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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7017436 | Boot assembly for a vehicle A boot assembly for a vehicle includes a retainer adapted to be connected to vehicle structure of a vehicle and a boot for surrounding either one of a shifter and parkbrake of the vehicle. The boot assembly also includes a seal connected to the boot and to the retai... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6648507 | Collapsible storage tank for liquids A liquid storage tank and a method of fabricating and testing the liquid storage tank. The tank is collapsible for ease of transportation when not holding a liquid and includes a base portion and a top portion. The base portion has a bottom wall and a fru... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6585413 | System for a sterile collection bag The body of a sterile collection bag has opposed sidewalls and an upper body end. The interior of the body defines a sterile collection space for an object. First and second flexible closure strips having integrated centrally located wires are attached to... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6238090 | Reusable bag An elongated reusable bag is divided into a plurality of segmented sections, separated by perforations through the bag. Pocketed openings or through passages are located adjacent to each perforation. The openings or through passages are formed by separate... | 05/29/2001 |
| 5941641 | Wrap-around recloseable pouch A flexible pouch is provided which includes a flexible product-confining compartment that is folded upon itself. The compartment has a closure assembly adjacent to its mouth, and a wrap-around flexible flap extends above or beyond the mouth. A deadfold st... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5766399 | Closable bag and method of making same A method of making continuous rolls of a thin laminate composite that is ideally suited for the large scale production of reclosable bags which can be used for sealably packaging a wide variety of articles, including food products. The bags of the inventi... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5692835 | Integral bag and closure device A bag is disclosed herein having a pair of flexible sheets joined about their peripheral edges to define an interior storage compartment and which includes an entrance or mouth leading into the storage compartment. A length or strip of deformable material... | 12/02/1997 |
| 5674010 | Resealable bag A resealable bag is formed of flexible sheet material having, embedded therein, a number of parallel, spaced apart strips of inelastic but bendable material which are capable of assuming a set position when bent. The strips, which extend generally longitu... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5503477 | Single gusseted bag An elongated serving, storing and heating bag for a food product of the type having a folded shell construction such as a taco, burrito, hot dog or the like is disclosed. The bag is in the form of an open ended bag of paper-like material having a dead fol... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5328436 | Deadfold reclosure sticker method The deadfold reclosure sticker for hand pressure application to a bag has a flexible backing liner with a low adhesion surface. On the liner is a flexible deadfold reclosure sticker having a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer forming a base surface releasa... | 07/12/1994 |
| 5215797 | Deadfold reclosure sticker The deadfold reclosure sticker for hand pressure application to a bag has a flexible backing liner with a low adhesion surface. On the liner is a flexible deadfold reclosure sticker having a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer forming a base surface releasa... | 06/01/1993 |
| 5128182 | Composite integral sheet of wrap material and method of making A composite integral sheet of wrap material which includes a first layer of absorbent material, a second layer of printable material and an impermeable pigmented polymer layer interposed between the first and second layers. The composite wrap material has... | 07/07/1992 |
| 5005733 | Flaccid bag bottle for dispensers A collapsible flaccid bag bottle, such as those used for baby bottles, for closed containment of fluid to be aspirated therefrom. Integral with the bottle is a thin passive film, for example, a 2 mil thick additional layer of plastic, that passively manag... | 04/09/1991 |
| 4973171 | Closable plastic bag A plastic bag, such as a trash bag or the like, of linear low density polyethylene or a blend of low density polyethylene and low density polyethylene has a closure portion along its open end. The closure portion is of a plastic having dead fold propertie... | 11/27/1990 |
| 4936817 | Reclosable bag A reclosable bag having an open end with a side margin adjacent the open end, a metal segment in the side margin having ends extending beyond the opening and a sealing tape overlying the metal strip for encapsulation thereof. Apparatus for manufacturing r... | 06/26/1990 |
| 4898280 | Reclosable bag A reclosable bag having an open end with a side margin adjacent the open end, a metal segment in the side margin having ends extending beyond the opening and a sealing tape overlying the metal strip for excapsulation thereof. Apparatus for manufacturing r... | 02/06/1990 |
