Patents by Inventor Anne Descheemaeker

Anne Descheemaeker 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).

  • Layered film compositions, packages prepared therefrom, and methods of use
    Patent number: 8263206
    Abstract: The invention relates to a perforated film composition, comprising at least three layers, and wherein at least one layer is a inner layer with a softening and/or melting temperature, lower than the respective softening and/or melting temperatures of at least two outer layers, located at opposite surfaces of the inner layer, and where upon exposure to elevated temperature, the inner layer softens or melts to such an extent, that upon exposure to a compression force, a sufficient number of perforations seal in the inner layer, to impart an increased moisture barrier to the overall film composition. The invention also relates to a method of forming such a perforated film composition, packages prepared from the same, and a method of filling packages prepared from the perforated film composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Kurt Kronawittleithner, Herbert Bongartz, Anne Descheemaeker
  • Layered Film Compositions, Packages Prepared Therefrom, and Methods of Use
    Publication number: 20080202075
    Abstract: The invention relates to a perforated film composition, comprising at least three layers, and wherein at least one layer is a inner layer with a softening and/or melting temperature, lower than the respective softening and/or melting temperatures of at least two outer layers, located at opposite surfaces of the inner layer, and where upon exposure to elevated temperature, the inner layer softens or melts to such an extent, that upon exposure to a compression force, a sufficient number of perforations seal in the inner layer, to impart an increased moisture barrier to the overall film composition. The invention also relates to a method of forming such a perforated film composition, packages prepared from the same, and a method of filling packages prepared from the perforated film composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2006
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Inventors: Kurt Kronawittleithner, Herbert Bongartz, Anne Descheemaeker