Patents by Inventor Jeffery C. Fitch

Jeffery C. Fitch 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).

  • Publication number: 20230182366
    Abstract: Extrusion blow molded containers and processes for making same. In some embodiments, the container can include a body that can have a top, a bottom, and a sidewall connected to the top and bottom. The body can define a volume. A first section of the sidewall can include an opaque polymer composition and a second section of the sidewall can include a translucent polymer composition that provides a viewing window into the volume. The translucent polymer composition can include a first polyethylene copolymer derived from ethylene and at least one C3 to C20 ?-olefin. The first polyethylene copolymer can have an I2.16 (190° C./2.16 kg) of about 0.2 g/10 min to about 1 g/10 min, a melt index ratio of about 30 g/10 min to about 80 g/10 min, and a density of about 0.910 g/cm3 to about 0.940 g/cm3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2021
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Inventors: Allen T. MIKA, Jeffery C. FITCH
  • Publication number: 20220177208
    Abstract: Multi-layered packaging materials. In an embodiment, a packaging material includes: an outer layer comprising a colorant and from about 70 wt % to about 99 wt % of a first post consumer resin (PCR); and an inner layer comprising a polymer and being about 3 wt % to about 99 wt % of the total packaging material. The packaging material can also include a middle comprising another colorant and from about 70 wt % to about 100 wt % of another PCR. In another embodiment, a packaging material includes: an outer layer comprising a first colorant and from about 70 wt % to about 99 wt % of a first virgin polymer; a middle layer that is about 40 wt % to about 95 wt % of the total packaging material, the middle layer comprising a PCR; and an inner layer comprising a second virgin polymer. The foregoing packaging materials can be made by co-extruding the different layers therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2021
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Inventors: Donna S. Davis, Jeffery C. Fitch, Robert M. Canright, Lori J. Schellenger, Mohan Kalyanaraman