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...that a workman who left the soap mixing machine on too long was responsible for making Ivory Soap? He was so embarrassed by his mistake that he threw the mess in a stream. Imagine his dismay when the evidence of his error floated to the surface! Result: Ivory soap, the soap that floats.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8075189 | Method for attaching a spout to a flexible film pouch A flexible film pouch includes an aperture to access its contents, and a closure means such as a re-sealable spout is applied over the aperture to permit sealed storage of the contents after opening. The closure means is attached to the flexible film pouch by means ... | 12/13/2011 |
| 7428949 | Support winch with grease supply The invention describes an arrangement of lubricating grease inside the housing of a gear unit with rotatable components, particularly the gear unit of a jack. It also describes a grease pouch for receiving lubricating grease and a method for lubricating the gear un... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7322920 | Easy-open shrouded slider-zipper assembly for reclosable bag A reclosable package comprises a pre-made bag with a post-applied shrouded slider-zipper assembly installed in the mouth of the bag. The bag material comprises a layer made of paper and a layer of thermoplastic material laminated to the paper layer. The shrouded sli... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7204950 | Dispensing package A seamless collapsible container has a molded finish, configured and adapted for sealing with a closure and, optionally, for attachment to a dispensing apparatus, and a seamless, blow molded body portion, comprising an inner surface, an outer surface, and a wall, wh... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7178309 | Machine for processing web of material The present invention relates to a process used for packaging a product in a web of material that has a zipper attached thereto. The process includes providing a web of material having first and second edges and a zipper including first and second interlocking membe... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7175581 | Method of forming a flexible pouch with a straw-pierceable dimple A beverage container and method for forming a beverage container having a straw pierceable portion in a wall. The beverage container has a port formed of a rigid frame having a membrane covering an aperture. The frame member is bonded to a flexible wall of a pouch. ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7153026 | System and package for dispensing flowable material and method for product dispensing A system for dispensing flowable materials from a package. The system basically comprises the package and a receiver apparatus. The receiver apparatus includes a hollow interior chamber, e.g., a hopper, a penetrating assembly e.g., plural blades, fixedly mounted wit... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7114310 | Process for attaching slider operated closure on form-fill-seal packaging machinery The present invention relates to a process used for packaging a product in a web of material that has a zipper attached thereto. The process includes providing a web of material having first and second edges and a zipper including first and second interlocking membe... | 10/03/2006 |
| 6951420 | Plastics bag and method of making the same A plastics bag has at least one seal (34, 36) extending parallel to the mouth of the bag to close the sides. Preferably, a reclosable zipper seal (36) is provided below a top seal (34). A novel tag is provided, secured to the zipper seal (36 | 10/04/2005 |
| 6935996 | Drink pouches and methods for producing them There are disclosed methods of making drinking pouches constructed from at least two panels of flexible laminate web material, at least a first panel thereof having a structural layer (21), a barrier layer (22) and a sealant layer (23), the seal... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6918234 | Process for attaching slider-operated closure on form-fill-seal packaging machinery The present invention relates to a process used for packaging a product in a web of material that has a zipper attached thereto. The process includes providing a web of material having first and second edges and a zipper including first and second interlocking membe... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6659994 | Bag for storing a first substance injectable, in particular, in a human or animal body A bag arrangement for intermixing two, separately stored substances. The bag arrangement includes a bag having a jacket defining an inner chamber for accommodating a first substance and a piercing device having a chamber in which the jacket is received. A... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6601990 | Paper bag A paper bag is provided with a closure flap (14) such that a portion thereof protrudes from the opening edge (11a) of a paper bag body (11), that is opened to allow the removal of its content. The surface of the portion of the closure flap (14) that protr... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6592918 | Assembly with pouch and fitment and process for its manufacture The present invention relates to an assembly including a pouch, a product filled in the pouch, and a fitment that is applied to the pouch through the method of ultrasonic sealing. The pouch may be produced without any fitment or opening device and complet... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6485177 | Flexible stand-up pouch constructions for dispensing liquids A pouch construction has a flexible stand-up pouch having first and second opposite panels and a bottom or base gusset. The flexible pouch has a seal perimeter surrounding an open interior. In a portion of the seal perimeter, there is provided a peel seal... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6481889 | Sealed enclosure, method for the manufacture thereof, and method of packaging a beverage in said enclosure A sealed enclosure is provided with a valve at least part of which extends inside the enclosure and is formed between two flexible sheets extending between two opposed edges of the enclosure and being connected along two non-converging connection lines to... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6432093 | Deodorizing implement for an ostomy pouch The invention provides a deodorizing implement for an ostomy pouch which is usable for pouches for a general use, cheap to produce and surely functions, and assists odors of fecal matters and flatus or gases, which ostomates worry, to be always deodorized... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6419393 | Bag It is an object of the present invention to provide a bag which is free from development of tears around a hole formed therein when pierced with tubular or hollow needle suction means. In accordance with the present invention, there is provided a bag for ... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6394993 | Protective spiking port, container implementing same and method for protecting a container A protective port and container that incorporates the protective port are provided as well as a method for protecting a container. The protective port is attachable to the container by conventional methods and includes faces that are bendable from a base ... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6378573 | Removing device for liquid in a flexible packing and a flexible packing for accommodating a liquid A removing device for liquid in a flexible packing by means of which an unintentional escape of liquid and the ingress of air, dirt and microorganisms in the product accommodated in said packing can be prevented reliably and permanently. In order to achie... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6375001 | Liquid storing pouch and extractor A pouch of flexible plastic sheet material has an internal chamber holding a liquid. The plastic sheet material above the liquid is in a collapsed position to allow expansion and movement of the liquid in the chamber and permit an elongated tubular extrac... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6299012 | Reclosable dispenser package, reclosable outlet forming structure and method and apparatus for making same An aperture forming structure, which when attached to or integrally formed in dispenser packages for flowable substances allows reclosure and single or multiple uses. The aperture forming structure includes a break away tip member of thermoformable plasti... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6270255 | Opening system for beverage container An easy-open beverage container and opening system therefor includes first and second barrier walls having top edges and upper portions of opposite side edges which matingly face one another and which form an open top therebetween. A bifold membrane with ... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6247843 | Resealable closure arrangement with side tamper evident strip for use with a slider device A flexible package includes a recloseable zipper along the mouth of the package for selective opening and closing of the mouth. The zipper includes first and second closure profiles, which are configured and constructed to selectively interlock. A tamper ... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6164825 | Stable, flexible, easy open pouch A flexible pouch includes a flexible compartment with a bottom. A rim is formed around the bottom of the compartment and is spaced from and extends outwardly from this compartment bottom. At least three coplanar feet are provided on the rim for stabilizin... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6132090 | Container A container, a container receiving sleeve cap and a process of unloading and receiving a filled material at a receiving facility that does not require expensive, exclusively specialized areas, such as clean rooms, for preventing the filled material from b... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6116782 | Easy-access beverage pouch The invention relates to pouch or bag-shaped beverage containers (1) having an opening system which is pierced by a straw to access the beverage. The container includes a wall (14) which is a multilayer laminate which from the outside to the inside includ... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6090029 | Spout construction for bulk box liquid liner An improved bulk bag or bulk box liner and spout fitment construction for the liner discharge and/or fill openings. The liner is of liquid impervious thermoplastic multiple-ply sheet material, and the spout fitment is a rigid thermoplastic spout of either... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6082585 | Double bag for application of a fluid substance A double bag for application of a fluid substance including an outer bag having at least two adjoining each other edges, and an inner bag for receiving the fluid substance, located in the outer bag and having a length and a width which are shorter than in... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6076968 | Easy open flexible pouch A flexible pouch is formed from a first and second sheet which are in sealing engaged along their side edges. Two gussets are provided at the top and bottom, respectively, of the sheets. The bottom of the uppermost gusset is recessed such that a pocket is... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6062413 | Reclosable dispenser package, reclosable outlet forming structure and method and apparatus for making same An aperture forming structure, which when attached to or integrally formed in dispenser packages for flowable substances allows reclosure and single or multiple uses. The aperture forming structure includes a break away tip member of thermoformable plasti... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6022145 | Container closure device The container closure device for attachment to a container includes a substantially planar sidewall segment having a front surface, rear surface and plurality of sides. Formed through the sidewall segment from the front surface to the rear surface is an o... | 02/08/2000 |
| 5997177 | Tamper-evident opening system for beverage container An easy-open and tamper-evident beverage container and opening system for the beverage container are provided which include a container barrier wall. The barrier wall has a series of slits therein which define a pierceable straw hole. The series of slits ... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5967368 | Device for connecting a flexible container to an external duct, and uses thereof A connecting device for connecting a container (1) consisting of a sealed flexible bag (3) to an external duct (2) that includes a tube (4) with a connecting opening (5). A rigid tubular coupling (6) is loosely arranged within the flexible container (1) a... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5873656 | Straw-access system for flexible beverage pouch An easy-open beverage container and an opening system for the beverage container are provided which include a container barrier wall having a straw hole. An easy-open tamper-evident membrane seal is located inside of the container and sealingly covers the... | 02/23/1999 |
| 5855223 | Emptying valve for emptying sealed liquid packages such as liquid pouches An emptying valve for emptying liquid packages such as sealed liquid pouches, said emptying valve being detachably attachable to the sealed liquid pouch, and said emptying valve having an essentially tubular, mainly hollow and at least one end open body p... | 01/05/1999 |
| 5851072 | Spout construction for bulk box liquid liner An improved bulk bag or bulk box liner and spout fitment construction for the liner discharge and/or fill openings. The liner is of liquid impervious thermoplastic multiple-ply sheet material, and the spout fitment is a rigid thermoplastic spout of either... | 12/22/1998 |
| 5833368 | Pull tab opening system for beverage container An easy-open beverage container and opening system therefor includes an opening provided in a barrier wall. Covering the opening is a tamper-evident pull tab having a holding portion and a topmost free end portion. An adhesive adheres the holding portion ... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5782404 | Package opening An improved straw hole design for a drink package which allows venting to occur in air gaps around the straw while the straw is inserted in the straw hole. This invention prevents the common problem of squirting or spill-over out of the top of the straw w... | 07/21/1998 |
| 5752319 | Cutting means removably attached to polybag to be opened A cutting device angularly and removably attached to a heat-sealed edge of a food-contained polybag. The cutting device includes two integrally molded first and second parts. The first part is so formed that it has a tongue portion with two fixing pins ra... | 05/19/1998 |
