Compartmented Patents (Class 383/38)
  • Patent number: 7255145
    Abstract: A multi-track fastening apparatus which may be implemented on a bag with a hideable handle wherein the fastening apparatus is capable of closing a pocket of the bag when the handle is hidden within the pocket and when the handle is exposed out of the pocket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2007
    Inventor: Scott Oh
  • Patent number: 7219814
    Abstract: According to another aspect of the present disclosure, a carrier for transporting a bottle or bottles, is provided. The carrier includes a tote having a non-rigid front and rear panel secured to one another along a right side terminal edge, a left side terminal edge and a bottom terminal edge to thereby define a pocket having an open top. A contact line is provided between the right side terminal edge and the left side terminal edge to divide the pocket into a first and a second pocket. The bottom terminal edge is scalloped such that each of the first and second pockets is in operative association with a lobe of the scalloped bottom terminal edge, wherein the tote is fabricated from neoprene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2007
    Assignee: Built NY, Inc.
    Inventors: Aaron Lown, John Roscoe Swartz
  • Patent number: 7207717
    Abstract: The package generally includes at least one front and back panel joined at least partially together to define an interior accessible through an access opening. The interior is capable of storing and dispensing product and other objects or materials. Further, at least one web member can be joined to each of the front and back panel portions respectively to form at least two generally parallel chambers and/or channels that extend generally along at least a portion of the access opening. In one embodiment, each of the chambers includes a reservoir or storage portion and a closure portion in fluid communication such that either the reservoir portion or the closure portion are generally inflated or expanded to correspondingly close or open the access opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2007
    Inventor: Mark Steele
  • Patent number: 7204368
    Abstract: A package for consumable products includes an enclosure having a top, a bottom and opposing side portions, the enclosure containing one or more items chosen from a first set of consumable products, a first seal disposed about, and spaced inwardly from the periphery of, three adjacent side portions of the enclosure, a resealable closure adjacent the fourth side of the enclosure, the enclosure being folded so that the periphery of the fourth side is disposed adjacent to and parallel with the periphery of the side opposite to the fourth side, a second seal formed at the periphery of the folded sheets to form a second compartment of a size sufficient to house one or more items chosen from a second set of consumable products, and a third seal formed inwardly of the second seal and spaced outwardly of the first seal, the third seal being a perforated seal that enables detachment of a strip of material disposed between the periphery of the sheets and the third seal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2007
    Inventors: Sarah F. Cheaure, Michael J. Cheaure
  • Patent number: 7195397
    Abstract: A bulk bag comprises a side wall formed from woven polypropylene fabric and comprising a cylindrical configuration. Long, narrow, strips of polypropylene fabric is sewn to the side wall panels at spaced apart locations to define pockets which receive support members. Alternatively, the pockets may be formed by gathering the fabric of the side wall to define the pocket and securing the gathered material in place by sewing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2007
    Assignee: B.A.G. Corp.
    Inventors: Robert R. Williamson, Joe Ronald Richardson, Jr., Bradley Matthew Eisenbarth, Bobby Glenn Brown
  • Patent number: 7163337
    Abstract: A compartmentalized laundry bag for washing and drying small laundry items. The bag includes a collapsible mesh body having a closeable top portion, a bottom portion and a central portion. A flexible mesh bottom wall is connected to the bottom portion of the mesh body and further includes first, second, third, and fourth mesh partition walls which are disposed interiorly of the mesh body and are interconnected together at a location proximate the axial center line of the mesh body. The laundry bag also includes a drawstring arrangement for closing the top portion of the mesh body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2007
    Inventor: Errol D. Penson
  • Patent number: 7156555
    Abstract: A bulk bag comprising a bottom wall and at least one side wall extending upwardly from the bottom wall is provided with at least one pocket secured to the exterior of the side wall and extending substantially vertically. The pocket receives a support member which maintains the side wall of the bulk bag in an upright, open configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2007
    Assignee: B.A.G. Corp.
