Patents by Inventor Joseph L. Wicherski
Joseph L. Wicherski 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).
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Patent number: 6843601Abstract: Plastic shopping bags having attached promotional ad strips are described. In bags have gusseted side edges the ad strips are attached within or above the gussets either by heat sealing the strip to the bottom seal and adhering the other end of the strip at the upper end of the bag or adhering the strip to the bag at both ends. In non-gusseted bags, the strips are either heat sealed to the bottom seal and adhered to the upper end of the bag or the strips are adhered at both ends to the front or rear surfaces of the bag. In gusseted T-shirt type handle bags, the intermediate portion of the ad strip is adhered to either the inside or the outside of the gusset. The strips include promotional advertising on at least one surface and include perforations allowing the advertising to be removed from the remainder of the strip.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2004Date of Patent: January 18, 2005Inventors: Mark E. Daniels, Joseph L. Wicherski
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Patent number: 6840676Abstract: Plastic shopping bags having attached promotional ad strips are described. In bags have gusseted side edges the ad strips are attached within or above the gussets either by heat sealing the strip to the bottom seal and adhering the other end of the strip at the upper end of the bag or adhering the strip to the bag at both ends. In non-gusseted bags, the strips are either heat sealed to the bottom seal and adhered to the upper end of the bag or the strips are adhered at both ends to the front or rear surfaces of the bag. In gusseted T-shirt type handle bags, the intermediate portion of the ad strip is adhered to either the inside or the outside of the gusset. The strips include promotional advertising on at least one surface and include perforations allowing the advertising to be removed from the remainder of the strip.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2004Date of Patent: January 11, 2005Inventors: Mark E. Daniels, Joseph L. Wicherski
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Publication number: 20040165795Abstract: Plastic shopping bags having attached promotional ad strips are described. In bags have gusseted side edges the ad strips are attached within or above the gussets either by heat sealing the strip to the bottom seal and adhering the other end of the strip at the upper end of the bag or adhering the strip to the bag at both ends. In non-gusseted bags, the strips are either heat sealed to the bottom seal and adhered to the upper end of the bag or the strips are adhered at both ends to the front or rear surfaces of the bag. In gusseted T-shirt type handle bags, the intermediate portion of the ad strip is adhered to either the inside or the outside of the gusset. The strips include promotional advertising on at least one surface and include perforations allowing the advertising to be removed from the remainder of the strip.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2004Publication date: August 26, 2004Inventors: Mark E. Daniels, Joseph L. Wicherski
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Publication number: 20040161176Abstract: Plastic shopping bags having attached promotional ad strips are described. In bags have gusseted side edges the ad strips are attached within or above the gussets either by heat sealing the strip to the bottom seal and adhering the other end of the strip at the upper end of the bag or adhering the strip to the bag at both ends. In non-gusseted bags, the strips are either heat sealed to the bottom seal and adhered to the upper end of the bag or the strips are adhered at both ends to the front or rear surfaces of the bag. In gusseted T-shirt type handle bags, the intermediate portion of the ad strip is adhered to either the inside or the outside of the gusset. The strips include promotional advertising on at least one surface and include perforations allowing the advertising to be removed from the remainder of the strip.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 20, 2004Publication date: August 19, 2004Inventors: Mark E. Daniels, Joseph L. Wicherski
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Patent number: 6773162Abstract: Plastic shopping bags having attached promotional ad strips are described. In bags have gusseted side edges the ad strips are attached within or above the gussets either by heat sealing the strip to the bottom seal and adhering the other end of the strip at the upper end of the bag or adhering the strip to the bag at both ends. In non-gusseted bags, the strips are either heat sealed to the bottom seal and adhered to the upper end of the bag or the strips are adhered at both ends to the front or rear surfaces of the bag. In gusseted T-shirt type handle bags, the intermediate portion of the ad strip is adhered to either the inside or the outside of the gusset. The strips include promotional advertising on at least one surface and include perforations allowing the advertising to be removed from the remainder of the strip.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2003Date of Patent: August 10, 2004Inventors: Mark E. Daniels, Joseph L. Wicherski
