Barrier Layer Or Ply (e.g., Waterproof) Patents (Class 383/113)
  • Patent number: 11414248
    Abstract: The dispenser with a membrane for sachets is characterised by the fact that the pouring nozzle has an upper region made of a thermoplastic elastomer, forming a monolith with the rest of the body of the dispenser, and the said pouring nozzle is equipped in the upper region with an elastic partition forming a membrane with a pair of intersecting slits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Inventor: Dariusz Jerzy Krajewski
  • Patent number: 11235910
    Abstract: A flexible package having a closure device and a lap or fin seal is provided that reduces or eliminates an air gap present at the fin or lap seal portion of packages. The package can include a film with a closure applied to the film. The flexible package can include a film having a closure device applied to the film transverse to the first and second side edges of the film, with the first side edge portion extending into the fin seal such that at least a portion of the first side edge portion eliminates an air gap between the fin or lap seal and at least one of the first and second side edge portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Inventor: Mark Steele
  • Patent number: 10035767
    Abstract: Provided are a method for industrially advantageously producing a highly purified pentapeptide and an intermediate thereof. A compound represented by the following formula (1) or a salt thereof: wherein R1 represents an alkyl group or an aralkyl group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Assignee: MARUISHI PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Asami Murayama, Takaaki Kano
  • Patent number: 9789217
    Abstract: The present invention refers to a Packaging and transportation kit for hydrogen peroxide or other chemical products used as sterilizing or disinfecting agents in sterilization or disinfection equipment that prevents leakage of the product. It also refers to the respective supplying system. The referred packaging and transportation kit comprises a primary recipient or a set of primary recipients (1, 12) made of material that is compatible with the chemical product used; a sealing membrane or nano-membrane (2.1); a separation membrane or nano-membrane (2.2) of the primary recipient (1, 12) that divides it into different parts; with or without a capsule (3) with one or more holes; a super absorbent material (4.1) applied around the recipient(s) (1); an absorbent material (4.2) that can be inserted in the interior of the recipient (1) together with the liquid; a chip/RFID with memory and/or color code system, and/or a barcode system, and/or a QR code system; a temperature and/or humidity indicator (6, 6.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Inventor: Helder Goncalves Da Costa
  • Patent number: 9546254
    Abstract: The invention relates to the use of a composition comprising linear low density polyethylene and an inorganic acid in health care applications. The inorganic acid may be selected from the group consisting of aluminum oxide, zinc oxide, calcium oxide, calcium hydroxide, magnesium oxide, magnesium hydroxide, hydrotalcites and any mixtures of any one of these inorganic acids. Furthermore, the composition may further comprise low density polyethylene, for example in a weight ratio of 10/90 to 50/50 with linear low density polyethylene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2017
    Assignee: SAUDI BASIC INDUSTRIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Josephina Jacobina Antoinette Bosch, Gert Jan Elisa Coun, Roelof Franciscus Gerardus Maria De Vos, Patrick Elisabeth Luc Voets
  • Patent number: 9296521
    Abstract: The present invention is related to container assemblies for holding a product. The container assembly includes a flexible pouch and a base. The flexible pouch includes a gusset with a bottom surface. The base is secured to the bottom surface of the gusset. The weight applied to the gusset is supported in part by the base, thereby transferring weight away from a peripheral portion of the flexible pouch that would otherwise support the weight in absence of the base. A method to produce the container assembly includes providing a flexible pouch with a gusset, and providing a base. The base is then secured to the gusset.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: Pouch Pac Innovations, LLC
    Inventor: R. Charles Murray
  • Publication number: 20150125094
    Abstract: A bag made of plastic film suitable for pouring has first and second side panels and back and bottom gussets extending between the panels. Margins at front and top edges of the first side panel join margins at front and top edges of the second side panel at a first seam. A bottom margin of the back gusset joins a rear margin of the bottom gusset at a second seam with the back gusset terminating at a top, rear part of the first seam and the bottom gusset terminating at a bottom, front part of the first seam. A part of the bag film material integral with the back gusset and rear parts of the first and second side panels is formed as a handle at the rear of the bag. A closeable pouring device is integrated into a top front part of the first seam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2015
