Patents by Inventor Bruce Bitowft
Bruce Bitowft 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).
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Publication number: 20200262608Abstract: A paperboard substrate that can be used to provide a food packaging particle is provided having a water vapor barrier layer comprising HDPE in combination with a nucleating agent which is extruded on to a paperboard substrate. The resulting substrate has sufficiently good water vapor barrier when properties that dry foods such as cereals do not require a bag or inner liner as a separate moisture barrier.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 6, 2020Publication date: August 20, 2020Applicant: Evergreen Packaging, Inc.Inventors: Yong Zheng, Roderick W. Kalberer, Celso S. Martinez, Bruce Bitowft, Jeffrey M. Kalman, Todd Midkiff, Jason S. Andrews, Andrew B. Mendenhall
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Patent number: 10427827Abstract: A box includes at least four side panels. A first minor panel includes a first minor flap. A first major panel includes a first major flap. A second minor panel includes a second minor flap. A second major panel includes a second major flap. The box also includes a top end and a bottom end. The top end includes the first and second minor flaps and the first and second major flaps. The first minor flap is positioned opposite the second minor flap, and the first major flap is positioned opposite the second major flap. Portions of the first and second major flaps overlie portions of the first and second minor flaps. An opening extends through portions of the first and second major flaps between the first and second minor flaps. The opening extends the entire distance between opposing peripheral edges of the first and second major panels.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2018Date of Patent: October 1, 2019Assignee: S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc.Inventor: Bruce Bitowft
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Publication number: 20190233160Abstract: A box includes at least four side panels. A first minor panel includes a first minor flap. A first major panel includes a first major flap. A second minor panel includes a second minor flap. A second major panel includes a second major flap. The box also includes a top end and a bottom end. The top end includes the first and second minor flaps and the first and second major flaps. The first minor flap is positioned opposite the second minor flap, and the first major flap is positioned opposite the second major flap. Portions of the first and second major flaps overlie portions of the first and second minor flaps. An opening extends through portions of the first and second major flaps between the first and second minor flaps. The opening extends the entire distance between opposing peripheral edges of the first and second major panels.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2018Publication date: August 1, 2019Applicant: S. C. JOHNSON & SON, INC.Inventor: Bruce Bitowft
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Publication number: 20170166350Abstract: A paperboard substrate that can be used to provide a food packaging particle is provided having a water vapor barrier layer comprising HDPE in combination with a nucleating agent which is extruded on to a paperboard substrate. The resulting substrate has sufficiently good water vapor barrier when properties that dry foods such as cereals do not require a bag or inner liner as a separate moisture barrier.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2017Publication date: June 15, 2017Applicant: EVERGREEN PACKAGING, INC.Inventors: Yong Zheng, Roderick W. Kalberer, Celso S. Martinez, Bruce Bitowft, Jeffrey M. Kalman, Todd Midkiff, Jason S. Andrews, Andrew B. Mendenhall
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Patent number: 9597860Abstract: A paperboard substrate that can be used to provide a food packaging particle is provided having a water vapor barrier layer comprising HDPE in combination with a nucleating agent which is extruded on to a paperboard substrate. The resulting substrate has sufficiently good water vapor barrier when properties that dry foods such as cereals do not require a bag or inner liner as a separate moisture barrier.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2013Date of Patent: March 21, 2017Assignee: EVERGREEN PACKAGING, INC.Inventors: Yong Zheng, Roderick W Kalberer, Celso S Martinez, Bruce Bitowft, Jeffrey M Kalman, Todd Midkiff, Jason S Andrews, Andrew B. Mendenhall
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Publication number: 20130309515Abstract: A paperboard substrate that can be used to provide a food packaging particle is provided having a water vapor barrier layer comprising HDPE in combination with a nucleating agent which is extruded on to a paperboard substrate. The resulting substrate has sufficiently good water vapor barrier when properties that dry foods such as cereals do not require a bag or inner liner as a separate moisture barrier.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2013Publication date: November 21, 2013Applicant: EVERGREEN PACKAGING, INC.Inventors: Yong Zheng, Roderick W. Kalberer, Celso S. Martinez, Bruce Bitowft, Jeffrey M. Kalman, Todd Midkiff, Jason S. Andrews, Andrew B. Mendenhall
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Publication number: 20080289994Abstract: Provided is a unitary blank cut from a single sheet of paperboard stock and an improved display carton assembled from the unitary blank that efficiently utilizes the paperboard stock from which it is fabricated. The display carton includes an enclosure having an interior volume adapted to contain a product and a single-ply backer board on which the enclosure is supported. The paperboard stock from which the unitary blank is cut requires only one treated surface adapted to high-quality printing to provided high-resolution product indicia on all the display surfaces of the display carton that are presented to a consumer at a point of sale.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 25, 2007Publication date: November 27, 2008Inventor: Bruce Bitowft
