Patents by Inventor James William Nicholas

James William Nicholas 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).

  • Packaging
    Patent number: 7049359
    Abstract: The present invention provides a wall for a package, which wall comprises, or includes a layer comprising, a composition comprising a polymer and capable of scavenging oxygen through the metal-catalysed oxidation of an oxidizable organic component thereof. The oxidizable organic component is preferably itself a polymer, and may be the only polymer in the composition. Preferred compositions include a blend of 96% polyethylene terephthalate and 4% poly (m-xylyleneadipamide) containing 200 ppm cobalt as catalyst, with good permeance-versus-time performance (3) when formed into a bottle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2006
    Assignee: Constar International, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Alexander Cochran, Rickworth Folland, James William Nicholas, Melvin Edward Riddell Robinson
  • Packaging
    Publication number: 20040219320
    Abstract: The present invention provides a wall for a package, which wall comprises, or includes a layer comprising, a composition comprising a polymer and capable of scavenging oxygen through the metal-catalysed oxidation of an oxidisable organic component thereof. The oxidisable organic component is preferably itself a polymer, and may be the only polymer in the composition. Preferred compositions include a blend of 96% polyethylene terephthalate and 4% poly (m-xylyleneadipamide) containing 200 ppm cobalt as catalyst, with good permeance-versus-time performance (3) when formed into a bottle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2004
    Publication date: November 4, 2004
    Applicant: Constar International, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Alexander Cochran, Rickworth Folland, James William Nicholas, Melvin Edward Riddell Robinson
  • Packaging
    Publication number: 20020063238
    Abstract: The present invention provides a wall for a package, which wall comprises, or includes a layer comprising, a composition comprising a polymer and capable of scavenging oxygen through the metal-catalysed oxidation of an oxidisable organic component thereof. The oxidisable organic component is preferably itself a polymer, and may be the only polymer in the composition. Preferred compositions include a blend of 96% polyethylene terephthalate and 4% poly (m-xylyleneadipamide) containing 200 ppm cobalt as catalyst, with good permeance-versus-time performance (3) when formed into a bottle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2001
    Publication date: May 30, 2002
    Applicant: Crown Cork & Seal Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Alexander Cochran, Rickworth Folland, James William Nicholas, Melvin Edward Riddell Robinson
  • Packaging
    Patent number: 5955527
    Abstract: The present invention provides a wall for a package, which wall comprises, or includes a layer comprising, a composition comprising a polymer and capable of scavenging oxygen through the metal-catalyzed oxidation of an oxidizable organic component thereof. The oxidizable organic component is preferably itself a polymer, and may be the only polymer in the composition. Preferred compositions include a blend of 96% polyethylene terephthalate and 4% poly (m-xylyleneadipamide) containing 200 ppm cobalt as catalyst, with good permeance-versus-time performance (3) when formed into a bottle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 21, 1999
    Assignee: CarnaudMetalbox plc
    Inventors: Michael Alexander Cochran, Rickworth Folland, James William Nicholas, Melvin Edward Riddell Robinson
  • Packaging
    Patent number: 5639815
    Abstract: The present invention provides a wall for a package, which wall comprises, or includes a layer comprising, a composition comprising a polymer and capable of scavenging oxygen through the metal-catalysed oxidation of an oxidisable organic component thereof. The oxidisable organic component is preferably itself a polymer, and may be the only polymer in the composition. Preferred compositions include a blend of 96% polyethylene terephthalate and 4% poly (m-xylyleneadipamide) containing 200 ppm cobalt as catalyst, with good permeance-versus-time performance (3) when formed into a bottle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: June 17, 1997
    Assignee: CarnaudMetalbox plc
    Inventors: Michael Alexander Cochran, Rickworth Folland, James William Nicholas, Melvin Edward Riddell Robinson