Patents by Inventor James S. Colmer

James S. Colmer 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).

  • Coupled cutting blade and heat element for use with vacuum packaging machinery
    Patent number: 5682727
    Abstract: A combined cutting blade and heat bar for use with a vacuum packaging device having a lid for sealing over the cavity of a base is disclosed. The cutting blade and heat bar are connected to one another and movable via a single actuating mechanism mounted to the lid. In use, in one step the combined mechanism is lowered with the heat bar unheated and the cutting element cuts slits in the bag for evacuation of the air. After air evacuation, the combined mechanism is lowered with the heat bar heated, melting the bag closed behind the slitted area of the bag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 4, 1997
    Assignee: Koch Supplies, Inc.
    Inventors: James R. Harte, James S. Colmer, Michael L. Kennedy