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Inventors: Michael Reid Martin, Brian George Hutchison, Arjang Tajbakhsh
  • Patent number: 9011005
    Abstract: A geotextile container has a bag section, a cover section and a stuffing space. The bag section has a bag cloth, a bag non-woven fabric and a trapezoidal longitudinal section. The cover section is integrally connected with the bag section and has a cover cloth and a cover non-woven fabric. The stuffing space is formed inside the bag section and has a first margin portion. A longitudinal section of the stuffing space is trapezoidal. The first margin portion is formed at a side of a bottom of the stuffing space. The first margin portion can be immediately unfolded and contain filling materials once the geotextile container is projected into the sea.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: Gold-Joint Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ching-Yi Lin, Hsuan-Hui Tang, Chun-Jung Tseng
  • Publication number: 20140355912
    Abstract: An odor-resistant bag is formed from a multiple layer film that includes at least one structural layer, at least one strength bearing layer, and at least one adhesive layer. The at least one strength bearing layer is generally oriented as an outermost interior or exterior layer for providing strength to the bag and preventing odor-causing particles from leaking from the bag. The at least one strength bearing layer may include polyethylene and can include opaque or pigmented coloring. The at least one structural layer may include nylon and can be formed or located adjacent to the at least one strength bearing layer. The film includes at least one adhesive layer coupling the strength bearing layer to the at least one structural layer. The at least one strength bearing layer may include a vapor barrier comprised of ethylene absorbers for preventing odor vapors from entering/leaving the bag.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2014
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Inventor: Garett F. Fortune
  • Publication number: 20140319019
    Abstract: A leak-tight/water-proof transformer containment bag includes (i) an outer puncture-resistant liquid-barrier fabric bag with a bottom having an oil-absorbent cushioning mat; (ii) a middle tear-resistant liquid-impervious continuous-sheet bag liner secured inside the outer bag; (iii) an inner puncture-resistant liquid-barrier fabric bag secured inside the liner; the bottom of the inner bag having outer and inner cushioning oil-absorbent mats; the outer bag, middle liner and inner bag being secured together at their open ends; (iv) lifting loops secured on opposite sides at the front and back of the outer bag and extending above the top of the outer bag to enable grabbing and lifting the lifting loops from above; (v) reinforcing bands secured around the outer bag and lifting loops; and (vi) a duffel top secured openly over the open top of the bags; the duffel top having a closure for closing the duffel top and closing off the top of the bags.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2014
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Inventor: William Duffy Bennett
  • Patent number: 8777001
    Abstract: A leak-tight/water-proof transformer containment bag includes (i) an outer puncture-resistant liquid-barrier fabric bag with a bottom having an oil-absorbent cushioning mat; (ii) a middle tear-resistant liquid-impervious continuous-sheet bag liner secured inside the outer bag; (iii) an inner puncture-resistant liquid-barrier fabric bag secured inside the liner; the bottom of the inner bag having outer and inner cushioning oil-absorbent mats; the outer bag, middle liner and inner bag being secured together at their open ends; (iv) lifting loops secured on opposite sides at the front and back of the outer bag and extending above the top of the outer bag to enable grabbing and lifting the lifting loops from above; (v) reinforcing bands secured around the outer bag and lifting loops; and (vi) a duffel top secured openly over the open top of the bags; the duffel top having a closure for closing the duffel top and closing off the top of the bags.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Inventor: William Duffy Bennett
  • Patent number: 8770840
