US Patent Issued to THE GLAD PRODUCTS on April 14 for "Multi-film thermoplastic bags having contact areas" (Ohio, Illinois Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,600,527, issued on April 14, was assigned to THE GLAD PRODUCTS COMPANY (Oakland, Calif.).

"Multi-film thermoplastic bags having contact areas" was invented by Sarah J. Steenblock (Cincinnati), Matthew W. Waldron (West Chester, Ohio), Shaun T. Broering (Cincinnati), Deborah K. Fix (Maineville, Ohio), Justin Zickus (Willowbrook, Ill.), David A. Bailey (Cincinnati), Jason R. Maxwell (Willowbrook, Ill.), Michael G. Borchardt (Willowbrook, Ill.) and Edward B. Tucker (Willowbrook, Ill.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "One or more implementations of a multi-film thermoplastic bag with a grab zone of contact areas positioned in a high-touch area ...