Cylindrical Or Conical Body, Or Wall Structure Patents (Class 229/4.5)
  • Patent number: 11932453
    Abstract: Provided are a cylindrical container inner bag and a composite container using the cylindrical container inner bag for the purpose of easily filling the cylindrical container inner bag housed in a cylindrical container with a filler to the substantially same capacity as that of the cylindrical container. The cylindrical container inner bag formed in such a manner that one or more films folded back or overlapping with each other are closed at least at a right or left end portion or a lower portion has a filler housing portion and a support mechanism portion positioned below the filler housing portion. The support mechanism portion has a support mechanism configured to regulate the position of the bottom of the inner bag in a cylindrical container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: OKURA INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yukio Kozai, Shu Kawakami
  • Patent number: 11760529
    Abstract: A container with a deep recessed bottom end construction is provided. The container includes an inner receptacle having a sidewall and a bottom wall defining an interior volume within the receptacle. The container further includes an outer sleeve wrapped around the inner receptacle with a lower end extending below the lower edge of the receptacle to form a deep bottom recess within a lower portion of the container. The lower end of the receptacle sidewall has a taper angle that is different from a taper angle of an upper portion of the sidewall. The lower end of the receptacle sidewall may engage or contact the inner surface of the outer sleeve. The outer sleeve may include reverse bend and/or a second bottom wall onto which a lower end of the receptacle may sit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: HUHTAMAKI, INC.
    Inventor: Ronald Robertson
  • Patent number: 11738932
    Abstract: A container for containing a cold fluid. The container includes a sidewall construct that includes an inner sidewall extending at least partially around an interior of the container, an outer sleeve attached to the inner sidewall, and a cavity defined between the inner sidewall and the outer sleeve. The container also includes a closed bottom defining a bottom of the interior of the container, and insulating features that include the cavity and a plurality of annular bands, each annular band of the plurality of annular bands includes a spacer that extends in the cavity from the inner sidewall to the outer sleeve. Adjacent bands define a respective pocket of a plurality of pockets in the cavity such that the insulating features maintain a desired temperature of the cold fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Graphic Packaging International, LLC
    Inventors: Kosaraju Mohan, Kyle Baird, Jozef Milewski, James Vogt, Ryan Kaestner, Mark Baldwin, John Best
  • Patent number: 11718059
    Abstract: Processes, assemblies, and sleeve blanks for forming a two-piece paper container are provided in which the sleeve blank includes an adhesive printed onto the sleeve blank while the sleeve blank is still part of the paper web. The adhesive can optionally be printed onto the sleeve blank in-line with printing a graphic on the sleeve blank prior to providing the sleeve blank to a container forming machine that wraps and seals the sleeve blank to a bottom blank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: Dart Container Corporation
    Inventors: Chelsea Olcese, Ralph MacKenzie, Randy Lamie
  • Lid
    Patent number: 11447306
    Abstract: A lid for outfitting a container is provided. The lid includes a cover shell defining a first cavity, a clamp including a frustum portion, a clamp horizontal plateau, and an upstanding lip, a hinge member constructed to pivotally interconnect the clamp with the cover shell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Inventor: Michael D. Dwork
  • Lid
    Patent number: 11447305
    Abstract: A lid for outfitting a container is provided. The lid includes a cover shell defining a first cavity, a first lid rim defining an opening, and a hinge member constructed to pivotally interconnect the first lid rim with the cover shell. The cover shell releasably lockable to the first lid rim.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Inventor: Michael D. Dwork
  • Patent number: 11204132
    Abstract: A tank production method for preventing generation of non-uniform stacked portions in a sheet layer while securing the strength of the tank, the method including a winding step of winding resin-impregnated fiber sheets to form a sheet layer with a predetermined thickness. The winding step includes divided winding steps of winding divided fiber sheets obtained by dividing a fiber sheet into a plurality of divided fiber sheets having a length shorter than the length required to form the sheet layer with the predetermined thickness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tatsunori Shindo, Koichiro Hayashi, Takashi Inoh
  • Patent number: 11193551
