Patents by Inventor Gregory Robert Pockat
Gregory Robert Pockat 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).
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Patent number: 8709595Abstract: Non-shrink, forming and nonforming thermoplastic webs comprising a myoglobin blooming agent on a food contact surface are useful for packaging fresh meat and other products to fix a desirable color on the surface of the product.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2011Date of Patent: April 29, 2014Assignee: Curwood, Inc.Inventors: Dan G. Siegel, Otacilio Teixeira Berbert, Kevin Philip Nelson, Gregory Robert Pockat
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Patent number: 8668969Abstract: Heat shrinkable, oxygen barrier, packaging films, methods of packaging and packages are provided having a myoglobin blooming agent to provide, promote, enhance or maintain a desirable coloration on the surface of a myoglobin-containing meat product.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2010Date of Patent: March 11, 2014Assignee: Curwood, Inc.Inventors: Gregory Robert Pockat, Thomas Andrew Schell, Dan G. Siegel, Kevin Philip Nelson, Otacilio Teixeira Berbert
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Patent number: 8545950Abstract: A method of distributing or commercializing fresh meat having the general steps of butchering a slaughtered animal into a plurality of retail cuts; packaging the retail cuts into a plurality of articles wherein each article comprises a polymeric oxygen barrier film having a transparent portion in contact with at least a portion of the fresh meat product; transporting the packaged article to a retail outlet, wherein the packaged article is adapted for retail display and sale without removing the polymeric film and wherein the fresh meat product has a desirable appearance especially a desirable red color e.g. having an “a*” value of at least about 15 for the fresh beef product or of at least about 6 for a fresh pork or fresh poultry product and the color is maintained for at least five days and up to four weeks or more after display.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2006Date of Patent: October 1, 2013Assignee: Curwood, Inc.Inventors: Dan G. Siegel, Kevin Philip Nelson, Gregory Robert Pockat, Thomas Andrew Schell, Otacilio Teixeira Berbert, Ryan Arthur Michaud, Matthew LeRoy Mengel, Douglas Mark Latreille
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Publication number: 20120219671Abstract: Non-shrink, forming and nonforming thermoplastic webs comprising a myoglobin blooming agent on a food contact surface are useful for packaging fresh meat and other products to fix a desirable color on the surface of the product.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 15, 2011Publication date: August 30, 2012Applicant: Curwood, Inc.Inventors: Dan G. Siegel, Otacilio Teixeira Berbert, Kevin Philip Nelson, Gregory Robert Pockat
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Patent number: 8029893Abstract: Non-shrink, forming and nonforming thermoplastic webs comprising a myoglobin blooming agent on a food contact surface are useful for packaging fresh meat and other products to fix a desirable color on the surface of the product.Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 2006Date of Patent: October 4, 2011Assignee: Curwood, Inc.Inventors: Dan G. Siegel, Otacilio Teixeira Berbert, Kevin Philip Nelson, Gregory Robert Pockat
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Patent number: 7867531Abstract: Heat shrinkable, oxygen barrier, packaging films, methods of packaging and packages are provided having a myoglobin blooming agent to provide, promote, enhance or maintain a desirable coloration on the surface of a myoglobin-containing meat product.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2006Date of Patent: January 11, 2011Assignee: Curwood, Inc.Inventors: Gregory Robert Pockat, Thomas Andrew Schell, Dan G. Siegel, Kevin Philip Nelson, Otacilio Teixeira Berbert
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Publication number: 20100266795Abstract: Heat shrinkable, oxygen barrier, packaging films, methods of packaging and packages are provided having a myoglobin blooming agent to provide, promote, enhance or maintain a desirable coloration on the surface of a myoglobin-containing meat product.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 9, 2010Publication date: October 21, 2010Applicant: Curwood, Inc.Inventors: Gregory Robert Pockat, Thomas Andrew Schell, Dan G. Siegel, Kevin Philip Nelson, Otacilio Teixeira Berbert
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Patent number: 7527839Abstract: An easy opening heat-shrinkable bag adapted to be heat sealed to a closed condition to contain and protect a product disposed therein, whereby, at least one heat seal is peelable and readily openable by application of force.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2003Date of Patent: May 5, 2009Assignee: Curwood, Inc.Inventors: David A. Busche, Gregory Robert Pockat, Thomas Andrew Schell
