US Patent No: 7,395,642
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Method of manufacturing packages incorporating easy-open strips
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Jul 8, 2008
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Aug 5, 2004
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10/913,719
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Abstract
A method of manufacture comprising the following steps: (a) guiding a web material in a machine direction through a vertical form-fill-seal (VFFS) machine with a portion of the web material being wrapped around a tube; (b) joining first and second portions of a closure tape to first and second fin portions of the web material that do not form part of the portion of the web material that is wrapped around the tube, the closure tape being rupturable and not reclosable; (c) cross sealing the web material at a location downstream from the tube; and (d) dropping product through the tube and onto the most recently formed cross seal.
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| 5,092,684 Post-applied zipper base with grip strip | 73 | 1991 | |
| 5,121,997 Perforated tear strip for easy-open flexible containers | 78 | 1991 | |
| 5,186,543 Tear-open bag having guide strips | 82 | 1992 | |
| 5,561,966 Apparatus and method for manufacturing flexible reclosable containers | 102 | 1994 | |
| 5,875,611 Offset sealing method for plastic films | 39 | 1998 | |
| 6,350,340 Fastener tape material, bag utilizing fastener tape material, and method of manufacture thereof | 32 | 1998 | |
| 6,327,837 Slide-zipper assembly with peel seal and method of making packages with slide zipper assembly | 62 | 1999 | |
| 6,609,353 Application system for sliders at form-fill-seal machine | 28 | 1999 | |
| 2003/0215,165 Easy-open strip and bags incorporating the same | 18 | 2002 | |
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| RE33674 Openable bag | 54 | 1987 | |
| 4,846,585 Easy open bag structure | 71 | 1988 | |
| 4,894,975 Method and apparatus for making reclosable bags with fastener strips in a form fill and seal machine | 163 | 1988 | |
| 5,023,122 Easy open bag structure | 59 | 1989 | |
| 5,425,216 Method of making reclosable plastic bags on a form, fill and seal machine with open zipper profiles | 96 | 1994 | |
| 5,609,420 Reclosable bag closure with tear containing strips | 22 | 1996 | |
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| 5,826,401 Machine and a method for automatically forming, filling, and closing bags | 57 | 1997 | |
| 5,884,452 Method and a machine for making packaging bags using a flexible film and a package bag obtained thereby | 36 | 1997 | |
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| 6,047,521 Vertical form, fill and seal machine for making reclosable bags | 41 | 1998 | |
| 6,691,491 Vertical form, fill and seal packaging machine | 12 | 2001 | |
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| 4,532,754 Tube former apparatus | 31 | 1983 | |
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| 6,675,558 Method for manufacturing flexible packages having slide closures | 12 | 2001 | |
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| 5,660,479 Easy open package header | 45 | 1996 | |
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| 6,360,513 Resealable bag for filling with food product(s) and method | 80 | 1999 | |
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| 6,461,044 Reclosable bag formed on form, fill and seal machine | 10 | 2000 | |
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| 5,054,618 Sealed container with tear opening feature | 17 | 1990 | |
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| Fee | Large entity fee | small entity fee | micro entity fee | due date |
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| 7.5 Year Payment | $3600.00 | $1800.00 | $900.00 | Jan 8, 2016 |
| 11.5 Year Payment | $7400.00 | $3700.00 | $1850.00 | Jan 8, 2020 |
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| Surcharge after expiration - Late payment is unavoidable | $700.00 | $350.00 | $175.00 |
| Surcharge after expiration - Late payment is unintentional | $1,640.00 | $820.00 | $410.00 |