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a shape-reconfigurable structure includes a rigid base having first and second ends, a rigid first beam having a lateral end and a central end, the lateral end being connected to the first end of the base, and a rigid second beam having a lateral end and a central end, the lateral end of the second beam being connected to the second end of the base and the central end of the second beam being connected to the central end of the first beam, wherein the structure can be placed in an expanded orientation in which the first and second beams extend outward away from the base and a contracted orientation in which the first and second beams extend inward toward the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Babak Haghpanah Jahromi, Lorenzo Valdevit, Jonathan Hopkins
  • Patent number: 11008152
    Abstract: A multi-chamber container is provided having a main container and a main lid. The main container is configured to receive a first inner container which rests on the rim section of the main container. An optional cover for the first inner container is typically provided. A second inner container is releasably attached to, and held to, the lower surface of the main lid by an inner attachment section. The main container is sealed by a skirt section on the main lid so that the contents within the main container, the first inner container, and the second inner container, are only accessible when the lid has been detached from the container, and the first and second containers have been removed. A low cost, easily assembled, secure, single-use, multi-chamber container is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: AMHIL ENTERPRISES
    Inventors: Pieter W. Lubbe, Sumit Sharma, Hilario Gilbuena
  • Patent number: 10906725
    Abstract: A container is formed to include an interior region and a mouth opening into the interior region. The container includes a floor and a side wall coupled to the floor to define the interior region between the floor and the side wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: Berry Plastics Corporation
    Inventors: Chris K. Leser, Philip A. Driskill, Charles T. Wallace, John B. Euler, Jason J. Paladino, Milan C. Maravich, Daniel O. Davis, Jeffrey A. Mann, Randy A. Bowlds
  • Patent number: 10793393
    Abstract: The invention relates to a spool for winding a fibrous web, the lateral surface of which is formed by a coated spool core. The aim of the invention is to improve the winding quality by the fact that the outer lateral surface is formed by a plurality of separate coatings which are arranged axially next to one another, of which at least two adjacent coatings are made of different materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: Voith Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Malte Müller, Matthias Wohlfahrt, Ewald Wetschenbacher, Ralf-Harald Preising
  • Patent number: 10625488
    Abstract: The invention relates to a container precursor comprising a wall, wherein the wall a) surrounds an interior region, and b) comprises a first wall region and a second wall region. Further, the invention relates to a process for manufacturing a container precursor, a container precursor obtainable through this process, a closed container, a process for manufacturing a closed container, a closed container obtainable through this process, a use of the aforementioned container precursor, and a further use of the aforementioned container precursor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: SIG TECHNOLOGY AG
    Inventors: Ulrich Alef, Thomas Schumacher, Norbert Peter Herzog
  • Patent number: 10589890
    Abstract: A container of paper or paper-like material, having a sleeve and having a bottom and/or a cover, wherein the bottom and/or cover and the sleeve are connected in substantially liquid-tight fashion in the region of a bottom skirt and/or cover skirt. The sleeve is composed of a sheetlike blank, and wherein regions adjoining a first side edge and adjoining a second side edge, situated opposite the first side edge, of the blank are laid one on top of the other so as to form an overlapping side seam and connected to one another by material-bonding engagement, wherein at least the region adjoining the first side edge forms a step which is offset relative to the rest of the blank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: PTM PACKAGING TOOLS MACHINERY PTE. LTD.
    Inventor: Peter Nille
  • Patent number: 10569324
    Abstract: A method is described for making a retort container having one or two metal ends. A heat-sealable material is present on one or both of the container side wall and the/each metal end. The/each metal end is seamed onto the container body, and the resulting container assembly is conveyed on a conveyor adjacent to an induction sealing head and then adjacent to a cooling device. A pressure belt engages the upper end of the container assembly to keep the metal end from coming off the container body during the induction heating and cooling processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: SONOCO DEVELOPMENT, INC.
