| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 383093000 | Closure within bag | 23 |
| 20080285895 | Bag with integrally formed closure - A bag having an integrally formed closure, comprising a wall, an opening contiguous to the wall, two handles attached to the wall at the opening, and a closure integrally formed in the wall of the bag adjacent one of the handles. The closure is formed of planar, resiliently flexible plastic in a circular shape with a rim and with multiple symmetrical radial cuts extending from the center of the closure to the rim, thus forming prongs that resiliently flex up and down from the center of the closure. This flexing forms an opening through the closure as long as one or more of the prongs are flexed. | 11-20-2008 |
| 20090060398 | POUCH CONTAINER - A pouch with a nozzle is provided which can maintain a good open state of the nozzle. The pouch for accommodating liquid contents, has: a shell portion formed by sealing stacked two pouch raw materials; and a nozzle portion communicating with an inside of the shell portion, wherein emboss worked portions are formed on walls of the pouch in at least partial areas of the walls of the nozzle portion of the pouch constituted of the pouch raw materials, or in areas constituted of at least partial areas of the walls of the nozzle portion and at least partial areas of walls of the shell portion consecutive with the partial areas of the walls of the nozzle portion, and the emboss worked portions have a plane shape, a dot shape or a line shape. | 03-05-2009 |
| 20100183247 | PROTECTIVE CONTAINER - A protective container, such as a protective bag, comprising a sealable aperture defined by opposing first and second flexible sheets which are joined to each other by seals at either side of the aperture, such that the aperture is closable by bringing the first and second flexible sheets into contact with each other across the width of the aperture, wherein the inward facing surface of the first sheet comprises an adhesive strip which extends across the width of the aperture and is covered by a release liner such that when the release liner is removed, the aperture is sealable by bringing the adhesive strip into contact with an opposing part of the second flexible sheet across the width of the aperture, wherein the release liner does not extend into the seal between the first and second flexible sheets at either side of the sealable aperture. The protective container is typically waterproof and can be used to protect articles from damage by water, such as rain water or flood water. | 07-22-2010 |
| 20160200465 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PACKAGING PRODUCTS IN A FOIL DEVICE, PACKAGE PRODUCED AND FILLED USING THE METHOD | 07-14-2016 |
| 383094000 | Heat seal | 4 |
| 20090238496 | AIR ENLCOSURE AND CHECK VALUE THEREOF CAPABLE OF BEING FILLED WITH HIGH PRESSURE AIR - In an air enclosure and a check valve capable of being filled with high pressure air, two first inner films are installed between two outer films, and two second inner films are then stacked together between the two first inner film. The two outer films and the two first inner films are adhered together by means of hot sealing to allow the two first inner films to be positioned between the two outer films and an air cylinder to be formed between the two outer films; the two second inner films are adhered to each other by means of hot sealing to form a second air inlet between the two second inner films. Thereafter, an air filling tool may be used to force high pressure air into the second air inlet and into the air cylinder, causing the air cylinder to fill with air and expand. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20100158417 | MULTI-LAYERED BAGS AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A bag can include walls formed of a material having multiple layers, which can include two polyolefin layers and a paper layer. The bag can be formed into a sewn-open-mouth configuration in which a stitching element extends through a wall of the bag. The bag can include a grease-resistant seal that substantially prevents grease from escaping from the bag via an opening in the wall through which the stitching element extends. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100189380 | Heat Activated Adhesives for Bag Closures - A polymeric woven bag has a first panel and a second panel and an open end of the bag to be pinched closed. A first layer of heat activated adhesive material is on a portion of the bag to form an adhesive-to-adhesive seal by contact with a second layer of heat activated adhesive material on a portion of the bag. second panel, wherein a chemical family of the adhesive layers comprises, distillates, petroleum and ethanamine or naphthene components, and wherein the first adhesive layer and the second adhesive layer have respective heat activation temperatures below the softening point temperature of the polymeric bag material. | 07-29-2010 |
| 20100209022 | ULTRASONIC DOUBLE FOLD SEAL - A double fold seal having an ultrasonic stitch is provided as a closure means for a bag formed from synthetic resin material, and especially a woven synthetic resin material. A transverse heat seal is created using an ultrasonic welder, for example, and at least two flaps formed outboard from the seal. The flaps are folded over one of the bag panels and ultimately over the heat seal so as to create a bag closure that is strong and leak resistant. | 08-19-2010 |
