Patents by Inventor Fabrice Digonnet
Fabrice Digonnet 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).
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Patent number: 11945635Abstract: The present disclosure provides a flexible container (10). In an embodiment, the flexible container includes a front panel (22), a rear panel (24), a first gusseted side panel (18), and a second gusseted side panel (20). The gusseted side panels adjoin the front panel and the rear panel along peripheral seals (41) to form a chamber. The panels form (i) a top portion, (ii) a body portion, and (iii) a bottom portion. The top portion comprises a neck (27) and a fitment (30) in the neck. The front panel comprises a front handle (82) extending therefrom and the rear panel comprises a rear handle (84) extending therefrom. The front handle and the rear handle are in opposing relation to each other, the front handle and the rear handle extending over the first gusseted side panel.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2020Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLCInventors: Marc S. Black, Liangkai Ma, Simon Jespersen, Muhammad Ali Siddiqui, Chad V. Schuette, Brian W. Walther, Fabrice Digonnet
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Patent number: 11807423Abstract: The present disclosure provides a flexible container. In an embodiment, the flexible container includes (A) a front panel, a rear panel, a first gusseted side panel, and a second gusseted side panel. The gusseted side panels adjoin the front panel and the rear panel along peripheral seals to form a chamber. Each peripheral seal has (i) a body seal inner edge (BSIE) with opposing ends, (ii) a top tapered seal inner edge (t-TSIE) extending from a top end of each BSIE, (iii) a neck seal inner edge (NSIE) extending from a top end of each t-TSIE, (iv) a neck arc extending between each NSIE and t-TSIE, and (v) a plane (N) extending through each neck arc. Each NSIE forms a neck angle with the plane (N), and the neck angle is from 45° to less than 90°.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2020Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLCInventors: Liangkai Ma, Marc S. Black, Chad V. Schuette, Brian W. Walther, Fabrice Digonnet
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Patent number: 11691799Abstract: A bag-in-box assembly includes a box and a flexible container filled with a flowable material. The flexible container includes a front panel, a rear panel, and gusseted side panels adjoining the front panel and the rear panel along peripheral seals. Each peripheral seal having an arcuate body seal inner edge (ABSIE) and a tapered seal inner edge extending from each end of a body seal. The ABSIE has a radius of curvature from 1.0 mm to 300.0 mm. The bag-in-box assembly includes a top perimeter, a center perimeter, and a bottom perimeter as well as an aggregate contact length (ACL) at each perimeter. A top ACL is from 50% to 90% of the top perimeter, a center ACL is from 5% to 50% of the center perimeter, and a bottom ACL is from 50% to 90% of the bottom perimeter.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2019Date of Patent: July 4, 2023Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLCInventors: Fabrice Digonnet, Marc S. Black, Brian W. Walther, Jazmine Gosey, Jeffrey E. Bonekamp
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Patent number: 11655091Abstract: The present disclosure provides a flexible container (10). In an embodiment, the flexible container includes: a front panel (22), a rear panel (24), a first gusseted side panel (18), and a second gusseted side panel (20). The gusseted side panels adjoin the front panel and the rear panel along peripheral seals (41) to form (i) a top portion, (ii) a body portion, and (iii) a bottom portion. The top portion comprises a neck (27) and a fitment (30) in the neck. The top portion comprises a top handle (12) extending above the fitment, the top handle having a reciprocal attachment member (5). The bottom portion comprises a bottom handle (14) and a tether (6) extending from the bottom handle. A distal end of the tether has an attachment member (7), the attachment member adapted to secure to the reciprocal attachment member.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2020Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLCInventors: Liangkai Ma, Marc S. Black, Chad V. Schuette, Brian W. Walther, Fabrice Digonnet
