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|Oct 5, 2004
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|Apr 5, 2002
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|Apr 5, 2002
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|Chi Kin John Mak
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|The Holmes Group, Inc.
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The present invention relates to packaging materials and in particular, to heat-sealable packages that are intended for anaerobic or vacuum packing of perishable foods and other products.
Preservation of food and food portions is important for a variety of economic, health, and convenience reasons. Food can be stored for longer periods of time if oxygen is excluded and the harmful effects of oxygen on food are minimized. Containers have long been used to store and transfer perishable foods and other products on their way to market for purchase by consumers. After perishable foods, such as meats, fruits, and vegetables are harvested, they may be placed into containers or atmospheres to protect them from the spoiling effects of oxygen. Containers are also used by retailers or by consumers to store and transport individual servings or left-over portions of food. In these instances, it may be even more useful to exclude oxygen and thus retard spoilage of the food item. Some solutions to these problems are outlined, for example, in U.S. Pat. No. 2,778,171.
The environment in which the food or food product is stored is probably the most important factor in preserving the food item. It is important to maintain proper temperatures, but the atmosphere in which the food product or other item is stored has the greatest effect on the preserved life of the product. By providing an appropriate atmosphere within the storage container, the food or other item can be better preserved when maintained at the proper temperature. A preservative atmosphere will also help when the item is exposed to variations in temperature, such as freezing and thawing, or when it is subjected to the temperature variations in a cargo hold, such as in an airplane or a ship. The molecular or atomic content of the gases in the atmosphere may be the single most important factor in the preservation process.
Maintaining low levels of oxygen is generally preferred because it is well known that the fresh quality of meats can be preserved longer under anaerobic conditions than under aerobic conditions with typical levels of oxygen. Maintaining low levels of oxygen minimizes the growth and multiplication of aerobic bacteria, and thus contributes to longer life of a food product, such as meats or cooked food items. Minimizing oxygen also retards oxidation generally, and can provide an ideal atmosphere for storing many other types of products subject to oxidation or corrosion.
These products may include electrical or electronic products. Items such as printed circuit boards, integrated circuits, or even passive items, such as resistors or capacitors, may have very fine copper traces that depend on preservation of the trace for proper functioning of the circuit. Corrosion and oxidation from even a "normal" atmosphere may be damaging to such products, especially when combined with temperature variations, assembly operations, and contamination. In-process cleaning operations, combined with preservative techniques, may extend the performance and the life of such products and their higher assemblies.
What is needed is a packaging solution that eliminates oxygen from a storage environment, leaving the environment suitable for storage of food products, as well as other products, in an atmosphere that is largely free of oxygen. This solution should be cost-effective, as well as handy and convenient, and preferably available both to retailers and consumers.
One embodiment of the invention is a container comprising first and second panels, each panel defining inner and outer surfaces, said panels joined together to form a package for placing a product therein. Each of said first and second panels further comprises a first plurality of non-interconnected channels on an inner surface of said first panel. There is a second plurality of non-interconnected channels on an inner surface of the second panel, the second plurality different from the first plurality in at least one of orientation and extent, the first and second pluralities cooperating to form evacuation paths.
Another embodiment of the invention is a tubular element for forming a container. The tubular element comprises a first member formed from a gas-impermeable, heat-sealable material. There is a second member formed from a gas-impermeable, heat-sealable material. The first member is bonded to the second member along a first and a second side of said first and second members. There is a first plurality of non-interconnected channels on an inner surface of the first member and a second plurality of non-interconnected channels on an inner surface of the second member, said second plurality different from said first plurality in at least one of orientation and extent, said first and second pluralities cooperating to form evacuation paths.
Another embodiment of the invention is a method of protecting an object. The method comprises placing the object into a container, the container comprising first and second panels, each defining inner and outer surfaces, joined together to form a package for placing a product therein, each of said first and second panels further comprising a gas-impermeable, heat sealable material, a first plurality of channels on an inner surface of said first panel, and a second plurality of channels on an inner surface of said second panel. The method also includes evacuating the container and sealing the container using said first and second heat-sealable layers.
Another embodiment of the invention is a method for manufacturing a sealing material. The method comprises placing a first film of a gas-impermeable material and placing a second film of a heat-sealable material. The method then comprises adhering the first film to the second film with a layer of adhesive material to form a sealing material. The method then comprises forming channels on the material, said channels forming a network on said material.
Another embodiment is a container of a type comprising first and second rectangular gas-impermeable panels, each defining inner and outer surfaces and both panels sealingly joined together at three common adjacent peripheral edges and not joined at a fourth peripheral edge. Joining the panels forms a gas-impermeable container having an interior chamber and an open edge for placing a product therethrough and into the interior chamber. An improvement to the container comprises a first network of non-interconnected channels on the inner surface of the first panel and a second network of non-interconnected channels on the inner surface of the second panel, wherein said channels of said first network communicate with said channels of said second network when the first and second panels are joined, to form a master network of interconnected channels in communication with the open edge to allow gas to be withdrawn therethrough from the interior of the container.
FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of a first embodiment of the invention.
FIG. 2 is a plan view of the embodiment of FIG. 1.
FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a second embodiment of the invention.
FIG. 4 is a perspective view of another embodiment of the invention.
FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the embodiment according to FIG. 3 or 4 in a folded shape.
FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of an embodiment using two sheets of material.
FIG. 7 is an elevational view of a process for making the embodiment of FIGS. 1 and 2.
FIG. 8 is a closer view of a portion of FIG. 7.
FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view of an apparatus for sealing a container in accordance with the present invention.
FIG. 10 is a closer, detailed view of a portion of FIG. 9.
FIG. 11 is another embodiment of an apparatus for sealing a product in a container of the present invention.
FIG. 12 depicts the network of channels for sealing.
FIG. 13 is a perspective view of another embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 14 is a flow chart for a method of producing the embodiments of FIG. 5.
FIG. 15 is a flow chart for a method of producing the embodiments of FIGS. 6 and 13.
FIG. 16 is an additional embodiment made by the process of either FIG. 14 or FIG. 15.
FIGS. 17a-17 c depict an additional embodiment using different patterns of straight and wavy lines on the two sides of a container.
FIGS. 18a-18 c depict an additional embodiment using different patterns of wavy channels on the two sides of a container.
FIGS. 19a-19 c depict an additional embodiment using different patterns of curling channels on the two sides of a container.
FIGS. 20a-20 c depict an additional embodiment using different patterns of straight channels on the two sides of a container.
FIGS. 21a-21 c depict an additional embodiment using a mixture of straight and curling channels on the two sides of a container.
FIGS. 22a-22 c depict another embodiment of channel patterns.
FIGS. 23a-23 c depict an additional embodiment using vertical and horizontal channels.
Embodiments of the present invention are directed to containers for food products and other objects from which it is desirable to exclude air or oxygen. As shown in FIG. 1, one embodiment is a laminated structure 10, composed of a first layer 11 of a material which is oxygen or gas impermeable, that is, oxygen or other gases do not diffuse or are not otherwise transported through the material. Such materials include nylon, certain polyesters, and polyvinylidene chloride. A second layer 15 of a heat-sealable material is useful for providing a seal to prevent oxygen and other gases from leaking back into the package after it has been evacuated and sealed. Heat sealable materials according to the present invention need not be oxygen impermeable, and may include polystyrene, polyethylene, and polypropylene. Polyethylene is preferred. These layers 11, 15 are preferably laminated together with an adhesive layer 13. The adhesive is any adhesive suitable for reliably joining adherend material layers 11 and 15. Other embodiments may use only a single-layer of material, such as polyethylene or very-low density polyethylene (VLDPE), rather than a layered or laminated structure.
Once the layers have been joined into a laminated structure, the resulting material is preferably embossed or otherwise processed to form a series of parallel, non-interconnected channels on the heat-sealing layer. Alternatively, a series of channels or depressions may be placed onto the inner surface in the case of a single-layer embodiment, or on the innermost layer. The heat-sealing layer will typically have a lower melt temperature or viscosity index than the gas or oxygen-impermeable layer. In the preferred embodiment, the channels are formed at an angle of about forty-five degrees to a longitudinal edge of the material, as shown in FIG. 2. The embossed or extruded material 20 is composed of inner, heat-sealable layer 21 bonded with an adhesive layer and an outer oxygen-barrier material (not shown in this plan view). In the preferred embodiment, channels 24 extend at an angle of approximately forty-five degrees to a longitudinal edge 25 of the material. Channels for evacuation may also result by forming protrusions that stand out from the surface of the inner layer, the channels formed between protrusions.
The materials may vary in thickness depending on the degree of protection desired. The layers may vary from about 0.025 mm (0.001 inches) thick to as much as 1 mm (0.039 inches) thick or even thicker, in each layer. The spacing of the channels may vary from 0.005″ (0.13 mm) to 0.25″ (6 mm). FIG. 3 depicts a layered material 30 suitable for storing perishable goods, in which the layers 31, 33, join by thin adhesive layer 32, are about 0.5 mm thick (0.020″) with spacing at about 1 mm (approx. 0.039″). In this embodiment, layer 31 is the inner layer made of a heat-sealable film while layer 33 is the oxygen-barrier material. The walls of the channels 35 preferably extend at an angle to the surface of the heat-sealable material 31 at the bottom of the channel, depicted as arrow A. The channels themselves are preferably U-shaped and preferably symmetric, forming an angle of from about 30 degrees to about 60 degrees to the material surface, more preferably about 45 degrees. They may also be V-shaped or have any other convenient shape.
