Seamless Patents (Class 383/122)
  • Patent number: 12103737
    Abstract: A rectangular-bottomed packaging bag (1) is a rectangular-bottomed packaging bag formed by folding a sheet material member and includes a rectangular shaped bottom (2) a front (3) and a rear (4) rising from two facing sides of the bottom (2), and a pair of sides (5) connecting the front (3) and the rear (4). The pair of sides (5) each include a first region (31) positioned on the front (3) side, a second region (32) positioned on the rear (4) side, a side joining portion (33) joining the first region (31) and the second region (32), and an inclined joining portion (34) inclined to the bottom (2) side from the side joining portion (33) toward one of the front (3) and the rear (4) and joining the sheet material member of the first region (31) and the second region (32) overlapping each other in a direction of thickness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: HOSOKAWA YOKO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Raizo Kuge, Kazuhiro Umenaka, Sho Obara
  • Patent number: 12077358
    Abstract: To provide a pouch that allows a displacement of the formation position of a film through portion to be detected. A pouch includes an inner film (70) disposed in a pouch body (20), the inner film (70) including a first fixing portion (71) fixed to a pouch body (20), a second fixing portion (72) fixed to the pouch body (20), an inner placement portion (75) that is disposed in the pouch body (20) without being fixed to the pouch body (20), and a plurality of film through portions (76) penetrating in a film thickness direction, the plurality of film through portions (76) including a first film-through portion (76a) at least partially formed on the first fixing portion (71) and an inner film-through portion (76c) formed on the inner placement portion (75), the first film-through portion (76a) being overlapped on the body film in a bag-making sealing portion (23).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: TOYO SEIKAN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroki Tanaka, Motohide Hata
  • Patent number: 12037174
    Abstract: To provide a pouch that allows a displacement of the formation position of a film through portion to be detected. A pouch includes an inner film (70) disposed in a pouch body (20), the inner film (70) including a first fixing portion (71) fixed to a pouch body (20), a second fixing portion (72) fixed to the pouch body (20), an inner placement portion (75) that is disposed in the pouch body (20) without being fixed to the pouch body (20), and a plurality of film through portions (76) penetrating in a film thickness direction, the plurality of film through portions (76) including a first film-through portion (76a) at least partially formed on the first fixing portion (71) and an inner film-through portion (76c) formed on the inner placement portion (75), the first film-through portion (76a) being overlapped on the body film in a bag-making sealing portion (23).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: TOYO SEIKAN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroki Tanaka, Motohide Hata
  • Patent number: 11958659
    Abstract: A plastic film bottom bag has a plastic film front wall that is welded or adhesively joined to side wall sections of adjoining plastic film side walls, and/or a plastic film rear wall that is welded or adhesively joined to the side wall sections of the adjoining plastic film side walls, so as to form a seam or casing seam. Further disclosed is a plastic film bottom bag, in which at least one, in particular both, plastic film side walls are provided with a side fold that comprises a welded or adhesive joint extending from or at a distance from the bag opening edge in the direction of the bag end or up to the bag end. The disclosure further relates to blanks for the plastic film bottom bags described herein and to the use of the plastic film bottom bags described herein, as reusable bags or reusable handbags.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Mettler Packaging LLC
    Inventor: Georg Donner
  • Patent number: 11827397
    Abstract: An improved paperboard pouch comprising a multilayer substrate and a method of making the same is provided. The multilayer paperboard pouch comprises an outer surface and an inner surface, wherein one of the surfaces is defined as a food contact surface. In the depicted embodiment, the properties of the polymer layer are chosen to provide adequate mechanical and barrier protection to the paper-based pouch formed on the conventional pouch-forming equipment. A method of manufacturing a multilayer paperboard pouch using conventional bag-making equipment (“CBME”) running at normal production speed for making standard plastic pouches is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: EVERGREEN PACKAGING LLC
    Inventors: Geoffrey Nobes, Ernest Pasteur
  • Patent number: 11745928
    Abstract: A tear away food bag includes tear seams, or other features, providing controlled tearing away of portions of the bags. The food bag is suitable for use as a lunch bag, a picnic bag, or a take out food bag. A bottom portion of the bag may be torn away from the food bag to provide a food holder and top portions maybe torn away from the food bag to provide place mats.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Inventor: Hank Chapjian
  • Patent number: 11684037
    Abstract: A container is disclosed for maintaining, shipping and dispensing granular material such as but not limited to pet food. The container includes an aperture in the bottom which is sealed with a pull tab until the material is ready for dispensing. An automated dispenser of such granular materials is also disclosed such that an insert in a drawer located below an aperture in the dispenser controls the amount of material that is dispensed from the container that sits atop the dispenser.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: Product Ventures, Ltd.
