Reusable Patents (Class 383/95)
  • Patent number: 11718456
    Abstract: A child-resistant resealable container comprising a closure strip assembly having first and second lateral interlocking members. The first lateral interlocking member is attached to a first extension strip, and the second lateral interlocking member is attached to a second extension strip. The first and second extension strips are attached to the interior surfaces of the respective first and second walls below the top edge of the first and second walls such that a portion of the first and second walls extends to define first and second flaps. The first and second lateral interlocking members are configured to become disengaged from each other when the first flap and the second flap are pulled apart from each other as the first flap is gripped while the first extension strip is not gripped and the second flap is gripped while the second extension strip is not gripped.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: YUAN DING INTERNATIONAL (SHANGHAI), CO., LTD
    Inventors: Haowei Shen, Zhengqiang Xie
  • Patent number: 11178979
    Abstract: The present invention provides a protective cover for a baby carrier ring and a set thereof. The protective cover is a pocket formed from a pair of washable shields having at least one fastener. The fabric pockets are conformable around baby carrier rings. Each pocket is removably attachable to a baby carrier ring with the fastener. The washable material of the pocket protects the ring from damage while, for example, washing, drying, storing, and shipping the baby carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Inventor: Emily Norah Downs
  • Patent number: 11181513
    Abstract: There is provided a biogas flux chamber constructed in one embodiment from a metal can with an open bottom and an epoxy interior coating. The chamber is inserted into the soil to allow influx of soil gases. The lid includes a sampling septum and a vent tube to prevent pressure build-up when the lid is in place which allows for an increase in interior gas concentrations. The rubber sampling septum is installed in a hole in the lid. The vent tube is constructed using flexible copper tubing inserted through the lid and secured using a bulkhead-fitting, and rubber O-ring to seal the insertion hole. The copper tubing is bent to form a double-curved ‘C’ shape which positions the open ends of the tube above and below the lid surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: THE BOARD OF REGENTS FOR OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Charles E. Konemann, Bradford M. Kard
  • Patent number: 11040495
    Abstract: A method is described for making a retort container having one or two metal ends. A heat-sealable material is present on one or both of the container side wall and the/each metal end. The/each metal end is seamed onto the container body, and the resulting container assembly is conveyed on a conveyor adjacent to an induction sealing head and then adjacent to a cooling device. A pressure belt engages the upper end of the container assembly to keep the metal end from coming off the container body during the induction heating and cooling processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: SONOCO DEVELOPMENT, INC
    Inventors: Trevor Price, Jeremy Morin
  • Patent number: 9630749
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a side gusset bag (1) for packaging a product, with a front bag wall (2), with a rear bag wall (3), with a lower bag end (5) forming a bottom (4), with an upper bag end (6) distant from the lower bag end (5) in vertical direction (V), which upper bag end comprises a bag opening (8) closable by a closure (7), with at least one side gusset (9) extending from the bottom (4) in vertical direction (V), the side gusset connecting the front bag wall (2) with the rear bag wall (3) and forming a side gusset opening (11) at its upper end (10) which faces the upper bag end (6), and with an air-permeable covering tape (12), which covers the entire side gusset opening (11) of the at least one side gusset (9). In order to reduce the risk of oxygen and moisture penetrating into the bag, the invention proposes that at least one first section (13) of the side gusset opening (11) is sealed in an air-tight manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: Takigawa Corporation Japan
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Takigawa
  • Publication number: 20150055893
    Abstract: An all-in-one gift bag with decorative closure built in to the bag is disclosed. My invention should reduce the cost to the consumer because there is no need to buy tissue paper separately anymore. It will also save the consumer time because they won't have to shop the aisle for multiple items.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2014
    Publication date: February 26, 2015
    Inventor: Eric Schumacher
  • Publication number: 20150055894
