Patents by Inventor Annette M. Nikolis

Annette M. Nikolis has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method for sealingly attaching a peripheral attachment member onto a filled-sealed pouch
    Patent number: 6996950
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for sealing a peripheral attachment member onto a sealed pouch that has been previously filled with a product. The invention also relates to a pouch that includes a peripheral attachment member sealingly attached to at least one of its faces. The method includes a step of providing a multi-layer pouch that is configured so as to provide an inner sealant adapted to form a closed enclosure along sealing lines and an outer sealant that forms at least one external face of the pouch wherein the outer sealant has a melting point that is lower than the melting point of the inner sealant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2006
    Assignee: Nestec S.A.
    Inventors: Balakrishna Reddy, Bradley H. Buchanan, M. Jeffrey Willey, Annette M. Nikolis, Chee Kok Ong, Gene F. Clyde, J. Antonio Gutierrez
  • Method for sealingly attaching a peripheral attachment member onto a filled-sealed pouch
    Publication number: 20040139697
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for sealing a peripheral attachment member onto a sealed pouch that has been previously filled with a product. The invention also relates to a pouch that includes a peripheral attachment member sealingly attached to at least one of its faces. The method includes a step of providing a multi-layer pouch that is configured so as to provide an inner sealant adapted to form a closed enclosure along sealing lines and an outer sealant that forms at least one external face of the pouch wherein the outer sealant has a melting point that is lower than the melting point of the inner sealant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2003
    Publication date: July 22, 2004
    Inventors: Balakrishna Reddy, Bradley H. Buchanan, M. Jeffrey Willey, Annette M. Nikolis, C. K. Ong, Gene F. Clyde, J. Antonio Gutierrez