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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7416768 | Flexible film packaging having removable strip Slitters cut through a first layer of film immediately prior to lamination of the first layer to a second layer of film to form a strip therebetween. The degree of bonding between the first and second layers is adjusted so that the strip can be removed without harmi... | 08/26/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7344309 | Trash bags with narrowing seals to facilitate gripping A polymeric film bag having first and second panels that are joined to each other along a pair of opposing sides and a bottom bridging the opposing sides. Each of the first and second panels have an original width. Extending inwardly from near or at one of the pair ... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7150050 | Toddler toilet trainer and method A liner (200) for the waste receiving container (104) of a toddler potty trainer seat (100) comprises a liquid impervious outer shell (201) having exterior dimensions closely matched to the interior dimensions of the waste receiving conta... | 12/19/2006 |
| 6994469 | Shirred elastic sheet material A retaining element for use with elastic sheet material is disclosed. In one form, the sheet material can be provided as a bag having first and second side walls. The retaining element can be in the form of an elastic strip attached to one of the side walls. The ret... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6966697 | Trash bags with narrowing seals to facilitate gripping A polymeric film bag having first and second panels that are joined to each other along a pair of opposing sides and a bottom bridging the opposing sides. Each of the first and second panels have an original width. Extending inwardly from near or at one of the pair ... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6939042 | Bag with elastic strip and method of making the same Provided is a plastic bag including a live elastic strip that, in the elastic strip's normal condition, contracts thereby constricting an opening of the bag to assist in retaining the bag to an object. The elastic strip includes a first region that is continuously a... | 09/06/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6777044 | Resin coated fabric containers and furniture panels and method of making the same The invention relates to a coated fabric object and a method of making the coated fabric object, including a vase, container or furniture panel, the object having an outer fabric wrapping with a sewn seam and drawstring to tighten the seam around the neck of the obj... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6695476 | Bag with extensible handles A bag made of flexible sheet material having an opening defined by a periphery. Juxtaposed with the periphery is a closure zone. The closure zone has induced extensibility in a direction perpendicular to the opening of the bag so that handle ties may be c... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6532605 | Disposable potty/bed pan liner The present invention is a liner which may readily be utilized in a toilet receptacle such as a child's potty or a bedpan. The liner comprises a flexible sheet fabricated from biodegradable material. The sheet is liquid impermeable and capable of retainin... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6517243 | Bag with reusable built-in closure tab A bag having a built-in closure tab is defined. The closure tab is formed from the outer layer of the laminate which makes up the bag. When a user of the bag wishes to close the bag, the user folds or rolls the sides of the bag together down the side of t... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6443617 | Resealable sack or bag A sack or bag is made of a collapsed, thermoplastic tubular film segment, which is provided preferably with side folds, by affixing head and foot welds and is provided on at least its head side with corner-partitioning corner welds. In order to be able to... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6394651 | Flexible bags having enhanced capacity and enhanced stability in use The present invention provides a flexible bag comprising at least one sheet of flexible sheet material assembled to form a semi-enclosed container having an opening defined by a periphery. The opening defines an opening plane, and the bag has an upper reg... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6183132 | Refuse bags with integral ties and method of manufacture A roll of plastic refuse bags comprises a fully gussetted, tubular form folded longitudinally to form a star seal configuration. The individual bags are separated by separation lines which form the open ends of the bags and welds which form the closed end... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6139186 | Bag having improved tie features A tie bag having improved tie features is provided by increasing the thickness of the tie features as compared to the bag thickness.... | 10/31/2000 |
| 5980109 | Self-tied garbage bag A self-tied garbage bag includes a pair of walls united along their lower ends and sides to form a container which has a top with an opening, a bottom and pair of lateral edges. A bond strip extends at one or both lateral edges of the container between a ... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5908244 | Plastic film bag with locking closure feature A flaccid plastic film bag has opposed handle portions. Each handle has side elements upstanding from the bag body on either side of a hand-receiving aperture. Slits are provided in the edges of the side elements. The slits originate inward of the edge an... | 06/01/1999 |
| 5720557 | Tack and tie bags The present invention relates to polymeric packages and, more particularly, relates to polymeric packages having both integrally formed flanges for tying and a second integrally formed closure mechanism such as an adhesive based closure element.... | 02/24/1998 |
| 5611627 | Easy open thermoplastic bag There is provided a thermoplastic film bag having at least two integral members that facilitate opening the bag. The bag is manufactured from a flattened tube of thermoplastic material which may be distinctively severed along independent phase shifted sin... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5507577 | Commercial laundry collection apparatus A commercial laundry collection apparatus having a removable laundry bag maintained on a bag stand. The bag stand includes a bag supporting portion freely expandable to a predetermined extent. A bag body of the laundry bag has a larger bottom portion tape... | 04/16/1996 |