    Abstract: An easy-open and reclosable package includes a pouch including a discrete tape including a base strip between first and second side panels; at least a first portion of the first surface of the strip coated with a pressure sensitive adhesive and adhered by the adhesive to the inner surface of the first panel at a first location, and the second surface of the strip anchored to the inner surface of the second side panel; a die cut in the first panel, defining a primary die cut segment so arranged that when the package is opened, it can be reclosed by adhering the adhesive to the first panel; and a product in the pouch. A secondary die cut segment can be disposed between the primary die cut segment and an end of the package. This secondary die cut can be at least partially underlain by the adhesive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2014
    Publication date: February 26, 2015
    Inventor: Andrew W. Moehlenbrock
  • Patent number: 8961015
    Abstract: A fabric-based electronic device sleeve with a stiff directional nap lining the interior of a pocket. The directional nap (or plush) of the fabric is oriented to permit easy slidable insertion of an electronic device into the sleeve's pocket, with static friction forces between the directional nap and the device preventing the device from slipping out on its own or falling from the sleeve when held in a downward direction. As a user removes the electronic device from the sleeve, a gentle pull upon pinching the device between thumb and index finger overcomes the static friction forces between the device and the directional nap lining to permit easy removal and access.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Tom Bihn, Incorporated
    Inventor: Thomas Damien Bihn
  • Publication number: 20140332318
    Abstract: A pack (2) of wipes (4) comprising a container (6) for the wipes (4), and a plurality of the wipes (4) in the container (6), and the wipes (4) being such that they are impregnated with a lubricant. A method of lubricating a product using the pack (2) of wipes (4) is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2014
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Inventor: JAMES AIDEN O'BRIEN
  • Publication number: 20140307986
    Abstract: “ChipZip” is a double open-ended plastic bag with a sliderless zipper attachment on one end that is compatible with varying sized bags and boxes containing a bag that are previously not re-sealable to become sealable in order to maintain optimum freshness of a multitude of pantry items.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2013
    Publication date: October 16, 2014
    Inventor: JEFFREY ALLEN HUDSPETH
  • Patent number: 8845192
    Abstract: The rigid reclosure device allows reclosing a flexible packaging of packaged goods (dry, granular, powder or liquid products). A lid with neck contacts a base and shoulder to seal the packaging to limit the removal of the contents from the packaging. The base fixedly attaches to the packaging, which may be a flexible packaging, to seal the packaging when the lid is in the closed position. Retention fingers of the lid and the base engage each other to secure the lid in the closed position. An access tab provides access to the lid to allow the user to open the sealing head to gain access to the contents of the packaging. The access tab may provide a child resistant design depending upon the contents of the packaging. A scoop may also be stored on the lid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Inventor: Robert Bayliss
  • Patent number: 8807834
    Abstract: An easy-open and reclosable package includes a pouch including a reclosure mechanism including a first and second interlocking strip each having an interlocking segment having a base surface and an interlocking surface; a panel section so arranged that when the panel section is displaced, and the package is opened, a product can be accessed between the first and second interlocking strips, the first and second interlocking surfaces are at least partially exposed, and the package can thereafter be reclosed by folding the package such that the interlocking surface of the first interlocking strip is interlocked with the interlocking surface of the second interlocking strip. The first and second strips are not exposed until the package is initially opened, and are not interlocked with one another until the package is initially opened and then reclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Cryovac, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph E. Owensby, Howard Dean Conner, Billy W. Austin, Hubert J. Cook, Andrew W. Moehlenbrock
  • Publication number: 20130177263
    Abstract: A resealable package assembly is described. The package assembly includes a selectively positionable flap that covers an aperture or enables access through the aperture into the package. The flap and package include provisions for releasably engaging the flap to the package to seal the interior of the package. Provisions for grasping the tab and indicating whether tampering has occurred are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2011
    Publication date: July 11, 2013
    Applicant: AVERY DENNISON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Xinrong Duan, Martin Daffner, ZhiJian Xue
  • Publication number: 20130165887
