Patents by Inventor Brad Dewayne Rodgers

Brad Dewayne Rodgers 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).

  • Method for making a multi-compartment microwavable package having a permeable wall between compartments
    Patent number: 7458195
    Abstract: A method for making a multi-compartment microwavable package having one or more open or closed compartments within the package, and method and apparatus for manufacturing the same, constructed by modification to existing vertical form, fill and seal packaging machines. The invention involves producing a multi-compartment bag having an internal permeable wall between compartments from a single sheet of flexible packaging film. A food product can be placed into the first compartment and steam pack can be placed into the second compartment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2008
    Assignee: Frito-Lay North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward Anthony Bezek, Anthony Robert Knoerzer, Garrett William Kohl, Brad Dewayne Rodgers, Steven Kenneth Tucker
  • Environmentally-Friendly Multi-Layer Flexible Film Having Barrier Properties
    Publication number: 20080038560
    Abstract: A multi-layer film with barrier properties having one or more layers made from a bio-based film is disclosed. In one aspect, the print web comprises a bio-based film. The bio-based film can comprises polylactide or polyhydroxy-alkanoate. Unlike prior art petroleum-based films, the bio-based film of the present invention is made from a renewable resource and is biodegradable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2006
    Publication date: February 14, 2008
    Inventors: Anthony Robert Knoerzer, Brad Dewayne Rodgers