| 5415475 | Disposable containers A disposable container for holding waste liquids for disposal comprises an impermeable tube-like body containing a pad of absorbent material secured in use to the inside thereof. The body has a pair of spaced handle-like loops extending from the rim of th... | 05/16/1995 |
| 5407419 | Enclosure with integral tie member An enclosure for covering extremities or containing material such as trash or other objects or articles is described. The enclosure is a sack-like member having a lip extending above the opening or along a side edge of the sack-like member. The lip includ... | 04/18/1995 |
| 5289670 | Method and apparatus for handling tobacco and other bulk goods The present invention entails a method and apparatus for handling tobacco wherein a sheet is provided with sleeves formed in opposite corners thereof with the other two corners of the sheet being left with free corner ends. Once tobacco or other bulk mate... | 03/01/1994 |
| 5282686 | Shopping bag having closure means A shopping-type bag manufactured from lightweight plastic, or the like, and having a normally open mouth through which articles to be carried are received within and removed from the bag. A plurality of elongated, flexible strips are coextensively connect... | 02/01/1994 |
| 5246110 | Refuse bags and methods of manufacture thereof A refuse bag joined at three straight sides and an open fourth side which includes projecting tie parts that can be readily tied by hand. The tie parts are each rounded peaks separated by convex valleys. Each peak has side portions and a top which has a c... | 09/21/1993 |
| 5186988 | Gift wrapping Gift wrapping material is formed in a monolithic, one-piece body of undefined, length. The body is divided into a plurality of bag-forming sections by tear lines, and each tear line is spaced from an adjacent tear line so that tear-off strips are formed w... | 02/16/1993 |
| 5044775 | Plastic film bag with integral plastic film tie element, and associated fabrication methods A series of bags are fabricated using a continuous, high-speed bag-forming process in which an elongated section of flattened film tubing is longitudinally conveyed toward a receiving station in which the formed bags are suitably packaged. As the flattene... | 09/03/1991 |
| 5009517 | Plastic film bag with integral plastic film tie element, and associated fabrication methods A series of bags are fabricated using a continuous, high-speed bag-forming process in which an elongated section of flattened film tubing is longitudinally conveyed toward a receiving station in which the formed bags are suitably packaged. As the flattene... | 04/23/1991 |
| 4948268 | Plastic film bag with integral plastic film tie element, and associated fabrication methods A series of bags are fabricated using a continuous, high-speed bag-forming process in which an elongated section of flattened film tubing is longitudinally conveyed toward a receiving station in which the formed bags are suitably packaged. As the flattene... | 08/14/1990 |
| 4937410 | Bag for containing edibles during microwave cooking This invention relates to bags suitable for containing edible components during microwave cooking. The bags may serve as shelf-stable packages for the uncooked edible components as well as containers for the edible components during microwave cooking. The... | 06/26/1990 |
| 4890736 | Bags A refuse bag having four integral tie parts and a capacity substantially equal to a rectangular refuse bag having no tie parts. The bag is formed with substantially 10% less bag forming material than the rectangular refuse bag.... | 01/02/1990 |
| 4859082 | Continuous bag strip A continuous bag strip separable into a plurality of bags is formed of a flat, continuous tubular strip of flexible plastic material having opposite sides and longitudinal edges each of which has an inward longitudinal fold made along a fold line, the str... | 08/22/1989 |
| 4854735 | Plastic film bag with integral plastic film tie element, and associated fabrication methods A series of bags are fabricated using a continuous, high-speed bag-forming process is which an elongated section of flattened film tubing is longitudinally conveyed toward a receiving station in which the formed bags are suitably packaged. As the flattene... | 08/08/1989 |
| 4795270 | Reclosable bag with a folded portion engaged by a unitary material separation arrangement A bag construction adapted for reclosing. An elongated material separation arrangement of substantial width and transversely defined by an upper marginal region of the bag receives and positionally holds a folded over portion of the bag after an opening o... | 01/03/1989 |
| 4787517 | Easily opened and reclosable bag with tear-guiding ridges An easily opened and reclosable bag for packaging snacks or the like includes an unsealed area that facilitates opening the bag and another integral bag portion reinforced with a seal ridge that can be torn away from the body of the bag without penetratin... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4778283 | Draw band bag A draw band bag made from polyethylene film providing a bag body having side seals and a mouth at one end of the body defined by a lip portion. A draw band extends along the lip portion of the bag and is secured at the opposite ends to the side seals of t... | 10/18/1988 |
| 4764029 | Disposable and collapsible trash receptacle A disposable and collapsible water resistant trash receptacle has a pleated sidewall comprising the side cylindrical portion of the container and a circular bottom attached to the bottom of the cylindrical portion. The upper portion of the sidewall forms ... | 08/16/1988 |
| 4753538 | Net bag of extruded plastics material An extruded plastics material net bag, formed by a tubular body which in the flattened state defines two superimposed sheets, in each of which there are two reinforced longitudinal lateral web portions close to the lateral edges of the bag and a reinforce... | 06/28/1988 |
| 4709400 | Produce bag with tie tails Produce bags (11) formed of plastic, the panels or sides (15, 16) of the bag being slitted to enable produce contained in the bag to be ventilated; the bags further including tails (25, 26) for enabling convenient secure closure of the bag.... | 11/24/1987 |
