| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 229076000 | Closures | 27 |
| 20110253769 | TAMPER-RESISTANT ENVELOPE - A tamper-resistant envelope comprising a first and a second panel joined together along at least one tamper-evident seam to form a pocket therebetween, and a flap comprising a tamper-evident adhesive distally connected to the first panel along a fold line and adapted to adhere to at least a portion of the first panel and at least a portion of the second panel when folded along the fold line. | 10-20-2011 |
| 20110266334 | Single-handed operable packaging - The invention relates to a packaging with a packaging closure and a method for producing such a packaging. | 11-03-2011 |
| 20140183251 | ENVELOPE HAVING INTEGRATED AND REMOVABLE LABEL AND PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - An envelope design and processes for manufacturing said envelopes is disclosed herein. The disclosed envelopes have an integrated and removable label portion secured within a panel of the envelope by an adhesive liner. The envelopes may be manufactured by die-cutting the label portions in a paper web, applying the adhesive liner to one side of the paper web covering the die-cut label portions, die-cutting an envelope blank from the paper web, and forming a folded envelope from the blank. | 07-03-2014 |
| 20150076217 | DELIVERY ENVELOPE-TYPE BAG - A delivery envelope-type bag, which is a bag manufactured from a plastic sheet, or the like, is provided with a storage section for storing the delivery item and a flap section formed from a sealing section that seals the storage section and a peeling section located between parallel perforations, and is configured so that the flap section is folded back along a folding section and adhesively fixed to the storage section by the sealing section. In the delivery envelope-type bag: the parallel perforations and the peeling section are formed to extend to both edges; and a variety of notched sections and formed adjacent to or near the peeling section at both edges of the flap section, and/or a variety cutout sections are formed near the peeling section on the folding section side at both edges of the flap section. | 03-19-2015 |
| 229077000 | Including a fastener | 6 |
| 20150014401 | ARTICLE WITH A LATCHING MECHANISM - An envelope has a latching mechanism that is activated by a key to releasably secure a flap of the envelope in a closed position. The latching mechanism is located on the envelope's flap. The tip of the key fits into an aperture in the middle of the latching mechanism. Rotation of the key rotates ears on the back of the latching mechanism from a first position to a second position. In the first position, the ears align with a correspondingly-shaped opening in the front panel of the envelope, and the ears pass through the opening. Rotation to the second position rotates the ears behind the front panel such that the ears of the latching mechanism are now behind the front panel, thereby securing the opening of the envelope flap. | 01-15-2015 |
| 229780100 | Metallic | 3 |
| 229780200 | Reusable | 3 |
| 20120080509 | Clear Clasp Reusable Envelope - A resealable envelope is composed of a front panel and a rear panel attached to the front panel forming an interior pouch between the front panel and rear panel. A flap extends from the rear panel, the flap having an opening having an elongated width with two circular protrusions emanating from the top and bottom of the elongated width; the opening having a width greater than its height. A first adhesive has an adhesive layer on one side and a releasable surface layer an opposite side. The first adhesive is located at the top portion of the front panel such that the opening is in contact with the first adhesive when the flap is closed. A second adhesive strip is located on the outside of the flap over the opening such that the envelope is sealed when the flap is pressed against the resealable surface layer of the first adhesive. | 04-05-2012 |
| 20130240612 | PACKAGING AND INTEGRATED UTILITY ITEM - A foldable packaging which may include a die-cut form that is initially substantially planar and foldable to provide a container that can be assembled having a fastening mechanism that is removable for additional uses. | 09-19-2013 |
| 20160137351 | PACKAGING AND INTEGRATED UTILITY ITEM - A foldable packaging which may include a die-cut form that is initially substantially planar and foldable to provide a container that can be assembled having a fastening mechanism that is removable for additional uses. | 05-19-2016 |
| 229079000 | Seal | 2 |
| 20130008939 | SATCHEL SYSTEM - A reusable satchel comprising a receptacle composed of a durable material and having at least one opening for inserting contents into the receptacle, the receptacle having at least two retaining slits the retaining slits being positioned such that a sheet inserted through each retaining slit acts as a closure to the opening. | 01-10-2013 |
| 20130119121 | ENVELOPE WITH INTEGRAL SEAL STRIP - An envelope having an envelope wall member including first and second envelope walls that cooperatively enclose a pocket space and define therebetween a pocket opening to the pocket space, the envelope wall including a surface that defines a recess and a sealing strip that includes an adhesive releasably adhering the strip to the envelope wall member within the recess. The adhesive is capable of adhering the strip to the envelope wall to seal the envelope closed. | 05-16-2013 |
| 229080000 | Sealing | 17 |
