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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7717620 | Flexible packaging structure with a built-in opening and reclose feature, and method for making same A flexible packaging laminate is formed to have a built-in opening and reclose feature by forming the laminate as a two-part structure having an outer structure joined in face-to-face relation with an inner structure. Score lines are formed in both structures to ena... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7553083 | Reclosable packages with front panel opening A reclosable package comprising front and rear panels extending between top and bottom transverse seals, the front panel having a line or lines of weakened tear resistance for forming an opening, through which a zipper can be accessed. The zipper is suspended from t... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7476030 | Fastener bag and fastener device A fastener bag includes a packaging bag formed by heat-sealing side parts of a packaging sheet in a butt seam, and a fastening device attached to the inner surface of the packaging bag. The fastening device includes a male fastening member and a female fastening mem... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7371008 | Tamper-indicating resealable closure A tamper indicating, resealable closure for a package includes first and second film layers releasably adhesively joined together such that the first and second film layers are at least partially separable when the second film layer is pulled away from the first fil... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7364362 | Header end tack seal for reclosable package A tamper-evident reclosable package having a header that is tack sealed to the zipper. A light tack, in the form of a light weld, is made at the end of the package header. The header is the top portion of the package and is designed to shroud the zipper. The header ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7351188 | Hooded reclosable packages and related methods of manufacture A reclosable package comprising a hooded zipper with a pair of off-center lines of perforations that are hermetically sealed by a layer of material. The lines of perforations facilitate tearing off the hood to gain access to the zipper. One method of manufacture inv... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7350688 | Resealable food container A container for a food product includes a wrapper which surrounds a frame. The container can be any polygonal shape which is defined by the shape of the frame. The wrapper forms a top of the container which has an access opening. A sealing cover is adhesively sealed... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7344744 | Resealable food container with tamper-evident indicator A container for a food product includes a wrapper which surround a polygonal frame. The wrapper forms a top of the container and has an access opening. A sealing label, adhesively sealed to the top around the opening, is resealable when a tab of the sealing label is... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7340870 | Duplex bag A method for manufacturing double ply packaging bags includes feeding a first packaging web, the first packaging web including a window patch that is cut out or pre-cut, feeding a second packaging web, the second packaging web including another window patch that is ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7334682 | Pack with overlapping dispensing orifice created by laminated packaging material A pack for products that can be dispensed from the pack, such as a pack for paper handkerchiefs and a method of making such a pack. The pack includes a flexible film material wherein the body of the pack has a first thickness and overlapping portions of film materia... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7334702 | Tamper resistant beverage dispensing bag A method for dispensing a liquid includes providing a container having a top, a bottom, a first opening at the top and a second opening proximal the bottom; providing a liquid dispensing bag including a flexible pouch having a top, a bottom, and first and second pan... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7331716 | Flexible container, method of forming the flexible container, seal-breaking guide of the flexible container, method of enclosing liquid in the flexible container and the liquid enclosed in the flexible container There are provided a flexible container capable of realizing facilitation of opening and uniformization of the shape of an opening that is obtained by opening, a method of forming the flexible container, a seal-breaking guide of the flexible container, a method of e... | 02/19/2008 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7308783 | Filling and using reclosable bags A method of filling a bag includes holding the bag open to define a fill path extending past an obverse side of a closure strip, between the closure strip and an opposed wall of the bag, and pouring contents into the open bag through the fill path. ... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7302783 | Method for filling a package for compressible flat articles A method for filling a package for compressible flat articles. The method includes the steps of arranging a stack of articles to be received inside the package, compressing the stack, opening and tenting the bottom of the package, and charging the package with the s... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7290660 | Storage system having a disposable vacuum bag The present invention provides a storage system having a storage device having at least one polymeric sheet sealed along a portion of its' periphery to provide an opening to a storage space; a resealable closure structure adapted to seal the opening to the storage s... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7267856 | Ultrasonic end stops on zipper closure bags and methods for making same Ultrasonic end stops and methods of making ultrasonic end stops are provided The present invention relates to plastic reclosable fasteners with sliders for opening and closing the reclosable fasteners on plastic bags and the like and particularly to the use of protr... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7261468 | Easy open feature for reclosable bags having a longitudinal fin seal A reclosable plastic bag (38) having a fin seal (35) which provides a weakness area (23, 80, 81, 84, 86) that extends into at least one side of the fin seal (35). Perforation axes (19, 20) for opening the reclosable plastic bag ( | 08/28/2007 |
