ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,686,556, issued on July 21, was assigned to AMERIGLOBE LLC (Lafayette, La.).
"Stitchless bulk bag including a baffle insert and method of production" was invented by Clifford Dunlap (Baton Rouge, La.) and Daniel Schnaars Sr. (Lafayette, La.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A stitchless baffle bulk bag including one or more baffle inserts that are heat sealed to a bag body using a hot melt film. A baffle insert includes a plurality of lateral straps spaced in between longitudinal panels. Tabs extend from the longitudinal panels into the space between lateral straps, above and below the lateral straps. The hot melt film is applied to at leas...