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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7213970 | Flexible storage tank A soft shell, flexible storage tank is provided, including corners of an improved configuration adapted to resist leaks. The walls of the tank and the corners are relatively more rounded and larger in radius than those of conventional flexible tanks. The walls and t... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7036986 | Pouch having a branched chamber At least one branched chamber extends and diverges from a side wall of a pouch body. The branched chamber has an optional pouring spout at its distal end to permit the removal of the contents of the pouch. A readily unsealable seal member is optionally included to p... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6921204 | Internal brace for a standup flexible container An internal brace for use in association with a flexible container having at least one wall defining an inner cavity. The internal brace comprises a body and an attachment assembly. The body includes a first surface, a second surface, opposite the first surface and ... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6913388 | Flexible container A flexible container formed by sealing at least two webs of material with respect to each other to form a void between the webs. Each web preferably has at least two layers. A first web has a first thickness, and a closure area. In at least a portion of the closure ... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6779922 | Bag for automated filling and sealing machine A sealable bag for storing merchandise includes a body having a pocket that is adapted to receive the merchandise. The pocket has an opening through which merchandise is placed into the pocket. The body has a pair of flanges disposed along the sides of the body. The... | 08/24/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6742930 | Flexible container for liquids A flexible container for liquids including an outer shell, an inner liner and an intermediate structure in which the intermediate liner is coupled to the outer shell to maintain a cross-sectional profile and the volume of the inner liner is greater than the enclosed... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6659644 | Plastic bag with arcuate vent pairs A bag for holding hot food products is provided with pairs of arcuate vents such that hot moist air may escape from the bag to keep food held within fresh. The arcuate vent pairs are placed in certain areas of the body of the bag such that structural stre... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6655837 | Pouch having a branched chamber At least one branched chamber extends and diverges from a side wall of a pouch body. The branched chamber has an optional pouring spout at its distal end to permit the removal of the contents of the pouch. A readily unsealable seal member is optionally in... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6565256 | Bulk bag for dense materials A bulk bag for dense materials includes side walls seamed together end-to-end to form a rectangular enclosure and at least a bottom wall secured to the lower ends of the side walls. Baffles are secured in the side wall seams and extend diagonally across t... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6491434 | Flexible container with supporting side beams A flexible bulk shipping container having supporting side beams positioned vertically about the side wall panel of the container. The side beams are made of a rigid material and act to distribute lateral bulge forces evenly throughout the container to pre... | 12/10/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6416222 | Flexible container with supporting side beams A flexible bulk shipping container having supporting side beams positioned vertically about the side wall panel of the container. The side beams are made of a rigid material and act to distribute lateral bulge forces evenly throughout the container to pre... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6394652 | Flexible bags having stretch-to-fit conformity to closely accommodate contents in use The present invention provides a flexible bag comprising at least one sheet of flexible sheet material assembled to form a semi-enclosed container having an opening defined by a periphery. The opening defines an opening plane, and bag is expandable in res... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6331077 | Bulk bag for dense materials A bulk bag for dense materials includes side panels seamed together to form side walls having first and second ends and at least one end wall secured to the first ends of the side walls with the seams connecting the side panels to form the side walls loca... | 12/18/2001 |
| 6328470 | Flexible container with support members A baffle-type bulk bag is reinforced with triangular support members positioned in the triangular corners of the bulk bag to facilitate stacking. The bulk bag may include double layer side walls having support panels received therein.... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6318893 | Bag for automated filing and sealing machine A sealable bag for storing merchandise includes a body having a pocket that is adapted to receive the merchandise. The pocket has an opening through which merchandise is placed into the pocket. The body has a pair of flanges disposed along the sides of th... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6287003 | Flexible container with supporting side beams A flexible bulk shipping container having supporting side beams positioned vertically about the side wall panel of the container. The side beams are made of a rigid material and act to distribute lateral bulge forces evenly throughout the container to pre... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6231232 | Bag with tear-resistant handle A bag including first and second walls having joined first and second opposed side edges, a top end edge, a bottom end edge, and two spaced-apart seal lines adjacent the top end edge of the bag, the improvement defined of a tear-resistant, bag-supporting ... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6220755 | Stackable flexible intermediate bulk container having corner supports A baffle-type bulk bag is reinforced with triangular support members positioned in the triangular corners of the bulk bag to facilitate stacking. The bulk bag may include double layer side walls having support panels received therein.... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6210037 | Back pack liner A removable one-piece, puncture resistant, flexible inner liner insert for use in a variety of backpacks, soft body portfolios, carrying bags and the like. The liner insert has an adjustable variably sized bottom portion having at least four side regions,... