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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8100263 | Vacuum package system A vacuum packaging system for transporting a plurality of medical containers includes a plurality of medical containers each having a head side and a base side and a tray that receives and supports the medical containers. The tray includes opposing first and second ... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8069987 | Vacuum activated shipping container A shipping container having side walls, a bottom and a top defining an internal volume. The top is selectively displaceable for gaining access to the internal volume and for sealing the internal volume of the container. A valve drawing a vacuum on the internal volum... | 12/06/2011 |
| 7963396 | Vacuum package system A vacuum packaging system for transporting a plurality of medical containers includes a plurality of medical a tray that receives and supports the medical containers. The tray includes opposing first and second side walls, opposing side and rear walls and a bottom f... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7870960 | Disaster pack A disaster pack comprising a pillow, a blanket, and a mattress pad compressed to a volume of about five and one-half percent of their free state volume. A method for making the packaged product comprises the steps of placing the compressible dry good within a bag; p... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7757857 | Plastic bag for vacuum packing The plastic bag for vacuum packing provided by the present invention has embossments which space in longitudinal direction and stagger in transverse direction formed on the inner surface, and thus lots of intercommunicate channels are formed so as to eliminate the p... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7565977 | Sealable bag with excess air evacuation blocking structure A sealable bag construction to facilitate the evacuation of excess air that would otherwise be trapped within the sealable bag upon closure. The construction comprises incorporating a blocking structure into the sealable bag by, for instance, attaching, integrally o... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7565978 | Vacuum packaging bags equipped with deflating device and deflating cylinders for use thereof Disclosed is a vacuum packaging bag. Three edges of the bag are sealed and one edge is equipped with a concave-convex fastener. The bag is equipped with a deflating device. The deflating device consists of a base, a holding washer, a cover, and a sealing washer. The... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7543708 | Plastic bag for fine powders A method of making and filling a plastic bag includes the steps of providing a bag having a plurality of microperforations; filling the bag with a powdered product; securing the bag; removing at least a portion of entrapped air in the bag through the microperforatio... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7475782 | Container for controlling odor and scent incident upon a hunter's clothing stored prior to hunting The present invention discloses a container for controlling odor and scent incident upon a hunter's clothing stored prior to hunting to prevent the stored items from contamination with a human scent and as well inhibit human scent on the clothing escaping from the c... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7428807 | Method for packaging medical containers A vacuum packaging system for transporting a plurality of medical containers including a tray that supports the medical containers and an air impervious flexible film defining an internal cavity. The air impervious flexible film completely surrounds the tray and the... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7389627 | Method of shipping container with expanding bag A shipping container is provided for transporting biologically hazardous materials. The shipping container includes a rigid gas permeable exterior enclosure and an interior positioned substantially gas impermeable flexible bag. Preferably, the exterior enclosure inc... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7387440 | Vacuum storage bag The present invention relates to a vacuum storage bag for daily use. The vacuum storage bag comprises a sealable body with an opening at one end and a pressed and sealed end at the other end; the sealable body is formed by two layers and each layer is made of two la... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7374045 | Disaster pack and method for making the same A disaster pack comprising a pillow, a blanket, and a mattress pad compressed to a volume of about five and on-half percent of their free state volume. A method for making the packaged product comprises the steps of placing the compressible dry good within a bag; pl... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7350541 | Leakproof one-way valve for use with vacuum attachment A one-way valve allows air to be drawn from a collapsible, flexible, airtight bag using a vacuum source. When the vacuum source is removed, the one-way valve prevents air from re-entering the bag. The valve assembly comprises a base, a valve element supported by the... | 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 |
| 7336183 | Decommissioning an electronic data tag Rendering data stored within an electronic data tag unreadable. A receptacle receives an article with the data tag, detects the presence of the electronic data tag, and decommissions the electronic data tag. The receptacle further modifies a label on the article to ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7331715 | Valve element Provided is a valve element for venting fluids, such as gas or liquids, entrapped in a packaging enclosure. The valve element includes a base element having an aperture disposed through it and a membrane having a protruding raised portion. The membrane is attached t... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7331163 | Refrigerator with integral vacuum sealer The present invention is a vacuum packaging system that is comprised of a very convenient vacuum pump and canister-sealing device that is an integral component of a refrigerator. The device is comprised of: 1) one or more external vacuum hose input ports or retracta... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7328548 | Devices and methods for introducing air into, or removing air from, containers A device comprising a plug positioned within a housing to regulate air within a container, for example, plastic storage containers or bags. The plug is positioned within the housing to occlude a port hole in the housing. The housing is positioned within a container ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7328730 | Food storage containers A food storage container includes a lid with a vent hole, and a removable cover removably secured to the lid to cover the vent hole. The cover has an evacuation hole. The food storage container further includes a one-way air valve disposed between the vent hole and ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7325381 | Devices and methods for introducing air into, or removing air from, containers Devices comprising a plug positioned within a housing to regulate air within a container, for example, plastic storage containers or bags. One embodiment utilizes a plug that occludes an opening in a housing. The plug is displaced from the opening to inject or evacu... | 02/05/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7306093 | Packages, packaging systems, methods for packaging and apparatus for packaging The present invention relates to the use of vacuum packaging and vacuum packaging techniques. Embodiments of the present invention include bales and packages comprising a sealed chamber having an internal volume at a pressure less than ambient atmospheric pressure. ... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7299603 | Front opening shipping box and method of operating the same A method of operating a front opening shipping box is provided. The operating method comprises providing a front opening shipping box. The front opening shipping box includes at least a container body, at least an air extraction pipeline and at least a gas inlet pip... | 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 |
| 7291370 | Packaging material and containers formed therefrom The flexible, reusable packaging container of the present invention is comprised of a packaging material. The packaging material is comprised of one or more layers of coating disposed on one or more layers of textile substrate. The coating layer may be comprised of ... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7284674 | Double-layer vacuum container A double-layer vacuum container includes: an inner container having a bridging member supported by an outer container in a bridging manner; the outer container through which the bridging member extending from the inner container is externally exposed; and a cover me... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7270238 | Vacuum sealable bag apparatus and method Some embodiments of the present invention provide a vacuum sealable storage bag and method in which a pad of material is located within the storage bag and is positioned to block, trap, and/or absorb fluid from product to be stored within the storage bag. The pad of... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7252048 | Coating device with integrated cleaning device For a coating device for coating, for example, lenticular or granular items, comprising a drum rotatably mounted about a horizontal axis for accommodation of the items during a coating process, a loading device for filling the items into the drum, a closeable openin... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7251912 | Biodegradable device for irrigating seedlings and other small plants This invention is a device for irrigating tree seedlings and other small plants, to ensure that said plants stay moist in the critical few weeks following their planting. The device uses a bag, approximately 1 gallon capacity, constructed of biodegradable plastic, s... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7244223 | Food bag release valve A method of making a plurality of flexible containers (12/112/212) comprising the steps of manufacturing a plurality of bag structures (13/113/213), separately manufacturing a plurality of valves (10/110/210), aligning the valves (10/110/210 | 07/17/2007 |
| 7237370 | Manual method to transform a diaper A method transforming by eliminating with vacuum bulk and size of a marketplace diaper to a substantially size-reduced condition, preparatory to a traveled-to site of use, wherein the reduced size adds to convenience value during the travel. ... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7232108 | Exhaust valve for a bag An exhaust valve for a bag comprising a valve body having an exhaust opening communicating with a part between the inner and outer surfaces of the bag, a lid body detachably fitted to the valve body having a suction opening, a valve plate arranged above the upper en... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7220053 | Flexible composite bag for vacuum sealing A flexible composite bag for use with vacuum packaging appliances is disclosed. The flexible composite bag includes an inner bag that is enclosed by an outer bag. Two patterned panels make up the inner bag such that intercommunicating channels are formed when the tw... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7210994 | Vacuum bag with a valve adapted to hold fluids A viscera bag includes a closure and a valve connection. The bag is flexible and a vacuum line can be connected thereto. The vacuum line can withdraw fluids from the bag and the bag can be vacuum sealed to ensure that fluids will not leak out of the bag. A method of... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7198150 | Device and method for hydrating and rehydrating orthopedic graft materials A vacuum package system for hydrating and/or rehydrating orthopedic graft materials, such as allograft materials, xenograft materials, and synthetic materials, is described. The system primarily includes a container, which includes a dividing device for dividing the... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7197861 | Vacuum packaging appliances Vacuum packaging appliances and methods of vacuum packaging objects are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, an appliance includes a base, a lid movably coupled to the base, a vacuum chamber portion on the base and/or the lid for receiving an open end of a bag, and ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7182778 | Conforming thermal pack A flexible thermal pack to be intimately applied to a patient's body is in the form of a plastic container enclosing a chemical compound capable of an endo- or exo-thermic reaction when intermixed with a catalyst. The plastic container has a vent in one wall covered... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7178555 | Pressure relief valve A pressure relief valve that is mountable to protect packaging so as to vent pressurized gases contained within the packaging. The present invention also pertains to a pressure relief valve which includes at least one passageway defined by at least one inner rail an... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7172902 | Quality control material for reagentless measurement of analytes A method of monitoring calibration of a spectrophotometric apparatus that includes one or more than one calibration algorithm for one or more than one analyte, involves measuring absorbance of a quality control material with the apparatus to obtain a measurement, ca... | 02/06/2007 |
