Patents

US 10899086 B2: Strengthened seam articles and methods of making the same

Granted: 2021-01-26
Filed: 2016-08-23 application 16321862
Type: Utility · 27 claims
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Abstract

Articles having mechanically strengthened seams (320) and methods of making the same are provided. An article includes at least one material sheet (311) and a seam (320) formed from an overlap of two portions (310, 314) of the at least one material sheet (311) and an adhesive (312) deposited between the two portions (310, 314) of the at least one material sheet (311) along at least a portion of the overlap, the adhesive (312) sealing the two portions (310, 314) of the at least one material sheet (311), wherein at least one of the two portions (310, 314) of the material sheet (311) comprises a plurality of indents (322) on a surface thereof, such that the adhesive (312) penetrates the material sheet (311) at the indents (322) to provide a mechanical bond between the two portions (310, 314) of the at least one material sheet (311).

Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg210126.xml).

Assignees

Assignee	Type	Place	Also on furp.org	Source
Printpack Illinois, Inc. 61 patents	US company or organization	Elgin, IL		PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10

Inventors

Inventor	Place	Patents	Source
Alberto Rodriguez Trejo	Querétaro, MX	1	PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10
Antonio Badillo Lopez	Querétaro, MX	1	PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10
Teodoro Contreras Morales	Querétaro, MX	1	PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10

CPC categories

Subclass	Category	First group	Source
B29C	Shaping or joining of plastics; shaping of material in a plastic state, not otherwise provided for; after-treatment of the shaped products, e.g. repairing	B29C66/232	PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10
B31B	Making containers of paper, cardboard or material worked in a manner analogous to paper	B31B70/008	PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10
B65D	Containers for storage or transport of articles or materials, e.g. bags, barrels, bottles, boxes, cans, cartons, crates, drums, jars, tanks, hoppers, forwarding containers; accessories, closures, or fittings therefor; packaging elements; packages	B65D31/02	PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10
B29L	Indexing scheme associated with subclass b29c, relating to particular articles	B29L2031/7128	PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10

Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).

Assignments and security interests

Recorded	What	From	To	Reel/frame	Source
2022-08-12	Security interest Security interest Security interest	PRINTPACK ILLINOIS, INC. signed 2022-07-29	JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT CHICAGO, IL	60795/529	PASDL, file of 2026-10-15
2021-04-30	Security interest Security interest Security interest	PRINTPACK ILLINOIS, INC. signed 2021-04-23	TRUIST BANK, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT FOR THE SECURED PARTIES ATLANTA, GA	56106/366	PASDL, file of 2026-10-15
2019-02-01	Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest	LOPEZ, ANTONIO BADILLO signed 2016-11-22 MORALES, TEODORO CONTRERAS signed 2016-11-22 TREJO, ALBERTO RODRIGUEZ signed 2016-11-22	PRINTPACK ILLINOIS, INC. ELGIN, IL	48216/443	ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25

Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.

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