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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7588370 | Aircraft trash compacting bag A generally rectangular trash bag for use in an aircraft trash management system. The trash bag includes a non-porous, generally rectangular flexible side wall and a porous, generally rectangular bottom panel, such that when the trash bag is filled with trash and is... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7534041 | Folding bag construction A folding bag has a generally rectangular parallelepiped shape with rigid lateral front and backsides and a flexible bottom panel with a diagonal slit that enables folding of the bag into a compact flat configuration. A rigid folding panel is provided on the inside ... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7364786 | Biaxially oriented polyester film The biaxially oriented polyester film of the present invention contains a polyester having a primary melting point of 245 to 265° C. as the main component and exhibits a drop bag strength index at 0° C. of at least 2.0 and a strength at break in the film longitudi... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7261467 | Flexible container bag A flexible container bag having a pallet function. To the bottom part of a flexible container bag body (2), tubular soft fork pocket members (3) are fixed at two positions. The fork pocket member (3) has opposite end parts in the longitudinal di... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7237672 | Radiation bag system A radiation bag system comprising a major body portion in a generally rectangular configuration including a linear bottom edge and a parallel linear top edge with perpendicular side edges there between. The side edges include a discontinuous side edge and a parallel... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7219902 | Flexible travel bag with integrated support to protect bag from wear A travel bag fabricated of flexible material such as nylon and is combined with a specialized rigid support to form combination. The support is configured to protect portions of the bag which are subject to high wear and tear during normal use. In addition, the supp... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7219814 | Totes for bottles According to another aspect of the present disclosure, a carrier for transporting a bottle or bottles, is provided. The carrier includes a tote having a non-rigid front and rear panel secured to one another along a right side terminal edge, a left side terminal edge... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7217032 | Container for housing product and method for making same A flexible container and method for making same are provided. The container comprises a base portion including a bottom, side walls, and an interior, the bottom defining a substantially flat planar surface when the container houses product and the container rests on... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7163340 | Folding bag construction A folding bag has a generally rectangular parallelepiped shape with rigid lateral front and backsides and a flexible bottom panel with a diagonal slit that enables folding of the bag into a compact flat configuration. A rigid folding panel is provided on the inside ... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7156556 | Stand-up packaging pouch, package body and feed roll, and manufacturing methods therefor A stand-up packaging pouch manufactured in three-dimensional form or flattened form and provided with at least front face portion and rear face portion sides formed from packaging material having a pleat which is formed by folding a part of the packaging material in... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7153469 | Four edge sealed sterilization wrap and method for sterilizing an article There is provided an improved sterilization wrap and a method for using the improved sterilization wrap to sterilize an article. The wrap is made of first and second sheets of sterilization material. Each sheet has first, second, third and fourth edges. Each sheet i... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7021825 | Portable container for temporary storage of small objects used with infants and children A washable container made from soft flexible material, including open-weave fabric, with a top opening and optionally removable straps with fasteners that allow attachment to cribs and other baby-holding devices, such as portable play yards, swings, highchairs, and ... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6935782 | Bulk bag with seamless bottom A bulk bag is provided with a seamless bottom or base. The base is constructed of a single sheet of material which is folded at the corners thereby providing a continuous and seamless member which prevents leakage of material contained within the bulk bag as well as... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6921203 | Stand-up pouch with legs A free-standing flexible pouch is disclosed which includes a front panel, a rear panel and a bottom panel. The panels are attached to one another so as to form three or more projections. The projections each include an internal volume for containing a portion of a p... | 07/26/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6767317 | Gussetted plastic bag A plastic T-shirt bag comprises an extruded plastic tubular form having side gussets and a seal line at the bottom of the bag. The junctions of the inner folds of the gussets and the seal line are the weakest areas of the bottom of the bag. A reinforcement tape exte... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6692148 | Plastic bag making apparatus An apparatus is arranged to successively make plastic bags each of which includes two layers of panel portion superposed to define aligned top edges, first and second side edges and bottom edges. The plastic bag further includes a first side gusset portio... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6626570 | Produce bag with draw top A bag has one side wall of a synthetic resin mesh material and the other side wall of a synthetic resin film. Each of the side walls has a draw sleeve or top extending along its upper portion to receive a draw tape, draw string, draw band, draw cord or th... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6461041 | Gussetted plastic bag A plastic T-shirt bag comprises an extruded plastic tubular form having side gussets and a seal line at the bottom of the bag. The junctions of the inner folds of the gussets and the seal line are the weakest areas of the bottom of the bag. A reinforcemen... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6406764 | Two-ply sterilization wrap and method for sterilizing an article There is provided an improved two-ply sterilization wrap and a method for using the improved sterilization wrap to sterilize an article. The wrap is made of a single sheet of sterilization material. The sheet is folded forming at least one fold. The folde... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6347886 | Disposable contoured tank liner and method of production A thermoplastic film tank liner which when containing a liquid has a generally cylindrical configuration. A first flap and a second flap extend from lower portions of a first side wall and have, respectively, a first angular edge and second angular edge. ... | 02/19/2002 |
