39 patents
Utility
Tamper evident tuck end containers
18 Jan 22
A blank for forming a tamper evident container includes a plurality of panels connected together at fold lines configured for extending at least partially around an interior space, including a first side panel, a top panel, a second side panel and a bottom panel.
Rodney D. Dixon
Filed: 25 May 18
Utility
Product package, display card, clip and blank therefor
21 Dec 21
Aspects of the disclosure relate to a package, a product carrier, clip and a blank for forming the product carrier.
Matthew E. Zacherle, Cullen B. Rosenbrien
Filed: 31 Oct 19
Utility
Coated paperboard container, method of manufacturing a coated paperboard container, and cup bottom forming apparatus
16 Nov 21
A method of manufacturing a coated paperboard container includes: providing a coated paperboard bottom blank, the coated paperboard bottom blank comprising a paperboard substrate and a first barrier coating layer on a first outermost surface of the paperboard substrate; heating the coated paperboard bottom blank; shaping the heated coated paperboard bottom blank, thereby forming a peripheral skirt portion about a periphery of a bottom wall portion of the coated paperboard bottom blank; and sealing a coated paperboard sidewall to the first barrier coating layer of the peripheral skirt portion.
Eric D. Linvill, Jiebin Pang, Natasha G. Melton, James M. Taylor, Steven Parker
Filed: 23 Apr 19
Utility
Heat sealable barrier paperboard
5 Oct 21
An aqueous coated paperboard is disclosed which exhibits good barrier properties and anti-blocking behavior and is heat sealable.
Jiebin Pang, Natasha G. Melton, Teresa Krug, Steven Parker
Filed: 22 Feb 18
Utility
Product package, blister, carrier and blank therefor
10 Aug 21
A package for packaging an article provides a package including a display card and tape measure mounted thereto.
Linh L. Kooc, Cullen B. Rosenbrien, Matthew E. Zacherle
Filed: 1 Nov 19
Utility
Fiber blend having high yield and enhanced pulp performance and method for making same
13 Apr 21
The present disclosure relates to producing paper or paperboard having improved stiffness and strength, compared to the conventional paperboard at the same basis weight.
Peter W. Hart, Darrell M. Waite, Dale E. Nutter, Jr., Jared Bradberry
Filed: 24 Jul 18
Utility
Fiber blend, method for producing fiber blend, and paperboard product comprising fiber blend
30 Mar 21
A fiber blend includes a first amount of wood pulp fibers refined in an amount of at least about 150 kWh per metric ton of gross refining energy, and a second amount of wood pulp fibers refined in an amount of at most about 10 kWh per metric ton of gross refining energy.
Humphrey J. Moynihan, Peter W. Hart, Nichole Kilgore, John D. DeJarnette
Filed: 8 Aug 19
Utility
Paperboard with low coat weight and high smoothness
30 Mar 21
Coatings are disclosed which provide single-layer-coated paperboard having good smoothness and printability.
Steven G. Bushhouse, Gary P. Fugitt, Scott E. Ginther
Filed: 10 Nov 17
Utility
Unit dose packaging system (UDPS) having child resistant locking feature with focused push button
16 Feb 21
A unit dose paperboard package includes an outer paperboard sleeve and an inner paperboard slide card lockably retained within the outer sleeve.
Marty Jones
Filed: 1 Feb 19
Utility
Child-resistant package assembly
7 Dec 20
Disclosed are package assemblies and methods of making the same, wherein the assemblies can include, among other elements, an outer carton defining an interior product storage compartment; an inner product support card slidably received within the product storage compartment; the inner support card having a main body portion and one or more flaps; and one or more primary product packages, each being secured to one of the one or more flaps.
Elizabeth A. Vercoe, Marty Jones, Steven P. Jones
Filed: 12 Aug 19
Utility
Coatings using clays with low packing density
7 Dec 20
Paper and paperboard coatings are disclosed using a modified clay which is characterized by an average shape factor less than 60, a sediment void volume greater than 48%, and containing less than 30% by mass of particles less than 1 micron in diameter.
Gary P. Fugitt, Steven G. Bushhouse, Scott E. Ginther
Filed: 20 Dec 18
Utility
Oil, grease, and moisture resistant paperboard having a natural appearance
23 Nov 20
A coated paperboard having a natural appearance is disclosed which includes a barrier coating containing substantially no fluorochemical or wax, exhibiting good resistance to oil, grease, and moisture and having no tendency toward blocking.
Jiebin Pang, Scott J. Reigel, Natasha G. Melton, Teresa Krug, Steven Parker, Terry Clark
Filed: 25 Apr 18
Utility
Container having multiple display configurations and method for forming same
16 Nov 20
A blank for forming a container is provided.
Dejan Djokovic, David G. Couture, Kevin M. Simpkins
Filed: 11 Jul 18
Utility
Methods and machine for packaging primary containers in secondary containers and a shipping tray
9 Nov 20
A machine for filling a secondary container with a plurality of primary containers is provided.
Thomas Dean Graham, Amer Aganovic, Claudio D'Alesio, Michael F. Flagg
Filed: 24 Oct 17
Utility
Methods and machine for forming a shipping and display container from a blank assembly using a pre-fold mandrel section
2 Nov 20
A machine for forming a container from a blank assembly including a tray blank and lid blank includes a frame, a mandrel assembly mounted to the frame, a pre-folding assembly, and a glue panel presser assembly.
Thomas D. Graham, Amer Aganovic, Claudio D'Alesio
Filed: 2 Jan 18
Utility
Container for holding tubs and a blank for making the same
2 Nov 20
A blank for forming a container includes a bottom panel, end panels, and side panels.
Kenneth C. Smith
Filed: 9 Jan 19
Utility
Retail ready package for carded products
26 Oct 20
A retail ready cardboard package for shipping and displaying carded products is disclosed, which includes interior support struts having longitudinally extending lateral rail portions that have a plurality of longitudinally spaced apart transverse slots formed therein for accommodating and retaining the carded products.
Pinocchio Z. Cline, Kenneth C. Smith
Filed: 16 Dec 18
Utility
Methods and machine for forming a shipping and display container from a blank assembly using a pre-fold mandrel section
28 Sep 20
A machine for forming a container from a blank assembly including a tray blank and lid blank includes a frame, a mandrel assembly mounted to the frame, a pre-folding assembly, and a glue panel presser assembly.
Thomas D. Graham, Amer Aganovic, Claudio D'Alesio
Filed: 2 Jan 18
Utility
Blank and machine for forming a container
14 Sep 20
A barrel formed from a sheet of blank material includes a plurality of side wall panels for forming sides of the barrel including a front panel, a rear panel, two opposing end panels, and at least one diagonal corner panel, at least one bottom flap for forming a bottom of the barrel, and a plurality of top flaps for forming a top of the barrel including a top front flap foldably connected to the front panel, a top rear flap foldably connected to the rear panel, and two opposing top end flaps each foldably connected to one of the end panels.
Benjamin D. Strong, Brian C. Lowe
Filed: 18 Jun 17
Utility
Shelf-ready shipper display system
14 Sep 20
A shelf-ready shipper display system having a tray portion, a hood portion, and one or more zones of weakness that enable the hood portion to be separated from the tray portion so that the shipper display system can be converted from a shipping configuration to a display configuration.
David G. Couture
Filed: 14 Mar 19