Patents by Inventor Bertha R. Vaughn

Bertha R. Vaughn 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).

  • Patent number: 5478228
    Abstract: Disclosed is a zipper for a reclosable thermoplastic bag having opposing rib and groove profiles wherein at least one of the opposing zipper profiles has an longitudinally extending part interlockable and substantially free of interdigitation with the opposing profile and wherein the part is structurally discontinuous along its length. When the rib and groove profiles are interlocked, an audible clicking sound and/or a vibratory or bumpy feel perceptible to the touch is imparted.Further disclosed is a process and apparatus for making the zipper wherein a zipper profile is extruded and indentions are formed within and along it.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 1993
    Date of Patent: December 26, 1995
    Assignee: Dowbrands LP
    Inventors: Brian C. Dais, Jose Porchia, John O. McCree, Raymond R. Rydman, Bertha R. Vaughn
  • Patent number: 5307552
    Abstract: Disclosed is a zipper for a reclosable thermoplastic bag having opposing rib and groove profiles wherein at least one of the opposing zipper profiles has an longitudinally extending part interlockable and substantially free of interdigitation with the opposing profile and wherein the part is structurally discontinuous along its length. When the rib and groove profiles are interlocked, an audible clicking sound and/or a vibratory or bumpy feel perceptible to the touch is imparted.Further disclosed is a process and apparatus for making the zipper wherein a zipper profile is extruded and indentions are formed within and along it.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 1991
    Date of Patent: May 3, 1994
    Assignee: Dowbrands L.P.
    Inventors: Brian C. Dais, Jose Porchia, John O. McCree, Raymond R. Rydman, Bertha R. Vaughn
  • Patent number: 5070584
    Abstract: Disclosed is a zipper for a reclosable thermoplastic bag having opposing rib and groove profiles wherein at least one of the opposing zipper profiles has an longitudinally extending part interlockable and substantially free of interdigitation with the opposing profile and wherein the part is structurally discontinuous along its length. When the rib and groove profiles are interlocked, an audible clicking sound and/or a vibratory or bumpy feel perceptible to the touch is imparted.Further disclosed is a process and apparatus for making the zipper wherein a zipper profile is extruded and indentions are formed within and along it.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 1990
    Date of Patent: December 10, 1991
    Assignee: DowBrands Inc.
    Inventors: Brian C. Dais, Jose Porchia, John O. McCree, Raymond R. Rydman, Bertha R. Vaughn
  • Patent number: 4552685
    Abstract: Aqueous compositions containing a water-soluble amphoteric surfactant are effectively thickened without substantial loss in clarity by a suitable pH responsive, synthetic addition copolymeric thickener such as a copolymer of an .alpha., .beta.-ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid (e.g., methacrylic acid), a nonionic chain extender of an .alpha., .beta.-ethylenically unsaturated monomer (e.g., ethyl acrylate), and a nonionic vinyl surfactant ester (e.g., nonylphenoxy(polyethyleneoxy)ethyl methacrylate). Due to the ability of the copolymeric thickener to increase the viscosity of the amphoteric surfactant composition without substantially reducing the clarity thereof, the resulting thickened compositions are useful as shampoos, cleaning compounds and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 1980
    Date of Patent: November 12, 1985
    Assignee: The Dow Chemical Company
    Inventors: John M. Kernstock, Earl H. Johnson, Bertha R. Vaughn