Patents by Inventor Barry Stanley Shantz

Barry Stanley Shantz 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).

  • Publication number: 20130004627
    Abstract: Disclosed is an article of manufacture including bag having a front surface; a rear surface; two side surfaces each having a gusset therein and connecting the front and rear surfaces; a flattenable bottom surface formed by connecting the front, rear, and side surfaces; and a top surface formable by connecting the front, rear, and side surfaces. The bag has a height, a width, and a depth, and defines an internal volume. The bag is sealable and has a seal strength of at least about 1,600 pounds per square inch. The bag is formed from a plastic laminate having a thickness of from about 130 to about 200 microns and a tensile strength of at least about 3,400 pounds per square inch. The article of manufacture also includes at least about 15 pounds of a particulate, flowable composition contained therein. The bag can also have a closure system comprising a non-reusable closure and a reusable closure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2012
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Inventors: George Scott Kerr, Lawrence Andrew Schumacher, Barry Stanley Shantz, David P. Cameron, Roger B. Fielder
  • Patent number: 8210746
    Abstract: Disclosed is an article of manufacture including bag having a front surface; a rear surface; two side surfaces each having a gusset therein and connecting the front and rear surfaces; a flattenable bottom surface formed by connecting the front, rear, and side surfaces; and a top surface formable by connecting the front, rear, and side surfaces. The bag has a height, a width, and a depth, and defines an internal volume. The bag is sealable and has a seal strength of at least about 1,600 pounds per square inch. The bag is formed from a plastic laminate having a thickness of from about 130 to about 200 microns and a tensile strength of at least about 3,400 pounds per square inch. The article of manufacture also includes at least about 15 pounds of a particulate, flowable composition contained therein. The bag can also have a closure system comprising a non-reusable closure and a reusable closure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: George Scott Kerr, Lawrence Andrew Schumacher, Barry Stanley Shantz, David P Cameron, Roger B Fielder
  • Publication number: 20090154845
    Abstract: Disclosed is an article of manufacture including bag having a front surface; a rear surface; two side surfaces each having a gusset therein and connecting the front and rear surfaces; a flattenable bottom surface formed by connecting the front, rear, and side surfaces; and a top surface formable by connecting the front, rear, and side surfaces. The bag has a height, a width, and a depth, and defines an internal volume. The bag is sealable and has a seal strength of at least about 1,600 pounds per square inch. The bag is formed from a plastic laminate having a thickness of from about 130 to about 200 microns and a tensile strength of at least about 3,400 pounds per square inch. The article of manufacture also includes at least about 15 pounds of a particulate, flowable composition contained therein. The bag can also have a closure system comprising a non-reusable closure and a reusable closure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2009
    Publication date: June 18, 2009
    Inventors: George Scott Kerr, Lawrence Andrew Schumacher, Barry Stanley Shantz, David P. Cameron, Roger B. Fielder
  • Publication number: 20090136163
    Abstract: Disclosed is an article of manufacture including bag having a front surface; a rear surface; two side surfaces each having a gusset therein and connecting the front and rear surfaces; a flattenable bottom surface formed by connecting the front, rear, and side surfaces; and a top surface formable by connecting the front, rear, and side surfaces. The bag has a height, a width, and a depth, and defines an internal volume. The bag is sealable and has a seal strength of at least about 1,600 pounds per square inch. The bag is formed from a plastic laminate having a thickness of from about 130 to about 200 microns and a tensile strength of at least about 3,400 pounds per square inch. The article of manufacture also includes at least about 15 pounds of a particulate, flowable composition contained therein. The bag can also have a closure system comprising a non-reusable closure and a reusable closure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2008
    Publication date: May 28, 2009
    Inventors: George Scott Kerr, Lawrence Andrew Schumacher, Barry Stanley Shantz, David P. Cameron, Roger B. Fielder
  • Publication number: 20070251465
    Abstract: The present invention is a pet container that has a base having at least two legs. The container has a tip angle of from about 10° to about 50°.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2007
    Publication date: November 1, 2007
    Applicant: The Iams Company
    Inventors: Adam Robert George Shafer, Barry Stanley Shantz, Gary I. Voss, James Christopher Dorn, James Edward McCay, Guy Baskerville Wilkins
  • Patent number: D584165
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2009
    Assignee: The Iams Company
    Inventors: George Scott Kerr, Lawrence Andrew Schumacher, Barry Stanley Shantz
  • Patent number: D597853
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2009
    Assignee: The Iams Company
    Inventors: George Scott Kerr, Lawrence Andrew Schumacher, Barry Stanley Shantz