# US 11,305,496 B2 · System and method for applying a fastening material to a substrate

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- Number: US 11,305,496 B2
- Document ID: US11305496B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 16/985,374
- Filed: 2020-08-05
- Published: 2020-11-19
- Granted: 2022-04-19
- Earliest claimed: 2016-05-02
- Assignees: Kellogg Company
- Applicants: Kellogg Company
- Inventors: John Joseph Michels
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11305496B2

## CPC

- B29C 65/7443: {by means of ultrasonic vibrations}
- B29C 65/08: using ultrasonic vibrations {(non-plastics element to plastics elements B29C65/645)}
- B29C 65/4835: {Heat curing adhesives}
- B29C 66/472: {said single elements being substantially flat}
- B31B 70/8123: {Applying strips}
- B31B 70/8133: {Applying the closure elements in the cross direction}
- B65B 61/188: {by applying or incorporating profile-strips, e.g. for reclosable bags}
- B65D 33/24: using self-locking integral or attached closure elements, e.g. flaps (B65D33/25 takes precedence)
- B65D 85/70: {for materials not otherwise provided for}
- B29L 2031/7128: {Bags, sacks, sachets (tea bags B29L2031/7122; medical bags B29L2031/7148)}
- B29C: SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING (making preforms B29B11/00; making laminated products by combining previously unconnected layers which become one product whose layers will remain together B32B37/00 - B32B41/00)
- B31B: MAKING CONTAINERS OF PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER (making wound articles, e.g. wound tubes, B31C; combined making and filling B65B)
- B65B: MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING (bundling and pressing devices for cigars A24C1/44; devices for tensioning and securing binders adapted to be supported by the article or articles to be bound B25B25/00; applying closure members to bottles, jars or similar containers B67B1/00-B67B6/00; concurrent cleaning, filling and closing of bottles B67C7/00; emptying bottles, jars, cans, casks, barrels or similar containers B67C9/00)
- B65D: CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
- B29L: INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASS B29C, RELATING TO PARTICULAR ARTICLES

## Abstract

A system for applying a fastening material to a substrate is provided. The system may include a first material source including the substrate. The substrate may define a first length extending from a first edge to a second edge and the first material source may feed the substrate in a first direction transverse to the first length. The system may additionally include a second material source including the fastening material. The fastening material may define a second length extending from a third edge to a fourth edge, whereby the second length is substantially equal to the first length and the second material source feeds the fastening material in a second direction transverse to the second length. The system may also include an applicator system that secures the fastening material to the substrate.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A system for applying a fastening material to a substrate, the system comprising:
a first material source including the substrate, the substrate defining a first length extending from a first edge to a second edge, the first material source configured to feed the substrate in a first direction transverse to the first length;
a second material source including the fastening material, the fastening material defining a second length extending from a third edge to a fourth edge, the second length substantially equal to the first length, the second material source configured to feed the fastening material in a second direction transverse to the second length; and
an applicator system having a cutting block and a seal head, the cutting block having a cutting mechanism defining a third length substantially equal to the first length, the seal head defining a fourth length substantially equal to the first length, the cutting block and the seal head configured to secure the fastening material to the substrate such that the first edge is aligned with the third edge and the second edge is aligned with the fourth edge, and wherein the cutting block is configured to translate in the first direction and in another direction transverse to the first direction.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1, wherein the first material source includes a first axis of rotation and the second material source includes a second axis of rotation, the first length extending in a direction substantially parallel to the first axis of rotation, the second length extending in a direction substantially parallel to the second axis of rotation.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1, wherein the fastening material defines a width extending in a direction perpendicular to the second length, the width being less than the second length.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The system of claim 3, wherein the width is between 1% and 10% of the second length.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1, wherein the fastening material includes a first portion of a self-engaging fastener.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The system of claim 5, wherein the self-engaging fastener includes one of a hook-type fastener and a loop-type fastener.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1, wherein the cutting block and the seal head are configured to secure the fastening material to the substrate using at least one of ultrasonic welding and an adhesive.