Patents Assigned to Reynolds Presto Products Inc.
  • Patent number: 10442578
    Abstract: A child resistant slider includes a top member and a pair of spaced legs depending from the top member. At least a first leg of the spaced legs has a first tang projecting laterally away from a remaining portion of the first leg and a remaining portion of the slider. The first tang has a separator plow. The tang can be movable to move the first plow into a position to separate interlocked male and female tracks of a zipper closure. In other examples, both legs include a projecting tang having a separator plow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: Reynolds Presto Products Inc.
    Inventors: Gregg Thompson, John Athans
  • Patent number: 10358265
    Abstract: A child resistant zipper closure for a plastic bag includes a double slider, including a first slider and second slider. The first and second sliders are oriented on the zipper closure such that when at least one of the first slider and second slider is moving in a direction toward the other of the first slider and second slider, the zipper is interlocking; and when at least one of the first slider and second slider is moving in a direction away from the other of the first slider and second slider, the zipper is unlocking. The first and second sliders can be releasably connected together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: Reynolds Presto Products Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory L. Petkovsek, Roger E. Dowler, Gregg Thompson, Samuel D. Aversa
  • Patent number: 10273058
    Abstract: A child resistant zipper closure for a bag includes a slider having a flexible tab with a torpedo. To open a zipper closure, the tab must be held in a downward position to engage the torpedo between male and female tracks and result in separation of interlocked complementary profiles, while the slider is moved along the zipper closure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: Reynolds Presto Products Inc.
    Inventor: Carlos Chapek
  • Patent number: 10029826
    Abstract: A reclosable zipper pouch includes a flange in covering relation to a portion of a first wall panel extending between a first zipper profile member and a mouth, when viewed from the open mouth, to provide difficulty to a child to open the pouch, and remain easy for an adult or senior citizen to open the pouch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: Reynolds Presto Products Inc.
    Inventor: Gregory L. Petkovsek
  • Patent number: 9850038
    Abstract: A child resistant zipper closure for a plastic bag includes a double slider, including a first slider and second slider. The first and second sliders are oriented on the zipper closure such that when at least one of the first slider and second slider is moving in a direction toward the other of the first slider and second slider, the zipper is interlocking; and when at least one of the first slider and second slider is moving in a direction away from the other of the first slider and second slider, the zipper is unlocking. The first and second sliders can be releasably connected together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: Reynolds Presto Products Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory L. Petkovsek, Roger E. Dowler, Gregg Thompson, Samuel D. Aversa
  • Patent number: 9776770
    Abstract: A child resistant zipper closure for a plastic bag includes a double slider, including a first slider and second slider. The first and second sliders are oriented on the zipper closure such that when at least one of the first slider and second slider is moving in a direction toward the other of the first slider and second slider, the zipper is interlocking; and when at least one of the first slider and second slider is moving in a direction away from the other of the first slider and second slider, the zipper is unlocking. The first and second sliders can be realeasably connected together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: Reynolds Presto Products Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory L. Petkovsek, Roger E. Dowler, Gregg Thompson, Samuel D. Aversa
  • Patent number: 9573730
    Abstract: A reclosable zipper pouch includes a zipper-operable section and a zipper-non-operable section to provide difficulty to a child to open the pouch, and remain easy for an adult or senior citizen to open the pouch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: Reynolds Presto Products Inc.
    Inventor: Gregory S. Heckman
  • Patent number: 9554628
    Abstract: A child resistant zipper closure for a bag includes a slider having a flexible tab with a torpedo. To open a zipper closure, the tab must be held in a downward position to engage the torpedo between male and female tracks and result in separation of interlocked complementary profiles, while the slider is moved along the zipper closure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: Reynolds Presto Products Inc.
    Inventor: Carlos Chapek
  • Patent number: 9505531
    Abstract: A child resistant zipper closure for a bag includes a slider having a flexible tab with a torpedo. To open a zipper closure, the tab must be held in a downward position to engage the torpedo between male and female tracks and result in separation of interlocked complementary profiles, while the slider is moved along the zipper closure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: Reynolds Presto Products Inc.
    Inventor: Carlos Chapek
  • Patent number: 9321560
    Abstract: A child resistant zipper closure for a plastic bag includes a zipper closure having a hood arrangement that includes at least a non-removable hood section in covering relation to a first portion of the zipper closure. There can be slider to open and close the closure, and the non-removable hood section will be sized to accommodate the slider. The hood arrangement can include a removable section to expose the zipper closure and allow access to the slider.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: Reynolds Presto Products Inc.
    Inventors: Roger E. Dowler, William D. Coffey, Janet M. Fleury
  • Patent number: 9284097
    Abstract: A reclosable zipper pouch includes a zipper-operable section and a zipper-non-operable section to provide difficulty to a child to open the pouch, and remain easy for an adult or senior citizen to open the pouch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: Reynolds Presto Products Inc.
    Inventor: Gregory S. Heckman
  • Patent number: 9206559
    Abstract: A mat for use in a portable porous construction mat system includes tabs for providing connections to adjacent mats. A portable porous construction mat system includes a plurality of porous units connected together with fastener arrangements. A method of providing a construction mat system includes connecting together porous units with fastener arrangements. A kit includes at least first and second porous units and fastener arrangements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: Reynolds Presto Products Inc.
    Inventors: Gary Michael Bach, William Gregory Handlos, Bryan Scott Wedin
  • Patent number: 9156593
    Abstract: Reclosable zipper arrangements for bags such as thermoplastic bags are described. The reclosable zipper arrangements are configured to advantageously provide a clicking sensory indicator, in the form of a tactile and/or audible indication of sealing, as zipper closure occurs. Package arrangements using the closure arrangements are described. Also, methods of assembly and use are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: Reynolds Presto Products Inc.
    Inventors: Mike Schreiter, Todd Robbins
  • Patent number: 8967918
    Abstract: An open mat system to reinforce turf includes an anchor arrangement to help secure the mat to the turf. The anchor arrangement includes an anchor head embedded in the earth, a cable connected to the anchor head, a cable connector device, and a brace. The cable is inserted into the connector device, which holds the cable against withdrawal from the connector device. The brace includes a receiver, in which the cable connector device is removably oriented in the receiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: Reynolds Presto Products Inc.
    Inventors: Cory Schneider, William Handlos, Gary Bach, Bryan S. Wedin
  • Patent number: D731266
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: Reynolds Presto Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Gary Michael Bach
  • Patent number: D750280
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: Reynolds Presto Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Gary Michael Bach
  • Patent number: D782291
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: Reynolds Presto Products Inc.
    Inventor: Gary Michael Bach
  • Patent number: D806272
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: Reynolds Presto Products Inc.
    Inventor: Gary Michael Bach
  • Patent number: D814254
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: Reynolds Presto Products Inc.
    Inventors: William G. Handlos, Matthew M. Kuester
  • Patent number: D849970
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: Reynolds Presto Products Inc.
    Inventor: Gary Michael Bach