Boise Cascade Corporation

Nestec S.a.

Ralston Purina Company

Nestec Ltd

Stephen E Woerz

Travis K Canup

Donald Roland Speck

Sandeep Bhatnagar

Karl L Kettinger

Jill A Stoll

Bhajmohan (Ricky) Singh

Antonio O Mallare

Cathryn (Kati) Fritz-Jung

Frank Weber

Peifang Zhang

Gary J Woodward

Thomas J Setty

Gerald L Mitchell

Bhajmohan Singh

Cathryn Fritz-Jung

Donald R Speck

The invention provides methods for classifying an object by (a) at least partially coating at least one surface of the object with at least one barcode; (b) scanning the barcode with at least one corresponding barcode detector that is detectably compatible with a barcode of the type coated on the object; (c) determining whether the barcode is read by the barcode detector; and (d) classifying the object on the basis of at least one barcode not being read by the corresponding barcode detector.

Methods and devices for classifying objects

Container

A process for making a dry, stable intermediate pet food including meat includes the steps of combining a plurality of ingredients specified by a basal pet food formula, wherein the plurality of ingredients includes a slurry of meat, mixing the plurality of ingredients to form a basal mixture, extruding the basal mixture, cutting the extruded basal mixture into flakes, and drying the flakes to a moisture content of less than about 10% by weight. In one embodiment, to make a finished pet food composition, the flakes are shipped for final processing to a processing facility having finishing equipment including grinding, extruding and coating equipment.

Process for dry stable intermediate pet food composition

Improved spin-bonding apparatus is disclosed for connecting a synthetic plastic end closure member to a composite container body wall, including an axially displaceable spinner member that is operable to an axially extended position in which it is rotated relative to the stationary mandrel by the rotatably driven spindle when the mandrel and spindle are in an initial axially spaced condition. The spinner member continuously supports the inner periphery of the sealing fin as the mandrel and spindle are displaced axially together toward their adjacent spin-bonding condition, whereby the sealing fin is protectively supported prior to positive spin bonding thereof to the synthetic plastic inner liner of the container body wall. The stationary mandrel is provided at its free end with a unitary sizing portion having a closely toleranced cylindrical surface for causing the free extremity of the container body wall to have a circular configuration. The spinner member is provided with an annular lead-in ridge at its end adjacent the stationary mandrel, thereby to further protect the free end of the sealing fin during axial displacement of the mandrels.

Spin-bonding apparatus including an axially displaceable spinner member

A composite container is disclosed having a synthetic plastic end closure member spin-bonded to the thermoplastic synthetic plastic inner liner layer of a composite container body wall. The synthetic plastic end closure member includes annular downwardly depending inner fin and outer chime portions which are concentrically spaced to define therebetween an annular groove. One of the body and end members is rotated relative to the other member when they are in spaced vertical alignment, whereupon the members are axially displaced together to wedge the upper end of the body member into the annular groove of the end closure member. During this spin bonding process, the fin portion of the end closure member is supported against radial inward deflection, whereby the spinning frictional engagement between the fin portion of the end closure member and the inner liner layer of the body member causes softening and subsequent bonding of the fin portion to the inner liner layer.

Apparatus for spin bonding ends for composite containers

Composite container having spin bonded end

An improved composite container is disclosed including a tubular fibrous body wall having at its upper end a reversely curled portion the upper extremity of which is radially inwardly compressed in such a manner as to form an annular external locking projection by means of which a synthetic plastic closure cap may be fastened to close the container. Preferably the closure member is connected with the container by a tearable tamperproof connection including a radially inwardly directed annular rib that is locked beneath the annular body projection to maintain the closure cap on the container. A method is also disclosed for forming the container body, including the steps of radially outwardly curling the upper end of the body member, radially inwardly compressing the upper extremity of the reversely curled portion, and mounting a synthetic plastic snap-type closure member on the compressed curled end. In one embodiment, a circumferential recess is formed (for example, by skiving) in the outer surface of the tubular fibrous body wall prior to the reverse curling step, whereby the upper extremity of the reversely curled portion is radially inwardly compressed into the recess.

Method for forming a composite container including a reversely curled

Method for spin bonding ends for composite containers

An improved composite container is disclosed including a tubular fibrous body wall having at its upper end a reversely curled portion the upper extremity of which is radially inwardly compressed in such a manner as to form an annular external locking projection by means of which a synthetic plastic closure cap may be fastened to close the container. Preferably the closure member is connected with the container by a tearable tamperproof connection including a radially inwardly directed annular rib that is locked beneath the annular body projection to maintain the closure cap on the container. A method is also disclosed for forming the container body, including the steps of radially outwardly curling the upper end of the body member, radially inwardly comressing the upper extremity of the reversely curled portion, and mounting a synthetic plastic snap-type closure member on the compressed curled end. In one embodiment, a circumferential recess is formed (for example, by skiving) in the outer surface of the tubular fibrous body wall prior to the reverse curling step, whereby the upper extremity of the reversely curled portion is radially inwardly compressed into the recess.

Composite container including a reversely curled body member

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Florissant, MO, United States of America

Stephen E Woerz