Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
383120000 | Pleated or gusseted | 38 |
20080205801 | Method of Producing a Gusseted Bag from a Plastic Film and Bag Thus Obtained - The invention relates to a bag comprising side gussets ( | 08-28-2008 |
20080240626 | Bag construction with side gussets - A bag construction filled with dispersible material. The bag construction has first and second panel sections, first and second side gusset sections and a bottom gusset panel section. The various panel sections are fastened together to form a generally rectangle shape with a flat bottom. The bottom gusset panel section has one or more distribution apertures in it. A removable panel layer is provided for covering the one or more apertures. When the removable panel layer is removed, the bag can be held so that the dispersible material disperses through the apertures as appropriate. | 10-02-2008 |
20080292224 | Plastic Pouch and Manufacturing Method Therefor - At least one of an obverse surface film and reverse surface film, which are used to together constitute a plastic pouch, is folded back across the entire width of the plastic pouch, and peripheral edge portions of the pouch are heat-sealed, to thereby form, on at least one position, a folded-back section communicating with the body of the pouch. | 11-27-2008 |
20080298728 | METHOD FOR MAKING A SEMI-RIGID FLEXIBLE FILM PACK FOR MULTI-PACKS - A semi-rigid flexible film pack for multi-packs, and method for manufacturing same, constructed from a gusseted bag. The invention provides for modifying a gusseted bag, heat sealing the gussets to their respective side walls, loading said gusseted bag with product, and then sealing the open end of the gusseted bag with a single sheet or web. The method of making this package is economical yet provides for a semi-rigid container ideal for use with single-serve pillow bags. | 12-04-2008 |
20090136163 | Bag and article of manufacture - Disclosed is an article of manufacture including bag having a front surface; a rear surface; two side surfaces each having a gusset therein and connecting the front and rear surfaces; a flattenable bottom surface formed by connecting the front, rear, and side surfaces; and a top surface formable by connecting the front, rear, and side surfaces. The bag has a height, a width, and a depth, and defines an internal volume. The bag is sealable and has a seal strength of at least about 1,600 pounds per square inch. The bag is formed from a plastic laminate having a thickness of from about 130 to about 200 microns and a tensile strength of at least about 3,400 pounds per square inch. The article of manufacture also includes at least about 15 pounds of a particulate, flowable composition contained therein. The bag can also have a closure system comprising a non-reusable closure and a reusable closure. Also included are methods, using the article of manufacture, of enhancing palatability of an oxidizable, particulate, flowable composition contained therein. | 05-28-2009 |
20090175565 | Plastic Bag and Plastic Bag Making Apparatus - A plastic bag including a pair of side gussets | 07-09-2009 |
20090196537 | POUCH WITH SPOUT - A pouch with a spout includes a pouch body | 08-06-2009 |
20090310891 | Food package and method of making same - A food package for packaging bread that is constructed from a generally planar opaque base panel upon which the loaf of bread rests and a substantially transparent covering that covers the bread in a manner such that the top, sides and ends of the loaf of bread are clearly visible to the prospective purchaser when the package is positioned on the shelf of the retail outlet. | 12-17-2009 |
20100014790 | Packaging Bag - The invention discloses a method of producing a packaging bag from a multilayered sheet material which can be welded on one side, wherein the packaging bag comprises a front wall, a rear wall, a right-hand side gusset, a left-hand side gusset, a bottom and a head portion, which is located opposite the bottom and has an opening which can be closed by a closure element. The two side gussets, the front wall and the rear wall are of essentially the same length and are welded to one another and therefore, other than in the head portion, the side gussets are connected to the front wall and the rear wall over their entire length. The weldable surface is directed towards the interior of the packaging bag. | 01-21-2010 |