    Inventors: Joe Ronald Richardson, Jr., Bradley Matthew Eisenbarth, Bobby Glenn Brown
  • Patent number: 7150734
    Abstract: A packaging bag for a liquid biological substance such as animal semen, including two walls made of plastic material joined in such a manner as to delimit a pouch for receiving the substance and, communicating with the pouch, an evacuation conduit whose end part, in the absence of opening of the bag, is closed by the joined walls, wherein, force-fitted in the conduit, a cannula being able to communicate with the pouch is provided, while a second end of the cannula is situated in the proximity of the end part of the conduit having a conical or substantially conical constriction, and wherein conduit communicates, over a part of its length, with at least one zone situated not far from the end part, in which the two walls are not joined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2006
    Assignee: Eurl Pig'Ins
    Inventor: Pascal Lecointe
  • Patent number: 7150346
    Abstract: A bag system for a breast pump system is provided. The bag system separates used and unused components of the breast pump system, provides thermal isolation for stored breast milk, and orientates the breast pump so that it is readily useable and accessible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2006
    Assignee: Playtex Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles J. Renz, Chariklia Varellas
  • Patent number: 7140491
    Abstract: A package for like articles, especially elongated articles, such as drill bits and the like, is provided with a plurality of compartments or sectioned off regions, for the containment of an individual article for substantially unfettered visual inspection; for the containment of a further plurality of articles identical to the exposed visual article, and for indicia as required by the manufacturer and/or required by law. The package is configured to be presented in a hanging manner from retail display shelving.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2006
    Assignee: TG Tools United Company
    Inventors: Yuhong Wang, Robert Yerkes
  • Patent number: 7111733
    Abstract: A prescription pill container organizer and carrier includes one or more rows of elastic loop holders attached to the inside of a piece of flexible material in which are held prescription pill containers, the piece folded or rolled up to enclose the prescription pill containers. Pockets for documents and a tethered magnifier for reading the prescription pill containers labels are also installed next to the rows of holders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2006
    Inventor: Majorie Foote
  • Patent number: 7086781
    Abstract: A bulk bag comprises side wall panels formed from woven polypropylene fabric and arranged in a rectangular configuration. A long, narrow, strip of polypropylene fabric is sewn to the side wall panels at each of the corners to define a pocket which receives a support member. A frame having a rectangular configuration congruent with the shape of the bulk bag has legs depending therefrom which are received in the pockets to secure the bulk bag in an open configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2006
    Assignee: B.A.G. Corp.
    Inventors: Joe Ronald Richardson, Jr., Bradley Matthew Eisenbarth, Bobby Glenn Brown
  • Patent number: 7063397
    Abstract: Disclosed is a collapsible bag comprised of a top panel, a bottom panel, at least one intermediate panel, at least one side wall, and at least one divider panel. Each of the panels and the side wall may be covered with flexible material such that the collapsible bag is movable between an expanded position and a collapsed position. The top panel is spaced apart from the bottom panel with the intermediate panels being interposed therebetween in spaced relation. The side wall partially extends around the top, bottom and intermediate panels to partially enclose the collapsible bag and define a plurality of bays. Each one of the top, intermediate and bottom panels has a tension loop extending therearound and configured to outwardly urge the top, bottom and intermediate panel perimeters such that the top, intermediate and bottom panels are generally held taut.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2006
    Assignee: Pro-Mart Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Azad Sabounjian
  • Patent number: 7051672
    Abstract: An apparatus for providing beneficial insects or mites to a cropping environment for application to the control of thrips, and methods for using the same is disclosed. The apparatus comprises first and second members joined by a hinge section, which also functions as a hook. At least one of the first and second members comprises a compartment and at least one emergence hole providing a passage between the compartment and the environment. The compartment comprises a formulation therein comprising beneficial insects or mites useful for controlling thrips. The apparatus is oriented when in use to have an inverted V- or U-type conformation, which creates a sheltered region around the emergence hole, protecting it from the environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2006
    Assignee: Syngenta Participations AG
    Inventor: Irvine W. Wright
  • Patent number: 7036986
    Abstract: At least one branched chamber extends and diverges from a side wall of a pouch body. The branched chamber has an optional pouring spout at its distal end to permit the removal of the contents of the pouch. A readily unsealable seal member is optionally included to partition the branched chamber from the pouch body, thus providing a pouch wherein two or more different materials are mixed prior to removal from the pouch. A pouch having this structure provides excellent rupture protection of the readily unsealable seal member caused from, for example, handling, shipping, or dropping of the pouch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2006
    Assignee: Toyo Seikan Kaisha, Ltd.
