Patents by Inventor Jan Eeckhout

Jan Eeckhout 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).

  • Assembly of self-standing pouches
    Patent number: 5992631
    Abstract: The present invention provides a shipping unit comprising more than one flexible pouch (15) and a secondary package (20). Each flexible pouch is filled with a granular laundry detergent. The secondary package contains the filled pouches of the shipping unit and keeps the filled pouches together in the shipping unit. The secondary package is in a closed position such to prevent the exit of any of the filled pouches prior to opening of the shipping unit. The secondary package is flexible and non-resistant to compression force when the shipping unit is stacked with other shipping units in an assembly, and the granular laundry detergent contained in each flexible pouch has a cake strength of less than or equal to 200 g/cm.sup.2. This shipping unit is able to carry the load of other stacked shipping units to form an assembly in form of a pallet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 30, 1999
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Jan Eeckhout, Andrew John Fagg