Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
053474000 | With diverse contents | 38 |
20090007525 | METHOD FOR REUSING RETURNABLE PACKAGING - The present invention involves a method for reprocessing and reusing returnable packaging used in industry for the shipment of manufactured goods from a manufacturing to a user, wherein said returnable packaging has a lifecycle that terminates at the completion of a program which utilizes the manufactured goods. The packaging is acquired from a vendor at the completion of a program and catalogued. Cataloguing includes sorting, repairing, cleaning, recycling, and storing the packaging in inventory for future redistribution or reuse. The packaging is shipped to the customers as orders are received. Custom packaging may also be designed, manufactured, and shipped. | 01-08-2009 |
20090139188 | Separate Packing Station - The present invention discloses a method and a work station for packing articles ( | 06-04-2009 |
20090241481 | Food item cooking, assembly and packaging system and method - A system and method for making a food item are for provided. The apparatus includes a food item assembly and packaging station having a first work area assembling and packaging a food item and meal order assembly station having a second work area for assembling a meal order that includes a food item packaged on the first work surface. A conveyor is positioned beneath the first work area and extends from a position proximate to the first area to a position proximate to the second work area. A conveyor access opening is proximate to the first work area to provide worker access to the conveyor to permit manual placement of a food item assembled and packaged at the first work area onto the conveyor for conveying the packaged food item beneath the first work area to the location proximate the meal order assembly station. | 10-01-2009 |
20090277139 | Automated System Of Protective Packaging - A method of automating a packaging system comprises receiving from a customer an order to be shipped to the customer, determining a volume of the order, selecting a box having a volume sufficient to contain the order and a desired quantity of cushioning product, determining a difference in the volumes of the box and the order, generating a signal based on the difference in the volumes, and causing, with the signal, a cushioning product producing and/or dispensing machine to produce and/or dispense the desired quantity of cushioning product. | 11-12-2009 |
20090313952 | Method and Device for Filling Containers - A method and device for filling a container with tablets; the device has a conveyor for feeding the container through a number of filling stations, at each of which is located a respective dispenser unit for dropping a predetermined number of tablets from the bottom end of a stack of tablets into the container. | 12-24-2009 |
20100139222 | PRODUCT FILLING SYSTEM - A product filling system ( | 06-10-2010 |
20100170203 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRANSFERRING HYDRATED LENSES ON AN AUTOMATED LINE - A method of transferring a contact lens from a first location to a primary package includes transferring the contact lens with an intermediate transfer member to the primary package, wherein the transfer member is sealed in the primary package with the contact lens. Additionally, according to another of many exemplary embodiments, a system for transferring a contact lens to a primary package includes a contact lens and a transfer member associated with the contact lens, wherein an automated lens transfer device is configured to couple the contact lens and the lens transfer member. | 07-08-2010 |
20100242415 | Process and Apparatus for Introducting Products Into Containers in a Picker Line - In a process for introducing individual products into containers by means of a picker line comprising at least two pickers individual products are individually picked and transposed to containers. The individual products and the containers are delivered in counterflow on at least one transportation device for the individual products and on at least one transportation device for the containers. The delivery of a next container to be filled into the transposition area of the picker line is controlled by any picker. The picker which is controlling the delivery of the next container to be filled is determined by the number of currently introduced products at the infeed of the picker line. | 09-30-2010 |
20100326021 | MANUALLY-ASSISTED VOID-FILL DUNNAGE DISPENSING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A packaging system | 12-30-2010 |
20110000170 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING A SCHEDULE FOR ADMINISTERING DOSES OF MEDICATION TO A PATIENT - A method for generating a medication regimen of a patient is disclosed. The method comprises receiving a plurality of prescriptions for the patient, wherein a prescription of the plurality of prescriptions indicates a medication and a frequency for administering a dose of the medication. The method further comprises mapping a plurality of doses of one or more medications to a prescription calendar based on the frequencies indicated in the plurality of prescriptions and determining a schedule for administering a plurality of doses of different medications corresponding to each prescription of the plurality of prescriptions based on the calendar and constraints regarding administering the plurality of doses. | 01-06-2011 |
20110113735 | METHOD FOR MAKING DISTORTED FRAGMENTS - Distorted fragments having a variety of configurations and methods for making such distorted fragments is provided which, because of its increased bulk, can also be used as packing materials, decorative grasses, an animal bedding, cat litter, mulch for soil and a media for plants. The distorted fragments can be produced by extrusion and the extrudate is distorted while in a semi-solid state. | 05-19-2011 |
