Patents by Inventor Gordon W. Holmes

Gordon W. Holmes 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).

  • Reclosable bag closure system
    Patent number: 4110953
    Abstract: A novel bag closure system is provided which has considerable advantages over conventional tin tie closure systems. A specially-designed closure strip having bag material-receiving recesses is affixed to the bag and the bag is closed using the closure strip. Equipment is described for effecting the closure automatically.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 1976
    Date of Patent: September 5, 1978
    Assignee: Professional Packaging Limited
    Inventor: Gordon W. Holmes
  • Plastic coin holder
    Patent number: 4095608
    Abstract: A coin holder useful for the packaging and dispensing of predetermined numbers of coins has a generally C-shaped cross section elongate body and lips at the mouth of the body. End closures are provided defining a C-shaped opening in the end of the body of radius less than the body radius. The coin holder is flexible and constructed of plastic material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 1976
    Date of Patent: June 20, 1978
    Assignee: Professional Packaging Limited
    Inventor: Gordon W. Holmes
  • Ice-cream sandwich forming apparatus
    Patent number: 4094236
    Abstract: An ice-cream sandwich is formed by dispensing individual rectangular edible wafers from a stack of face abutting wafers one at a time into a receptacle. After dispensing of the first wafer an ice-cream block is positioned on the first wafer and then a second wafer is dispensed onto the exposed face of the block to complete the sandwich.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 1976
    Date of Patent: June 13, 1978
    Assignee: R. Nelham & Associates Incorporated
    Inventors: Gordon W. Holmes, Roy W. Nelham