    Inventors: Peter Brian Clarke, John K Clay, Trond Erik Tollefsen
  • Patent number: 10504315
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method and apparatus for transporting items of media along a transport path. The apparatus comprises at least one clamp member to apply a clamp force to a bunch of media items located between a support surface and said clamp member, wherein said clamp member is selectively moveable towards or away from said support surface to apply a predetermined clamp force to the bunch of media items.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: NCR Corporation
    Inventors: Frank B. Dunn, Matthew Sonnenberg
  • Patent number: 10472103
    Abstract: Described herein are sealable, breathable bags for packaging, storing, and transporting fresh fruit in boxes. The bags protects the fruit from outside contaminants while maintaining a modified atmosphere environment around the fruit to preserve the freshness of the fruit. Furthermore, the bags are constructed in such a way that they have a flattened closed configuration and an fully opened configuration that allows them to efficiently fit into a generally cuboid, open-topped packaging box to be filled with fresh fruit and then seal around the fruit in the box, such as by sliding a slider across an upper closure of the bag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: Orchard View Farms, Inc.
    Inventor: Ryan Durow
  • Patent number: 10176735
    Abstract: A packaged medication assembly includes a packaged medication, a bag, and an information insert. The packaged medication includes a container and medication enclosed within the container. The bag defines a first panel, a storage chamber, and an opening to the storage chamber. The information insert includes patient information, which provides identification of a patient that the medication was packaged for, and medication information providing at least one of an identity of and a description of the medication. The information insert includes a patient identifying section including the patient information adjacent the first edge. The information insert is placed in the storage chamber such that substantially only the patient identifying section extends and remains exposed above the first panel such that a remainder of the information insert is covered by the first panel of the bag. The packaged medication is positioned within the storage chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: CVS PHARMACY, INC.
    Inventors: Liem T. Nguyen, Nicole J. Krsnak
  • Patent number: 10131469
    Abstract: The invention relates to a bag (10) comprising a front wall (11) and a back wall (12) arranged parallel to the front wall (11), a bottom (13) that can be folded into the plane of the walls (11, 12), such that a filling chamber (14) results that is open on one side, and a pair of carrying handles (31) that is attached on the front wall (11) and the back wall (12). According to the invention, the pair of carrying handles (31) comprises a folding line (15) in the filling space (14), such that the pair of carrying handles (31) can be brought into a usage position (1) and in a rest position (2), wherein in the rest position (2) the pair of carrying handles (31) is entirely folded back inside the filling chamber (14) and in the usage position (1) the pair of carrying handles (31) protrudes at least in certain areas from the filling space (14).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: Windmöller & Hölscher KG
    Inventor: Jörg Christian Thies
  • Patent number: 9352072
    Abstract: Mixtures made of PE and COC, in particular for use in medical materials, so as to reduce the frictional forces. The mixtures comprising or consisting of PE and COC, wherein ?70% by weight, preferably ?90% by weight, and still more preferably 100% by weight, relative to the total mass of PE, of PE in the mixture is HDPE.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: Biotronik AG
    Inventor: Alwin Schwitzer
  • Publication number: 20140270576
    Abstract: An ovenable bag that is convertible into a baking sheet for baking a food product is provided. The ovenable bag may include a front panel, a rear panel, and a closure disposed on the front panel. The front panel and the rear panel define an interior chamber for holding the food product, and the closure is configured to allow the ovenable bag to be openable into the baking sheet. A related ovenable blank and method of forming an ovenable bag are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: H.J. HEINZ COMPANY
