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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8245364 | Closure mechanism having internal projections to decrease slider pull-off A slider actuated closure mechanism includes internal projections that extend from interior sides of the closure elements and retention members that extend from exterior sides of the closure elements. A slider is disposed over the first and second closure elements a... | 08/21/2012 |
| 8196269 | Closure mechanism for a recloseable pouch A closure mechanism for a reclosable pouch includes a female profile having first, second, and third legs extending from a base of a first closure element. A first sealing flange is attached to each of the first and second legs, with a slit disposed through the firs... | 06/12/2012 |
| 8176602 | Reclosable storage bag closure with internal valving A reclosable fastener having a one-way valve interposed between first and second sets of interlocking members permits fluid flow in one direction through the fastener and blocks fluid flow in an opposite direction through the fastener. ... | 05/15/2012 |
| 7963007 | High burst zipper assembly for large reclosable packages The present disclosure relates to a high burst slider zipper which allows for bottom filling of reclosable packages, such as large bags, and further provides increased resistance to damage from the dropping or shock loading of the filled package. This is achieved by... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7904996 | Reclosable fasteners or zippers for use with polymeric bags A slider is adapted for use with a reclosable fastener for bags containing material. The reclosable fastener includes a first track and a second track. The first track includes a first profile, while the second track includes a second profile. The first and second p... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7690090 | One-sided rail slider for reclosable zipper The disclosure relates to a slider and a reclosable zipper, particularly a zipper with first and second profiles for watertight vessels, packages or similar devices. The slider is generally C-shaped with an upper arm, a lower arm, and a support wall in between. The ... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7665192 | Reclosable fasteners or zippers for use with polymeric bags A slider is adapted for use with a reclosable fastener for bags containing material. The reclosable fastener includes a first track and a second track. The first track includes a first profile, while the second track includes a second profile. The first and second p... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7610662 | Leakproof slider zipper The present disclosure relates to a leakproof or leak-resistant slider zipper for reclosable packages or bags wherein the zipper profiles include upper flanges which are captured within horizontal channels of the slider. The horizontal channels are configured to be ... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7600300 | Slider zipper with wide track profile for powder and granulated products The present disclosure relates to a slider zipper including first and second interlocking profiles with female and male interlocking elements. The female interlocking element is formed from two extending arms which are sufficiently spaced so as to receive the male i... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7574782 | Apparatus and method of operatively retaining an actuating member on an elongate closure mechanism A pouch includes an elongate closure mechanism having upper and lower pairs of opposing interlocking profiles and a slider for opening and closing the closure mechanism. The slider includes upper closure bars vertically and longitudinally spaced from lower closure b... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7451530 | Device for creating a seal between fabrics or other materials A device for forming a seal includes upper and lower seal members, and a slider, wherein mating surfaces of the seal members interlock. In at least one embodiment, a lifting rib and closure bar on the slider cooperate with a lifting wing and closure bar groove on th... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7416340 | Reclosable packaging having zipper with slider end stops A reclosable package comprising a receptacle and an assembly, the assembly comprising a plastic zipper joined to or integrally formed with the receptacle and a slider mounted to the zipper. The zipper comprises first and second interlockable profiled closure members... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7416338 | Reclosable package having zipper with hinged flap and related methods of manufacture A reclosable package comprises a slider-operated zipper wherein at least one of the zipper parts has a hinged flap to which a marginal portion of a panel of packaging film is joined. The hinged flap swings away from the rest of the zipper part in response to a pulli... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7340807 | Pouch and resealable closure mechanism therefor including a plurality of interlocking closure elements A resealable closure mechanism includes first and second closure strips. The first closure strip includes a plurality of discontinuous closure elements and the second closure strip includes a plurality of discontinuous closure elements. One or more of the discontinu... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7320545 | Resealable bag for filling with food product (s) and method A reclosable bag for filling with at least one food product. The reclosable bag generally includes at least one sheet of web material having at least two areas of structural weakness. At least one fold structure is located between and defined by the two areas of str... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7320662 | Method for manufacturing a flexible recloseable container Apparatus and methods for forming, filling, and sealing a flexible recloseable container. Both vertical and horizontal methods for placing product within the container are disclosed. The invention includes guiding a web of film which has interlocking fastener strips... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7320158 | Fastener A fastener has a pair of fastener tapes (1a, 1b) and two rows of individual magnetic elements (2a, 2b) mounted on the opposed inner longitudinal edges (7a, 7b) of the two fastener ta... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7316052 | Closure profile and die plate for extruding same A reclosable pouch includes interlocking male and female closure elements having elongate hollow closure profiles. The male closure profile has a hollow shaft section, and the female closure profile has a channel with at least one hollow side. A set of pleated grip ... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7316309 | Tool container A tool container has a pair of housing members pivotally coupled with one another to provide an opened and closed position. At least one of the members defines a cavity to receive tools. The cavity is defined by a base and a wall extending from the base. A tool reta... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7313846 | Sliders for reclosable containers A flexible reclosable container including profiles which are locked and unlocked by a slider. One embodiment of the slider has a pair of feet which extend from one end of the slider to the other end and which resist pulling of the slider off of the profiles. Another... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7311443 | Resealable bag having a slider device to an open closure mechanism This invention discloses a resealable bag. The resealable bag includes a first and second panel joined together to define an enclosed region, a closure mechanism having first and second closure profiles, a slider for selectively opening and closing the closure mecha... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7305742 | Seal for zippered bag The present invention provides a recloseable bag, the bag having a mouth and including a closure at the mouth, the closure having a first end and a second end. The recloseable bag also includes a first crushed section at the first end of the closure, the closure fur... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7302782 | Method and apparatus for making reclosable packages having slider-actuated string zippers Methods and apparatus for making reclosable packages having slider-actuated string zippers. More specifically, the apparatus is a form-fill-seal machine having means for placing product on a web of packaging film; means for forming a receptacle having an interior vo... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7287904 | Bag with crimped portion to retain slider A reclosable plastic bag (10) having two panels (15) of plastics sheet or film joined to, or integral with, each other, or a combination of both, to define a bag with an opening (13), with separable fastening means (14) of one or more int... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7269883 | Closure device A container (110) including a closure device (121) is disclosed. The closure device (121) includes a pair of interlocking fastening strips (130, 132) and a slider (134) for occluding and deoccluding the fastening strips (130, 13... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7263748 | Slider for reclosable fastener A foldable plastic slider for straddling relation with a plastic fastener includes first and second profiles. The straddling slider is adapted to close or open the fastener by movement therealong. The slider comprises a transverse support member, first and second le... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7260871 | Ventable interlocking closure strip The invention generally relates to interlocking closure devices including two closure elements arranged to be interlocked over a predetermined length. The closure elements permit the venting of fluids when the closure elements are in their occluded vented position. ... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7255477 | Lockable bag with plastic zipper closure and zipper closure clip A locking bag includes an envelope with a single opening defined between a pair of side wall edges. A pair of plastic zipper portions are disposed on opposite sides of the single pair of side wall edges. A zipper closure clip is slidably attached to the single pair ... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7254873 | Scored tamper evident fastener tape A reclosable fastener tape includes a first fastener strip and a second fastener strip that is adapted to mate with the first fastener strip in a reclosable fashion. A sheet connects the first fastener strip to the second fastener strip. The sheet has an unpunctured... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7251864 | Two piece and assembleable slider for application to resealable portions associated with a plastic bag A slider for assembly over first and second extending and reclosable portions associated with a resealable bag, each of the reclosable portions includes an opposing and biasingly mating profile extending along upper edges of the bag. The slider includes a main body ... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7249887 | Reclosable system for flexible packages having interlocking fasteners A reclosable flexible package includes a reclosure having flanges joined at their upper ends to interlockable fastener tracks. The lower ends of the reclosure flanges are joined together with one of the reclosure flanges being joined to a side panel of the flexible ... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7244222 | Apparatus for and method of positioning a slider on mating zipper elements An apparatus used in the manufacture of a thermoplastic zipper having a slider mounted thereon includes a pair of clamp arms disposed on opposing sides of a path of the zipper. The clamp arms are movable in directions substantially perpendicular to the zipper path s... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7241046 | Watertight closure for a reclosable package A watertight closure for a reclosable package has first and second mutually interlocking profiles. Together, the profiles have two sets of interlocking members, one on either side of a central portion. There, at least one profile has a collapsible member in its cent... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7234865 | Closure for a reclosable package A zipper closure for a reclosable bag has a male profile and a female profile, the male profile being snappingly engagable within the female profile to close the zipper closure. One of the male and female profiles includes a collapsible element which forms a hermeti... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7228608 | Methods for applying sliders to reclosable plastic bags Methods are provided for making slider-operated fasteners for use in reclosable plastic bags using at least a double index and dual unit operations. The methods involve forming two preseals, forming two notches within the preseals, applying two sliders into the prev... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7225508 | Shut apparatus An elongated shut apparatus includes a primary plate and a follower plate with the inner sides thereof facing to each other. Both the primary and the follower plate are made of soft high molecular material and have a concave shaped cross section with a thick central... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7223222 | Slider zipper assembly and shroud with high pressure pasteurization protection system The present disclosure relates to methods for forming reclosable bags with slider zippers which can be used in high pressure pasteurization. In particular, these methods form reclosable bags with a shroud formed over the slider zipper, with a patch or cap for protec... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7219481 | Method of applying sliders, duplex packaging machine and slider applicator therefor A method of making and filling reclosable packages using a duplex machine includes the steps of providing a zipper profile, package film and a plurality of sliders; feeding the zipper profile; applying the sliders to the zipper profile; coupling the zipper profile t... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7216405 | Teardrop sealant layer for profile and spacer areas for improved sealing and guiding A reclosable zipper for use with package, such as food and non-food packages, that include first and second mating profile members. Each of the first and second profile members of the zipper closure includes a pair of flanges each having a sealant layer. The sealant... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7213303 | Closure device A closure device (100) is provided for use with storage containers (50), such as plastic bags. The closure device (100) includes interlocking fastening strips (120, 130) having first and second ends and a slider member (200) movabl... | 05/08/2007 |