The depths of the channels placed are preferably no greater than the thickness of the heat-sealable material, or less. Thus, in the embodiment of FIG. 3, the heat-sealable layer 31 is about 0.5 mm thick and the channels are about 0.5 mm high. In this embodiment, spaces between channels are about 4 mm. Another embodiment is depicted in FIG. 4, with sheet 40 having layers 41, 42, 43, having channels 45 at an angle of about forty-five degrees to the edges 46, 48 of the material 40. FIG. 4 also depicts the thickness of layers 41, 43 at about 0.05 mm (0.002 inches thick) with an adhesive layer 42 about 0.1 mm thick (approx. 0.0004 inches thick). The channels 45 are about 0.05 mm (approx 0.002 inches) deep, about the thickness of the heat-sealable layer 41.
In the alternative, a single layered sheet may be folded lengthwise to form a tubular element. A tubular element may be a length of laminated material in the form of a flattened pipe or tube. As shown in FIG. 5, a folded embodiment according to FIG. 3 or FIG. 4 comprises a laminated material 50 with an inner heat-sealable layer 51 and an outer gas-impermeable layer 53. The inner layer has channels 52 formed at about a forty-five degree angle to edges 55, 57 of the material. The material may be folded and the edges heat sealed to form a tubular element. FIG. 5 also depicts the interaction of the inner faces 54 and 56 of the tubular element. Inner face 54 on the far side of the element has channels running at a forty-five degree angle and with the channels running from high on the left side to low on the right side. Inner face 56 on the near side of the tubular element also has channels running at a forty-five degree angle, but these channels run from low on the left side to high on the right side, that is, perpendicular to the channels on the other side 54 of the tubular element. These channels form a network of interconnected spaces and allow evacuation of the atmosphere when a vacuum is introduced at an end of the tubular element, providing of course, that the opposite end is sealed. There are other ways to form a tubular element from a single sheet. For instance, a single-layer or multi-layer material may be extruded in a closed shape, such as a shape having a cross-section of a circle or an ellipse. This method would produce a tubular element without the need for sealing at the edges, and would produce a tubular element without seams or seals on its sides.
While an angle of forty-five degrees for the channels may be used, other orientations to the edges of the material may also be used. For instance, a vertical orientation may be used on one panel and a horizontal orientation on the opposite panel or side of the container to be formed. Angles of five to eighty-five degrees may be used. In other embodiments, angles of thirty to sixty degrees may be used. What is important is that the channels on the first side interconnect with the channels on the other side of the container.
Another tubular element may be formed from two sheets of layered material. As shown in FIG. 6, tubular element 60 comprises a first sheet 61 and a second sheet 62, sealed at their edges 65, 67 into a generally tubular shape. Each sheet 61, 62 is a laminated structure formed from an outer layer 63 of gas-impermeable material and an inner layer 69 of heat-sealable material. The channels are as described above, and when the two inner layers are compressed for vacuum packing or sealing, the channels prevent complete collapse of the inner surfaces, allowing for evacuation of the contents when the interior is subjected to a vacuum source. All the foregoing embodiments may be made using a single gas-impermeable, heat sealable material, such as polyethylene or nylon. Other embodiments may use a layered or laminated structure, such as one having nylon and polyethylene layers.
The sheets of laminated material may be made by a variety of processes, one of which is illustrated in FIG. 7. Laminating machine 70 has a first reel 71 with gas or oxygen barrier material 73 and a second reel 72 of heat-sealable material 75. The laminating machine 70 unwinds gas barrier material 73 and coats the material with adhesive 78 from applicator 79. Heat sealable material 73 is bonded to the gas barrier material 73 with adhesive 78 and may also be bonded with heat and pressure from nip roll 77. The composite material may then be embossed by die 74 with a pattern of flattened channels at any angle as discussed above. Die 74 may use heat to help form channels onto the sheet. FIG. 8 provides a more detailed view of the composite material 80, with heat sealable material 75 and gas-barrier material 73, having channels 81 made by the laminator of FIG. 7.
The materials made into a layered or laminated structure may be used to store food or other products, as shown in FIG. 9. Product 92 has been placed in container 90, the container composed of two or more sheets 91 of laminated material as described above. The container 90 has top edges 93, 94 placed into a vacuum sealing apparatus 95 connected to a source 96 of vacuum, such as a vacuum pump or eductor. The sealing apparatus also has heating elements 97, 98 for sealing the container. FIG. 10 depicts a closer view of the sealing portion of FIG. 9. Edges 93 and 94 of the laminated material contain channels 101, 103, that intermingle to form an interconnected network inside the container. The vacuum source is used to evacuate the container and eliminate the oxygen or other gas inside the container. Later the container is sealed. Sealing elements 97, 98 may be heater elements capable of raising the temperature of the laminated material sufficiently so that the heat-sealable material flows under pressure and forms a seal, thus closing the container and preserving the product placed into the container.