    Inventor: John Gerard RYAN
  • Patent number: 8834024
    Abstract: A self-standing bag (1) including a barrel portion (10) having a front surface portion (11) and a back surface portion (12); and a bottom portion (20) formed by a bottom member folded in half, wherein each side edge of the bottom member is folded back at edges (14, 15) of the barrel portion (10), each side edge area of the bottom member is attached on an inner surface of the back surface portion (12) of the barrel portion (10), the entire circumference of a lower end of barrel portion (10) is adhered to a lower end (10c) of the barrel portion (10), and the attachment of the side edges of the bottom member to the inner surface of the barrel portion (10) is performed by adhesive members (41, 42) so as to cover the edges of the bottom member. Also, Disclosed are a production method of the self-standing bag (1) and a self-standing bag having content in the self-standing bag (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Hosokawa Yoko Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kazuhiro Umenaka
  • Patent number: 8668387
    Abstract: Provided is a deployable, foldable fluid collection bag which may be selectively deployed as desired by the user. The bag may be configured to fit in tight spaces and be deployed to collect fluid which leaks during plumbing repairs and installations. The bag may be fabricated from a unitary piece of material and include a base, a first panel and a second panel. The first panel may be coupled to the end portions of the base and to the second panel to define a pair of opposed sidewalls and a pair of opposed end walls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2014
    Inventors: Emmett J. Ebner, Brian J. Huffer
  • Patent number: 8602242
    Abstract: A flexible, stackable container for storing a quantity of a product includes a sealed package that is formed from a single sheet of film having oppositely disposed lateral edges. The package includes a first panel and outwardly extending corner seals that border more than two sides of the first panel, a second panel disposed opposite the first panel and having an end seal, and four lateral sides disposed between the first and second panels. The second panel is formed by tucking portions of the lateral sides proximate the lateral edges inwardly and sealing portions of the film proximate the lateral edges together to form an end seal, the end seal being folded over towards an outer surface of the package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: Clear Lam Packaging, Inc.
    Inventors: John E. Sanfilippo, James J. Sanfilippo, Jeanne M. Skaggs, Roy Speer
  • Patent number: 8550712
    Abstract: Provided is a deployable, foldable fluid collection bag which may be selectively deployed as desired by the user. The bag may be configured to fit in tight spaces and be deployed to collect fluid which leaks during plumbing repairs and installations. The bag may be fabricated from a unitary piece of material and include a base, a first panel and a second panel. The first panel may be coupled to the end portions of the base and to the second panel to define a pair of opposed sidewalls and a pair of opposed end walls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Inventors: Emmett J. Ebner, Brian J. Huffer
  • Patent number: 8528765
    Abstract: A flexible, stackable container for storing a quantity of a product includes a sealed package that is formed from a single sheet of film having oppositely disposed lateral edges. The package includes a first panel and outwardly extending corner seals that border more than two sides of the first panel, a second panel disposed opposite the first panel and having an end seal, and four lateral sides disposed between the first and second panels. The second panel is formed by tucking portions of the lateral sides proximate the lateral edges inwardly and sealing portions of the film proximate the lateral edges together to form an end seal, the end seal being folded over towards an outer surface of the package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: Clear Lam Packaging, Inc.