    Abstract: In an airbag structure with an inner shade cover and a manufacturing method of the airbag, a first plastic plate and a second plastic plate are stacked in parallel with each other, and the first plastic plate is formed by a plurality of air-column plates, and the air-column plate includes a plurality of nodes, and the second plastic plate is stained with a dark dye for sheltering an external light, and then both ends of the first and second plastic plates are hot sealed, and then the first and second plastic plates are folded simultaneously along the nodes, so that the first plastic plate forms a bag, and the second plastic plate is covered onto an inner side of the bag, so that the second plastic plate forms a plastic inner cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Inventors: Yaw Shin Liao, Chieh Hua Liao, Ting Yu Liao
  • Patent number: 8741405
    Abstract: A package is formed a closed bag made of a multilayer film and contents enclosed in the bag. The film is folded to form the bag and has flat film sides and outer edges that are reinforced by weld seams. The film of the bag has a density of 0.5 g/cm3 to 0.9 g/cm3, a printable outer layer forming an outside surface of the package, an inner seal layer made of a sealable polymer forming an inside surface of the package, and a foamed polymer core layer between the outer layer and the inner layer. The contents are a lumpy or granular bulk material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Mondi Consumer Packaging Technologies GmbH
    Inventor: Matthias Perick
  • Patent number: 8734015
    Abstract: There is proposed a non-self supporting type flexible package bag provided with a film-shaped one-way pouring nozzle, which is excellent in not only the non-return function and liquid cutting properties but also the pouring property of a liquid packed material as a filling material (packed material in the bag can be poured smoothly until the end). In the flexible package bag provided with the film-shaped one-way pouring nozzle protruding from a side portion, corner portion or top portion of the package bag body, a coating layer made from a water-repellent material or an oil-repellent material is provided on an outer surface of the film-shaped one-way pouring nozzle, while a wet-treated layer is provided on an inner face of a pouring path in the film-shaped one-way pouring nozzle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Yushin Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Katsunori Futase
  • Patent number: 8684241
    Abstract: A squeezing device capable of squeezing a viscous liquid in a packaging bag includes a pair of bag body support parts for stretching and supporting the bag bodies by fixing the front end and the rear end of a bag body and performing fixing of the rear end by applying a tension thereto rearwards; a squeezing mechanism part which is so provided as to be capable of sliding in the direction towards the front end in such a state the rear end of the bag supported by the bag body support parts is held from the upper and lower sides; and a drive mechanism part for slidingly driving the squeezing mechanism part in the direction towards the front end. The squeezing mechanism part is installed at the tip end of the device, and the drive mechanism part includes a slide bar disposed parallel to the sliding direction of the squeezing mechanism part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: Wallha Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Haruo Minegishi
  • Patent number: 8680447
    Abstract: Microwaveable popcorn arrangements are provided, the arrangement being a bag having a popcorn charge of popcorn kernels and oil/fat component therein. The arrangements include folded bags having preferred, internal, seal and/or adhesive field configurations. The preferred configurations inhibit the undesired flow of oil/fat from the popcorn charge. Microwave popcorn products and methods of preparation and use, are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: ConAgra Foods RDM. Inc.
    Inventors: Eric Craig Jackson, Denise Ellen Hanson, Charles Thomas Gorman, Matthew Roth, Paul John Warosh, Lance Schilmoeller, Jody Shands
  • Patent number: 8603597
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a material suitable for a ply of a sack, comprising a porous sheet provided with a coating on at least one of its surfaces, wherein said coating comprises at least one polyolefin. Further, the present invention relates to a sack comprising a ply, which comprises such a material. The present invention also relates to a method of forming a coating on a porous sheet, comprising the steps of: providing a porous sheet and a dispersion comprising at least one polyolefin; applying said dispersion on at least one surface of said sheet; and optionally, heating said sheet to a temperature above the melting temperature of said at least one polyolefin. Moreover, the present invention relates to methods for manufacturing single and two ply sacks and the use of at least one polyolefin as a water vapor barrier coating on a material suitable for a ply of a sack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: Dow Global Technologies, LLC.
