ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,497,214, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to AMERIGLOBE LLC (Lafayette, La.).
"Method of production of fabric bags or containers using heat fused seams" was invented by Clifford Dunlap (Baton Rouge, La.) and Daniel R. Schnaars Sr. (Lafayette, La.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of producing flexible polypropylene fabric bags with heat fused seams comprising providing fabric pieces, wherein each fabric piece has a coated side and an uncoated side; positioning fabric pieces so that a coated side of one fabric piece faces a coated side of another fabric piece; selecting an area of fabric to be joined for forming a seam or joint; appl...