It should be appreciated that the containers and processes of the present invention are capable of being incorporated in the form of a variety of embodiments, only a few of which have been illustrated and described above. The invention may be embodied in other forms without departing from its spirit or essential characteristics. For example, the channels, described as having been embossed onto the heat-sealable material, may instead be applied by an extrusion-type process, using heat and mechanical pressure rather than the mechanical pressure of an embossing die alone. While the composite material used for containers has been described as a two-layer material, other layers may be added, for instance an outer decorative layer or an additional outer layer to add mechanical strength to the container. The channels are described as being placed at about a forty-five degree angle from the longitudinal edges of the material; many other angles will also work well in forming an interconnected network of channels to aid in evacuation of the containers so formed.
Another device used to evacuate and seal the container may use separate sealing and heating devices. As shown in FIG. 11, sealing device 110 includes a sealing chamber lower portion 111, sealing chamber upper portion 112, vacuum source 113, sealing surfaces 114 a, 114 b, and heating elements 116, 117. In use, a perishable product 102 is placed into container 115. The upper edges 118, 119 of container 115 are placed into the sealing device 110. The edges 118, 119 are sealed by sealing surfaces 114 a. The chamber may also be sealed by more sealing surfaces 114 b. In some embodiments, sealing surfaces 114 a, 114 b may be gaskets between movable surfaces or portions of sealing device 110. The chamber and container are evacuated through vacuum source 113. When sufficiently evacuated, heating element 116, 117 may be heated to use the heat-sealable material to seal container 115 at upper edges 118, 119. The process of sealing may be controlled or monitored by a pressure/vacuum gauge 105. A controller (not shown) may be used to monitor the pressure/vacuum and control the timing of the sealing operation.
When the two sides of a container or the top edges of a container contact each other, the channels form an interconnected network. This forms a network of spaces, through which the inside of the container may be evacuated. This situation is depicted in FIG. 12, in which two laminated materials 121, 122 have been joined at channels 123, leaving a network of spaces or voids 124. The network for evacuation will be as extensive as the properly-formed channels, and the evacuation will be as good as the network and vacuum source allow. Portions of the walls that stand out from the channels will provide a standoff from the food surface, allowing distant portions of the bag or container to be evacuated through the network.
One container may be formed as a tubular element, depicted in FIG. 13. Tubular element 130 is comprised of a first sheet 131 of layered material and a second sheet of layered material 132. The two sheets are joined at edges 133, 134 by heat sealing the edges. The network depicted in FIG. 12 will extend throughout the tubular element formed. If the tubular element is formed by a continuous process, such as that depicted in FIG. 7, and sealed at its edges, tubular element 130 may be many feet long. Such a tubular element may subsequently be divided into smaller portions as desired, such as depicted in FIG. 9. Prior to storing a food or perishable item, a bag is cut off and the bottom is sealed to form a container sealed on three sides.
There are many processes that may be used to make the laminated material for containers for placing or storing a product. As outlined above, this process may take the form of using a single sheet of laminated material. A process may also use two sheets of laminated material to form tubular elements or containers. FIGS. 14 and 15 depict flowcharts for these processes. FIG. 14 is a flowchart for a process 140 for making a tubular element of storage material from a single sheet of laminated material. In the process, preferably a first film of gas-impermeable material is placed 141 for lamination. In the second step of the process, a second film of heat-sealable material is placed 142 for lamination. Alternately, a first film of heat-sealable material is placed and then a second film of gas-permeable material is then placed. The films are then adhered to each other 143, preferably with a thin layer of adhesive. This layer of adhesive is preferably stiffer than either of the layers of film.
The formed material is now processed to add the channels that make possible the network for evacuation. Channels are formed 144 in the heat-sealable side or inner surface of the material. The channels may be formed by heating and embossing or may be formed by extruding, or any other convenient process. In one embodiment, the channels extend over the entire width of the material. In another embodiment, an edge is left on either side of the material, the edge extending about ⅛″ to �″ (about 3 to 6 mm). Other, narrower or broader sealed edges may also be used. In the process of FIG. 14, a tubular element is to be made from a single sheet of material. Therefore, once the channels are formed, the left side of the material is bonded to the right side 145 to form a tubular element. The bonding is preferably accomplished with heat and a die, such as a roll-forming die, to bond the left side to the right side, forming a continuous open tube. The tube may then be rolled up for storage or transport, and later portions of tubular element may be cut to desired length 146 for storing a food product or other item.
FIG. 15 depicts an alternate process 150 for making a tubular element. In this process, preferably a first film of gas-impermeable material is placed for lamination 151. A second film of heat-sealable material is then also placed for lamination 152. Alternately, the first film may be the heat-sealable material and the second film may be the gas-permeable material. The first film is then adhered to the second film 153 to form a laminated material. Channels are then formed on the heat-sealable material 154, forming a first sheet of laminated material having a network of spaces joined for evacuation. A second sheet of material is then made 155 by a process very similar to the process discussed above for steps 151-154. The two sheets are then joined by their heat-sealable layers at the edges, forming a continuous tubular element 156. The tubular element may be of a discreet length or may be of a continuous, indeterminate length, made by a continuous process and placed into a roll or reel as it is made. Portions of the tubular element may then be cut to desired length and used to store a food item or other product.
