Patents by Inventor J. Harell Atkins

J. Harell Atkins 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).

  • Vacuum packaging goods in heat shrinkable plastic bags using flexible diaphragms
    Patent number: 4457122
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for vacuum packaging goods in heat shrinkable, thermoplastic bags in a vacuum chamber equipped with flexible, heated diaphragms that can be collapsed upon a filled bag to heat it to shrinking temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 1981
    Date of Patent: July 3, 1984
    Assignee: W. R. Grace & Co., Cryovac Div.
    Inventors: J. Harell Atkins, Joseph E. Owensby