    Abstract: Packages for containing consumer goods are disclosed. The consumer goods may be disposable, durable or semi-durable. Absorbent article is one class of disposable articles that may be contained by packages. The packages comprise an opening that is covered by an overlabel. The overlabel is at least partially peeled off of the package so that articles contained within the package can be removed through the now exposed opening. In some embodiments, the package can be reclosed by covering the opening with the overlabel. A consumer may wish to dispose of a used article by placing the article back into the package via the opening and re-adhering the overlabel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2012
    Publication date: June 27, 2013
    Applicant: THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY
    Inventor: The Procter & Gamble Company
  • Publication number: 20130142456
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a collapsible, flexible storage tank is provided that is capable of holding a liquid material. The tank includes a sheet of flexible, moisture impervious side wall material; at least one opening for receiving a fitting to fill and drain the tank; joining seams wherein edges of the sheet are joined, the seams extending about the tank in a spiral orientation; and closing seams wherein the side ends of the pillow tank are sealed. In another aspect, a collapsible, flexible storage tank is capable of holding a liquid. The tank includes a sheet of flexible side wall material; at least one opening for receiving a fitting to fill and drain the tank; and butt seams wherein edges of the flexible sheet are joined together in the same plane in a butt joint configuration using an overlapping piece of flexible, moisture impervious sealed material over the top thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2012
    Publication date: June 6, 2013
    Applicant: GTA Containers, Inc.
    Inventor: GTA Containers, Inc.
  • Patent number: 8440293
    Abstract: A laminated tape includes: an adhesive material layer; a first polyolefin layer provided on one side of the adhesive material layer; and a second polyolefin layer provided on the other side of the adhesive material layer. The laminated tape is sandwiched between opposing base films of a packaging body to be welded. The polyolefin used for the first polyolefin layer and the second polyolefin layer is of the same type. The thickness of the respective layers of the laminated tape is preferably defined so that the thickness of the first polyolefin layer and the adhesive material layer is 30 ?m or more and the thickness of the second polyolefin layer is less than 30 ?m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2013
    Assignee: Idemitsu Unitech Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tetsuro Yasuike
  • Publication number: 20130071047
    Abstract: A strainable bag with a hook-and-hook closure can include walls formed of a material having multiple layers of polymer or paper or mixtures thereof, and which can include at least one gusset. The hook-and-hook closure allows for liquids or gases to be vented from the bag, as well as for liquids to be removed from the bag interior. The bag can be formed into a full open mouth configuration for ease of filling and ease of dispensing product. The hook-and-hook closure also allows for an imprecise alignment of the closure track to substantially close the bag around the gusset area. Methods of using and manufacturing a strainable bag with a hook-and-hook closure for preparing various food products are also presented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2012
    Publication date: March 21, 2013
    Applicant: EXOPACK, LLC
    Inventor: Exopack, LLC
  • Publication number: 20120269469
    Abstract: A reclosable bag with a hook and hook closure can include walls formed of a material having multiple layers, which can include at least one gusset. The bag can be formed into a full open mouth configuration for ease of filling and ease of dispensing product. The hook and hook closure allows for an imprecise alignment of the closure track to substantially close the bag around the gusset area. A method of manufacturing a reclosable bag with a hook and hook closure is also presented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2011
    Publication date: October 25, 2012
    Applicant: EXOPACK LLC
    Inventors: David Brian Long, Melania Craddock
  • Publication number: 20120207410
    Abstract: An easy-open and reclosable package includes a pouch including a discrete tape including a base strip between first and second side panels; at least a first portion of the first surface of the strip coated with a pressure sensitive adhesive and adhered by the adhesive to the inner surface of the first panel at a first location, and the second surface of the strip anchored to the inner surface of the second side panel; a die cut in the first panel, defining a primary die cut segment so arranged that when the package is opened, it can be reclosed by adhering the adhesive to the first panel; and a product in the pouch. A secondary die cut segment can be disposed between the primary die cut segment and an end of the package. This secondary die cut can be at least partially underlain by the adhesive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2011
    Publication date: August 16, 2012
    Applicant: CRYOVAC, INC.
