Patents by Inventor Gerald Lowe

Gerald Lowe 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).

  • Substantially biodegradable and compostable high-barrier packaging material and methods for production
    Patent number: 8771835
    Abstract: Bio-degradable, high-barrier packaging materials and methods for production are provided. The present high-barrier packaging materials include a substrate having a print side and a back side, a coating having nano pigments on the print side and a metalized film applied to the back side with a binding layer. Preferably, at least one of the metalized film and the binding layer includes polylactic acid. Moreover, the back side preferably also includes a polylactic acid heat seal layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: NewPage Wisconsin System, Inc.
    Inventors: Gopal Iyengar, Thomas Borchardt, Gerald Lowe
  • SUBSTANTIALLY BIODEGRADABLE AND COMPOSTABLE HIGH-BARRIER PACKAGING MATERIAL AND METHODS FOR PRODUCTION
    Publication number: 20100178523
    Abstract: Bio-degradable, high-barrier packaging materials and methods for production are provided. The present high-barrier packaging materials include a substrate having a print side and a back side, a coating having nano pigments on the print side and a metalized film applied to the back side with a binding layer. Preferably, at least one of the metalized film and the binding layer includes polylactic acid. Moreover, the back side preferably also includes a polylactic acid heat seal layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2008
    Publication date: July 15, 2010
    Inventors: Gopal Iyengar, Thomas Borchardt, Gerald Lowe