    Inventors: Trevor Price, Jeremy Morin
  • Patent number: 10442595
    Abstract: A multi-compartment food package is disclosed including a food bowl to hold a first food (e.g., hummus) and an independent second food container to hold a second food (e.g., a topping to be added to the first food). In one embodiment, a peel-off film is removably attached across the first food container below the top thereof. A lid is detachably connected to the first food container to surround the second food container. The lid has an annular container retaining groove formed therein and extending downwardly therefrom towards the first food container. The second food container is surrounded and frictionally engaged by the annular container retaining groove, whereby the second food container is removably attached to and suspended downwardly from the lid to be received through the top of the first food container and seated on the peel-off film located below the top thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Inventors: James E Grove, Amir Tamshe
  • Patent number: 10399139
    Abstract: A method is described for making a retort container having one or two metal ends. A heat-sealable material is present on one or both of the container side wall and the/each metal end. The/each metal end is seamed onto the container body, and the resulting container assembly is conveyed on a conveyor adjacent to an induction sealing head and then adjacent to a cooling device. A pressure belt engages the upper end of the container assembly to keep the metal end from coming off the container body during the induction heating and cooling processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: SONOCO DEVELOPMENT, INC.
    Inventors: Trevor Price, Jeremy Morin
  • Patent number: 10375899
    Abstract: A potting system and method are provided in which a flexible pot side includes two sets of bottom panel apertures, each set receiving tabs from a bottom panel. The potting system is assembled by positioning mutually engaging panel mesh structures on the bottom panels while folding the flexible pot side so that a plurality of first lacing apertures aligns with a plurality of second lacing apertures, and then inserting a pull lace through the aligned apertures to mechanically interlock them. Additionally, the pot system may be easily disassembled by disengaging the pull lace from the lacing apertures which causes the pot side to unbend and allows the bottom panel tabs to disengage. The pot system may then be reassembled by reengaging the bottom panels, repositioning the lacing apertures and inserting the pull lace.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Inventor: Dean John Munt, III
  • Patent number: 10239649
    Abstract: A double container includes: an inner container having a cylindrical barrel portion the upper circumferential edge of which is formed to have a curled portion, and a bottom portion provided on a lower end of the barrel portion so as to close the lower face thereof; and a exterior sleeve) which covers the barrel portion, and is secured thereto, so as to form a thermal insulating space between itself and the outer side of the barrel portion. The outer surface of the barrel portion of inner container is provided over the entire circumference thereof with a plurality of elongated projections, which consist of thermoplastic resin, arranged in a row and spaced apart in the circumferential direction, the projections extending in elongated fashion circumferentially and each having an amount of projection of 1.0 to 2.0 mm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tatsuya Tomioka, Sunao Murata
  • Patent number: 10112359
    Abstract: Method for manufacturing a cup from a conical sleeve and a pot-shaped base. The base has a base face and a circumferential wall starting from the base face and inserted from a large opening in the conical sleeve into the sleeve in the direction of a small opening in the sleeve. The method includes: partially covering a radially outer circumferential face of the wall of the pot-shaped base with an annular covering sleeve, positioning the covering sleeve together with the base in the direction of the small opening in the sleeve until the predefined relative position between the sleeve and the base is reached, pulling out the covering sleeve between an inner side of the sleeve and the radially outer circumferential face of the base, the base remaining in the predefined relative position, and connecting the radially outer circumferential face of the base and the inner side of the sleeve in an essentially fluid-tight manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: MICHAEL HOERAUF MASCHINENFABRIK GMBH
    Inventor: Uwe Messerschmid
  • Patent number: 9975305
    Abstract: A canister for holding one or more products. The canister includes a canister body having a first layer and a second layer laminated to the first layer. The canister body has a bottom end having a bottom panel offset from the bottom of the canister and a top end sealed with a lid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: Graphic Packaging International, LLC
    Inventors: Scott Thomas Strand, Norman L. Jesch, Kelly R. Fitzwater
  • Patent number: 9932132
    Abstract: A can, and device and method for producing same, includes two circular end elements forming a base and lid. The can further includes a sleeve which has fold lines forming edges, the can sleeve having a circular cross-sectional area at both ends and a polygonal-sectional area in its central region. The polygonal cross-sectional area in the central region is at most decagonal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Inventor: Werner Grabher
  • Patent number: 9840344
    Abstract: A can, and device and method for producing same, includes two circular end elements forming a base and lid. The can further includes a sleeve which has fold lines forming edges, the can sleeve having a circular cross-sectional area at both ends and a polygonal-sectional area in its central region. The polygonal cross-sectional area in the central region is at most decagonal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Inventor: Werner Grabher
  • Patent number: 9517884
    Abstract: A bag stand includes at least two side panels, each side panel having a top end, a bottom end, and two adjacent side ends, each side panel connected to at least one adjacent side panel, the side panels forming the bag stand having a top end and a bottom end, the bag stand defining a top opening, a bottom opening, and an interior, the top opening sized to accept a refuse bag; and at least one connection mechanism included on each of at least two side panels for connecting to at least one adjacent side panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2016
    Assignee: Pratt Corrugated Holdings, Inc.