| 20080308613 | TAMPER EVIDENT TAPES AND PACKAGES - The invention relates to tamper evident tapes or soft packages, such as plastic bags or envelop, including new security features for sealing and rendering irreversible and unambiguously visible the opening of the package. The first new security feature concerns a plurality of U-shaped cuts extending through the tape, each U-shaped cut having an open end and a closed end defining a tearing edge. The U-shaped cuts are distributed and oriented along the tape so that the tearing edges thereof extend in multiple directions. The second new security feature is a thermochromatic layer present inside the tape and overlaying heat sensitive tamper-indicating areas also present in the tape. The thermochromatic ink layer intermingles with some markings also present therein and comprises an irreversible thermochromatic ink invisible at room temperature and activated at an activation temperature superior to the room temperature. | 12-18-2008 |
| 20080314965 | System and method for authentication of engineering notebook support information - An improved system and method for authentication of engineering notebook support information is provided. An authentication label having a first part and a second part can employ any of various approaches used to determine that the two parts go together. The first part of the authentication label is used to identify an engineering notebook page and is affixed to a container such as a tamperproof envelope in which engineering notebook support information is stored. The second part of the authentication label is used to identify the container in which the engineering notebook support is stored and is affixed on a page of an engineering notebook. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20090121000 | Envelope - An envelope of at least two parallel layers ( | 05-14-2009 |
| 20090184157 | USE OF SILANE PROMOTER TO MODIFY PRESSURE SENSITIVE ADHESIVE FOR USE IN PRESSURE SEAL MAILERS PRINTED ON IGEN3 - Exemplary embodiments provide a pressure-seal cohesive and method for making and using the pressure-seal cohesive to form mailer type business forms. The disclosed pressure-seal cohesive can provide an improved cohesive sealing of the mailer forms. In particular, the pressure-seal cohesive can include at least one silane promoter admixed with at least one aqueous pressure sensitive compound formulation that contains pressure sensitive cohesive and/or adhesive compounds. The admixed silane promoter can have a concentration ranging from about 0.5% to about 2.5% weight percent of the pressure-seal cohesive to improve the compatibility of the pressure sensitive compounds, even if they are contaminated by the fuser oils (e.g., functionalized PDMS oil) during digital printing processes (e.g., on Xerox iGen3). | 07-23-2009 |
| 20100089986 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND ARTICLE FOR PRODUCING A MAILPIECE ENVELOPE HAVING IMPROVED SEAL INTEGRITY - A method, system and article for producing an envelope having improved seal integrity. The method comprises the steps of disposing at least one material at the interface of the adhesive seal between the flap and the body portion of the envelope, which material exhibits a characteristic property when combined with an activating agent. The envelope is then sealed by closing the flap onto the body portion of the envelope such that the activating agent combines with the material along the sealing interface. The sealing interface is inspected to determine whether the material exhibits the characteristic property thereby confirming that a seal has been produced between the flap and body portion of the envelope. The system and article are directed to the various modules of a mailpiece fabrication system employed to produce the mailpiece including an inspection module for confirming that a seal has been formed. | 04-15-2010 |
| 20100176186 | Alternative Substrate Envelope Sealing And Closure System - An alternative substrate envelope sealing and closure system apparatus and method for same, whereby the system comprises an envelope having a segment of its back panel cut-out and replaced with a material that is more adhereable than the material of the outer surface of the envelope. The envelope lacks hot melt adhesives or peel and seal type latex adhesives. A method for sealing alternative substrate envelopes in mass quantities, whereby alternative substrate envelopes are utilized at high speeds for commercial use and insertion. A method for the large scale packing and sealing of alternative substrate envelopes, whereby the envelopes are packed and sealed using automated devices. | 07-15-2010 |
| 20110192888 | FACE MASK COMBINATION AND AUTOMATIC PACKAGING METHOD FOR FACE MASKS - A face mask combination includes: an envelope having two interconnected sheet layers that confine a space therebetween, an opening formed in one of the sheet layers, and a closure sheet closing openably the opening and attached adhesively and releasably to the sheet layer formed with the opening; and at least one face mask disposed in the space and having two opposite ends, one of the opposite ends being disposed in proximity to the opening so as to be exposed from the opening when the closure sheet is opened. An automatic packaging method for face masks is also disclosed. | 08-11-2011 |
