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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7419300 | Pouch having fold-up handles A reclosable pouch includes a closure assembly that comprises first and second closure profiles disposed on first and second side panels, respectively. A handle is provided that comprises discrete first and second handle sections. Each handle section has an opening ... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7356062 | Semiconductor laser with reduced heat loss A semiconductor laser having a semiconductor chip (1) which contains an active layer (5) and emits radiation in a main radiating direction (6). The active layer (5) is structured in a direction perpendicular to the main radiating directio... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7347624 | Tie bag A tie bag includes a hem seal, at the mouth of the bag, which grips the top of a receptacle, when the tie bag is used as a liner for the receptacle, to preclude having the mouth of the bag fall into the receptacle. The hem seal forms a hem flap, which is cut in a ge... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7255145 | Fastening apparatus having multiple tracks 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. ... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7244064 | Bag with flap for bag-in-box container system A bag for storing material in liquid or particulate form, comprising four side walls and top and bottom walls that are integral extensions of the four side walls, is characterized by an additional single or multi-ply sheet that overlies and is sealed to one side of ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7082147 | Organic fiber laser system and method A system for laser light delivery from an organic fiber laser, including a multi-layered vertical cavity film structure, wherein the multi-layered vertical cavity film structure is excited by an energy source; and an optical fiber integrated with the multi-layered v... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7066647 | Collapsible containers A collapsible container including a plurality of adjacent side panels, each of the side panels having a flexible frame and a web having a perimeter secured to the frame. Each of the side panels has a bottom side, a top side and two lateral sides. Each of the lateral... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7034256 | Popcorn heating device A popcorn heating device includes a bag member, a receptacle removably connectable therewith and having a top portion including inner and outer layers and a medially disposed heat-retaining layer. The device further includes a mechanism for electrically heating the ... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6968880 | Lady's interchangeable outer carrying bag An inner bag has a D-ring base element integral with a channel on a top edge of each geometrically shaped end wall. A front, back and base panel join the end walls together. Flaps are joined along a top edge of the front and back panel and the two flaps are held tog... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6918699 | Flat bottom bag with handle A tubular sleeve is shaped with a pair of opposing faces, a pair of opposing side walls, and a lowermost terminal edge. Double gussets are simultaneously formed on each opposing side walls of the shaped sleeve inward between the pair of opposing faces of the shaped ... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6905451 | Rope handle forming machine and method The rope handle forming machine is made of a cylinder having a channel therein, an U-shaped forming plate mounted along a horizontal plane tangent to the top surface of the cylinder on one side of the cylinder, and a D-shaped forming plate mounted in a same plane as... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6840436 | Folding collapsible box A folding collapsible box is constructed to include a box body, the box body having two cardboard reinforced upright sidewalls symmetrically disposed at two sides, each cardboard reinforced upright sidewall having a vertical folding line on the middle, and two locat... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6821600 | Portable containment system A portable containment system including a open weave netting side and a solid fabric backing that is foldable about a center support structure allows quick and easy storage and transportation of items in a vehicle cargo or trunk area. The portable containment can be... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6669367 | Optical fiber with mirror for semiconductor laser A vertical-external-cavity surface-emitting laser (VECSEL) is formed by providing a monolithic portion having a first laser cavity mirror and an active region disposed on the first mirror. The cavity is completed with a second laser cavity mirror, such as... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6173105 | Optical attenuator An optical attenuator for use in optical power regulation uses a shutter to control the insertion loss of a gap in a pair of substantially coaxially aligned waveguides, for example a pair of optical fibers. The shutter is part of a MEMS accuator device an... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6113267 | Means for attaching handles useful on packages A packet which enables the user to attach a pair of carrying handles to a package and containing a pair of flexible cords and four plastic members each having a flat surface coated with an adhesive and provided with an adherent protective strippable plast... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6053634 | Convertible bag A convertible bag for holding articles therein is arranged to be opened into a reclining mat to provide a sanitary surface for reclining a child thereon. An inner surface of the reclining mat includes a pillow compartment into which a pillow is removably ... | 04/25/2000 |
| 5971611 | Playmat that converts to a bag A child's developmental product which serves as a playmat for interaction and as a storing and transportation device for a child's toys and material needs. The playmat is circular so that it can be drawn into a bag. The drawstring inserts back into the ed... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5836695 | Bag with inverted loop handle A plastic flat bottom bag is provided with a handle, which is attached while the handle is flat against the surface of the bag and is directed downwardly toward the flat bottom.... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5716136 | Bag with carrying handles A bag includes two parallel walls, each with two side edges each; a bottom connected with lower ends of the two walls and which can be folded in a plane of the walls; and two carrying handles, which in each case have two parallel legs and one cross member... | 02/10/1998 |