| 7249400 | Reclosable fasteners for plastics bags and other containers A reclosable fastener (10) comprising a male/female closure between a pair of opposed base members (18) has a single flange (16) for attachment of the closure to a web or film (34) on one only of the two base members. The fastener is atta... | 07/31/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7246944 | Packaging bags having slider-controlled closure strips The present invention provides a bag having closure strips and a slider, and including a marker strip for preventing manipulation of the slider prior to the marker strip being ruptured, wherein said marker strip is formed integrally with a wall of the bag and includ... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7213710 | Package for compressible flat articles The present invention relates to a package for compressible flat articles according to the preamble of claim 1. Moreover, the present invention is related to a method for filling such a package. ... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7207407 | Quick disconnect support bracket for a wheeled vehicle A collapsible three wheeled vehicle for personal transportation which has a removable support bracket that secures the distal ends of two independent foldable side rails at either end of the support bracket. The support bracket also provides a mounting base for a pa... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7207718 | Zipper with pre-activated peel-seal A reclosable fastener assembly (10) for use in the manufacture of a plastic bag (30). The fastener assembly (10) includes a zipper (18) with a seal feature on a web flange (24) extending from an interlocking member (26) of a... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7186025 | Reclosable bag with expansion gusset A reclosable bag has opposing broad face panels defining a volume therebetween for holding a quantity of contents, an end of the body forming an expandable gusset between the broad face panels, and a reclosable bag closure between the expandable gusset and a corresp... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7182512 | Double gusset pack The invention relates to a method for manufacturing packs (1) characterized in that it comprises steps according to which: a packaging film is unwound; a first gusset is formed on the unwinding packaging fil... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7165887 | 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... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7165888 | Resealable closures for packages and packages containing the same A resealable closure for a container is described which includes a container having a main body portion and an integral extended body portion foldable over a part of the main body portion; and a releasable enclosure comprising a release surface and a releasable adhe... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7094455 | Fastener tape, method of and apparatus for making fastener tape, method of using fastener tape, and reclosable bag utilizing fastener tape A fastener tape for use in the manufacture of reclosable plastic bags is provided. The fastener tape comprises an intermediate layer and a reclosable fastener profile thereon. The intermediate layer includes three layers of co-extruded plastic, with not more than 4%... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7077570 | Zipper tape for a bag and method of producing the same A zipper tape is provided which can freely be used regardless of whether the zipper tape is made from a polypropylene-based resin or a polyethylene-based resin and also on which letters can be printed or any color can be given thereto. A method of producing the zipp... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7073309 | Method of using a reusable closure for packages Adhesive articles, particularly useful as reusable closures in the presence of moisture from refrigerated or frozen food packaging environments, comprising a moisture resistant substrate and a removable adhesive covering at least a portion of the substrate surface, ... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7055720 | Flexible package having a fitment pour spout and a reclosable mouth using a zipper type closure A flexible stand-up package having a releasably securable closure, a fitment pour spout and a handle. The package includes a hollow interior of the package arranged to be filled with a flowable material, e.g., cherries in syrup, whereupon the bottom of the package a... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7048442 | Reclosable packaging for scoopable products and method of manufacture A reclosable package for scoopable products, such as flour and detergent. The package has a closed plastic zipper installed in a gusset. The gusset comprises first and second panels connected at a fold line. The zipper comprises first and second zipper portions resp... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7040808 | Reclosable bags with tamper evident features and methods of making the same A reclosable package comprises first and second opposing body panels, a reclosable seal and a one-time breakable element. The reclosable seal extends along one end and includes first track and second tracks. The first track includes a first fin portion and a first r... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6993886 | Method for sealing zipper assembly to bag making film at three or more points A method for sealing a zipper assembly to bag making film at three or more points. The zipper assembly comprises a short zipper flange and a long zipper flange. The short flange is joined to one wall of the package while the long flange is joined to both walls of th... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6991372 | Reclosable packages with front panel slider-zipper assembly A resealable package having a slider-operated zipper wherein the contents of the package are accessed through the front wall of the package, not through the top of the package. The resealable package comprises: a bag body comprising front and rear walls of bag makin... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6991375 | Reclosable packaging Touch fasteners useful for bags, packaging and other products as well as novel manufacturing of products incorporating such fasteners. A composite touch fastener has a fibrous loop strip partially encapsulated in, or otherwise permanently attached to, resin of a sub... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6988828 | Closure for containers and reclosable containers including the same The present invention relates to an air-tight closure for enhancing accessibility to contents of a container when the container is opened and for preventing exposure of the container contents to ambient air when the container is closed. The invention further relates... | 01/24/2006 |