A portion of the tubular element may then be processed to store an item. Container 160 is depicted in FIG. 16, as having been cut from a roll made by the process of either FIG. 14 or FIG. 15. Container 160 is formed from a back sheet 161 and a front sheet 162, having channels 167, 168, joined at left and right sides 163, 164 by the processes already described to form a tubular element. It is necessary to cut the desired length of container from a roll of material and then to seal the material at bottom edge 165 by any convenient means, such as heat sealing. The container is then ready for receiving an item for storage and for sealing the item in the container.
In addition to the embodiments discussed above, the invention may be practiced in a variety of other ways. FIGS. 17-23 depict several embodiments in which two sides of a container have different non-interconnecting channels formed, but which cooperate to leave air paths for evacuating the air in the container. The channels of the two panels are different, so that the channels will intersect and form air paths when the container is evacuated. The channels are preferably not parallel to either the sides or the top/bottom of the container, but may be at an angle, such as the forty-five degree angle described above. However, channels that are horizontal on one side of the container and vertical on the opposite side of the container may also cooperate in forming networks of spaces that may be used to evacuate the container. The angles of the channels may be from about five degrees to about eighty-five degrees to the sides of the container, preferably the angles may be from about thirty degrees to about sixty degrees, and most preferably, as discussed above, at about forty-five degrees. This may be convenient for manufacturing purposes. It will also be noted that when a panel of non-interconnecting channels is manufactured at a forty-five degree angle, and then folded in half upon itself, a network of interconnected channels is formed, even though the panels are identical, because the panels are at a different orientation to each other; in this case, approximately perpendicular. Other panels may also be manufactured that are seemingly similar or even alike, but which will form an interconnected network because of other orientation or spacing differences.
The panel of FIG. 17a has closely spaced parallel channels at an angle of from about 30 degrees to about 60 degrees from an edge of the container, while the container panel of FIG. 17b has widely-spaced parallel zig-zag lines that are not parallel to the channels in the panel of FIG. 17a. A container is made using the panel of FIG. 17a on one face and the panel of FIG. 17b on the other face. When the container is closed and the user evacuates the container comprising sides with channels according to FIGS. 17a and 17 b, the sides of the container compress and form a pattern similar to that shown in FIG. 17c. Air paths are possible along the intersecting channels as shown by the entrance and exit arrows, and as shown by the bold line in FIG. 17c.
Other embodiments are depicted in FIGS. 18a-18 c. FIG. 18a is a first panel having closely spaced zig-zag channels, meant for use with a second panel shown in FIG. 18b, having more widely spaced zig-zag lines. When a container is made from these panels, and the user wishes to evacuate the container, the situation is as depicted in FIG. 18c: the bold lines (channels) and arrow depict air paths available along the intersecting channels. The panels are not limited to straight lines, or straight lines in sections, such as zig-zag lines. The zig-zag channel cannot be described as oriented at a single angle to an edge of the panel; however, over an interval of several zigs and zags, an estimate may be made, such as a least-squares best-fit estimate, of the slope of the zig-zag channel and its orientation with an edge of the panel. Such estimates may also be made for the orientation of other types of varying or variable channels.
FIGS. 19a-19 c illustrate how curling non-interconnecting channels can be used create interesting patterns (from a decorative point of view) that will also cooperate in creating air paths. Thus, the patterns shown in FIGS. 19a and 19 b, on opposite sides of a container, may appear as depicted in FIG. 19c, with evacuation routes for air shown again in bold, with an arrow depicting a possible flow and evacuation route.
FIGS. 20a-20 c demonstrate that straight channels may be used also, in a variety of patterns, with an angled, closely spaced panel in FIG. 20a cooperating with a more widely-spaced, steeper-angled panel in FIG. 20b, to make a container with flow paths as shown in FIG. 20c. Other patterns, as shown in FIGS. 21a-21 c are also possible, such as mixing the curling, variegated pattern of the panel of FIG. 21a with the channels of the panel of FIG. 21b, to create a container having flow paths that may appear as shown in FIG. 21c. The advantage of this pattern is that more of the surface area will be connected with the vacuum source. FIGS. 22a-22 c depict another embodiment of channels, now wavy channels that are "out of phase" as shown in FIGS. 22a and 22 b, and therefore intersect when brought together as in FIG. 22c. Finally, FIGS. 23a-23 c depict the use of non-interconnecting horizontal channels and vertical channels in FIGS. 23a and 23 b, to form an interconnected pattern in FIG. 23c.
The panels in FIGS. 17-23 have in common that the first panels, the "a" panels in each figure, are different from the "b" panels. The non-interconnecting channels in the two panels forming a container should be sufficiently different that when mated, the channels allow evacuation paths to form. Note that in the most preferred embodiment, the channels are not different, but rather are the same channels at a forty-five degree angle, but the orientation is changed so that the mating channels cooperate to form the required evacuation paths. Thus, as the above figures demonstrate, the panels that mate to form a container have channels that are different from one another in at least one of orientation and extent, to allow formation of evacuation routes under vacuum. Orientation means the angle of the channel with a side edge of the panel; extent means the length of the channel. Note that the orientation of a first network may be at an angle to the orientation of the second network, and that the orientation may be at any angle.
