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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7322494 | Collapsa-can A collapsible fuel container can that is used to store a small quantity of gasoline or other fuel. The collapsible fuel container can be flattened by pushing the sides together, causing the collapsible fuel container to compactly fold. The collapsible fuel container... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7040483 | Packaging bag with weak sealed duct A packaging material capable of having a desired sealing strength with ease and a packaging bag using such material are provided. A packaging material, which serves as either one of a first and a second packaging materials to be heat-sealed to each other, includes a... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6842955 | Method of fabricating and testing a storage tank 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 frusto-conical... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6730071 | Collection, storage, transportation and sampling system and method of use thereof A blood collection bag assembly is provided. The assembly includes a flexible blood collection bag, a length of flexible tubing extending from and communicating with the bag and a connector secured to the end of the flexible tubing remote from the bag. The connector... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6692146 | Rubber hot-water bottle closure Prior-art rubber hot-water bottles have a screw cap, which is arranged directly on the bottle body and forms a rather hard thickening there, which is felt to be irritating when the user is lying on the bottle. Moreover, a screw cap is difficult to use and... | 02/17/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6648217 | Spill-proof disposable cup with integral sealing flap A disposable container according to present invention is embodied in a thin-walled container having an integral sealing flap. Such containers include cups or other vessels for holding beverages, food or other substances. The disposable container preferabl... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6644519 | Closable container, and methods for filling containers A container having a body, a male element, a female element and a plug. The female element comprises a body having an axial bore which extends through the body from an insertion opening outside the container body, to a seat inside the container body. The ... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6592507 | Platelet collection system A single use system and kit for producing blood platelet concentrates is described herein. In a preferred form, the kit includes a bag set in which compartments containing blood components are adjacent to to separate compartments which can be inflated to ... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6527444 | Tamper-evident bag having zipper-protective cover and methods A reclosable bag is provided that includes a reclosable mouth with a zipper and a slider device. The reclosable bag also includes a shield that covers the zipper such that when product is dispensed into the bag interior, the shield protects the zipper and... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6419118 | Containers with flexible pouch and closure member Containers including a flexible pouches (12, 22, 33, 42, 52, 63, 73, 83) with a unique fitments (11, 21, 31, 41, 51, 61, 71, 81) with tapered portions (11C, 11D, 21C, 21D, 31C, 41C, 41D, 51C, 51D, 61E, 71E, 82A, 82B) are described. The containers are used... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6391353 | Packaging with tear-off closure Packaging (10) featuring a tear-off closure with an tearing aid for freeing an opening (34) to remove the contents (32) is such that, at least in the region of the opening, layers of packaging material forming an outer (20) and inner part (22) of the pack... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6374579 | Liner bag for flexible bulk container The design comprising bag (36) formed with deep side gussets (42, 44). It has a body portion and a neck. The front face, rear face and gussets are heat welded together at the base of the bag. At the neck (56) the front face is welded to the front sheets o... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6371646 | Bulk bag with multiple ply walls and a method of forming it from tubular blanks A bulk bag or a liner for a bulk container is formed from a plurality of tubular blanks of flexible material so that each wall of the bag or liner has at least two layers of material. Desirably, many woven or plastic sheet materials suitable to make such ... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6332564 | Liquid container A liquid container comprises a bag-shaped container body formed of a flexible film and a delivery unit having a mouth portion, a joining portion and a shank portion, the joining portion being secured to an opened end portion of the bag-shaped container bo... | 12/25/2001 |
| 6209756 | Container and combination package comprising such container and a cover A container (1) for storing and dispensing fluid material, in particular liquid detergents or the like, comprises a flexible collapsible storage portion (4) for storing the fluid material, and a dispensing portion (5) in communication with the storage por... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6186701 | Elongate flexible container An elongate flexible container, made of a textile fabric and having at least one filling opening. The container is filled with solid material, such as sand or other ground material, for the formation of a body adapted for use as a core or base of a dam, a... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6000848 | Fluid package with closure A closure for a self-standing pouch designed to hold fluid, which closure includes a fitment, having a base and either an integral or removable stem, which stem carries an integrated cap. The closure may also include a straw that extends downward into the... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5832698 | Method of manufacturing a flexible package comprising a pouring channel, and package obtained by the method A method for forming a discharge channel (6) in a flexible packaging during the manufacture thereof. The channel is adjacent to at least one of the edges of the packaging and extends from one end to the other of said packaging. At least one of the channel... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5651403 | Pressurizable flexible-walled container having a snap closure for its filling nozzle A closure for sacks, bags and like containers which have non-rigid walls and which are to be pressurized. The closure includes a filling nozzle having a tubular stub and a flange. The flange has a tubular cylindrical portion and a plate-shaped portion. Th... | 07/29/1997 |
