Patents
US 8485728 B2: Resealable packaging
- Granted
- 2013-07-16
- Filed
- 2007-12-17 application 12002390
- Type
- Utility · 23 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A package including a package body having closed ends, at least one of the closed ends being openable. A reclosable member including a band disposed on the package body, the band being adjacent to and encircling the openable closed end. The reclosable member maintains the at least one of the openable end in a closed condition after opening thereof. The openable end is selectively and repeatedly openable and reclosable upon manipulation of the package body.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg130716.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kraft Foods Global, Inc. 2 patents | US company or organization | Northfield, IL | KRAFT FOODS GLOBAL, INC. State business registration EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul K. Bowers | Long Valley, NJ | 8 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| James Glydon | Cedar Knolls, NJ | 6 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Allen Aldridge | South Orange, NJ | 30 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | B65D75/58 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-02-03 | Name change Change of name | KRAFT FOODS GLOBAL BRANDS LLC signed 2013-05-15 | INTERCONTINENTAL GREAT BRANDS LLC EAST HANOVER, NJ | 32152/215 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2011-03-28 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | KRAFT FOODS GLOBAL, INC. signed 2011-01-01 | KRAFT FOODS GLOBAL BRANDS LLC NORTHFIELD, IL | 26034/923 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2011-02-23 | Merger Merger | CADBURY ADAMS USA LLC signed 2010-12-22 | KRAFT FOODS GLOBAL, INC. NORTHFIELD, IL | 25833/596 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2008-03-25 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | BOWERS, PAUL K signed 2008-02-06 GLYDON, JAMES A. signed 2008-02-08 ALDRIDGE, ALLEN signed 2008-02-15 | CADBURY ADAMS USA LLC PARSIPPANY, NJ | 20697/443 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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