    Inventors: Naoto Matsuda, Yasushi Hatano, Kikuo Matsuoka, Takashi Kuriki
  • Patent number: 7017751
    Abstract: Bulk packaging of information handling system components in partitions of a container with a protective bag for each component accommodates robotic extraction of components and recycling of the packaging material with a polyethylene protective bag having die cut features that aid in retention of the protective bag in a partition during extraction of the component without adhering the protective bag to the container. Opposing rectangular tie extensions associated with the upper portion of the protective bag couples to a slot of the container to restrain the protective bag from removal from the container. Opposing triangular openings cut in the bottom portion of the protective bag relieve vacuum generated by removal of the component from the protective bag so that the protective bag remains in the partition during robotic extraction of the component to prevent interference by the protective bag with the robotic vision used to acquire the component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2006
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Jessica Woods Clark, Reed Dravigne
  • Patent number: 7018098
    Abstract: A bulk bag comprising a bottom wall and at least one side wall extending upwardly from the bottom wall is provided with at least one pocket secured to the exterior of the side wall and extending substantially vertically. The pocket receives a support member which maintains the side wall of the bulk bag in an upright, open configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2006
    Assignee: B.A.G. Corp.
    Inventors: Joe Ronald Richardson, Jr., Bradley Matthew Eisenbarth, Bobby Glenn Brown
  • Patent number: 6994131
    Abstract: A carry-all bag is disclosed having a main compartment, a side compartment for an umbrella, and a bottom compartment for a microwaveable dish. The main compartment may have additional compartments for magazines, mobile phone, change, and water or beverage bottle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2006
    Inventor: Mamie Dedmon
  • Patent number: 6955466
    Abstract: A closure device for packages having at least one self-adhesive closure element is disclosed. It comprises a self-adhesive glue layer (L1, L2) on the closure element, arranged for closing of the package. A release layer (F1, F2) covers the glue layer (L1, L2). At least one tear strip (G1, G2) is provided such that it can be torn through the package when the package is closed to form an opening. The tear strip (G1, G2) is provided on a part of the package forming the closure element, and on one side thereof that is facing inwards when the package is closed. Finally, the tear strip (G1, G2) is provided with a silicone layer on the side thereof facing the material of the package when the package is in a closed condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2005
    Inventor: Jan Söderholm
  • Patent number: 6953148
    Abstract: A bag comprises an upper chamber and a lower chamber. The upper chamber comprises an inlet end defining an inlet opening. The lower chamber defines a lower chamber interior volume less than the upper chamber interior volume. A strainer is between the bottom end of the upper chamber and the top end of the lower chamber. The strainer places the upper chamber interior volume in fluid communication with the lower chamber interior volume. The bag wall may define an outlet port. A filter patch may be attached to the bag wall to cover the outlet port. The filter patch may be adapted to entrap airborne particles having a diameter of one micron or greater carried by air passing from the bag interior volume through the filter patch. The bag may be useful in enhancing the detectability of and in reducing the exposure to contaminants that may be present in mail deposited in the bags.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2005
    Assignee: Sealed Air Corporation
    Inventors: Michael D. Esakov, Charles Kannankeril, Lawrence J. Pillote, Atul Arora
  • Patent number: 6948599
    Abstract: An insert for use with a conventional sports bag for organizing, carrying, drying, and storing sports gear. The insert has mesh pockets, straps for attaching clothing and equipment to the insert, and loops for suspending the insert from a hook. The insert can easily be pulled into a shape that fits into a conventional sports bag. Once inserted into the sports bag, all the pockets on the insert remain fully functional and accessible, with the openings of the large mesh pockets and the full-size mesh pocket being readily accessible from the top of the sports bag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2005
    Assignee: Sports P.A.L. Inc.
