active packaging for food, medicine, or other perishable items.

Abstract: Chemical treatment systems and devices structured and adapted to provide chemical vapor of a sprout-inhibiting chemical to tubers stored in boxes in box storage facilities.

Abstract: A container such as a can for holding a product to be packaged, in particular a food item, includes a can body (1) made up of a bottom element (2) which is extended by a side wall (3), the can body (1) defining an inner packaging space (6) and including an inner surface (7) made at least partially of tin, which is covered with a protective layer (10) intended for resisting the chemical activity of the product to be packaged. The protective layer (10) includes, distributed over at least one portion of the surface thereof, a plurality of pores (11) through each one of which an area (7a) opposite the tin inner surface (7) can be accessed from the inner container space (6), in particular to allow the release of tin while minimizing the aesthetic impact caused by the chemical activity of the product to be packaged on the tin inner surface (7).

Abstract: The present invention concerns a one piece squeezable container for chilled or frozen products comprising a body formed by a wall and closing means, said body having in his greater section a dimension d1 and a neck with an internal diameter d2, a wall thickness comprised between 30 and 500 pm, being made from a semicrystalline PET and wherein the ratio volume of the body of the container per gram of PET of the body is comprised between 20 and 100.

Abstract: Disclosed is a cooking utensil coated with a metallic non-stick coating made of a nickel-aluminum-molybdenum (NiAlMo) alloy mainly composed of nickel aluminum (NiAl), and/or a nickel-chrome-chromic carbide (NiCr—Cr3C2) alloy mainly composed of chromic carbide (Cr3C2). A method for coating a cooking utensil with a metallic non-stick coating is also provided. The metallic non-stick coating of the invention possesses high impact, heat and abrasion resistances.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention generally relate to a laminated composite paperboard packaging for containing ice cream and a method of manufacturing the same. In one embodiment of the present invention, a laminated packaging material comprises a layer of paperboard, a layer of an aqueous coating disposed on a first surface of the layer of paperboard, and a layer of a thermoplastic resin disposed on a second surface of the layer of paperboard, wherein the laminated packaging material has a water vapor transmission rate of less than 20 grams per square meter per twenty-four hours in an environment of about 100 degrees Fahrenheit and 90% humidity.

Abstract: Compositions for coating food cans comprising a film-forming resin and an amine-terminated polyamide are disclosed. Food cans coated with such a coating, and methods for coating food cans, are also disclosed.

Abstract: A temperature-retaining food container includes an outer shell having an inner chamber that can be filled with a temperature storing medium. The shell is shaped to provide an expansion zone within the chamber to permit expansion of the medium. A support is formed to provide additional volume to the chamber and the expansion zone. The support structure can optionally be provided to automatically expand in response to an increase in pressure within the chamber. A lid is provided which covers the container and further operates as a serving platter. The shell of the container can optionally be formed from a plurality of separate portions, which interlock to form the complete serving container and disassemble for storage or use with smaller or crowded appliances.

Abstract: A Cooking vessel has an interior lining of titanium or an allow thereof. The bottom is optionally formed of anodized aluminum as the titanium walls withstand the corrosive environment of the anodizing bath. The titanium lining is more resistant to corrosion, staining and attack by acid foods than anodized aluminum. The method of forming the cooking vessel allows a relatively thin layer of titanium metal to be used as the lining, thus reducing the total weight as well as the cost of the cooking vessel.

Abstract: A box-like hollow body, particularly a container of various shapes and size, comprising at least an inner hollow body 3 and an outer hollow body 2, interpenetrating with each other so as to create an integral structure with particular characteristics of mechanical resistance and ornamental, and provided with a continuous inner surface without gaps and an outer surface patterned according to zones or sections.

Abstract: A method of making packaging for light colored fruits includes steps of providing a base material having a steel substrate, a first layer of tin material on a first side of the substrate and a second layer of tin material on a second side of said substrate, forming the base material into a can body for a DWI can having a bottom surface and a sidewall comprising an exterior surface that has a first coating including tin and an interior surface having a second coating also including tin, inserting foodstuffs into the can body so that the foodstuffs are exposed to the tin surface, and applying a top end to the can body.

Abstract: An environmental detection system is particularly suited for elevator hoistways and other locations where access is difficult or restricted. The inventive system comprises a fire rated access cage which is disposed within the hoistway in a desired location, and is securely attached to an associated access panel, which is fire protection rated and positioned to extend through a wall defining the hoistway. An environmental sensing device, such as a smoke detector or heat sensor, is secured within the cage so that it is disposed within the hoistway, and can freely detect any smoke or excessive heat present in the hoistway because of a large number of apertures in the walls of the cage. The resultant system, thus, is constructed so that authorized personnel can access the environmental sensing unit conveniently through the access panel door from an adjacent hallway or room to test or maintain it, without shutting down the associated elevator or compromising the effectiveness of the unit.

Abstract: A first embodiment of the packing film is a four-layered laminate film in which the following films are laminated in that order: a first oriented plastic film formed as an outer surface layer and provided with a first coarse surface portion, an aluminum foil or paper sheet, a second oriented plastic film provided with a second coarse surface portion which is overlapped with the first coarse portion, and a non-oriented plastic film formed as an inner surface layer. A second embodiment of the packing film is a three-layered laminate film in which the following films are laminated in that order: an oriented plastic film formed as a first surface layer and provided with a coarse surface portion, an aluminum foil, and a non-oriented plastic film formed as an inner surface layer. The oriented plastic film forming the outer surface layer is backed at its coarse surface portion by a thin surface layer and laminated to the aluminum foil through a binder layer.

