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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7427161 | Plastic bag with unitary handle and closure member A plastic bag includes a body portion, a handle portion forming an opening adapted to be grasped to carry the body portion, and a closure portion. The body portion has a bottom, opposed front and back panels extending from the bottom, and opposed first and second si... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7363944 | Sealing mechanism for diaphragm tank A liner for use with a diaphragm tank and a through-wall connector. The through-wall connector includes a passage fitting having a neck and adapted to extend into the diaphragm tank, an o-ring mounted on the passage fitting, and an annular holder mounted on the pass... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7322488 | Expansion tank with double diaphragm A double-diaphragm bladder. The bladder comprises a non-flexible diaphragm having a peripheral edge and a flexible diaphragm having a peripheral edge. The non-flexible diaphragm has an aperture adapted and constructed to be connected to a liquid port, and the periph... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7303091 | Expansion tank with double diaphragm A double-diaphragm bladder. The bladder comprises a non-flexible diaphragm having a peripheral edge and a flexible diaphragm having a peripheral edge. The non-flexible diaphragm has an aperture adapted and constructed to be connected to a liquid port, and the periph... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7249880 | Flexible mixing bag for mixing solids, liquids and gases In an embodiment, an apparatus includes a disposable and flexible mixing tank having a sealed sleeve therein for arrangement of a mixing device. The volume of the mixing tank is defined by an inner wall of the mixing tank and an inner wall of the sleeve. The mixing ... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7249888 | Pop-up bag stuffer A bag stuffer for placement in a bag, comprising a first panel, a second panel, and an articulated support beam connected between the first and second panels. The articulated beam has a collapsed storage position with the first and second panels substantially adjace... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7234608 | Spill containment assembly A spill containment assembly includes a support structure or grate, and a flexible containment bag disposed beneath, and secured to, the grate. Fluid filled containers are placed on the grate. The bag defines an available containment volume sufficient to retain a qu... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7226209 | Bulk bags A bulk bag for the storage and transport of bulk materials, comprises: a bottom panel; a plurality of side panels; a pair of substantially parallel collapsible tubular guide members, each tubular guide member having a first end and a second end and being secured on ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7189300 | Flexible film packaging having removable strip Slitters cut through a first layer of film immediately prior to lamination of the first layer to a second layer of film to form a strip therebetween. The degree of bonding between the first and second layers is adjusted so that the strip can be removed without harmi... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7169459 | Collapsible cellular insulation A collapsible cellular insulation panel for use with mobile shelters is provided. The panel comprises first and second outer sheets with a plurality of intermediate thin flexible membranes. The membranes are secured along first and second edges to inner surfaces of ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7165467 | Disposable sterilizable liner for a level, pressure or temperature measurement instrument In order to provide means for allowing a time and cost effective use of measurement instruments (1, 21, 22, 41, 55) in industrial applications where high standard of hygiene need to be fulfilled, a disposable sterilizable liner (15, 27, 28, 51, 67) for... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7150734 | Bag for packaging liquid biological substances, having an integrated cannula 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... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7122232 | Expandable print medium A print medium that is expandable and collapsible comprises two sheets separated by at least one collapsible brace. The collapsible brace includes a first wall attached to one of the sheets and a second wall that swings in relation to the first wall. The swinging mo... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7108425 | Foam inserts for handbags A shaped resilient foam insert and a method of maintaining a shape and reducing wrinkling and creasing of a handbag during storage are provided. The method includes opening the handbag to expose an interior cavity thereof which is formed by walls of the handbag. The... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7011879 | Composite polymeric twist tie A polymeric twist tie 20 is taught that utilizes a thermoplastic monofilament 22 having an oriented characteristic produced by stretching a pre-heated monofilament through a heated, volume reducing die. The monofilament 22 is then coated 30 | 03/14/2006 |
| 7011728 | Container-labeling and-printing synchronization apparatus and process An apparatus for printing and labeling an object such as a container is provided. The apparatus includes a printer and a label applicator. The object is presented to both the printer and the label applicator during processing. ... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6907714 | Bagging machine having a collapsible tunnel An agricultural bagging machine comprising a wheeled frame having a collapsible tunnel positioned at the rearward end thereof. The tunnel may be positioned in its operative position for bagging purposes but may be collapsed to reduce the width thereof for transport ... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6908223 | Systems for mixing liquid solutions and methods of manufacture A mixing system includes a flexible mixing bag having an interior surface bounding a compartment, the compartment being adapted to hold a liquid solution. A mixer is disposed within the compartment of the mixing bag. A shaft has a first end and an opposing second en... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6906017 | Bath product and method of use The bath product employs halite and a mixture of herbs and spices packed in water permeable bath bags to condition bath water and emit fragrances. The bath product includes five water permeable bags contained in an outer carrying bag. Four of the five water permeabl... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6877899 | Coupon bag with detachable portion and methods of making same A plastic bag with a removable coupon section and a method for forming plastic bags with removable coupon sections is presented. The bag comprises a bag portion and a coupon portion. The coupon portion comprises two flaps. Each flap representing at least one coupon.... