Patents by Inventor Bruce N. Hall

Bruce N. Hall 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).

  • Patent number: 7712962
    Abstract: The storage bag includes two sidewalls with peripheral edges and the sidewalls being attached together along at least a portion of the peripheral edges. One or more additional sidewalls may be disposed within the bag, and these additional sidewalls may be connected to form an inner bag. Any inner bag sidewalls may be laminated to the outer bag sidewalls or hang loose from the outer bag sidewalls. One or more of the sidewalls may include an adhesive for adhering to an opposing sidewall or item in the bag, a thin perforated layer disposed over an adhesive, a line of perforations for tearing, and/or one or more perforations for venting. Furthermore, processes for manufacturing a storage bag are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2010
    Assignee: The Glad Produts Company
    Inventors: Rebecca S. Reuhs, James M. Singer, Bruce N. Hall, Roger V. Lee, Ronald J. Cisek
  • Patent number: 7651579
    Abstract: The storage bag includes two sidewalls with peripheral edges and the sidewalls being attached together along at least a portion of the peripheral edges. One or more additional sidewalls may be disposed within the bag, and these additional sidewalls may be connected to form an inner bag. Any inner bag sidewalls may be laminated to the outer bag sidewalls or hang loose from the outer bag sidewalls. One or more of the sidewalls may include an adhesive for adhering to an opposing sidewall or item in the bag, a thin perforated layer disposed over an adhesive, a line of perforations for tearing, and/or one or more perforations for venting. Furthermore, processes for manufacturing a storage bag are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2010
    Assignee: The Glad Products Company
    Inventors: Rebecca S. Reuhs, Bruce N. Hall, Ronald J. Cisek
  • Patent number: 6491214
    Abstract: A food container comprising three or more plies, a first ply, a second ply, and at least a third ply. The first ply is oriented towards the hands and face of the user and receives food in use. The first ply is essentially continuous throughout its plane. The third ply is oriented towards the lap of the user or a table top in use. The second ply spaces the first and third plies apart. In a preferred embodiment, the food container may be made of a corrugated material. The food container may be made from a blank which is deformed out of its plane during manufacture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2002
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Wendy L. Plummer, John William Toussant, Karen K. Leeker, Bruce N. Hall, Garold W. Alexander
  • Publication number: 20020074390
    Abstract: A food container comprising three or more plies, a first ply, a second ply, and at least a third ply. The first ply is oriented towards the hands and face of the user and receives food in use. The first ply is essentially continuous throughout its plane. The third ply is oriented towards the lap of the user or a table top in use. The second ply spaces the first and third plies apart. In a preferred embodiment, the food container may be made of a corrugated material. The food container may be made from a blank which is deformed out of its plane during manufacture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 1998
    Publication date: June 20, 2002
    Inventors: WENDY L. PLUMMER, JOHN WILLIAM TOUSSANT, KAREN K. LEEKER, BRUCE N. HALL, GAROLD W. ALEXANDER
  • Patent number: D429446
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2000
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: John William Toussant, Wendy L. Plummer, Bruce N. Hall, Richard N. Reinhart, Jr., Garold W. Alexander, Jeffrey Colin Reasinger