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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.:

US 11312550 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2022

Filed:

Jan. 15, 2021

Flexible packages with self-folding

Applicant:

The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);

Inventors:

Hugh Joseph O'Donnell, Cincinnati, OH (US);

Michael Remus, Schwalbach am Taunus, DE;

Neil John Rogers, Vilvoorde, BE;

Assignee:

The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);

Attorney:

Daniel S. Albrecht

Primary Examiner:

Jes F Pascua

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 65/12 (2006.01); B65D 75/20 (2006.01); B65D 75/52 (2006.01); B65D 75/58 (2006.01); B31B 70/26 (2017.01); B65B 61/02 (2006.01); B65B 61/24 (2006.01); B65B 43/04 (2006.01); B31B 70/00 (2017.01); B65D 65/06 (2006.01); B65D 75/24 (2006.01); B31B 160/20 (2017.01); B31B 155/00 (2017.01); B32B 27/08 (2006.01); B32B 38/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 65/12 (2013.01); B31B 70/00 (2017.08); B31B 70/26 (2017.08); B65B 43/04 (2013.01); B65B 61/02 (2013.01); B65B 61/24 (2013.01); B65D 65/06 (2013.01); B65D 75/20 (2013.01); B65D 75/245 (2013.01); B65D 75/52 (2013.01); B65D 75/58 (2013.01); B31B 2155/0014 (2017.08); B31B 2160/20 (2017.08); B32B 27/08 (2013.01); B32B 38/1825 (2013.01); B32B 2439/06 (2013.01); B32B 2553/00 (2013.01); B65B 2220/18 (2013.01);
Abstract

Packages made from flexible material, wherein the packages include one or more self-folds formed by applying activation energy to the flexible material are presented. The packages include a polymeric film, wherein the polymeric film is formed from one type of polymer, and wherein the flexible material defines an enclosed product volume. The packages include a first panel formed from the flexible material and a second panel formed from the flexible material. The packages include a self-fold that has an overall thickness that is about 5% to about 30% greater than a thickness of the flexible material outside of the self-fold. The self-fold has a differential thermal-mechanical set than the flexible material outside of the self-fold, and forms an angle of about 100 degrees to about 170 degrees between the first panel and the second panel.

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