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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7850368 | Closure device for a reclosable pouch A reclosable pouch comprises a body portion having first and second pouch walls. A first closure mechanism is disposed on internal sides of the first and second walls. The first closure mechanism includes a first female profile having first and second spaced legs an... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7819583 | Bag structures and methods of assembling the same A bag structure includes a bag body including side walls having inner and outer surfaces, and the bag body further includes a top end and a bottom end. A closure member is coupled to the top end for opening and closing the bag body, and an adhesive member is secured... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7674039 | Reclosable vacuum storage bag having flat resealable means A reclosable vacuum storage bag that can be hermetically sealed by flat resealable means that extend across the full width of the bag. The flat resealable means are designed to provide a barrier to prevent ambient air from leaking into the evacuated interior volume ... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7674040 | Reclosable bag having double closure A reclosable bag having two spaced-apart flexible closures and external finger guide ridges and/or pressure distribution ridges to facilitate their closure. The ridges lie in a region between the double closures and they extend generally parallel to each other and t... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7497622 | Enclosure for preserving perishable goods An enclosure for preserving perishable goods includes an inner portion for removably receiving perishable goods, an outer portion that removably receives a vacuum device such as a vacuum cleaner which removes air from the enclosure after the goods have been inserted... | 03/03/2009 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7415810 | Methods of manufacturing hooded slider-operated zippered bags A method of manufacturing a reclosable package having a hooded slider-operated zipper, comprising the following steps: (a) interlocking profiled closure members of first and second flanged zipper strips; (b) inserting a slider on the zipper strips; (c) folding zippe... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7416336 | Tamper-evident slider-actuated string-zippered bag and related method of manufacture Reclosable bags having a slider-actuated string zipper and tamper-evident features. In one aspect, the bag comprises: a receptacle having a mouth and an interior volume; a string zipper installed in the mouth; a slider mounted to the string zipper; a membrane depend... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7410298 | Closure device for a reclosable pouch A reclosable pouch comprises a body portion having first and second bag walls. A first and a second closure mechanism are disposed on internal sides of both the first and second bag walls. The first closure mechanism includes a first female closure element having fi... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7396163 | Paper and plastic bags flexible packages and other containers with re-closable device and method of making the same A package or bag is provided with an easy open re-closable device for allowing ready access to the contents of the bag. The closure device is applied longitudinally in a vertical orientation in plastic bags but the closure device is spaced from the ends. In a layer ... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7384195 | Bag with zippered pouch A bag having a tear-away zipper-closable pouch, made from: a first sheet of plastic; a second sheet of plastic bonded to the first sheet of plastic; a zipper attached to both the first and second sheets of plastic; and a tear-away perforation through the first and s... | 06/10/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7360807 | Seals The application describes breakable seal for a container, bag, pouch or reusable envelope which is closed by one part (2) locating over a second part (1), the second part (1) having an opening (7) for receiving the head (14) of the... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7341160 | Reclosable package having an accessible zipper and a method for making the same A reclosable package includes a tray, a top sheet, and a fastener. The tray has a well for receiving contents and a peripheral flange surrounding the well. The top sheet is attached to the peripheral flange. The fastener has two interlocking members, one attached to... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7342490 | Radio frequency identification static discharge protection Methods and apparatuses for the protection of radio frequency identification (RFID) devices are described. In one aspect, a static dissipative material is applied to a web of antenna structures. A coating of the static dissipative material is applied continuously ac... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7325378 | Vertical form fill and seal method for producing reclosable packages from two sheets of web Various embodiments and alternatives for vertical form fill and seal methods and apparatus are disclosed. In particular, two sheets of web are fed by forming collars to a fill tube (or in some embodiments, side by side fill tubes) wherein the sheets of web are wrapp... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7322747 | Leak proof closure device with spring member A closure device includes a spring member to increase the sealing action of the closure device. The closure device is particularly suitable for use with flexible containers. The closure device includes a male and a female closure element that include male and female... | 01/29/2008 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7313879 | Slip proof protective holder for sheet material A protective holder for displaying a generally thin article includes a first member formed from a translucent material and a second member which is permanently attached to the first member to form a pocket open along one edge of at least one of the first member and ... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7306370 | Shrouded flexible packages A shrouded flexible package is provided with an improved continuous laser score line. The score line has end portions adjacent the side seals of the package, which are located above fastener tracks which are enclosed by a shroud portion of the package. The score lin... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7300207 | 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... | 11/27/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7270479 | Venting reclosable bags A reclosable bag has a bag body and a reclosable, zipper-type closure. The reclosable closure has extruded male and female interlocking profiles extending along opposing sides of an opening of the bag and are constructed to releasably interlock. The closure also has... | 09/18/2007 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7237953 | Reclosable bag The reclosable bag has a gusset side structure so that the bag can be self-supporting on its bottom surface. The reclosable structure can be an internal structure or an external structure. As an external structure the front and rear walls extend above the reclosable... | 07/03/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7223017 | Side gusset bag with reclose feature A bag constructed of a mono-web material is provided. The bag includes a first panel, a second panel, a reclose feature and at least one gusset. The first panel has an inner side and an upper edge. The second panel also has an inner side and an upper edge. The gusse... | 05/29/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7204641 | Pouch with spout A reclosable container with a slider arranged to open and close interlockable profiles on the mouth of the container. The profiles are fixed together at one end but are separable at the other end to allow a gusset to fold outwardly to form a pour spout. ... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7192191 | Reclosable packaging container A gusseted reclosable packaging container has a plastic closure device arranged at the upper container edge and extending across the container width. The closure device has closure parts each having a profiled strip with a connecting flap connected to the front wall... | 03/20/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7185403 | Zipper slider assembly with diaphragm for flexible packages The present invention relates an improved slider zipper assembly with a diaphragm for flexible packages comprising: zipper profile consisting of male element and a female element, said profile having flaps on singl... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7182513 | Zipper strip and method of positioning the strip transverse longitudinal axis A zipper strip for a reclosable bag or package includes a male interlocking profile and a female interlocking profile. The male interlocking profile includes a male interlocking member and a male web coextruded therewith. In like manner, the female interlocking prof... | 02/27/2007 |
| 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 |
