ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,448,179, issued on Oct. 21, was assigned to AISAPACK HOLDING SA (Vouvry, Switzerland).
"Tubular body for forming a packaging and packaging therewith" was invented by Jacques Thomasset (Neuvecelle, France) and Gilles Demaurex (Martigny, Switzerland).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The cellulose-based packaging includes a tubular body obtained by welding or bonding a sheet, including at least one longitudinal weld linking the ends of said sheet, at least one internal welding strip situated inside the packaging to form the longitudinal weld, the internal strip including a sealing material which becomes liquid during the welding of the ends an...