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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:
Jan. 27, 2004
Filed:
Nov. 17, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Anthony Robert Knoerzer, Plano, TX (US);
Assignee:
Recot, Inc., Pleasanton, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B31C 7/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B31C 7/00 ;
Abstract
A flexible package, and method for manufacturing same, that provides for the presentation of graphics inside the package using existing converter and vertical form and fill packaging machine technology. The invention involves producing a slightly wider film through the converter having a strip along one edge of the graphics side of the film dedicated to use as a graphics flap inside the formed package.