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Publication number: 20080276366Abstract: Provided is a seal for sealing a sink or other overflow drain in fluid communication with a sink drain system. The seal is used in conjunction with a pressure-based drain-opening device. The seal is configured as a releasable adhesive tape that includes water-resistant, flexible, conformable sheet material having pressure-sensitive adhesive layer adhered to one surface of the sheet material. Optionally, a protective layer may overlie the adhesive layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2007Publication date: November 13, 2008Inventor: Bruce Bitowft
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Publication number: 20070227930Abstract: A system and display for use in a mass retail or institutional environment. The system comprises displaying multiple products in an adjacent fashion, in a row, on a shelf, or on adjacent shelves where each product has a common antimicrobial active. One product is for use on hard surfaces and has a larger particle size. Another product is for use in the air or on soft surfaces and has a smaller particle size. In one example, the antimicrobial active is dilute hypochlorite.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2006Publication date: October 4, 2007Inventors: Steven Bromberg, Bruce Bitowft, Elizabeth Crane, Maha El-Sayed, Daniel Huitt, Andreas Nguyen, Ricardo Gopegui, Doris Shieh, William Smith, Julie Timberman
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Publication number: 20050279756Abstract: Provided is a wipes dispensing system including a dispenser having a dispensing aperture, a pouch containing an interleaved stack of wipes or a rolled perforated web of wipes contained within the dispenser and accessed through the dispensing aperture, and a mounting element for mounting the dispenser to a mounting surface. The wipes dispensing system may further include a pivotable dispensing lid that closes against the dispensing aperture and seals the wipes from the outside environment when the wipes dispensing system is not in use.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 16, 2004Publication date: December 22, 2005Inventors: Bruce Bitowft, Audy Baack, William Ouellette, Ted Shapas, Joe Timmons
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Publication number: 20050279757Abstract: Provided is a wipes dispenser including a dispenser having a wide-mouthed dispensing aperture, a pouch containing an interleaved stack of wipes or a rolled perforated web of wipes contained within the dispenser and accessed through the dispensing aperture, and a mounting element for mounting the dispenser to a mounting surface. The wipes dispenser may further include a pivotable dispensing lid that closes against the refill door and seal the dispensing aperture to protect the wipes from the outside environment when the wipes dispenser is not in use.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 3, 2004Publication date: December 22, 2005Inventors: Bruce Bitowft, Chih Chiang
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Publication number: 20050221113Abstract: This invention relates to packaging for dilute hypochlorite and hypochlorous acid compositions to produce stable compositions. Examples of suitable packaging containers are a bag-in-can device, a plastic aerosol container, a dual delivery container, a dual chambered device, an expandable chamber device, a precompression trigger sprayer, a mechanically pressurized device, and an ultrasonic sprayer.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2005Publication date: October 6, 2005Inventors: Bruce Bitowft, Steven Bromberg, Timothy Kennedy, Ricardo de Gopegui
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Publication number: 20050173560Abstract: An improved manually operated trigger sprayer includes an ergonomic trigger having an hourglass exterior finger gripping surface that can significantly reduce or eliminate the fatigue associate with prolonged use of trigger sprayers. The trigger can include gripping elements made of elastomeric material for improved security. The dimensions are such that the consumer can use two or three fingers to operate the trigger.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 10, 2004Publication date: August 11, 2005Inventors: Bruce Bitowft, Humberto Rodriguez
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Patent number: D690195Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2012Date of Patent: September 24, 2013Assignee: Evergreen Packaging, Inc.Inventors: Roderick W Kalberer, Celso S. Martinez, Bruce Bitowft, Jeffrey M. Kalman, Todd Midkiff, Jason S. Andrews, Andrew B. Mendenhall
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Patent number: D999638Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2020Date of Patent: September 26, 2023Assignee: Impossible Foods Inc.Inventors: Ravi Vasant Thakkar, Bruce Bitowft, Eyal Briller
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Patent number: D1027634Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2021Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Assignee: Impossible Foods Inc.Inventors: Ravi Vasant Thakkar, Bruce Bitowft, Eyal Briller
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Patent number: D1097828Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2024Date of Patent: October 14, 2025Assignee: Impossible Foods Inc.Inventors: Ravi Vasant Thakkar, Bruce Bitowft, Eyal Briller