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Publication number: 20220250799Abstract: The present disclosure provides a flexible container. In an embodiment, the flexible container includes (A) a front panel, a rear panel, a first gusseted side panel, and a second gusseted side panel. The gusseted side panels adjoin the front panel and the rear panel along peripheral seals to form a chamber. Each peripheral seal has (i) a body seal inner edge (BSIE) with opposing ends, (ii) a top tapered seal inner edge (t-TSIE) extending from a top end of each BSIE, (iii) a neck seal inner edge (NSIE) extending from a top end of each t-TSIE, (iv) a neck arc extending between each NSIE and t-TSIE, and (v) a plane (N) extending through each neck arc. Each NSIE forms a neck angle with the plane (N), and the neck angle is from 45° to less than 90°.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2020Publication date: August 11, 2022Inventors: Liangkai Ma, Marc S. Black, Chad V. Schuette, Brian W. Walther, Fabrice Digonnet
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Publication number: 20220227558Abstract: The present disclosure provides a flexible container (10). In an embodiment, the flexible container includes: a front panel (22), a rear panel (24), a first gusseted side panel (18), and a second gusseted side panel (20). The gusseted side panels adjoin the front panel and the rear panel along peripheral seals (41) to form (i) a top portion, (ii) a body portion, and (iii) a bottom portion. The top portion comprises a neck (27) and a fitment (30) in the neck. The top portion comprises a top handle (12) extending above the fitment, the top handle having a reciprocal attachment member (5). The bottom portion comprises a bottom handle (14) and a tether (6) extending from the bottom handle. A distal end of the tether has an attachment member (7), the attachment member adapted to secure to the reciprocal attachment member.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 28, 2020Publication date: July 21, 2022Inventors: Liangkai Ma, Marc S. Black, Chad V. Schuette, Brian W. Walther, Fabrice Digonnet
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Publication number: 20220227556Abstract: The present disclosure provides a flexible container (10). In an embodiment, the flexible container includes a front panel (22), a rear panel (24), a first gusseted side panel (18), and a second gusseted side panel (20). The gusseted side panels adjoin the front panel and the rear panel along peripheral seals (41) to form a chamber. The panels form (i) a top portion, (ii) a body portion, and (iii) a bottom portion. The top portion comprises a neck (27) and a fitment (30) in the neck. The front panel comprises a front handle (82) extending therefrom and the rear panel comprises a rear handle (84) extending therefrom. The front handle and the rear handle are in opposing relation to each other, the front handle and the rear handle extending over the first gusseted side panel.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 28, 2020Publication date: July 21, 2022Inventors: Marc S. Black, Liangkai Ma, Simon Jespersen, Muhammad Ali Siddiqui, Chad V. Schuette, Brian W. Walther, Fabrice Digonnet
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Patent number: 11198550Abstract: The present disclosure provides a flexible container. In an embodiment, the flexible container include (A) a front panel, a rear panel, a first gusseted side panel, and a second gusseted side panel. The gusseted side panels adjoin the front panel and the rear panel along peripheral seals to from a chamber. (B) Each peripheral seal has (i) an arcuate body seal inner edge (ABSIE) with opposing ends, (ii) a tapered seal inner edge (TSIE) extending from each end of the body seal. (C) The flexible container includes at least one ABSIE having a radius of curvature, Rc, from 1.0 mm to 300.0 mm.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2018Date of Patent: December 14, 2021Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLCInventors: Marc S. Black, Simon Tage Jespersen, Chad V. Schuette, Muhammad Ali Siddiqui, Haley A. Lowry, Fabrice Digonnet, Brian W. Walther, Jeffrey E. Bonekamp