Yet another embodiment of the invention may be considered an improvement to existing storage containers. The container is of a type comprising first and second rectangular gas-impermeable panels, each defining inner and outer surfaces and both panels sealingly joined together at three common adjacent peripheral edges and not joined at a fourth peripheral edge. Joining the panels forms a gas-impermeable container having an interior chamber and an open edge for placing a product therethrough and into the interior chamber. An improvement to the container comprises a first network of non-interconnected channels on the inner surface of the first panel and a second network of non-interconnected channels on the inner surface of the second panel, wherein said channels of said first network communicate with said channels of said second network when the first and second panels are joined, to form a master network of interconnected channels in communication with the open edge to allow gas to be withdrawn therethrough from the interior of the container.
One way to consider the invention is that the various embodiments and methods described herein feature depressions or channels embossed or formed in the heat-sealable layer. The channels on each panel, or on each side of the container, are not interconnected, as shown in FIGS. 17-23. When an object for storage is placed into the container, the sides may come together, as when the container or storage bag is closed. The bag may be closed for evacuation of the air therein to prolong the storage life of the object. When the sides of the bag come into contact, only then do the channels on the two sides interconnect, forming a master network of channels to evacuate the air or other gas in the container or storage bag.
There are many ways to practice the invention. As discussed above, a variety of materials and thicknesses may be employed in both the heat-sealable layer and the gas or oxygen-impermeable layer. Other layers may be added to these layers, preferably on what will be the outside of the container, for instance, decorative or further protective layers. It will be appreciated that the addition of other process steps, materials or components not specifically included may also be used in the present invention. However, the described embodiments are to be considered in all respects only as illustrative and not restrictive, and the scope of the invention is, therefore, indicated by the appended claims rather than by the foregoing description. All changes which come within the meaning and range of equivalency of the claims are to be embraced within their scope. Accordingly, it is the intention of the applicants to protect all variations and modifications within the valid scope of the present invention.
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McClatchy releases some U.S. names from Panama Papers
The passports of at least 200 Americans show up in this weeks massive leak of secret data on secretive offshore shell companies.
Mossack Fonseca is a leading global player in the incorporation of offshore companies across the globe. It was the subject of the largest-ever financial breach, and 11.5 million of its documents are the subject of a collaborative analysis by McClatchy and about 350 journalists under the umbrella of the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists. McClatchy was the only U.S. newspaper company involved.
Determining a precise number of Americans in the data is difficult. There are at least 200 scanned individual U.S. passports. Some appear to be American retirees purchasing real estate in places like Costa Rica and Panama. Also in the database, about 3,500 shareholders of offshore companies who list U.S. addresses. And almost 3,100 companies are tied to offshore professionals based in Miami, New York, and other parts of the United States.
Further complicating matters, some U.S. citizens enjoy dual citizenship and open accounts under foreign passports. Others appeared to be American retirees purchasing real estate in places like Costa Rica and Panama.
Among the cases McClatchy and its partners found:
Read more here: http://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/nation-world/national/article69943337.html#storylink=cpy
Posted by suffragette | Tue Apr 5, 2016, 02:42 PM (37 replies)
Enbridge pipeline plan in northern Wisconsin prompts concerns
Enbridge Energy Co., which wants to expand pipeline capacity in northern Wisconsin, is drawing concerns because of the company's operating history of spills and other problems.
A new state report says the company has had 85 oil spills over the past decade, although most were considered small.
The Department of Natural Resources has released an environmental-impact statement on the project in Douglas County. It concluded that a spill of 500 gallons or more would have a "substantial" impact on water resources and endangered species and habitat, meaning leaking oil could remain in the environment for up to a year.
The report, more than 600 pages long, analyzes potential impacts of a 14-mile-long project that environmentalists say has statewide implications.
Enbridge has a history of spills. First Nations have been working nationally and together across the border to educate and oppose these potentially devastating pipeline expansions.
Enbridge does not have a stellar maintenance record.
843,000 gallons spilled from an Enbridge pipeline into Michigans Kalamazoo River in 2010. The Environmental Protection Association estimates that now, three years after the spill, 280,000 gallons still remain in the river.
In 2002 an Enbridge pipeline dumped 48,000 gallons of oil west of Cass Lake Minnesota. On site monitoring indicates continuing crude oil contamination of the groundwater aquifer today.
A 50,000-gallon spill in 2012 near Grand Marsh Wisconsin prompted the United States Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Safety Administration (PHSMA) to order Enbridge to submit plans to improve the safety of the Lakehead System.
Sierra Club notes additional concerns. Much more info at the link than I can post here.
More oil means more pipelines
Together, these pipelines could bring up to 1 million more barrels of oil into Superior. That oil will not stay there. Like Enbridges other expansion plans, this oil will have to move through Wisconsin, to the southrequiring a new pipeline south of Superior.