    Inventor: John Richard Muse
  • Patent number: 9398789
    Abstract: Embodiments herein provide adhesive zipper tape. A zipper may be coupled to adhesive zipper tape to form a zipper assembly. In various embodiments, the adhesive zipper tape may be coupled to a piece of fabric, such as in a garment, around an opening. The zipper may then be used to open and close the opening. In various embodiments, the adhesive zipper tape may manifest an adhesive quality when activated by an activation stimulus, such as heat or air.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2016
    Assignee: IDEAL Fastener Corporation
    Inventor: Michael E. Blackford
  • Patent number: 9101157
    Abstract: A folded moisture and heat resistant container is manufactured of a material of laminate type in the form of a sheet or a web, said laminate comprising at least a base layer (1), an outer coating (2) and an inner coating (3). The material is at least on one side thereof heat treated in an autoclave. In the material the case layer (1) consists of a liquid absorbing material, the outer coating (2) consists of a polymer selected from the group including polypropylene, oriented polypropylene, metalized high density polyethylene, linear low density polyethylene, unmodified polyester, metalized polyester and amorphous polyester, and the inner coating (3) consists of a polymer selected from the group including polypropylene, high density polyethylene, linear low density polyethylene, unmodified amorphous polyester.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: TETRA LAVAL HOLDING & FINANCE SA
    Inventor: Katarina Magnusson
  • Patent number: 9090039
    Abstract: An improved paper tube is described. The paper tube has a core with an adhesive on the core. A pierced protrusion layer comprising pierced protrusions is wound on the core and adhered to the core by the adhesive wherein the adhesive at least partially fills the pierced protrusions. A surface adhesive is on the pierced protrusion layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Inventor: Kline Smyly
  • Patent number: 9045246
    Abstract: To provide a container usable as a deep bottom- and shallow bottom-type container by changing between deep bottom- and shallow bottom-type container configurations by folding along prescribed ruled lines, forming a protruding part on the circumferential wall surface and forming undistorted smooth surfaces; and to provide a manufacturing method thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2015
    Assignees: KABUSHIKI KAISHA GREENPACKS, POLYMER ASSOCIATES GODOKAISHA
    Inventors: Koji Nishida, Kunitake Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20150076013
    Abstract: A sleeve operable to at least partially contain a cylindrical article, the sleeve including opposing planar side panels; bowed dust flaps extending upwardly from said side panels; front and back panels, each having rounded, upper corner portions; and overlapping top panels in superposing relation to upper portions of said bowed dust flaps, said overlapping top panels being mutually secured, whereby said bowed dust flaps are retained in a bowed condition that conforms with said rounded upper panel portions of said front and back panels
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2014
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Inventors: Scott Fath, Ryan J. Sousa, Steven R. Rinehart
  • Patent number: 8967381
    Abstract: A snack holder includes a generally frustoconical or cone shaped upper cup section and a frustoconical or cone shaped lower support section with the upper section having a circular lower base panel in opposed relation to and adhesively attached to a circular top support panel of the lower support section and wherein the radius of the upper section lower base panel has a greater radius than the circular top support panel of the lower section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Inventors: Joseph D. Cassese, James Hicswa
  • Patent number: 8944311
    Abstract: A display bin includes a tubular body and a multi-part bottom assembly. The tubular body includes an open base end and an open top end. The multi-part bottom assembly includes an annular structure having an inner edge, an outer edge and a plurality of evenly spaced wings projecting outwardly from the outer edge and terminating at distal ends. The annular structure is capable of being inserted through the open base end of the tubular body. A plurality of fasteners couple each of the plurality of wings of the annular structure to the base end of the tubular body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Kristin A. Dougherty, Laura L. Hawkins, Leslie E. Miehe
  • Publication number: 20140374420
    Abstract: A single-use storage and dispensing container is provided for use with small volumes of consumer products. The container is generally sleeve-like, sealed at both ends to contain the flowable material, and is scored or otherwise includes a break point for rupture by a user to dispense the container contents. Application of a threshold pressure to the container by the user will cause the container to rupture at the break point, dispensing flowable material therefrom. The container is suitable for one-handed use. Various cross sectional shapes of the sleeve are possible.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2012
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Applicant: CLIC ENTERPRISES, INC.
