Patents by Inventor Elmer Rix

Elmer Rix 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).

  • Publication number: 20140029873
    Abstract: A multilayer film comprising a valve is described. The multilayer film comprises an exterior layer and an interior layer. The interior layer comprises at least one aperture extending through the interior layer. A bonded portion and a non-bonded portion are between the interior layer and the exterior layer. The non-bonded portion comprises at least one channel and at least one passage. The at least one channel intersects the at least one passage at an angle greater than 0 degrees and less than 180 degrees, in one embodiment, the valve comprises the at least one aperture, the at least one channel and the at least one passage and provides for fluid communication from an outer surface of the interior layer to an atmosphere external to the multilayer film. The multilayer film may be provided as a web and may be used to form a variety of packages. Methods of manufacturing the film and methods of forming packages are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2011
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Inventors: José Pedro Cruz, Elmer Rix, Edson Bezerra Passos