| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 220677000 | Sidewall seam or joint | 28 |
| 20100308064 | INJECTION-MOLDED COMPOSITE CONSTRUCT AND TOOL FOR FORMING CONSTRUCT - A structure is injection molded onto a group of panels to form a container. The panels extend at least partially around, and at least partially define, a cavity of the container. A tool is disclosed for forming the container. | 12-09-2010 |
| 20110139799 | Method of forming sealed refractory joints in metal-containment vessels, and vessels containing sealed joints - An exemplary embodiment of the invention provides a method of preparing a reinforced refractory joint between refractory sections of a vessel used for containing or conveying molten metal, e.g. a metal-contacting trough. The method involves introducing a mesh body made of metal wires into a gap between metal-contacting surfaces of adjacent refractory sections of a vessel so that the mesh body is positioned beneath the metal conveying surfaces, and covering the mesh body with a layer of moldable refractory material to seal the gap between the metal-contacting surfaces. Other embodiments relate to a vessel formed by the method and a vessel section with a pre-positioned mesh body suitable for preparing a sealed joint with other such sections. | 06-16-2011 |
| 20110226789 | ADDITIVE FOR PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENT OF BIOPOLYMER ARTICLES - Embodiments relate to an additive for a biopolymer article, a method for forming the additive and biopolymer articles and sheeting containing or formed using the additive. The additive includes at least one impact modifier between 10-90 weight % of the total weight of the additive; at least one polymer color concentrate between 5-50 weight % of the total weight of the additive; and at least one carrier resin between 5-50 weight % of the total weight of the additive. | 09-22-2011 |
| 20130240541 | UNIVERSAL SUPPORT ARRANGEMENT FOR SEMI-MEMBRANE TANK WALLS - Embodiments of the invention relate to support arrangements for semi-membrane tank walls and, more particularly, to a universal support assembly for tanks that experience thermal expansion and contraction. One embodiment of the invention may include a tank assembly having at least one tank wall, a support structure at least partially adjacent to the wall, and a link member coupling the tank to the support structure. The link member may be configured to accommodate relative movement between the tank and the support structure through rotation. The link member may be coupled to the tank wall by a ball and socket joint and coupled to the support structure with another ball and socket joint, allowing substantially unlimited in-plane movement of the tank wall relative to the support structure. | 09-19-2013 |
| 20140110417 | RETRACTABLE HOOK FOR ROLL-OFF CONTAINERS - A retractable tow hook assembly is connected with a rectangular storage container having a vertical ramp end wall hingedly connected at its bottom edge with the container for displacement about a horizontal pivot axis from an initial vertical closed position downwardly toward an inclined loading position in engagement with the ground. The tow hook assembly includes a support plate that is externally connected with the container adjacent the hinge connection, and a hook member that is displaceable relative to the support plate between an upwardly extending towing position for engagement by the loop of a towing cable when the ramp wall is in the vertical position, and a non-obstructing downwardly-displaced retracted position when the ramp wall is in the downwardly inclined loading position. A stop arrangement prevents displacement of the tow hook member beyond the extended position. | 04-24-2014 |
| 20150144644 | PLASTIC DRUMS AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING PLASTIC DRUMS - Various methods are described for manufacturing a plastic drum that includes injection-molding upper and lower drum body portions having sidewalls that terminate at an open end. The open end of each drum body portion includes a drum body welding platform. The platform is characterized by a thickening of the drum body portion sidewall. The methods also include aligning the upper drum body portion with respect to the lower drum body portion such that the upper drum body welding platform is aligned with the lower drum body welding platform at an interface, and joining the upper drum body portion to the lower drum body portion at the interface to form the plastic drum. Also described are plastic drums made by the noted methods. | 05-28-2015 |
| 20150291804 | POWDER COATING COMPOSITION - A coating composition comprising a blend of one or more polyester resins having a lower average molecular weight and higher melt flow index, where the coating composition is in the form of a powder having particles with a fine particle size distribution, and where the coating composition is configured to form a thin coating ( | 10-15-2015 |
| 20150360410 | HOLDER FOR A FLUID PRODUCT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SUCH A HOLDER - Method for forming a holder ( | 12-17-2015 |
| 20160046795 | Gas Barrier Material with Atomic Sheet - A gas barrier material includes an atomic sheet, such as graphene and/or an analog of graphene. The gas barrier material can be arranged as part of a component, such as a container or other vessel, to limit the flow or permeation of gas through the component. Where the component is a container or part of a container, the gas barrier material may be formulated and arranged to limit or prevent gas ingress or egress with respect to the internal volume of the container. The atomic sheet offers improved gas barrier properties compared to traditional polymeric barrier materials and is particularly useful in applications where it is desired to limit permeation of small gas molecules such as helium, such as airships or other lighter than air vehicles. | 02-18-2016 |
| 20160194108 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONNECTING PARTS OF A CRATE | 07-07-2016 |
| 20160375623 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING AT LEAST ONE FLEXIBLE PLASTIC CONTAINER - The invention relates to a method for the manufacture of at least one flexible plastic container, according to which method each container ( | 12-29-2016 |
