Patents by Inventor John O. McCree
John O. McCree 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).
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Patent number: 9296541Abstract: Valves useful in vacuum compression storage bags are described. The valve includes a check valve, a carrier film having adhesive on a surface thereof, and a plastic stand-off with projecting protrusions. The check valve, carrier film and stand-off each have an opening therethrough which when affixed together align to provide a passageway through the valve. When used with a vacuum compression storage bag, the valve is aligned with a hole through a wall of the bag to provide an air flow passageway through the aligned holes from the interior of the bag through the valve when vacuum force is applied over the valve and the bag sealed. The stand-off extends inside the bag to prevent contents therein from blocking air flow from inside the bag through the valve during vacuum evacuation of air from the bag. The stand-off has a rigidity to prevent collapse of the valve under vacuum force.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2014Date of Patent: March 29, 2016Assignee: S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc.Inventors: Robert R. Turvey, John O. McCree
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Publication number: 20150266648Abstract: Valves useful in vacuum compression storage bags are described. The valve includes a check valve, a carrier film having adhesive on a surface thereof, and a plastic stand-off with projecting protrusions. The check valve, carrier film and stand-off each have an opening therethrough which when affixed together align to provide a passageway through the valve. When used with a vacuum compression storage bag, the valve is aligned with a hole through a wall of the bag to provide an air flow passageway through the aligned holes from the interior of the bag through the valve when vacuum force is applied over the valve and the bag sealed. The stand-off extends inside the bag to prevent contents therein from blocking air flow from inside the bag through the valve during vacuum evacuation of air from the bag. The stand-off has a rigidity to prevent collapse of the valve under vacuum force.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2014Publication date: September 24, 2015Applicant: S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.Inventors: Robert R. Turvey, John O. McCree
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Patent number: 8272107Abstract: A pouch comprises a first sidewall and a second sidewall forming an interior space therebetween, a resealable closure mechanism including a first and a second elongate closure profile, and a resilient profile extending from one of the first or second closure profiles and having at least one notch extending therethrough to allow the evacuation of air from the interior space.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2009Date of Patent: September 25, 2012Assignee: S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.Inventors: Robert R. Turvey, John O. McCree, Stephen M. Perkins
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Patent number: 8061898Abstract: A venting closure mechanism for a pouch includes first and second closure profiles that interlock and third and fourth closure profiles that interlock. A sealing flap extends from the first closure element between the first and third closure profiles and engages the second closure element to form a releasable gastight seal therebetween. When the first and second closure elements are occluded, a first plurality of longitudinally spaced first exhaust channels is disposed on a product-side of the sealing flap and a second plurality of longitudinally spaced second exhaust channels is disposed on a user-side of the sealing flap. A first pouch sidewall is attached to the first closure element at an exterior surface thereof between a user-side edge of the first closure element and the sealing flap. An interior surface of the first pouch sidewall is textured with a pattern that provides flow channels therealong.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2009Date of Patent: November 22, 2011Assignee: S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.Inventors: James C. Pawloski, Brian C. Dais, John O. McCree
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Publication number: 20110097018Abstract: A pouch comprises a first sidewall and a second sidewall forming an interior space therebetween, a resealable closure mechanism including a first and a second elongate closure profile, and a resilient profile extending from one of the first or second closure profiles and having at least one notch extending therethrough to allow the evacuation of air from the interior space.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2009Publication date: April 28, 2011Inventors: Robert R. Turvey, John O. McCree, Stephen M. Perkins
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Publication number: 20100014786Abstract: A venting closure mechanism for a pouch includes first and second closure profiles that interlock and third and fourth closure profiles that interlock. A sealing flap extends from the first closure element between the first and third closure profiles and engages the second closure element to form a releasable gastight seal therebetween. When the first and second closure elements are occluded, a first plurality of longitudinally spaced first exhaust channels is disposed on a product-side of the sealing flap and a second plurality of longitudinally spaced second exhaust channels is disposed on a user-side of the sealing flap. A first pouch sidewall is attached to the first closure element at an exterior surface thereof between a user-side edge of the first closure element and the sealing flap. An interior surface of the first pouch sidewall is textured with a pattern that provides flow channels therealong.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2009Publication date: January 21, 2010Inventors: James C. Pawloski, Brian C. Dais, John O. McCree
