Patents by Inventor Greg L. VandenHeuvel

Greg L. VandenHeuvel 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).

  • Closure arrangement with tear guide for allowing access to zipper flanges in a package
    Patent number: 6709157
    Abstract: A closure arrangement for a reclosable polymeric bag is disclosed, the closure arrangement comprising convex and concave areas that facilitate opening the bag. To initially open the bag, first and second films are separated from each other by tearing perforations. Next, interlocked closure profiles are detached from each other by grabbing onto gripper ridges and pulling the opening of the bag apart. If the first or second film becomes tucked into the groove left by the perforations such that the gripper ridges are difficult to access even after tearing the perforations, then the end of the opening may be flexed up or down, thereby causing separation of the convex area and concave area to provide access to the gripper ridges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2004
    Assignee: Reynolds Consumer Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Greg L. VandenHeuvel, Greg W. Melchoir
  • Closure arrangement with tear guide for allowing access to zipper flanges in a package
    Publication number: 20030202720
    Abstract: A closure arrangement for a reclosable polymeric bag is disclosed, the closure arrangement comprising convex and concave areas that facilitate opening the bag. To initially open the bag, first and second films are separated from each other by tearing perforations. Next, interlocked closure profiles are detached from each other by grabbing onto gripper ridges and pulling the opening of the bag apart. If the first or second film becomes tucked into the groove left by the perforations such that the gripper ridges are difficult to access even after tearing the perforations, then the end of the opening may be flexed up or down, thereby causing separation of the convex area and concave area to provide access to the gripper ridges.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2002
    Publication date: October 30, 2003
    Inventors: Greg L. VandenHeuvel, Greg W. Melchoir
  • Closure arrangement with tear guide for allowing access to zipper flanges in a package
    Publication number: 20030203799
    Abstract: A closure arrangement for a reclosable polymeric bag is disclosed, the closure arrangement comprising convex and concave areas that facilitate opening the bag. To initially open the bag, first and second films are separated from each other by tearing perforations. Next, interlocked closure profiles are detached from each other by grabbing onto gripper ridges and pulling the opening of the bag apart. If the first or second film becomes tucked into the groove left by the perforations such that the gripper ridges are difficult to access even after tearing the perforations, then the end of the opening may be flexed up or down, thereby causing separation of the convex area and concave area to provide access to the gripper ridges.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2003
    Publication date: October 30, 2003
    Inventors: Greg L. VandenHeuvel, Greg W. Melchoir