| 220678000 | Adhered (e.g., welded, cemented, soldered, bonded, etc.) | 6 |
| 20110101007 | METHOD OF MAKING A DISPENSER OR A PART THEREOF AND A DISPENSER OR PART MADE BY SAID METHOD - A method for manufacturing a dispenser part, such as a dispenser or a part of a dispenser, having at least two component parts joined by a seam extending from a first side edge to a second side edge of the dispenser part. The method involves using a single mould and producing the dispenser part using a two component injection moulding process. A dispenser or a dispenser part including at least two component parts joined by a seam achieved by the method, and a component part used in such a dispenser or dispenser part are also described. | 05-05-2011 |
| 20150314358 | METHOD OF ASSEMBLY USING MAGNETIC CRIMPING - A method of assembling a first part ( | 11-05-2015 |
| 20150367992 | CONTAINER WITH A SEAL AND A METHOD OF MAKING THE SEAL - A container comprising a first material and a second material, the first material being a flexible material and the second material being a rigid or semi-rigid material and at least partially defining an interior compartment for keeping a fluid inside the container characterized in that the flexible material and/or the semi-rigid or rigid material have thermoplastic properties and wherein the flexible material and the semi-rigid or rigid material are joined together by means of a seal or joint which comprises a heat seal and an adhesive seal | 12-24-2015 |
| 20160136867 | PLASTICS CONNECTING SEAM, PLASTICS BOTTLE WITH A CONNECTING SEAM AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF - The invention relates to a plastics connecting seam for the fluid-tight connection of at least two plastics surfaces. The plastics connecting seam is in the form of a plastics connecting seam that supports strength under a load in such a way that a load acting in a standard load direction increases the connection strength of the seam. | 05-19-2016 |
| 220680000 | Overlapped | 2 |
| 20090272752 | Container, Dispensing System for Flowable Products, and Production Method - A container is formed from a flexible material web of weldable plastic. A reinforcing element is attached on the exterior of a wall of the container. The, said element being located on the exterior of the container. The container may be formed by drawing a flat material web of weldable plastic material over a core tube and welding a longitudinal seam for closing the flat material web to form a tube. Then a reinforcing element is welded on an exterior of the tube while employing the core tube as an internal cooperating support. The tube is divided and separated along transverse seams into cut-off containers to form the containers. A dispensing system for flowable products includes at least one closed container, as described, and a dispenser provided with a container receiving device for holding the container without closure. The container is formed with sliding guide and a displaceable closure, which is preferably opened when the container is placed on the receiving device, and a first coding element. The container receiving device has and associated second coding element matching the first coding element. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20100320216 | SURFACE-TREATED TIN-PLATED STEEL SHEET FOR WELDED CANS AND WELDED CANS MADE THEREFROM - A surface-treated tin-plated steel sheet for welded cans forming a surface-treating layer comprising chiefly a silane coupling agent on the surface of a tin-plated layer formed on the surface of a steel sheet, wherein the amount of free tin (Sn) (X g/m | 12-23-2010 |
| 220681000 | Including packing element (e.g., gasket) | 1 |
| 20110253729 | CONTAINER FOR DISPENSING FLUID - A fluid dispensing device which includes a reservoir formed by a sidewall and a bottom wherein the sidewall defines an opening to the reservoir opposing the bottom wherein the opening is one of equal or greater dimension than the bottom. The device also includes an enclosure positioned within the reservoir wherein the enclosure defines a space separate from an interior of the reservoir wherein the space is in communication with another opening defined by one of the bottom and the sidewall for accessing the space from an exterior of the reservoir. In another embodiment, a fluid dispensing device which includes a reservoir formed by a sidewall and a bottom. The device also includes an enclosure positioned within the reservoir wherein the enclosure defines a space separate from an interior of the reservoir wherein the space is in communication with another opening defined by one of the bottom and the sidewall for accessing the space from an exterior of the reservoir and wherein the enclosure comprises opposing spaced apart wall members. Methods to assemble the same are also provided. | 10-20-2011 |
| 220682000 | Interlocked joint | 8 |
| 20080272132 | COLLAPSIBLE CONTAINER - A collapsible container for containing goods, including a liquid and/or solid/liquid mixture, configured to be assembled and disassembled manually without the use of tools. The container includes a plurality of upright panels coupled to a base by their bottom portions. The bottom portion of each panel has a relieved portion that extends into a corresponding groove formed in the base. The panels include panels of a first type and panels of a second type, with the relieved portion of the panels of the first type differing from the relieved portion of the panels of the second type. Each panel of the first type is flanked along its opposing upright edges by a pair of adjacent panels of the second type. Each of the edges of each of the panels is coupled by an edge joining assembly to one of the edges of one of the flanking panels. | 11-06-2008 |
| 20110084083 | COLLAPSIBLE BIN - The present invention provides a reusable, washable, plastic, collapsible bin. The bin includes a base And a first and second pair of walls extending upwardly from the base having interlocking members for interlocking the first and second pair of walls to one another. | 04-14-2011 |
