Patents by Inventor Gina Chavez

Gina Chavez 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).

  • Solvent-based compostable cold seal release lacquer
    Patent number: 11932776
    Abstract: The present invention provides solvent-based compostable cold seal release lacquers for use in packaging structures. The lacquers of the invention comprise resins, such as polyamide resins, comprising greater than 90% biobased carbon, generally prepared from renewable sources, e.g., plants such as rice. The present invention also provides the use of the inventive compostable lacquers as cold seal release lacquers in cold seal packaging, along with eco-friendly packaging film, etc., and has the potential to make the cold seal packaging fully compostable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Sun Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Craig Boyd, Gina Chavez, Mackensey Fagan
  • SOLVENT-BASED COMPOSTABLE COLD SEAL RELEASE LACQUER
    Publication number: 20230193078
    Abstract: The present invention provides solvent-based compostable cold seal release lacquers for use in packaging structures. The lacquers of the invention comprise resins, such as polyamide resins, comprising greater than 90% biobased carbon, generally prepared from renewable sources, e.g., plants such as rice. The present invention also provides the use of the inventive compostable lacquers as cold seal release lacquers in cold seal packaging, along with eco-friendly packaging film, etc., and has the potential to make the cold seal packaging fully compostable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2021
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Applicant: SUN CHEMICAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Craig Boyd, Gina Chavez, Mackensey Fagan