    Inventors: Grete Avitsland, Anna-Karin Magnusson, Lisa-Lotte J. Enström
  • Patent number: 8591110
    Abstract: A bag can be formed of a material having a layer that is substantially water-impervious. A portion of the material can be folded to form a base of the bag. Water-based adhesives can be used with the folded portions to form the base, and openings can be provided in the layer of the material to permit the adhesives to dry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: Exopack, LLC
    Inventors: Allyson Smith, Jonathan W. Thompson, Jim Monier
  • Patent number: 8562214
    Abstract: A large, waterproof bag that is sized to fit into the bed of a pick-up truck. The bag is fully sealed by a zipper and an overlapping flap at an opening at one end of the bag. The flap covers and protects the zipper. The waterproof bag is used to store luggage and other goods in a safe, waterproof environment in the truck bed. The bag features eight hook assemblies attached at each corner of two opposed surfaces of the bag that can be used to secure the bag in place during travel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Inventors: Timothy Mathew Dozier, Philip Mathew Dozier
  • Publication number: 20130230260
    Abstract: A seam sealed wet bag for transporting and storing wet items and a process for marking same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2009
    Publication date: September 5, 2013
    Inventors: Nicole Marie Maynard, Jesse Anton Maynard
  • Publication number: 20130230261
    Abstract: A package (10), particularly for aseptic packaging, is made up of two opposite facing walls (12) heat sealed one to the other along a peripheral line (S). The walls (12) include at least one layer in metallized heat-sealable plastic material (13) or with barrier effect and at least one layer (16) in heat-sealable plastic material. The peripheral heat sealing line (S) is provided at the cutting edge of the walls (12) so as to form an encapsulation (I) of the coupled layers (13, 16) at the cutting edge, due to overflow of the plastic material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2011
    Publication date: September 5, 2013
    Applicant: GOGLIO S.P.A.
    Inventor: Franco Goglio
  • Publication number: 20130071046
    Abstract: Bags incorporating recycled sign material are described. The bags can comprise one or multiple layers, including an optional padding layer. The bags can comprise an advertisement of an entity associated with a manufacturer of the bags, thereby allowing entities to prolong the benefits associated with an advertisement. Contemplated bags can also have multiple functions, including for example, storage, transport, safe keeping, seat cushioning and drying mat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2012
    Publication date: March 21, 2013
    Applicant: RAREFORM LLC
    Inventor: Rareform LLC.
  • Publication number: 20120328220
    Abstract: The bag has a body and a bottom. A mesh sheet is attached to the wall of the body and extends over the bottom. A zipper is provided for attaching the bottom to the bag body such that the bottom of the bag can be opened to allow particulate matter to be emptied from the bag without removing the contents of the bag. A pocket-like compartment is provided within the bag. The compartment has a lining formed of thermal insulating material such that the temperature of beverages and other food items can be maintained for an extended period of time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2012
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Applicant: GENAL STRAP, INC. D/B/A VOGUESTRAP
    Inventor: Susan Kayata
  • Publication number: 20120328746
    Abstract: A package is formed a closed bag made of a multilayer film and contents enclosed in the bag. The film is folded to form the bag and has flat film sides and outer edges that are reinforced by weld seams. The film of the bag has a density of 0.5 g/cm3 to 0.9 g/cm3, a printable outer layer forming an outside surface of the package, an inner seal layer made of a sealable polymer forming an inside surface of the package, and a foamed polymer core layer between the outer layer and the inner layer. The contents are a lumpy or granular bulk material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2012
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Inventor: Matthias Perick
  • Publication number: 20120134605
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a material suitable for a ply of a sack, comprising a porous sheet provided with a coating on at least one of its surfaces, wherein said coating comprises at least one polyolefin. Further, the present invention relates to a sack comprising a ply, which comprises such a material. The present invention also relates to a method of forming a coating on a porous sheet, comprising the steps of: providing a porous sheet and a dispersion comprising at least one polyolefin; applying said dispersion on at least one surface of said sheet; and optionally, heating said sheet to a temperature above the melting temperature of said at least one polyolefin. Moreover, the present invention relates to methods for manufacturing single and two ply sacks and the use of at least one polyolefin as a water vapour barrier coating on a material suitable for a ply of a sack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2010
    Publication date: May 31, 2012
    Inventors: Grete Avitsland, Anna-Karin Magnusson, Lisa-Lotte J. Enström
  • Patent number: 8166969
    Abstract: A hydration system for providing fluid to a user. The system comprises a bladder configured to hold a fluid, wherein comprises an outer layer of a fluorinated rubber composite. A spout is connected to the bladder and in communication with the inside of the bladder, wherein the spout comprises an output port and an fill port for filling the bladder with fluid. A cap adapted to engage and close the fill port is included. Also, a tube having a first end is connected to the output port of the spout and having a second end and having a second end connected to a fluid delivery fitting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: Texas Research International, Inc.
