Patents by Inventor Denny V. Tao

Denny V. Tao 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: 11548690
    Abstract: A tamper-evident bag seal including tabs for separating flaps of the seal along a perforation is provided. The tamper-evident bag seal may be a paper or paperboard panel that folds over the handles of an existing bag and is secured to the sides of the bag. The tamper-evident bag seal includes a fold having perforated sections adjacent centrally located tabs. By pulling the tabs in opposite directions, the perforated sections are compromised, permitting access to bag contents and evidencing tampering of the bag seal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: Inno-Pak, LLC
    Inventors: Steven A. Mayer, Jonathan D. Sill, Nathan Schultz, Denny V. Tao
  • Publication number: 20220258924
    Abstract: Tamper-evident bag is disclosed. In one embodiment, the tamper-evident bag may include a bag body. The bag body may include a first side and a second side and a first collapsible side and a second collapsible side transverse to the first and second sides with a bag bottom and a bag opening at a top of the bag body. The tamper-evident bag may further include, a loop-style handle secured to the first side of the bag body and a loop-style handle secured to the second side of the bag body with the loop-style handles arranged with respect to the bag opening; and a sealable flap extending up from the first bag side at an edge of the bag opening of the bag body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2022
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Applicant: Inno-Pak, LLC
    Inventors: Jonathan D. Sill, Denny V. Tao
  • Publication number: 20220250801
    Abstract: A tamper-evident bag seal. The tamper-evident bag seal may include a body having a length and a width, the body may include a first panel and a second panel, the first and second panels each having a first side and second side; a fold line extending along the length of the body dividing the first panel and the second panel; a tear strip disposed along a length of at least one of the first panel and second panel; vertical separation lines disposed along opposing end portions of at least one of the first panel and second panel; and a first adhesive strip disposed on the second side of the first panel and a second adhesive strip disposed on the second side of the second panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2022
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Applicant: Inno-Pak, LLC
    Inventors: Denny V. Tao, Nathan W. Schultz, Steven A. Mayer
  • Publication number: 20220185545
    Abstract: A tamper evident bag seal. The tamper evident bag seal may include a body having a length and a width, the body may include a first panel and a second panel, with the first and second panels each having a bag facing side and an outward facing side; a first fold extending along a length of the body and disposed between the first panel and the second panel; a tear strip disposed along a length of at least one of the first panel and/or the second panel; a first adhesive strip disposed on the bag facing side of the first panel and a second adhesive strip on the bag facing side of the second panel, the first and second adhesive strips configured to secure the respective first and second panels to respective first and second sides of a bag; and wherein the bag facing side of the first panel may be configured to be secured to a first side of a bag and the bag facing side of the second panel may be configured to be secured to a second side of the bag.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2022
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Applicant: Inno-Pak, LLC
    Inventors: Denny V. Tao, Nathan W. Schultz, Steven A. Mayer
  • Patent number: 11358754
    Abstract: A tamper-evident bag seal and tamper-evident bags and methods are disclosed. In one embodiment, the tamper-evident bag seal may be a paper or paperboard panel that folds over the handles of an existing bag and is secured to the sides of the bag. The tamper-evident bag seal includes a perforated fold, seam, or line along that is the mechanism for opening the bag and wherein the perforated fold, seam, or line is also the tamper-evident feature of the bag. In another embodiment, the tamper-evident bag includes a sealable flap for securing the bag in the closed state. In another embodiment, the tamper-evident bag includes a tear-away strip along the sealable flap that is the mechanism for opening the bag and wherein the tear-away strip is also the tamper-evident feature of the bag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Inventors: Jonathan D. Sill, Denny V. Tao
  • Publication number: 20220153478
    Abstract: A tamper-evident bag seal including tabs for separating flaps of the seal along a perforation is provided. The tamper-evident bag seal may be a paper or paperboard panel that folds over the handles of an existing bag and is secured to the sides of the bag. The tamper-evident bag seal includes a fold having perforated sections adjacent centrally located tabs. By pulling the tabs in opposite directions, the perforated sections are compromised, permitting access to bag contents and evidencing tampering of the bag seal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2021
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Applicant: Inno-Pak, LLC
    Inventors: Steven A. Mayer, Jonathan D. Sill, Nathan Schultz, Denny V. Tao
  • Publication number: 20210086950
    Abstract: A tamper-evident bag seal and tamper-evident bags and methods are disclosed. In one embodiment, the tamper-evident bag seal may be a paper or paperboard panel that folds over the handles of an existing bag and is secured to the sides of the bag. The tamper-evident bag seal includes a perforated fold, seam, or line along that is the mechanism for opening the bag and wherein the perforated fold, seam, or line is also the tamper-evident feature of the bag. In another embodiment, the tamper-evident bag includes a sealable flap for securing the bag in the closed state. In another embodiment, the tamper-evident bag includes a tear-away strip along the sealable flap that is the mechanism for opening the bag and wherein the tear-away strip is also the tamper-evident feature of the bag.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2020
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Applicant: Inno-Pak, LLC
    Inventors: Jonathan D. Sill, Denny V. Tao
  • Patent number: D949010
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Inno-Pak, LLC
    Inventors: Jonathan D. Sill, Denny V. Tao
  • Patent number: D949686
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: Inno-Pak, LLC
    Inventors: Denny V. Tao, Nathan W. Schultz, Steven A. Mayer
  • Patent number: D970339
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: Inno-Pak, LLC
    Inventors: Denny V. Tao, Nathan W. Schultz, Steven A. Mayer
  • Patent number: D1003711
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Inno-Pak, LLC
    Inventors: Denny V. Tao, Nathan W. Schultz, Steven A. Mayer