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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7731425 | Polywoven pinch bottom open mouth bag A pinch bottom open mouth bulk material bag fabricated from polywoven material has closures at one or both ends that are non-sewn and which comprise a strip of tape running in the cross-bag direction. The tape is folded over the respective bag end, which may be modi... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7427161 | Plastic bag with unitary handle and closure member A plastic bag includes a body portion, a handle portion forming an opening adapted to be grasped to carry the body portion, and a closure portion. The body portion has a bottom, opposed front and back panels extending from the bottom, and opposed first and second si... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7398804 | Sealed docking arrangement in particular for bags and a method for the filling and emptying of containers in an environmentally-sealed manner The sealed docking system comprises first and second coupling elements each having respective first and second coupling elements with respective first and second flexible receptacles. Each coupling element has a slot. The two coupling elements engage with one anothe... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7255477 | Lockable bag with plastic zipper closure and zipper closure clip A locking bag includes an envelope with a single opening defined between a pair of side wall edges. A pair of plastic zipper portions are disposed on opposite sides of the single pair of side wall edges. A zipper closure clip is slidably attached to the single pair ... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7210848 | System for opening/closing a packaging bag, and packaging bag equipped with this system System for opening/closing a packaging bag, comprising an opening formed in one of its walls, delimited by edges of this wall. Furthermore, this system comprises a flat base piece at least partially delimiting an opening through it and comprising the two long... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7195396 | Plastic coin bag Side slot or top opening plastic coin transport bag includes a primary handle at the bag top and an optional bag bottom auxiliary handle enabling two hand or two person lifting and transport. Reinforcing patch panel and heat seals surrounding the opening strengthens... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7004628 | Bag topper device A product carrying and storage device that comprises a bag with handles and a bag topper device with handle openings in which contents are placed into the bag and the topper device is then guided onto the handles of the bag to protect and insulate the interior conte... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6964413 | Booklet forming method and apparatus A method and apparatus for folding a single sheet of paper into a booklet. The method includes depositing adhesive along a linear path on the single sheet of paper and folding the sheet by making a plurality of folds parallel to a first direction, thereby forming a ... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6945391 | Containers and method for manufacturing containers This invention provides a container (10) in the form of a sachet having a body (11) defining a reservoir (12). The body (11) includes a flexible first wall (13) having a line of weakness (14), and a relatively more flexible ... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6886980 | Plastic coin bag Side slot or top opening plastic coin transport bag includes a primary handle at the bag top and an optional bag bottom auxiliary handle enabling two hand or two person lifting and transport. Reinforcing patch panel and heat seals surrounding the opening strengthens... | 05/03/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6723408 | Resealable envelope A resealable envelope comprising a flexible plastic back sheet, a backing adhesive applied on a back surface of the flexible plastic back sheet to attach the envelope to a package, a flexible plastic front sheet attached to the back sheet at their respective side ed... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6663283 | Reclosable bags having a tamper-evident member extending over a zipper proximate to a slider A plastic bag comprises opposing body panels fixedly connected to each other along a pair of sides and a bottom bridging the pair of sides. A reclosable zipper extending along a mouth portion formed opposite the sealed bottom of the plastic bag. The zippe... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6461708 | Resealable container and closure seal A multilayer resealable container and closure seal for a container comprising a base layer and a face layer adhered together by an adhesive means, wherein said base layer of the seal is adherable to a container to be sealed by folding said closure seal ov... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6431752 | Plastic coin transport bag A plastic coin bag for transporting a load of loose coins includes a slot opening in the front panel, a closure member for sealing the closure member to close and seal the slot opening, a back panel forming a coin storage chamber with the front panel, and... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6305845 | Lined bulk bag A container for bulk materials comprises a flexible bulk bag lined with a flexible liner. The bulk bag has a discharge opening that is coverable by a flap. The liner has a discharge spout fastened to the bag flap and releasibly closed by tie off means. Th... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6190043 | Front opening plastic secure package with false panel A plastic front opening security envelope having a slot opening in the front panel and a tamper evident tape closure that seals along the slot opening after contents are placed through the slot into the envelope interior. The envelope includes an inner fa... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6146018 | Gift package A gift package that comprises a bag having generally parallel front and rear walls, each having a top edge, a bottom edge opposite the top edge, and two lateral edges, a pair of generally parallel side walls, each having a top edge, a bottom edge opposite... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6000849 | Gift package A gift package a bag having generally parallel front and rear walls, each having a top edge, a bottom edge opposite the top edge, and two lateral edges, and a pair of generally parallel side walls, each having a top edge, a bottom edge opposite the top ed... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5997586 | Dry-cleaning bag with an interior surface containing a dry-cleaning composition A bag for the cleaning and containment of soiled fabric articles is provided which comprises a fastening system that, when fastened provides a vapor impermeable container and an interior surface releasably impregnated with an effective amount of a gelled ... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5918983 | Security envelope A security envelope for transporting valuable documents and articles includes a thin header formed of thin frangible material secured to the back panel having an adhesive layer that seals the header to the front panel upon folding and pressing closed. An ... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5893504 | Open-ended backpack for carrying a plurality of foldable chairs A backpack for carrying foldable chairs and other accessories comprises an outer envelope open at one end into which a foldable chair is placed, a pair of spaced straps mounted at one end to the outer surface of the backpack and extending over the outward... | 04/13/1999 |