    Inventors: Peyton W. Hall, Frank T. Zeller, John Werner Bulluck, Michael L. Dingus
  • Publication number: 20110299798
    Abstract: A bag structure has a hermetically sealed bag with an outer ply sealed to the bag to define a cavity. The cavity is bounded on one side by a part of the bag and bounded on another side by the outer ply. Perforations are formed through the outer ply to permit passage of gas from the atmosphere into and out of the cavity to reduce unsightly bricking. A one-way valve is formed in the hermetically sealed bag to permit passage of gas from the interior of the bag.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2010
    Publication date: December 8, 2011
    Inventors: Stephen Graham Coulson, Michael Reid Martin
  • Publication number: 20110243483
    Abstract: The invention provides for an extended shelf life package comprising a material for human ingestion that degrades by oxidation, comprising an oxygen scavenger comprising a transition metal oxygen scavenger, a container substantially impervious to oxygen, wherein the container has a filter suspended in the container, the filter holds the material for human ingestion, and the container also holds the oxygen scavenger. In another embodiment, the invention provides for an extended shelf life package comprising human ingestible material that degrades by giving off CO2 comprising a carbon dioxide scavenger, a container substantially impervious to carbon dioxide, wherein the container has a filter suspended in the container, the filter holds the human ingestible material, and the container also holds the carbon dioxide scavenger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2010
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Applicant: MULTISORB TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: John W. Crump, Chieh-Chun Chau, George E. McKedy, David S. Payne, Thomas H. Powers, Stanislav E. Solovyov, Thomas J. Hurley
  • Publication number: 20110216990
    Abstract: A waterproof bag includes a bag body having a receiving space and a through hole, a mounting seat mounted in the receiving space of the bag body and having a mounting chamber which has a plurality of connecting holes connected between the mounting chamber and the receiving space, a control plate movably mounted in the mounting chamber and movable to seal the connecting holes, an outer cover mounted on the bag body and having a plurality of drain holes connected to the through hole, and a filter mounted on the bag body and disposed between the through hole and the drain holes. Thus, the control plate co-operates with the mounting seat to function as a one-way valve which only drains the air in the bag body and can prevent the ambient air from entering the bag body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2010
    Publication date: September 8, 2011
    Inventor: Ping-Ting Lin
  • Patent number: 7992879
    Abstract: A reusable packaging system includes a series of four bags, each designed to be reusable and capable of standing upright when in an open state. The bags are constructed so that they will fit in an open state within a shopping cart, and differ progressively in size so that they can be nested inside of each other for storage. The nested bags are then folded to form a compact, single package which can be easily transported by a user to a store for shopping.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2011
    Inventors: Mikel Eisenberg, Kristen Brown
  • Patent number: 7988681
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a portable waste containment device that is rapidly deployable. The waste containment device allows containment of liquid or semi-liquid waste until permanently disposed. The present invention also provides a portable waste containment system wherein the waste containment device is enclosed within a package for storage and when pulled from the package the waste containment device is ready for use. Still further, the present invention provides a method of using the portable waste containment device of the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Inventors: Kermetta M McGarity, Howard C McGarity, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20110158562
    Abstract: The present invention pertains to a multilayer bag for receiving a powder material. A tubular wall is provided to have, once the bag is filled with the powder material and stacked, stacking sections which face upward and downward and side sections which face laterally. The tubular wall has an inner plastic liner with vents along at least one of the side sections to allow stacking pressure to expel air through the vents. There is also a first paper layer contiguous with the inner plastic liner, then a humidity barrier layer non-adjacent with the inner plastic liner; and at least one outer paper layer. The placement of the vents and the non-adjacent humidity barrier facilitate expulsion of air via the vents during and after stacking and avoid inadvertent sealing melt bonding between the humidity barrier and the inner liner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2010
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Applicant: Emballage Rouville Inc.
