Patents by Inventor Jessica Greer

Jessica Greer 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).

  • Patent number: 11965071
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to thermoplastic films and products formed therefrom that include additive components effectively compartmentalized based on diffusion characteristics of the additive components. For example, first and second additive components are localized on a thermoplastic film in a manner that as the additive components diffuse, they minimize or avoid interaction. Specifically, the thermoplastic film is folded over itself to create an air gap that causes the additive components to desorb, diffuse into the air gap, and then absorb into the film at a position across the air gap rather than diffusing substantially laterally across the thermoplastic film. By ensuring that the additive components diffuse up and down rather than laterally and by laterally offsetting the additive components, one or more implementations effectively compartmentalize the antagonistic components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: THE GLAD PRODUCTS COMPANY
    Inventors: Dean A. Ferracane, Jeffrey S. Stiglic, Anthony A. Cisek, Jessica Greer, Jing Hong
  • Publication number: 20230243793
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a thermoplastic film that includes a layer of thermoplastic material and a color indicator applied to the thermoplastic material. The color indicator can be configured to change color in response to a trigger. For example, the color indicator can change color (e.g., change from a first color to a second color) in response to a color change trigger, such as exposure to malodor particles, absorption of moisture, a length of time, or as a result of oxidation. In one or more embodiments, the thermoplastic film further includes an odor control component configured to mask, neutralize, or otherwise control malodors. The color indicator can change its color appearance as the odor control component performs to control any present malodors, thus signaling the performance of the odor control component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2023
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Inventors: Dean A. Ferracane, Jeffrey S. Stiglic, Jessica Greer, Robert T. Dorsey
  • Patent number: 11650186
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a thermoplastic film that includes a layer of thermoplastic material and a color indicator applied to the thermoplastic material. The color indicator can be configured to change color in response to a trigger. For example, the color indicator can change color (e.g., change from a first color to a second color) in response to a color change trigger, such as exposure to malodor particles, absorption of moisture, a length of time, or as a result of oxidation. In one or more embodiments, the thermoplastic film further includes an odor control component configured to mask, neutralize, or otherwise control malodors. The color indicator can change its color appearance as the odor control component performs to control any present malodors, thus signaling the performance of the odor control component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: The Glad Products Company
    Inventors: Dean A. Ferracane, Jeffrey S. Stiglic, Jessica Greer, Robert T. Dorsey
  • Publication number: 20230096385
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to thermoplastic films and products formed therefrom that include additive components effectively compartmentalized based on diffusion characteristics of the additive components. For example, first and second additive components are localized on a thermoplastic film in a manner that as the additive components diffuse, they minimize or avoid interaction. Specifically, the thermoplastic film is folded over itself to create an air gap that causes the additive components to desorb, diffuse into the air gap, and then absorb into the film at a position across the air gap rather than diffusing substantially laterally across the thermoplastic film. By ensuring that the additive components diffuse up and down rather than laterally and by laterally offsetting the additive components, one or more implementations effectively compartmentalize the antagonistic components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2021
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Inventors: Dean A. FERRACANE, Jeffrey S. STIGLIC, Anthony A. CISEK, Jessica GREER, Jing HONG
  • Publication number: 20220219889
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a thermoplastic film that includes a plurality of ribs and a plurality of web areas that separate and connect the ribs. The thermoplastic film further includes an encapsulated odor control component that includes an odor control active encapsulated within a plurality of encapsulants. The encapsulants can be configured to delay a release of the odor-control active until activated. Further, the encapsulated odor control component can be applied across the plurality of ribs and the plurality of web areas, which can be configured to cause the encapsulants to activate in phases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2022
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Inventors: Jeffrey S. Stiglic, Dean A. Ferracane, Jessica Greer, Scott O'Hara, Christopher G. Anderson, Rajesh K. Mishra
  • Publication number: 20210339510
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a thermoplastic film that includes a layer of thermoplastic material and an encapsulated odor control component. The encapsulated odor control component can include an odor-control active encapsulated within an odor-control encapsulant. Additionally, the encapsulated odor control component can be configured to release the odor-control active from the encapsulant when exposed to malodor particles. The thermoplastic film can further include a color indicator that changes color to indicate performance of the encapsulated odor control component. For example, the color indicator can change from a first color to a second color based, at least in part, on the release of the odor-control active.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2019
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Inventors: Dean Ferracane, Jessica Greer, Jeffrey S. Stigllc, Robert T. Dorsey
  • Publication number: 20200103383
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a thermoplastic film that includes a layer of thermoplastic material and a color indicator applied to the thermoplastic material. The color indicator can be configured to change color in response to a trigger. For example, the color indicator can change color (e.g., change from a first color to a second color) in response to a color change trigger, such as exposure to malodor particles, absorption of moisture, a length of time, or as a result of oxidation. In one or more embodiments, the thermoplastic film further includes an odor control component configured to mask, neutralize, or otherwise control malodors. The color indicator can change its color appearance as the odor control component performs to control any present malodors, thus signaling the performance of the odor control component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2019
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Inventors: Dean A. Ferracane, Jeffrey S. Stiglic, Jessica Greer, Robert T. Dorsey