| 383095000 | Reusable | 15 |
| 20100008603 | SEALABLE REPULPABLE VALVE BAG AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING - A valve tube assembly for a repulpable bag having a valve end portion includes, in an exemplary embodiment, a valve tube member formed from a repulpable paper material, wherein the valve tube member includes a first end, a second end, an inside surface, and an outside surface, and a water dispersible hot melt adhesive layer deposited on at least a portion of the inside surface adjacent the first end by a timed application, with a remainder of the inside surface being free of the water dispersible hot melt adhesive. The valve tube member is sized to extend into the valve end portion of the repulpable bag with the second end positioned inside the repulpable bag. | 01-14-2010 |
| 20110317943 | MULTI-FUNCTION, MAGNETIC, FOLDING REUSABLE BAG WITH NOTEPAD, PEN AND CLIP - The present invention generally relates to reusable tote bags. Specifically, this invention relates to a reusable tote bag that is capable of securely folding in such a manner as to allow a useable writing surface attached thereto to be utilized as a built-in notepad with writing instrument and clip. | 12-29-2011 |
| 20120207410 | Easy Open and Reclosable Package with Die-cut Web and Discrete Tape Anchored to Second Side Panel - An easy-open and reclosable package includes a pouch including a discrete tape including a base strip between first and second side panels; at least a first portion of the first surface of the strip coated with a pressure sensitive adhesive and adhered by the adhesive to the inner surface of the first panel at a first location, and the second surface of the strip anchored to the inner surface of the second side panel; a die cut in the first panel, defining a primary die cut segment so arranged that when the package is opened, it can be reclosed by adhering the adhesive to the first panel; and a product in the pouch. A secondary die cut segment can be disposed between the primary die cut segment and an end of the package. This secondary die cut can be at least partially underlain by the adhesive. | 08-16-2012 |
| 20130071047 | PACKAGING FOR STEAMING AND RELATED METHODS - A strainable bag with a hook-and-hook closure can include walls formed of a material having multiple layers of polymer or paper or mixtures thereof, and which can include at least one gusset. The hook-and-hook closure allows for liquids or gases to be vented from the bag, as well as for liquids to be removed from the bag interior. The bag can be formed into a full open mouth configuration for ease of filling and ease of dispensing product. The hook-and-hook closure also allows for an imprecise alignment of the closure track to substantially close the bag around the gusset area. Methods of using and manufacturing a strainable bag with a hook-and-hook closure for preparing various food products are also presented. | 03-21-2013 |
| 20130142456 | METHOD OF FABRICATION OF COLLAPSIBLE STORAGE TANK - In one embodiment, a collapsible, flexible storage tank is provided that is capable of holding a liquid material. The tank includes a sheet of flexible, moisture impervious side wall material; at least one opening for receiving a fitting to fill and drain the tank; joining seams wherein edges of the sheet are joined, the seams extending about the tank in a spiral orientation; and closing seams wherein the side ends of the pillow tank are sealed. In another aspect, a collapsible, flexible storage tank is capable of holding a liquid. The tank includes a sheet of flexible side wall material; at least one opening for receiving a fitting to fill and drain the tank; and butt seams wherein edges of the flexible sheet are joined together in the same plane in a butt joint configuration using an overlapping piece of flexible, moisture impervious sealed material over the top thereof. | 06-06-2013 |
| 20130177263 | Resealable Laminate for Heat Sealed Packaging - A resealable package assembly is described. The package assembly includes a selectively positionable flap that covers an aperture or enables access through the aperture into the package. The flap and package include provisions for releasably engaging the flap to the package to seal the interior of the package. Provisions for grasping the tab and indicating whether tampering has occurred are also described. | 07-11-2013 |
| 20140307986 | CHIPZIP - “ChipZip” is a double open-ended plastic bag with a sliderless zipper attachment on one end that is compatible with varying sized bags and boxes containing a bag that are previously not re-sealable to become sealable in order to maintain optimum freshness of a multitude of pantry items. | 10-16-2014 |
| 20150055893 | GIFT BAG WITH BUILT-IN DECORATIVE TOPPER/CLOSURE - An all-in-one gift bag with decorative closure built in to the bag is disclosed. My invention should reduce the cost to the consumer because there is no need to buy tissue paper separately anymore. It will also save the consumer time because they won't have to shop the aisle for multiple items. | 02-26-2015 |