    Inventor: Andrew W. Moehlenbrock
  • Publication number: 20120195534
    Abstract: A film bag, laid flat, for use in automated filling systems has a front wall, a rear wall, side folds laid in between the front wall and the rear wall, and a reclosure consisting of a reclosure strip on the inside of the bag. The reclosure strip is disposed on the inside surface of a side fold as well as on the inside surfaces of the front wall and the rear wall, and extends all the way into a two-ply bag segment (A) formed by the front wall and the rear wall. The front wall, the rear wall, and the side fold provided with the reclosure form a four-ply bag segment whose plies are releasably connected by the reclosure strip. In contrast, the segments of the reclosure strip disposed on the front wall and the rear wall are not connected in the region of the two-ply bag segment (A).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2011
    Publication date: August 2, 2012
    Applicant: NORDENIA DEUTSCHLAND HALLE GMBH
    Inventor: Alfons KRUSE
  • Patent number: 8192083
    Abstract: A container which includes a container shell defining an interior therein and having an opening for accessing the interior. A first grommet and a second grommet each are located on the container shell and each include a perimeter that defines an aperture through the grommet. The second grommet including a magnetic or a ferromagnetic material. A first magnet is within the first grommet. The first grommet and the second grommet are positioned on the container shell to assist in closing the opening by magnetic attraction between the first magnet and the magnetic or ferromagnetic material, when the opening is closed the grommets are held in a position wherein the apertures are in general alignment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Inventor: Ryan Bautista
  • Publication number: 20110317943
    Abstract: The present invention generally relates to reusable tote bags. Specifically, this invention relates to a reusable tote bag that is capable of securely folding in such a manner as to allow a useable writing surface attached thereto to be utilized as a built-in notepad with writing instrument and clip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2011
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Inventor: Daniel J. Russo
  • Patent number: 8016485
    Abstract: A collapsible container for holding popcorn that is comprised of a front panel, a rear panel, and gusseted side panels. The front and rear panels have pockets mounted at the base of the container. The container also includes carrying handles incorporated into the top of the front and rear panels. The container also contains a releasably sealable opening that maybe sealed by a number of different methods and mechanisms. When the container is open, the user may add a topping, and then seal and shake the container in order to distribute the flavoring agent. Additionally, the user may seal the container, thereby trapping heat so as to maintain an elevated temperature for the popcorn. The resealable opening will also prevent accidental spillage of the popcorn. A fill line is located on the interior of the container in order to allow the user to know how much popcorn to put into the container such that it can still be easily closed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2011
    Inventor: James Brent McCann
  • Patent number: 7939149
    Abstract: A heat-shrinkable anti-fomitic device incorporating anti-microbial metal wherein the device, in the form of a bag or tube, forms a cover for an object, preventing cross-infection by bacteria and other pathogens that may reside on the object. Anti-microbial metal ions from the cover further reduce future cross-infection from the object by killing pathogens. The anti-microbial, heat-shrinkable, anti-fomitic device can have a sterile interior that is sealed or stored flat during manufacture to maintain sterility. Therefore, no outer wrapping for the anti-fomitic device is required. The anti-fomitic device can be inverted when used to cover the object to present an outer surface that is initially sterile. A plurality of such devices can be heat shrunk to an object such that removal of the outer layer will further prevent cross contamination. Heat shrink film materials for the coverings/bags serve as a barrier to the transmission of pathogens and conform closely to the covered object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2011
    Assignee: M-Tech Corporation
    Inventors: Marvin E. Haskin, Jon L. Roberts, Christopher B. Kilner
  • Publication number: 20110033133
