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It looks like the novel things that they're claiming for are probably lines 0025-0027, and then later lines going into more detail on those: "Generally, the gr
by camtarn 10y ago
It looks like the novel things that they're claiming for are probably lines 0025-0027, and then later lines going into more detail on those:
"Generally, the greater the proportion of post-consumer content in white or SBS paper, the weaker the paper (e.g., the paper will more easily tear (including scoring or cracking)). For this reason, conventional bags formed of SBS paper are made with 50% or less post-consumer content (usually 40% or less) ... To strengthen areas of the bag container, such as folds or gussets at its corners or edges, ... reinforcement inserts ... formed of the same material as the bag container ... can augment the strength and resistance to tearing of the bag container material to make it structurally suitable for use as a bag, thereby increasing the amount of post-consumer content usable ... Typical paper handles are stiff and inflexible; these qualities contribute to a rough, unfinished feel. ... the bag handle may be formed to have a feel and flexibility unlike that typical of paper ... To effect this feel and flexibility, the handle may be formed of knitted paper fibers in a tight-knit pattern with a large diameter. For example, the handle may be formed in an 8-stitch circular-knit pattern"
It may be that plenty of other bag manufacturers are doing the same thing, but it generally seems like a good idea. Novel enough to patent? I have no idea.
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- TD-Linux 10y agoThey can only claim things in the claims section. The two independent claims are #1 and #13. The description is mostly fluff - they really are just attempting to patent a 60% recycled white bag.
- abysmallyideal 10y agoI've seen paper bags already of similar design. USPTO is likely going to grant the patent anyways, even if it is just to patent all bags with atleast 60% recycled material. They could have atleast nailed some of the metrics down, it can be so absurd how the patent system works in the US. It is difficult to know who to fault, Apple, or the USPTO. Edit: I think it was a bag to hold one of those fancy, hand made jam and jar, but it was dark brownish. They probly swiped the design from one of those types. Apple is notorious for swiping design and elements.
- Orinocco 10y ago"Apple is notorious for swiping design and elements" They even patented swipe to unlock, probably swiped that one too.
- NEDM64 10y agoSomeone called "TD-Linux" has irrational hate Apple... This is why the Linux user community has such a bad rap.
- femto113 10y agoThis seems like a lot of work for something that seems little more than greenwashing: unless the "reinforcement inserts" are less than a third of the total weight a reinforced 60% recycled content bag would contain just as much non-recycled paper (aka trees) as a 40% recycled content bag without the inserts.