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Publication number: 20210380321Abstract: A bag-in-box assembly includes a box and a flexible container filled with a flowable material. The flexible container includes a front panel, a rear panel, and gusseted side panels adjoining the front panel and the rear panel along peripheral seals. Each peripheral seal having an arcuate body seal inner edge (ABSIE) and a tapered seal inner edge extending from each end of a body seal. The ABSIE has a radius of curvature from 1.0 mm to 300.0 mm. The bag-in-box assembly includes a top perimeter, a center perimeter, and a bottom perimeter as well as an aggregate contact length (ACL) at each perimeter. A top ACL is from 50% to 90% of the top perimeter, a center ACL is from 5% to 50% of the center perimeter, and a bottom ACL is from 50% to 90% of the bottom perimeter.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2019Publication date: December 9, 2021Inventors: Fabrice Digonnet, Marc S. Black, Brian W. Walther, Jazmine Gosey, Jeffrey E. Bonekamp
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Patent number: 11155394Abstract: The present disclosure provides a flexible container. In an embodiment, the flexible container includes (A) a front panel, a rear panel, a first gusseted side panel, and a second gusseted side panel. The gusseted side panels adjoin the front panel and the rear panel along peripheral seals to form a chamber. (B) Each peripheral seal has (i) a body seal inner edge (BSIE) with a bottom end and an opposing top end, (ii) a bottom tapered seal inner edge (b-TSIE) extending from the BSIE bottom end, and (iii) a top tapered seal inner edge (t-TSIE) extending from the BSIE top end. (C) The t-TSIE has a length that is at least 1.1 times greater than the length of the BSIE (in mm).Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2018Date of Patent: October 26, 2021Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLCInventors: Marc S. Black, Simon Tage Jespersen, Chad V. Schuette, Muhammad Ali Siddiqui, Haley A. Lowry, Fabrice Digonnet, Brian W. Walther, Jeffrey E. Bonekamp
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Publication number: 20200148454Abstract: The present disclosure provides a flexible container. In an embodiment, the flexible container includes (A) a front panel, a rear panel, a first gusseted side panel, and a second gusseted side panel. The gusseted side panels adjoin the front panel and the rear panel along peripheral seals to form a chamber. (B) Each peripheral seal has (i) an arcuate body seal inner edge (ABSIE) with opposing ends, (ii) a tapered seal inner edge (TSIE) extending from each end of the body seal, and (iii) a corner arc where each tapered seal inner edge extends from a respective ABSIE end. (C) The flexible container includes at least one corner arc having a radius of curvature, Rc, from 1.0 mm to 300.0 mm.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2018Publication date: May 14, 2020Inventors: Marc S. Black, Simon Tage Jespersen, Chad V. Schuette, Muhammad Ali Siddiqui, Haley A. Lowry, Fabrice Digonnet, Brian W. Walther, Jeffrey E. Bonekamp
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Publication number: 20200055653Abstract: The present disclosure provides a flexible container. In an embodiment, the flexible container include (A) a front panel, a rear panel, a first gusseted side panel, and a second gusseted side panel. The gusseted side panels adjoin the front panel and the rear panel along peripheral seals to from a chamber. (B) Each peripheral seal has (i) an arcuate body seal inner edge (ABSIE) with opposing ends, (ii) a tapered seal inner edge (TSIE) extending from each end of the body seal. (C) The flexible container includes at least one ABSIE having a radius of curvature, Rc, from 1.0 mm to 300.0 mm.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2018Publication date: February 20, 2020Inventors: Marc S. Black, Simon Tage Jespersen, Chad V. Schuette, Muhammad Ali Siddiqui, Haley A. Lowry, Fabrice Digonnet, Brian W. Walther, Jeffrey E. Bonekamp
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Publication number: 20200047962Abstract: The present disclosure provides a flexible container. In an embodiment, the flexible container includes (A) a front panel, a rear panel, a first gusseted side panel, and a second gusseted side panel. The gusseted side panels adjoin the front panel and the rear panel along peripheral seals to form a chamber. (B) Each peripheral seal has (i) a body seal inner edge (BSIE) with a bottom end and an opposing top end, (ii) a bottom tapered seal inner edge (b-TSIE) extending from the BSIE bottom end, and (iii) a top tapered seal inner edge (t-TSIE) extending from the BSIE top end. (C) The t-TSIE has a length that is at least 1.1 times greater than the length of the BSIE (in mm).Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2018Publication date: February 13, 2020Inventors: Marc S. Black, Simon Tage Jespersen, Chad V. Schuette, Muhammad Ali Siddiqui, Haley A. Lowry, Fabrice Digonnet, Brian W. Walther, Jeffrey E. Bonekamp