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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 12, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 30, 2014
Frito-lay North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Douglas Machine Inc., Alexandria, MN (US);
Patrick Joseph Bierschenk, Dallas, TX (US);
Frank Mathew Brenkus, McKinney, TX (US);
Ronald M. Gust, Miltona, MN (US);
Steven Kenneth Tucker, Dallas, TX (US);
Frito-Lay North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Douglas Machine Inc., Alexandria, MN (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for making a structurally resilient package with a desired shape on a vertical form, fill, and seal machine. The method comprises sealing a film to form a back seal; forming a first end seal to form a partially formed first package; flattening a first side of the partially formed first package to form a flat first side; filling the partially formed first package with product; forming a second end seal on the partially formed first package to form a first package from the partially formed first package; flattening the second side of the first package to form a flat second side, wherein the flattening the first side and the flattening the second side occur on a first machine.