Patents by Inventor Albert Lawrence Baner

Albert Lawrence Baner 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).

  • Packaging containers, systems, and methods
    Patent number: 11753202
    Abstract: A system or method for packaging is disclosed including a packaging container with one or more flaps, optionally a packaging liner, one or more carrying handles on the packaging container, a first tear strip located on a top face of the packaging container, a second tear strip located on a bottom face of the packaging container, and one or more tabs located on the first and second tear strips. The system or method may include the use of a remnant flap on the top face of the packaging container to retain the packaging container in a closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: SOCIÉTÉ DES PRODUITS NESTLÉ S.A.
    Inventors: Albert Lawrence Baner, Timothy Gleason
  • PACKAGING CONTAINERS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20210053719
    Abstract: A system or method for packaging is disclosed including a packaging container with one or more flaps, optionally a packaging liner, one or more carrying handles on the packaging container, a first tear strip located on a top face of the packaging container, a second tear strip located on a bottom face of the packaging container, and one or more tabs located on the first and second tear strips. The system or method may include the use of a remnant flap on the top face of the packaging container to retain the packaging container in a closed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2020
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Inventors: Albert Lawrence Baner, Timothy Gleason
  • TRIPLE-FOLDED HOT AIR SEALED THERMOPLASTIC BAGS
    Publication number: 20200172311
    Abstract: A method for sealing a thermoplastic bag includes forming a first fold in a top end of the bag; forming a second fold in the top end that includes the first fold; folding the first fold to form a first portion of the first fold and a second portion of the first fold, the second portion of the first fold is folded onto the first portion of the first fold; and heat sealing the first fold and the second fold to each other and to a portion of the bag that faces the first fold, the heat sealing including applying hot air to the bag. Preferably the second fold has a height that is less than a height of the first fold such that the forming of the second fold folds the first fold to form the first and second portions of the first fold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2020
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Inventors: Albert Lawrence Baner, Russell Leeker, Scott Wiles
  • Triple-folded hot air sealed thermoplastic bags
    Patent number: 10604322
    Abstract: A method for sealing a thermoplastic bag includes forming a first fold in a top end of the bag; forming a second fold in the top end that includes the first fold; folding the first fold to form a first portion of the first fold and a second portion of the first fold, the second portion of the first fold is folded onto the first portion of the first fold; and heat sealing the first fold and the second fold to each other and to a portion of the bag that faces the first fold, the heat sealing including applying hot air to the bag. Preferably the second fold has a height that is less than a height of the first fold such that the forming of the second fold folds the first fold to form the first and second portions of the first fold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: Societe des Produits Nestle S.A.
    Inventors: Albert Lawrence Baner, Russell Leeker, Scott Wiles
  • TRIPLE-FOLDED HOT AIR SEALED THERMOPLASTIC BAGS
    Publication number: 20170113859
    Abstract: A method for sealing a thermoplastic bag includes forming a first fold in a top end of the bag; forming a second fold in the top end that includes the first fold; folding the first fold to form a first portion of the first fold and a second portion of the first fold, the second portion of the first fold is folded onto the first portion of the first fold; and heat sealing the first fold and the second fold to each other and to a portion of the bag that faces the first fold, the heat sealing including applying hot air to the bag. Preferably the second fold has a height that is less than a height of the first fold such that the forming of the second fold folds the first fold to form the first and second portions of the first fold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2015
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    Inventors: Albert Lawrence Baner, Russell Leeker, Scott Wiles
  • Shipping container
    Patent number: D958648
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: SOCIETE DES PRODUITS NESTLE S.A.
    Inventors: Lauren Althaus, Albert Lawrence Baner, Timothy Gleason