20110120061 | CONTAINER FOR DECORATIVE GRASS - A container liner comprising a backing, a porous covering, a seed carrier interposed between the backing and the covering, and a plurality of seeds embedded in the seed carrier such that upon germination the seeds will sprout through the porous covering to form a soft, natural, protective cushion for objects, such as candies or Easter eggs. The container liner is sufficiently flexible so that the container liner can be easily manipulated to substantially conform to the interior contour of the container. | 05-26-2011 |
20110131932 | BULK TRANSPORT SYSTEM FOR DENSE PRODUCTS - A method for filling a container with a plurality of particles or a liquid includes a bulk packaging support structure for supporting the flexible container during filling. The support structure includes first and second foldable members each having a bottom portion and a first wall section that is pivotally connected to the bottom portion along a primary fold line. A second wall section is pivotally connected to the first wall section along a secondary fold line that extends perpendicular to the primary fold line. The first and second foldable members are releasibly engaged with one another such that the bottom portion of the first foldable member is disposed between the second wall section and the bottom portion of the second foldable member. The radially flexible container disposed within the support structure is filled through a large diameter to a fill level. The large diameter of the radially flexible container is then reduced to a smaller fill diameter in vertical relationship to the fill level as the fill level rises during filling of the flexible container. | 06-09-2011 |
20110167770 | Method for packaging shirt and tie combinations with a V-shaped collar support and tie strap - A v-shaped shirt collar insert made of various materials placed around the neck of a packaged dress shirt such that the v-shape will support a neck tie for display. After a neck tie is folded around the v-shaped collar insert, a strap made of various materials is placed around the neck tie to gather the material of the neck tie to create the appearance of a “knotted” neck tie. The shirt and tie combination are then placed in a cardboard or plastic package to display the shirt and tie combination. | 07-14-2011 |
20110214399 | SUPPLY UNITS HAVING AN ASSOCIATED ELECTRONICALLY-READABLE MEMORY DEVICE - A machine, such as a phase change or solid ink printing apparatus, has at least one multiple supply unit in the form of an ink stick disposed therein. The ink stick has an electronically-readable memory device associated therewith, and the memory device has stored therein electronic data related to the ink stick and readable by the machine. The memory device may be attached to the ink stick and removed before the ink stick is used for printing in the machine. In another aspect, the memory device is attached to a container for the ink stick. The container may be a cartridge for use in the machine, or a container for packaging the ink stick. The machine may include a coupler configured to read electronic data from the memory device while the memory device is positioned external to the printing apparatus, thus allowing the machine to verify the suitability of the ink stick before it is installed in the machine. | 09-08-2011 |
20110219731 | METHOD FOR FILLING A PACKAGE, PARTICULARLY A FOOD PACKAGE - The invention relates to a method for filling thin-wall containers including a lid to be opened for use, particularly a can, wherein the container requires an internal pressure to provide a necessary stability in the filled, closed state. The container is tightly closed after filling using a lid to be opened for use and is filled with filling material and a substance used as a pressurizing gas at room temperature before the container is tightly closed. In addition to a solid or liquid first filling material, the container is filled with solid carbon dioxide as a further filling material, wherein the carbon dioxide forms the pressurizing gas after the thin-walled container is tightly closed. | 09-15-2011 |
20110271649 | Biomass Transport Installation for Introduction into a Pressurised Container - The introduction of a heterogeneous solid substance, such as biomass, into a container which is under pressure is difficult. The rotary valves and airlocks used hitherto have substantial deficiencies. The use of standard screw conveyors has hitherto failed due to the fact that a cavity formed behind the screw helix in which gas could escape from the pressurized container. These deficiencies are resolved in that two independently controllable screws are arranged in a screw conveyor pipe. Between the primary screw driven by a motor and the secondary screw driven by another motor, the biomass is compacted by high pressure as a consequence of the different revolution speeds of the motors in such a way that an almost gas-tight plug is formed. The invention is particularly well-suited for the introduction of biomass into a gasification installation which is under pressure, for the production of synthesis gas. | 11-10-2011 |
20110277424 | Method of packing furniture suite for shipping - A method of packing a furniture suite for shipment and, particularly international shipment, comprising the steps of forming a recess having a perimeter created by a skirt circumscribing a large table top and nesting several elements within the recess by forming packing material to nest various elements, which packing material is sized to fit snugly within the recess and using the various elements themselves to create a package having minimal size and weight and being of a shape which is readily fitted with other packages in a container or the like. | 11-17-2011 |