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Patent number: 7276269Abstract: Coextruded easy-opening film structures having at least three layers for use as a packaging film or as a component thereof suitable for storing and/or cooking food items contained therein. The first film layer includes a material selected from the group consisting of ethylene/?-olefin copolymer, propylene/ethylene copolymer and blends thereof, the second film layer comprises a first modified or unmodified polyolefin and a second modified or unmodified polyolefin which is immiscible in the first modified or unmodified polyolefin; wherein the second layer is disposed between said first layer and said third layer. The third layer includes a material selected from the group consisting of polyethylene, anhydride-modified polyolefin; ethylene/vinyl alcohol copolymer, polyamide and blends thereof. The multilayer coextruded frangible films are thermoformable and exhibit a heat seal strength of between 1000-2500 g/in. (393.7-984.3 g/cm) after being submerged in water at 100° C.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2003Date of Patent: October 2, 2007Assignee: Curwood, Inc.Inventors: Amy Lynn Kraimer, Gregory Robert Pockat
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Patent number: 7147930Abstract: A coextruded heat-shrinkable, biaxially-oriented multilayered packaging film comprising a first layer, a second polymer layer, a third polymer layer, and a fourth polymer layer wherein the first polymer layer comprises a first ethylene/?-olefin copolymer preferably, an ethylene/?-olefin copolymer having an ?-olefin comprising 4–8 pendant carbon atoms, a melting point of less than 105° C., a molecular weight distribution Mw/Mn of from 1–2.7, a melt index of from 6.5–34 g/10 min. at 190° C., and is present in the first layer is an amount of from 50–100%, based on the total weight of said first layer. The second layer comprises a second ethylene/?-olefin copolymer having a melt index of from 0.85–6.0 g/10 min.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2003Date of Patent: December 12, 2006Assignee: Curwood, Inc.Inventors: Thomas Andrew Schell, Gregory Robert Pockat
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Patent number: 6964816Abstract: Multilayer thermoformable structures for packaging film applications. The multilayer structures having at least a first layer of polyester, a second layer of a first adhesive and a third layer of a nylon blend formed into a flexible non-oriented film by coextrusion.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2002Date of Patent: November 15, 2005Assignee: Curwood, Inc.Inventors: Thomas Andrew Schell, Gregory Robert Pockat, Andrew John Lischefski
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Patent number: 6861125Abstract: A flexible packaging film construction which includes an outer layer of formable biaxially oriented polyester which is printed on one side and adhered to a flexible polyamide containing coextruded film.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2001Date of Patent: March 1, 2005Assignee: Curwood, Inc.Inventors: Andrea Maylene Carlson, Gregory Robert Pockat
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Publication number: 20040175517Abstract: A generally transparent flexible packaging structure having an anti-transfer layer which, in a closed and sealed package, is at or close to an interior surface of the package. A contained food product in the package has a tendency to deposit a food product component on the interior surface of the packaging material and to thereby have a visually obscuring affect on transparency of the packaging structure. Anti-transfer material in the anti-transfer layer migrates to the interior surface of the package and interacts with the visually-obscuring component of the contained food product, thereby to attenuate or eliminate the visually obscuring effect of such component. Preferred primary polymer in the anti-transfer layer is EVA. Preferred anti-transfer materials include fatty acid esters and other amines and derivatives. The invention includes certain aspects of multiple layer packaging structures, closed and sealed packages, and methods of packaging food product.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2004Publication date: September 9, 2004Applicant: Curwood, Inc.Inventors: Gregory Robert Pockat, Richard Musil, Andrea M. Carlson, Kevin Nelson
