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US3257915A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Bag forming machine

Assignee: AMOCO FABRICS COMPANY A CORP OF DE
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Filing: 1963-07-10
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Granted: 1966-06-28
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Expires: 1983-07-10
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Cartier Pierre
  • 👤 Arnaud Louis St

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-06 05:21
CPC Classifications
B; B31; B31B; B31B70/00; B31B70/02; B31B70/10; B31B2155/00; B31B2155/002; B31B2160/00; B31B2160/10

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 166 words
A METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING BAGS SUCCESSIVELY FROM A WEB OF HEAT SEALABLE FILM AND A NARROWER WEB OF NETLIKE MATERIAL COMPRISING FEEDING A WEB OF SAID FILM WITH A WEB OF SAID NET-LIKE MATERIAL SUPERIMPOSED UPON IT UNDER A FLAT GUIDE PLATE WHEREBY BOTH OF SAID WEBS ARE MAINTAINED IN FLATTENED FORM FOLDING THE SIDE EDGES OF SAID FILM OVER ON TOP OF THE TWO SIDE EDGES OF SAID NETTING AND ABOUT THE SIDE EDGES OF SAID GUIDE PLATE, RELEASING SUBSTANTIALLY ALL APPLIED STREESES TO SAID WEBS AND PERMITTING SAID WEBS TO RELAX AND RETURN TO THEIR ORIGINAL DIMENSIONS, FOLDING THE ENDS OF SAID WEBS OVER ON TOP OF THEMSELVES, JOINING THE THREE EDGES OF SAID WEBS BY HEAT SEALING THE FOLDED-OVER FILM TO ITSELF THROUGH THE INTERSTICES OF THE NET, INSERTING SAID WEBS INTO THE CONVEYING MEANS, CONVEYING SAID SEALED SECTION THROUGH THE MACHINE AND CUTTING OFF SAID SEALED SECTION FROM THE WEBS OF FILM AND NETTING, AND DISCHARGING THE COMPLETED BAG FROM THE MACHINE.
Claim 2
Independent Claim 166 words
A METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING BAGS SUCCESSIVELY FROM A WEB OF HEAT SEALABLE FILM AND A NARROWER WEB OF NETLIKE MATERIAL COMPRISING FEEDING A WEB OF SAID FILM WITH A WEB OF SAID NET-LIKE MATERIAL SUPERIMPOSED UPON IT UNDER A FLAT GUIDE PLATE WHEREBY BOTH OF SAID WEBS ARE MAINTAINED IN FLATTENED FORM FOLDING THE SIDE EDGES OF SAID FILM OVER ON TOP OF THE TWO SIDE EDGES OF SAID NETTING AND ABOUT THE SIDE EDGES OF SAID GUIDE PLATE, RELEASING SUBSTANTIALLY ALL APPLIED STREESES TO SAID WEBS AND PERMITTING SAID WEBS TO RELAX AND RETURN TO THEIR ORIGINAL DIMENSIONS, FOLDING THE ENDS OF SAID WEBS OVER ON TOP OF THEMSELVES, JOINING THE THREE EDGES OF SAID WEBS BY HEAT SEALING THE FOLDED-OVER FILM TO ITSELF THROUGH THE INTERSTICES OF THE NET, INSERTING SAID WEBS INTO THE CONVEYING MEANS, CONVEYING SAID SEALED SECTION THROUGH THE MACHINE AND CUTTING OFF SAID SEALED SECTION FROM THE WEBS OF FILM AND NETTING, AND DISCHARGING THE COMPLETED BAG FROM THE MACHINE.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1969-06-27 1969-12-27 1970-06-28 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1973-06-27 1973-12-27 1974-06-28 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1977-06-27 1977-12-27 1978-06-28 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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