The new flat-bottomed design could stand upright and had a larger capacity. Read Paper-Bag Cases, 105 U.S. 766, see flags on bad law, and search Casetext's comprehensive legal database.In 1892, the West patent No. 487,862 was granted which disclosed a machine for making paper bags with an additional mechanism for punching openings in the bags. He created the squarebottomed paper bag a design so ingenious that it remains the standard for the presentday supermarket. Our label recognized Charles Stilwell as the designer, noting a patent registered in 1883 to Union Paper Bag Machine Company. Philadelphia's plastic bag ban prohibits retail businesses from providing singleuse plastic bags and paper bags that do not meet certain requirements. During the registration process, every Bidder will be required to complete a questionnaire to verify their supplier type. (Merchandise or Non-Merchandise). Knight, M.E. "Improvement in Paper Bag Machine. " U.S. Patent Office. Oct.