Patents by Inventor Dennis E. Stepp

Dennis E. Stepp 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).

  • Flexible container apparatus with substantially rectangular-bottomed configuration
    Patent number: 5474383
    Abstract: A flexible, sealable container apparatus having a substantially pinch-bottomed configuration prior to expansion of the bag during cooking. The container apparatus includes substantially quadrilateral regions of adhesive. The shape and positioning of the quadrilateral regions, with diagonals substantially collinear to panel edges of the container apparatus, serves to articulate the container apparatus into a substantially rectangular-bottomed configuration during cooking, while improving the integrity of the bottom region seals against blowout and/or leakage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 12, 1995
    Assignee: AB Specialty Packaging, Inc.
    Inventors: John C. Zuege, Dennis E. Stepp