Patents Examined by Kevin Ortman, Jr.
  • Patent number: 9265367
    Abstract: An ornamental surround is positioned around the base of an upright structure, such as a plant, shrub, tree, post, or pole. When assembled, the ornamental surround has the outward appearance of a plant pot or planter. Further provided is a combination comprising the ornamental surround, a kit comprising the ornamental surround, and a method of installing the ornamental surround around the base of an upright structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Inventor: Mackenzie Rae Arnott
  • Patent number: 9156234
    Abstract: A hollow compact has a partition partitioning it into a first interior compartment sealed apart from a second interior compartment. The first compartment is charged with a first solvent, the second compartment with a second solvent. The solubility properties of the first and second solvent are chosen such that neither risks attacking and/or dissolving the compact. Conversely, the solubility properties of the first and second solvent are otherwise chosen such that the mixture of the two indeed possesses an independent set of solubility properties, whereby the mixture is indeed capable of attacking and dissolving the material of the compact. Wherein, breaching the partition allows the charges of the first and second solvents to mix and thereby form the mixture therebetween. That way, the compact might vanish by dissolving into the mixture solvent or else might more likely might dissolve into a nearly un-recognizable form of its former self.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Inventor: D. Patrick Hutton
  • Patent number: 9085124
    Abstract: A heat sealable polypropylene resin laminate film having good toughness and heat sealing strength and energy sufficient for packaging heavy goods, mainly fruits and vegetables, and a package made of such film, is a laminate film having three or more layers, a substrate layer made of a crystalline polypropylene resin, a heat sealable layer having a melting point of not more than 150° C., and an intermediate layer. The product of the tensile modulus of elasticity (GPa) in both orthogonal directions of the film is 3.1-6.0 (GPa)2, and the heat sealing energy is not less than 11N·cm/15 mm when the film is sealed, such that the heat sealing strength of the film is not less than 8N/15 mm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2015
    Assignee: Toyo Boseki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kenji Kawai, Hirokazu Oogi, Naonobu Oda, Tadashi Nakaya, Tooru Imai, Yuka Sako