    Inventors: Sylvain Desilets, Claude Lemoyne, Jonathan Le Sage, Paul Gélinas, Daniel Cartier, Daniel C. Engen
  • Patent number: 7938580
    Abstract: A package (599) with three layers allows sterilization of the package contents, provides a separate area for a scavenger and minimizes the oxygen transmission rate for the package and has, in one embodiment, a third layer (330) with a first section (336) of breathable polymeric material, a second section (334) of substantially non-breathable polymeric material and a third section (332) of breathable polymeric material which is positioned between a first layer (512) of substantially non-breathable polymeric material and a second layer (514) of substantially non-breathable polymeric material. The first layer (512) and the second layer (514) are fixed together to define a non-breathable pouch (516); and the third layer (330) is fixed to the first layer (512) and the second layer (514) and divides the non-breathable pouch (516) into a first compartment (592) and a second compartment (594).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2011
    Assignee: Perfecseal, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Gaskell, Conor Brendan Ward, Gerry A. King
  • Patent number: 7896199
    Abstract: A portable, liquid-dispensing bag that has a bag within one or more bags. A fitment portal aligns openings in the one or more inner bags and outer the outer bag, which in at least one embodiment accommodates a tap. A variety of arrangements and variations are possible, including having a re-sealable opening in both the inner bag or bags and a re-sealable opening in the outer bag. A gas vent can be added to either the inner or outer bags. It is contemplated that a drinkable liquid is stored in an inner bag, and ice or cold water is stored in the outer bag to keep the drinking fluid cold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2011
    Inventor: Daniel Steven Kaczmarek
  • Patent number: 7883499
    Abstract: In certain embodiments, a vial adaptor for removing liquid contents from a vial includes a piercing member and a bag. The bag can be contained within the piercing member such that the bag is introduced to the vial when the vial adaptor is coupled with the vial. In some embodiments, the bag expands within the vial as liquid is removed from the vial via the adaptor, thereby regulating pressure within the vial. In other embodiments, a vial includes a bag for regulating pressure within the vial as liquid is removed therefrom. In some embodiments, a vial adaptor is coupled with the vial in order to remove the liquid. In some embodiments, as the liquid is removed from the vial via the adaptor, the bag expands within the vial, and in other embodiments, the bag contracts within the vial.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2011
    Assignee: ICU Medical, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas F. Fangrow
  • Publication number: 20110017743
    Abstract: A sealable container includes a substantially rigid housing having an inner surface and an opening and a liner including: a) a collar formed at least from a fluoropolymer material and sized and shaped to removably engage the opening in the housing; and b) a flexible bag, having an opening, sealed to the collar, and including a composite of an abrasion resistant reinforcing material and an inner fluoropolymer material that is substantially inert to content in the container and compatible with the fluoropolymer material of the collar, the bag being sized and shaped to pass through the opening in the housing and expand such that the abrasion resistant reinforcing material can be in contact with at least a substantial portion of the inner surface of the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2010
    Publication date: January 27, 2011