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Publication number: 20030108253Abstract: Plastic shopping bags having attached promotional ad strips are described. In bags have gusseted side edges the ad strips are attached within or above the gussets either by heat sealing the strip to the bottom seal and adhering the other end of the strip at the upper end of the bag or adhering the strip to the bag at both ends. In non-gusseted bags, the strips are either heat sealed to the bottom seal and adhered to the upper end of the bag or the strips are adhered at both ends to the front or rear surfaces of the bag. In gusseted T-shirt type handle bags, the intermediate portion of the ad strip is adhered to either the inside or the outside of the gusset. The strips include promotional advertising on at least one surface and include perforations allowing the advertising to be removed from the remainder of the strip.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 17, 2003Publication date: June 12, 2003Inventors: Mark E. Daniels, Joseph L. Wicherski
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Publication number: 20030002752Abstract: Plastic shopping bags having attached promotional ad strips and apparatus and methods for making them are described. The plastic bags have front and back walls and heat sealed bottom and side seams. In several variations the bags have gusseted side edges and the ad strip are attached within the gussets or above the gussets either by heat sealing one end of the strip to the bottom seal and otherwise adhering the other end of the strip at the upper end of the bag or adhering the strip to the bag at both ends. In non-gusseted bags, the strips are either heat sealed at one end to the bottom seal and otherwise adhered to the upper end of the bag or the strips are adhered at both ends to the upper and lower portion of the front or rear surfaces of the bag.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2001Publication date: January 2, 2003Inventors: Mark E. Daniels, Joseph L. Wicherski
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Patent number: 6431396Abstract: A series of interleaved roll mounted bags and dispensers for them are described. The bags are folded longitudinally and rolled with an upper portion of each bag located above a lower portion of a succeeding bag. The compact roll of bags is placed in any of a variety of dispensers with the upper end of the outermost bag extending outwardly from the dispenser. As the upper portion of the first bag is pulled from the roll, the bag roll will rotate, presenting the succeeding bag for dispensing after the first bag is removed. In a variant of the invention, the rolled bags are gusseted T-shirt style shopping bags. These T-shirt bags have top and bottom seals, gusseted sides, a U-shaped cutout at the top seam, an open mouth and a pair of bag handles. Variations of the dispenser include a simple tray with an open top, and various configurations involving one or more restraining members. The dispenser may be tilted to control movement of the bag roll.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2002Date of Patent: August 13, 2002Assignee: The Avantage Group, Inc.Inventors: Mark E. Daniels, Joseph L. Wicherski
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Patent number: 6305572Abstract: A series of interleaved roll mounted bags and dispenser for them are described. The bags are folded longitudinally and rolled switch an upper portion of each bag located above a lower portion of a succeeding bag. The compact roll of bags is placed in a tray like dispenser with the upper end of the outermost bag extending over either of the font or back wall of the dispenser. As the upper portion of the first bag is pulled from the roll, the bag roll will rotate, presenting the succeeding bag for dispensing after the first bag is removed. In a variant of the invention, the rolled bags are gusseted T-shirt style shopping bags. These T-shirt bags have top and bottom seals, gusseted sides, a U-shaped cutout at the top seam, an open mouth and a pair of bag handles. Variations of the dispenser include a simple tray or box with an top, and various designs of wireform trays. In other variants, the dispenser includes a bag guide extending from a front wall of the dispenser to a rear wall of the dispenser.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2001Date of Patent: October 23, 2001Assignee: The Advantage Group, Inc.Inventors: Mark E. Daniels, Joseph L. Wicherski
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Patent number: 6068584Abstract: Method of making gusseted plastic bags in either rolls or stack packs, each bag having at least one plastic promotional strip extending along a side edge of the bag and secured adjacent to top and bottom edges. The promotional strip may be disposed either between the folded bag edges forming the gusset or outside of the gusset, and may or may not be perforated.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 1999Date of Patent: May 30, 2000Assignee: The Avantage Group, Inc.Inventors: Mark E. Daniels, Joseph L. Wicherski
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Patent number: 5882118Abstract: Gusseted plastic bags and methods of making the same in either rolls or stack packs, each bag having at least one plastic promotional strip extending along a side edge of the bag and secured adjacent to top and bottom edges. The promotional strip may be disposed either between the folded bag edges forming the gusset or outside of the gusset, and may or may not be perforated.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 1997Date of Patent: March 16, 1999Inventors: Mark E. Daniels, Joseph L. Wicherski
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Patent number: RE36876Abstract: Gusseted plastic bags and methods of making the same in either rolls or stack packs, each bag having at least one plastic promotional strip extending along a side edge of the bag and secured adjacent to top and bottom edges. The promotional strip may be disposed either between the folded bag edges forming the gusset or outside of the gusset, and may or may not be perforated.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 1999Date of Patent: September 19, 2000Inventors: Mark E. Daniels, Joseph L. Wicherski