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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2006
Filed:
Jan. 16, 2003
Balakrishna Reddy, Ridgefield, CT (US);
Bradley H. Buchanan, Ross, CA (US);
M. Jeffrey Willey, Brookfield, CT (US);
Annette M. Nikolis, Sandy Hook, CT (US);
Chee Kok Ong, Glendale, CA (US);
Gene F. Clyde, New Milford, CT (US);
J. Antonio Gutierrez, Kent, CT (US);
Balakrishna Reddy, Ridgefield, CT (US);
Bradley H. Buchanan, Ross, CA (US);
M. Jeffrey Willey, Brookfield, CT (US);
Annette M. Nikolis, Sandy Hook, CT (US);
Chee Kok Ong, Glendale, CA (US);
Gene F. Clyde, New Milford, CT (US);
J. Antonio Gutierrez, Kent, CT (US);
Nestec S.A., Vevey, CH;
Abstract
The invention relates to a method for sealing a peripheral attachment member onto a sealed pouch that has been previously filled with a product. The invention also relates to a pouch that includes a peripheral attachment member sealingly attached to at least one of its faces. The method includes a step of providing a multi-layer pouch that is configured so as to provide an inner sealant adapted to form a closed enclosure along sealing lines and an outer sealant that forms at least one external face of the pouch wherein the outer sealant has a melting point that is lower than the melting point of the inner sealant.