20100061665 | PLEATED STAND-UP PACKAGING POUCH, PLEATED STAND-UP PACKAGING BODY, FEED ROLL FOR PLEATED STAND-UP PACKAGING BODY, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING PLEATED STAND-UP PACKAGING BODY - The object of the present invention is to provide a pleated stand-up packaging material which is capable of improving a heat seal property on a portion where a rib and a pleat cross at a right angle. Another object of the present invention is to provide a pleated stand-up packaging material which is capable of improving a stability and an esthetic appearance when it is stood up by sharply bending the portion where the rib and the pleat cross at a right angle. In the pleated stand-up packaging pouch comprising a rib in a pinch form which is formed by adhering inner faces of end edges of the packaging material, and at least one pleat which is formed by folding the pleated stand-up packaging material in a three-ply strip form in the orthogonal direction to its longitudinal direction and adhering inner faces of the folded portions, characterized in that the pleat formed on an edge between a folded bottom face portion and a peripheral portion extends from the peripheral portion in the same plane as the peripheral portion, and the bottom face portion and an upper end of an underside face of the pleat form a substantially right angle, and the pleat comprises a cut-off portion at the portion where the pleat and the rib cross. | 03-11-2010 |
20100129009 | FLUX BAG - A bag comprises a sheath which includes a first wall portion and a second wall portion joined longitudinally by gusseted sidewalls portions which define the bag volume. The sheath has gusseted regions having a first sheath thickness and a non-gusseted region between the gusseted regions having a second different sheath thickness. The bag also includes a first handle disposed on the exterior surface of the first wall portion at the first end of the bag and a second handle disposed on the exterior surface of the first wall portion at the second end of the bag. The first handle and second handle have outer regions having a first sheet thickness and an inner region having a second different sheet thickness. The sum of the first sheath thickness and the first sheet thickness is equal to the sum of the second sheath thickness and the second sheet thickness. | 05-27-2010 |
20100183249 | Packaging Container - The invention relates to a packaging container of multilayer plastic foil which can be sealed with at least one layer lying on the container inner side. The packaging container has two primary walls ( | 07-22-2010 |
20100183250 | Bag with Lateral Folds - The invention relates to a bag with lateral folds ( | 07-22-2010 |
20100290722 | Method of making bag with interrupted side gussets - A method of forming a bag with at least one gusset on one side including the steps of (a) forming a bag blank having a front panel and a back panel connectable along opposite sides, (b) forming a gusset along one side of one of the front and back panels, the gusset comprising first and second gusset panels inwardly V-folded, which gusset panels have a removable gusset portion at a selected position on the one side, (c) adhesively adhering one side of a patch to one of the gusset panels to a location adjacent the removable gusset portion, the patch having a second adhesive on portions extending beyond the one gusset panel location to the removable gusset portion and beyond the V-fold, and (d) removing the removable gusset portion from the gusset. | 11-18-2010 |
20110013859 | Side fold sack with roll bottom - A side fold sack of polyolefin material that includes a tubular segment having side folds between front and rear walls of the tube. The bottom of the sack exhibits at least one fold of the tubular segment made at 180° about an axis which is generally transverse to the side folds. At least part of the folded area is covered with a label that provides support to the bottom of the sack. | 01-20-2011 |
20110019944 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FOLDING AND SEALING BAGS - A system including multiple bags each having a first adhesive material on a first panel, and second adhesive material on a stepped construction of the bag, and a third section of each bag being free of adhesive, further including a hot air manifold along which the bag is conveyed after the bag has been filled with contents and closed, which heats the first adhesive material and the second adhesive material to their adhesive states; a section of the hot air manifold along which the third section free of adhesive is conveyed, which minimizes adhesive contamination; a blade to bias the stepped construction of the bag to follow along the manifold; and a trailing end of the blade to fold the bag along its third section without displacing or expelling adhesive from the third section, which minimizes adhesive contamination of surfaces of the bag. | 01-27-2011 |
