Patent ID: 8539741

Claim:
A method for forming a bag comprising: moving a film at a first velocity; forming a seal on said moving film with a sealing device moving at said first velocity, wherein said sealing device comprises a pair of jaws each comprising an upper and lower gripper formed on each of said jaws and a sealing member, wherein said sealing member is positioned between said upper and lower grippers, and wherein said forming said seal on said moving film comprises closing said pair of jaws and gripping said film with said upper and lower grippers; moving said film and said sealing device relative to each other and thereby moving said sealing device out of alignment with said seal; aligning a film separation device with said seal on said moving film and moving said film separation device with said moving film, wherein said film separation device is coupled to at least one of said pair of jaws and is positioned between said upper and lower grippers of said at least one of said pair of jaws; and separating said film across said seal with said film separation device.