20120090277 | Residential Recycling Bin - A recycling bin has left and right sidewalls, a base, and front wall. The front wall is lower than the other three walls, and when two bins are stacked in a 0° stacking configuration, the lower front wall of the lower bin and a sloped surface on the lower portion of the upper bin create a recyclable receiving chute. When stacked, the upper bin is held to the lower bin by a combination of a channel on the lower rear portion of the base fitting over a handle resting upon an upper portion of the rear wall. A lower lip on the lower portion of the rear wall aligns with the handle and substantially prevents frontwards and backwards motion of the upper bin. A portion of the handle fits within a top open portion of the rear wall. The bin also has a plurality of inverted “V” shaped liner retainers. | 04-19-2012 |
20120124946 | Method of Preparing Soybean Mixed Powder, Method of Preparing a Solidified Soybean Food, and a Method of Preparing a Packaged Raw Material for Preparing a Solidified Soybean Food - A method of preparing soybean mixed powder comprising a soybean powder having properties wherein formation of agglomerate is small when the powder is added to water and then heated with stirring to dissolve the powder. | 05-24-2012 |
20120266572 | DUNNAGE PRODUCT - An apparatus and method for packing products includes a dunnage product. The dunnage product includes a bracket engageable with a shipping container, a shaft connected to the bracket, and a number of elongated flexible members movable along the shaft. The elongated flexible members can be placed between the manufactured products during the packing process. The dunnage product is preferably reusable. | 10-25-2012 |
20120291405 | Multilayered Packaging Material - A multilayered polymeric structure for use as a packaging container comprising a first layer of oxygen barrier material and a second protective layer bonded to the first layer where the oxygen barrier layer material is selected from the group consisting of saponified ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer, polyamide, polyvinyl alcohol, modification products thereof, and mixtures thereof, and the second protective layer comprises a polymer and an inorganic filler in an amount sufficient to further enhance the moisture barrier property of the outer protective layer over what it would be in the absence of the filler. | 11-22-2012 |
20120324834 | PACKAGING MATERIAL - A decorative packaging material comprising a plurality of flexible strips of material integrally interconnected to one another. The strips of material may be interconnected via a border portion, and the decorative packaging material may be disposed in a container. | 12-27-2012 |
20130014475 | ABSORBENT ARTICLES IN A UNITARY PACKAGE - A method of forming disposable absorbent articles includes forming at least two different types of absorbent articles on a single product line. Each type of absorbent article has an absorbent structure that differs from the absorbent structure of at least one other absorbent article type on the product line. The method further includes creating a visual distinction between the different types of absorbent articles and packaging the different types of absorbent articles in a single package. | 01-17-2013 |
20130091808 | Free-Standing, Stackable Cereal Bowl with Elevated Trough and Method of Use - A bowl includes a main bowl portion and an ancillary portion or trough integral with the side of the bowl that is shaped to receive cereal or other food as a staging location before the food is maneuvered into the main bowl portion. | 04-18-2013 |
20130118132 | MACHINE AND METHOD FOR PHARMACEUTICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL-LIKE PRODUCT ASSEMBLY - A method and apparatus for assembling a plurality of independently formed solid components is provided thereby forming a single delivery vehicle for a pharmaceutical or pharmaceutical-like product. The solid components can be held and fed to the apparatus via a plurality of magazines. Pusher rods and the like can be used for positioning each of the solid components. Where the components are connected via a bonding liquid, a sprayer is provided and compression pins or the like press the components with the bonding liquid together to form the final project. A rivet or other connection structure can also be used and driven through holes in each of the solid components to form the final product. | 05-16-2013 |
20130139478 | Methods for packaging floor panels, as well as packed set of floor panels - Method for packaging floor panels, more particularly floor panels of the type that consists of rectangular oblong floor panels that are intended to form a floor covering, wherein these floor panels are industrially manufactured in at least two widths and are provided with coupling parts at least at two opposite sides, wherein floor panels of different width are provided in the same package, more particularly the same box, wherein these floor panels are provided in a box in layers, wherein in at least one of these layers at least two floor panels are placed next to each other, with their longitudinal directions substantially parallel to each other. | 06-06-2013 |
20130205724 | Method And Arrangement For Packing At Least One Article In A Container And Plurality Of Types Of Containers For Shipping Articles - An arrangement for packing at least one article in a container comprises an automatic picking list generation means ( | 08-15-2013 |