    Applicant: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: James Westra, Sandra Mae Lorenz
  • Publication number: 20110002560
    Abstract: Weather-resistant charcoal bags are formed from a woven thermoplastic layer and optionally having a barrier film layer. The charcoal bags can also have a flat bottom for improved advertising.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2009
    Publication date: January 6, 2011
    Applicant: The Clorox Company
    Inventors: Jorge Robles, Casper W. Chiang
  • Publication number: 20100290721
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an industrial bag comprising a composite fabric comprising a porous fluid drainage layer and a fibrous fluid barrier layer of a flash spun polyolefin plexifilamentary film-fibril sheet wherein the fibrous fluid barrier layer faces the interior of the industrial bag.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2010
    Publication date: November 18, 2010
    Applicant: E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventor: ROBERT ANTHONY MARIN
  • Patent number: 7807242
    Abstract: A container consisting of a PCTFE monolayer, the thickness of said layer being about 40-100 ?m, which container is equipped with a device where the liquid can be lead out through when desired and which container is transparent, shows superior properties for storing liquid pharmaceutical compositions, especially insulin compositions containing preservatives.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2010
    Assignee: Novo Nordisk A/S
    Inventors: Anne Soerensen, Philip Albert Sparholt, Marianne Rye Hansen
  • Publication number: 20100236956
    Abstract: An end plug to be inserted axially into the centre of an end of a roll of paper, includes a holding element adapted to hold and/or guide the end of the roll of paper in correct position in a dispenser. The end plug includes an outer sleeve having an outer end and an inner end and the holding element is connected to the sleeve by elements allowing the holding element to be axially moved from a first position to a second position, in which the holding element protrude outwardly from the outer end of the sleeve, the holding element being releasably held in the first position when moved thereto. A roll of tissue paper including such an end plug and a dispenser provided with such a roll are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2007
    Publication date: September 23, 2010
    Applicant: SCA Hygiene Products AB
    Inventors: Robert Kling, Anders Andersson, Erik Hjort
  • Publication number: 20100236090
    Abstract: A multilayer plastic container for storing lyophilized products includes at least three layers consisting of inner and outer layers having a moisture vapor transmission rate of not more than 0.1 gm mil/100 sq. in.-day at 73° F. and 95% rh, and an intermediate layer of hygroscopic resin construction having a moisture content less than 1000 ppm. The hygroscopic intermediate layer preferably comprises at least 30% of the total thickness of the three layers. The inner and outer layers preferably are of cyclic olefin polymer or cyclic olefin copolymer construction, and the hygroscopic intermediate layer preferably is of amorphous nylon construction. The container preferably is empty and sealed within a secondary container, such as a metallized bag, that is impervious to moisture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2010
    Publication date: September 23, 2010
    Inventor: Michael J. Grimm
  • Publication number: 20100226597
    Abstract: The present application provides a process for the preparation of Bortezomib, its intermediates and process for crystalline forms of Bortezomib.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2008
    Publication date: September 9, 2010
    Applicants: DR. REDDY'S LABORATORIES LIMITED, DR. REDDY'S LABORATORIES, INC.