Enbridge has started the first steps to building another pipeline through the heart of Wisconsin, calling it a Line-61 twin, meaning they will likely build another pipeline right next to the existing Line 61. When complete, Line 61 will be the largest tar sands pipeline in the world, outside of Russia. We could soon have the two largest pipelines in the world outside of Russia, right next to each othertwo pipelines going through the St. Croix River (a National Scenic and Wildlife River), the Wisconsin River, the Rock River, and the other important areas in Wisconsin. Twinning the pipeline means twinning the threat that is posed through Wisconsin.
In the Environmental Impact Statement, the DNR did not consider the environmental concerns about the Line 61-twin. However, if the DNR permits these two pipelines, Enbridge will need to build a pipeline to move this oil. The DNR should study all three pipelines as one project.
These pipelines are all risk and no reward for Wisconsin.
A recently released report from the National Academy of Sciences examined the difference between tar sands oil and traditional oil. It found that cleaning up a tar sands spill in a waterway is significantly more difficult and potentially up to 14.5 times more expensive than cleaning up a non-tar sands oil spill. The disastrous Enbridge Line 6B tar sands spill in Michigan in 2010 made it clear that even a smaller rupture with a quicker response time in the Wisconsin River, Rock River, or the St. Croix River (a National Scenic and Wildlife River) could be devastating. The DNR needs to scrutinize how spills would be cleaned up, the permanent damage to waterways, and the impacts to Wisconsins economy. The DNRs review does not consider how difficult (or impossible) it could be to clean up a spill if it were to occur under snow or ice.
Posted by suffragette | Fri Apr 1, 2016, 01:16 PM (17 replies)
Arizona: At Hearing, Latinos Demand Answers to Primary Voting Problems
Hundreds attended the House Elections Committee hearing on Monday. Some took to the podium to express their frustration. One woman accused election officials of purposely limiting polling places in areas with large populations of poor and minority voters, while another spoke about how she saw voters leave because they didn't have time to wait in the long lines. And some called on Purcell to resign.
Maricopa County Supervisor Steve Gallardo said another day of voting should take place "because there were a number of people that were disenfranchised."
"They did everything they were supposed to do," Gallardo said. "They registered to vote on time. They looked up to find out where they needed to go. They showed up on time. Unfortunately, they were not able to make it all the way up to the polling booth for a number of reasons."
Michael Martinez, director of legislative affairs for the Arizona Students' Association, accused election officials of engaging in "a systematic effort" to eliminate polling places in areas with large populations of Latino and low income families. In doing so, he said officials "made it more difficult for people of color and people who are below the poverty line to actually have their voices heard."
Posted by suffragette | Tue Mar 29, 2016, 04:44 PM (0 replies)
Maybe, ask these folks?
Partners Anton and Stephen support Bernie
CWA is the Communications Workers of America.
The picture is from Sanders' rally in Seattle's Key Arena.
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Senator Bernie Sanders visits ILWU
Only a few U.S. Senators have consistently stood with the ILWU and working families against powerful corporate interests, and Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders is one of the best. Never afraid to criticize Wall Street or advocate for unions, Sanders in an independent who calls-out the sell-outs in Washington. In mid-October he came to Richmond, CA to rally citizens against the Chevron Corporations attempt to buy City Council votes with $3 million in campaign cash and replace the progressive, pro-union City Council members with a company-backed slate. The next day he visited with union leaders, including ILWU International President Bob McEllrath and Secretary-Treasurer Willie Adams, before making a speech to hundreds at a nearby church. Some are urging Sanders to run in the Presidential primary against Hillary Clinton who is backed by Wall Street, supports free trade agreements, and other corporate priorities.
Oh, wait that was Sanders being active for people's issues before the campaign got rolling.
Here's more info about Sanders support in Richmond for the people and the pro-union City Council and an article about the outcome there.
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With the endorsement from ILWU, which represents 50,000 workers in California, Oregon, Washington, Alaska, and Hawaii, Sanders has now nabbed the support of five national unions.
"Bernie Sanders is the best candidate for America's working families," said ILWU International President Robert McEllrath.
"Bernie is best on the issues that matter most to American workers: better trade agreements, support for unions, fair wages, tuition for students and public colleges, Medicare for all, fighting a corrupt campaign finance system, and confronting the power of Wall Street that's making life harder for most Americans," his statement continues.
Underscoring backing of rank-and-file union members, ILWU spokesman Craig Merrilees told the Huffington Post, "The support was significant at the grassroots level," adding, "Many local bodies throughout the union had already recommended endorsements."
Posted by suffragette | Mon Mar 28, 2016, 12:55 PM (0 replies)
Important WA caucus info. Read espec. if registered early
I noticed the following info about caucus location changes STILL being made tucked into an article about the letter one Sanders supporter received.
I haven't seen this info posted separately and thought it important to post.
Please, double check your email and caucus location, especially if you registered early to attend.
