| MEADWESTVACO PACKAGING SYSTEMS, LLC Patent applications |
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| 20120091189 | CARTON WITH CARRYING HANDLE AND BLANK THEREFOR - A carton for packaging articles includes a plurality of panels arranged to form walls of the carton and at least one handle structure that comprises a pair of inner and outer handle panels hingedly connected together along a fold line. The inner and outer handle panels are in an overlapping relationship. Each of the inner and outer handle panels has a transverse edge at a position opposite to the fold line. The inner handle panel is disposed in an overlapping relationship with a first one of the plurality of panels. The outer handle panel is disposed adjacent to a second one of the plurality of panels. One of the transverse edges is connected to one of the first and second panels. The fold line is interrupted by an aperture defined at least in part by a first edge of the aperture. The first edge defines a carrying edge of the at least one handle structure. | 04-19-2012 |
| 20120085814 | CARRYING HANDLE FOR A CARTON | 04-12-2012 |
| 20120018502 | PACKAGE, CARTON AND BLANKS FOR FORMING THE SAME - A carton for articles includes a top wall, a pair of opposed end walls and a strap handle by which the carton can be carried. The strap handle is formed from part of the top wall and is connected to the end walls. The strap handle is detachable from the top wall such that detachment of the strap handle splits a remaining part of the top wall into two portions. The carton further comprises at least one bracing panel secured to the two portions of the top wall and is structured and arranged to provide a connection between the two portions. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120012581 | Carton and Carton Blank - A locking mechanism for locking first and second panels of a carton together includes first and second male tabs hinged along first and second fold lines respectively to the first panel. The male tabs are arranged so as to oppose one another. The mechanism also includes first and second female tabs hinged along third and fourth fold lines respectively to the second panel. The female tabs are arranged so as to oppose one another. The first and second fold lines are substantially perpendicular to the third and fourth fold lines when the first and second panels are disposed in an overlapping relationship. In a locked position, the male tabs are displaced from the plane of the first panel and pass through an aperture formed in the second panel by displacement of the female tabs. Each male tab is displaced out of the plane of the first panel by an angle greater than 90° and being maintained in position by respective side edges of the female tabs. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20110290867 | CARTON HANDLE WITH BOTTLE NECK AVOIDANCE - A carton is defined for packaging a plurality of articles. The carton includes a plurality of carton walls at least one of which includes a slot handle that comprises at least one foldable hand flap. The at least one foldable hand flap has an article receiving section for receiving a portion of an article in the carton when the at least one foldable hand flap is folded inwardly of the carton. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20110284622 | CARTON AND CARTON BLANK - A carton for packaging a plurality of articles includes top ( | 11-24-2011 |
| 20110248078 | HANDLE STRUCTURE - A handle structure includes a reinforcing flap struck from a handle panel to define at least a part of a handle opening for insertion of a user's hand. The reinforcing flap comprises a first portion and a second portion connected to one another by a narrow portion defined by an indent in a free edge of the reinforcing flap. | 10-13-2011 |
| 20110154784 | PACKAGING MACHINE AND METHOD OF PACKAGING ARTICLES - A packaging machine ( | 06-30-2011 |
| 20110036684 | SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING ARTICLES - An article configuration system comprising a first conveyor ( | 02-17-2011 |
| 20100206944 | PACKAGE WITH MODULES - A package ( | 08-19-2010 |
| 20100140052 | METERING APPARATUS WITH INDEPENDENT TOOL DRIVE MEANS - A metering system ( | 06-10-2010 |
| 20100072027 | ARTICLE METERING APPARATUS - A machine for forming a stream of articles (A) into spaced groups of articles, which machine has a working reach and a metering element ( | 03-25-2010 |
| 20090044497 | MACHINE FOR SEALING CARTON - A packaging apparatus forms a completely sealed composite package. The apparatus employs a continuous process which involves conditioning a surface of the package substrate. The substrate includes an adhesive coating that can be reactivated by infra-red radiation and adheres the package substrate to a juxtaposed face of a second surface. The apparatus uses rollers ( | 02-19-2009 |
| 20090008437 | Carton and Carton Blank with Access - A carton for containing bottles, has a top closure ( | 01-08-2009 |
| 20080243434 | Method Of Identifying Abnormal Operation Of A Machine And An Apparatus Therefor - A method of identifying abnormal operation of an industrial machine includes the step of determining statistical parameters from a plurality of samples of characteristic parameter(s) of known similar industrial machines in normal operation and storing them, the statistical parameters defining a statistical range of values of the characteristic parameter(s) for normal operation of the industrial machine. The characteristic parameter(s) of a machine being monitored are sampled and a determination ( | 10-02-2008 |
