Abstract: A produce bag dispenser includes a) a uninstructural base frame to receive and nest a plastic produce bag roll, including at least two back sections, a bottom section and a rip tongue, at least one back section at said rearward end having an arcuate shape; b) a set of opposing side guide panels connected for stabilizing the movement of a nested plastic produce bag roll; c) a fixed or adjustable connection mechanism connecting the side guide panels to the base frame; and, d) a plastic produce bag guide bar to create a bag flow space.

Abstract: A plastic bag comprising a grip strip configured to assist with opening the bag, wherein the grip strip is formed from a material different from a material from which its associated panel is formed.

Abstract: A sealable plastic bag has a first panel and a second panel. The first panel and second panel are joined along three edges to define a bag interior and an opening to permit access to the bag interior. A permanent sealing structure is configured to permanently seal the first and second panels to close the opening and prevent access to the bag interior. A release liner strip overlies the permanent sealing structure to prevent the permanent sealing structure from sealing the first and second panels until activation by a user. A resealable sealing structure is configured to repeatedly and nondestructively seal the first and second panels to close the opening and prevent access to the bag interior.

Abstract: A sealable plastic bag has a first panel and a second panel. The first and second panels are joined to each other along three edges to define a bag interior and an opening permitting access to the bag interior. A resealable sealing structure extends continuously between the first and second side edges of at least one of the panels and is configured to repeatedly and nondestructively seal and unseal the first and second panels to close and open the bag interior. A secondary sealing structure extends continuously between the first and second side edges of both of the panels below the resealable sealing structure but spaced toward the top edges of the panels. The secondary sealing structure is also configured to repeatedly and nondestructively seal and unseal the first and second panels together to close and open the bag interior.

Abstract: The present invention generally relates to disposable gloves, ethylene-based thermoplastic materials for use in preparing disposable gloves, and methods for preparing ethylene-based thermoplastic materials for use in preparing disposable gloves. Generally, the present invention relates to non-medical and non-surgical disposable gloves suitable for use in food-service and industrial applications. In particular, the present invention is directed to disposable including a coloring agent incorporated into one or more of the ethylene-based polymer layers to indicate, for example, the size of the glove, the right- or left-handedness of the glove, and/or the presence of one or more additives (e.g., an antibacterial agent).

Abstract: The present invention generally relates to disposable gloves, ethylene-based thermoplastic materials for use in preparing disposable gloves, and methods for preparing ethylene-based thermoplastic materials for use in preparing disposable gloves. In particular, the present invention relates to non-medical and non-surgical disposable gloves suitable for use in food-service and industrial applications.

Abstract: A plastic bag dispenser with side panels and guide bar includes: a) a base frame with a back and bottom section with open front adapted to hold a plastic bag roll; b) a swing arm and core rod adapted to receive a plastic bag roll for rotation and to move downwardly as the plastic bag roll is depleted; c) a first and second set of opposing side panels located on the base frame for stabilizing the movement of the plastic bag roll; d) an elongated open guide bar having a top and sides located on the open fronted bottom section for movement of bags from the plastic bag roll; and, e) a rip tongue located on the open fronted bottom section with an upward taper adapted to catch and separate a passing bag when pulled forward through the guide bar and over the rip tongue. Mounting mechanisms for the present invention are also detailed.

Abstract: A plastic bag dispenser with side panels and guide bar includes: a) a base frame with a back and bottom section with open front adapted to hold a plastic bag roll; b) a swing arm and core rod adapted to receive a plastic bag roll for rotation and to move downwardly as the plastic bag roll is depleted; c) a first and second set of opposing side panels located on the base frame for stabilizing the movement of the plastic bag roll; d) an elongated open guide bar having a top and sides located on the open fronted bottom section for movement of bags from the plastic bag roll; and, e) a rip tongue located on the open fronted bottom section with an upward taper adapted to catch and separate a passing bag when pulled forward through the guide bar and over the rip tongue. Mounting mechanisms for the present invention are also detailed.

Abstract: A plurality of multifold plastic grocery bags comprised of at least two plastic grocery bags connected in series as a continuous plastic sheet and defined by a separation border. Each of the plastic grocery bags having sides, a sealed bottom and an openable top and arranged with each bag bottom connected to an adjacent bag top by a separation border. The separation border includes at least one separation fault selected from the group consisting of a perforation, orifice, thin and combinations thereof. The at least two plastic grocery bags are folded first in half in a first direction from side to side and then each half being folded in half again from side to side in an opposite direction from the first half fold, to create a flat, full width single M-shaped fold. The multifold plastic grocery bags may optionally be placed on a support core.

Abstract: The present invention relates to screening methods useful for drug discovery of apoptosis inducing compounds. In particular, the screening methodology relates to using Apoptosis Inducing Proteins (AIPs) as a target for the discovery of apoptosis activators useful as anticancer agents. The screening methods of the present invention can employ homogenous or heterogeneous binding assays using purified or partially purified AIPs; or whole cell assays using cells with altered levels of one or more AIPs. The invention also contemplates use of gambogic acid or GA-related compounds which bind AIPs and can accordingly be used to raise antibodies useful for drug discovery. Alternatively, labeled GA is used for competitive binding assays for drug discovery. Such assays afford high throughput screening of chemical libraries for apoptosis activators.