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Publication number: 20040166262Abstract: An easy opening heat-shrinkable bag adapted to be heat sealed to a closed condition to contain and protect a product disposed therein, whereby, at least one heat seal is peelable and readily openable by application of force.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2003Publication date: August 26, 2004Inventors: David A. Busche, Gregory Robert Pockat, Thomas Andrew Schell
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Publication number: 20040166261Abstract: An individual end-sealed packaging receptacle, such as a bag, formed from a sheet of heat-shrinkable film having a first edge and an opposing second edge. The packaging receptacle includes a first seal bonding the first edge and second edge to define a tube member having a first bag wall, a second bag wall, first and second opposing lay-flat bag edges, an end and an open mouth. The packaging receptacle includes a second seal through the first and second bag walls, extending laterally across the width of both the first and second walls and thereby closing the end. A method of forming a individual, end-sealed, heat-shrinkable packaging receptacle is also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 20, 2003Publication date: August 26, 2004Inventors: Gregory Robert Pockat, Thomas Andrew Schell
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Patent number: 6709687Abstract: A generally transparent flexible packaging structure having an anti-transfer layer which, in a closed and sealed package, is at or close to an interior surface of the package. A contained food product in the package has a tendency to deposit a food product component on the interior surface of the packaging material and to thereby have a visually obscuring affect on transparency of the packaging structure. Anti-transfer material in the anti-transfer layer migrates to the interior surface of the package and interacts with the visually-obscuring component of the contained food product, thereby to attenuate or eliminate the visually obscuring effect of such component. Preferred primary polymer in the anti-transfer layer is EVA. Preferred anti-transfer materials include fatty acid esters and other amines and derivatives. The invention includes certain aspects of multiple layer packaging structures, closed and sealed packages, and methods of packaging food product.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2001Date of Patent: March 23, 2004Assignee: Curwood, Inc.Inventors: Gregory Robert Pockat, Richard Musil, Andrea M. Carlson, Kevin Nelson
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Publication number: 20040048080Abstract: Multilayer thermoformable structures for packaging film applications. The multilayer structures having at least a first layer of polyester, a second layer of a first adhesive and a third layer of a nylon blend formed into a flexible non-oriented film by coextrusion.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2002Publication date: March 11, 2004Inventors: Thomas Andrew Schell, Gregory Robert Pockat, Andrew John Lischefski
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Publication number: 20020039610Abstract: A generally transparent flexible packaging structure having an anti-transfer layer which, in a closed and sealed package, is at or close to an interior surface of the package. A contained food product in the package has a tendency to deposit a food product component on the interior surface of the packaging material and to thereby have a visually obscuring affect on transparency of the packaging structure. Anti-transfer material in the anti-transfer layer migrates to the interior surface of the package and interacts with the visually-obscuring component of the contained food product, thereby to attenuate or eliminate the visually obscuring effect of such component. Preferred primary polymer in the anti-transfer layer is EVA. Preferred anti-transfer materials include fatty acid esters and other amines and derivatives. The invention includes certain aspects of multiple layer packaging structures, closed and sealed packages, and methods of packaging food product.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 2, 2001Publication date: April 4, 2002Applicant: Curwood, Inc.Inventors: Gregory Robert Pockat, Richard Musil, Andrea M. Carlson, Kevin Nelson
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Patent number: 6291041Abstract: A multi-layer heat resistant film laminate with good optical properties, extended shelflife, and memory characteristics and its method of manufacture, the laminate having the generalized structure of (outside) A/B/C/D/C/B/E (inside), where A is an outer moisture barrier layer, B is an intermediate adhesive layer, C is a polyamide layer D is an oxygen barrier layer, and E is a sealant layer.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 1999Date of Patent: September 18, 2001Assignee: Curwood, Inc.Inventors: Scott Howells, Gregory Robert Pockat