Illinois Tool Works Inc.

Minigrip LLC

Other

Zip-pak Incorporated

Signode Corporation

S2f Flexico

Ausnit, Steven

Bentsen, Per

Nocek, Robert S.

Steven Ausnit

Eric Paul Plourde

David J Anzini

John H Schneider

Donald L Van Erden

Rusty Koenigkramer

Per Bentsen

Robert S Nocek

Donald L Crevier

Charles Greco

Michael J McMahon

Hugo Boeckmann

Clifton Ronald Howell

Duane B Piechocki

Henri Georges Bois

Stanley Piotrowski

Kenny E McCracken

Basil Carl Linton

Robert E Hogan

Gregory H Crunkleton

Jose Manuel Septien Rojas

Kevin P Olechowski

Paul A Tilman

Robert G Kobetsky

Lawrence Share

Peter Lems

Lars G Wihlborg

Glyn Russell

Donald L VanErden

Clifton R Howell

Martin Offa-Jones

Victor Matias

Robert Hogan

Kenny Mccracken

David Wallace

Steven Olechowski

Basil C Linton

Zdenek Machacek

Daniel P McDonald

Paul Michael Jenkins

Joel L Johnson

David C Wallace

Robert C Stolmeier

Owen Joseph McGarel

Kevin Owen

Ronald L Ramsey

Paul B Christoff

Gilbert P Hugues

Michael J Lasofsky

Christian Schuchardt

Thomas W Buckman

Robert J Coulton

Maurice Finnegan, Iii

George Rasko

Thomas Scanlon

Michael Mcmahon

Francis Olajide

Kenny Mccracker

Charles G Greco

Lars Wihlborg

David Anzini

The disclosure relates to a method and apparatus for manufacturing a package with a rigid or semi-rigid container and a polymeric or plastic header with a reclosure, such as a zipper. The rigid or semi-rigid container is typically provided in a stack of flat containers. The header is sealed, glued or otherwise secured to the containers. The container, typically inverted, is filled, and the bottom is formed by folding and sealing the bottom portion of the container.

Carton with plastic reclosable header

A reclosable gusseted bag is disclosed wherein a single web multiple alignment zipper is placed around the interior of the mouth of the bag, downwardly adjacent from the upper edge of the front panel, rear panel and side gussets thereby resulting in an increased size of opening as the mouth of the gusseted bag. The use of a single web multiple alignment zipper allows opposing portions of the web to engage each other within a range of alignments thereby allowing for simplified use by the consumer.

Wide mouth gusseted pouches

The present disclosure relates to spaced multi-rib zippers, reclosures or closures for flexible packaging, wherein openings or lines of weakness are created between rows of mating elements.

Enhancements to spaced multi-rib closure

The zipper for a reclosable package wherein the zipper includes fragrance-carrying oil within an internal zipper volume or storage volume thereby confining the scent while the zipper and the package are closed. When the zipper is opened, the scent is allowed to escape to the consumer.

Reclosable package or bag with scented zipper

The present disclosure relates to a leak-resistant slider zipper. The zipper typically includes end seals at the opening and closing ends of the zipper, an upper and a lower set of interlocking elements, first and second upper flanges above the upper interlocking elements having no gaps or cut-outs therein, and first and second lower flanges below the lower interlocking elements, one of the lower flanges being folded back on itself, and a slider.

Leak-resistant slider select zipper

The present disclosure relates to a one piece multi-rib fastener including at least two groups of ribs, each rib with one or more hooks, wherein the groups are separated by a space less than the width of the maximum number of ribs within one of the groups.

Spaced multi-rib zipper

The disclosure relates to a zipper for a reclosable bag wherein the zipper is designed to make additional sound during operation, and further provide an increased tactile response. The zipper profile is manufactured by forming cuts in the profile, and then the profile is stretched so that the cuts become gaps. These gaps cause additional sound during operation of the zipper.

Zipper profile manufactured by cut and stretch methods

The present disclosure relates to a high burst slider zipper which allows for bottom filling of reclosable packages, such as large bags, and further provides increased resistance to damage from the dropping or shock loading of the filled package. This is achieved by providing a peel seal or other frangible or separable connection between the zipper profiles, and by sealing a portion of one of the flanges to itself by a hard seal above the peel seal. This causes the external forces on a bag from bottom filling or shock loading to be directed toward the hard seal and further directed so as to cause a shear force against the peel seal, thereby increasing the resistance of the package to external forces.

High burst zipper assembly for large reclosable packages

The disclosure relates to a security zipper and bag, or one-time closable zipper and bag, and methods of manufacture thereof, wherein the zipper includes double zipper profiles with a layer or strip of adhesive positioned between the two interlocking elements of one of the zipper profiles. Upon the one-time closing of the zipper, the adhesive secures the two double zipper profiles together and prevents a subsequent opening of the zipper or bag without leaving evidence of such opening, such as damage to the zipper or bag. Alternately, adhesive can be provided within the female profiles, with a liner over the adhesive to prevent premature activation.

Zipper for security bag and method of manufacture thereof

Reclosable zippers for reclosable packages are disclosed. The zippers include male and female profiles. The female profiles are periodically inwardly and/or upwardly deformed in order to generate tactile and audible feedback when the zippers are opened or closed by the user. The deformation of the female profiles typically maintains the strength of the zipper.

Audible zipper with laterally crushed elements and methods of manufacture thereof

A reclosable vacuum storage bag that can be hermetically sealed by flat resealable means that extend across the full width of the bag. The flat resealable means are designed to provide a barrier to prevent ambient air from leaking into the evacuated interior volume of the bag. The storage bag is also provided with a plastic zipper. The flat resealable means can be arranged on the product side of the zipper, on the user side of the zipper, or in between two zippers installed in the storage bag.

Reclosable vacuum storage bag having flat resealable means

The present disclosure relates to a method for producing a high burst slider zipper which allows for bottom filling of reclosable packages, such as large bags, and further provides increased resistance to damage from the dropping or shock loading of the filled package. This is achieved by providing a peel seal or other frangible or separable connection between the zipper profiles, and by sealing a portion of one of the flanges to itself by a hard seal above the peel seal. This causes the external forces on a bag from bottom filling or shock loading to be directed toward the hard seal and further directed so as to cause a shear force against the peel seal, thereby increasing the resistance of the package to external forces.

Method of producing high burst zipper assemblies for large reclosable packages

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New York, NY, United States of America

Steven Ausnit