    Inventors: John E. Sanfilippo, James J. Sanfilippo, Jeanne M. Skaggs, Roy Speer
  • Publication number: 20130105352
    Abstract: A reusable bag (10) made of materials, such as an FDA approved food-grade silicone, which may or may not include fillers, that can withstand the extreme temperatures used in the entire food preparation, cooking, and cleaning processes, including, but not limited to, storing, freezing, defrosting, marinating, baking, and washing for reuse. The bag (10) may be seamless and may have rounded corners and/or a rounded bottom (14), which allows for reversibility for the purpose of cleaning and prevents the accumulation of food, bacteria, or other contaminants thereby ensuring the safety and reusability of the invention. This bag may be closed and opened repeatedly by a sealing mechanism (12) that allows for an air and water tight seal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2011
    Publication date: May 2, 2013
    Inventor: Mark Munguia
  • Patent number: 8118199
    Abstract: A collapsible dispenser for dispensing various edible and non-edible materials in an industrial or home environment. More particularly, the invention pertains to a foldable and generally pyramoidal-shaped dispenser particularly suited to dispensing granular, powdered or viscous liquid materials and includes a dispenser body having a dispensing end and an interior compartment for receiving and storing various materials. The dispenser body includes a foldable base that may be manually manipulated between a collapsed position closing and sealing a dispensing mechanism and an expanded position opening and unsealing the dispensing mechanism for use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Inventor: Todd Wilbur
  • Patent number: 8033727
    Abstract: A collapsible rectilinear or cylindrical ice bucket for transporting, displaying and chilling a wine bottle or other beverage container is fabricated from a deformable, water-impermeable and polymeric material, and is dimensioned to receive the bottle and a sufficient quantity of crushed ice or ice cubes. The upper edges of the collapsible ice bucket have a double thickness of the material for retaining the opening in a substantially non-collapsed state during use, and is provided with a handle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2011
    Assignee: Gimex International S.A.
    Inventor: Samy Gattino
  • Patent number: 7534040
    Abstract: A bag for placing in a cylindrical or barrel-shaped container includes front and rear panels (11, 12) between which side panels (13, 14) folded double are positioned. The base of the bag runs to a point along edges (17, 18). When the bag is unfolded this is able to come into contact with the inside wall of a cylindrical or barrel-shaped container having a round base and neck without significant stresses. As a result high material stresses are avoided and the barrier properties of the bag are retained. The front and rear panels (11, 12) can be joined to one another by breakable fastening lips (22, 23).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2009
    Assignee: Heineken Technical Services B.V.
    Inventors: Albert Brans, Marcel Peter Magermans
  • Patent number: 7267856
    Abstract: Ultrasonic end stops and methods of making ultrasonic end stops are provided The present invention relates to plastic reclosable fasteners with sliders for opening and closing the reclosable fasteners on plastic bags and the like and particularly to the use of protruding end stop structures on reclosable fasteners to prevent travel of sliders past the fastener ends The end stop structures include at least one of high density polyethylene, medium density polyethylene, polypropylene, a cyclic olefin copolymer, a high density material, or a high modulus material and may optionally include low density polyethylene or linear low density polyethylene
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2007
    Assignee: Pactiv Corporation
    Inventors: Asmin T. Patel, Steven P. Long
  • Patent number: 7153026
    Abstract: A system for dispensing flowable materials from a package. The system basically comprises the package and a receiver apparatus. The receiver apparatus includes a hollow interior chamber, e.g., a hopper, a penetrating assembly e.g., plural blades, fixedly mounted with respect to the chamber, and an outlet. The package, e.g., a flexible package, has a hollow interior in which the flowable material is located and includes at least one wall portion, e.g., a bottom wall, arranged to be penetrated by the penetrating assembly, whereupon the flowable material is enabled to flow out of the package for ultimate dispensing out of an outlet of the chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2006
    Assignee: Fres-co System USA, Inc.
    Inventor: David E. Galomb
  • Patent number: 6874938
    Abstract: A container includes a flexible bag including at least two bag sides in an opposed relationship wherein each bag side has two lateral edges, a bag closure extending from one lateral edge to another lateral edge, and a bag bottom spaced from the bag closure. The bag also includes a flexible jacket, external to the bag, the jacket having at least two jacket sides opposing the bag sides, and a jacket bottom. The jacket sides and the jacket bottom define a volume into which part of the flexible bag is disposed, such that the bag bottom is at least partially contained within the volume and is spaced from the jacket bottom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2005
    Assignee: S.C. Johnson Home Storage, Inc.