    Inventors: John S. Kanderka, Dean Vincent Borschneck
  • Patent number: 8887945
    Abstract: A foldable container module includes a body and a foldable container. The body has a sidewall and a room. The foldable container has a panel, multiple folding line sets formed on the panel, and a joint. The foldable container can be transformed by folding along the multiple folding line sets. The joint connects to the sidewall of the body. The foldable container module can be held in one hand by a user, and the other hand of the user can swing freely or take the solid food from the foldable container, such that the user can also suck the liquid from the body by the straw at the same time. Moreover, when the foldable container module is to be stored, the user can fold the foldable container along the multiple folding line sets to reduce a volume of the foldable container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: Highplus International Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chih-Hung Kao
  • Patent number: 8870003
    Abstract: A container includes a body, a liner attached to the interior of the body, a lid dimensioned to attached to the top of the liner, and a perimeter seal attached to the lid. The lid includes a hole and the perimeter seal includes a region dimensioned to create a friction fit when disposed in the hole. Each of the body, the liner, and the lid may include a paper pulp coated with a biodegradable, organically derived, plastic resin. Methods of constructing the container are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: Greater Good, Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas C. Dayton, Sung K. Park
  • Patent number: 8828170
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the apparatus and methods are configured to make containers such as disposable reinforced cups using reinforcing members configured to be respectively attached to cups. The apparatus and method of various embodiments of the present disclosure sequentially heat different or selective portions of the heat activated adhesive on the reinforcing member at multiple sequential stages, steps or times to attach the reinforcing member to the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: Pactiv LLC
    Inventors: Dimitri Stamatiou, Shawn L. Petera, Evan L. Ryan
  • Patent number: 8728592
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a container made from fiber based board wherein the container comprises a sleeve and a bottom, said bottom comprises polymer coated board, at least one side of said sleeve is uncoated and the sleeve is formed by sealing two edges of the sleeve together along a side seam. The invention further relates to a method for producing said container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Stora Enso OYJ
    Inventors: Isto Heiskanen, Timo Raisanen, Jari Rasanen, Titta Lammi
  • Publication number: 20140084004
    Abstract: A single-use storage and dispensing container is provided for use with small volumes of consumer products. The container is generally sleeve-like, sealed at both ends to contain the flowable material, and is scored or otherwise includes a break point for rupture by a user to dispense the container contents. Application of a threshold pressure to the container by the user will cause the container to rupture at the break point, dispensing flowable material therefrom. The container is suitable for one-handed use. Various cross sectional shapes of the sleeve are possible.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2012
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Applicant: CLIC ENTERPRISES, INC.
