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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7191576 | Device for applying a prepared handle to a pack A device for making it possible to apply to a pack, moved along a conveyor, a handle (n) of nominal length L situated at the end of a tape. The tape includes a succession of handles (n+i), each handle comprising two adhesive ends and a central part. The device inclu... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7080493 | Machine for applying partly adhesive straps to relative products A machine for applying partly adhesive straps to relative products has a folding device located between an input station, where the products are fed onto the machine, and an output station, where the products are fed off the machine; a feed device for feeding the st... | 07/25/2006 |
| 6981937 | Handle for mounting on packaging, device for mounting the handle and method of mounting handles on packaging Device and method for mounting ends of a handle into slits of a package. The device includes guide rails which guide and orient the ends of the handle from a first position to a second position, wherein, in the second position, the ends of the handle are oriented in... | 01/03/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6905451 | Rope handle forming machine and method The rope handle forming machine is made of a cylinder having a channel therein, an U-shaped forming plate mounted along a horizontal plane tangent to the top surface of the cylinder on one side of the cylinder, and a D-shaped forming plate mounted in a same plane as... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6729107 | Method for manufacturing a suspension bag with suspension hole Introduction of a reinforcement strip into the folded edge area in the method for producing a bag with introduced goods to be packaged and with a suspension with suspension hole, wherein the goods to be packaged are introduced into a foil semi-hose which is supplied... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6626811 | Method and machine for working an elongate web of material In a method for working an elongate web of material, use is made of a machine which comprises a feeding device for feeding the web at a given speed and a cutting device for making cuts in the web. The cutting device comprises a rotary backing roll and a r... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6574942 | Method for manufacturing a suspension bag with suspension hole Introduction of a reinforcement strip into the folded edge area in the method for producing a bag with introduced goods to be packaged and with a suspension with suspension hole, wherein the goods to be packaged are introduced into a foil semi-hose which ... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6574940 | Packing machines of products in mesh bags with handle A packing machine for the packing of products in mesh bags with handle include; a tubular mesh feeder, a first set of rollers in quincunxes, a frame with a second set of rollers resting, respectively, on the first set of rollers, feeders of two bands, pla... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6220998 | Collapsible container and method of making and using same A method of manufacturing a container having a plurality of side panels, a floor panel having corner sections, and a side panel forming an enclosure having an open top. Each side panel includes a web having a perimeter, an edging attached to the perimeter... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6149565 | Method and apparatus for producing bags in two rows with subsequent stacking, especially for the production of bags from flattened blown thermoplastic foil A method of and an apparatus for producing stacks of bags where, instead of connecting the position of the foil web, a marking on the foil web is detected and used to correct the positions of the devices which operate on the web. These devices can include... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6080093 | Apparatus for wicket-top converting of a cross-laminated synthetic resin fiber mesh bag A cross-laminated synthetic resin fabric mesh material is formed into wicket-top produce bags for use with automatic bag filling equipment. A longitudinally moving sheet of the mesh is folded and formed into a folded, gusseted tubular web. Laterally space... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6059707 | Easy to open handle bag and method of making the same 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... | 05/09/2000 |
| 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 |
| 6059709 | Process for producing bags with folded over and secured handles by a fold-over rod extending at a right angle to the direction of transport The handles of bags, provided with legs, are cemented to both sides of the opening sides of the bags. The handles are U-shaped handles made of strip-shaped material. Parts of the handles are folded over onto the side walls of the bags and fastened with ad... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6015373 | Method for wicket-top converting of a cross-laminated synthetic resin fiber mesh bag A cross-laminated synthetic resin fabric mesh material is formed into wicket-top produce bags for use with automatic bag filling equipment. A longitudinally moving sheet of the mesh is folded and formed into a folded, gusseted tubular web. Laterally space... | 01/18/2000 |
| 5980441 | Method and apparatus for producing bags with carrying handles by using a feedback tension control loop A method for producing bags (12) with carrying handles (48), for which the starting material for the carrying handles is supplied as endless material and at least two carrying handles are affixed to each finished or still unfinished bag, in which the star... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5947884 | Method of producing a bag for carry out food or other articles 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... | 09/07/1999 |
| 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 |
