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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7334731 | Positive evidence-of-use feature for portable storage devices The invention is directed to a positive evidence-of-use feature for portable storage devices. A method for providing positive evidence-of-use for a portable storage device, includes: surrounding a portion of the portable storage device with a movable outer sleeve, w... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7140135 | Flag label A flag label for attaching to a product has adhesive faced transparent over-laminate and under-laminate layers on opposite sides of a printed layer. This assembly is releasably mounted on a release liner prior to use. The over-laminate defines an pressure sensitive ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 6995124 | Methods for laundering delicate garments in a washing machine A product and process for laundering delicate or dry-clean only garments in a conventional home washing machine. The process represents a home version of the commercial wet-cleaning processes for cleaning of delicate garments. The product comprises a liquid combinat... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6948652 | Hinged clip for gable top carton A closing flap or clip is adapted to cap the edge of a carton in a first position and to free the access to a part of the edge in a second position. The flap passes from the first position to the second position by pivoting around a geometric axis that is perpendicu... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6908113 | Tamper-evident label A tamper-evident label suitable for placement onto a container and cap assembly. The label may be characterized as a planar sheet having a tear strip that divides upper and lower panels. The lower panel of the label attaches to the container, while the upper panel, ... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6756097 | Re-sealable bag closure label and related method of manufacture 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... | 06/29/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6648507 | Collapsible storage tank for liquids A liquid storage tank and a method of fabricating and testing the liquid storage tank. The tank is collapsible for ease of transportation when not holding a liquid and includes a base portion and a top portion. The base portion has a bottom wall and a fru... | 11/18/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6436500 | Package reclosure system and method This invention relates to a system and method for reclosing a package. A package reclosure is provided with a top layer having a perforation and a carrier substrate. A folded substrate or folded member is provided between the carrier substrate and top lay... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6296388 | Flexible pour-spout closure for flexible package A pour-spout closure for use on a gusseted flexible package is provided, the package having an interior for holding some material and formed of a flexible material and including first and second panels connected to each other by respective side gussets. E... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6254273 | Pour-spout closure for flexible packages and flexible packages including a pour-spout closure An interlocking pour-spout closure for a flexible, gusseted package and a flexible gusseted package including such a closure. The package is formed of a flexible material and includes a front panel, a rear panel, and a pair of opposed side gussets. The pa... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6227706 | Two piece, compressible storage satchel for compressible articles A tubular first member receives a compressible article and, a flat circular member is zip-locked to the first member to create a waterproof, gas-impermeable protective satchel for the article. A one-way valve secured to one of the first and second members... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6139187 | Pour-spout closure for flexible packages, and flexible packages including a pour-spout closure An interlocking pour-spout closure for a flexible, gusseted package and a flexible gusseted package including such a closure. The package is formed of a flexible material and includes a front panel, a rear panel, and a pair of opposed side gussets. The pa... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6074094 | Safety locking for a bag A bag with a security closure having two opposing main segments corresponding to the bag front panels, and a pair of side segments at each end of the opposing main segments which are foldable about a crease line, the upper edges of the front panel segment... | 06/13/2000 |
| 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 |
| 5833368 | Pull tab opening system for beverage container An easy-open beverage container and opening system therefor includes an opening provided in a barrier wall. Covering the opening is a tamper-evident pull tab having a holding portion and a topmost free end portion. An adhesive adheres the holding portion ... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5741075 | Reclosable packaging A package comprises a flexible bag (1) and a label (2), the bag having a closed end (3). The closed end is openable to provide an opening (12) for access to the contents of the package and reclosable by means of the label (2). The label (2) has on one fac... | 04/21/1998 |