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6843601 | Plastic shopping bag with promotional strip ad Plastic shopping bags having attached promotional ad strips are described. In bags have gusseted side edges the ad strips are attached within or above the gussets either by heat sealing the strip to the bottom seal and adhering the other end of the strip at the uppe... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6840676 | Plastic shopping bag with promotional strip ad Plastic shopping bags having attached promotional ad strips are described. In bags have gusseted side edges the ad strips are attached within or above the gussets either by heat sealing the strip to the bottom seal and adhering the other end of the strip at the uppe... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6777044 | Resin coated fabric containers and furniture panels and method of making the same The invention relates to a coated fabric object and a method of making the coated fabric object, including a vase, container or furniture panel, the object having an outer fabric wrapping with a sewn seam and drawstring to tighten the seam around the neck of the obj... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6773162 | Plastic shopping bag with promotional strip ad Plastic shopping bags having attached promotional ad strips are described. In bags have gusseted side edges the ad strips are attached within or above the gussets either by heat sealing the strip to the bottom seal and adhering the other end of the strip at the uppe... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6769807 | Article shape maintenance system An article shape maintenance system for maintaining the shape of a bag article during storage and non-use thereof. The article shape maintenance system includes a filler member, and a covering surrounding the filler member. The covering is comprised of a cloth mater... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6698927 | Bag stuffer with improved spring A bag stuffer for an expandable bag has an insert movable from a collapsed to an expanded orientation and made of at least one substantially rigid and substantially planar side panel and a bottom panel. The side panel is connected to one end of the bottom... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6663282 | Shopping bag convertible to poster A convertible shopping bag is made of a sheet of material having an outer surface and carries an image with a selected orientation. The sheet is formed into a bag having front and rear walls each with left, right, top and bottom edges. The edges are conne... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6632403 | Forsenic evidence container A forensic evidence container includes a first flexible panel, the first flexible panel including a material having a moisture vapor transmission rate of at least 10 gm/24 hours-100 square inches; a second flexible panel, the second flexible panel includi... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6550967 | Bag stuffer A bag stuffer for an expandable bag has an insert that is movable from a collapsed orientation for enabling compact storage of an expandable bag containing the insert, to an expanded orientation for providing a commercial display of an expandable bag cont... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6536951 | Plastic bag with header formed by overlay strip A plastic bag includes first and second opposing body panels fixedly connected to each other along a pair of sides and a bottom bridging the pair of sides to form a receptacle space having a mouth formed opposite the bottom. The plastic bag also includes ... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6537408 | Method and apparatus to secure a reinforced flexible material about the open end of a container Securing a flexible material about the open end of a container. A securing mechanism pre-attached or separately attached to the flexible material is a single user operated securing mechanism visible to the user while securing the flexible material about t... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6446796 | Bag in-pack enclosure A bag in-pack enclosure wherein the enclosure is removably secured to an inner surface of a gusseted end of the bag adjacent an opening of the bag. The enclosure can be a pamphlet or a coupon, and can be a single sheet of material or a multi-folded piece ... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6345912 | Bag with card retainer A bag includes an upright bag body having a rectangular mouth portion confined by opposite longer walls and opposite shorter walls that interconnect the longer walls. At least one of the longer walls is formed with a set of first strap holes therethrough.... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6234673 | Total value package A plastic bag for consumable products can include a flat tubular pouch having a contents information label at one end, and two separate seals at the other end. One of the seals is a tear-off seal that provides assurance that the bag is tamper-free. The ot... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6227707 | Flexible bag with detachable section A flexible bag has a readily detachable section defined by lines of perforation, which perforation lines are defined either in a flap panel attached at its opposite edges to a back panel and overlying the back panel, or in a back panel overlying the flap ... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6213643 | Collapsible bag expander A collapsible bag expander made by bending a patterned cardboard into shape, enabling coupled pairs of hooked portions of border flaps of panels of the patterned cardboard to be respectively secured together by elastic bands so that the bag expander is au... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6213642 | Paper bag with tear strip having indicia A paper bag formed from a unitary blank and having a longitudinal seam running along its length. The seam is of a double layer of paper and has two spaced and parallel adhesive areas joining the two layers. A pair of parallel perforated lines border respe... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6206570 | Flexible container with improved printable and removable section The invention provides a bag container and method for making same with an improved removable section for conveying marketing and promotional messages. The section may be separated from the bag container without compromising the container's integral barrie... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6142670 | Shoebag having a protective flap for preventing the damage of property and method therefor A container for storing shoes having cleats/spikes uses a shoe bag for storing the shoes having one of cleats or spikes. A protective flap is coupled to the shoe bag and is used to protect a surface of an object from being damaged by a bottom portion of t... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6132474 | Fabric-cleaning bag having absorptive inner layer A bag for the cleaning and containment of soiled fabric articles is provided which comprises a fastening system that, when fastened provides a vapor impermeable container and an interior surface releasably impregnated with an effective amount of a gelled ... | 10/17/2000 |
