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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:
Jun. 15, 2004
Filed:
Aug. 09, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jay D. Hodson, Greenville, WI (US);
Steven Andrew Willis, Appleton, WI (US);
Greg John Seeke, Neenah, WI (US);
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B 5/500 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B 5/500 ;
Abstract
A heat resistant and heat sealable tear tape that can be used with a plastic package. The tear tape comprises a layer of an oriented film and a layer of a polymer sealant material. The polymer sealant has a melt temperature of below approximately 220° F. A plastic package can be made having a tear tape to provide a hermetically sealed package with a tear tape.