    Inventors: Kathleen Rodrigue, Kathy Boulet
  • Patent number: 6935783
    Abstract: A single-use container having front and back panels positioned in face-to-face relationship and joined with a sealed region around three edges to define a pouch, with a fourth edge unsealed to form a first opening in the pouch. A pressure sensitive strip on the front and back sides adjacent the opening of the pouch to seal the opening when the front and back sides are pressed closed. A tear line is formed at an opposing end of the pouch to enable opening of the opposing end of the pouch. The container may include a tool pouch defined on four sides by the sealed region and containing a spreading tool. The tool pouch is intersected by the tear line, such that, when the container is torn along the line, the tool is released from the tool pouch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2005
    Inventor: Travis S. Carter
  • Patent number: 6928950
    Abstract: A mooring cover comprises an apron for substantially surrounding a dock mooring. The apron may have two or more rows of self draining pockets arranged along its length for storing boating accessories and a fastener for securing the opposite ends of the apron about the mooring. A top cover may be provided for covering the top of the mooring as the mooring cover is mounted thereto. In an alternate embodiment, the mooring cover mounts to a railing extending along a dock. In this embodiment, the mooring cover also has an apron with a plurality of self draining pockets arranged along its length for storing boating accessories; however, the mooring cover has a flap extending from the apron adapted to wrap around and attach to the apron for securing the mooring cover to the railing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2005
    Assignee: The Nautical Fishwife LLC
    Inventors: Martha Trammell, Raymond Cracauer, Susan St. Clair Smith
  • Patent number: 6929399
    Abstract: A plurality of container bags containing matters such as plural kinds of seasoning sauce or two kinds of liquids of a two-liquid mixture adhesive are allowed to be cut simultaneously so that the contained matters can be taken out simultaneously. The container bags according to the present invention is such that two continuous container bags for individually containing two kinds of sauce are made of sheets comprising synthetic resin films and are joined together. Further, a fold line for folding up the two container bags is formed in the joint portion, and a notch used to form a contained-matter take-out opening formed at a position on the fold line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2005
    Assignee: Daiwa Gravure Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Takeaki Nokura
  • Patent number: 6913386
    Abstract: An adjustable sliding divider partitions the interior of a bag such that various contents in the bag may be separated and protected. The divider slides along the bottom of the bag to change the size of the partitions as desired by the user. The divider may also be folded down on the bottom of the bag when not in use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2005
    Inventors: Toody Maher, Branko Lukic, Jonathan I. Kaplan, Sean M. Corcorran, Adam H. Prost
  • Patent number: 6913803
    Abstract: A one-way valve is formed by connecting a third layer of a polymeric film to one of two film layers that are sealed about the perimeter to form an inflatable member. A series of spaced seals connect the third layer so as to form a serpentine flow path across the inflatable member. The serpentine flow path communicates at one end with an inlet and at an opposite end with an outlet in communication with an interior of the inflatable member. Inflation pressure within the inflatable member forces together the adjacent film layers forming the one-way valve so as to maintain the inflatable member in an inflated state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2005
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventor: William A. Peper
  • Patent number: 6910560
    Abstract: Dual access hand luggage having in the interior a stowage cell system or assembly, preferably made of stretch fabric, that permits isolation packing and orthogonal stowage and retrieval of goods retained in the cells by access from either face of the suitcase. For roll-on type travel bags, a pop-up handle is provided in a side wall, rather than on the back face as in current luggage. The inventive system is particularly useful for suitcases, carry-on or roll-on bags, back packs, totes, brief cases, and laptop cases. Dual-sided external access combined with internal, modular, fixed-size or variable-size stowage cells, oriented generally orthogonal to the planes of both sides, permits packing and selective removal of articles through either face of the bag so that articles otherwise buried in the bag are easily removed by flipping the bag over and accessing the item through the openable back face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2005
    Inventor: Jacques M. Dulin
  • Patent number: 6902064
    Abstract: A package for like articles, especially elongated articles, such as drill bits and the like, is provided with a plurality of compartments or sectioned off regions, for the containment of an individual article for substantially unfettered visual inspection; for the containment of a further plurality of articles identical to the exposed visual article, and for indicia as required by the manufacturer and/or required by law. The package is configured to be presented in a hanging manner from retail display shelving.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2005
    Assignee: TG Tools United Company
    Inventors: Yuhong Wang, Robert Erkes
  • 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
  • Patent number: 6863178
    Abstract: An arrangement of individual condiment serving packets in an outer container is provided having an approximately cylindrical container with at least four dual-packet sheets within said container. Each dual-packet sheet has a pair of individual condiment-filled packets each having a condiment-filled portion, said packets having a weakened tear-line in an unfilled medial portion of the sheet between them for manual separation of said packets for individual use. The dual-packet sheets are arranged with their condiment-filled portions in opposed front-to-back contact with their medial portions in parallel alignment and pinched closely together or in contact so that the condiment-filled portions are arranged generally like spokes on a wheel sized so as to fit into said approximately cylindrical container and to be thereby maintained in said approximately circular arrangement by said outer approximately cylindrical container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2005
    Assignee: Daisy Brand, Inc.