20110044567 | 3D CONTAINER WITH RIGID FRAME, DEFORMABLE CONTAINER, AND FUNCTIONAL MEANS FOR PROCESSING THE CONTENT, AND INCLUDING AN INTERNAL MEMBER FOR BIOPHARMACEUTICAL APPLICATIONS - A frame delimits an inside space and includes a peripherally closed side wall and two transverse openings or one transverse opening and a transverse end wall. It is capable of allowing the airtight engagement of the open free edge of a side wall in film form of a receptacle that is at least partially deformable. It is specially designed for the creation of a 3D container. The frame is also able to act as a support for at least one functional port or attachment port of a functional element. Its axial size is adequate for delimiting a space of a size that is at least equal to the axial dimension of the functional element, so that the latter can be completely housed within the inside space. | 02-24-2011 |
20110091140 | Side Gusseted Bag - The invention relates to a side gusseted bag | 04-21-2011 |
20110103721 | BAG HAVING SEALABLE GUSSETS - A bag and a method for making a bag, wherein the bag has a first panel, a second panel and side gussets, wherein openings extend through the first panel and through respective first sections of side gussets adjacent to the first panel, a sealing flap portion has adhesive material thereon, further adhesive material on the first panel, portions of the further adhesive material passing through the openings and onto respective second sections of the side gussets adjacent to the second panel, the bag is foldable to form a folded first panel, and the further adhesive material being folded with the folded first panel to provide an adhesive-to-adhesive seal, wherein a portion of the seal extends into the openings to adhere to the portions of the further adhesive material on the respective second sections of the side gussets. | 05-05-2011 |
20110206302 | TRI-FOLD SIDE SEAMED PLASTIC PRODUCE BAG, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MAKING SAME - A trifold side seamed plastic produce bag includes a front wall and a taller back wall, first and second side edges sealed together and a seamless bag bottom. The taller back wall provides means for finding the bag opening. The bag is joined at the side edges to additional bags by a perforation. The bag is corona treated on at least one wall and promotional material is printed on the treated surface. The bags are folded to one third of their height to fit compact bag roll dispensers. The bags are folded in a Z-fold or C-fold configuration. The method and apparatus for producing the bags includes a slitter that removes a strip of plastic from only the top layer of the bag stream to form an extended flap on each bag. The method includes manufacturing the bags and winding them onto cores or forming the bags into coreless rolls. | 08-25-2011 |
20110280504 | Semi-Rigid Flexible Film Pack for Multi-Packs - A semi-rigid flexible film pack for multi-packs, and method for manufacturing same, constructed from a gusseted bag. The invention provides for modifying a gusseted bag, heat sealing the gussets to their respective side walls, loading said gusseted bag with product, and then sealing the open end of the gusseted bag with a single sheet or web. The method of making this package is economical yet provides for a semi-rigid container ideal for use with single-serve pillow bags. | 11-17-2011 |
20120070105 | WOVEN POLYMERIC BAG AND A METHOD FOR CLOSING AND SEALING - A method for sealing a bag which is formed from a tube of material and has front and rear walls, a pair of opposing, inward-tending gusset folds, each of these folds having front and rear vertical creases. The steps may include slitting each of the opposing front creases along longitudinal their axes to obtain front and rear plies. A first rearward fold is formed by rearwardly folding the rear ply together with the inward-tending gusset folds such that the inner surface of the rear ply is visible. A second rearward fold is formed by rearwardly folding the first fold until the inner surface of the rear ply lays against the rear wall of the bag. | 03-22-2012 |
20120134607 | EXPANDABLE PACKAGE - The present invention was directed to an expandable package which facilitates packaging of compressible articles, such as sanitary products, disposable diapers and the like. The expandable package includes an outer bag body, and at least one inner expansion element, which is maintained in a folded condition so that articles within the package are maintained in a compressed state. The package includes at least one preferentially weakened area in the outer bag body, which when opened, permits the inner expansion elements to unfold, thus facilitating convenient separation and removal of individual articles from within the package by consumers. | 05-31-2012 |