| 5651455 | Utility accessory bag An accessory bag of generally rectangular configuration and having flexible front and back members. The back member is formed of a generally imperforate flexible material with the front member having a like configuration and formed of an open mesh flexibl... | 07/29/1997 |
| 5613312 | Decorative, visually stimulating display and article holding system An exciting, visually distinctive display and article holding system is provided by incorporating one or more extendable portions, flaps or members on the surfaces of a bag or box structure with both the bag or box and the extendable portions, flaps, or m... | 03/25/1997 |
| 5572826 | Collapsible vase for containing a floral grouping A Collapsible container for holding a floral grouping in a vertical position. The container is constructed from a flexible material and comprises a body, an upper open end and a closed lower end. A bonding material is disposed upon a portion of the outer ... | 11/12/1996 |
| 5533601 | Hidden type retractable handle assembly for a suitcase A handle assembly is provided for a suitcase having first and second half bodies and includes a bracket fixedly mounted in an opening defined in a top wall of the first half body. A hidden base is fixedly received in the bracket and has two legs each resp... | 07/09/1996 |
| 5370461 | Carrying bag convertible into an envelope A convertible carrying bag/envelope suitable for carrying and shipping printed materials and other items. The bag/envelope provides a handle that may be used to carry the bag/envelope while allowing items to be placed into or removed from the interior of ... | 12/06/1994 |
| 5346708 | Thermoplastic bag with separate handle and method of making same The present invention relates generally to a thermoplastic packaging bag having a carrying handle and relates specifically to a packaging bag having a separate carrying handle. After the bag is loaded with product and closed, the closure securely attaches... | 09/13/1994 |
| 5328266 | Extensible handle bag apparatus An extensible handle bag apparatus capable of being manufactured on conventional high-speed manufacturing equipment, wherein the handles of the bag apparatus are constructed from an extensible material which provide comfort to a person's hands when carryi... | 07/12/1994 |
| 5232287 | Handles means for packages A packet which enables the user to attach a pair of carrying handles to a package and containing a pair of flexible cords, four pairs of adhesive tabs having adhesive surfaces on opposed sides thereof, protective strippable flexible plastic sheets coverin... | 08/03/1993 |
| 5186542 | Tape handle for a container and method for construction thereof A handle for use with a container such as a flexible bag structure. The handle includes first and second handle members that reinforce each other as the handle is grasped to manipulate the bag structure.... | 02/16/1993 |
| 5145258 | Hinged handle for multiple ply bag A flexible hinged handle sewn to the closure strip of a multiple ply bag. The hinged handle has a generally U-shaped and a pair of notches pivotably joining a grip member to the legs of the U-shape so that the grip is pivotal to provide a comfortable gras... | 09/08/1992 |
| 5135762 | Compartmental infusion packet Twin compartment packets, e.g. tea bags, are formed with the compartments connected at the heads of the packet and optionally at the tails. The packets are produced from a pair of compartmented tubular webs that are brought together with the compartments ... | 08/04/1992 |
| 5117883 | Handbag A handbag has a side wall provided with a top rectangular opening. A rectangular flexible cover strip has a first end connected widthwise to the side wall and two peripheral edges. Each of a pair of zippers connects one of the peripheral edges to the side... | 06/02/1992 |
| 5059033 | Detachable handle for shipping sacks A shipping sack having side walls defining a mouth from which contents may be discharged, includes a non-reclosable stitched fastener across and closing the mouth. The stitched fastener includes a removable chain stitch and a removable rip tape for facili... | 10/22/1991 |
| 4905888 | Process for providing packages with a handle The invention concerns itself with a process for providing a package, especially a parallelepiped form like a carton with a holding device or handle which is attached to the wall of the package so that it can be transported. According to the invention a h... | 03/06/1990 |
| 4825506 | Biblecase and bookcover An improved case handle structure for a folding case with a retractable handle, wherein the improvement comprises a case made of multiple layers consisting of an inner lining, a first stiffening element, a foam element, a second stiffening element and an ... | 05/02/1989 |
| 4809353 | Carrier with simultaneous formation of carrying handle and decorative bow A decorative bow and a carrying handle are simultaneously formed on a container for carrying the container and an object received therein in a decorative carrier.... | 02/28/1989 |
| 4790670 | Bag with closeable flap and method of manufacturing same A bag having a closeable flap portion, and a method of manufacturing same, are disclosed. The bag includes first and second panel portions, and a top flap portion extending from and integral to the second panel portion along a fold line adjacent to an ope... | 12/13/1988 |
| 4715728 | Tamper evident multi-purpose envelope This invention relates to a transparent plastic envelope which has presealed therein display material visible through the envelope. The envelope is designed so as to provide both means for hanging the envelope up on a hook or the like as well as means for... | 12/29/1987 |
| 4714143 | Handle and panel assembly for portfolio The invention relates to a novel handle and panel assembly in a zipper closed portfolio and in particular to an improved internally cushioned handle construction in which the inner seam of the handle is formed by sewing the front and back handle sections ... | 12/22/1987 |