| 5855435 | Opening and closing device for flexible containers and container provided with such a device An opening and reclosing device for flexible containers, comprising a label having an adhesive face intended to be applied to a wall of the container in correspondence of a die-cut area thereof. The adhesive face is formed with two side-by-side sections t... | 01/05/1999 |
| 5823685 | Peel-away closure for a bag A bag closure is provided for containing flowable material such as powdered cement and mortar. The closure includes loosely folded, overlapping end flaps which are secured together by an overlying peel-away sheet. Where the bag is to be filled with moistu... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5480030 | Reusable, evacuable enclosure for storage of clothing and the like A reusable, evacuable enclosure comprising a bag with an opening in which to place compressible articles, such as clothing or linen, and a one-way valve in a surface of the bag. Compressible articles may be placed in the bag and sealed from the surroundin... | 01/02/1996 |
| 5405197 | Tamper-evident sealing system for envelope & method of making same A tamper-evident seal for a plastic envelope with a pocket and closing flap having first adhesive sealing means for sealing the flap to the envelope and a second, tamper-evident sealing means adhering to the end of and extending beyond the end of the flap... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5257865 | Mouth structure for a flexible bag A mouth structure comprises a mouth body to be fitted in the brim of an open flexible bag, and a mouth body fastening member for fastening the mouth body to the brim of the flexible bag. A spout is provided on the upper wall of the mouth body. The mouth s... | 11/02/1993 |
| 5246114 | Preserving package and method of storage A method and device for protecting objects in storage from damaging environments including a collapsible bag with a sealable opening having a vacuum attachment, for evacuating the bag, and an injection valve, for injecting an atmosphere, attached.... | 09/21/1993 |
| 5217307 | Container with an easy opening indicator or security break indicator This invention provides tamper-safety labeling that can easily be applied to a container and closure means to disclose the opening of the container. This labeling is a single piece one that has a generally parallel perforated tear strip and tab formed fro... | 06/08/1993 |
| 5205649 | Leakproof packaging Liquidtight containers which are so integrated at the upper ends thereof as to keep fluids from escaping through the gaps between the front and back walls of the container. The closure system of the bag is designed to surround the upper end of the bag wit... | 04/27/1993 |
| 5165800 | Packaging apparatus The apparatus in its basic embodiment comprises a bag made of pliable material and a folded card attachable over the open end of the bag. In another embodiment, using a paper bag, the top edges of the sides of the bag are notched and the card is folded in... | 11/24/1992 |
| 5035518 | Hinge pressure sensitive adhesive tab closure for package This invention relates to a hinge type pressure sensitive resealable closure system for a container. The invention comprises an essentially flat strip of suitable material that is permanently adhered at one surface to the container, such adherence normall... | 07/30/1991 |
| 4997289 | Overtape-sealed bag Here is disclosed an overtape-sealed comprising a paper tube, having longitudinally opposite open ends one and/or both of which is covered and sealed with a twofold overtape wherein the overtape is bonded to the paper tube with adhesive having penetrated ... | 03/05/1991 |
| 4971454 | Reclosable bag having a top closure attached to a bag body composed of multiple thermoplastic layers A bag structure includes a tubular bag body closed at one end and at its edges but open at the bag top. A top closure is affixed to the bag body covering the bag top. The bag body includes opposite wall panels which include a opposite outer layers and opp... | 11/20/1990 |
| 4966470 | Tamper-evident, reclosable, flexible packages A reclosable, hermetically-sealed flexible package which has an inner, hermetic peel seal and a reclosure seal comprised of interlocking closure strips is provided with a tamper-evident feature located peripheral to the reclosure seal. The tamper-evident ... | 10/30/1990 |
| 4958735 | Easy open, hemetically sealed, display package made from heat shrinkable film An easy open, hermetically sealed, display package made from a single sheet of thermoplastic, gas barrier, heat shrinkable film is provided. The sheet is folded to form one end of the package, the fold being spaced apart from a seal parallel to the fold l... | 09/25/1990 |
| 4944603 | Reclosable package with encompassing tamper-evident band A flexible, bag-like package which includes an access opening containing a reclosable seal at or near its top edge, is encompassed by a tamper-evident band. The band is bonded to the front and back wall panels of the package and extends across the access ... | 07/31/1990 |
| 4941196 | Tamper evident bag A security bag includes a pair of overlapping wall panels joined at their bottom and side edges to define an opening at the top of the wall panels for carrying money and other items. One of the wall panels includes a receipt strip extending from the top o... | 07/10/1990 |
| 4927271 | Recloseable tamper evident bag with hooded closure A tamper evident recloseable bag is disclosed having two opposing wall panels, a recloseable fastener profile assembly extending across the upper portion of the wall panels and a hooded closure enveloping the entire upper portion of the wall panels. The h... | 05/22/1990 |
| 4915996 | Twist-tie In the apparatus of the present invention, a twist-tie is shown formed of a layered flexible material. A wire is affixed along the length of this layer of plastic material and adhesively engaged thereto. The surface of adhesive and the wire is over fixed ... | 04/10/1990 |
