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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:
Jul. 20, 1999
Filed:
Jul. 02, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
Bjorn J Thompson, Madison, WI (US);
Gerald O Hustad, McFarland, WI (US);
Todd S Marnocha, Sun Prairie, WI (US);
Assignee:
Kraft Foods, Inc., Northfield, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D / ; B65D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
383-5 ; 383 61 ; 383204 ; 383209 ; 383210 ; 426122 ; 426129 ;
Abstract
A reclosable, hermetically-sealed flexible package which has an inner, hermetic pool seal and a reclosure seal comprised of interlocking closure strips is provided with a tamper-evident feature located peripheral to the reclosure seal. The tamper-evident feature must be visibly disrupted to gain access to the reclosure seal.