Patents Assigned to Western Plastics Inc.
  • Publication number: 20220127063
    Abstract: A packaging system comprising one or more multi-layer packaging pads applied to a pre-wrapped object, such as a metal coil, at high wear locations for increased abrasion resistance. The multi-layer packaging pad includes first and second plies and optionally a slip sheet. The first and second plies are disposed in an overlapping arrangement and have first and second inside slip surfaces, respectively, that face one another. The first and second plies are connected along only a sealed perimeter of the multi-layer packaging pad to provide a slip region between the first and second plies. The first and a second inside slip surfaces are formulated to slide relative to one another such that an unconstrained middle portion of the second ply is moveable relative to the first ply. Associated methods of manufacture and use are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2021
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Applicant: WESTERN PLASTICS INC.
    Inventors: Thomas F. Clarke, Michael Sean Hanstock
  • Publication number: 20120064282
    Abstract: A stretchable multi-layer wrap is provided. The wrap comprises a first film, which comprises an inside cling surface, a second film, which comprises an inside cling surface. The second film inside cling surface engages the first film inside cling surface. The wrap also comprises a plurality of longitudinal ribs that are co-aligned with a longitudinal axis of the wrap. The ribs are disposed between the engaged cling surfaces and spaced so as not to cause disengagement of the cling surfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2011
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Applicant: Western Plastics Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas F. Clarke
  • Patent number: 8080304
    Abstract: A stretchable multi-layer wrap is provided. The wrap comprises a first film, which comprises an inside cling surface, a second film, which comprises an inside cling surface. The second film inside cling surface engages the first film inside cling surface. The wrap also comprises a plurality of longitudinal ribs that are co-aligned with a longitudinal axis of the wrap. The ribs are disposed between the engaged cling surfaces and spaced so as not to cause disengagement of the cling surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2011
    Assignee: Western Plastics Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas F. Clarke
  • Patent number: 6080257
    Abstract: A protective cover for application to multi-surface or multi-faceted structures or objects, such as posts, piers, stairs, which have two or more parallel edges or corners. The protective cover includes a foldable elongated flexible sheet of shock absorbing material adapted to be folded about the structure. The foldable elongated flexible sheet of shock absorbing material includes spaced apart fold lines that extend in the same direction as the edges or corners the fold lines are to fold about. The foldable elongated flexible sheet preferably comprises a flexible porous filamentary cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2000
    Assignee: Western Plastics, Inc.
    Inventor: Howard G. Magoffin