| 5593396 | Bag for containing liquid A combination of a liquid-containing bag and a tube 28 is disclosed. The bag may be a urine drainage bag and is made up of a pair of superposed sheets 20, 22, joined by a weld 24 whose configuration is chosen to define in a single welding operation the ou... | 01/14/1997 |
| 5465833 | Dental impression material package A dental impression powder package and method for the preparation of material for making dental impressions. The package includes a bag that encloses dental impression powder and a valve that extends through the bag. The valve is selectively adjustable be... | 11/14/1995 |
| 5433526 | Flexible bag The invention relates to a flexible bag made of a heat-sealable or weldable plastic sheet material and adapted to contain liquid and/or pasty products, the bag comprising two sidewall-forming flat parts sealingly connected to one another along their longi... | 07/18/1995 |
| 5332095 | Bag with means for vacuuming an internal space thereof An air impermeable bag is provided with a vacuuming unit for vacuuming an internal space of the bag after the latter is hermetically sealed. The vacuuming unit includes a check valve, the position of which is not altered during and after a pumping operati... | 07/26/1994 |
| 5121996 | Fluid containers and ports therefor A container has a body made of superimposed layers of flexible plastics film and a port sealed between said layers. The port comprises superimposed layers of flexible plastics material which provide a channel. A layer of non-sealable material is located i... | 06/16/1992 |
| 5031792 | Container for bulk handling of fluids A container for bulk handling of fluid materials which includes a rigid outer shell structure within which is positioned a flexible bag means adapted to receive, transport and discharge fluids. An intermediate liner is positioned between the shell and the... | 07/16/1991 |
| 5030013 | Waterproof container and method of using the same A bag is provided which is inclusive of a mouth for the insertion of objects to be stored in the bag. The bag is provided with an input section at the mouth to guide the objects via the mouth into the bag. The input section is adapted for being curled in ... | 07/09/1991 |
| 4981374 | Plastic bags carried in a continuous web A machine for automatically filling plastic bags with liquid or particulate material moves a continuous web of such bags through a number of serially positioned work stations. The bags are completely sealed when they enter the machine. As each bag passes ... | 01/01/1991 |
| 4964261 | Bag filling method and apparatus for preparing pharmaceutical sterile solutions A bag filling method and apparatus for preparing pharmaceutical steril solutions in a plurality of sterile flexible bags in a non-sterile environment, which method and apparatus comprise providing a pre-sterilized tubular bag having a single inlet, introd... | 10/23/1990 |
| 4950511 | Plastic film construction A roll of greenhouse film consisting of slit tubular plastic film wherein the longitudinal edges of the plastic film are folded over about 180° to an imaginary longitudinal line drawn substantially through the center of a surface of the film.... | 08/21/1990 |
| 4948638 | Plastic film construction A roll of greenhouse film which is a large sheet of flattened tubular plastic film wherein the longitudinal edges of the plastic film are folded back over a surface of the film about 180° toward an imaginary longitudinal line drawn substantially through ... | 08/14/1990 |
| 4946291 | Semi-bulk with liner A plastic or like material liner inserted within a fabric type bulk bag so that the liner is secured in position within the bag with an adhering means along substantially the outer surface of the liner for adhering to the inner most surface of the bulk ba... | 08/07/1990 |
| 4874258 | Bulk cargo container with inner liner Releasable fastening devices are provided in spaced-apart locations on the inner surface of the outer bag and in adjacent locations on the outer surface of the inner liner. The adjacent fastening devices are easily connectable together to maintain the lin... | 10/17/1989 |
| 4874621 | Packaging method and system for edible solid fats and the like The present invention relates to packaging edible solid fats, and more particularly to a two-piece packaging system comprising an outer casing of container or similar rigid material, defining the overall shape of the package, and an inner sealed bag of a ... | 10/17/1989 |
| 4828187 | Particulate separation chamber and bag disposal means in a negative pressure system for collection of hazardous material A separation chamber comprising a solid walled container vessel having a removably sealable top which contains an inlet port, the chamber having an inner perforated screen wall with an outlet port positioned in the side of the vessel extending into the in... | 05/09/1989 |
| 4818544 | Beverage packages A beverage sachet has improved base seam opening performance by the provision of sealed lands extending inwardly from the side seams to reduce the tendency of curling of the base seams in use.... | 04/04/1989 |
| 4811419 | Receptacle having improved hopper A material holding receptacle constructed of pliable material and having a main enclosure and a hopper below the enclosure. The hopper consists of a trapezoidal bottom piece and three triangular bottom pieces. The bottom pieces can be folded upward to for... | 03/07/1989 |
| 4790029 | Collapsible bag with square ends formed by triangular portions A collapsible bag and method of making it from blanks of a flexible material which are cut from an elongate web substantially without wasting any material between adjacent blanks. Each blank has a circumferentially continuous central portion and four subs... | 12/06/1988 |
| 4786192 | Device facilitating filling and unfolding of bag within outer casing A cartridge is provided in the form of a sheet of material having swingable flaps extending from opposing side regions. A folded bag, which is to be filled with fluid, is positioned on the sheet and attached to the flaps, and the flaps are folded thereove... | 11/22/1988 |
| 4781470 | Flexible container with separate lifting area A flexible container for transportation and storage of bulk material includes integral lifting loops having openings for the insertion of lifting devices. In the upper part of the container is placed a separating member, preferably of flexible material, w... | 11/01/1988 |
