Patents by Inventor DUANE J. HUBERTY

DUANE J. HUBERTY 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).

  • Tear tab closure strip
    Patent number: 9296510
    Abstract: A closure device may include a backing and a closure strip removably provided on the backing, wherein the closure strip includes a permanent adhesive on a back face thereof adapted to affix the closure strip to a package, wherein a breakout portion of the backing is configured to separate from the backing and remain adhered to the closure strip when the closure strip is removed therefrom. A product package may include a carton having a flap movable between an open position and a closed position, and a closure device affixed to a portion of the flap and a separate portion of the carton when the flap is in the closed position, wherein a first portion of the closure device is removable from the separate portion of the carton while the first portion remains attached to the portion of the flap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
    Inventors: Amie Marshall, Ross Christianson, Alyssa Downing, Patrick R. Moran, Tom Stoddart, Phillip Lozanoski, Richard A. Tuma, James M. Peck, Duane J. Huberty, David Olson
  • TEAR TAB CLOSURE STRIP
    Publication number: 20140217163
    Abstract: A closure device may include a backing and a closure strip removably provided on the backing, wherein the closure strip includes a permanent adhesive on a back face thereof adapted to affix the closure strip to a package, wherein a breakout portion of the backing is configured to separate from the backing and remain adhered to the closure strip when the closure strip is removed therefrom. A product package may include a carton having a flap movable between an open position and a closed position, and a closure device affixed to a portion of the flap and a separate portion of the carton when the flap is in the closed position, wherein a first portion of the closure device is removable from the separate portion of the carton while the first portion remains attached to the portion of the flap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2014
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: AMIE MARSHALL, ROSS CHRISTIANSON, ALYSSA DOWNING, PATRICK R. MORAN, TOM STODDART, PHILLIP LOZANOSKI, RICHARD A. TUMA, JAMES M. PECK, DUANE J. HUBERTY, DAVID OLSON