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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7744517 | Tamper-indicating resealable closure A tamper indicating, resealable closure for a package includes first and second film layers releasably adhesively joined together such that the first and second film layers are at least partially separable when the second film layer is pulled away from the first fil... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7435209 | Contact-bonding film insertion means included in contact-bonding paper manufacturing apparatus A contact-bonding film insertion device included in a contact-bonded paper manufacturing apparatus which produces releasable and expandable contact-bonded paper such as postcards (Q) by inserting a contact-bonding film (F) carried on a vertically movable support pla... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7311649 | Sculpted perforated header for reclosable packages A machine direction method of manufacture of reclosable packages is disclosed wherein a semi-circular or similarly shaped perforated pattern is punched in the web in registration with the package side seals. Continuous lines of perforation are punched in the web par... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7287359 | Tag lifter plate A clipper has a punch movable in a reciprocating path from a retracted position to an extended position, a clip rail for feeding a clip into the reciprocating path of the punch, a tag loading window oriented to hold a tag in the reciprocating path of the punch, a di... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7285083 | Method of manufacturing thin-walled containers from film webs and production facility for carrying out the method The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing thin-walled containers from film web. The method includes the steps of: manufacturing a tubular structure from at least one film web; forming at least one fold projecting into the tubular structure; and ultr... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7081078 | Infusion packages and corresponding manufacturing methods A method of manufacturing an infusion package 10 comprising a porous-walled container 12 for an infusible substance and a support for the container by means of which the container can be mounted on a rim of a drinking vessel. The method comprises (i) m... | 07/25/2006 |
| 6991839 | Presentation folder formed from a laminate and process of using same A generally planar laminate used in forming a personalized presentation folder is provided. The laminate includes one or more patterns of adhesive and one or more die cuts or lines of weakness so as to be able to create one or more pockets and other variable configu... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6932754 | Method for manufacturing angulated bottom paper bag with handle in rotary type bag manufacturing machine The invention concerns a rotary type bag manufacturing machine which feeds continuously material paper (R) to form angulated bottom bags (B) with handles (T) in which a top edge (S2) with the handles (T) pasted can be folded toward an inside in the manufactur... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6866620 | Vented breathable bag for perishable products A process for making successive product bags on an automated production line, comprises the steps of: a) providing a mesh sheet and first and second plastic sheets on rolls, unwinding the mesh sheet and the first and second plastic sheets from the rolls, b) while th... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6811529 | Perpendicular perforation on zipper tape for air evacuation of package The plastic bags are provided with a web tape with a row of aperatures which are cut parallel to each other, but perpendicular to the direction of travel of the row. The aperatures are not colinear with one another. The apertures are sized to allow air to pass there... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6800051 | Process for manufacturing side fold sacks made of plastic film A method for manufacturing side fold sacks from a flat lying segment of a web of plastic tubular film provided with side folds. According to the method, the bottom end of the segment is provided in such a manner with a staggered cut or a staggered detachment along a... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6675553 | Method and device for stacking and packing infusion bags This invention concerns a method and a device for stacking and packing groups of infusion bags, especially for making tea, whereby in continuous production infusion bags arranged one after another in a series in a strand are separated, their speed of move... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6494018 | Method and apparatus for guiding a fastener in a bag making machine A method and apparatus for guiding a fastener in a bag making machine includes a stationary support, an elongated internal guide, and a slitting mechanism. The elongated internal guide is mounted to the support and positioned within an enclosed space defi... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6379291 | Method and apparatus for producing and packing foil bags The present invention relates to a foil-bag producing and packing apparatus comprising at least two feed means for feeding foil material, a connecting means for connecting the foil material fed, the connecting portions--in a direction transverse to the fe... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6364820 | Forming device and method for forming a hose into a web with mutually sequential packaging blanks and such a hose A hose (1) of a flexible plastic material is designed so as to be reformed into a web (2) with mutually sequential packaging blanks (26) separated by transverse slits (27). The hose has a region (15) oriented in the longitudinal direction which is cut on ... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6217497 | Stand-up apparatus for producing flexible pouches An apparatus for use in a form, fill, and seal packaging machine using preprinted web. The punch apparatus includes a registration sensor, a controller, a punch mechanism, a secondary servo feed drive and a dancer system. The registration sensor reads a r... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6139482 | Bulk bag or liner and method of making it A method of making flexible and collapsible bulk bags or liners for bulk bags or containers from individual flat panels of material, or tubes of material folded flat, is disclosed. The bags or liners have one or more sidewalls interconnected by at least a... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6110091 | Nurser liner with textured tabs There is provided a nurser liner having a pair of removable textured tabs for mounting the nurser liner to the rim of a nurser container. The tabs have a textured surface formed by piercing and embossing with forming tools. Each tab has a plurality of pie... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6077208 | Stable flexible pouch and method for making the pouch A flexible pouch includes a flexible compartment with a bottom. A rim is formed around the bottom of the compartment and is spaced from and extends outwardly from this compartment bottom. At least three coplanar feet are provided on the rim for stabilizin... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6059708 | Method of making a foldable pinata An innovative method of making pinatas utilizes pre-cut and scored cardstock designed with tab and slot closures. Once the shapes are folded and secured, the pinatas can be decorated using traditional or innovative methods. By designing the tab/slot closu... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6045493 | Sheet material feeding apparatus There is disclosed an apparatus for intermittently and successively feeding sheet materials such as plastic bags into a plurality of sheet material processing stations which are spaced from each other along the feeding passage of the sheet material. The a... | 04/04/2000 |