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Patent number: 7137738Abstract: A recloseable storage bag is disclosed which may include first and second sides having closed sides and an open top. Primary closure members may be provided proximate the top, with a secondary closure element being provided in one of the sides to enable gas to be evacuated from the bag after the primary closure members are closed. The secondary closure member may further include the ability to prevent liquid from exiting the bag therethrough.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2004Date of Patent: November 21, 2006Assignee: S.C. Johnson Home Storage, Inc.Inventors: Ketan N. Shah, Kenneth S. Nurkiewicz, John O. McCree, Peggy B. Winiarski
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Patent number: 6899460Abstract: A storage bag having a recloseable mouth, which is biased into an open configuration, is disclosed. The bag, typically manufactured from thermoplastic material such as low-density polyethylene, includes first and second adjacent layers joined or folded along bottom and side edges. The top edges are not folded or permanently joined, but are provided with closure members such as mating male and female zipper strips. The bag is further provided with structure to bias the top edges apart from one another thus biasing the mouth of the bag into an open configuration. The closure members are sufficiently strong to overcome the force of the biasing structure and thereby hold the bag closed when the closure members are engaged. However, upon disengagement of the closure members the biasing structure forces the bag top edges apart to thereby place the bag into an open mouth configuration.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2002Date of Patent: May 31, 2005Assignee: S.C. Johnson Home Storage, Inc.Inventors: Robert R. Turvey, Michael J. Banco, James C. Pawloski, Kenneth A. Toney, John O. McCree
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Publication number: 20040256051Abstract: Disposable polymeric container covers, methods of manufacturing the same, and machines for manufacturing the same are disclosed wherein the cover may include a polymer film adapted to enclose a bowl or the like, and an elastic film proximate thereto adapted to seal the cover against the bowl. The elastic film may be provided as an annular member completely surrounding the bowl, or in segments around an otherwise non-elastic ring. The method may include co-extruding the elastic with the non-elastic polymer, or stamping the elastic and non-elastic polymers as separate pieces and then heat sealing them together.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2004Publication date: December 23, 2004Inventors: Robert R. Turvey, John O. McCree
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Publication number: 20040223667Abstract: A recloseable storage bag is disclosed which may include first and second sides having closed sides and an open top. Primary closure members may be provided proximate the top, with a secondary closure element being provided in one of the sides to enable gas to be evacuated from the bag after the primary closure members are closed. The secondary closure member may further include the ability to prevent liquid from exiting the bag therethrough.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2004Publication date: November 11, 2004Inventors: Ketan N. Shah, Kenneth S. Nurkiewicz, John O. McCree, Peggy B. Winiarski
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Publication number: 20040000503Abstract: A recloseable storage bag is disclosed which may include first and second sides having closed sides and an open top. Primary closure members may be provided proximate the top, with a secondary closure element being provided in one of the sides to enable gas to be evacuated from the bag after the primary closure members are closed. The secondary closure member may further include the ability to prevent liquid from exiting the bag therethrough.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2002Publication date: January 1, 2004Inventors: Ketan N. Shah, Kenneth S. Nurkiewicz, John O. McCree, Peggy B. Winiarski
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Publication number: 20030211270Abstract: A flexible pressure-sensitive food grade wrap film, and a process for manufacturing the film. The film includes a substrate overcoated with a pressure-sensitive adhesive, a release overprinted on the adhesive that prevents the adhesive from clinging to the surface of an article or to itself without applying pressure, and, optionally, a release coating on the opposite side of the substrate. Once pressure is applied to the film, the film flexibility allows the adhesive to contact the surface of the article or itself and subsequently adhere to hold the film in place or to form a sealed pouch around an article. The pressure-activated contact and adhesion to an article or to itself are designed to form a tight, spill-resistant physical bond that seals liquid or solid contents in a container, or forms a sealed pouch around a solid article.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 3, 2003Publication date: November 13, 2003Applicant: S.C. Johnson Home Storage, Inc.Inventors: Kent B. McReynolds, Kenneth A. Toney, John O. McCree, John S. Sabol, Paul A. Kolosowski, Michael J. Rohrer, James H. Duvall, Robert M. Shaw
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Publication number: 20030077007Abstract: A storage bag having a recloseable mouth, which is biased into an open configuration, is disclosed. The bag, typically manufactured from thermoplastic material such as low-density polyethylene, includes first and second adjacent layers joined or folded along bottom and side edges. The top edges are not folded or permanently joined, but are provided with closure members such as mating male and female zipper strips. The bag is further provided with structure to bias the top edges apart from one another thus biasing the mouth of the bag into an open configuration. The closure members are sufficiently strong to overcome the force of the biasing structure and thereby hold the bag closed when the closure members are engaged. However, upon disengagement of the closure members the biasing structure forces the bag top edges apart to thereby place the bag into an open mouth configuration.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2002Publication date: April 24, 2003Inventors: Robert R. Turvey, Michael J. Banco, James C. Pawloski, Kenneth A. Toney, John O. McCree
