Patents by Inventor Emile C. Bernard

Emile C. Bernard 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).

  • Heat shrink package handle
    Patent number: 4830895
    Abstract: A length of tape 3 is bonded to a heat shrinkable film 2, and the film 2 is weakened along the edges of a central portion of the length of tape 3. The film 2 is then wrapped around an article or articles, has its two opposite ends sealed together, and is heat shrunk around the article or articles causing access openings 6, 7 in the sheet in the weakened areas along the central portion of the tape that can then be used as a handle for the resultant package 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 1987
    Date of Patent: May 16, 1989
    Assignee: Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company
    Inventor: Emile C. Bernard
  • Heat shrink package handle
    Patent number: 4700528
    Abstract: A length of tape 3 is bonded to a heat shrinkable film 2, and the film 2 is weakened along the edges of a central portion of the length of tape 3. The film 2 is then wrapped around an article or articles, has its two opposite ends sealed together, and is heat shrunk around the article or articles causing access openings 6, 7 in the sheet in the weakened areas along the central portion of the tape that can then be used as a handle for the resultant package 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 1985
    Date of Patent: October 20, 1987
    Assignee: Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company
    Inventor: Emile C. Bernard