Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
229403000 | Insulated | 48 |
20080308620 | INSULATED CUP - An improved cup comprising a top portion and a base sleeve connected to the sidewall of the top portion. The base sleeve is at least partially formed of an insulating material. The base sleeve is formed of a one piece material that eliminates a seam at the bottom of the cup. | 12-18-2008 |
20090008438 | Stabilizing Insulation Sleeve for Beverage Cups - For stabilizing a frustoconical beverage container, a stabilizing insulation sleeve comprises a tapered cylindrical sleeve having a plurality of spaced apart vertical slits cut from the smaller open end of such sleeve, forming stabilizing legs. The sleeve is designed to wrap around or nest a similarly shaped, top-heavy, disposable beverage container. The sleeve provides a wide base of support for the cup when its legs, formed by the slits, are spread out diagonally on a flat surface. This will prevent the cup from tipping over, thereby stabilizing it. The ends of the stabilizing legs that spread out on a flat surface can be made of tacky material or of removable adhesive so as to further reduce the problem of sliding across a flat surface. | 01-08-2009 |
20090020597 | INSULATED CUP | 01-22-2009 |
20090121007 | Disposable thermally insulated cup and blank therefor - 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. | 05-14-2009 |
20090159653 | Double-Walled Paperboard Cup - Described is a stackable, heat-insulating paperboard cup having an inner sleeve and an outer sleeve with a gap therebetween. A rolled lip is applied to the lower end of the outer sleeve, which rolled lip is disposed on the inner sleeve. A shoulder is formed on the inner sleeve for the rolled lip of another paperboard cup to be stacked. The diameter of the inner sleeve below the shoulder is reduced discontinuously. The support of the lower rolled lip on the outer surface of the inner sleeve is arranged at the same level as, or below, the cup bottom. | 06-25-2009 |
20090166402 | INSULATED CONTAINER, METHOD OF FABRICATING SAME AND APPARATUS FOR FABRICATING - The invention relates to an insulated container for hot drinks or the like comprising an inner cup having a generally frusto-conical cup body and a generally frusto-conical outer shell. The cup is seated within the shell so that a contact path is disposed near the upper edge of the shell, along which contact path the outer surface of the cup body and inner surface of the shell are in contact. At least one bonding spot and/or bonding area for bonding said shell to said cup body is locally formed within said contact path. | 07-02-2009 |
20090218390 | Bio-degradable cup and method for making the same - A bio-degradable cup includes a foam cup and a paper cup which is securely received in the foam cup. The paper cup includes a bio-degradable film coated to an inside thereof. The paper cup is formed by cutting a paperboard and folded to be the paper cup. The foam cup is made by preparing a foam board made by bio-degradable plastic which is treated by way of super-critical carbon dioxide extrusion, the foam board is cut into pieces and each piece is made to be the foam cup. The foam cup is applied with a heat treatment to obtain a sticky inner surface to which the paper cup is securely connected. A lip is formed around an outer top edge of the foam cup. | 09-03-2009 |
20090230178 | Double-walled cup - A double-walled cup and a process for production of same are described. The cup comprises an inner cup and a tube-shaped outer sleeve, which is formed from a blank of paper material joined at its ends. The tube-shaped outer sleeve is slid axially onto a prefabricated inner sleeve and secured. The tube-shaped outer sleeve is formed from a flat blank by means of joining the ends of the blank before being slid on, whereby the ends of the blank are joined by means of an adhesive applied to a limited area of the outer sleeve. The ends of the blank are joined by means of a thermoplastic material in the form of an adhesive, which for example can be a hot-melt adhesive or a sealing varnish. | 09-17-2009 |
20090294520 | INSULATED CUP - An improved cup comprising a top portion and a base sleeve connected to the sidewall of the top portion. The base sleeve is at least partially formed of an insulating material. The base sleeve is formed of a one piece material that eliminates a seam at the bottom of the cup. | 12-03-2009 |
20090321508 | INSULATING PACKAGING - A package or container includes a side wall, the side wall having an inner surface and an outer surface. At least one of the inner surface or the outer surface of the side wall may be at least partially coated by a layer of a insulating material. The material may be adapted to be expanded to provide thermal insulation. | 12-31-2009 |
20100019023 | PROTECTIVE SLEEVE - A sleeve is disclosed having a unique arch-like shape that facilitates manufacturing material efficiency and therefore reduces material costs and environmental waste. A blank for a sleeve and a method of making a sleeve are also disclosed. The sleeve, when unassembled and laid flat, is a blank with top and bottom edges. The top and bottom edges have an arch-like formation created by peaks and troughs. | 01-28-2010 |