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Publication number: 20020098348Abstract: A flexible pressure-sensitive food grade wrap film, and a process for manufacturing the film. The film includes a substrate overcoated with a pressure-sensitive adhesive, a release overprinted on the adhesive that prevents the adhesive from clinging to the surface of an article or to itself without applying pressure, and, optionally, a release coating on the opposite side of the substrate. Once pressure is applied to the film, the film flexibility allows the adhesive to contact the surface of the article or itself and subsequently adhere to hold the film in place or to form a sealed pouch around an article. The pressure-activated contact and adhesion to an article or to itself are designed to form a tight, spill-resistant physical bond that seals liquid or solid contents in a container, or forms a sealed pouch around a solid article.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 18, 2001Publication date: July 25, 2002Inventors: Kent B. McReynolds, Kenneth A. Toney, John O. McCree, John S. Sabol, Paul A. Kolosowski, Michael J. Rohrer, James H. Duvall, Robert M. Shaw
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Patent number: 5809621Abstract: A reclosable fastener assembly comprising two profile strips with interlocking hooks, with a pair of handles positioned along the length of the outer surface of the second fastener strip, the handles adapted to cooperate with the second profile, such that when the handles are squeezed together, the hooks of the second profile disengage with the hooks of the first profile to open the fastener assembly. A slider moves along the fastening strips in straddling relation, the slider including means for squeezing the handles together as the slider moves toward the open position so that the profiles disengage. The profiles reengage when the slider moves in the reverse direction. Also disclosed are the slider and the closure.Type: GrantFiled: December 26, 1996Date of Patent: September 22, 1998Assignee: S. C. Johnson Home Storage Inc.Inventors: John O. McCree, Richard Dawkins, Ken A. Toney
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Patent number: 5478228Abstract: Disclosed is a zipper for a reclosable thermoplastic bag having opposing rib and groove profiles wherein at least one of the opposing zipper profiles has an longitudinally extending part interlockable and substantially free of interdigitation with the opposing profile and wherein the part is structurally discontinuous along its length. When the rib and groove profiles are interlocked, an audible clicking sound and/or a vibratory or bumpy feel perceptible to the touch is imparted.Further disclosed is a process and apparatus for making the zipper wherein a zipper profile is extruded and indentions are formed within and along it.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 1993Date of Patent: December 26, 1995Assignee: Dowbrands LPInventors: Brian C. Dais, Jose Porchia, John O. McCree, Raymond R. Rydman, Bertha R. Vaughn
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Patent number: 5445865Abstract: Free edge-sealed film articles and a method for making such, wherein the articles comprise a plurality of film portions and contain a free edge-seal between two of such portions, with one or both of the two free edge-sealed portions consisting essentially of a plurality of layers of diverse thermoplastic materials which are so ordered that on sealing the two portions together, the layered film portion is curled toward the other of the two free edge-sealed portions.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 1993Date of Patent: August 29, 1995Assignee: DowbrandsInventors: Burdette W. Miller, John O. McCree, William D. Price
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Patent number: 5307552Abstract: Disclosed is a zipper for a reclosable thermoplastic bag having opposing rib and groove profiles wherein at least one of the opposing zipper profiles has an longitudinally extending part interlockable and substantially free of interdigitation with the opposing profile and wherein the part is structurally discontinuous along its length. When the rib and groove profiles are interlocked, an audible clicking sound and/or a vibratory or bumpy feel perceptible to the touch is imparted.Further disclosed is a process and apparatus for making the zipper wherein a zipper profile is extruded and indentions are formed within and along it.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 1991Date of Patent: May 3, 1994Assignee: Dowbrands L.P.Inventors: Brian C. Dais, Jose Porchia, John O. McCree, Raymond R. Rydman, Bertha R. Vaughn
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Patent number: 5292392Abstract: Free edge-sealed film articles and a method for making such, wherein the articles comprise a plurality of film portions and contain a free edge-seal between two of such portions, with one or both of the two free edge-sealed portions consisting essentially of a plurality of layers of diverse thermoplastic materials which are so ordered that on sealing the two portions together, the ordered layered film portion is curled toward the other of the two free edge-sealed portions.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 1992Date of Patent: March 8, 1994Assignee: Dowbrands Inc.Inventors: Burdette W. Miller, John O. McCree, William D. Price
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Patent number: 5141577Abstract: A closure for reclosable plastic containers including male and female closure elements having extremities which are suited for interlocking with one another, in which the interlocking extremities of the male and female elements are guided into interlocking engagement responsive to compressive force placed on the elements, as in the clamping together and edge-sealing of film portions carrying the elements.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 1990Date of Patent: August 25, 1992Assignee: Dowbrands L.P.Inventors: Jose Porchia, John O. McCree, Brian C. Dais