20120163739 | PACKAGE HAVING A RESEALABLE POUR SPOUT - A package formed of a package material comprising a heat-sealable inner layer, an outer layer, and a pressure-sensitive adhesive disposed between the inner layer and the outer layer. The package may include a gusset with a center fold that divides the gusset into a first folded portion and a second folded portion. The package may further include a transverse heat-seal region extending across the gusset whereby the first folded portion is sealed to itself by mating surfaces of the heat-sealable inner layer and the second folded portion is sealed to itself by mating surfaces of the heat-sealable inner layer. The package may also include a patterned die cut formed in the heat-sealable inner layer, wherein at least a portion of the patterned die cut is adjacent to the transverse heat-seal region of the gusset so as to allow a portion of the inner layer to delaminate and expose a portion of the pressure-sensitive adhesive when the center fold is unfolded and the resealable pour spout is opened. | 06-28-2012 |
20120170876 | GUSSET BAG, SPOUT-ATTACHED GUSSET BAG, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A gusset bag ( | 07-05-2012 |
20120195532 | FILM BAG FOR PACKAGING OF POURABLE PRODUCTS - A film bag for packaging pourable products, has front and rear walls, a side fold in between the front and rear walls, and a reclosure. The side fold is laid in between elements of the reclosure, extends into a bag region above the reclosure, and is closed above the reclosure. A weakening line is provided, which proceeds from a longitudinal bag edge and delimits a head-side bag section that can be removed in order to open the bag. The reclosure consists of two closure strips that engage into one another on the inside of the bag, and have, a closure element along an upper longitudinal edge, and a connection tag. The weakening line has a section that is disposed at the level of the connection tags, so that the closure elements of the closure strips can be engaged into one another after the head-side bag section has been removed. | 08-02-2012 |
20120224794 | SEALABLE PRODUCT CONTAINMENT BAG - A sealable product containment bag structure is described that includes generally rectangular shaped front and rear panels and pleated generally rectangular side panels connected to the front and rear panels, the front, rear and side panels forming at one end thereof an open top for the bag structure and being folded together at the other end thereof to form a closed bottom. In one embodiment of the invention, adhesive layers are disposed in confronting relationship to each other on the inner surfaces of the front and rear panels near the open top end of the bag, and respectively covered by a protective strip, whereby, after the protective strips are removed, the adhesive layers adhere to each other and to the inner surfaces of the side panels when the side panels are folded inwardly in a closed condition for the bag structure. | 09-06-2012 |
20130330027 | INFUSION PACKET AND ITS MANUFACTURE - The present invention relates to an infusion packet comprising a single sealed compartment ( | 12-12-2013 |
20140185966 | Gusset Bag, Spout-Attached Gusset Bag, And Method Of Manufacturing The Same - The gusset bag includes an opposing pair of flat surface sections and an opposing pair of side surface sections folded inward. Moreover, the pair of flat surface sections and the pair of side surface sections includes a first film material that forms a first flat surface section and at least a first side surface section, and a second film material that forms the other section thereof Furthermore, a side edge seal section is formed in which a side edge section of the first film material and a side edge section of the second film material are sealed. | 07-03-2014 |
20140294326 | BOTTOM-GUSSETED PACKAGE AND METHOD - A bottom-gusseted package comprises a package body, and a bottom gusset positioned transversely of a longitudinal axis of the package body. Formation of the bottom-gusseted package is effected by positioning individual sleeves transversely of the longitudinal axis of a flexible web which forms the package body. During package formation, the flexible web is cut to form individual packages, with each individual sleeve positioned to form a bottom gusset in a respective package. | 10-02-2014 |
20150049965 | FILM BAG - A film bag has a pair of longitudinally extending film face panels having longitudinal edges and first and second folded film gussets having longitudinal edges welded at longitudinal seams to respective longitudinal edges of the face panels and formed with two spaced throughgoing cuts forming a handle loop. A separate film inner liner panel lies against an inner face of the first gusset, extends a full transverse width of the first gusset, and is fixed at the longitudinal welds of the first gusset to the front panels so that the liner prevents leakage from the bag through the cuts. | 02-19-2015 |