    Inventors: John S. Kanderka, Dean Vincent Borschneck
  • Patent number: 8672213
    Abstract: A food container having at least two open cone shaped spaces is formed from a sheet folded along three folding lines. The first and second folding lines intersect at a point near or in a point along a center line of the sheet to allow upper surfaces of the sheet on each side of the folding lines to be moved against each other. The third folding line extends transversally in relation to the center line and intersects the first and second folding lines substantially at the point. The third folding line allows folding of the sheet on each side of the third folding to move the surfaces on the under side of the sheet against each other thereby forming two open cones when parts respectively on each side of the third folding line are brought against each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Inventors: Uno Larsson, Niklas Larsson
  • Bin
    Patent number: 8573429
    Abstract: A retail display apparatus has a transparent inner cylinder with a top. An outer sleeve surrounds a portion of the transparent inner cylinder and has a top such that a first part of the top of the outer sleeve is a first distance from the top of the transparent inner cylinder and a second part of the top of the outer sleeve is a second distance from the top of the transparent inner cylinder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventor: Laura L. Hawkins
  • Patent number: 8448844
    Abstract: A hermetically sealed paperboard container including a container body component including upper and lower ends, the body component being formed from a blank including a paperboard layer having first and second major sides, a first sealant layer on the first major side, a barrier layer on the second major side, and a second sealant layer on the barrier layer, wherein the blank includes first and second longitudinal ends, the first longitudinal end being skived to a predetermined thickness for a predetermined width, the skived portion being folded over onto the blank and heat-sealed to the first sealant layer to form a folded first longitudinal end, and wherein the body component includes an overlapped seam including the folded first longitudinal end positioned inside the second longitudinal end, a bottom component sealed to the lower end; and a lid component hermetically sealed to the upper end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Assignee: MeadWestvaco Corporation
    Inventor: Zhiquan Yan
  • Publication number: 20120160904
    Abstract: A display package (10) including a package sleeve (14) and one or more end caps (16,18) slideably inserted into the package sleeve. The package sleeve may have at least one open sleeve end and may define at least one transparent viewing window. The package sleeve may also have at least one foldable end flap (24) which may be folded inward toward the main end cap section with a portion thereof inserted through a respective lock slot (32) in the main cap section, thus locking the end cap in place. The one or more end caps may be designed to alter the shape of a package sleeve such as to increase the efficiency and ease of both the package assembly and product loading. The sleeve and end caps may be formed from a variety of materials including paper based materials or plastic based materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2009
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Inventors: Susan Scior, Joseph Delise, John A. Gelardi
  • Patent number: 8177118
    Abstract: A demountable packing box of the present invention comprises a main body, an upper cover located at the upper portion of the main body, a lower cover located at the lower portion of the main body, and a plurality of connecting bands respectively connected to the upper cover and the lower cover. The main body is a flat plate with two connecting portions at opposite sides thereof after disassembled. A pair of fixing parts matable with each other is respectively disposed at the two connecting portions of the main body. The upper cover is a flat plate with a predetermined shape. A plurality of upper tabs respectively extends outwards from the periphery of the upper over. The lower cover is a flat plate with a shape corresponding to the upper cover. A plurality of lower tabs extends outwards from the periphery of the lower cover. The upper portion of the main body is provided with a plurality of upper positioning parts corresponding to the upper tabs of the upper cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2012
    Inventor: Jian Tao
  • Patent number: 8146797
    Abstract: Cup (1) with an internal wall (2) and an external sleeve (5), the sleeve being formed from a blank (10) of corrugated material comprising a corrugated layer (6) and a Substrate layer (7) and being arranged such that the Substrate layer (7) faces towards the internal wall of the cup. A first end (12) of the blank (10) is overlapped at least partially by a second end (14) of the blank in an overlapping area (19). Further, the sleeve (5) is adhesively attached to the internal wall of the cup (1) at least by a first area (15) of adhesive being provided on an inner side of the sleeve on the first end of the blank and by a second area (17) of adhesive being provided on an inner side of the sleeve on the second end of the blank. The second area (17) of adhesive is provided at a distance from the overlapping edge (13) of the blank, thereby attaching each end of the blank (10) separately to the internal wall of the cup (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: Seda S.p.A.
