Patents by Inventor Gregory S. KENT

Gregory S. KENT 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: 10647476
    Abstract: The bag may include a draw tape that may be used to cinch closed the opening of the bag. The draw tape has at least one stretched elastomeric strip attached to the draw tape in an extended condition. The draw tape may be smaller in size than the bag sidewalls. The draw tape may include an elastic characteristic, such as patterned ribs. In one embodiment, the roll of bag is kept under tension to maintain the elastomeric strips in a stretched condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: THE GLAD PRODUCTS COMPANY
    Inventors: Gregory S. Kent, Shaun T. Broering
  • Bag
    Patent number: 9969534
    Abstract: The bag may include a draw tape that may be used to cinch closed the opening of the bag. The draw tape may include an elastic characteristic and may be smaller in size than the peripheral distance about the opening. The draw tape in its natural contracted state may partially constrict the opening. However, the draw tape may be stretched or expanded to enable a user to dilate the opening and fold the periphery of the opening over the rim of the canister. The draw tape may then recover or constrict to grip about the rim of the receptacle to hold the bag to the canister. In one embodiment, the bag may include a pattern proximate the bag opening to allow the bag opening to be stretched over the rim of the canister.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: The Glad Products Company
    Inventors: Gregory S. Kent, Matthew W. Waldron, Shaun T. Broering, David Hoying, John Schroeder
  • Publication number: 20170320634
    Abstract: The bag may include a draw tape that may be used to cinch closed the opening of the bag. The draw tape has at least one stretched elastomeric strip attached to the draw tape in an extended condition. The draw tape may be smaller in size than the bag sidewalls. The draw tape may include an elastic characteristic, such as patterned ribs. In one embodiment, the roll of bag is kept under tension to maintain the elastomeric strips in a stretched condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2017
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventors: Gregory S. Kent, Shaun T. Broering
  • Bag
    Patent number: 9624004
    Abstract: The bag may include a draw tape that may be used to cinch closed the opening of the bag. The draw tape may include an elastic characteristic and may be smaller in size than the peripheral distance about the opening. The draw tape in its natural contracted state may partially constrict the opening. However, the draw tape may be stretched or expanded to enable a user to dilate the opening and fold the periphery of the opening over the rim of the canister. The draw tape may then recover or constrict to grip about the rim of the receptacle to hold the bag to the canister. In one embodiment, the bag may include a pattern proximate the bag opening to allow the bag opening to be stretched over the rim of the canister.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: The Glad Products Company
    Inventors: Gregory S. Kent, Matthew W. Waldron, Shaun T. Broering, David Hoying, John Schroeder
  • Bag
    Patent number: 9604760
    Abstract: The bag may include a draw tape that may be used to cinch closed the opening of the bag. The draw tape may include an elastic characteristic and may be smaller in size than the peripheral distance about the opening. The draw tape in its natural contracted state may partially constrict the opening. However, the draw tape may be stretched or expanded to enable a user to dilate the opening and fold the periphery of the opening over the rim of the canister. The draw tape may then recover or constrict to grip about the rim of the receptacle to hold the bag to the canister. In one embodiment, the bag may include a pattern proximate the bag opening to allow the bag opening to be stretched over the rim of the canister.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: The Glad Products Company
    Inventors: Gregory S. Kent, Matthew W. Waldron, Shaun T. Broering, David J. Hoying, John Schroeder
  • Patent number: 9550610
    Abstract: The bag may include a draw tape that may be used to cinch closed the opening of the bag. The draw tape has at least one stretched elastomeric strip attached to the draw tape in an extended condition. The draw tape may be smaller in size than the bag sidewalls. The draw tape may include an elastic characteristic, such as patterned ribs. In one embodiment, the roll of bag is kept under tension to maintain the elastomeric strips in a stretched condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: The Glad Products Company
    Inventors: Gregory S. Kent, Shaun T. Broering
  • Publication number: 20160114939
    Abstract: The bag may include a draw tape that may be used to cinch closed the opening of the bag. The draw tape has at least one stretched elastomeric strip attached to the draw tape in an extended condition. The draw tape may be smaller in size than the bag sidewalls. The draw tape may include an elastic characteristic, such as patterned ribs. In one embodiment, the roll of bag is kept under tension to maintain the elastomeric strips in a stretched condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2015
