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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7753588 | Bag, bag pack, and bag dispensing system A tabless, self-opening T-shirt-styled thermoplastic bag is provided having a handle, stress relief notch, and mounting tab structure for providing a wide-opening bag mouth and a bag having high weight carrying capacity. Handles have a narrow upper portion, a wide m... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7320411 | Selectively sealable container liner A reversible sack that is suitable for use as a container liner is disclosed. The sack is selectively sealable and in one example can be opened and/or closed to varying degrees. More particularly, the sack has an open end and one or more mechanisms associated therew... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7244482 | Method for welding components of a multi-layer construction A method welds together two layers within a multi-layer assembly Laser light is directed through an outer layer of the assembly that allows transmission of the laser light from its outer surface to at least within the vicinity of its inner surface substantially with... | 07/17/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7182512 | Double gusset pack The invention relates to a method for manufacturing packs (1) characterized in that it comprises steps according to which: a packaging film is unwound; a first gusset is formed on the unwinding packaging fil... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7172546 | Apparatus for sealing bag bottom An apparatus for sealing the bottom of a bag includes a frame through which a bag to be folded is longitudinally advanced. The apparatus includes a pair of cooperating grippers carried by a reciprocably movable gripper carrier. The grippers are operated to opposite ... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7155881 | Method of securing valuables in a tote bag assembly A valuable securing tote bag assembly and method includes a housing that has a bottom wall and a peripheral wall that is attached to and extends upwardly from the bottom wall. Each of the bottom and peripheral walls is flexible. The peripheral wall has an upper edge... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7147597 | Method of fabrication of gusseted flexible bottle with fitment A method for fabricating a fitmented flexible bottle is disclosed which involves feeding webs including one or more gussets, creating perimeter seals around only the top portion of the bottle, inserting the fitment from the input end of the machine in the direction ... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7048442 | Reclosable packaging for scoopable products and method of manufacture A reclosable package for scoopable products, such as flour and detergent. The package has a closed plastic zipper installed in a gusset. The gusset comprises first and second panels connected at a fold line. The zipper comprises first and second zipper portions resp... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7025318 | Container support A container (10) having a plurality of panels (12–18) joined together to form a sleeve (64). The panels (12–18) each have an end edge that cooperate to define an imaginary plane (P) at one end of the sleeve (64). The container ... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6997858 | Side gusseted poly bag with a filling valve and its method of manufacture A side gusseted poly bag with a filling valve and its method of manufacture including a tubular body with opposed side gussets defining front and rear panels, and a filling valve formed by folding the front and rear panels with the interconnecting gusset portion at ... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6945695 | Plastic bag and packaging method using same A plastic bag is supplied as a continuously attached length of plural bags, each bag being separated from adjacent bags along a supply length by a perforated tear line. A seal which runs codirectionally with the tear line forms a closed bottom for each bag, such tha... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6939463 | Spa and pool filter A filter for a spa or pool, having a filter body which receives a filter bag having a sheath encompassing the exterior of the filter body and a pocket extending inwardly from the front end of the sheath into the filter. Operation of the spa water circulation system ... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6921202 | Elastic trash bag A trash bag incorporating a mouth securing system for securing the bag to a receptacle. The invention utilizes elastic strands, or alternatively elastic bands, adhesively attached to a trash bag and extending along the mouth of the bag. The elastic strands are attac... | 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 |
| 6878266 | Spa and pool filter A filter for a spa or pool, having a filter body which receives a filter bag having a sheath encompassing the exterior of the filter body and a pocket extending inwardly from the front end of the sheath into the filter. Operation of the spa water circulation system ... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6626337 | Vehicle refuse container A vehicle refuse container for providing a convenient and more aesthetically pleasing refuse container for a vehicle. The vehicle refuse container includes a container including a front panel, a back panel, and a pair of side panels. A top edge of the con... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6488222 | Bag dispensing system and C-fold bag used therewith A folded gusseted plastic bag has a first side gusset formed by first, second, and third longitudinal folds, a second side gusset formed by fourth, fifth, and sixth longitudinal folds, a seventh longitudinal fold being on a side of the bag containing the ... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6481594 | Roll mounted T-shirt style produce bag and dispensers for same A roll mounted T-shirt bag and dispensers for same are described. The bag is designed for fresh produce and includes front and rear panels, first and second side gussets, a bottom seam, a top seam and a U-shaped cutout forming an openable bag mouth and a ... | 11/19/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6343729 | Disposable backpack A disposable backpack which is formed of thin film plastic material or the like, so as to provide a bag-like container for carrying goods or the like in the form of a backpack. The present invention provides a relatively cheap, disposable, and strong temp... | 02/05/2002 |