    Inventors: William D. Price, William E. Shrum
  • Publication number: 20040161174
    Abstract: A vertical stand-up pouch or flexible package, and method for manufacturing same, constructed by modification to existing vertical form and fill packaging machines. The invention involves producing a vertical stand-up pouch from a single sheet of packaging film by creating a vertical crease along one edge of a packaging film tube prior to forming a transverse seal on the tube. Said vertical crease is formed using a stationary tucker bar positioned outside the packaging film tube and between two forming plates positioned inside the packaging film tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2004
    Publication date: August 19, 2004
    Inventors: Lawrence Joseph Bartel, Anthony Robert Knoerzer, Garrett William Kohl, Steven Kenneth Tucker
  • Patent number: 6679630
    Abstract: A flexible self-standing package and method for making the same provides for a package that has its own support mechanism. Thereby, a package, such as a snack food package, can be displayed in an upright position without the need to be placed against another package or wall. To achieve this, the package is formed with a support flap formed extended away from the tube of the package. When the package is positioned to stand, a pocket forms between the support flap and tube of the package to provide support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2004
    Assignee: Recot, Inc.
    Inventors: Anthony Robert Knoerzer, Garrett William Kohl, Steven Kenneth Tucker
  • Publication number: 20030236159
    Abstract: A reclosable bag is disclosed. The bag includes a body having sealed sides, a sealed bottom, a top opening, an inner surface and an outer surface. A hook and loop fastener constructed and arranged to permit selective opening and closing of the top opening is adhered to the inner surface of the body between the top opening and sealed bottom. A method of manufacturing a reclosable bag and a self-closing reclosable bag are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2002
    Publication date: December 25, 2003
    Inventor: Charles S. Worthy
  • Publication number: 20030185469
    Abstract: A flexible self-standing package and method for making the same provides for a package that has its own support mechanism. Thereby, a package, such as a snack food package, can be displayed in an upright position without the need to be placed against another package or wall. To achieve this, the package is formed with a support flap formed extended away from the tube of the package. When the package is positioned to stand, a pocket forms between the support flap and tube of the package to provide support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2002
    Publication date: October 2, 2003
    Inventors: Anthony Robert Knoerzer, Garrett William Kohl, Steven Kenneth Tucker
  • Publication number: 20030156766
    Abstract: A fluid container pouch is provided internally with a flexible straw to allow for the convenient and hygienic consumption of the beverage, or storage and use of other fluid materials. The fluid container pouch comprises at least first and second fluid chambers having at least two flow channels for fluid communication between said first and second fluid chambers. At least one of said flow channels comprises a flexible conduit, such as a flexible drinking straw. The fluid container pouch comprises two opposing pliable sidewalls, and the sidewalls are formed of a composite material, such as a polypropylene ply having a barrier layer of aluminum foil, a metalized coating, or polyethylene vinyl alcohol, on at least one side of said polypropylene ply.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2002
    Publication date: August 21, 2003
    Applicant: Super Chill Beverage Group Inc.
