Patents by Inventor John R. Kiffmeyer

John R. Kiffmeyer 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).

  • Method for sealing a fitment to a flexible container and flexible container comprising a fitment
    Patent number: 11479398
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for sealing a fitment to a flexible container. In an embodiment, the method includes placing a fitment into the neck of a four panel flexible container formed from flexible film. The process includes complementarily aligning a multiseal around a base of the fitment. The process includes providing a plurality of primary seals (and flaps), secondary seals, and tertiary seals onto the base with respective primary sealing jaws, secondary sealing jaws, and tertiary sealing jaws to form the multiseal, wherein the secondary seals overlap the primary seals, and the tertiary seals overlap the primary seals and the secondary seals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Kenneth R. Wilkes, John R. Kiffmeyer, Ryan N. French, Miguel Avalos
  • Method for Sealing a Fitment to a Flexible Container and Flexible Container Comprising a Fitment
    Publication number: 20210053738
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for sealing a fitment to a flexible container. In an embodiment, the method includes placing a fitment into the neck of a four panel flexible container formed from flexible film. The process includes complementarily aligning a multiseal around a base of the fitment. The process includes providing a plurality of primary seals (and flaps), secondary seals, and tertiary seals onto the base with respective primary sealing jaws, secondary sealing jaws, and tertiary sealing jaws to form the multiseal, wherein the secondary seals overlap the primary seals, and the tertiary seals overlap the primary seals and the secondary seals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2019
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Inventors: Kenneth R. Wilkes, John R. Kiffmeyer, Ryan N. French, Miguel Avalos