| 5902221 | Apparatus for the stamping of waste from a stack of plastic bags A method of and an apparatus for punching a waste bundle from a stack of bags, especially to form a peripherally-closed hole in the stack as in the production of so-called tie bags, wherein with the lowering of the upper press tool, the waste bundle is cu... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5860905 | System and method for making plastic film bags with headers, open mouths and sealed bottoms A system for receiving tubular formed film comprising two facing walls and forming plastic bags having headers, open mouths and sealed bottoms into a block or stack of bags. The system includes an opener means for severing a spaced perforation on only one... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5858166 | Machine for attaching handles to a gift box The present invention is a machine for use in attaching first and second handles to a gift box. Each of the first and second handles having first and second end portions and an upper portion. In one embodiment, the machine comprises a base member and firs... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5816992 | Plastic bag having a handle integral with the gusset A bag made from plastic film includes a handle and a gusset that is integral with the handle and with front and rear panels of the bag. Left and right side-welds unite the front and rear panels as well as the respective left and right ends of the handle. ... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5816993 | Apparatus and method for attaching carrying handles to bags An apparatus and a method for attaching at least one carrying handle to a bag, such as a shopping bag, grocery bag, or the like. Individual handles are severed from a continuous web of handle material. Bags are conveyed at a predetermined velocity, with a... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5800326 | Process for manufacturing a handle for a bag made of paper or another material The process for manufacturing an integrally-formed handle for a bag includes the steps of turning an edge of a sheet of bag stock on itself a predetermined number of times to form a multiple-thickness handle on the sheet stock, while leaving an adjacent p... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5746569 | Bag forming machine having adjustable support structure for paired work elements A bag machine includes a hole forming apparatus with a pair of adjustably mounted hole punches and a wicketing apparatus including a pair of wicket pins. Both the punches and pins are separately adjustably mounted on a slide mechanism for establishing cor... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5630779 | 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. A nove... | 05/20/1997 |
| 5626550 | Easy dispense T-shirt bags A bag pack comprises a plurality of easy open handle bags. The bags are easy to open because the exterior surfaces of the bags are cold-welded together so that when one bag is pulled from the pack, the adjacent next bag is at least partly open. The extern... | 05/06/1997 |
| 5609556 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing bags with strap-shaped carrying handles A method for manufacturing bags (18) with strap shaped handles (16) which provides for the handles to be bonded to the outside faces of the bags by attachment portions (24) at the free ends of their parallel legs, in which assembling and bonding of the ha... | 03/11/1997 |
| 5573489 | Integral handled layflat thermoplastic bag A thermoplastic bag structure and a method for forming handle-containing bags in roll-form. The method includes the steps of forming a continuous collapsed tube; forming pairs of closely spaced seals transverse to the tube at bag length distances apart; f... | 11/12/1996 |
| 5507713 | 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... | 04/16/1996 |
| 5484376 | Ready to load bag pack, method of forming and system A thermoplastic film bag pack where each bag has a bottom, front, rear, and gusseted side walls, an inside and outside surface and a cut-edge mouth portion. The mouth portion has double film loop handles as integral extensions of the walls at its opposite... | 01/16/1996 |
| 5458556 | Bag with reinforced integral handle portions Methods of manufacturing bags preferably from a single sheet of bag forming material and bags produced thereby having reinforced handle sections integral with the wide sides of the bag.... | 10/17/1995 |
| 5415614 | Manufacture of bulk bags A method of manufacturing a bulk bag having a side wall height H of at least about twenty inches (51 cm) and a total circumferential length L of at least about ninety inches (228 cm) comprises fabricating a fabric side wall structure having a height H and... | 05/16/1995 |
| 5393293 | Method and apparatus for forming a shrinkable bag having an integral handle Bag making apparatus and method for forming a handle opening in a thermoplastic food packaging shrink bag includes both cold cutting and hot cut cutting operations to form a handle which, on heat shrinking the bag, is strong and has an enhanced appearance... | 02/28/1995 |
| 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 |
| 5382215 | Process for producing paper bags with handles A process for producing paper bags with handles glued to the insides of the facing opening edges, includes perforating a paper web with transverse perforation lines spaced at distances corresponding to the section lengths necessary to produce the bags. At... | 01/17/1995 |
| 5378220 | Method of constructing reusable yard waste container A reusable yard waste container has a four sided rectangular shell which is open at its top end and has a flat multi-layered bottom. Two opposed sides of the shell have medial fold lines which allow the container to be collapsed to a flat orientation wher... | 01/03/1995 |
| 5298007 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing carrier bags of paper In a method for manufacturing carrier bags of paper with paper handles glued to the outside in a continuous working cycle, firstly, in a bag machine, carrier bags without handles are manufactured. Paper handles are glued to the carrier bags in a handle ap... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5269116 | Device for feeding a string loop for attachment to a sausage casing Improved apparatus for attachment of a U-shaped metal clip around gathered material in a first tie operation along with means for attachment of a string loop includes a tape feed which feeds loops mounted on the tape one at a time into position for engage... | 12/14/1993 |
