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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2003
Panagiotis Kinigakis, Buffalo Grove, IL (US);
Kenneth C. Pokusa, Indian Head Park, IL (US);
Kelly E. Arnold, Chicago, IL (US);
Harold Marvin Howell, Iii, Chicago, IL (US);
Kenneth Radakovits, Orland Park, IL (US);
Panagiotis Kinigakis, Buffalo Grove, IL (US);
Kenneth C. Pokusa, Indian Head Park, IL (US);
Kelly E. Arnold, Chicago, IL (US);
Harold Marvin Howell, III, Chicago, IL (US);
Kenneth Radakovits, Orland Park, IL (US);
Kraft Foods Global Brands LLC, Northfield, IL (US);
Abstract
Horizontal form fill seal apparatus for making flexible packages with slider fastener closures is provided. Various types of fastener tracks are applied in-line with a plastic web and are bonded thereto. All package components are brought together at the point of fill. Flexible packages are provided with shrouded and unshrouded slide fastener closures.