Patents by Inventor Kyle S. Nakazawa

Kyle S. Nakazawa 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).

  • Cheese pouch having easy opening and reclosing characteristics
    Patent number: 5525363
    Abstract: A pouch for containing a food product such as shredded cheese, and a novel method and apparatus for forming, filling and sealing the pouch. The method involves providing one or more webs of material to define a pair of walls for the pouch, orienting the web material so that the walls are substantially vertical, with the web having a horizontal longitudinal axis; providing interengageable strips of reclosable fastener material along the web adjacent the lower edges of the walls; forming vertical side seals; filling the pouches through their open bottoms while in inverted orientation; and sealing the bottoms of the pouches. Each of the strips of reclosable fastener material has one or more fastener members thereon. A peelable seal is provided between the product contained in the interior of the pouch and the reclosable fastener members. The peelable seal is preferably formed on the fastener strip material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 1994
    Date of Patent: June 11, 1996
    Assignee: Kraft Foods, Inc.
    Inventors: Terrence W. Herber, Mark J. Yunker, Kyle S. Nakazawa, Farrad Sadeghzadeh, Wayne H. Rothschild
  • Pouch having easy opening and reclosing characteristics and method and apparatus for production thereof
    Patent number: 5519982
    Abstract: A pouch for containing a food product such as shredded cheese, and a novel method and apparatus for forming, filling and sealing the pouch. The method involves providing one or more webs of material to define a pair of walls for the pouch, orienting the web material so that the walls are substantially vertical, with the web having a horizontal longitudinal axis; providing interengageable strips of reclosable fastener material along the web adjacent the lower edges of the walls; forming vertical side seals; filling the pouches through their open bottoms while in inverted orientation; and sealing the bottoms of the pouches. Each of the strips of reclosable fastener material has one or more fastener members thereon. A peelable seal is provided between the product contained in the interior of the pouch and the reclosable fastener members. The peelable seal is preferably formed on the fastener strip material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 1995
    Date of Patent: May 28, 1996
    Assignee: Kraft Foods, Inc.
    Inventors: Terrence W. Herber, Mark J. Yunker, Kyle S. Nakazawa, Farrad Sadeghzadeth, Wayne H. Rothschild