(19)
(11) EP 1 608 556 A2

(12)

(88) Date of publication A3:
10.02.2005

(43) Date of publication:
28.12.2005 Bulletin 2005/52

(21) Application number: 04718016.1

(22) Date of filing: 05.03.2004
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: B65B 1/00
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2004/006774
(87) International publication number:
WO 2004/078591 (16.09.2004 Gazette 2004/38)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK

(30) Priority: 05.03.2003 US 452171 P
05.03.2003 US 452172 P
04.03.2004 US 794951
04.03.2004 US 794369

(71) Applicant: Tilia International, Inc.
San Francisco,California 94107 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • WU, Hongyu
    San Jose, CA 95131 (US)
  • ALBRITTON, Charles, Wade
    Hercules, CA 94547 (US)
  • BRAKES, David
    Kowloon,Hong Kong (CN)

(74) Representative: Dendorfer, Claus 
Wächtershäuser & Hartz Weinstrasse 8
80333 München
80333 München (DE)

   


(54) SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FORMING AN INTEGRATED TRAY FOR USE IN VACUUM PACKAGING