20130219836 | INJECTION MOLDED BODY HAVING EXCELLENT BARRIER PROPERTY - A method of providing an oxygen barrier for a product includes placing a product in an injection molded article which includes 10 to 60% by mass of a polyamide resin (A) and 40 to 90% by mass of a mixed polyolefin (E), wherein the polyamide resin (A) includes a diamine unit 70 mol % or more of which is one or more m-xylylenediamine units and a dicarboxylic acid unit 70 mol % or more of which is one or more dicarboxylic acid units including a C | 08-29-2013 |
20130263558 | Method for Deviled Egg Preparation and Presentation - A method for the sale, transport, and display of prepared hard boiled and deviled eggs, employing a container which is configured for both storage and transport of boiled eggs is provided. The container features a first half having a receiving cavity which engages a second half providing a cover for eggs located within sectioned cavities in the receiving cavity. Flavorings with labels or other placeable indicia are provided so that egg fillings in the eggs in different sections may be flavored and identified by the labels or placeable indicia provided with the flavoring. Eggs with pre-prepared flavorings may be purchased in removably engageable sections separate from the container and later engaged therein. | 10-10-2013 |
20130283740 | DECORATIVE AND SCENTED TISSUE ROLL COVERS - Apparatuses and methods for changing the appearance of a tissue roll and providing a scent to the tissue roll are disclosed. A decorative scented tissue roll cover encloses a tissue roll wherein the cover includes an outer pocket that can hold a scented element such as a sachet filled with aroma beads. | 10-31-2013 |
20130333334 | EMULSION DISINFECTING, SANITIZING, AND CLEANING COMPOSITIONS MADE WITH HYDROPHOBIC ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS - Antimicrobial emulsions having hydrophobic antimicrobial agents, surfactants, solubilizing agents, metal chelators and optionally thickening agents. The emulsions have a small particle size and high zeta potential. The emulsions are effective in cleaning, sanitizing, and disinfecting surfaces and are effective in killing a variety of organisms. The emulsions are stable and have a long shelf life. | 12-19-2013 |
20140033659 | PACKING INSERT FOR DISC-SHAPED OBJECTS - A packing insert for disc-shaped objects comprising a ring and a deformable contacting portion supported by the ring and extending from a circumference of the ring. The contacting portion can comprise one or more solid portions extending from the circumference. The solid portions can define a plurality of radially arranged members separated by a plurality of void regions, where the solid portions extending radially from a circumference of the ring. | 02-06-2014 |
20140150380 | MEROCYANINE DERIVATIVES - Disclosed are compounds of formula (1) and (2) and/or E/E-, E/Z- or Z/Z geometrical isomer forms thereof; wherein R1-R5, R1-R11 and A are defined as in description. The compounds are used as UV absorbers for protecting household products from photolytic and oxidative degradation, as plastic additives, preferably for food and pharmaceutical packaging applications, for preventing photo-degradation of food by incorporation of the compounds of formula (1′) and/or (2′) into transparent food containers, for protection of UV-A sensitive drugs from photo-degradation by incorporation of UV absorber in transparent blister foils or transparent pharmacy containers, as additives for photographic and printing applications, as additives for electronic applications and protecting the ingredients in agriculture applications. | 06-05-2014 |
20140196412 | MERCAPTAN ABSORBER FOR USE WITH FOOD - The invention provides a food decay odor controller which includes a mercaptan remover. | 07-17-2014 |
20140196413 | DECORATIVE GRASS AND PACKAGING MATERIAL FORMED OF RENEWABLE OR BIODEGRADABLE POLYMER MATERIALS AND METHODS OF PRODUCING SAME - Decorative grass and/or packaging materials formed from renewable and/or biodegradable polymer materials, along with methods or production and use thereof, are disclosed. | 07-17-2014 |
20150101289 | LOOSE FILL FIRE-PROTECTIVE PACKING MEDIA - A loose fill packing media that can be used to protect packed items from heat and flame or to contain combustion and heat generated by a packed item comprises a plurality of foam cores formed from a cured thermoset resin coated with a layer of an intumescent material. The foam may be formed by mixing a thermoset resin with micro-balloons and a heat absorbing phase change material, adding a catalyst and shaping the mixture into pellets, curing the shaped pellets and then coating the pellets with the intumescent material. The pellets flow freely at room temperature to facilitate pouring into a box around a package to be protected. If the temperature becomes sufficiently elevated, the intumescent material foams and then chars holding the pellets together. The layer of pellets significantly impedes heat transfer to or from the package surrounded by the pellets. | 04-16-2015 |
20150375934 | TRASH CAN ASSEMBLY - The present application includes a trash can assembly having a container configured to hold a trash bag. The container includes one or more side walls and a base portion. The side walls extend around the base portion. A door assembly is included within the one or more side walls and selectively operates between an open position and a closed position. A removable tray is located within the base portion and may be removed while the trash bag is within the container. The trash bag is supported by an internal barrier coupled to the one or more side walls. The internal barrier prevents the trash bag from entering the removable tray. | 12-31-2015 |