Patents by Inventor Francisco P. Olano

Francisco P. Olano 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).

  • Shipping package for hazardous material vials and other fragile items
    Patent number: 6662941
    Abstract: A shipping package for protecting a fragile item such as a sample vial comprises a crush-resistant inner container comprising a tube formed from spirally wound fibrous plies adhered together, and an outer container surrounding the inner container. The outer container comprises a semi-rigid can formed of fluid-impervious, flexible polymer and having a receptacle portion and a closure portion releasably fastenable to the receptacle portion so as to render the outer container substantially impervious to fluid outside the outer container. The inner container preferably has a liner of absorbent material. The outer container preferably is formed of polyethylene teraphthalate. The receptacle and closure portions of the outer container preferably are threaded so that the closure portion is screwed onto the receptacle portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2003
    Assignee: Sonoco Absorbent Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: James Lowry, Graeme Stuart Durban Boyd-Moss, Francisco P. Olano
  • Shipping package for hazardous material vials and other fragile items
    Publication number: 20020088723
    Abstract: A shipping package for protecting a fragile item such as a sample vial comprises a crush-resistant inner container comprising a tube formed from spirally wound fibrous plies adhered together, and an outer container surrounding the inner container. The outer container comprises a semi-rigid can formed of fluid-impervious, flexible polymer and having a receptacle portion and a closure portion releasably fastenable to the receptacle portion so as to render the outer container substantially impervious to fluid outside the outer container. The inner container preferably has a liner of absorbent material. The outer container preferably is formed of polyethylene teraphthalate. The receptacle and closure portions of the outer container preferably are threaded so that the closure portion is screwed onto the receptacle portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2001
    Publication date: July 11, 2002
    Applicant: Sonoco Development, Inc.
    Inventors: James Lowry, Graeme Stuart Durban Boyd-Moss, Francisco P. Olano