Reusable Hinged Closure Includes Three Depending Flanges Or Tabs Patents (Class 229/224)
  • Patent number: 11427377
    Abstract: A tearable leak-resistant container is provided with creases, partial perforation along selected creases, adhesion of flaps, and a collapsed position to permit rapid reconfiguration to an expanded position. The expanded position of the container enables enhanced filling with food ingredients and transportation without spillage. The adhered flaps provide enhanced leak resistance, and the perforated creases permit disassembly of the container to improve access to the food contained within.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: Southern Champion Tray, L.P.
    Inventors: Neha Mardi, David Chapman, Doug Ehman
  • Patent number: 10445162
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method are disclosed herein for improving predictive and preventive analytics, event tracking and processing of large combinations of data. In one embodiment, a method comprising, receiving a first data set, the first data set including data from a plurality of sources; applying a first rule set to the first subset; responsive to detecting an emergency as a result of the application of the first rule set, generating an emergency notification; generating an intuition by (a) applying a second rule set to a second subset of the first data set, the second rule set selected from one or more rule sets based on the emergency notification, and (b) selecting a course of action based on a result of the application of the second predefined rule set; and providing the course of action to a user is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: SENSLYTICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Rabindra Chakraborty, Jay Kalra, Anupam Awasthi, Amol Awasthi
  • Patent number: 8898332
    Abstract: Provided is a computer network that includes computer network devices that are grouped into severable computer network zones and that are operable to detect non-compliant network activity in another of the severable computer network zones. The computer network includes multiple intra-network communication connections that are operable to communicatively couple the severable computer network zones to one another and to be selectively disconnected responsive to the detection of non-compliant network activity in a first zone of the severable computer network zones to isolate the first zone from other of the severable computer network zones.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventor: Shukong Ou
  • Patent number: 7861917
    Abstract: Containers of the wraparound and tray style are provided, having enhanced stacking strength and general robustness, through the provision of internal and external reinforcing panels and flanges. Variations of the basic invention are provided with closure flaps of varying configuration and placement; end walls and minor flaps with angled side edges to provide for containers having inclined sides; regions of weakness, removable portions of panels and/or preformed apertures to permit conversion of the containers to display/merchandising modes; gusseted corner structures to provide for containment of fluent materials; and enhanced transverse support structures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2011
    Assignee: Smurfit-Stone Container Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Oscar Rochefort, Michael B. McLeod
  • Patent number: 7434722
    Abstract: Packaging is disclosed for electrical installation equipment, in particular, made from a folded cardboard box, with two parallel first cardboard portions which form a front and a rear wall of the packaging and with two second cardboard faces extending perpendicular thereto, of which the cardboard face forms the bottom wall and the cardboard face forms the upper wall, with first flaps formed on the longitudinal edges of the front and rear wall and the bottom wall, which are attached to the longitudinal edges and able to be bent towards one another, so that they are in a single plane, with cover flaps attached to the edges of the upper wall extending in line with the longitudinal edges and which cover the first flaps and are bonded thereto, and with a third flap arranged on the upper wall which terminates on the edge of the upper wall opposing the front wall and is bonded from inside against the inner face of the front wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2008
    Assignee: ABB Patent GmbH
    Inventor: Werner Martin
  • Patent number: 7314159
    Abstract: Containers of the wraparound and tray style are provided, having enhanced stacking strength and general robustness, through the provision of internal and external reinforcing panels and flanges. Variations of the basic invention are provided with closure flaps of varying configuration and placement; end walls and minor flaps with angled side edges to provide for containers having inclined sides; regions of weakness, removable portions of panels and/or preformed apertures to permit conversion of the containers to display/merchandising modes; gusseted corner structures to provide for containment of fluent materials; and enhanced transverse support structures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2008