| 20110215105 | TRANSPORT AND STORAGE CONTAINER - The invention relates to a plastic storage and transport container. The container includes a bottom part and four sidewalls fixedly disposed on the container bottom, or hinged tiltably and latchable to one another. The storage and transport container includes a removal opening ( | 09-08-2011 |
| 20120318811 | Container with Removable Side Panels - A container having removable side panels and spacer inserts, the spacer inserts disposed within the gap between adjacent side panels, whereby said side panels are raised to remove them from the container and wherein the spacer inserts preclude removal of a lower side panel unless the adjacent upper side panel is raised sufficient distance to remove the spacer insert. | 12-20-2012 |
| 20130098929 | Portable Reservoir Frame - A portable reservoir frame composed of interlocking panels secured by a series of flanges having holes and pegs. An inner liner to hold liquid inside the reservoir frame is presented. | 04-25-2013 |
| 20160137406 | CONTAINER AND CONTAINER JOINT STRUCTURE - A container is provided herein. The container may include a container joint structure, wherein the container joint structure may include a top side rail provided along a top edge of the container, and provided with a groove-shape having an open top; and corner castings respectively provided at end points of the top edge of the container to be in contact with both ends of the top side rail, wherein a hole may be formed at an abutment surface of each corner casting to the top side rail, and the hole may allow an internal space of the top side rail and an inside of the corner casting to communicated with each other. | 05-19-2016 |
| 220689000 | Joint bent or rolled | 1 |
| 20160376054 | METHODS, CONTAINERS, AND SYSTEMS TO INCREASE SIDEWALL STRENGTH - Method to increase strength of a rolled rim container having a sidewall defining a perimeter, a base at a first end of the sidewall, and an opening defined at a second end of the sidewall opposite the base. A portion of the sidewall at the second end is provided with or can be rolled to form a rolled rim. The rolled rim defines an interface along the perimeter between an outer surface of the sidewall and an exposed surface of the rolled rim. A bead material is applied along the interface between the exposed surface of the rolled rim and the outer surface of the sidewall. The bead material is cured to form a bead between the exposed surface of the rolled rim and the outer surface of the sidewall. Rolled rim containers and systems for forming the same are also disclosed. | 12-29-2016 |
| 220691000 | Snap-type (i.e., secured by resilient distortion) | 1 |
| 20140131371 | Cargo Holding Device in Particular for Loading Aircraft, and Method for the Production of a Cargo Holding Device - The invention relates to a cargo holding device, in particular cargo container or pallet, for loading aircraft, comprising a bottom element and a plurality of profile elements and corner elements, wherein a bottom element edge portion is connected to the profile elements and corner elements, wherein the profile elements are connected to the corner elements via push-fit connections, wherein at least one profile element is connected to at least one corner element via a push-fit connection which comprises a push-fit connection recess and a corresponding push-fit connection pin, wherein the push-fit connection recess and the push-fit connection pin are configured such that the profile element and the corner element can be connected together by push-fit by a translational movement, wherein a translational movement direction has an angle in relation to a profile longitudinal axis of the profile element. | 05-15-2014 |
| 220692000 | Joint includes separate fastener (e.g., rivet, bolt, screw, etc.) | 2 |
| 220693000 | Removable fastener | 2 |
| 20130037557 | Container with removable bottom - A container having a container body extending between first and second opposed ends. The first end includes a dispensing means, the second end has a removable cap having a second end surface of the container and being connectable to the container by a connector spaced apart from a bottom of the second end surface. A method for opening the container comprising removing an annular frangible portion around a radius of a container body of the container, and removable separating end cap opposite a dispensing portion from the container such that the end cap forms a cup shape having an upright wall separating a bottom wall of the container and a connector for connecting to the container body for holding a portion of the contents of the container. | 02-14-2013 |
| 20150021344 | SECTIONAL CONTAINER WITH A DETACHABLE BASE AND LID COVER - A sectional liquid dispensing (lotions, creams, soaps, cleansers, etc.) container that includes a finger actuated pump assembly which extends a dip tube near the bottom of a container. The container has three individual components to form the complete assembly. The upper section of container has been designed to contain a tamper evident closure member; mold incorporated at its lower most edge. The lower section (base); containing a closure member mold incorporated onto its top edge, is designed to snap fit into upper section of container. The lower section is approximately one third the height of container or less. The lid cover snaps onto the bottom surface of the lower section, using the tamper evident closure member. The usage of these closures provide frangible edges for easy removal of locking tear bands; which allow for separation of components, while also providing evidence of any product tampering. When finger pump assembly fails to dispense the remaining liquids in the container; the bottom half of container is then detached to access liquids. The upper half of container and pump assembly can then be discarded. A lid cover is provided to protect remaining liquids from contamination and excess drying. The lid cover is designed to snap-fit onto the bottom edge and underneath the containers lower section. The present design provides for dual dispensing (two individual products) from one container when upper section has been modified into a separate enclosure. The usage of dual finger actuated pumps may be used. The sectional container allows consumers to regain usage of those liquids or creams otherwise lost. | 01-22-2015 |
