Patents by Inventor Lance M. Swenson

Lance M. Swenson 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).

  • Tamper-evident bag for protecting luggage
    Patent number: 5947604
    Abstract: A flexible bag for protecting luggage includes first and second opposing panel sections joined by a gusset at a first end. The first and second panel sections are secured together along first and second opposite edges with the gusset therebetween, to form a containment region between the first and second panel sections and bordered by the first and second edges and the gusset. A mouth is defined by the first and second panel sections at a second end opposite to the first end. The mouth is movable from an open position to a closed position, and provides access to the containment region when in the open position. A tamper-evident closure arrangement is at the mouth for securing the mouth in the closed position. The closure arrangement includes an adhesive region held by the second panel section, and a flap arrangement integral to the first panel section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 7, 1999
    Assignee: Strout Plastics
    Inventors: Scott M. Bang, Kenneth E. Carney, Bruce M. Ancel, Thomas S. Everett, Lance M. Swenson
  • Tamper-evident bag for protecting luggage and methods thereof
    Patent number: 5772330
    Abstract: A flexible bag for protecting luggage includes first and second opposing panel sections joined by a gusset at a first end. The first and second panel sections are secured together along first and second opposite edges with the gusset therebetween, to form a containment region between the first and second panel sections and bordered by the first and second edges and the gusset. A mouth is defined by the first and second panel sections at a second end opposite to the first end. The mouth is movable from an open position to a closed position, and provides access to the containment region when in the open position. A tamper-evident closure arrangement is at the mouth for securing the mouth in the closed position. The closure arrangement includes an adhesive region held by the second panel section, and a flap arrangement integral to the first panel section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 30, 1998
    Assignee: Strout Plastics (div. of Great Pacific Enterprises (II))
    Inventors: Scott M. Bang, Kenneth E. Carney, Bruce M. Ancel, Thomas S. Everett, Lance M. Swenson