Patents by Inventor Terri A. Elias

Terri A. Elias 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).

  • Reclosable closure assembly for container
    Patent number: 4781323
    Abstract: Reclosable closure assembly for containers, particularly aseptic containers, containers having such a closure assembly, and a method for applying the closure assembly to preformed blanks suitable for preparing the containers.The container portion to which the closure assembly is applied has an opening, i.e., a pour hole. An exterior tape having a backing and an adhesive layer is attached to the exterior container wall so as to cover the pour hole. A protective tape having a barrier layer and an adhesive layer is firmly bonded to the interior container wall so as to cover the pour hole. A target tape having an adhesive layer and a layer of release coating material on a backing is disposed between the exterior tape and the exterior container wall. The target tape has an opening coincident with the pour hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 1986
    Date of Patent: November 1, 1988
    Assignee: Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Terri A. Elias, Stephen G. Szegda
  • Reclosable closure assembly for container
    Patent number: RE33893
    Abstract: Reclosable closure assembly for containers, particularly aseptic containers, containers having such a closure assembly, and a method for applying the closure assembly to preformed blanks suitable for preparing the containers.The container portion to which the closure assembly is applied has an opening, i.e., a pour hole. An exterior tape having a backing and an adhesive layer is attached to the .[.exterior.]. container .[.wall.]. so as to cover the pour hole. A protective tape having a barrier layer and an adhesive layer is firmly bonded to the interior container wall so as to cover the pour hole. A target tape having an adhesive layer and a layer of release coating material on a backing is disposed between the exterior tape and the exterior container wall. The target tape has an opening coincident with the pour hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 1990
    Date of Patent: April 21, 1992
    Assignee: Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Terri A. Elias, Stephen G. Szegda