    Abstract: The invention relates to a sheet-material packaging bag which has a first side gusset (3) and a second side gusset (4), which are positioned between a front surface (1) and a rear surface (2), a top sealing seam (6) and at least one longitudinal sealing seam (5), wherein a reclosure device is arranged on the inner bag surface, beneath the top sealing seam (6), in the region of the first side gusset (3), and wherein the first side gusset (3) forms a reclosable pouring means when a bag portion (8) above the reclosure device is opened in order for contents to be removed. According to the invention, a carrying handle (14) is arranged on the second side gusset (4) and, as seen in the longitudinal direction of the second side gusset (4), is provided in the centre or in an off-centre manner in relation to the base (15) of the sheet-material packaging bag.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2007
    Publication date: February 10, 2011
    Inventor: Marcus Kujat
  • Patent number: 7883268
    Abstract: The package generally includes at least first and second panel portions operably connected to define an interior cavity therebetween. The first panel portion can include a fluid chamber operably disposed along a portion of the first panel portion such that a portion of the fluid chamber is adapted to operably abut or confront the second panel portion to generally block an access opening into the interior cavity. The second panel portion can further include a fluid chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2011
    Inventor: Mark Steele
  • Publication number: 20100293897
    Abstract: A polymeric woven bag has a first panel and a second panel and an open end of the bag to be pinched closed. A first layer of heat activated adhesive material is on a portion of the bag to form an adhesive-to-adhesive seal by contact with a second layer of heat activated adhesive material on a portion of the bag. second panel, wherein the first adhesive layer and the second adhesive layer have respective heat activation temperatures below the softening point temperature of the polymeric bag material, and wherein sealing the bag end after the bag has been filled with contents by heat activating the first layer of adhesive material and the second layer of adhesive material at a temperature below the softening point temperature of the polymeric bag material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2010
    Publication date: November 25, 2010
    Inventor: Mark E. Jansen
  • Publication number: 20100008603
    Abstract: A valve tube assembly for a repulpable bag having a valve end portion includes, in an exemplary embodiment, a valve tube member formed from a repulpable paper material, wherein the valve tube member includes a first end, a second end, an inside surface, and an outside surface, and a water dispersible hot melt adhesive layer deposited on at least a portion of the inside surface adjacent the first end by a timed application, with a remainder of the inside surface being free of the water dispersible hot melt adhesive. The valve tube member is sized to extend into the valve end portion of the repulpable bag with the second end positioned inside the repulpable bag.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2008
    Publication date: January 14, 2010
    Inventors: Julie Rossing Smith, William M. Flynn
  • Patent number: 7553082
    Abstract: A storage bag comprises: first and second panels joined or connected on three sides and having a mouth on a fourth side; a pair of zipper strips respectively joined to the first and second panels in the region of the mouth, each zipper strip comprising respective upper and lower zipper profiles; resealable means joined to at least one of the zipper strips in a region between the upper and lower zipper profiles; and a slider that pushes the respective pairs of zipper profiles together and reseals the resealable means as the slider travels along the mouth of the bag. In one embodiment, the resealable means comprise a layer of adhesive material that adheres to the base web of the opposing zipper strip as the moving slider presses the adhesive material and base web together. In another embodiment, the resealable means comprise first and second layers of cohesive material that cohere to each other as the moving slider presses the layers of cohesive material together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2009
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventor: Randall Wayne Yoder
  • Patent number: 7353952
    Abstract: A bag has a first compartment for receiving a food item, a second compartment for receiving a beverage container, the second compartment having an open end for receiving the beverage container and a closed end opposite the open end. The closed end has a rounded profile when the bag is in a flattened condition, and is radially expandable to allow the bag to stand upright.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2008
    Assignee: Built NY, Inc.