    Inventors: David Sokolsky, Jamie Sendra, Clarence Zierhut
  • Patent number: 6848132
    Abstract: A bedside organizer for holding various items typically used while in bed. When in place over the bed, the organizer extends from one side of the bed, over the top surface, to the opposite side of the bed. The bedside organizer has two side portions and a middle portion extending therebetween. Each side portion has a top edge, a bottom edge, and a number of pouches extending between the top edge and the bottom edge. Each pouch has a top opening through which items may be inserted. An overlay extends from the top edge of the side portion over the top openings of the pouches. In order to retrieve the items in the pouches, the overlay is raised upward, thereby exposing the top openings of the pouches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2005
    Inventor: Josie E. Dale
  • Patent number: 6846305
    Abstract: A flexible container is provided for the storage and administration of medical solutions. The container incorporates a transparent front sheet made from a planar layer of a polymer and an opposing rear sheet. The rear sheet is made from a planar laminate layer. The front and rear sheets are sealed together along a common peripheral edge to form a volume enclosure. The volume enclosure is constructed of materials having high oxygen and moisture barrier properties which allows the container thermoplastic to be stored for extended periods of time without degrading the contents. The volume enclosure is then inflated with a pressurized gas to permanently stretch the front and rear sheets outwardly and to thereby increase the volume capacity of the container. An alternative embodiment of the container incorporates multiple compartments, separated by peelable seals, for containing a diluent and a medicament.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2005
    Assignee: B. Braun Medical Inc.
    Inventors: Steven L. Smith, Ward Barney, Noel Gharbian, Douglas G. Harvey, Mark R. Mclonis, Christopher D. Peara, Scott L. Pool, Giuseppe Sacca, Thomas R. Sakaguchi, Sharilyn J. Sandberg, William V. Walter, Nicholas Chung-Hui Wu, Walter A. York, H. Theodore Young
  • Publication number: 20040264814
    Abstract: A bulk bag includes a side wall, a bottom wall, and plurality of vertically extending pockets secured to the side wall and positioned at equally spaced locations around the periphery thereof. The pockets receive support members comprising hollow tubes which receive positioning cups at the lower ends thereof to facilitate the stacking of bulk bags one upon another. Spaced, parallel forklift tine receiving tunnels are located beneath the bottom wall and are secured either adhesively or by means of projections formed in the structure of the tunnels at spaced apart locations along the lengths thereof. The forklift tine receiving tunnels have either semicircular or inverted V-shaped cross sectional configurations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2004
    Publication date: December 30, 2004
    Inventors: Bradley Matthew Eisenbarth, Joe Ronald Richardson, Bobby Glenn Brown
  • Patent number: 6827216
    Abstract: A first-aid device for motor vehicles which has an elastic unrollable mat which is used as a carrier for items of first-aid equipment and has an essentially rectangular shape. In order to use existing storage space effectively and, in particular, to obtain a compact structural shape, the mat has a fastener on two longitudinal edges, so that it can be folded-up to form a flexible container. In the process, the fastener connects the longitudinal edges of the mat to form a stable, cylindrical container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2004
    Assignee: DaimlerChrysler AG
    Inventors: Thomas Foelster, Thomas Heckmann
  • Publication number: 20040243094
    Abstract: This invention relates to a container for use in dialysis, containing a certain amount of a salt concentrate in the form of a powder, granules or tablets or mixtures thereof, having an inlet for the water and an outlet that is connectable to a dialysis machine. According to this invention both the inlet and the outlet are situated on one side of the container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2004
    Publication date: December 2, 2004
    Inventors: Francois Dumon D'Ayot, Thierry Dupin, Philippe Laffay, Thomas Graf
  • Patent number: 6821019
    Abstract: A portable soft sided insulated container has an impermeable liner that provides a liquid holding barrier. The liner is folded from a single monolithic plastic sheet to reduce or eliminate the need for heat welded seams. The liner seats within the container and has a releasable attachment around its lip for mating with the rim of the container. The container has an insulated lid so that the entire assembly may be closed. The liner can be removed for cleaning, or replacement if punctured. When not in use the entire assembly can be folded into a collapsed position for storage. The container has two storage chambers that share a common insulated dividing wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2004
    Assignee: California Innovations Inc.