| 5713669 | Plastic bag with zipper slider captured in pocket A reclosable plastic bag comprises first and second opposing body panels, a zipper, a slider, and first and second upstanding panels. The opposing body panels are fixedly connected to each other along a pair of sides and a bottom bridging the pair of side... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5611626 | Bag with reenforced handle and resealable pour spout opening A bag with a corner tear-away pour spout opening is provided with a detachable reenforcing patch adhered to the area of a slit near the top of the bag which serves as a carry handle to provide enhanced strength to the handle area. The patch can be removed... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5597634 | Changeable media labels A changeable label pad has a base label layer which can be adhesively attached to a recording media container. A first adhesive having a first strength attaches the base label layer to the container. At least two label segments are attached to the base la... | 01/28/1997 |
| 5582889 | Self-adhesive label for reclosing packets A self-adhesive label (4) to reclose packets (1), that is usable on all types of packet (1) of the type specified with a paper surface, comprises a first layer (5), that has a permanently self-adhesive side (6) intended to be stuck to the packet (1), and ... | 12/10/1996 |
| 5558438 | Bag with reenforced handle and resealable pour spout opening A bag with a corner tear-away pour spout opening is provided with a detachable reenforcing patch adhered to the area of a slit near the top of the bag which serves as a carry handle to provide enhanced strength to the handle area. The patch can be removed... | 09/24/1996 |
| 5490396 | Portable cooling container A portable container which may be refrigerated is provided which is composed of a flexible floor, walls, and lid and composed of inner and outer walls with flexible refrigerant gel captivated between these walls, floor and lid. The lid may be closed to th... | 02/13/1996 |
| 5456062 | Decorative package wrap A decorative gift wrap for wrapping a package comprising an elongated enclosure formed of a length of stretchable hosiery netting with a closure on each end of the netting enclosure so that the netting enclosure can be stretched to allow a package to be i... | 10/10/1995 |
| 5383556 | Packing for small objects with slider closure Packing in particular for small objects, such as sweets, screws and the like, which packing includes a packing unit (1, 23) which has been produced by folding a foil, sheet or plate (2, 22) and then bonding, welding and/or otherwise joining parts thereof,... | 01/24/1995 |
| 5379810 | Spill containment transfer bag A spill containment bag for use about the coupling of a tank port and a conduit comprises a flexible bag member defining an enclosure with a pair of opposed apertures in its sidewall to permit passage therethrough of the tank port and conduit, and the sid... | 01/10/1995 |
| 5366087 | Resealable pressure sensitive closure label A label is used to seal a package and provide an indication that an end edge of the package has been opened, while also allowing resealing of the package end edge. The label comprises a substrate with top and bottom faces and first and second parallel edg... | 11/22/1994 |
| 5267643 | Outdoor plastic information dispenser A hangable packaging and information dispensing device being a transparent plastic bag and plastic hanger/flap for displaying and dispensing printed information in the form of flyers, photographs, statistics, sales brochures, instructions and messages in ... | 12/07/1993 |
| 5246103 | Jewelry container A shallow rectangular frame has a hanger by which it can be suspended. The frame internally mounts a compartment-defining sheet with vertically oriented partitions. Upper ends of each of the compartments have hooks from which to suspend elongate articles ... | 09/21/1993 |
| 5221143 | Flexible duplex bag having a resealable closure and a method of making same A flexible duplex bag having a resealable closure and a method of making same includes an outer bag having (a) front and rear panels connected together at side edges thereof, (b) a gusset connecting together top portions of said front and rear panels. An ... | 06/22/1993 |
| 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 |
| 5211482 | Closure for post filling application to packaging A zipper closure strip for attachment to the top of a formed, filled and sealed package is provided. The zipper strip has a pair of interlocking profile members that extend from bowed webs which conform generally to the cross section of the top of the fil... | 05/18/1993 |
| 5192134 | Re-usable flexible bulk containers A flexible bulk container for the handling and storage of flowable or powdered bulk materials is provided which includes the combination of a flexible and collapsible bulk bag bottom component having an encircling first side wall, a bottom end with an ope... | 03/09/1993 |
| 5186543 | Tear-open bag having guide strips An easy-open container includes guide strips to limit tearing to areas adjacent to the intended line of tearing with a tear strip. The guide strips protect zipper elements and bag walls from distortion or tearing due to deviating tear lines. In a second e... | 02/16/1993 |
| 5172980 | Reclosable bag having hook and loop sealing strips A reclosable bag has an open end which is closed by a closure strip which can be repeatedly reclosed. The closure strip preferably comprises a hook and loop fastener means which can be brought into engagement and a frangible section running lengthwise of ... | 12/22/1992 |
| 5121864 | Pickpocket foiling pouch A pouch slips into the back pocket of trousers or into the inside pocket of a coat. Subsequently, when a wallet is inserted into the pouch and the pouch flap folded over to form a closed envelope, the wallet may not easily be removed from the pouch, and t... | 06/16/1992 |
| 5035517 | Reclosable shipping sack A reclosable sack having a mouth from which contents may be discharged, including a primary non-reclosable stitched fastener across and closing the mouth. The stitched fastener includes a removable chain stitch and tear strip for facilitating manual openi... | 07/30/1991 |
| 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 |