    Inventors: John R. Swartz, Aaron Lown
  • Patent number: 7322748
    Abstract: Apparatus for storing food and for keeping it warm and moist comprising a substantially water impermeable pouch that bounds an insulated food warming chamber, the pouch having opposing substantially coextensive lips capable of being moved apart for providing passage to the warming chamber and for providing a partial vapor lock for inhibiting moisture from building up in the warming chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2008
    Inventor: Richard Rubin
  • Publication number: 20070221714
    Abstract: An article of commerce comprising a bag containing a quantity of particulates. The bag includes a sidewall encircling a longitudinal axis and extending along the axis between a bottom closed end and a top closed end. The opposite sides of the sidewall are brought together to form the bottom closed and the top closed end. Both of the bottom and top closed ends extend acutely with respect to the axis such that the bag is parallelogram-shaped in a plane containing the axis and the bottom closed end and the top closed end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2007
    Publication date: September 27, 2007
    Inventor: David C. Ours
  • Publication number: 20070189639
    Abstract: An improved trash bag that helps to minimize or eliminate the release of odors is disclosed. In one embodiment, the present invention is a trash bag having a first bag connected to a second bag, both bags having openings, where the second bag has a device capable of constricting the opening of the second bag in order to substantially prevent odor from escaping the second bag. Optionally, the second bag is capable of including a deodorizing patch. The deodorizing patch can be removably secured to the second ba. In another embodiment, the present invention is an improved trash bag having an outer bag and an inner bag within the outer bag, the outer bag and inner bag being formed with a common wall portion, wherein the inner bag has an inner opening closure device capable of constricting the inner opening in order to substantially prevent odor from escaping the inner bag. A deodorizing path can be removably secured to the inner bag.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2007
    Publication date: August 16, 2007
    Inventor: Michael Revness
  • Publication number: 20070183691
    Abstract: A hanging laundry bag comprising foldable enclosure having hanger sleeves attached to the longer sides thereof accepting conventional wire or wood hangers and suspending the bag from a hanger rod. The bag also includes two straps for suspending the bag from hooks or for easily transporting the bag when it is full of laundry. The bag may further include magnetic fasteners for retaining the bag in a closed position. The bag may also include a removable liner for segregating damp laundry from the remaining portions of the bag, and any number of pockets within the compartment for securing smaller items.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2007
    Publication date: August 9, 2007
    Inventor: Joyce L. Finnegan
  • 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: 7118276
    Abstract: A gift bag with napped filamentary surface of the present invention includes a gift bag having generally parallel front and rear panels, a pair of generally parallel side panels, each having a top edge, a bottom edge, and two lateral edges, wherein the lateral edges of the front and rear panels are joined to the lateral edges of the side panels, and a bottom panel having two pairs of generally parallel lateral edges, wherein the lateral edges of the bottom panel are joined to the bottom edges of the front, rear, and side panels to form a container having an opening defined by the top edges of the front, rear, and side panels, and wherein the gift bag has handles attached to the panels said gift bag, wherein the gift bag is completely formed from a napped filamentary material, and wherein the bags contain a closure device near the top and/or extending over a top edge of the bag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2006
    Assignee: Kool Wraps, L.L.C.
