Patents by Inventor James A. Hiller

James A. Hiller 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).

  • Ultraviolet light sterilization retrofit for paperboard packaging filling machines
    Patent number: 5606169
    Abstract: This invention relates to a retrofit apparatus utilized in Ultraviolet (UV) light sterilization equipment for paperboard packaging filling machines. Such structures of this type, generally, allow conventional paperboard packaging filling machines to be economically converted to include an ultraviolet light sterilization retrofit assembly wherein microbiological spoilage of the food product contained within the paperboard packaging can be significantly reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 1995
    Date of Patent: February 25, 1997
    Assignee: Westvaco Corporation
    Inventors: James A. Hiller, Richard L. Lewis, Thomas S. Williams, III
  • Method for bonding pour spouts to containers
    Patent number: 5088643
    Abstract: The polymer coated exterior of a paperboard container used to package liquid products is selectively treated with a flame or corona to raise the surface tension in the areas which are intended to accept ink while eliminating or canceling any surface treatment in the region where a pour spout fitment is to be bonded to the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 1991
    Date of Patent: February 18, 1992
    Assignee: Westvaco Company
    Inventors: Stephen L. Frazier, James A. Hiller