| 6257764 | Insulated shipping container, method of making, and article and machine used in making An insulated shipping container includes a formed body of foamed polymer material. This formed body defines a chamber, an opening from the chamber outwardly to ambient, a transition surface surrounding this opening, and an exterior surface. Preferably, th... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6228011 | Bag-in-carton and method and device for forming the bag-in-carton A method and apparatus for forming a bag-in-carton using a forming jig to shape a side-sealed closed portion of the inner bag in accordance with the related shape of the carton. The forming jig helps form a bag-in-carton having an inner bag formed with hi... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6126315 | Container formed of lamination sheet A liquid container having a stable shape that is easy to fill and that enables the user to pour out liquid to the last drop into an intended target using one hand only and without spilling the liquid. An internal space of a container is defined by a front... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6089367 | Securement of a pad to the inside of a bag A storage bag formed from a thermoplastic film includes a pad secured to the inside bottom thereof. The pad is disposed adjacent the bag material at or near the bottom by one or more strips of material extending across the pad. Each strip has an intermedi... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6082613 | Interplant bulk shipment containers An interplant bulk shipment container (10) includes a liner bag (112) of a size for form fitting inside of a tote (12) formed of planar material panels (14, 16, 18, 20) of a rigidity and compressive strength allowing stacking thereof. The liner bag (112) ... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6005234 | Microwave popcorn bag with cross mitre arrangement The present invention involves a microwave popcorn bag adapted to contain a plurality of popcorn kernels to be heated and popped by the application of microwave energy. The microwave popcorn bag is formed from a sheet of material comprising a front panel,... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5988878 | Expandable bag, especially for bicycle racks A bag adapted to be changed from a predetermined larger size into a predetermined smaller size and vice versa, has a front, rear side and bottom panels and readily disengageable fasteners in predetermined positions on the panels so that by folding the pan... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5961034 | Cloth box sleeve The cloth box sleeve (110) and its method of construction are disclosed. The cloth box sleeve (110) is a single piece of fabric (10) having a top edge (971), two side edges (73), (75) and a bottom edge (70). There is a fold line (72) in the center of fabr... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5952025 | Bag and method of making the same A bag suitable for use in microwave cooking is constructed of an elongated tube of flexible material closed at one end by a cold seal closure and having a heat seal adhesive deposit applied to the other end thereof for use in closing the bag after filling... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5944251 | Form fit container liner A form fit liner for a container has a bottom wall and at least one sidewall formed of at least one layer of a flexible material, at least one heat seal joining two adjacent portions of material of the sidewall and extending from the bottom wall towards t... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5938337 | Bottom filled, bottom-gusseted bag and method of making the same A bottom-fillable, bottom-gusseted bag including a bag-forming structure having first and second opposing body panels joined along a pair of opposing transverse seals and an offset bottom-gusset extending between the transverse seals. The bag-forming stru... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5893644 | Glue bottom bulk container An eight sided flexible intermediate bulk container formed from a substantially flat bottom wall of woven fabric with a first side, a second side, a peripheral edge surrounding the first and second side, and an octagonal horizontal cross sectional area. T... | 04/13/1999 |
| 5860743 | Stable flexible pouch and method for making the pouch A flexible pouch includes a flexible compartment with a bottom. A rim is formed around the bottom of the compartment and is spaced from and extends outwardly from this compartment bottom. At least three coplanar feet are provided on the rim for stabilizin... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5845995 | Bag made of polymer and especially polyolefine fabric and process for producing it This invention relates to a sack made of fabric consisting of monoaxially drawn, desirably single-layer, tapes of polymer, particularly polyolefine, preferably polypropylene, which fabric may be coated on one or both sides with a thermoplastic material, p... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5786050 | Easy opening pouch A multilayer laminated film pouch disclosed has an easy opening characteristics. The layers of the film is composed of an innermost film containing linear low density polyethylene, an intermediate film made of oriented polyolefin, an outermost film made o... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5758973 | Bulk bag with reinforced lift straps A collapsible bulk bag with lift straps is formed from a tubular blank of material severed from an elongate web of material and is provided with reinforced upper corners integral with the blank. The blank is severed from the web to provide a central porti... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5695287 | Bulk container with glued bottom A process for the construction of a bulk container including a glued bottom portion. A blank is suspended in the shape of the desired container and is positioned over a bottom portion. Adhesive or glue is applied to the bottom portion in areas which will ... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5683769 | Decorative gift article A decorative gift article includes a plurality of gift items and a support of a predetermined countenance that is used for presenting the gift items. A pouch accommodates the gift items and is connected to a bottom side of the support. An elongated elemen... | 11/04/1997 |
| 5676295 | Molded rubber base for luggage An integral, molded rubber base for a backpack. This base is connected to the fabric body portion of the backpack. A tread or lug sole pattern is provided on the bottom and sides of the molded rubber base. The back surface of the base is contoured to curv... | 10/14/1997 |