| 6196717 | Folded thermoplastic bag structure A method of forming a plurality of easy to open handle bags including the steps of providing a flattened tube of thermoplastic material oriented in a generally longitudinal direction. The flattened tube has a first longitudinal side edge and a second long... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6159136 | Easy to open handle bag and method of making the same A method of forming a plurality of easy to open handle bags is provided. The method includes providing a flattened tube of thermoplastic material oriented in a generally longitudinal direction. The flattened tube has a first longitudinal side edge, a seco... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6152408 | Plastic grocery bag opening device A plastic grocery bag opening device including a back panel securable to an interior surface of a kitchen cabinet door. A pair of side panels are pivotally coupled with the back panel. The pair of side panels each have a generally rectangular configuratio... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6105780 | Self opening thermoplastic bag system A bag and dispensing system system wherein the thermoplastic bag to be dispensed may be retained in an open position, to allow for the loading thereof with contents for carrying, such as purchased goods or the like. The system is further configured such t... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6095686 | Packaging bag for sanitary articles, in particular diapers, with a carrying handle of plastic foil The invention concerns a packaging bag (3), made of plastic sheeting and with a carrying handle (1), for personal-hygiene articles, in particular nappies. The one-piece sheet (8) is closed by means of longitudinal and transverse welds (18, 19) to form a b... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6089753 | Easy to open handle bag and method of making the same A method of forming a plurality of easy to open handle bags is provided. The method includes providing a flattened tube of thermoplastic material oriented in a generally longitudinal direction. The flattened tube has a first longitudinal side edge, a seco... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6079877 | Plastic bag with triangular cut tabs A plastic T-shirt bag pack in which the outer walls of adjacent bags have been corona-treated and each bag is provided with a central rack mounting tab with a pair of angled lines coming together in an apex adjacent the upper edge of the central tab, the ... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6068584 | Method of forming a plastic bag with promotional strip Method of making gusseted plastic bags in either rolls or stack packs, each bag having at least one plastic promotional strip extending along a side edge of the bag and secured adjacent to top and bottom edges. The promotional strip may be disposed either... | 05/30/2000 |
| 5979655 | Plastic bag stack with special tab opening A pack of registering plastic T-shirt bags in which the walls of each bag are provided with registering central tabs projecting into the bag mouth, the tabs each having a rack retainer mounting orifice comprising a lower transverse cut portion extending b... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5967662 | Instant pull T-shirt bag stack and method of manufacturing same A stack of plastic T-shirt bags and method of making the same wherein the bags of the stack have been subjected to two corona treatments to increase the adhesion between the back wall of each bag and the front wall of the next ensuing bag with a row of pr... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5941393 | Easy opening plastic bag pack of the star-seal type A pack of easy opening handleless or T-shirt type plastic bags for packaging grocery produce or the like and for being suspended from a rack for being serially opened and removed from the rack. Each type of bag includes integrally formed front and rear wa... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5935367 | Apparatus and method for forming handles in plastic bags An apparatus and method for forming specially-configured handles in a plurality of interconnected plastic bags traveling in a longitudinal direction. The plastic bags are interconnected along transverse lines of weakness spaced at bag-length distances apa... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5924796 | One piece flexible intermediate bulk container and process for manufacturing same A process of manufacturing a bulk bag begins with a length of tubular woven polypropylene material which is cut along first transversely extending lines 64 to form the upper edges of lift sleeve portions 76, cut along longitudinally extending lines 66 to ... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5918984 | Collapsible bag with handle A plurality of collapsible bags are integrally formed in a tubular blank of a flexible material with a perforated portion disposed between adjacent bags to facilitate separating them. When formed, adjacent bags are connected in end-to-end relationship and... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5908244 | Plastic film bag with locking closure feature A flaccid plastic film bag has opposed handle portions. Each handle has side elements upstanding from the bag body on either side of a hand-receiving aperture. Slits are provided in the edges of the side elements. The slits originate inward of the edge an... | 06/01/1999 |
| 5890810 | Manufacture of bags An extruded plastics tube is flattened and the lateral side portions (4) are folded to form inwardly extending gussets (2). Each gusseted side portion is then folded about a longitudinal fold line (5) onto the medial portion (3) between the side portions.... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5882118 | Plastic bag with promotional strip Gusseted plastic bags and methods of making the same in either rolls or stack packs, each bag having at least one plastic promotional strip extending along a side edge of the bag and secured adjacent to top and bottom edges. The promotional strip may be d... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5852851 | Method and device for containing articles in a bag A clasp having a wafer-like body releasably holds together thin flexible handles of a bag for carrying articles. The body includes a pair of opposing lobes that define a channel extending from a peripheral edge to an interior aperture. A wall of the apert... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5799793 | Easy-open bag pack, method of forming and system A system for suspending a pack of thermoplastic bags, loading bags, removing loaded bags and for automatically opening the next bag preparatory to loading it by having a pack of handled bags suspended from laterally spaced elongated rods of a rack. The ba... | 09/01/1998 |