Abstract: A container incorporating post-consumer recycled (“PCR”) plastic and a method of making that type of container. The container utilizes a layer of polypropylene or EVOH or a film of fluorinated polyethylene toward the interior from the recycled plastic to prevent contaminants from the latter entering the container's contents. When utilizing EVOH, the container usually has an additional layer of polyethylene or polypropylene covering the EVOH to prevent its deterioration by moisture. Making the container involves first composing a resin including the recycled plastic. Forming the various layers listed above produces a container that includes recycled plastic and a barrier to limit the migration of contaminants from the recycled material to the container's contents. This permits the use of the resulting containers for food. For a fluorinated polyethylene film, fluorination can occur either during or after the container's formation.

Abstract: A composite bowl has a seamless, one-piece, stainless steel inner body with a covering or outer body formed of a flexible and resilient frictional material. The outer body has an enlarged bead around the rim of the bowl and the stainless inner body is rolled around the bead.

Abstract: Containers made from wood chips 11 are made by forming a wall by pressing together wood chips 11 mixed with a water-insoluble adhesive 4. The wall permits infiltration of a liquid from at least one surface thereof and holds the liquid inside. The containers are suited for use as food bowls having a heat-insulating quality and as flower pots providing an automatic continuous feed of water. The wood chips used as the material are obtained by crushing particles of wood resulting from lumbering into smaller pieces.

Abstract: A package (1) for solid, liquid or pasty foodstuffs or for medical products, the package allowing for simple opening and reclosing of a cover over the package, the package comprised of a rigid or flexible tray (2) of multi-layer thermoplastic material. The thermoplastic material comprises an outer supporting layer (5) of amorphous polyester, an intermediate layer of permanent adhesive (6), and an inner, weldable layer (7) of polyethylene. The cover (3) comprises a weldable layer of polyethylene or a thermoformable structure similar to that of the tray. The package includes an impermeable pouch which receives the contents and which is delimited by the weldable layer (7) of the tray, the weldable layer (3) forming the cover, and the weld bead (4).

Abstract: The sealing structure (S) for a container (C) provided with an opening (O) comprises a sheet (F) welded around the edge of the opening, this sheet (F) consisting of at least three layers, namely a welding layer (1) pressed against and welded as a bead (4) to the edge of the opening, a barrier-forming exterior layer (2) and an intermediate adhesive layer (3); the weld between the bead (4) of the welding layer (1) and the edge of the opening has a tear strength greater than the strength of adhesion between the welding layer (1) and the adhesive layer (3) so that, at the first occasion of exposing the opening (O), the welded bead (4) remains in place around the edge of the opening and separates from the rest of the welding layer (1) and from the adhesive layer (3), which adhesive layer is thus uncovered over an area (7) and makes it possible, by pressing again against the bead (4), to seal the container (C) again.

Abstract: An insulated container for shipping, transporting, or storing warm or cold items is disclosed, useful for maintaining temperature of items stored or shipped within the container, the container assembly consisting of at least one layer of rigid or semi-rigid material, and at least one layer of flexible, thermally insulating, water-resistant material, in the form of a pouch, which pouch is secured to the rigid material at areas which allow easy reconfiguration of the container to form a finished container having desirable insulating and water-resistant characteristics.

Abstract: A microwavable food packaging system includes a tray formed from a base and a sidewall extending from the base which sidewall terminates in a free edge. The base and sidewall define an interior cavity. The free edge defines a tray opening. The base has a raised button extending into the cavity. A sleeve surrounds the tray. The sleeve includes a front panel having a display surface and is disposed adjacent to the tray opening and a rear panel disposed adjacent to the base. The sleeve adjacent to the base extends outwardly to form a leg upon which the sleeve and tray can be upstandingly placed. The tray is adapted to receive food pouches within the cavity. The raised button stabilizes the center of gravity of the food packaging system when the food packaging system is placed in an upstanding position on the leg. Advantageously, at least one food pouch disposed in the cavity.

Abstract: A container incorporating post-consumer recycled (“PCR”) plastic and a method of making that type of container. The container utilizes a layer of polypropylene or EVOH or a film of fluorinated polyethylene toward the interior from the recycled plastic to prevent contaminants from the latter entering the container's contents. When utilizing EVOH, the container usually has an additional layer of polyethylene or polypropylene covering the EVOH to prevent its deterioration by moisture. Making the container involves first composing a resin including the recycled plastic. Forming the various layers listed above produces a container that includes recycled plastic and a barrier to limit the migration of contaminants f from the recycled material to the container's contents. This permits the use of the resulting containers for food. For a fluorinated polyethylene film, fluorination can occur either during or after the container's formation.

Abstract: A composite bowl has a seamless, one-piece, stainless steel inner body with a covering or outer body formed of a flexible and resilient frictional material. The outer body has an enlarged bead around the rim of the bowl and the stainless inner body is rolled around the bead.