Patents by Inventor Dylan J.V. Shallbetter

Dylan J.V. Shallbetter 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).

  • RECLOSABLE PACKAGE INCLUDING SELF-MATING FASTENER AND PROCESS FOR MAKING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20240043178
    Abstract: A reclosable package and processes for making it are disclosed. The reclosable package includes a front panel, a back panel, an upper seal region adapted to be broken to allow a first opening of the reclosable package, a lower seal opposite the upper seal region, a vertical seal extending between the upper seal region and the lower seal on the back panel between the first side edge and the opposing second side edge; and a self-mating fastener disposed adjacent the upper seal region in an interior of the reclosable package. The self-mating fastener includes first and second fastener members each having fastener elements, an open configuration to allow access to the interior volume of the reclosable package, and a closed configuration in which the fastener elements of the first and second fastener members are engaged. In the closed configuration, the self-mating fastener is up to 800 micrometers thick.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2020
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Inventors: Michael R. Gorman, Ryan M. Luepke, Thomas R. LaLiberte, Randall L. Alberg, Timothy P. Pariseau, Dylan T. Cosgrove, Scott M. Niemi, Alex P. Beane, Richard L. Peloquin, Jackson T. Shulman, Keith A. Triebold, Dylan J.V. Shallbetter
  • Film constructions and articles
    Patent number: 11390779
    Abstract: Film constructions and articles including the film constructions, wherein a film construction includes: a backing (or an adhesive layer) having a first major surface and a second major surface; and a release layer disposed on the first major surface of the backing (or adhesive layer), wherein the release layer includes polylactic acid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Dylan J. V. Shallbetter, Jeffrey O. Emslander, Christopher J. Rother, Mark E. Schwartz, Jacob D. Young, Shaun M. West
  • Film Constructions And Articles
    Publication number: 20210122948
    Abstract: Film constructions and articles including the film constructions, wherein a film construction includes: a backing (or an adhesive layer) having a first major surface and a second major surface; and a release layer disposed on the first major surface of the backing (or adhesive layer), wherein the release layer includes polylactic acid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2018
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Inventors: Dylan J.V. Shallbetter, Jeffrey O. Emslander, Christopher J. Rother, Mark E. Schwartz, Jacob D. Young, Shaun M. West
  • FILM CONSTRUCTIONS AND ARTICLES
    Publication number: 20190134957
    Abstract: Film constructions and articles including the film constructions, wherein a film construction includes: a backing having a first major surface and a second major surface, wherein the backing includes at least one backing layer comprising a polylactic acid and an ethylene-containing copolymer comprising a polar comonomer; a tie layer disposed on the first major surface of the backing; and a release layer disposed on the tie layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2017
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Inventors: Dylan J.V. Shallbetter, Jeffrey O. Emslander, Ignatius A. Kadoma, Christopher J. Rother, Mark E. Schwartz, Jacob D. Young