| 5980442 | Apparatus and method of producing a food server with pre-fold of glue panels A novel food server and method of producing a food server is disclosed. The novel method includes moving a web of paper at a constant rate of speed, rotary perforating a plurality of lines on the moving web, using rotary timing belts to score at least two... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5803888 | Multi-web carrier An apparatus (31) and a method are disclosed for performing an operation upon multiple webs (51,53), including the feeding of multiple webs (51,53), the provision of a carrier (65) for assisting in moving the webs (51,53) along a predetermined path (83), ... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5797828 | Draw tape machines and methods This invention pertains to draw tape equipment, and methods for incorporating draw tapes into plastic and like bags. In general, a continuous plastic web is slit at a slitting station to form layers, and respective free edges. The web then passes to a hol... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5759146 | Method and apparatus for making shrink package A system (A) for making shrink packaging (P) that is adapted to receive an article (O) to be packaged is disclosed including a conveyer (250) for moving a rigid substrate pallet member (250) beneath a flexible wrapping feed (252) that extends a flexible w... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5697747 | Binding machine using a tape and a binding tape A boring mechanism bores an aperture through a stack of papers and a binding mechanism inserts a bonding tape having adhesive on one side through the aperture and partially about the stack of papers.... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5662576 | Method of manufacturing an improved bag for the cultivation of mushroom spawn and apparatus therefor A method and apparatus for manufacturing an improved bag for the cultivation of mushroom spawn is provided. The bags have continuous gas permeable sealing strips sealed to the inside walls of the bags which cover openings in the bag, so as to allow the ba... | 09/02/1997 |
| 5647832 | Apparatus for manufacturing baffle liners An apparatus for manufacturing a liner having baffles therein for use inside of a flexible bulk container, having a frame supporting a first feed means mounted adjacent to a feed path for feeding a sheet of liner material over the feed path at a first spe... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5417639 | Bags and method of making same A container strip in the form of a chain of interconnected preopened bags with openings having longitudinal dimensions of at least about 1/32 inch is disclosed. The container strip provides greatly enhanced facility for bag registration and opening during... | 05/23/1995 |
| 5413412 | Easy open bag A bag and a method and apparatus for forming an easy open bag wherein a said bag is formed of thermoplastic heat shrinkable film is disclosed. Specifically, an easy open thermoplastic heat shrinkable bag having a heat shrinkable thermoplastic tear strip p... | 05/09/1995 |
| 5409441 | Tractor feed box and multiple envelope method of manufacture and registration and fabricating apparatus A gusseted envelope or box making apparatus and method including the use of a tractor feed unit (11) which perforates the web stock (5) prior to a subsequent printing step. A thermal print head (61) precisely activates thermal ribbon (57) which is accurat... | 04/25/1995 |
| 5382216 | Method of manufacturing packaging bags with a handle A method of manufacturing bags that are rectangular when collapsed and which comprise two superimposed flat sides, sealed at the edges, and a handle member. The method comprises the steps of: laying out a web forming three parallel subordinate webs, one e... | 01/17/1995 |
| 5312318 | Packaging method and means Twin compartment packets, e.g. tea bags, are formed with the compartments connected at the heads of the packet and optionally at the tails. The packets are produced from a pair of compartmented tubular webs that are brought together with the compartments ... | 05/17/1994 |
| 5244280 | Flexible intermediate bulk containers A flexible woven fabric bulk container made of four panels with vertical selvage sides, vertical warps and cut edges in the direction of the weft at the top and bottom, with diagonally extending interlocking hemmed corners with upper portions splayed or f... | 09/14/1993 |
| 5098365 | Method of connecting a gripping device to sheet or web-formed packaging material A method is disclosed of attaching a gripping device to a sheet of packaging material that is to be formed into a container includes the steps of forming a hole in the sheet of packaging material, inserting an anchorage device in the hole, sealing the anc... | 03/24/1992 |
| 5071400 | Package with a hanger and a method for making such a package A package is provided which is formed of a plastic film such as polyethylene or polypropylene. The package is formed to define an internal chamber to accommodate an article to be packed. A slit is provided in the wall and a hanger is provided a part of wh... | 12/10/1991 |
| 4913693 | Method of manufacturing a top gusset bag with integral handle A false gusset (12, 82) is positioned between bag panels (26, 28 and 98, 100) to form a bag having a handle (24, 80) at its upper end formed by upward continuations of the sides (26, 28 or 98, 100) of the bag (10, 78). This construction removes the false ... | 04/03/1990 |
| 4854931 | Process and apparatus for dispensing and conveying individual articles in seriatim order A method and apparatus wherein individual plastic articles are sheared from a cartridge of such articles and conveyed mechanically through an inserter arm to a desired position.... | 08/08/1989 |
| 4726804 | Method and apparatus for fabricating continuous envelopes A method and apparatus for fabricating continuous envelopes for use in connection with electronic data processing printers or the like is disclosed. The method and apparatus includes the steps of severing an advancing web along longitudinally spaced-apart... | 02/23/1988 |
| 4714455 | Hem folder with integral tape inserter for making draw tape bags Draw tape bags are made with folding surfaces which decrease in width to the final bag height. One edge of each side of a moving web of film is tucked onto a side of a surface to produce a hem in each edge of the moving web. Rollers, which are canted with... | 12/22/1987 |
