Patents by Inventor Martin Richard Cockroft

Martin Richard Cockroft 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).

  • DISSOLUTION METHOD
    Publication number: 20240174769
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for creating a solution comprising one or more polysaccharide materials dissolved in an alkali, including the step of subjecting a mixture comprising the one or more polysaccharide materials and the alkali to high-pressure homogenisation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2022
    Publication date: May 30, 2024
    Inventors: Martin Richard COCKROFT, Luke FISHER
  • Sealable, peelable film
    Patent number: 11254096
    Abstract: A sealable and peelable film comprising a four layer coextrudate comprising a core layer contributing predominantly towards the thickness of the film, a first sealing layer provided on one side of the core layer and a second sealing layer, or alternatively a laminating layer, provided on the other side of the core layer, and the film comprising a peeling layer in between the first sealing layer and the core layer and/or in between the second sealing layer, or alternatively the laminating layer, and the core layer, and wherein the peeling layer is adjacent the first sealing layer and/or the second sealing layer and/or the laminating layer, and wherein the relative thickness of the peeling layer and its adjacent sealing and/or lamination layer (p:s/l ratio) is from 1:10 to 5:1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: Innovia Films Limited
    Inventors: Jonathan Hewitt, Martin Richard Cockroft
  • Process for the manufacture of viscose
    Patent number: 9493581
    Abstract: A process for the manufacture of viscose comprises the steps of: a) providing a non-dissolving pulp as a raw material; b) steeping the pulp in caustic solution; c) processing the steeped pulp; d) steeping the processed steeped pulp for a second time in caustic solution; and e) further processing the pulp from step d) to form a viscose solution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: INNOVIA FILMS LIMITED
    Inventor: Martin Richard Cockroft
  • SEALABLE, PEELABLE FILM
    Publication number: 20150273797
    Abstract: A sealable and peelable film comprising a four layer coextrudate comprising a core layer contributing predominantly towards the thickness of the film, a first sealing layer provided on one side of the core layer and a second sealing layer, or alternatively a laminating layer, provided on the other side of the core layer, and the film comprising a peeling layer in between the first sealing layer and the core layer and/or in between the second sealing layer, or alternatively the laminating layer, and the core layer, and wherein the peeling layer is adjacent the first sealing layer and/or the second sealing layer and/or the laminating layer, and wherein the relative thickness of the peeling layer and its adjacent sealing and/or lamination layer (p:s/l ratio) is from 1:10 to 5:1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2015
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Inventors: Jonathan Hewitt, Martin Richard Cockroft
  • Sealable, peelable film
    Patent number: 9079374
    Abstract: A sealable and peelable film comprising a four layer coextrudate comprising a core layer contributing predominantly towards the thickness of the film, a first sealing layer provided on one side of the core layer and a second sealing layer, or alternatively a laminating layer, provided on the other side of the core layer, and the film comprising a peeling layer in between the first sealing layer and the core layer and/or in between the second sealing layer, or alternatively the laminating layer, and the core layer, and wherein the peeling layer is adjacent the first sealing layer and/or the second sealing layer and/or the laminating layer, and wherein the relative thickness of the peeling layer and its adjacent sealing and/or lamination layer (p:s/l ratio) is from 1:10 to 5:1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Assignee: Innovia Films Limited
    Inventors: Jonathan Hewitt, Martin Richard Cockroft
  • PROCESS
    Publication number: 20150126729
    Abstract: A process for the manufacture of viscose comprises the steps of: a) providing a non-dissolving pulp as a raw material; b) steeping the pulp in caustic solution; c) processing the steeped pulp; d) steeping the processed steeped pulp for a second time in caustic solution; and e) further processing the pulp from step d) to form a viscose solution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2013
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Inventor: Martin Richard Cockroft
  • SEALABLE, PEELABLE FILM
    Publication number: 20100189938
    Abstract: A sealable and peelable film comprising a four layer coextrudate comprising a core layer contributing predominantly towards the thickness of the film, a first sealing layer provided on one side of the core layer and a second sealing layer, or alternatively a laminating layer, provided on the other side of the core layer, and the film comprising a peeling layer in between the first sealing layer and the core layer and/or in between the second sealing layer, or alternatively the laminating layer, and the core layer, and wherein the peeling layer is adjacent the first sealing layer and/or the second sealing layer and/or the laminating layer, and wherein the relative thickness of the peeling layer and its adjacent sealing and/or lamination layer (p:s/l ratio) is from 1:10 to 5:1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2008
    Publication date: July 29, 2010
    Applicant: INNOVIA FILMS LIMITED
    Inventors: Jonathan Hewitt, Martin Richard Cockroft