20100044424 | LIQUID CONTAINER WITH UNINTERRUPTED COMFORT BAND AND METHOD OF FORMING SAME - The sidewall portion of a cup or other container for a heated beverage or other hot liquid comprises a relatively rigid outer wall and a relatively flexible inner liner. The wall and liner are attached together at respective upper and lower circumferential bands and at least an intermediate portion of the liner between the upper and lower circumferential bands is separable from the outer wall, to thereby form a sealed void between the outer wall and the inner liner which extends circumferentially along the entire comfort band and which defines a comfort band encircling at least a middle region of the cup. In one embodiment, a liner preform is placed on a tapered mandrel provided with selectively heated circumferential bands for sealing the upper and lower circumferential bands of the liner to an inner surface of the outer wall. Preferably, the container is a stackable disposable cup with a liner formed of a heat shrinkable material which is activated (i.e., has its tension released) only after the cup is filled with a hot liquid. | 02-25-2010 |
20100065622 | Structural improvement for cup container - A structural improvement for a cup container includes the following structures. An internal layer paper cup having an internal paper cup bottom is bonded to a bottom of the cup container. A foam layer is bonded to an exterior of the internal layer paper cup. An external layer paper cup then is bonded to an exterior of the foam layer. A foam bottom and an external paper cup bottom are bonded to an external bottom of the internal paper cup bottom in order. The internal surface of the internal layer paper cup and an upper of the internal paper cup bottom are coated with waterproof layers. The foam material of the foam layer can be a biodegradable material, or non-biodegradable materials. The foregoing waterproof layers can be a biodegradable material, or can be a non-biodegradable material. | 03-18-2010 |
20100072268 | Insulated beverage container - 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. | 03-25-2010 |
20100147937 | Brown-bag-it insulation cup sleeve - An insulating cup sleeve comprised of an arcuate strip with a top convex edge longer than a bottom concave edge, flaps on both edges, and two distal ends. The insulating cup sleeve contains a plurality of flaps on both the convex edge and concave edge that are to be folded over one another to create a multi-layered arcuate strip roughly one third its total original arcuate width. The insulating cup sleeve is assembled by interlocking the distal ends by engaging cuts made near each distal end originating from opposite edges of the arcuate strip | 06-17-2010 |
20100181372 | FOOD CONTAINER HAVING AN INNER PROTECTING LAYER - A food container includes: a container body made of paper, and having an inner surface defining a receiving space therein, and an outer surface opposite to the inner surface; and an inner protecting layer coated on the inner surface and made from a biodegradable coating composition including polybutylene succinate as a major component. The biodegradable coating composition further includes a minor component selected from polybutylene adipate/terephthalate, polylactic acid, and combinations thereof. | 07-22-2010 |
20100187296 | DOUBLE WALL CONTAINER WITH INTERNAL SPACER - A container according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention provides an inner wall and an outer wall wrapped therearound so as to define a double-wall container construction. A plurality of spacer elements are interposed between the inner and the outer walls so as to maintain a minimum thickness of an air space defined therebetween. | 07-29-2010 |
20100200647 | EMBOSSED PAPERBOARD CUP HOLDER - A paperboard cup holder for use with a hot coffee cup, the cup being tapered as in the form of a cross section of a right circular cone of relatively small taper angle. Such cups are generally of paperboard or plastic and are often used in vending machines and fast food retail outlets for serving hot coffee. The holder is formed from a flat, generally arcuate unitary paperboard blank having a convex outer edge and a concave inner edge. The arcuate length of the blank is substantially the same as the mid circumference of the cup, and the ends of the blank are glued together to form an annular holder. The upper edge of the blank integrally carries a plurality of flaps which bend 180 degrees to as to lie parallel with the main portion of the blank. The inter and outer surfaces of the paperboard blank are embossed, including the flaps. When the holder is slid onto a cup, the flaps are sandwiched between the outer (hot) surface of the cup and the main portion of the holder. The flap apertures define small, closed air chambers which assist, with the paperboard of the holder, in inhibiting heat flow to the fingers of the person holding the cup. Spaces between the flaps and the surface embossing define air filled channels which further assist in inhibiting heat flow from the hot coffee to the finger tips of the user. | 08-12-2010 |
20100264201 | TWO-PIECE INSULATED CUP - The present invention generally provides an insulating vessel for beverages. The vessel has an outsert and a insert. The insert is positioned within the cavity of the outsert. In one embodiment the insert has a plurality of insulating members that are spaced from an inner surface of the outsert to define a series of air gaps between an outer surface of the insulating members and the inner surface of the outsert. In another embodiment, the insert and outsert have generally conical side walls with substantially the same taper angle so as to be in a friction lock relationship with one another. | 10-21-2010 |