    Inventor: Gianfranco D'Amato
  • Patent number: 8136692
    Abstract: An anti-rolling device for cylindrical containers, such as mailing tubes, has a stabilizing member with an internal aperture for inserting over a portion of the container. The outer periphery of the device is irregular, e.g., having flats, such that resting on a flat lowers the container to a stable position, and requires energy to rotate beyond the flat and consequently lift the container. The device may be slipped over a plug type cap or placed directly over the body of the container. In alternative embodiments, the device is provided in the form of a gasket, is made from a foam material, is split and resiliently grabs the container or has an elastic band holding it tightly to the container. The various embodiments may be used to retrofit an existing container. The stabilizer may be provided with one or more radial tabs, which may have burrs to grip the receptacle and/or feature a constraining ring to lock the cap into the receptacle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: Ridgid Paper Tube Corporation
    Inventor: Thomas E. Horsburgh
  • Patent number: 8113416
    Abstract: A hermetically sealed paperboard container including a container body component including upper and lower ends, the body component being formed from a blank including a paperboard layer having first and second major sides, a first sealant layer on the first major side, a barrier layer on the second major side, and a second sealant layer on the barrier layer, wherein the blank includes first and second longitudinal ends, the first longitudinal end being skived to a predetermined thickness for a predetermined width, the skived portion being folded over onto the blank and heat-sealed to the first sealant layer to form a folded first longitudinal end, and wherein the body component includes an overlapped seam including the folded first longitudinal end positioned inside the second longitudinal end, a bottom component sealed to the lower end; and a lid component hermetically sealed to the upper end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignee: MeadWestvaco Corporation
    Inventor: Zhiquan Yan
  • Patent number: 8091769
    Abstract: A carton blank (10) for a carton is formed from a sheet material and has a plurality of foldably connected panels which form the walls of the corresponding carton. The panels include main panels (11-14) separated by a plurality of longitudinal folds (16-19) and arranged to form pairs of opposing side walls in said corresponding carton. A first pair of main panels (11, 13) are each foldably connected at either end to a respective end panel (22, 23, 26, 27), said end panels being arranged to form opposing end walls in said corresponding carton with each end wall including first and second end panels. A second pair of main panels (12, 14) are each foldably connected at either end to a transverse edge of a respective end flap (36-39).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2012
    Assignee: Kraft Foods Global Brands LLC
    Inventor: Robert Lindsey
  • Patent number: 8025210
    Abstract: The insulated beverage container is a container, such as a coffee cup, providing thermal insulation for the user's hand. The container includes a vertically extending annular wall and a base, forming a beverage-receiving cup. A plurality of tubes are secured to an outer surface of the annular wall. Each tube is hollow and defines an air passage therein, and is further elongated along the vertical direction, having upper and lower air flow apertures formed therethrough. In use, heat generated by the beverage heats the air contained within the tubes. As the air rises within the tubes, ambient air at a lower temperature is drawn through the lower air flow apertures and the heated air is expelled through the upper air flow apertures, maintaining a flow of cooled air from the environment through the tubes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2011
    Inventors: Matthew J. Johnson, Andrew Johnson
  • Patent number: 8002170
    Abstract: A dual-ovenable container is formed from a blank of laminate material that includes a paperboard layer sandwiched between outer heat-sealable layers of amorphous polyester or heat-sealable cellophane. The blank is wrapped into a tubular or conical configuration and opposite edges of the blank form a lap joint at which the edges are heat-sealed together to form a container body. End closures can then be applied to the ends of the container body. The laminate is heat-sealable to itself, is able to withstand heating/cooking conditions in both conventional and microwave ovens, and has a low oxygen permeability. The edge of the blank exposed to contents of the container can be wrapped by a sideseam tape in order to protect the edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2011
    Assignee: Sonoco Development, Inc.
    Inventors: Sabrina Dixon-Garrett, Elizabeth Rhue
  • Publication number: 20110180592
    Abstract: A bottle for liquids which is biodegradable and is comprised of pulp products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2011
    Publication date: July 28, 2011
    Inventors: Lee Green, Adam Berk
  • Patent number: 7951057
    Abstract: A storage container includes a receptacle having a circumferential sidewall and a sleeve fixedly attached to the receptacle having a circumferential sidewall with a left edge, a right edge, and marginal portions adjacent the left and right edges wherein the edges meet to form a butt seam. The receptacle sidewall and the sleeve sidewall define an insulating layer therebetween. The insulating layer includes a first edge and a second edge wherein the first and second edges do not extend under the marginal portions such that the insulating layer has a smaller circumference than that of the sleeve sidewall. A method for forming a storage container is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2011
    Assignee: Huhtamaki, Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald D. Robertson, William D. McKahan
  • Patent number: 7938313
    Abstract: A container blank comprises at least one substrate layer made of disposable material and at least one film layer disposed substantially over the substrate layer and having at least one portion adapted to shrink away from the substrate layer upon application of heat. The shrunk film layer portion is adapted to thermally insulate the substrate layer located substantially behind the shrunk film layer portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2011
    Assignee: Dixie Consumer Products LLC
    Inventor: Gerald J. Van Handel