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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8142077 | Bag structures and methods of assembling the same A bag structure includes, in an example embodiment, 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. A seal... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8104961 | Bag and zipper assembly with secured side gussets A bag and zipper assembly includes, side gussets of the bag are at inwardly folded positions between first and second panels. Each side gusset of the bag has a set of one or more gusset openings adjacent an open end of the bag. The first panel has a corresponding se... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8087826 | Slider track with improved seal strength Rolling action reclosable fastener comprises a male track including a male profile, a female track including a female profile, and a slider disposed on the male and female tracks to matingly engage the male profile and the female profile. The slider includes a back ... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8075187 | Closure kit for a bag comprising means preventing a cursor from being torn off and fitted bag The invention relates to 2 closure kit comprising two extra elements (200, 250) which can successively engaged and separated, and a cursor (100) comprising a base (110), two lateral side plates (120, 130), a central wall (140) and ... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8021048 | End-stomp and closure mechanism for a reclosable pouch A closure mechanism extends between side edges of a reclosable pouch and includes complementary interlocking closure elements each having an elongate profile extending between first and second ends thereof. Guide rails are disposed along exterior sides of the comple... | 09/20/2011 |
| 7976219 | Closing device with slider for sachet, comprising anti-engagement means The present invention relates to a closing device for sachets comprising at least two complementary closing elements (200, 300) and an associated slider (100) comprising a central bead (140), adapted for modifying the joining state of said two e... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7670051 | Leak proof re-closable flexible pouch The invention provides for a slider for a leak proof slider-zipper assembly having a leading edge and a trailing edge comprising a pair of protrusions at the bottom of the leading edge, a pair of protrusions at the bottom of the trailing edge, and an opening plow pr... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7670052 | Child proof re-closable bag The invention provides for a slider for a child proof slider-zipper assembly having a leading edge, a trailing edge and a top edge with a top surface and a top frame comprising: a pair of protrusions at the bottom of the leading ed... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7553082 | Evacuable storage bag having resealable means activated by slider A storage bag comprises: first and second panels joined or connected on three sides and having a mouth on a fourth side; a pair of zipper strips respectively joined to the first and second panels in the region of the mouth, each zipper strip comprising respective up... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7540662 | Flexible package including a docking station formed from a plurality of closely spaced slits 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... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7537386 | Tamper-evident feature for slider-operated reclosable packaging A reclosable package comprises a receptacle having first and second walls, respective mouth portions of the front and rear walls forming a mouth that communicates with an interior volume of the receptacle; a zipper having mutually interengageable zipper strips, one ... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7494280 | One-way zip-locking closure A one-way, zip-locking closure for bag-type containers that include slider zipper arrangements. The locking mechanism includes a series of registration structures that is provided along one side of the mouth of the containers and a catch mechanism that is provided w... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7490989 | Slider for operating zipper of evacuable storage bag Sliders for closing the zipper of an evacuable storage bag. The slider is generally U-shaped and comprises a pair of mutually opposing sidewalls, a bridge connecting the sidewalls, and a generally U-shaped stiffening rib projecting outward from the sidewalls and bri... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7470061 | Method for making slider end stops on zippers for reclosable packaging A method of making slider end stops on zippers comprising two interlockable profiled closure members. The method comprises the steps of: opening a section of a zipper tape to form a gap between the profiled closure members; inserting a first portion of a body into t... | 12/30/2008 |
| 7419301 | Tamper-evident easy-open slider package and related methods of manufacture A reclosable packaging having a slider/zipper assembly and a sealed header. The header has a tear notch for initiating tearing of the header material and a line of weakness for continued tearing of the header material at an elevation which is lower than the top of t... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7416340 | Reclosable packaging having zipper with slider end stops A reclosable package comprising a receptacle and an assembly, the assembly comprising a plastic zipper joined to or integrally formed with the receptacle and a slider mounted to the zipper. The zipper comprises first and second interlockable profiled closure members... | 08/26/2008 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7416339 | Slider for single hand operation A slider for use with interlocking profiles in a reclosable plastic bag is disclosed. The slider includes a rotary device which allows the user to hold the reclosable plastic bag and operate the slider with a single hand. The rotary device can be a thumbwheel which ... | 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 |
| 7399262 | Method for the manufacture of bags, that includes cuts, and the corresponding bag A method for the manufacture of packaging bags, which includes a step of forming at least one bag in a scrolling film, welding opening and closing zippers that include a series of operating sliders onto the scrolling film, and effecting at least one cut in the zippe... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7364361 | Storage bag with openly biased mouth A storage bag having a recloseable mouth, which is biased into an open configuration, is disclosed. The bag, typically manufactured from thermoplastic material such as low-density polyethylene, includes first and second adjacent layers joined or folded along bottom ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7340807 | Pouch and resealable closure mechanism therefor including a plurality of interlocking closure elements A resealable closure mechanism includes first and second closure strips. The first closure strip includes a plurality of discontinuous closure elements and the second closure strip includes a plurality of discontinuous closure elements. One or more of the discontinu... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7331160 | Top filled reclosable package with separate membrane and method for forming and filling the same A method of forming and sealing a flexible, reclosable package having a zipper closure and a slider mounted thereon. The reclosable package is initially formed having a pair of opposing side panels and a zipper closure extending between the pair of side panels. The ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7316309 | Tool container A tool container has a pair of housing members pivotally coupled with one another to provide an opened and closed position. At least one of the members defines a cavity to receive tools. The cavity is defined by a base and a wall extending from the base. A tool reta... | 01/08/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7313846 | Sliders for reclosable containers A flexible reclosable container including profiles which are locked and unlocked by a slider. One embodiment of the slider has a pair of feet which extend from one end of the slider to the other end and which resist pulling of the slider off of the profiles. Another... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7311443 | Resealable bag having a slider device to an open closure mechanism This invention discloses a resealable bag. The resealable bag includes a first and second panel joined together to define an enclosed region, a closure mechanism having first and second closure profiles, a slider for selectively opening and closing the closure mecha... | 12/25/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7305742 | Seal for zippered bag The present invention provides a recloseable bag, the bag having a mouth and including a closure at the mouth, the closure having a first end and a second end. The recloseable bag also includes a first crushed section at the first end of the closure, the closure fur... | 12/11/2007 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7287904 | Bag with crimped portion to retain slider A reclosable plastic bag (10) having two panels (15) of plastics sheet or film joined to, or integral with, each other, or a combination of both, to define a bag with an opening (13), with separable fastening means (14) of one or more int... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7269883 | Closure device A container (110) including a closure device (121) is disclosed. The closure device (121) includes a pair of interlocking fastening strips (130, 132) and a slider (134) for occluding and deoccluding the fastening strips (130, 13... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7270480 | Thermoplastic bag with offset fastener A reclosable thermoplastic bag having an offset fastener. The bag includes first and second sidewalls, each having a top, a bottom and two opposing side edges, the first and second sidewalls being attached together along the respective bottom and side edges; an inwa... | 09/18/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7263748 | Slider for reclosable fastener A foldable plastic slider for straddling relation with a plastic fastener includes first and second profiles. The straddling slider is adapted to close or open the fastener by movement therealong. The slider comprises a transverse support member, first and second le... | 09/04/2007 |
