Patents by Inventor Eugene Tirrell Smith

Eugene Tirrell Smith 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).

  • Package integrity feature for recloseable package
    Patent number: 10160582
    Abstract: A package integrity feature for a recloseable package is provided. The recloseable package may be made from a laminate film and may comprise a scored inner layer having a machine direction and a scored outer layer laminated together with both permanent adhesive and pressure sensitive adhesive to form a recloseable flap that covers an opening in a package body. The package integrity feature may be a strip of material cut into the inner layer of the laminate film in such a way that the strip breaks when the package is opened, leaving one end of the strip attached to the package body and the opposite end attached to the recloseable flap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: Sonoco Development, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph Donald Gagne, Eugene Tirrell Smith
  • Package Integrity Feature for Recloseable Package
    Publication number: 20160236844
    Abstract: A package integrity feature for a recloseable package is provided. The recloseable package may be made from a laminate film and may comprise a scored inner layer having a machine direction and a scored outer layer laminated together with both permanent adhesive and pressure sensitive adhesive to form a recloseable flap that covers an opening in a package body. The package integrity feature may be a strip of material cut into the inner layer of the laminate film in such a way that the strip breaks when the package is opened, leaving one end of the strip attached to the package body and the opposite end attached to the recloseable flap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2016
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Applicant: Sonoco Development, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph Donald Gagne, Eugene Tirrell Smith