    Assignee: Smurfit-Stone Container Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Oscar Rochefort, Michael B. McLeod
  • Patent number: 7066321
    Abstract: In a paper container 10 having a hexahedral configuration which is formed by shaping paper into a box, the paper container 10 comprises a container main body 12 and a lid member 14 hingedly attached to a back side edge part of an upper end open surface 13 of the container main body 12 and adapted to open/close the upper end open surface 13, a front board 15 of the container main body 12 being formed with a concave cutout part 16 extending from the upper end open surface 13. The lid member 14 comprises an upper surface lid part 17 for covering the upper end open surface 13, a front surface lid part 18 large enough to cover the concave cutout part 16, and a pair of side lid parts 19 interposed between side edge parts of the upper surface lid part 17 and side edge parts of the front surface lid part 18 and adapted to vertically join the front surface lid part 18 with the upper surface lid part 17.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2006
    Assignee: Kao Corporation
    Inventors: Yuji Kawaguchi, Michiaki Fujita, Hidesato Kizaki, Kozo Ohira
  • Patent number: 6273329
    Abstract: A paperboard container adapted to hold pastries or the like is fashioned from a unitary blank. The blank is provided with a plurality of generally rectangular panels defined by fold lines. The container assumes two forms, with each having a bottom panel with upstanding side walls therefrom to define a bottom tray, a top panel with depending side walls therefrom to define a top tray, and two latching tabs. One latching tab is carried by the front wall of the lower tray, while the other latching tab is carried by the front wall of the upper tray. The two front walls are overlapping and in substantial surface contact with each other. Each latching tab is outwardly bendable from its respective front wall, with each latching tab being coated on at least one surface with a cohesive material. Such a material has the property that it adheres only to other cohesive material coated surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2001
    Assignee: International Paper Company
    Inventor: James F. Zavatone
  • Patent number: 6209785
    Abstract: A box (200) for solid and semi-solid food products is formed from a blank and has a body portion, a base portion and a lid portion, the lid portion having a tear-away strip for opening the sealed box. Side panels (22) of the body portion have overlapping end flaps (34, 38) which lie across the top of the body portion and have crease lines (46) running substantially parallel to the fold line which separates the flaps from their respective panels. The creased regions are pushed inwards towards their respective panels and the non-creased region of each flap lies substantially perpendicular to the side panels to form a suspended surface. This surface may support a spoon (S) or other item and is covered by the overlapping end flaps (54, 56) on the front and rear panels of the body portion; thereby allowing the item to be sold with the food product as a single unit but without contacting the food product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2001
    Assignee: Allied Balfour Limited
    Inventor: Amit Ben-Haim
  • Patent number: 5553773
    Abstract: Hinge-lid box for cigarettes or the like, with box part (12) and lid (13).For the material-saving and simpler manufacture of hinge-lid boxes, a collar (38) is connected integrally, via material webs (43, 44, 45), to a main blank (33) for the hinge-lid box. The resulting overall blank is folded in a conventional manner, the material webs (43, 44, 45) effecting a connection of the lid (10) to the box part (12) in the region of the lid front wall (20). When the hinge-lid box is opened for the first time, the material webs (43, 44, 45) are broken.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 10, 1996
    Assignee: Focke & Co. (GmbH & Co.)
    Inventors: Heinz Focke, Hans-J urgen Bretthauer
  • Patent number: 5154343
    Abstract: An improved flip-top recloseable carton is provided in the form of a six-sided parallelopiped enclosure having opposing top and bottom walls, front and back walls, and side walls formed from corresponding panels and flaps defined on a unitary, continuous paperboard blank. The outer layers of the side walls and the front wall are provided with horizontal tear-strip sections which define an integral and continuous tear strip that functions as convenient means for opening the carton from its sealed from. Repeated closing and positive locking of the carton is realized by means of a die-cut portion on the interior surface of the front wall which includes a proximal flap and an island portion dispersed in forcibly displaceable mutual engagement. Once the engaging flap and island are disengaged forcibly by opening the carton top, reclosing thereof leads to snap re-engagement of the flap and island elements accompanied by positive tactile and audible feedback indicative of effective carton closure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 1992
    Date of Patent: October 13, 1992
    Assignee: Packaging Corporation of America
    Inventor: James L. Stone