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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4630727 | Container for a bicarbonate containing fluid A twin-chamber bag (10) is made in the form of a first chamber (12), that is filled with a bicarbonate-containing fluid (34) and a second chamber (14), that is filled with an acid fluid (36). The two chambers (12 and 14) are joined by way of a passage (20... | 12/23/1986 |
| 4615435 | Retainer for surgical sutures An improved retainer for surgical sutures having a suture winding panel, suture holding panels, suture enclosing panel and retainer, interlocking panels. The panels of the retainer are folded to totally enclose the suture.... | 10/07/1986 |
| 4613536 | Packaging foil A packaging foil for foods and other everyday goods, the foil being composed of two or more barrier layers as well as plastic coatings between the barrier layers and which form the outer surfaces of the foil; in addition, the invention provides for a meth... | 09/23/1986 |
| 4611715 | Dispenser package A dispenser package for flowable substances of the type where the flowable product is contained within a flexible pouch adhered to a relatively stiff sheet material which is opened along a fault line or fault pattern with one hand by folding the stiff end... | 09/16/1986 |
| 4605577 | Double-faced adhesive tape securing system and method of using same The present invention relates to a system for packaging and a method of using double-faced adhesive tape. A strip of waxed or otherwise non-stick material is folded to form a pocket in which a piece of double-faced tape having a hold tab at one end thereo... | 08/12/1986 |
| 4600104 | Bag for mother's milk A bag for the preservation of mother's milk made of a laminated film or laminated tube obtained from an extrusion molding, wherein said bag comprises sealing portion(s) provided on the side(s) of the bag and extended in the transverse direction to the dir... | 07/15/1986 |
| 4588078 | Package for food products, particularly sweet products A package for food products comprises a first container and a second container, which are filled respectively with a solid or solidifiable food product and a food product which can be used as a garnishing for the solid or solidifiable product. The first c... | 05/13/1986 |
| 4581874 | Apparatus and methods for filling and sealing an aseptic fitmentless pouch A fitmentless, aseptic, temporarily sealed pouch is formed from two multiple-ply side walls sealed together at marginal edges. A portion of the seal is removable. Half seals joining the plies within each side wall are disposed in the side walls proximate ... | 04/15/1986 |
| 4579223 | Oxygen absorbent packet An oxygen absorbent packet comprising an oxygen absorbent packaged and sealed in a double packaging material 6 comprised of a gas-permeable outer material layer 1 composed of a plastic film or transparent paper, a gas-permeable sealing layer 2, an inner m... | 04/01/1986 |
| 4576842 | Cookware formed from a laminate Described herein is cookware formed from a laminate, said laminate comprising three sheets made from a thermoplastic resin, the inside sheet made from a thermoplastic resin having a higher use temperature than the two outside sheets.... | 03/18/1986 |
| 4576316 | Dispensing bag A dispensing bag for particulate matter is closed at one end by a two layer closure formed by an openable outer closure, and an inner dispersion panel with apertures of suitable size therethrough. Opening the outer closure exposes the apertures in the dis... | 03/18/1986 |
| 4567986 | Unit portion pack A unit portion pack is made from two webs, at least one of which is a laminate (2) having layer (4) of tear resistant material, such as polyester film, and a layer (6) of rupturable material, such as aluminum foil. The two webs (2, 26) are bonded together... | 02/04/1986 |
| 4560562 | Marshmallow sheet and packaging arrangement A combination of a thin sheet of marshmallow, or the like, that is enclosed and sealed in plastic-like film. The film may be suitably frosted to allow creative markings thereon to serve as patterns on the marshmallow sheet for making cutouts from the shee... | 12/24/1985 |
| 4548322 | Dual compartment powder cartridge A dual compartment powder cartridge including a porous shell formed by fusing the lapped side edge portions of a blank of sheet material to a central portion thereof to form two compartments, a pointed closed first end on the cartridge, powder in the dual... | 10/22/1985 |
| 4546881 | Tamperproof packaging A tamperproof package for containers of ingestible material such as aspirin, nonprescription drugs, food products and the like, comprising a thin layer of an elastomeric material stretched thinly over the outside surface of a container or other article su... | 10/15/1985 |
| 4546882 | Package having oil-containing product An improved package, including an oil-containing product, includes a multiple layer packaging sheet material which is free from cockling. The multiple layer sheet material includes a layer which is susceptible to being swelled when in contact with oil, gi... | 10/15/1985 |
| 4539793 | Method of forming a burstable pouch An improved method for forming closed burstable pouches having breakable seals. The method includes selection of a laminated polymeric film which has two principal layers--an outer layer which is responsive, and an inner layer which is non-responsive, to ... | 09/10/1985 |
| 4537305 | Package for storage of medical container A package for the storage of a plastic medical container holding a medicinal fluid therein, which package comprises a tray part formed by laminating and molding an outer polyolefin layer, an intermediate layer capable of barriering passage of gases and st... | 08/27/1985 |
| 4537312 | Child-resistant tamper-evident package A child-resistant tamper-evident package is taught wherein the product to be dispensed is enclosed in a blister packet, which in turn is enclosed in further packaging having tabs therein, the packaging child-resistant features while also being tamper-evid... | 08/27/1985 |
| 4537308 | Rupturable packages A package comprising a cylindrical plastic tube closed at each end by an ultrasonic band seal. The seal at one end has a sealed region which is narrower than any portion of the other seal whereby squeezing of the package produces an immediate one-shot dis... | 08/27/1985 |