Abstract: A stacked plastic film bag system includes a plurality of open top bags and at least one tongue for separating front and back panels of a bag that is next to be dispensed. Each bag has a header for maintaining the plurality of stacked open top bags in a mechanically pressed and/or heat-sealed. The tongue(s) extends below the front panel tops of the bags so as to permit a bag user to pull off a most forward bag wherein the front panel of the next sequential bag will be pulled forward so as to position in front of the tongue and will fall back to rest after complete removal of the most forward bag to effect interleafing of the tongue between the front panel and the back panel of each next sequential bag to ready it for easy removal and to inhibit static cling of the front and back panels.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to derivatives of gambogic acid and analogs thereof. Exemplary gambogic acid derivatives of the present invention include, among others, derivatives substituted in the C10 and C28 positions of gambogic acid. The present invention also relates to the discovery that certain preferred compounds of the present invention are activators of caspases and inducers of apoptosis. Therefore, the activators of caspases and inducers of apoptosis of this invention can be used to induce cell death in a variety of clinical conditions in which uncontrolled growth and spread of abnormal cells occurs.

Abstract: A selectively embossed plastic film bag includes: (a) a front panel and a back panel, formed of a flexible plastic film, and each having a top, a bottom, a left side and a right side, the front panel having a predetermined width W at it's top and having a predetermined height H, the back panel and the front panel being connected to one another at the sides and the bottom and being open at the top to establish the bag; (b) an embossment located on only the front panel, the embossment having a width of about 30% to 100% of the width W, and the embossment having a height of about 2% to about 100% of the height, H. The selectively embossed plastic film bag embossment may be within a topmost 20% of the front panel with height equal to about 2% to about 20% of the height H.

Abstract: The use of caspase inhibitors for treating cell death induced by radionuclides, biological agents, or chemical agents is disclosed. In particular, treatment of diseases or conditions caused by exposure to radionuclides, biological agents, or chemical agents, spread of radionuclides, biological agents, or chemical agents, explosion of radionuclides, biological agents, or chemical agents by terrorists or accidental exposure to radionuclides, biological agents, or chemical agents from a nuclear power plant, manufacturing or processing plant, research facility, or hospital is disclosed.

Abstract: A streamline folded T-shirt style produce bag includes: (a) a front panel, (b) a rear panel (c) two front gusset panels, (d) two rear gusset panels, (e) each front panel also joined to a respective one of the rear gusset panels at the second side edge; (f) each of the front and rear gusset panels being folded inwardly relative to the front and the rear panel; (g) the top edges of the front panel, the rear panel, the front gusset and the rear gusset panels terminating in a first perforation line, (h) an upper seam, said upper seam connecting the front panel, the rear panel, the front gusset panel and the rear gusset panels (i) the bottom edges of the front panel, the rear panel, the front gusset panels and the rear gusset panels terminating in a second perforation line, said second perforation line being perpendicular to the linear edges of the front and rear panels; (j) a lower seam, said lower seam connecting the front panel, the rear panel, the front gusset panels, and the rear gusset panels.

Abstract: A multi-service network switch capable of providing multiple network services from a single platform. The switch incorporates a distributed packet forwarding architecture where each of the various cards is capable of making independent forwarding decisions. The switch further allows for dynamic resource management for dynamically assigning modem and ISDN resources to an incoming call. The switch may also include fault management features to guard against single points of failure within the switch. The switch further allows the partitioning of the switch into multiple virtual routers where each virtual router has its own set of resources and a routing table. Each virtual router is further partitioned into virtual private networks for further controlling access to the network. The switch supports policy based routing where specific routing paths are selected based on a domain name, a telephone number, and the like.

Abstract: The present invention pertains to a method of treating, preventing or ameliorating a disease responsive to induction of the caspase cascade in an animal, comprising administering to the animal a compound which binds specifically to a Tail Interacting Protein Related Apoptosis Inducing Protein (TIPRAIP). The present invention also relates to screening methods useful for drug discovery of apoptosis inducing compounds. In particular, the screening methodology relates to using TIPRAIP as a target for the discovery of apoptosis activators useful as anticancer agents. The screening methods of the present invention can employ homogenous or heterogenous binding assays using purified or partially purified TIPRAIP; or whole cell assays using cells with altered levels of TIPRAIP.

Abstract: The present invention pertains to a method of treating, preventing or ameliorating a disease responsive to induction of the caspase cascade in an animal, comprising administering to the animal a compound which binds specifically to one or more Apoptosis Inducing Proteins (AIPs). AIPs include Transferrin Receptor Related Apoptosis Inducing Proteins (TRRAIPs), Clathrin Heavy Chain Related Apoptosis Inducing Proteins (CHCRAIPs), IQ motif containing GTPase Activating Protein Related Apoptosis Inducing Proteins (IQGAPRAIPs), and Heat Shock Protein Related Apoptosis Inducing Proteins (HSPRAIPs). The present invention also relates to screening methods useful for drug discovery of apoptosis inducing compounds. In particular, the screening methodology relates to using AIPs as a target for the discovery of apoptosis activators useful as anticancer agents.