Patent ID: 11897226
Assignee: THE PAPER PEOPLE LLC
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 7:
8. A method for creating and filling a single ply paper bag configured to withstand moisture from product contained therein, the method comprising:
receiving a roll of calendared paper at a standard printing machine;
printing, with the standard printing machine, an adhesive onto a surface of the roll of calendared paper in a predetermined pattern, wherein the adhesive is applied in register, creating a roll of printed calendared paper, wherein the adhesive is a water-based, heat-activated polyvinyl acetate with a low viscosity, wherein the predetermined pattern includes a plurality of areas of the calendared paper that when formed comprise a set of seams to form the paper bag, wherein each seam in the set of seams includes one surface containing printed adhesive and an other surface containing printed adhesive such that both surfaces of the seam included printed adhesive;
receiving the roll of printed calendared paper at an automated filling machine to form and fill the roll of printed calendared paper to create individual bags filled with a product;
forming a body of the bag by shaping the printed calendared paper and heat sealing the adhesive applied seams of the printed calendared paper to secure the body of the bag;
filling the bag by automatedly adding product to the bag; and
repeating the steps performed by the automated filling machine until the roll of printed calendared paper is transformed into a plurality of formed, sealed, and filled bags.