    Inventor: Elyse Clark
  • Patent number: 7082242
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a microstructured optical fiber including a photonic band gap-guided core; and at least one index-guided core. Another embodiment of the present invention relates to a microstructured optical fiber including a set of main cores; a microstructured region surrounding the set of main cores; and at least alignment core, the alignment cores having substantially different optical propagation properties than the main cores. The present invention also includes methods for coupling, monitoring, and locating discontinuities in the fibers of the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2006
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: James C. Fajardo, Michael T. Gallagher, James A. West
  • Patent number: 7033077
    Abstract: A bag comprising first and second walls which are connected together along their sides and bottom and a flap portion which is connected to a top of one of the walls. The flap portion and this one wall together form a transversely extending Z-fold. An adhesive strip is provided for closing an open mouth of the bag and this strip extends in a transverse direction across an inner surface of said one wall. A protective band extends in a transverse direction across an inner section of the flap portion so as to cover and contact the adhesive strip. The flap portion also has a projecting outer section which can be pulled outwardly away from the interior of the bag to expose the adhesive strip. A method of making modified plastic sheeting suitable for making these sealable bags is also disclosed. Using one method, an aqueous coating of release material is applied as a band to a strip of plastic sheeting by means of a printing press. This band is then dried using a hot air dryer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2006
    Inventor: Peter Taylor
  • Publication number: 20040208402
    Abstract: A package having a reclosable pour spout is disclosed, with the package including front and rear package panels which may be joined at respective side edges thereof by inwardly extending side gussets. An upper edge portion of the package is removable, including one of the side gussets, to form a pour spout for dispensing the contents of the package. A fastener strip, which can be detachably connected to itself, extends between confronting inside surfaces of the front and rear package panels, adjacent to the pour spout, whereby the pour spout can be conveniently closed after the package is initially opened. A method of forming the present package is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2003
    Publication date: October 21, 2004
    Applicant: Innoflex Incorporated
    Inventor: James W. Yeager
  • Publication number: 20040208397
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a shopping bag which is attachable to a cart for thereby effectively carrying items in a shop, which includes a handle frame 11 having at least two fixing frames 13 attached to each of both handle frames 11 of a shopping bag for thereby fixing the shopping bag 10 to a cart, a coin storing member 15 for storing a coin in the handle frame 11 of a shopping bag which coin is used for unlocking a cart from a locked state, and handle; a Velcro tape 14 which is attached to an upper side of the shopping bag for closing an entrance of the shopping bag 18; and an outer layer pocket 20 for storing items bought.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2004
    Publication date: October 21, 2004
    Inventor: Chong-Kuk Yi
  • Publication number: 20040131285
    Abstract: A reclosable bag has opposing broad face panels defining a volume therebetween for holding a quantity of contents, an end of the body forming an expandable gusset between the broad face panels, and a reclosable bag closure between the expandable gusset and a corresponding edge region of one of the broad face panels. When the closure is opened, a bag opening is formed between the expandable gusset and said one of the broad face panels of the bag, to access the bag contents. In one example, the bag has upper and lower expandable gussets, while in another the bag has expandable side gussets. The closure is readily closed without precise alignment and despite the adjacent gusset.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2003
    Publication date: July 8, 2004
    Inventors: William H. Shepard, Gregory A. Carr
  • Patent number: 6722784
    Abstract: A resealable watertight mailing envelope has a ziploc style strip for sealing the envelope closed. A flap portion is foldable over the ziploc seal, secured in the closed position by a snap closure. The envelope also has an interior watertight lining joined with the ziploc strip to seal the contents within from wetness or to prevent leakage of liquid items placed inside the envelope.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2004
    Inventor: Gary L. Breil, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20040008909
    Abstract: A reclosable bag is filled through an opening defined between a back side of a folded closure strip secured to an inner surface of the bag on one side of the bag opening, and an inner surface of the other side of the bag opening. The filled bag is sealed by joining the back side of the closure strip to the opposing bag wall at a point outboard of the closure strip and bag opening. The bag is later opened by breaking through a frangible section in a folded portion of the closure strip, between mating bands of hooks and loops. In some cases, an extension of one side of the bag forms a handle or a fitment; in particular, funnels can be formed from integral extensions of the closure strip, integral extensions of the bag-making material, or from a discrete preform which is joined to the bag construction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2003
