Patents by Inventor JoanRita A. Schultz

JoanRita A. Schultz 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).

  • Flexible carrier
    Patent number: 7195809
    Abstract: A flexible carrier for carrying a plurality of containers, such as soft drink and other beverage containers, is formed from a polymer composition which provides the carrier with improved recovery, tensile strength and tear resistance. The polymer composition includes about 50–99% by weight of a low density ethylene polymer having a density of about 0.910–0.950 grams/cm3 and about 1–50% by weight of a single site catalyzed ethylene-alpha olefin copolymer plastomer having a density of about 0.850–0.905 grams/cm3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2007
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventors: William N. Weaver, JoanRita A. Schultz, Peter L. Samaras, Deepak H. Mehta
  • Flexible carrier
    Publication number: 20040192850
    Abstract: A flexible carrier for carrying a plurality of containers, such as soft drink and other beverage containers, is formed from a polymer composition which provides the carrier with improved recovery, tensile strength and tear resistance. The polymer composition includes about 50-99% by weight of a low density ethylene polymer having a density of about 0.910-0.950 grams/cm3 and about 1-50% by weight of a single site catalyzed ethylene-alpha olefin copolymer plastomer having a density of about 0.850-0.905 grams/cm3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2004
    Publication date: September 30, 2004
    Inventors: William N. Weaver, JoanRita A. Schultz, Peter L. Samaras, Deepak H. Mehta
  • Flexible carrier
    Publication number: 20040147679
    Abstract: A flexible carrier for carrying a plurality of containers, such as soft drink and other beverage containers, is formed from a polymer composition which provides the carrier with improved recovery, tensile strength and tear resistance. The polymer composition includes about 50-99% by weight of a low density ethylene polymer having a density of about 0.910-0.950 grams/cm3 and about 1-50% by weight of a single site catalyzed ethylene-alpha olefin copolymer plastomer having a density of about 0.850-0.905 grams/cm3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2003
    Publication date: July 29, 2004
    Inventors: William N. Weaver, JoanRita A. Schultz, Peter L. Samaras, Deepak H. Mehta