| 4535886 | Flat packs for incoherent products with anti-crushing device A substantially flat flexible wrap for incoherent, flowable products is described, containing inside at least a rigid roundish body which prevents a complete flattening and crushing of the wrap when compressed between substantially flat bodies. An emissio... | 08/20/1985 |
| 4521467 | Ultrasonically-sealable peelable seal A packaging material has a peelable seal and a sealing of resin which is ultrasonically-sealable, but not readily heat-sealable backed by a backing layer of resin having a higher melting point than the sealing layer. The interlayer adhesion between the ba... | 06/04/1985 |
| 4512475 | Single or multiple dose container-closure assemblies A series of container-closure assemblies, for liquid products characterized by a container consisting of a tubular hollow body portion having a lower side opening which can be sealed by welding and an upper neck closed at the upper side by a stalk and a s... | 04/23/1985 |
| 4510621 | Self-sealing pouch for forming adhesive-to-adhesive seal A disposable, self-sealing pouch is disclosed which is readily adaptable for use for sterilization, sterility maintenance, disposal of contaminated items, and like medical applications. The pouch includes first and second coextensive pouch webs which are ... | 04/09/1985 |
| 4509196 | Tamper-indicating self-sealing pouch A tamper-indicating, self-sealing disposable pouch is disclosed which is readily adaptable for use for sterilization and sterility maintenance of medical articles and the like. The pouch includes first and second coextensive webs which are at least partia... | 04/02/1985 |
| 4506789 | Child resistant package A child-resistant package includes a sealed blister positioned between opposed front and back paperboard sheets that are adhered to each other. The front paperboard sheet includes openings through which the blisters project, and the back paperboard sheet ... | 03/26/1985 |
| 4505823 | Filtering device for treating contaminated aqueous solutions Filter element package, method for preparing and method of using the same for treating contaminated aqueous solutions, in which the filter element is in the form of a mat consisting essentially of a wet laid, porous, non-woven matrix having randomly arran... | 03/19/1985 |
| 4502616 | Single use vial A single use vial is provided in clusters of five or two times five separably joined vials. The vials are molded and filled with a medicated or non-medicated solution and each vial is provided with a converging, planar front wall. The vials include an int... | 03/05/1985 |
| 4496045 | Multi-panel folder for surgical sutures An improved package for needled sutures comprising a 3-panel folded paper folder for PTFE (and optionally silk, cotton, and other) sutures wherein the suture is arranged in a sinusoidal configuration within the folder and the needle(s) held firmly in plac... | 01/29/1985 |
| 4491224 | Weldable tear-off capping film for sealing packages A weldable capping film for tear-off closure caps on containers or packages, comprising a combination of a film of low elasticity and a thermoplastic film, and serving to seal the containers or packages hermetically when welded thereto.... | 01/01/1985 |
| 4482053 | Sealable container for packaging medical articles in sterile condition There is described a double sterile package for packaging medical articles in a sterile condition which can be sterilized in one ethylene oxide sterilization cycle. The package comprises: (a) a sealable inner package formed of impervious sheet material, said ... | 11/13/1984 |
| 4482213 | Perimeter seal reinforcement holes for plastic LCDs To increase the perimeter seal strength of plastic LCDs, reinforcement holes are formed in the plastic substrate at the maximum stress points. These holes, which are not in contact with any active area of the device, are filled with glue, so that each pai... | 11/13/1984 |
| 4478858 | Instant coffee containing packet and method of forming In combination, a predetermined quantity of particulate soluble beverage product, a predetermined quantity of aroma oil containing aromatic volatiles and a flexible air-tight packet for housing said particulate beverage product and said aroma oil for an e... | 10/23/1984 |
| 4476976 | Stencilling device A compartmented pouch has two or more sealed compartments formed therein, these compartments being separated from each other by a breakaway partition. One of the compartments has a stencil formed therein which may be in the form of holes punched in one wa... | 10/16/1984 |
| 4474016 | Sterile cooling system A cooling system is provided for organs during transplant surgery. A disposable receptacle (10) has a sterilizable interior and is formed of a material that is sufficiently rigid to maintain its shape normally without collapsing but sufficiently flexible ... | 10/02/1984 |
| 4471871 | Packaged dry-to-the-touch article and method of packaging the article A substantially dry-to-the-touch article contained in a closed, moisture impervious container, comprises a matrix of polysaccharide and/or protein and a non-aqueous liquid having a dielectric constant of from 1.5 to 40 included within the matrix. The arti... | 09/18/1984 |
| 4469742 | Pasteurizable, cook-in shrink film A pasteurizable and/or cook-in shrink film is provided that includes a first or sealing layer of a nonlipophillic polymeric material having a softening point greater than that of the following shrink layer; a second or shrink controlling layer, melt bonde... | 09/04/1984 |
| 4457427 | Capsule puncturing device The present invention discloses card-type packages for holding and displaying flexible capsules and the like, and more particularly to a card having a puncturing means for opening the capsules.... | 07/03/1984 |
| 4449632 | Tamper-proof package and method A tamper-proof package for articles, such as medicine, is disclosed. The package comprises a first container into which the articles to be protected are placed. A second container made of a substantially gas impermeable material encloses the first contain... | 05/22/1984 |
| 4449631 | Tamper proof packaging A sealable package for pharmaceutical and other products which will immediately reveal the presence of tampering. The package consists of a sealed envelope of thermoplastic film having a printed outline in which the sealing of the package is performed at ... | 05/22/1984 |