| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 053420000 | For preformed receptacle with separate closure | 17 |
| 20090077929 | METHOD AND PACKING MACHINE FOR COMBINING AN INSERT AND A GROUP OF CIGARETTES - A method and packing machine for combining an insert and a group of cigarettes; the group of cigarettes is fed to a first seat of a pocket, which first seat is designed to house the group of cigarettes; the insert is fed to a second seat of the pocket, which second seat is designed to house the insert and is separate from the first seat; and the group of cigarettes and the insert are expelled together from the pocket by a common ejector device, so as to combine the insert with the group of cigarettes. | 03-26-2009 |
| 20090133366 | MULTI-CHAMBER CONTAINER AND CAP THEREFOR - A dispenser comprises a housing that has a removable tamper proof protective cap and tamper proof ring and is threaded to a container. The container, which is the main package, holds the supplemental component. The housing holds the first component into a plunger type chamber in a fully retracted position and is sealed from the supplemental component. The chamber has a delivery end that is closed before use. When pushed all the way in, the chamber's delivery end becomes open and delivers the first component into the main package. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090255217 | Method and Apparatus for Insertion of Uniquely Shaped Packaging Elements - In some embodiments, a method of insertion of uniquely shaped packaging, elements may include one or more of the following steps: (a) transporting, a container along a conveyor, (b) securing the container, (c) aligning a spray cap mechanism over a container opening with a transfer rake assembly, (d) grasping a diptube with a diptube assembly, (e) lowering the diptube assembly and the transfer rake assembly to insert the diptube into the container, (f) securing the container with a timing screw, (g) loading the spray cap mechanism into a sprayer magazine, (h) locking a retractable stop onto the spray cap mechanism, (i) transferring the spray cap mechanism from the sprayer magazine to the transfer rake, (j) locking, a second spray cap mechanism with the retractable stop, and (k) retracting the diptube assembly after inserting the diptube into the container. | 10-15-2009 |
| 20110078983 | PRODUCTION OF BAND-DRIVEN PACKAGES AND THEIR COMPONENTS - Methods are disclosed for making a band-driven package or a band-drive component for a package, and machines for performing the methods. One method comprises feeding first and second flexible webs in a feed direction, one web being fed each side of a substrate such that the webs are in mutual face-to-face disposition ahead of and behind the substrate with respect to the feed direction; joining the face-to-face webs at a first join ahead of the substrate and at a second join behind the substrate, the joins bounding web portions that together encircle the substrate between the joins; and dividing the joined web portions from the remainder of the webs such that the joined web portions together define a band that encircles the substrate, to be slid around the substrate in use of the package. | 04-07-2011 |
| 20110083401 | METHOD AND PACKAGING MACHINE FOR PACKAGING PRODUCTS - A method for producing a package using a traysealer is provided, wherein the package includes a container, at least two sealing films and a plurality of products, of which a first product is located in the container and a second product between two sealing films. The first product is moved into the container upstream of a sealing station, the second product is moved onto a first sealing film before the container, the sealing film and the products are supplied together with a second sealing film, which is located above the first sealing film, to the sealing station. The first sealing film moves above and spaced apart from the container and the first product until the sealing station is reached. In the sealing station the container, the first sealing film and the second sealing film are subsequently sealed to one another. | 04-14-2011 |
| 20110185680 | ADDING MASS TO SLIDER END STOMPS WITH ULTRASONICS IN A RECLOSABLE PACKAGE - The disclosure relates to a method and apparatus wherein extra mass is added to a profile of a slider zipper prior to the ultrasonic or thermal forming of the end stomps. This results in an end stomp of increased size and height, thereby providing a greater resistance to the slider being pulled from the ends of the zipper. | 08-04-2011 |
| 20120031048 | PACKAGING AND DISPENSING NASAL DEVICES - Described herein are packaging systems for nasal devices, and methods of packaging and/or dispensing nasal devices. A packaging system may include one or a plurality of nasal devices removably secured to a support backing, and a dispenser. In some variations an applicator may also be included. Methods of using and methods of assembling packaging systems and dispensers are also described. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120324832 | METHOD OF OVERPACKING A PACKAGE USING AN OVERPACK SALVAGE DRUM - A method of packing a package in an overpack salvage drum that includes a drum body for holding the package to be overpacked, a lid adapted to be rotatably threaded onto the drum body to seal the package held in the drum body therein, and a clip adapted to be operatively associated with the lid before the lid is rotatably threaded onto the drum body. The method includes placing the package into a drum body, operatively associating a clip to a lid that is adapted to be rotatably threaded onto the drum body, and rotatably threading the lid with the clip operatively associated therewith onto the drum body to seal the package therein, wherein the clip is adapted to break in preference to the lid and the drum body when the seal between the lid and the drum body is first compromised. | 12-27-2012 |