The party is still making caucus location changes, Raad said. Voters who pre-registered can expect to get an email with instructions regarding their final location once its set.
Raad said because this process is run largely through volunteers, some potential sites have fallen through or changed for various reasons. This most affects people who registered weeks ago.
Posted by suffragette | Fri Mar 25, 2016, 03:27 PM (8 replies)
Despite Democrats' warnings, problems for Arizona voters in primary
For weeks, some Democrats have been sounding the alarm about not enough polling places in Maricopa County for Tuesday's presidential primary.
They warned that reducing the number of polling places from 200 during the 2012 primary election to 60 would mean long lines and discourage people from voting.
They said the fact that some predominantly Latino areas got one or none polling places essentially translates into voter suppression.
Before, it was easy to dismiss their claims as pure conspiracy theories. It was difficult to fathom that Maricopa County election officials would purposely design a plan to keep people, especially minorities, away from the polls.
Well, think what you may. But the fact is that voting on Tuesday turned into long waits and traffic nightmares near some polling places, proving their case.
But the state Democratic Party sent an e-mail to constituents asking them to send their election-day stories for a complaint that would be submitted to the Arizona Secretary of State's Office. Enrique Gutierrez, Arizona Democratic Party spokesman, said some Democrats waited in long lines then were told they weren't really Democrats when they tried to obtain a ballot.
"We've received complaints throughout the whole day of lifelong Democrats showing up to the polls and being told they are either independent or have no party affiliations," Gutierrez said. No official election complaint will be submitted yet, he says. But the party will continue to gather information.
Arizona State Senator Martin Quezada (D-Maryvale) sent out a news release on Tuesday claiming that if only several bills he sponsored this year had been passed, the problems would have been fixed.
"We are learning a valuable lesson today at the expense of suppressing many votes," Quezada said. "I call on the state and the county to implement additional polling locations, particularly in districts where large numbers of minority voters are heavily reliant on public transportation and have limited time to cast their vote."
Disenfranchisement is wrong, period.
People should not have to spend all day and into the night waiting to vote.
We all need to support a better process and encourage people to participate and demand the system be improved, not just for this primary, but for the elections to come.
Posted by suffragette | Wed Mar 23, 2016, 04:06 AM (44 replies)
Sanders upcoming rallies in WA state this Sunday
Sen. Bernie Sanders is headed to Washington state Sunday for three rallies to whip up support for his presidential campaign before next weeks Democratic caucuses.
Sanders will hold a Seattle rally at 5 p.m. at KeyArena, with doors opening at 2 p.m., his campaign announced. Before that, hell be at a 1 p.m. rally at Hudsons Bay High School in Vancouver. After the Seattle event, hell head to the Spokane Convention Center for a 9 p.m. rally.
The events are free and open to the public, but admission will be first come, first served, and the Sanders campaign urged people interested to RSVP at his website (https://go.berniesanders.com/page/event/detail/rally/4gw7j).
Clintons full plans for caucus week are not known, but she is scheduled to attend a high-priced fundraiser at the Medina home of Costco co-founder Jeff Brotman. No public events have been announced.
Posted by suffragette | Sat Mar 19, 2016, 02:42 PM (4 replies)
I feel like I'm living in the future!
Time shown on DU posts has already sprung an hour ahead.
Posted by suffragette | Sat Mar 12, 2016, 10:40 PM (0 replies)
The complete interview with Bernie Sanders about Nicaragua
This is the interview the snippet was taken from about Castro.
Much of the interview is about how Reagan was supporting conflict in Latin America and that Bernie was against that. That's consistent with Bernie's stance about regime change and war.
Something that has changed is that people now can access the full segments instead of just seeing the snippets. Thank the Internet for that access.
Well worth watching the whole segment. The points he makes toward the end could be about the quagmire in the Middle East we have now.
Posted by suffragette | Thu Mar 10, 2016, 03:10 PM (23 replies)
Immigration judge thinks children can be their own lawyers, even at age 3-4
That he is in charge of training others shows how deeply the system is broken.
A senior Justice Department official is arguing that 3- and 4-year-olds can learn immigration law well enough to represent themselves in court, staking out an unconventional position in a growing debate over whether immigrant children facing deportation are entitled to taxpayer-funded attorneys.
Jack H. Weil, a longtime immigration judge who is responsible for training other judges, made the assertion in sworn testimony in a deposition in federal court in Seattle. His comments highlighted the plight of thousands of juveniles who are forced to defend themselves each year in immigration court amid a surge of children from Central America who cross the southwestern U.S. border .
Weils deposition came in a case in which the American Civil Liberties Union and immigrant rights groups are seeking to require the government to provide appointed counsel for every indigent child who cannot afford a lawyer in immigration court proceedings.
Weil is not just any immigration official. As an assistant chief immigration judge in EOIRs Office of the Chief Immigration Judge which sets and oversees policies for the nations 58 immigration courts he is responsible for coordinating the Justice Departments training of immigration judges.
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