    Inventor: Melvin S. Mogil
  • Patent number: 6796421
    Abstract: A flexible pressure vessel is constructed from at least one pair of upper and mating lower dome shaped cell portions. Upper and lower passageway portions extend outwardly from each cell portion to surrounding sheet material. The portions are joined to form a passageway for connection to a valve or another cell. Upper and lower reinforcing rings surround the cell portions. Blankets of fiber reinforced material are attached over the cell portions and stitched in place through the surrounding resilient material. Cell shaped sponges impregnated with absorbent materials are encased in impermeable plastic tubing and inserted into the cells. High-strength filaments are wound around the tubing to provide additional pressure handling capability. Heat-reflecting plastic film or metal foil is inserted between blankets and the cell portions. Reinforcing rings are attached over and fastened through the blankets around the cells. An apparatus and method are described for constructing the flexible pressure vessel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2004
    Inventor: Stan A. Sanders
  • Publication number: 20040184679
    Abstract: A bulk bag comprises a side wall formed from woven polypropylene fabric and comprising a cylindrical configuration. Long, narrow, strips of polypropylene fabric is sewn to the side wall panels at spaced apart locations to define pockets which receive a support members. Alternatively, the pockets may be formed by gathering the fabric of the side wall to define the pocket and securing the gathered material in place by sewing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2004
    Publication date: September 23, 2004
    Inventors: Robert R. Williamson, Joe Ronald Richardson, Bradley Matthew Eisenbarth, Bobby Glenn Brown
  • Publication number: 20040179754
    Abstract: A multi compartment reclosable plastic bag including four or more panels sealed together to form at least two bags with each bag having a resealable opening. One of the bags may be smaller than the other(s). The plastic bags further include lips that are adjacent to the resealable openings. The bags incorporate closure elements for sealing and unsealing of the resealable openings. The smaller bag may include a lip that folds toward the space between the smaller bag and an adjacent bag to form a cuff portion adapted to secure contents inserted between the smaller bag and the adjacent bag.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2003
    Publication date: September 16, 2004
    Inventor: Nossi Taheri
  • Patent number: 6789945
    Abstract: A three-sided pouch formed from a sealable foil comprises two parallel longitudinally extending tubular chambers. A longitudinal bendable sealing seam separates the chambers. Transversely extending sealing seams close the opposite ends of the tubular chambers. In order to enable such pouches to be easily opened, one of the transversely extending seams has a widened portion straddling the longitudinally extending sealing seam and extends to both tubular chambers. A tearing aid for facilitating the tearing open of the two tubular chambers is arranged in the widened portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2004
    Assignee: Hassia Verpackungsmaschinen GmbH
    Inventors: Heinrich-Stephan Möbs, Gerd Knaup
  • Patent number: 6779638
    Abstract: A bag system for a breast pump system is provided. The bag system separates used and unused components of the breast pump system, provides thermal isolation for stored breast milk, and orientates the breast pump so that it is readily useable and accessible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2004
    Assignee: Playtex Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles J Renz, Chariklia Varellas
  • Patent number: 6773425
    Abstract: The invention is an improved container for collecting, freeze-drying, storing, reconstituting, and administering biological solutions and, in particular, blood products. The container features a pliable bottom wall providing intimate thermal contact with the cooling/heating shelf of the lyophilizer; a top wall incorporating a hydrophobic membrane providing a path for water vapor and a bacterial barrier; and side walls sufficiently stiff to support the ceiling but preferably also sufficiently flexible to collapse and minimize storage space especially once lyophilization is complete. The walls incorporate sealable ports that can be used to load the solution for processing and/or adding reconstituting liquids and/or administering the reconstituted solution to a patient. The top wall may incorporate a removable cover that protects the membrane before freeze-drying takes place.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2004
    Inventor: Yehuda Tamari
  • Publication number: 20040151404
    Abstract: A bulk bag comprising a bottom wall and at least one side wall extending upwardly from the bottom wall is provided with at least one pocket secured to the exterior of the side wall and extending substantially vertically. The pocket receives a support member which maintains the side wall of the bulk bag in an upright, open configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2004
    Publication date: August 5, 2004
    Inventors: Joe Ronald Richardson, Bradley Matthew Eisenbarth, Bobby Glenn Brown
  • Patent number: 6767131
    Abstract: A multi-compartment reclosable bag that includes closures that effectively separate the compartments' contents and reduces accidental mixing is described. In addition, perforations in the bag facilitate selective dispensing of a portion of the bag's contents. The reclosable bag includes first and second panels joined along their side edges. An upper closure comprises a male profile having opposing first and second barbs. The first barb is substantially longer than the second barb. An intermediate closure is positioned between the upper closure and a bottom edge of the bag. The intermediate closure comprises a male profile having opposing third and fourth barbs. The third barb is substantially longer than the fourth barb. The first barb is oriented downwardly and the third barb is oriented upwardly for reducing accidental opening of the closures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2004
    Assignee: The Bagco, Inc.