    Inventor: Roland E. Stefandl
  • Publication number: 20030152295
    Abstract: An article of manufacture is provided. The article of manufacture is a container. The container includes a body and a loop. The loop and body are configured so that the loop may act as two differently-sized handles for the container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2002
    Publication date: August 14, 2003
    Inventor: Stephanie Dubsky
  • Publication number: 20030152298
    Abstract: A method for fabricating a bag with a flat bottom comprises: making a flattened tubular element with lateral bellows; obtaining a quadrilateral bottom of a single piece, the perimeter of which has a size equal to that given by the sum of the tubular element and the bellows; folding the bottom in a single piece along one of its first axes, keeping the outer sides parallel to the axis and of a size equal to the initial one; folding the other two sides to identify two opposite bellows, bringing a central folding line of the bellows thus identified into a position perpendicular to the first axis; inserting the bottom thus folded into the flattened tubular element, bringing the two opposite bellows of the bottom so that they are astride of the lateral bellows of the flattened tubular element; and welding the ends facing outwards of the flattened tubular element and of the corresponding lateral bellows respectively to the outer sides, which are parallel to the axis and are of a size equal to the initial size of the
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2003
    Publication date: August 14, 2003
    Inventor: Carlo Luoni
  • Publication number: 20030138169
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to an easy to handle retort bag. More particularly, the retort bag has a cold corner to provide a point of contact for the consumer, thus preventing scalding of the person handling the bag.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2002
    Publication date: July 24, 2003
    Applicant: Mars Incorporated
    Inventor: Alana E. Bell
  • Publication number: 20030123757
    Abstract: A bulk bag is provided with a seamless bottom or base. The base is constructed of a single sheet of material which is folded at the corners thereby providing a continuous and seamless member which prevents leakage of material contained within the bulk bag as well as contamination of product within the bulk bag from the environment. An upper assembly of the bulk bag may either conform to the shape of the base, or may be of another shape as desired.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2002
    Publication date: July 3, 2003
    Inventor: Natthi Cholsaipant
  • Patent number: 6446796
    Abstract: A bag in-pack enclosure wherein the enclosure is removably secured to an inner surface of a gusseted end of the bag adjacent an opening of the bag. The enclosure can be a pamphlet or a coupon, and can be a single sheet of material or a multi-folded piece of material. The bag is suitable for packaging disposable absorbent articles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2002
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventor: Paul R. Schmidt
  • Publication number: 20020076471
    Abstract: A container for a dehydrated or otherwise concentrated product and for the hydrated/reconstituted product made therefrom has a first sheet section that forms the body of the container, a second sheet section that forms bottom of the container. The sheet is made from material containing at least 30% by weight a mineral based material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2001
    Publication date: June 20, 2002
    Inventor: Claes Olsson
  • Patent number: 6231237
    Abstract: A container is constructed from a pouch having a front sheet, a rear sheet and a bottom sheet. The bottom sheet of the pouch is folded along a midline thereof with flaps extending downward from the fold line. Each of the bottom edges of the flaps are welded to or integral with one bottom edge of either the front or the rear sheet. Lateral edges of the front and rear sheets are welded to one another with the bottom two portions of the welded edges sandwiching both lateral edges of the bottom folded sheet. To construct the container, a central portion of the bottom sheet is unfolded such that the unfolded portion has an essentially rectangular shape, thus forming said base, with central parts of the bottom edges of the bottom sheet forming the front and rear edges of the base and with peripheral portions of the bottom sheet forming two overlapping triangular portions with the bottom edges thereof defining the two side edges of the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2001
    Assignee: Atifon Ltd.
    Inventor: Avner Geller
  • Patent number: 6120183
    Abstract: Containers (56) are produced from a sheet of flexible sheet material (10) having a sealable inner layer (12). The material is cut to expose the sealable inner layer when the material is folded upon itself so as to form a container having side seams (58) extending past the end walls of the container to prevent breaching and internal tabs (30) to prevent capillary leakage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2000
    Assignee: Technical Developers, Inc.