20100276480 | CUP INSULATING INSERT AND METHOD - An cup insulating insert is provided that is adapted for placement between a container and an outer base sheet. The insert includes a plurality of spaced-apart fingers for separating the container from the base sheet and creating an air gap therebetween. The insert has void spaces or air gaps between the fingers that are sized such that, when a plurality of inserts are formed from a single sheet, the fingers of one insert are formed from the void spaces of an adjacent insert. Multiple inserts can be formed from a single sheet of recyclable material with substantially no waste material being created. | 11-04-2010 |
20110031305 | METHOD OF MAKING A CONTAINER EMPLOYING INNER LINER AND VENTS FOR THERMAL INSULATION - The present invention provides a container suitable for providing insulation wherein the container has an inner shrink film liner. The sidewalls of the container, which can be made from paperboard or other suitable material, are vented to allow ambient air to flow through the sidewall of the container during activation of the shrink film. Upon activation the container provides excellent insulation. Methods of making the container are also provided. | 02-10-2011 |
20110042451 | Paper Cup With Heat Insulating Material Attached - A paper cup that contains a beverage and is held by a user with a hand, the paper cup includes: a cup main body formed as a cylinder with an open upper portion, and containing the beverage from the open upper portion; and a heat insulating material disposed on an outer wall of the cup main body so as to reduce a thermal conductivity between the beverage contained in the paper cup and the hand of the user holding the paper cup, and the heat insulating material is disposed on a part of an outer wall of the cup main body, and attached to the cup main body so as not to separate from the cup main body. Thus, since the heat insulating material is attached on the outer wall of the cup main body, the heat insulating material is not separable from the cup main body, and the user may conveniently hold the paper cup containing a hot or cold beverage. | 02-24-2011 |
20110101083 | INK COMPOSITION FOR PRINTING, PAPER CONTAINER MATERIAL USING THE INK COMPOSITION, AND HEAT INSULATING FOAMED PAPER CONTAINER - There is provided a printing ink to be used in the production of a heat insulating foamed paper container obtained by heating a paper container which has a container body unit laminated with a high-melting point thermoplastic synthetic resin film on the inner surface and with a low-melting point thermoplastic synthetic resin film (low-Mp resin film) on the outer surface, and thereby foaming the low-Mp resin film, the printing ink being printed on the laminated low-Mp resin film upon the production of the paper container but inhibiting the occurrence of differences in level at the foamed surface of the low-Mp resin film. In an ink composition for printing on foamed paper containers, which contains a colorant, a binder resin and a solvent, a resin having an elongation ratio (elongation ratio as measured with a small-size tensile tester manufactured by Intesco Co., Ltd., under the conditions of a tensile speed of 100 mm/min and room temperature (25° C.)) of 400% to 3,000% is used as the binder resin. The binder resin is preferably a mixture of a urethane resin:vinyl chloride/vinyl acetate copolymer (=50:50 to 99:1), and the urethane resin is more preferably a polyurethane-urea resin. A non-aromatic solvent is used as the solvent. | 05-05-2011 |
20110108615 | DISPOSABLE THERMALLY INSULATED CUP AND BLANK THEREFOR - 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. | 05-12-2011 |
20110174872 | HEAT-INSULATING PAPER CUP - A heat-insulating paper cup has a cup body with a conical cylindrical wall, a cup bottom and a cup rim. A glued heat-insulating tube has its inner wall sleeved onto the exterior of the conical cylindrical wall of the cup body. The heat-insulating tube and the conical cylindrical wall of the cup body are adhered securely by glue. The heat-insulating tube is of conical cylindrical shape and mated with the conical cylindrical wall. Moreover, the external wall of the heat-insulating tube is configured to have a smooth surface. Multiple raised lines are protruded at interval onto the inner wall of the heat-insulating tube, and mated with the conical cylindrical wall of the cup body. Multiple hollow ducts are set into the heat-insulating tube at interval in tune with the raised lines. | 07-21-2011 |
20110210164 | Packaging Materials With Enhanced Thermal-Insulating Performance - A packaging material including a paper-based substrate having a first surface and a second surface and a thermal-insulating composition on the first surface of the substrate, wherein the thermal-insulating composition includes, based on the total weight of the composition, filler in an amount of 20% to 70% by weight, organic binder in an amount of 15% to 70% by weight, and plasticizer in an amount of 0.5% to 10% by weight. | 09-01-2011 |