    Inventor: Nossi Taheri
  • Patent number: 6752264
    Abstract: A pouch includes multiple chambers for separate containment of liquid components or liquid and dry components. A fitment having a bore is secured at an end of the pouch. The fitment also includes passages extending from a lower portion of the bore to the chambers to provide for fluid transfer therebetween. A closure includes a cap threadedly engaging an upper portion of the bore and a plug received by a lower portion of the bore to close the passages and prevent fluid transfer between the chambers. The plug including a breakable stem for separation between the plug and the cap. Engagement between the cap and the bore without the plug providing for mixture components within the pouch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2004
    Assignee: Sonoco Development, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert Thor Versluys
  • Patent number: 6732863
    Abstract: A baseball equipment bag having an elongated bag portion of flexible material and a substantially planar interior shelf within the elongated bag portion. The interior shelf is permanently secured to the elongated bag portion. A removable panel is capable of being removed to substantially fully expose the interior shelf. The removable panel can be removed from the bag to facilitate the application of commercial printing thereon. The equipment bag includes a bat compartment which allows a bat to be accessed from either of two openings. The equipment bag is capable of collapsing to a substantially flat configuration when not in use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2004
    Assignee: Hillerich & Bradsby Co.
    Inventor: Michael W. Speck
  • Publication number: 20040081374
    Abstract: A bulk bag comprises side wall panels formed from woven polypropylene fabric and arranged in a rectangular configuration. A long, narrow, strip of polypropylene fabric is sewn to the side wall panels at each of the corners to define a pocket which receives a support member. A frame having a rectangular configuration congruent with the shape of the bulk bag has legs depending therefrom which are received in the pockets to secure the bulk bag in an open configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2003
    Publication date: April 29, 2004
    Inventors: Joe Ronald Richardson, Bradley Matthew Eisenbarth, Bobby Glenn Brown
  • Patent number: 6726671
    Abstract: A cell storage maintenance and monitoring system includes a blood product storage container, such as a flexible bag, and a microporous membrane which may be attached to an inner wall of the blood storage container to form a contained space between the inner wall and the membrane. The membrane includes a plurality of pores, preferably filled with an erodible substance responsive to a selected characteristic of the blood product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2004
    Assignee: Gambro, Inc.
    Inventors: Larry Joe Dumont, Frank Corbin, III
  • Publication number: 20040078023
    Abstract: The present invention provides a peelable seal for a multi-chambered container including a first edge and a second edge. At least one of the first edge or second edge includes a stress bearing portion and a non-stress bearing portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2002
    Publication date: April 22, 2004
    Inventors: Paul-Andre Gollier, Patrick Balteau, Vincent Houwaert, Francesco Peluso
  • Publication number: 20040071371
    Abstract: An adjustable sliding divider partitions the interior of a bag such that various contents in the bag may be separated and protected. The divider slides along the bottom of the bag to change the size of the partitions as desired by the user. The divider may also be folded down on the bottom of the bag when not in use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2002
    Publication date: April 15, 2004
    Inventors: Toody Maher, Branko Lukic, Jonathan I. Kaplan, Sean M. Corcorran, Adam H. Prost