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6135637 | Compressible disposal trash sack A plastic trash sack having series of vertical air slots made up of fine perforations on upper portions of both sack walls that break open from stress of compression to allow excess air inside sack to discharge to outside atmosphere. The discharge of air ... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6126317 | Configuration resisting tear propagation in container sidewall A container in which an opening is formed by tearing includes a sidewall having a primary weakened line extending a length between opposed linear ends thereof, tearing along the primary weakened line forming an opening in the sidewall; and two secondary w... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6109786 | Flexible bulk container with supporting side beams A flexible bulk shipping container having supporting side beams positioned vertically about the side wall panel of the container. The side beams are made of a rigid material and act to distribute lateral bulge forces evenly throughout the container to pre... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6109785 | Bulk bag and method of producing same A bulk bag has side walls and a bottom in which a liner is inserted made of a flexible plastic material. The liner has a bottom and a plurality of sides and at least one frame member extending inwardly from the sides substantially along a plane oriented s... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6065871 | Bag with tear-resistant handle A bag including first and second walls having joined first and second opposed side edges, a top end edge, a bottom end edge, and two spaced-apart seal lines adjacent the top end edge of the bag, the improvement defined of a tear-resistant, bag-supporting ... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6056440 | Sift proofing membrane for bulk lift bag and method A membrane having dimensions slightly larger than the dimensions of a bulk lift bag is inserted into the bag, so that the membrane may expand as the bag is filled without tearing. The membrane may be secured to the bag at a flange, without perforating the... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6004035 | Flexible bulk container with supporting side beams A flexible bulk shipping container having supporting side beams positioned vertically about the side wall panel of the container. The side beams are made of a rigid material and act to distribute lateral bulge forces evenly throughout the container to pre... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5971613 | Bag constructions having inwardly directed side seal portions A bag construction includes first and second opposed panel sections. Each of the panel sections have first and second opposite side edges. The panel sections are secured to one another along at least a portion of the first and second opposite side edges b... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5958482 | Easily expandable nontrapping flexible paper microwavable popcorn package A flexible paper popcorn package in the form of an easily expandable, nontrapping bag (18) is disclosed including a bottom wall (20) and a top wall (22) interconnected together adjacent their circular outer peripheries (20a, 22a) by first and second inter... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5951166 | Carrier-bag for plate-shaped articles and process for producing the same A carrier-bag for plate-shaped articles which a rectangular containing part made of a film folded in a W shape and having a structure in which each pair of an outer film and an inner film of the W-shaped film is separately heat sealed together at both sid... | 09/14/1999 |
| 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 |
| 5894780 | Composting container A composting container for holding and composting farming and stock raising waste material including a barrel, and top and bottom lids openable. The circumference of a lower half portion of the said barrel of the container is tightened by bands. This arra... | 04/20/1999 |
| 5873655 | Bulk container with internal baffle bands A bulk container bag of flexible fabric is provided with shape retaining flexible fabric strips at the corners to prevent distortion of the filled bag. Each corner is provided with a plurality of shape retaining rectangular strips anchored at their oppose... | 02/23/1999 |
| 5791783 | Adhesive closure having enhanced burst strength for flexible bag An adhesive closure including an adhesive strip affixed transversely across a first inner surface of a front wall of a bag at a preselected distance from the opening of the bag; and a flexible flap member strip affixed transversely across a second inner s... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5741077 | Carry out bag, method of producing the same and method of using the same A carry out bag having a base portion of which opposing two sides are facing each other, first side portions extending from the opposing two sides of the base portion until a middle area of the base portion respectively, and second side portions extending... | 04/21/1998 |
| 5685644 | Bulk cargo bag A fabric bag for handling dry bulk cargo is disclosed, of the type in which four sides, a top and bottom are assembled to approximate the shape of a right quadrilateral prism. A continuous fabric liner is provided inside the bag and four corner baffles ar... | 11/11/1997 |
| 5562580 | Self-opening polyethylene bag stack and process for producing same The invention provides self-opening polyethylene film bag stacks which do not require a separate adhesive layer between adjacent bags. The self-opening bag stack according to the invention preferably include a plurality of stacked t-shirt type high densit... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5474383 | Flexible container apparatus with substantially rectangular-bottomed configuration A flexible, sealable container apparatus having a substantially pinch-bottomed configuration prior to expansion of the bag during cooking. The container apparatus includes substantially quadrilateral regions of adhesive. The shape and positioning of the q... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5323909 | Stackable bag with breakaway suspensions A system for supporting and dispensing thermoplastic, rack-mounted handle bags is disclosed, including an adapter hook, a support rack having a centrally disposed retainer, and laterally spaced, outward protruding suspension arms. The adapter hook include... | 06/28/1994 |