20110210165 | INSULATED CUP - An improved cup comprising a top portion and a base sleeve connected to the sidewall of the top portion. The base sleeve is at least partially formed of an insulating material. The base sleeve is formed of a one piece material that eliminates a seam at the bottom of the cup. | 09-01-2011 |
20120118944 | DOUBLE-WALLED INSULATED CUP OF PAPER MATERIAL AND METHOD FOR THE FABRICATION OF AN INSULATED CUP - A double-walled insulated cup of paper material having an outer sleeve and an inner cup with a truncated conical wall and a bottom wall interconnected by a peripheral edge frame. The inner cup has a top shoulder and a bottom shoulder and the outside diameter of the inner cup at the level of the top shoulder increases toward the top edge of the inner cup. The outer sleeve lies against the inner cup in the region of the top shoulder thereof and extends to the bottom edge of the peripheral edge frame. The outside diameter of the outer sleeve at the level of the bottom edge of the peripheral edge frame is smaller than the inside diameter of the inner cup just above the bottom shoulder and is greater than the inside diameter of the inner cup just below the bottom shoulder. | 05-17-2012 |
20120125989 | Cup Assembly - A cup assembly includes two sleeves, a bottom element, a ring and bosses. The sleeves are made of paper while the ring and bosses are made of a plastic material. The first sleeve is made with a lower edge and an upper edge. The bottom element is attached to the lower edge of the first sleeve. The ring is formed on the upper edge of the first sleeve. The bosses are formed on the first sleeve against the ring. The second sleeve is made of paper with a lower edge and an upper edge. The lower edge of the second sleeve is located against the bosses as the second sleeve is provided around the first sleeve. Thus, an adequate insulating space is defined between the first and second sleeves. | 05-24-2012 |
20120145776 | PAPER CUP WITH HEAT INSULATING MATERIAL ATTACHED - A paper cup that contains a beverage and is held by a user with a hand, the paper cup includes: a cup main body formed as a cylinder with an open upper portion, and containing the beverage from the open upper portion; and a heat insulating material disposed on an outer wall of the cup main body so as to reduce a thermal conductivity between the beverage contained in the paper cup and the hand of the user holding the paper cup, and the heat insulating material is partially disposed on an outer wall of the cup main body along with a circumferential direction of the cup main body, and attached to the cup main body so as not to separate from the cup main body. Thus, since the heat insulating material is attached on the outer wall of the cup main body, the heat insulating material is not separable from the cup main body, and the user may conveniently hold the paper cup containing a hot or cold beverage. | 06-14-2012 |
20120199641 | HEAT-INSULATING PAPER CUP - A heat-insulating paper cup allows the glued external wall of the heat-insulating tube to be formed with a smooth surface, and the raised lines on the inner wall of the heat-insulating tube are mated closely with the conical cylindrical wall of the cup body. This can facilitate advertisement printing and fabrication on the surface of heat-insulating paper cup. Moreover, the raised lines on the inner wall of the heat-insulating tube can support the ribs, thus enhancing the structural strength and robustness of the heat-insulating tube and avoiding squashing during manual holding. | 08-09-2012 |
20120205430 | DISPOSABLE INSULATED CONTAINER AND METHOD OF MAKING - A disposable cup having an applied wrap or sleeve that at least partially covers the circumference and/or depth of the cup body. The disposable cup is made of typical cup making materials and the wrap is made from one of several materials, such as embossed paperboard, corrugated paper, plastic or foam. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the wrap is attached to the cup at the time of the cup manufacture. The wrap has a shape that preferably partially covers the basic cup wall and is sufficient to provide thermal protection, and preferably, an attractive appearance. | 08-16-2012 |
20120241514 | Insulation Paper Cup - An insulation paper cup, which mainly comprises an inner cup, intermediate layer and external cardboard; the inner cup is provided with a bottom at one end and an opening at the other end, and the opening is fitted with a flange; the intermediate layer made of PLA foaming materials is arranged at periphery of the inner cup, while the external cardboard is adhered onto the intermediate layer and printed with letters or patterns; with this combined structure, the insulation paper cup features excellent heat/cold insulation and non-condensing effect; due to the characteristics of PLA such as: natural property, non-toxicity, recyclability and environmental friendliness, the product can be recycled without causing any disposal problems and any burden on the environment. | 09-27-2012 |
20120318858 | Heat isolation collar for paper cup - A paper cup assembly includes a paper cup | 12-20-2012 |
20120318859 | PROCESS FOR FORMING AN INSULATED CONTAINER HAVING ARTWORK - A container is formed to include and interior region and a mouth opening into the interior region. The container includes a floor, a side wall coupled to the floor to define the interior region between the floor and the side wall, and artwork on the side wall. | 12-20-2012 |