    Publication date: January 15, 2004
    Inventors: William H. Shepard, William P. Clune, George A. Provost
  • 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: 20030228078
    Abstract: Touch fasteners useful for bags, packaging and other products as well as novel manufacturing of products incorporating such fasteners. A composite touch fastener has a fibrous loop strip partially encapsulated in, or otherwise permanently attached to, resin of a substrate, and an array of loop-engageable fastener elements integrally molded with resin of the substrate. The center portion of the closure seals the bag until it is torn away to expose the mating bands of loops and fastener elements. Methods of applying recloseable touch fasteners, e.g. hook and loop fasteners, to sheet or film include vertical form and fill and horizontal form and fill packaging and pouch making.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2003
    Publication date: December 11, 2003
    Inventors: William P. Clune, William H. Shepard, George A. Provost
  • Patent number: 6649236
    Abstract: An anti-fomitic device in the form of a bag or envelope forms a cover for an object for preventing cross-infection by bacteria and other pathogens that may reside on the object. The anti-fomitic device is a flat, flexible bag or envelope with a closure means at one or both ends of the bag or envelope, having a sterile interior that is sealed during manufacture to maintain sterility. Therefore, no outer wrapping for the anti-fomitic device is required. The anti-fomitic device is inverted when used to cover the object and results in an ultimate outer surface that is initially sterile. Materials for the coverings/bags are impervious to the transmission of pathogens. A laundered covering such as a sheet, pillowcase, etc., can then be slipped over the object that is covered with the anti-fomitic device to enhance comfort, yet maintain protection against pathogens on the object being covered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2003
    Inventor: Marvin E. Haskin
  • Patent number: 6648507
    Abstract: A liquid storage tank and a method of fabricating and testing the liquid storage tank. The tank is collapsible for ease of transportation when not holding a liquid and includes a base portion and a top portion. The base portion has a bottom wall and a frusto-conical sidewall that is sealed to the bottom wall. The top portion is sealed to the sidewall, and has a flexible opening. The opening is linear in the preferred embodiment and is openable to draw liquid from the tank and closable to prevent contaminants from entering the tank. The bottom wall is substantially circular and the top portion includes two substantially semi-circular sections joined and overlapped along the straight edges to form an overlapped region. The sidewall includes generally triangular shaped sections, and the sections are joined to one another with seams that extend in a slightly helical fashion about the tank. The opening includes a slit in the overlapped region and two L-shaped members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2003
    Assignee: GTA Containers, Inc.
    Inventors: Yatish J. Joshi, Larry J. Costa, Louise E. Addicott
  • Publication number: 20030031386
    Abstract: A reclosable bag has a closure including first and second fastener strips. The first fastener strip includes a strip form base having an array of discrete hook fastener elements integrally molded with and extending from the base. The second fastener strip includes loop elements engageable by the hook fastener elements. The polyethylene bases of the fastener strips are welded directly to the body of the mailer, which is formed of a coextrusion of polyethylene materials. One of the fastener strips is unattached to the bag body along most of its length, so as to avoid undesired opening by shifting of bag contents. The bag is useful as an interoffice mailing envelope, for example.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2002
    Publication date: February 13, 2003
    Inventors: William H. Shepard, William Clune
  • Patent number: 6502986
    Abstract: A package having a re-sealable seal is formed from a flexible sheet having its opposite longitudinal edge portions sealed together to form a tubular structure with a permanent longitudinal seal. Two permanent end seals are formed transversely across the tubular structure to seal the product inside the package. A re-sealable seal is formed adjacent one of the permanent seals. The re-sealable seal is formed by a pressure-sensitive adhesive applied to a first region of the inner surface of the sheet proximate the one permanent seal and a heat seal coating applied over the pressure-sensitive adhesive so as to cover the pressure-sensitive adhesive. and a heat seal coating applied over a second region of the inner surface of the sheet. The first and second regions of the inner surface are placed in contact with each other and the heat seal coatings thereon are sealed together to initially form the re-sealable seal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2003
    Assignee: Sonoco Development, Inc.
    Inventors: Francis J. Bensur, Jeffrey M. Schuetz, Richard Frederick Jaisle
  • Patent number: RE42311
    Abstract: Apparatus for storing food and for keeping it warm and moist comprising a substantially water impermeable pouch that bounds an insulated food warming chamber, the pouch having opposing substantially coextensive lips capable of being moved apart for providing passage to the warming chamber and for providing a partial vapor lock for inhibiting moisture from building up in the warming chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2011
    Inventor: Richard Rubin