| 4810103 | Resealable bag closure arrangement A resealable bag closure apparatus (10) including a bag member (13) having a mouth portion (15) and a closure unit (12) including an elongated flexible wire (21) arranged in a serpentine configuration and operatively attached to the flexible walls (14) of... | 03/07/1989 |
| 4801014 | Bouquet sleeve A prefabricated wrapper for a bouquet of flowers is provided having a decorative crush-to-hold intermediate portion. The bouquet wrapper has a generally conical shape with a lower portion formed as a cup for receipt of flower stems. An upper portion is op... | 01/31/1989 |
| 4797313 | Non-metallic polymeric twist tie Essentially organic, non-metallic ribbon useful as a twist tie comprising polymeric material exhibiting glass/rubber transitional behavior. Polymeric ribbons deformed under tensile stress at 25° exhibit yield stress between about 500 and 9,000 psi. Discr... | 01/10/1989 |
| 4761079 | Reclosable bag A bag having front and back walls and a bendable metal reclosure therefor having a total length greater than the width of the bag bent at two points spaced a distance corresponding to the bag width to have two tab portions at the ends of an intermediate p... | 08/02/1988 |
| 4610358 | Telescoping container assembly An assembly of disposable biodegradable containers has smaller containers of the assembly telescopingly housed within next larger containers of the assembly where each container includes a body and a closeable reopenable closure at an end of the body incl... | 09/09/1986 |
| 4603537 | Method for making a bag with a bag mouth closure In making a reclosable plastic film bag, bag mouth lips are formed projecting beyond a heat-seal band closing the bag mouth and a stiffening patch is bonded to the interior or exterior of a bag mouth lip between the heat-sealing band and the bag mouth end... | 08/05/1986 |
| 4515840 | Sheet material A laminated wrapping sheet material comprising a layer of paper bonded to a layer of thermoplastic film, is formed such that a layer of paper of 15-35 gsm gauge is discontinuously bonded to a layer of thermoplastic film of 8-35 microns such that pockets o... | 05/07/1985 |
| 4394955 | Bag with bendable retainer strip, and method of making the same A recloseable bag is provided with lip projection above the bag mouth and carrying a bendable retaining strip with opposite end tab extensions projecting into overhanging relation to clearance indentations in the side edges of the bag extending from adjac... | 07/26/1983 |
| 4356954 | Reclosable bag and method of closing same A reclosable bag of the type having opposed flexible side walls and a deformable flat closure strip extending across one of the side walls and projecting from opposite side edges of the bag. The projecting end portions of the deformable closure strip are ... | 11/02/1982 |
| 4328895 | Disposable ash container A container for receiving ashes and cigarette and cigar butts, comprising: a flat-bottomed bag open at the top, made of substantially air-impermeable, plastically deformable, pliable sheet material having at least on its sides defining the interior of the... | 05/11/1982 |
| 4301925 | Bag with opening and reclosing feature A bag having a top closure adapted to be opened for opening the bag at its mouth and for reclosing the bag, comprising a closure strip extending around the mouth of the bag from one wall of the bag to the other overlying and sealed to the outside of the w... | 11/24/1981 |
| 4267768 | Process for fabricating a reclosable bag A reclosable bag utilizing one or more inelastic strands of material secured in spaced apart relation to the walls of the bag over a part or the entire length of the bag. To close the bag, the strand is wound or twisted about the bag at a point intermedia... | 05/19/1981 |
| 4261506 | Reclosable bag A reclosable bag having front and back panels and an open end or mouth adaptable to be reclosabe. A non-resiliently deformable label or strip, such as a metal-foil strip, is bonded to one of the panels adjacent to the open end. The label is of sufficient ... | 04/14/1981 |
| 4216900 | Collapsible bag with enlargable opening The collapsible bag is provided with bellows type folds along two opposed sides of the substantially rectilinear bag and a third side of the bag is connected to the two opposed sides by a pair of foldable gussets to allow for an extra large opening at one... | 08/12/1980 |
| 4174597 | Process for wrapping articles and providing reclosable container A process for wrapping articles and providing a reclosable plastic container is disclosed. A plastic sheet is conveyed in a feed direction and a stiff closure member is aligned with the plastic sheet substantially parallel to the feed direction. The artic... | 11/20/1979 |
| 4117934 | Reclosable bag The back wall of a plastic bag formed of heat sealable film-type material is folded over a stiffener strip and is sealed to itself. The stiffener strip is intermediate at least two plies formed from the overfolded back wall and a bag mouth portion is loca... | 10/03/1978 |
| 4051994 | Bag closure A lay flat thermoplastic bag construction having an integral closure means comprising a strip of metallic foil which is secured to one of the bag walls adjacent the open mouth of the bag.... | 10/04/1977 |
| 3973294 | Closure strip for flexible-walled containers In a closure strip for retaining the open end of a flexible-walled container, such as a paper or plastic bag, in a closed condition, comprising one or more wire elements extending longitudinally of the strip and supported on a web of material, such as pap... | 08/10/1976 |