Patents by Inventor Gordon L. Benoit, Jr.

Gordon L. Benoit, Jr. 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).

  • Patent number: 4785938
    Abstract: A bag pack including a plurality of stacked bags each bag having loop handles which are integral extensions of the front and rear walls of the bag. Between the handles are a pair of superimposed single film tab members extending above the front and rear bag walls and above the open mouth portion of the bag. The front tab is coplanar with the front wall and either (1) completely unconnected thereto or (2) weakly connected thereto. The rear tab is coplanar with the rear wall and connected thereto through a localized line of film weakening which is comparatively stronger than (2) above. The individual bags may be bonded together through the tabs. The pack has suspension means in association therewith.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 1987
    Date of Patent: November 22, 1988
    Assignee: Mobil Oil Corporation
    Inventors: Gordon L. Benoit, Jr., R. Stuart Smith, Jr.
  • Patent number: 4744200
    Abstract: A bag pack of a plurality of stacked bags made from thermoplastic film, each bag comprising front and rear walls; a bottom; an open-mouth portion, said open-mouth portion being characterized by having handles which are integral extensions of said walls and located at opposite ends of said bag mouth portion. A single film tab member extends above each rear bag wall and above the open-mouth portion. The tab is coplanar with the rear wall and connected thereto through a localized line of film weakening. The tabs of all bags are in registration and are a collection of only tabs coplanar with said rear walls. The tabs are bonded together and include a suspension means to accommodate physical suspension of the pack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 1986
    Date of Patent: May 17, 1988
    Assignee: Mobil Oil Corporation
    Inventors: Gordon L. Benoit, Jr., R. Stuart Smith, Jr.