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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 29, 2024
The Glad Products Company, Oakland, CA (US);
Sarah J. Steenblock, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Matthew W. Waldron, West Chester, OH (US);
Edward B. Tucker, Yorkville, IL (US);
Shaun T. Broering, Fort Thomas, KY (US);
Deborah K. Fix, Maineville, OH (US);
David A. Bailey, Cincinnati, OH (US);
THE GLAD PRODUCTS COMPANY, Oakland, CA (US);
Abstract
One or more implementations of a multi-film thermoplastic bag including a zone of contact areas between adjacent films with varying lamination. The contact areas comprise areas in which at least first and second thermoplastic films of the multi-film thermoplastic bag are in intimate contact and bonded together by heat and pressure. The contact areas help reinforce the bag due to increased stiffness provided by the contact areas, as well as distribute stresses/stain over more material, and thereby, help reduce tearing or other damage by stresses/strain from grasping fingers (e.g., during a grabbing motion to lift or carry) or objects being placed inside the bag. Additionally, the increased stiffness can provide a tactile feel that connotes strength to a user grasping the grab zone.