Patents by Inventor John Bumgardner

John Bumgardner 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).

  • Systems, apparatuses, and methods for marking a moving film and methods of manufacture and use of metallized marked films made therefrom
    Patent number: 10781009
    Abstract: Systems for marking a moving film that include a triggering apparatus (140) that repeatedly provides a trigger signal, a controller (120) that receives the trigger signal and generates a marking signal, and a marking device (130) that receives the marking signal and marks the film are provided Also provided are methods for marking a moving film that employ the systems. Apparatuses for marking a moving film that include the triggering apparatus and the controller are also provided. Methods for making metallized marked films that include a film marked by these systems and a metallized layer, in which at least one marking is embedded within the film are also provided. Also provided are methods for making packages and packing a product in these packages, in which the packages include the metallized marked films are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: PRINTPACK ILLINOIS, INC.
    Inventors: William J. Barlow, Jr., Jeffrey Boekeloo, John Bumgardner, Timothy Taylor
  • SYSTEMS, APPARATUSES, AND METHODS FOR MARKING A MOVING FILM AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE AND USE OF METALLIZED MARKED FILMS MADE THEREFROM
    Publication number: 20180282010
    Abstract: Systems for marking a moving film that include a triggering apparatus (140) that repeatedly provides a trigger signal, a controller (120) that receives the trigger signal and generates a marking signal, and a marking device (130) that receives the marking signal and marks the film are provided Also provided are methods for marking a moving film that employ the systems. Apparatuses for marking a moving film that include the triggering apparatus and the controller are also provided. Methods for making metallized marked films that include a film marked by these systems and a metallized layer, in which at least one marking is embedded within the film are also provided. Also provided are methods for making packages and packing a product in these packages, in which the packages include the metallized marked films are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2016
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Applicant: Printpack Illinois, Inc.
    Inventors: William J. Barlow, Jr., Jeffrey Boekeloo, John Bumgardner, Timothy Taylor