Patents by Inventor Michael Scott Hartman

Michael Scott Hartman 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).

  • Tear initiation and directional tear films and packages made therefrom
    Patent number: 7862869
    Abstract: The present invention provides a flexible multilayer packaging film and packages formed therefrom wherein the films include a first film layer comprising a first biaxially-oriented polymer selected from the group consisting of a polyester, a polyolefin, a polyamide, and a blend thereof and a surface-roughened portion, a second film layer comprising an adhesive, a third film layer comprising a barrier material, a fourth film layer comprising a second biaxially-oriented polymer selected from the group consisting of a polyester, a polyolefin, a polyamide, and a blend thereof and at least one score-line; wherein the packages comprise a tear-initiation area and a directional tear zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2011
    Assignee: Milprint, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel S. Papenfuss, Michael Scott Hartman, Amy Lynn Kraimer, Sam Edward Wuest
  • Metalized film laminates with anticorrosion agents
    Patent number: 7361391
    Abstract: Multilayered laminate films for food packaging applications which comprise at least: (a) a layer of oriented or nonoriented polyester terephthalate or oriented or nonoriented polypropylene, (b) a layer comprising at least one metal, and (c) a layer comprising at least one additive suitable for incidental food contact which provides protection against corrosion to a layer containing at least one metal is described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2008
    Assignee: Milprint, Inc.
    Inventors: Mahmood Reza Rassouli, Michael Scott Hartman
  • Metalized film laminates with anticorrosion agents
    Publication number: 20040067375
    Abstract: Multilayered laminate films for food packaging applications which comprise at least: (a) a layer of oriented or nonoriented polyester terephthalate or oriented or nonoriented polypropylene, (b) a layer comprising at least one metal, and (c) a layer comprising at least one additive suitable for incidental food contact which provides protection against corrosion to a layer containing at least one metal is described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2002
    Publication date: April 8, 2004
    Inventors: Mahmood Reza Rassouli, Michael Scott Hartman