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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 01, 1993
Filed:
Sep. 13, 1991
Applicant:
Inventor:
Gregory R Wyberg, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Assignee:
Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
53477 ; 53484 ; 493184 ;
Abstract
A method and apparatus are provided for sealing a gable-top container to allow easier opening, as well as the carton sealed by the method provided When the container is sealed, a portion of at least one sealing jaw is recessed to prevent functional impairment of the underlying pouring spout tips.