Did You Know...
...that it was melting ice cream that inspired the invention of the outboard motor? It was a lovely August day and Ole Evinrude was rowing his boat to his favorite island picnic spot. As he rowed, he watched his ice cream melt and wished he had a faster way to get to the island. At that moment the idea for the outboard motor was born!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7413535 | Method for manufacturing tamper evident reclosable plastic bags The method of forming a tamper-evident plastic bag or similar container includes providing a zipper with interlocking first and second profiles with respective first and second flanges. The second flange is longer than the first flange. A distal portion (with respec... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7404787 | Method and apparatus for feeding zipper with sliders to packaging machine Methods and apparatus for feeding continuous zipper material with sliders to a thermoforming packaging machine that advances the packaging film N package lengths each advance, where N is a positive integer greater than unity. In the packaging machine, pockets are th... | 07/29/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7338424 | Packaging machine A horizontal packaging machine (10) for making fluid-tight packages (11) equipped with zip closure (15) comprises: at least one unit (12) for unwinding a film (13) of synthetic material for packag... | 03/04/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7322925 | Apparatus and method for making pre-fastened absorbent undergarments In a method and apparatus for mechanically fastening a partially assembled absorbent undergarment during manufacture, a longitudinal folding device is carried by a transport device and moveable between an open configuration in which it receives a partially assembled... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7311649 | Sculpted perforated header for reclosable packages A machine direction method of manufacture of reclosable packages is disclosed wherein a semi-circular or similarly shaped perforated pattern is punched in the web in registration with the package side seals. Continuous lines of perforation are punched in the web par... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7311647 | Methods for sensing features on moving fastener tape during automated production A method of manufacture comprises the following steps: (a) advancing a fastener tape made of flexible thermoplastic material along a process pathway during an indexing portion of a work cycle, the fastener tape not advancing during a dwell time of the work cycle; (b... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7266934 | Reclosable bag production The bags are produced on a form-fill seal machine operating horizontally or vertically. Zipper strips (16) are initially attached to a continuous web (12) which is subsequently formed into a continuous run of bags having end seals (20) and a bac... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7261948 | Three-dimensional ornament and method of making same A three-dimensional ornament (1) comprising a plurality of folded elements (8), (9), (10), (11), (22) and (23) created from a plurality of nesting cuts (6), (7), (20) and (21) in a planar s... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7244222 | Apparatus for and method of positioning a slider on mating zipper elements An apparatus used in the manufacture of a thermoplastic zipper having a slider mounted thereon includes a pair of clamp arms disposed on opposing sides of a path of the zipper. The clamp arms are movable in directions substantially perpendicular to the zipper path s... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7211036 | Method and apparatus for making slider-operated string-zippered bag with transverse application of zipper A method of making slider-actuated string-zippered packages. The method can be applied on a form-fill-seal machine or a machine that makes packages without filling, and involves transverse application of string zipper material on packaging film. One disclosed method... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7178309 | Machine for processing web of material The present invention relates to a process used for packaging a product in a web of material that has a zipper attached thereto. The process includes providing a web of material having first and second edges and a zipper including first and second interlocking membe... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7175582 | Method and apparatus for registering fastener tape in packaging machine Methods and apparatus for controlling the registration of a first elongated continuous structure (e.g., plastic fastener tape) with attachments (e.g., sliders) or formed features (e.g., slider end stop structures), as it is fed to a sealing station, where it is join... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7172545 | Registration of intermittently moved fastener tape with continuously moving web A method of manufacture comprising the following steps: (a) continuously advancing a web of bag making material at a first rate; (b) continuously joining portions of a downstream portion of a fastener tape to respective portions of the continuously advancing web of ... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7162779 | Water-resistant zipper with slider A water-resistant zipper with interlocking profiles for a reclosable bag is disclosed. The zipper includes a first profile with upper and lower legs forming an engagement area therebetween. The upper and lower legs terminate in hooks extending into said engagement a... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7163133 | Apparatus for and method of moving a slider along mating zipper elements A manufacturing apparatus, for moving sliders for opening and closing mating zipper elements along the mating zipper elements, includes a roller and a projection. The roller rotates about an axis substantially perpendicular with a path of a film including the mating... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7153254 | Presentation folder with attachable pockets and method of making same A method of making a presentation folder with attached pockets comprising forming the pockets from a cardboard or multi-ply sheet and attaching the formed pockets to a scored generally rectangular folder sheet of cardboard or multi-ply sheet wherein the scored fold ... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7141013 | Method for making slider end stops on zippers for reclosable packaging A method of manufacture comprising the steps of extruding a zipper part comprising a plastic closure member that has an interlockable profile and that has a side opposite to the profile; and joining a piece of plastic material to the side of the closure member. The ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7114310 | Process for attaching slider operated closure on form-fill-seal packaging machinery The present invention relates to a process used for packaging a product in a web of material that has a zipper attached thereto. The process includes providing a web of material having first and second edges and a zipper including first and second interlocking membe... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7114309 | Method and apparatus for making reclosable packages having slider-actuated string zippers Methods and apparatus for making reclosable packages having slider-actuated string zippers. More specifically, one method comprises the following steps: (a) providing an elongated web of packaging film having first and second edges that are substantially mutually pa... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7100658 | Machine for manufacturing, filling and closing mesh bags from a continuous roll of tubular mesh Machine for manufacturing mesh bags from a continuous roll of tubular mesh, and for filling and closing said mesh bags, which comprise an expansion device which is perimetric to the tubular mesh, the core expander of which is equipped with a vertical aperture which,... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7094300 | Method of making pre-shrunk drywall trim device A finish trim for use in dry wall construction having an elongated core that is configured with a flange having outwardly facing surfaces to which is affixed a pre-shrunk covering strip. ... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7082716 | Rollable watering tube A devise for watering vegetation has a cylindrical tube that can be laid flat and rolled up. The tube has a watertight seal about 2 to about 6 inches from each end, which leaves a flap at each end. The flaps can be attached to stakes that can be driven into the grou... | 08/01/2006 |
| 6994663 | Slider applicator A slider applicator is disclosed for applying sliders to storage bags with zippers. The slider applicator includes a slider sorter and a slider pusher actuated by an actuator such as a linear servo motor. The slider pusher includes an applicating head which moves th... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6986729 | Zippered bag and a method for manufacturing same A zippered bag comprises a main bag body having first and second opposing face members, a top, a bottom, and first and second opposing sides; and a zipper disposed on the main bag body. The zipper extends from the top to one of the first and second opposing sides so... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6983573 | Method of applying a slider device to an open closure mechanism on a resealable bag A method of applying a slider to a closure mechanism for a resealable package is provided. The method comprises providing a closure mechanism having first and second closure profiles, both having upper flanges and interlocking members. The method further comprises p... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6962034 | Apparatus for flexible recloseable containers 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... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6949058 | Feeding and aligning device for a folder-gluer A feeding and aligning device for a folder-gluer of blanks of folded and pasted cardboard boxes has at least one thrust to stop the blanks in order to crosswise align the angles between the various fold-pasted parts thereof before introducing them into a delivery ar... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6941726 | Method and apparatus for making reclosable packages having slider-actuated string zippers Methods and apparatus for making reclosable packages having slider-actuated string zippers. More specifically, the apparatus is a form-fill-seal machine having means for placing product on a web of packaging film; means for forming a receptacle having an interior vo... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6939282 | Method for manufacturing a re-sealable bag closure A re-sealable container closure label including a base label and a cover label, and a hook-and-loop fastener system and a tamper-evident tear strip is sandwiched therebetween. In a preferred embodiment, the base label is adhered to the front wall of a container, pre... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6921359 | Apparatus for feeding zipper with sliders to packaging machine Methods and apparatus for feeding continuous zipper material with sliders to a thermoforming packaging machine that advances the packaging film N package lengths each advance, where N is a positive integer greater than unity. In the packaging machine, pockets are th... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6918234 | Process for attaching slider-operated closure on form-fill-seal packaging machinery The present invention relates to a process used for packaging a product in a web of material that has a zipper attached thereto. The process includes providing a web of material having first and second edges and a zipper including first and second interlocking membe... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6910995 | Easy open feature for reclosable bags having a longitudinal fin seal A method of making 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 reclosa... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6908422 | Reclosable packaging bag and method for manufacturing same A reclosable packaging bag comprises a main bag body having an opening portion and at least one heat-sealed portion; and a linear fastener provided on the opening portion of the main bag body. The linear fastener is provided along the opening portion of the main bag... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6907713 | Method and apparatus for placing a product in a flexible recloseable container An invention 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 sealed t... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6893388 | Method of dynamically pre-fastening a disposable absorbent article having a slot-and-tab fastening system A method and an apparatus for pre-fastening disposable absorbent articles having a slot-and-tab fastening system during manufacturing of the pre-fastened disposable articles, such as diapers, pull-on diapers, training pants, adults incontinence pads and the like. | 05/17/2005 |
| 6863646 | 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 ... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6820391 | Apparatus for making a reclosable pouch A reclosable pouch includes a base portion; a plurality of walls, the walls in communication with the base portion; a top portion, the top portion in communication with the walls; a discrete panel; and a reclosable zipper. An apparatus for making the pouch, and a me... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6821239 | Snap-hinge closure with tamper-evident lid and method of making A tamper evident hinge type closure includes, as is conventional in such closures, a body portion, a lid portion and a hinge portion. Advantageously, at least one tamper evident band is provided so as to mechanically secure the lid portion to the body portion at a p... | 11/23/2004 |