    Publication date: April 28, 2016
    Inventors: Gregory S. Kent, Shaun T. Broering
  • Publication number: 20160096660
    Abstract: The bag may include a draw tape that may be used to cinch closed the opening of the bag. The draw tape has at least one stretched elastomeric strip attached to the draw tape in an extended condition. The draw tape may be smaller in size than the bag sidewalls. The draw tape may include an elastic characteristic, such as patterned ribs. In one embodiment, the roll of bag is kept under tension to maintain the elastomeric strips in a stretched condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2015
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Inventors: Gregory S. Kent, Shaun T. Broering
  • BAG
    Publication number: 20160046412
    Abstract: The bag may include a draw tape that may be used to cinch closed the opening of the bag. The draw tape may include an elastic characteristic and may be smaller in size than the peripheral distance about the opening. The draw tape in its natural contracted state may partially constrict the opening. However, the draw tape may be stretched or expanded to enable a user to dilate the opening and fold the periphery of the opening over the rim of the canister. The draw tape may then recover or constrict to grip about the rim of the receptacle to hold the bag to the canister. In one embodiment, the bag may include a pattern proximate the bag opening to allow the bag opening to be stretched over the rim of the canister.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2015
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Inventors: Gregory S. Kent, Matthew W. Waldron, Shaun T. Broering, David Hoying, John Schroeder
  • BAG
    Publication number: 20160046411
    Abstract: The bag may include a draw tape that may be used to cinch closed the opening of the bag. The draw tape may include an elastic characteristic and may be smaller in size than the peripheral distance about the opening. The draw tape in its natural contracted state may partially constrict the opening. However, the draw tape may be stretched or expanded to enable a user to dilate the opening and fold the periphery of the opening over the rim of the canister. The draw tape may then recover or constrict to grip about the rim of the receptacle to hold the bag to the canister. In one embodiment, the bag may include a pattern proximate the bag opening to allow the bag opening to be stretched over the rim of the canister.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2015
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Inventors: Gregory S. Kent, Matthew W. Waldron, Shaun T. Broering, David Hoying, John Schroeder
  • Publication number: 20100172602
    Abstract: The draw tape bag may include, a bag body defining a cavity and a rim, the rim defining a mouth to the bag. The bag may include a hem including a passageway, the hem defining at least one opening. The bag may further include at least one multilayer polyolefin draw tape disposed within the hem. The draw tape may include a first skin layer, a second skin layer, and at least one core layer disposed between the skin layers. The draw tape is machine direction oriented. The core layer may be located between the skin layers. The core layer may include high density polyethylene or medium density polyethylene. The skin layers may include low density polyethylene or linear low density polyethylene.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2008
    Publication date: July 8, 2010
    Inventors: Hugh J. O'Donnell, Gregory S. Kent, Renzy L. Stepp
  • BAG
    Publication number: 20100046860
    Abstract: The bag may include a draw tape that may be used to cinch closed the opening of the bag. The draw tape may include an elastic characteristic and may be smaller in size than the peripheral distance about the opening. The draw tape in its natural contracted state may partially constrict the opening. However, the draw tape may be stretched or expanded to enable a user to dilate the opening and fold the periphery of the opening over the rim of the canister. The draw tape may then recover or constrict to grip about the rim of the receptacle to hold the bag to the canister. In one embodiment, the bag may include a pattern proximate the bag opening to allow the bag opening to be stretched over the rim of the canister.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2009
    Publication date: February 25, 2010
    Inventors: Gregory S. KENT, Mathew W. WALDRON, Shaun T. BROERING, David J. HOYING, John SCHROEDER
  • Patent number: D806559
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: The Glad Products Company
    Inventors: Gregory S. Kent, Matthew W. Waldron, Shaun T. Broering, David J. Hoying, John G. Schroeder
  • Patent number: D806560
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: The Glad Products Company
    Inventors: Gregory S. Kent, Matthew W. Waldron, Shaun T. Broering, David J. Hoying, John G. Schroeder
  • Patent number: D811239
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: The Glad Products Company
    Inventors: Gregory S. Kent, Matthew W. Waldron, Shaun T. Broering, David J. Hoying, John G. Schroeder