Patents by Inventor James R. Leezer

James R. Leezer 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: 4093073
    Abstract: A dough package is described that comprises a fiber can containing dough in which the can wall is composed of a body layer of kraft paper having a helically disposed butt joint defined by its mating side edges to which is releasably bonded a relatively thin lightweight label. The label is releasably bonded to the underlying kraft paper by means of a peelable adhesive layer which functions in one of two ways. In the first, the adhesive functions as a releasable layer interposed between the body layer and the unexposed surface of the label. This layer is released from the label and remains in place when the label is peeled back. In the second method the peelable adhesive layer ruptures or splits as the label is lifted although a small fraction e.g. 10% of the surface kraft fibers may be pulled out when the label is removed. The term "peelable adhesive" herein refers both to adhesives that split and those that separate from the label when the label is lifted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 1976
    Date of Patent: June 6, 1978
    Assignee: The Pillsbury Company
    Inventor: James R. Leezer
  • Patent number: 3982686
    Abstract: A spiral wound can is described in which the body of the can is made up of a relatively heavy fiberboard base or body stock layer lined within by an oil and moisture impermeable barrier preferably formed from a laminate of aluminum foil and paper. The base body layer includes a helically extending separation line or butt joint bonded together by the liner and label which is bonded to the body stock by at least two broken or unbroken spaced apart strips of adhesive one of which is aligned over the butt joint and one of which is spaced from the butt joint. A circumferentially extending collar cut is made through the label near the can end to facilitate its removal. Printed indicia is located on the underside of the label between the strips of adhesive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 1976
    Date of Patent: September 28, 1976
    Assignee: The Pillsbury Company
    Inventors: A. Kenneth Parlour, James R. Leezer, Charles H. Turpin
  • Patent number: 3940496
    Abstract: A spiral wound can is described in which the body of the can is made up of a relatively heavy fiberboard base or body layer lined within by an oil and moisture impermeable barrier formed from a laminate of aluminum foil and paper. The heavy base layer includes a helically extending separation line or butt joint bonded together by the liner and a reinforcing tensile element in the form of a reinforcing strip. A discrete label covers the reinforcing strip and the body stock and is bonded to the body stock by at least two broken or unbroken lines of adhesive on opposite sides of the reinforcing strip. A circumferentially extending collar cut is made through both the label and the reinforcing strip to facilitate their removal. In one form of the invention, the reinforcing strip is bonded more strongly to the label than to the body and is removed when the label is removed. In another form of the invention, the label is not bonded to the reinforcing strip and is removed first.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 1973
    Date of Patent: February 24, 1976
    Assignee: The Pillsbury Company
    Inventors: Charles H. Turpin, Francis R. Reid, James R. Leezer
  • Patent number: 3933302
    Abstract: A fiber can is described which includes a body composed of a relatively thin liner and a much heavier sheet of body stock covered by a temporary reinforcing sheet or inner label which is enclosed within a display label that encircles the container to provide at least one spirally wound convolution so that the display label partially overlaps itself at least enough to cover the temporary reinforcing sheet and can be removed without disturbing the temporary reinforcing sheet. The container can be used for a variety of products such as fresh dough and other foods, juices, lubricating oils, etc. A circular cut or tear strip is provided to facilitate removal of the display label and in some cases the opening of the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 1975
    Date of Patent: January 20, 1976
    Assignee: The Pillsbury Company
    Inventors: Francis R. Reid, James R. Leezer