| 20150055894 | Easy Open and Reclosable Package with Die-Cut Web and Discrete Tape Anchored to Second Side Panel - An easy-open and reclosable package includes a pouch including a discrete tape including a base strip between first and second side panels; at least a first portion of the first surface of the strip coated with a pressure sensitive adhesive and adhered by the adhesive to the inner surface of the first panel at a first location, and the second surface of the strip anchored to the inner surface of the second side panel; a die cut in the first panel, defining a primary die cut segment so arranged that when the package is opened, it can be reclosed by adhering the adhesive to the first panel; and a product in the pouch. A secondary die cut segment can be disposed between the primary die cut segment and an end of the package. This secondary die cut can be at least partially underlain by the adhesive. | 02-26-2015 |
| 383097000 | Zipper | 6 |
| 20090129708 | PLASTIC ZIPPER HAVING PREVENTING FUNCTION AGAINST UNFAIRLY UNSEALING, AND THE MANUFACTURING METHOD AND MANUFACTURING APPARTUS THEREOF - In a plastic zipper | 05-21-2009 |
| 20090190864 | AIRTIGHT EVACUABLE STORAGE BAG AND RELATED METHOD OF MANUFACTURE - Methods for manufacturing airtight storage containers (e.g., bags or pouches) made from thermoplastic web material and having heat-sealed margins along a perimeter. To ensure that the storage containers are airtight, an unheated rib is pressed along each heat seal while the web material in the region of each heat seal is still in a softened and pliable state. As a result of the pressure applied, the rib deforms the contacted portion of the heat-sealed web material, leaving an indentation upon cooling of the web material that serves as an air leakage barrier. This air leakage barrier ensures that any air leakage pathway across the heat seal region is closed. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20120106876 | RECLOSABLE BAG HAVING A LOUD SOUND DURING CLOSING - A zipper for a reclosable bag including an elongated groove profile having two arms which form a general U-shape to define an opening to a channel, and an elongated rib profile opposing the groove profile, wherein a plurality of first segments of the rib profile alternate with a plurality of second segments of the rib profile to create a structural discontinuity along a length thereof, wherein during interlocking the groove and rib profiles, an audible clicking sound of at least 50 dB on average is created during opening and closing. | 05-03-2012 |
| 20120314977 | HEAT BONDING METHOD AND HEAT BONDING DEVICE - A method for heat-bonding together a film and a zipper tape using a heat bonding device including a guide unit which has at a first flat surface a linearly extending first groove for guiding an engaging elements of a zipper tape, the groove being slightly wider than a width of the engaging elements and slightly shallower than a height of the zipper tape, and which has cooling means for keeping a vicinity of the first groove cold, and a first heating unit that is disposed facing the first flat surface of the guide unit, has a third flat surface that is so shaped as to cover the first groove, and has a mechanism such that the third flat surface approaches and is separated from the position of the first flat surface. | 12-13-2012 |
| 20120314978 | ZIPPER TAPE AND PACKING BAG WITH ZIPPER TAPE - A thick portion is formed thick at an end of a female belt-like base near a containing space. To the thick portion near the containing space, a cut portion thinner than the female belt-like base is provided. To the cut portion near the containing space, a seal base that is thicker than the female belt-like base and is sealed to an inner surface of a bag body to which a male belt-like base is attached, is provided. Seal strength of the thick portion to the inner surface is lower than that of the seal base. The cut portion is provided to have a lower seal strength than that of the seal base. An area surrounded by the thick portion, the cut portion, the seal base and the inner surface becomes hermetically sealed. Even when external pressure is applied on the bag body, damages to the cut portion can be prevented. | 12-13-2012 |
| 20140270590 | REUSABLE FOOD STORAGE BAG AND PROCESS FOR MAKING A REUSABLE STORAGE BAG - The present invention is a washable and reusable storage bag comprising a plastic coated canvas made from cotton and polyethylene. The storage bag comprises a front panel having a zipper and a back panel, a bottom edge and a top edge, and two side edges. The bag further comprises a rectangular transparent polyurethane window in the front panel, preferably in the shape of a rectangle. Two opposing sides of the transparent polyurethane window are heat sealed to the plastic coated canvas to create a liquid tight seal between the transparent polyurethane window and the plastic coated canvas. The outside of the storage bag can be customized with, e.g., designs, branding, and/or advertising. The storage bags can be hand washed, put in the dishwasher or put in the washing machine and clothes dryer. | 09-18-2014 |