20150086138 | FLEXIBLE POUCH WITH DRIP PAD - The present invention is related to container assemblies for holding a product. The container assembly includes a flexible pouch and a base. The flexible pouch includes a gusset with a bottom surface. The base is secured to the bottom surface of the gusset. The weight applied to the gusset is supported in part by the base, thereby transferring weight away from a peripheral portion of the flexible pouch that would otherwise support the weight in absence of the base. A method to produce the container assembly includes providing a flexible pouch with a gusset, and providing a base. The base is then secured to the gusset. | 03-26-2015 |
20150125099 | Flexible Containers and Methods of Forming the Same - A method of forming a flexible container can include folding a web or sheet to define one or more gussets in one or more regions of the flexible container. The gusset can be a continuous gusset or can be an interrupted gusset, having a seal disposed in the gusset. | 05-07-2015 |
20150321820 | FOLDED LINER FOR USE WITH AN OVERPACK AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A method for folding a liner for packaging and/or insertion into an overpack. The method may include providing a liner comprising a substantially tubular body portion and a closed top and bottom, and a fitment formed in or affixed to the top of the liner, forming a gusset in the bottom panel of the liner, forming a gusset in the body portion of the liner, and fan-folding the liner. In some embodiments, the top of the liner may be a substantially circular top panel and the bottom of the liner may be a substantially circular bottom panel, with the top panel being attached to one end of the tubular body portion and the bottom panel being attached to an opposite end of the tubular body portion. In other embodiments, the liner may be a flexible, blow molded liner, thereby having no weld seams. | 11-12-2015 |
20160023807 | Compact Pet Waste Disposal Device - The present device is a reusable, machine washable, compact, lightweight pet waste disposal sport pouch designed to conveniently provide hands free transport of used pet waste bags and carry useful supplies while securely attaching to a leash to minimize undesirable motion and thus facilitating extended pet walks and other vigorous activities like jogging and running Embodiments of the device include a collapsible, main pouch to carry used pet waste bags that has a rectangular shape with an open top, two inwardly pleated sides, and transitions to form a “V” shape at the bottom, multiple vertical leash attachment options to reduce device motion when attached to a leash, quick release connectors attached to stiffening material at the top of the main pouch which can be rolled down to and secured to leash handles for added stability as well as reduce the device size and potential escaping odors, finger loops near the top front and top back of the device to facilitate opening the device to accept a used pet waste bags, and accessory pockets on the front of the device to hold unused pet waste bags and other useful supplies. | 01-28-2016 |
20160107826 | FLEXIBLE PACKAGE AND METHODS OF MAKING SAME - A flexible package being capable and being adapted for accommodating a multiplicity of compressed articles is provided. The package has a substantially parallelepiped-shape. A flexible package having a substantially folded flat-shape able to be converted into the unfolded flexible package is provided. Methods of manufacturing the flexible packages are also provided. | 04-21-2016 |
20160107833 | Versatile Debris Collector - The inventive concept is directed to a catcher to catch debris incident with work done in a work location. The catcher includes an opening pouch that is placed below where a work is done, such as drilling or cutting on a dry wall. The catcher is constructed of a sheet of material, such a paper or plastic. The sheet is folded upon itself to form a front and a rear wall. The left and right edges of the front wall are folded into triangles toward the rear wall to thereby induce a self tension to automatically open the catcher into a pouch to receive the debris created by work performed. The rear of the wall of the catcher on its upper edge has a releasable glue strip attached thereto to be placed below of work project to be performed. | 04-21-2016 |
20160145008 | SIDE FOLD SACK WITH ROLL BOTTOM - A side fold sack of polyolefin material that includes a tubular segment having side folds between front and rear walls of the tube. The bottom of the sack exhibits at least one fold of the tubular segment made at 180° about an axis which is generally transverse to the side folds. At least part of the folded area is covered with a label that provides support to the bottom of the sack. | 05-26-2016 |