| 20130081361 | FOOD CONTAINER - A lunch box assembly having a main housing having a lid rotatably, hingedly attached to a base to provide access to an opened interior of one or more compartments is disclosed. The lid can have ferrously magnetic material and recesses to accept magnets. The magnets can be shaped to fit the recesses. The base can have compartments aligned with corresponding compartments in the lid. The base and the lid can form one or more closed food storage compartments that separate the contents from the neighboring compartments. A latch on the base and lid can produce a clamping force on a small lidded container or containers placed in one or more of the compartments. The clamping force can clamp the lidded container closed and prevent leakage of fluids in the container. | 04-04-2013 |
| 20130269293 | Desiccant Container - The invention relates to a desiccant container for use in a container of product, including a body means, adapted to receive and contain desiccant material and a supporting means for supporting the body means in a desirable position within the container of product. In use, desiccant material can be put into the body means, the supporting means being connected to the body means and the desiccant container put in the container of product so that the body means is supported in a desirable position. The desiccant can then remove moisture from the air in the container and or from the upper surface of the product within the container. The invention also relates to a method of use. | 10-17-2013 |
| 20140130453 | Medicine Dispensing Record System - A dosage cap records and displays dosage information about a medicine, including, the projected time that the next dosage of medicine is needed, the time interval between numerous administrations of the medicine, the time and/or date that the last dose was administered, the current daily intake amount, the date the dose was administered, or scheduled administration of the medicine. The time and date of the last dosage of medicine administered can be reset and updated when a subsequent dose of medicine is administered. The cap secures over a medicine container lid to provide easy visibility of the dosage information to a user. A shaft extends downwardly from the cap to secure the cap to the medicine container lid by penetrating the lid with a sharp point. A fastener attaches to the end of the shaft for securing the cap to the medicine bottle lid. | 05-15-2014 |
| 20140130454 | TACTICAL SELF-DEFENSE WATER BOTTLE - A water bottle includes a bottle body, a cap and a base. The bottle body includes a wall structure extending from a bottom end to a top end. The top end includes an opening. An outer surface of the wall structure may include a plurality of finger grip recesses and at least one thumb grip recess. The cap is configured to releasably connect to the top end of the bottle body to close the opening with a fluid-tight seal. The cap has a pointed portion that provides at least one top pressure point. The base is positioned at the bottom end of the bottle body and includes at least one pointed portion that provides at least one bottom pressure point. The at least one top and at least one bottom pressure points provide self-defense features for the water bottle. | 05-15-2014 |
| 20150013270 | Vented Overcap and Lid - A closure that includes an overcap and a lid carried by the overcap. The overcap has an annular skirt extending along a longitudinal axis for coupling the closure to a container, and an overcap web extending continuously radially inwardly from the annular skirt. The lid is carried radially within the annular skirt. The lid has an annular rim radially proximate to the annular skirt of the overcap, for the sealing the closure to the container. A lid web extends radially inwardly from the annular rim, and has at least one vent therethrough, and is coupled to the overcap around the vent. | 01-15-2015 |
| 20160031615 | Method & System of Customizing Dispensing of Pharmaceuticals - A closure system includes a non-child resistant cap configured to screw on and off a container in a non-child resistant mode. The system further includes a child resistant element configured to be able to be assembled with the non-child resistant cap to convert the non-child resistant cap to a child resistant cap permitting a push-down-and-turn action to remove the child resistant cap from a container. A child proof element is separate from the child resistant element is configured to be able to be assembled with the non-child resistant cap to convert the non-child resistant cap to a child proof cap requiring a key to remove the child proof cap from a container. | 02-04-2016 |
| 20160075455 | CLOSURE SYSTEM FOR CONTAINERS AND RELATED CONTAINER AND PROCESS FOR THE REALIZATION - The present invention relates to a a closure system for containers comprising a closing element ( | 03-17-2016 |
| 053421000 | Including gasket compressing | 1 |
| 20160137321 | METHOD OF FORMING A PACKAGE - A package includes a container formed to include an open mouth arranged to open into an interior product-storage region and a closure arranged to close the open mouth when the closure is coupled to the container. | 05-19-2016 |
| 053424000 | Constricting closure by binding | 1 |
| 20090139187 | PRODUCTION OF BAND-DRIVEN PACKAGES AND THEIR COMPONENTS - Methods are disclosed for making a band-driven package or a band-drive component for a package, and machines for performing the methods. One method comprises feeding first and second flexible webs in a feed direction, one web being fed each side of a substrate such that the webs are in mutual face-to-face disposition ahead of and behind the substrate with respect to the feed direction; joining the face-to-face webs at a first join ahead of the substrate and at a second join behind the substrate, the joins bounding web portions that together encircle the substrate between the joins; and dividing the joined web portions from the remainder of the webs such that the joined web portions together define a band that encircles the substrate, to be slid around the substrate in use of the package. | 06-04-2009 |
