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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 20, 2021
Filed:
Feb. 17, 2016
Applicant:
Frito-lay North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Inventors:
Frank Mathew Brenkus, McKinney, TX (US);
Chad Arthur Huebner, Bedford, TX (US);
Assignee:
Frito-Lay North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B31B 70/81 (2017.01); B65B 61/18 (2006.01); B65B 9/20 (2012.01); B31B 70/26 (2017.01); B65B 51/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B31B 70/8131 (2017.08); B31B 70/262 (2017.08); B31B 70/28 (2017.08); B31B 70/813 (2017.08); B31B 70/8133 (2017.08); B31B 70/8136 (2017.08); B65B 9/20 (2013.01); B65B 9/2014 (2013.01); B65B 61/188 (2013.01); B65B 51/30 (2013.01);
Abstract
Embodiments of the present disclosure describe a method and apparatus for a resealable package having an internal zipper seal. In one embodiment, the apparatus is a vertical form, fill, and seal machine that includes a former, a vertical sealer, and a zipper separation blade located between the former and the vertical sealer. The zipper separation blade further comprises a connector and a blade body that defines a zipper gap between an exterior surface of the former and the blade body.