    Inventors: Jerry E. Buchanan, Larry Sketo, Rodney A. Buchanan
  • Patent number: 6092933
    Abstract: A free-standing bag made of a heat-sealable or weldable plastic material and used for receiving therein liquids and/or pastes, said bag comprising two side walls connected to each other along their longitudinal edges, a foldable bottom element, which is disposed between said side walls and which serves as a supporting base, being inserted between the bottom transverse edges, whereas in the area of the other ends of said side walls a foldable lid element, which is disposed between said side walls, is inserted, and further comprising a discharge opening. In order to improve the handling characteristics of the free-standing bag when the contents are being poured out and in order to ensure also ease of manufacture, the discharge opening is formed between the upper transverse edge of a side wall and the complementary edge of the lid element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2000
    Assignee: SPS Verpackungssystem GmbH
    Inventor: Wolfgang Treu
  • Patent number: 6071011
    Abstract: A fill-through-the-top reclosable package includes first and second opposing body panels joined to each other along a pair of sides and a bottom bridging the pair of sides. The package is provided with a reclosable fastener extending along a package top disposed opposite the bottom. The fastener includes first and second opposing tracks. The first track includes a male profile, while the second track includes a female profile adapted to releasably interlock with the male profile. To provide tamper evidence, the first and second tracks may be joined to each other along an area of weakness. When making the package, the first track is first attached to the first panel, the package is filled with a product via a fill opening between the second track and the second panel, and then the second track is attached to the second panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2000
    Assignee: Tenneco Packaging, Inc.
    Inventors: Toby R. Thomas, Samuel D. Aversa, John D. Athans
  • Patent number: 6036365
    Abstract: A pack comprises a horizontal base and vertical side walls formed from a blank. The side walls are joined to each other in planes perpendicular to the base and form stiffening ribs. The side walls are seamlessly joined to the base and the base is seamless. The pack is produced by folding the blank and joining the side walls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2000
    Inventor: Rodney Haydn Imer
  • Patent number: 6016950
    Abstract: A wrapper for an article includes a sheet of wrapping material folded to form a flat sleeve with an out-turned seam formed by edge portions of the sleeve extending along the center of one side of the sleeve. The edge portions are secured together at the ends of the sleeve and the sides of the sleeve are secured together along a line or lines which define, in a central region of the sleeve, the periphery of an enclosure. The enclosure can be opened by separating the edges of the seam in the central region of the sleeve to receive an article and then be closed together and the end portions of the sleeve wrapped around the article contained in the central region of the sleeve. A method is also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2000
    Assignee: Pethick & Money Limited
    Inventor: Julian David Kyrle Money
  • Patent number: 5961034
    Abstract: The cloth box sleeve (110) and its method of construction are disclosed. The cloth box sleeve (110) is a single piece of fabric (10) having a top edge (971), two side edges (73), (75) and a bottom edge (70). There is a fold line (72) in the center of fabric piece (10) separating the two side edges (73), (75). The fabric piece (10) is folded along the fold line (72). Two quarter sections (77), (79) are cut adjacent both side edges (73), (75) and bottom edge (70). A half section (81) is cut along the bottom edge (70) between the side edges (73), (75) adjacent the fold line (72). There is a first seam (83) fastening the two side edges together and a second seam (85) along bottom edge (80) fastening two halves of the bottom edge together. An opening dimensioned along the top edge to receive a box. The opening has upper and lower flaps (118) and (124) along the top edge (116) with a closure (120), (126) for sealing the cloth box sleeve (110).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 5, 1999
    Inventors: Mary deMunnik, Brian D. deMunnik
  • Patent number: 5951166
    Abstract: A carrier-bag for plate-shaped articles which a rectangular containing part made of a film folded in a W shape and having a structure in which each pair of an outer film and an inner film of the W-shaped film is separately heat sealed together at both side edges of the containing part, and a pair of holding parts formed by upward extension of the outer films of the W-shaped film and having finger holes; and a process for producing the carrier-bag which comprises forming a belt-shaped film having W-shaped gazette foldings at both side edges from a long tubular plastic film, inserting a heat insulating receiving plate into the central part of each W-shaped gazette folding of the belt-shaped film and pushing heat sealing blades to the receiving plate from both sides to separately heat seal each pair of an outer film and an inner film of the W-shaped film together, cutting the belt-shaped film to produce pieces having a length corresponding to the width of a carrier-bag, cutting the obtained pieces along the cent