20130001289 | PAPERBOARD CUP WITH MOISTURE ABSORBING PROTECTION - An open-top cup comprises a bottom wall and a side wall having inner and outer surfaces extending upwardly from the bottom wall. An outwardly curled lip formed on the free edge of the side wall. A respective insulative layer having a moisture absorbing characteristic and a respective graphic layer are attached to the outer surface of the side wall. The insulative layer is sandwiched between the outer surface of the side wall and the graphic layer. | 01-03-2013 |
20130193199 | DEGRADABLE HEAT INSULATION CONTAINER - A container includes a paper-made container body, a waterproofing layer and a foaming layer. The container body has an outer surface and an inner surface. The waterproofing layer is coated on the inner surface in the manner of lamintaing. The waterproofing layer mainly consists of talcum powder, resin and calcium carbonate. The foaming layer is disposed on at least a part of the outer surface. The foaming layer consists of a binder and a thermo-expandable powder. The binder is selected from a group consisting of polyvinyl acetate resin, ethylene vinyl acetate resin, polyacrylic acid resin and a mixture thereof. The thermo-expandable powder consists of a plurality of thermo-expandable microcapsules, each of which consists of a thermoplastic polymer shell and a low-boiling-point solvent wrapped by the thermoplastic polymer shell. | 08-01-2013 |
20140103103 | INSULATING CONTAINER - A package or container includes a side wall, the side wall having an inner surface and an outer surface. At least one of the inner surface or the outer surface of the side wall may be at least partially coated by a layer of a insulating material. The material may be adapted to be expanded to provide thermal insulation. | 04-17-2014 |
20140131430 | PROCESS FOR FORMING AN INSULATED CONTAINER HAVING ARTWORK - A container is formed to include and interior region and a mouth opening into the interior region. The container includes a floor, a side wall coupled to the floor to define the interior region between the floor and the side wall, and artwork on the side wall. | 05-15-2014 |
20140166738 | BLANK FOR CONTAINER - A blank made of a polymeric material is provided and used to form the body of a drink cup or other container. A floor can be coupled to the body to define an interior region of the cup. | 06-19-2014 |
20140263602 | STACK SHOULDER FOR INSULATED CONTAINER - An insulative cup includes a side wall having an upper end formed to include a brim defining a mouth opening into an interior region formed at least in part by the side wall and a floor coupled to side wall. A stack shoulder configured to provide a support surface is formed in the side wall. | 09-18-2014 |
20150083791 | Insulated Cup - The use of embossed paper material allows for inexpensive production of a re-useable, recyclable, and consumer safe hot beverage container. The beverage container may consist of a bio-degradable polymer coating on the inside lining of the cup, and a petrol based chemical coating on the outside of the cup. In a preferred embodiment, the use of embossed paper material allows for inexpensive production of a re-useable, recyclable, and consumer safe hot beverage container. | 03-26-2015 |
20150314944 | Conical Container - The invention provides a conical container ( | 11-05-2015 |
20150342380 | RECYCLABLE, THERMALLY INSULATED PLASTIC CONTAINER - A two-piece thermoformed, thermally insulated container such as a hot drink cup comprising a tapered cup body with vertical ribs on the outer body surface thereof and a sleeve attached to the cup on and overlying the top surfaces of the ribs. This forms a series of parallel air gaps between the sleeve and the cup over substantial portion of the length thereof. The sleeve may be printed with appropriate logos or other indicia. The cup and sleeve are both preferably made of polypropylene so that they may be recycled as a unit. | 12-03-2015 |
20150360845 | CUP AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A CUP - The invention relates to a cup made of a paper material or a material which can be processed in a similar manner to paper and which has a fillable interior, wherein the cup has a casing and an outer casing between which an insulating space is formed. The insulating space contains an insulating material which is prevented from escaping from the insulating space by at least one lower seal. | 12-17-2015 |
20150375890 | PAPER CUP AND METHOD FOR PREPARING THE SAME - A paper cup, including: a cup body including a surface, and a base. A plurality of uneven stiffeners are arranged on the surface of the cup body. A method for preparing the paper cup includes: 1) selecting polyethylene (PE) or polylactic acid (PLA) coated paper as a raw material, the PE or the PLA coated paper including: a coated side, and a printed side; 2) printing a figure on the printed side of the PE or the PLA coated paper; 3) embossing uneven stiffeners on the paper via an embossing device; 4) cutting the paper into a shape of a section as a cup body via a die cutting machine; 5) shaping the cup body and the base into the paper cup via a molding machine; and 6) sterilizing, and packaging the paper cups. | 12-31-2015 |
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