Patents by Inventor D. Chris Noel

D. Chris Noel 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).

  • Case-ready packages having smooth, gas-permeable substrates on the bottoms thereof to reduce or prevent discoloration when placed in a stack
    Patent number: 5916615
    Abstract: A case-ready package and method of reducing discoloration in meat or poultry products enclosed within such packages when the packages are disposed in a stack of two or more packages. A non-textured and substantially smooth gas-permeable substrate is attached to the lower surface of the packages to allow air to flow into an underlying package in a stack of packages, thereby preventing or minimizing premature discoloration of packaged fresh meat or poultry product due to insufficient oxygen flow into such packages when disposed in a stack. In addition, the substrate may contain printed product indicia either directly or in the form of a label attached thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 29, 1999
    Assignee: W. R. Grace & Co.-Conn.
    Inventors: Sean A. Brady, Robin H. Logan, D. Chris Noel, H. Walker Stockley, III