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 14, 1999
    Inventor: Masayoshi Matsumoto
  • Patent number: 5944251
    Abstract: A form fit liner for a container has a bottom wall and at least one sidewall formed of at least one layer of a flexible material, at least one heat seal joining two adjacent portions of material of the sidewall and extending from the bottom wall towards the upper edge of the liner to define a reduced cross-sectional area lower portion of the liner constructed to be received within the container and an upper liner portion having a greater cross-sectional area than the lower portion constructed to extend out of the container to isolate the container from its contents as the liner is filled and emptied. The upper portion of the liner which extends above the container can surround a fill tube used to dispense a liquid product into the liner of the container to shield the container from the splashing or sloshing of the liquid product as the container is being filled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 31, 1999
    Assignee: Custom Packaging Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Lee LaFleur
  • Patent number: 5865541
    Abstract: A collapsible liner for a bulk container made of a flexible material and having seamless top and bottom walls is provided. The liners are formed from a tubular blank folded to form two gusset panels received inwardly of two overlying flat panels. The blank is severed to form triangular portions adjacent opposed ends of the blank and adjacent sides of adjacent triangular portions are connected together to form a pair of generally opposed and generally rectilinear side walls of the liner. The seamless top and bottom walls are stronger than those portions of the liner with seams and are less likely to rupture or leak.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 2, 1999
    Assignee: Custom Packaging Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Lee Lafleur
  • Patent number: 5860743
    Abstract: A flexible pouch includes a flexible compartment with a bottom. A rim is formed around the bottom of the compartment and is spaced from and extends outwardly from this compartment bottom. At least three coplanar feet are provided on the rim for stabilizing the pouch when the pouch is resting on the rim. These coplanar feet can be generally flush with the rim when the pouch is in a flat, empty position. However, when the compartment of the pouch is filled, the coplanar feet will be formed as the lowermost portions of the rim. The pouch will rest on these coplanar feet when on a support to be stably held in position. This pouch design will avoid wobbling or tipping over of the pouch and therefore minimize or eliminate product spillage. Also, a method for making this pouch includes the steps of forming the pouch with the compartment, providing a rim around the bottom of the compartment, and spacing the rim from the bottom of the compartment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 19, 1999
    Assignee: The Coca-Cola Company
    Inventors: Robert G. Larkin, Mark W. Holmes
  • Patent number: 5842790
    Abstract: A pack comprises a horizontal base and vertical side walls formed from a blank. The side walls are joined to each other in planes perpendicular to the base and form stiffening ribs. The side walls are seamlessly joined to the base and the base is seamless. The pack is produced by folding the blank and joining the side walls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 1, 1998
    Inventor: Rodney Haydn Imer
  • Patent number: 5772332
    Abstract: A container is constructed from a pouch having a front sheet, a rear sheet and a bottom sheet. The bottom sheet of the pouch is folded along a midline thereof with flaps extending downward from the fold line. Each of the bottom edges of the flaps are welded to or integral with one bottom edge of either the front or the rear sheet. Lateral edges of the front and rear sheets are welded to one another with the bottom two portions of the welded edges sandwiching both lateral edges of the bottom folded sheet. To construct the container, a central portion of the bottom sheet is unfolded such that the unfolded portion has an essentially rectangular shape, thus forming said base, with central parts of the bottom edges of the bottom sheet forming the front and rear edges of the base and with peripheral portions of the bottom sheet forming two overlapping triangular portions with the bottom edges thereof defining the two side edges of the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 30, 1998
    Assignee: Atifon Ltd.
    Inventor: Avner Geller
  • Patent number: 5741077
    Abstract: A carry out bag having a base portion of which opposing two sides are facing each other, first side portions extending from the opposing two sides of the base portion until a middle area of the base portion respectively, and second side portions extending from the first side portions extended until the middle area and toward an opposite direction to that of the first side portions. The other both sides of the first side portions are bonded to the base portion. Putting an article across the both second side portions not to block up the hand grips therewith, and taking out the hand grips to pull out from the article and to separate the second side portions one from the other, so that the article is received in the carry out bag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 21, 1998
    Assignee: Idemitsu Petrochemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigeya Sasaki, Shinji Kobayashi, Shuichi Gotoh