Patent application number | Description | Published |
20100147736 | Container with Flattened Cap - A biodegradable tube comprises a mom-rigid paper tubular body defining a lumen for containing a semi-solid composition; a paper tubular cap that slidably mates with the body; and wherein interior surfaces of the each of the body and the cap have a coating that is substantially impermeable to the semi-solid composition. In preferred embodiments the tube body and cap have tapered sealed ends, the coating comprises an adhesive, and the walls of the tube/cap comprise a rolled paper material upon which the coating has been applied. Contemplated semi-solid product materials include for example lip balm, facial cream, lotion, deodorant, sunscreen, caulk, grease sticks, mosquito repellant, and shoe polish. | 06-17-2010 |
20100150972 | Paper Tube Packaging with Open End And Coated Cap - A biodegradable tube comprises a mom-rigid paper tubular body defining a lumen for containing a semi-solid composition; a paper tubular cap that slidably mates with the body; and wherein interior surfaces of the each of the body and the cap have a coating that is substantially impermeable to the semi-solid composition. In preferred embodiments the tube body and cap have tapered sealed ends, the coating comprises an adhesive, and the walls of the tube/cap comprise a rolled paper material upon which the coating has been applied. Contemplated semi-solid product materials include for example lip balm, facial cream, lotion, deodorant, sunscreen, caulk, grease sticks, mosquito repellant, and shoe polish. | 06-17-2010 |
20100264142 | Hybrid Closure For Containers - A closure for a mouth of a container includes a handle portion and a contoured portion. The contoured portion is sized and dimensioned to seat within the mouth of the container, and may be configured such that a rotation of less than 720 degrees is required to seat the stopper within the container's mouth. The closure can be composed of biodegradable materials. | 10-21-2010 |
20100276476 | Paper Jar Packaging With Coated Walls - A biodegradeable jar has an enclosure wall with a cap that form ajar that holds a semi-solid material. In order to prevent the biodegradable wall from being weakened by the semi-solid material in the jar, both an exterior surface and an interior surface of the wall and the cap include a permeation barrier material that substantially prevents the semi-solid material from seeping through the walls of the jar. The enclosure wall could have an inner wall that is shorter than the outer wall which forms a ledge that a separate cover for the semi-solid material could rest upon. | 11-04-2010 |
20100279040 | Paper Jar Packaging With Coated Double Side Walls - A biodegradeable jar has a double-enclosure wall with an inner wall shorter than the outer wall. In order to prevent the biodegradeable wall from being weakened by the semi-solid material in the jar, the interior surface of both the inner wall and the outer wall are coated or impregnated with a permeation barrier that substantially prevents the semi-solid material from seeping through the walls of the jar. | 11-04-2010 |
20110024451 | Paper Tube Packaging with Coated Interior - A biodegradable tube comprises a mom-rigid paper tubular body defining a lumen for containing a semi-solid composition; a paper tubular cap that slidably mates with the body; and wherein interior surfaces of the each of the body and the cap have a coating that is substantially impermeable to the semi-solid composition. In preferred embodiments the tube body and cap have tapered sealed ends, the coating comprises an adhesive, and the walls of the tube/cap comprise a rolled paper material upon which the coating has been applied. Contemplated semi-solid product materials include for example lip balm, facial cream, lotion, deodorant, sunscreen, caulk, grease sticks, mosquito repellant, and shoe polish. | 02-03-2011 |
20110204015 | Paper Jar Packaging With Coated Walls - A biodegradable jar has an enclosure wall with a cap that forms ajar that holds a semi-solid material. In order to prevent the biodegradable wail from being weakened by the semi-solid material in the jar, both an exterior surface and an interior surface of the wall and the cap include a permeation barrier material that substantially prevents the semi-solid material from seeping through the walls of the jar. The enclosure wall could have an inner wall that is shorter than the outer wall which forms a ledge that a separate cover for the semi-solid material could rest upon. | 08-25-2011 |
20110259917 | Single Piece Paper Container - A container for liquids or semi-solid contents is formed from one or more pieces of paper, where the paper openings are sealed and the body of the container is coated with a material that renders the body impermeable to the contents. The coating material could be biodegradable, such that the entire container biodegrades after use. The container could also be sealed using crimping or folding the ends of the paper, and the paper could be layered to improve the impermeability effects. | 10-27-2011 |
20120036898 | Flight Acceptable Knitting Needles - A knitting needle has multiple segments, at least one of which is relatively non-rigid, wherein the segments can be combined to produce a needle that is sufficiently rigid to be used for knitting, while also having diminished usefulness as a weapon. In three major classes of embodiments, one of the segments fits inside the other in a telescoping manner, one of the segments wraps around the other, or the two segments can fit together in some sort of slotted fashion. There may be one or more engineered points of structural failure. Segments can be held together frictionally, magnetically, threadably, using a snap or twist and lock fitting, or in any other suitable manner. Contemplated segments can have any suitable composition, including especially a bendable plastic or a foam rubber. | 02-16-2012 |
20120097632 | Paper Container Having A Reinforced Neck - A container ( | 04-26-2012 |
20120118901 | Biodegradable Produce Enclosure - A mesh basket ( | 05-17-2012 |
20120138613 | Pinch Top Closure System - A closure system ( | 06-07-2012 |
20120181305 | Fibrous Container With Pump - A container for dispensing a liquid comprises a body portion comprising a fibrous material having a coating and a pump portion comprising biodegradable latex. In an alternative embodiment the dispenser can include a biodegradable latex adaptor that couples the body to the pump, wherein the pump draws the liquid from the reservoir using a vacuum. It is contemplated that the structural material of the body portion could be formed out of a biodegradable material. Preferred coating can be used solely for rendering the walls of the body portion substantially impermeable to the liquid, or may perform the function as an adhesive for holding the wall layers together, or to perform both functions. | 07-19-2012 |
20120241354 | Biodegradable Tube with Restrictor Portion - A container for semi-solid compositions comprises a tube having first, second, and third plies of a first paper which defines an open end and a closed end, and a lumen containing the semi-solid composition, and further comprising a coating that is substantially impermeable to the semi-solid composition, and disposed between the first, second, and third plies; a restrictor portion sized and dimensioned to couple with the open end of the tube portion; an end closure member sized and dimensioned to mate with the restrictor portion; and wherein the tube portion, restrictor portion, and end closure are made of biodegradable material. | 09-27-2012 |
20130334297 | Single Piece Tubular Container - A can-shaped package is constructed from a single fibrous material, such as cardboard or paper, that is rolled into a cylinder or tube and is sealed at its end by cutting an open end of the tube into flaps and folding the flaps over one another to form an air tight bottom. By utilizing such a configuration, the can-shaped package can be constructed completely from biodegradable materials in a simple and efficient manner. | 12-19-2013 |