    Inventors: Raghavendracharyulu Venkata Palle, Rajasekhar Kadaboina, Veerendeer Murki, Amarendhar Manda, Nageshwar Gunda, Ramaseshagiri Rao Pulla, Mallesha Hanmanthu, Narasimha Naidu Mopidevi, Suresh Kumar Ramdoss
  • Publication number: 20100226598
    Abstract: A film bag has a multi-layered film whose outer layer forms and outer side of the film bag and whose inner layer forms the inner side of the film bag. The bag further has two oppositely directed face panels on which weld seams are disposed laterally and having a linear tearing aid which is disposed in the face panels in the region of the top of the film bag and which has three weakening lines spaced apart from one another. The two outer weakening lines begin at a distance A from a lateral edge of the face panels, and the middle weakening line begins directly at the lateral edge of the face panels and merely extends along a part of the tearing aid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2010
    Publication date: September 9, 2010
    Inventor: Detlef STOEPPELMANN
  • Publication number: 20100209025
    Abstract: There is proposed a non-self supporting type flexible package bag provided with a film-shaped one-way pouring nozzle, which is excellent in not only the non-return function and liquid cutting properties but also the pouring property of a liquid packed material as a filling material (packed material in the bag can be poured smoothly until the end). In the flexible package bag provided with the film-shaped one-way pouring nozzle protruding from a side portion, corner portion or top portion of the package bag body, a coating layer made from a water-repellent material or an oil-repellent material is provided on an outer surface of the film-shaped one-way pouring nozzle, while a wet-treated layer is provided on an inner face of a pouring path in the film-shaped one-way pouring nozzle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2009
    Publication date: August 19, 2010
    Applicant: YUSHIN CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Katsunori Futase
  • Publication number: 20100158417
    Abstract: A bag can include walls formed of a material having multiple layers, which can include two polyolefin layers and a paper layer. The bag can be formed into a sewn-open-mouth configuration in which a stitching element extends through a wall of the bag. The bag can include a grease-resistant seal that substantially prevents grease from escaping from the bag via an opening in the wall through which the stitching element extends.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2008
    Publication date: June 24, 2010
    Applicant: EXOPACK, LLC
    Inventors: Stuart Sharp, Allyson Smith, George Solomon
  • Publication number: 20100142863
    Abstract: The present invention is related to easy-to-open packaging (1) comprising an easy tearable multilayer laminate (2), said laminate comprising at least two polymer layer wherein at least one of said polymer layer comprises a scratched surface (6, 6?) forming a scratched polymer layer (11), said scratched surface comprising a multitude of scratched lines parallel to the extrusion direction (2) of said scratched polymer layer, the scratched lines creating a predetermined tear direction of the packaging.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2006
    Publication date: June 10, 2010
    Applicant: Amcor Flexibles A/S
    Inventors: Mauricio Bunge, Helmar Utz
  • Patent number: 7674042
    Abstract: The invention relates to a drink receptacle (1), especially in the form of a drinking bag, having a wall (2) composed of a flexible composite material (3), the composite material (3) being water-impervious and gas-impervious and being at least essentially impervious to chemical and biological toxins, in particular warfare agents, or at least retarding their passage, and comprising an outer backing layer (4) and a film-like inner layer (5), wherein the backing layer (4) is textile-like and the inner layer (5) is laminated onto the backing layer (4), in particular at least essentially coextensively. The drink receptacle (1) of the invention combines good NBC protective or resistance properties with high mechanical stability, in particular puncture resistance, and also with a greater ease of manufacture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2010
    Assignee: Blucher GmbH
    Inventor: Hasso Von Blücher
  • Patent number: 7661223
    Abstract: A device is provided for securing against crime-of-opportunity theft at least one fishing rod and reel to be stored or transported in an outdoor, unsecured area or on an open, unsecured portion of a vehicle, such as an open bed of a pick-up truck, trailer, or boat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2010
    Inventor: Morris Dudney
  • Publication number: 20090304308
    Abstract: An apparatus for shipping a flowable material in a cargo compartment of a transport includes an enclosure forming a chamber therein to house the flowable material. The enclosure is made of braided or woven fabric. The inner surface of the fabric is coated whereby the fabric is impermeable to the flowable material. The enclosure has at least one closable opening serving as an inlet or outlet to the chamber, and is pliable such that it can be housed within the cargo compartment in any orientation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2009
    Publication date: December 10, 2009
    Applicant: Utilequip, Inc.
    Inventors: Phillip Lynn Townsend, Gary Dale Krch
  • Patent number: RE42311
    Abstract: Apparatus for storing food and for keeping it warm and moist comprising a substantially water impermeable pouch that bounds an insulated food warming chamber, the pouch having opposing substantially coextensive lips capable of being moved apart for providing passage to the warming chamber and for providing a partial vapor lock for inhibiting moisture from building up in the warming chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2011
    Inventor: Richard Rubin