| 20120006887 | SEALING LIQUID FOR SAFETY CLOSURES - The invention relates to a sealing liquid for sealing mailpieces containing water and a penetration agent, to the uses thereof and to letter-closing devices and franking machines containing such a sealing liquid. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120228365 | ENVELOPE HAVING FLAVORED MOISTENABLE ADHESIVE - An envelope having a sealing flap and a zone bearing remoistenable adhesive, flavoring incorporated at the zone bearing remoistenable adhesive, and either readable indicia or characteristic coloring disposed at the zone bearing remoistable adhesive. Where characteristic coloring is provided, that coloring will be different from coloring located elsewhere on the envelope. The flavoring may be thematically linked to either or both of the readable indicia and the characteristic coloring. | 09-13-2012 |
| 20130206825 | ENVELOPES AND METHODS FOR THEIR PRODUCTION - An envelope is formed from continuous COPP film web by precreasing envelope body ( | 08-15-2013 |
| 229800500 | Releasable or frangible bond (e.g., peel seal) | 7 |
| 20090283578 | "GREEN" TEMPERATURE- CONTROLLED MAILER - A mailer has an outer, longitudinally extending, biodegradable film with lateral edges folded on itself to form a pocket having an opening and sealable by a flap. An assembly is composed of an inner, longitudinally extending, biodegradable film having lateral edges and a longitudinal extending pad composed of textile cuttings and microbial and super-absorbent powders. The inner film extends longitudinally around the pad and is attached to the pad. The assembly is positioned in the pocket with the inner film being sealed to the outer film adjacent the opening to the pocket trapping the pad between the outer and inner films. Sealing tape is mounted on the inner film adjacent to the pocket to seal the pocket closed. The lateral edges of both the outer and inner films, which extend laterally beyond the pad, are heat sealed together. | 11-19-2009 |
| 20100127051 | PACKAGING FOR A CHOCOLATE BAR FOR MAILING - The invention relates to packaging ( | 05-27-2010 |
| 20120061455 | ENVELOPES/BOXES WITH MULTIPLE SEALING & REOPENING FUNCTIONS - An enclosure, such as, an envelope or a box is formed with a main body having an opening receiving objects, documents, etc., and a flap arranged to close and seal said opening. Advantageously, the flap includes a plurality of rectangular strips having an adhesive on the side. The flap can be sequentially opened and closed by attaching each of the strips permanently to a receiving area on the main body and then separating the flap from the secured strip. A release sheet may be used to cover the adhesive side. | 03-15-2012 |
| 20120132698 | ENVELOPE ASSEMBLY - An assembly including a front panel is separated from a back panel by a panel fold line. Side flaps are disposed at opposing edges of the front panel and are each separated from the front panel by a flap fold line. The side flaps include a front flap surface with an adhesive material and a back flap surface opposite the front flap surface. The assembly is foldable about the panel fold line to dispose the back panel adjacent the front panel and foldable about the flap fold line to dispose the back flap surface adjacent a front surface of the back panel when the back panel is folded. In a folded position, the assembly forms a pocket between the front and back panels, and is adherable by the adhesive material to a separate surface. | 05-31-2012 |
| 20120248177 | PADDED PAPER ENVELOPE - A padded and recyclable paper envelope is comprised of a front wall, a rear wall, an open edge for access to an interior compartment of the envelope, and a closure flap to close the open edge. A corrugated board is adhesively secured over an inner face of the front wall and rear wall to protect an item disposed in the interior compartment between the reinforcing corrugated board surfaces. The envelope is formed from a single paper blank on which the corrugated board is adhesively secured. The envelope and the corrugated board are formed from recyclable material. | 10-04-2012 |
| 20130068828 | Envelope for single drug dose - The invention relates to an envelope consisting of a flexible heat-sealable sheet, which includes a front surface and a rear surface laterally closed by at least one longitudinal weld, and on the other ends by a transversal weld, defining an inner cavity containing the drug in question, the front and rear surfaces of the envelope having on least one of the ends of the inner cavity protrusions consisting of a flap, separated from the inner cavity by a weld line or area. Said flap provides a surface for incorporating Braille markings in impact printing or ink printing, without affecting the air-tightness of the inner cavity. In one embodiment, said flap includes a precut line in an area adjacent to the inner cavity for tearing and removing the portion of the flap that incorporates the name of the drug, while preserving the integrity of the inner cavity. | 03-21-2013 |
| 20130193195 | ENVELOPE SEAL STRIP - A sealing strip on a release layer is disclosed. The release layer can include an envelope with walls cooperatively enclosing a pocket with an opening The envelope can include a closure flap pivotable to close the envelope. A first location of the envelope can include a sealing strip releasably adhered to the envelope (or a release layer on the envelope). This sealing strip can be removable from the first location and placeable in a second location overlapping the closure flap in the closed position and an adjacent portion of an envelope wall. The sealing strip can include an adhesive capable of adhering to the closure flap and adjacent portion of the second wall for securing the closure flap in the closed position. The sealing strip can include a removable grasping tab connected by a weakened area. The sealing strip can be provided on a release layer independent of an envelope. | 08-01-2013 |
