Patents by Inventor Mario V. DiVasta

Mario V. DiVasta 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).

  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CREATING EASY TO OPEN PACKAGES
    Publication number: 20080053041
    Abstract: A product packaging apparatus that includes a notch former and a tab setter for creating an integrated tab on a product package. The notch former and tab setter are capable of forming a tab or an exposed area at any location of the product package, including creating a tab or an exposed area adjacent a longitudinal edge of the package. The notch former and the tab setter allow a tab to be created that has a length that extends beyond the longitudinal edge of the package. As a result, the present invention is capable of generating simple, easy to open packages that may also be re-used for re-mailing purposes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2006
    Publication date: March 6, 2008
    Inventors: Laurence Sperry, Mario V. DiVasta, Brian A. Murch
  • Apparatus and method for creating easy to open packages
    Patent number: 7331153
    Abstract: A product packaging apparatus that includes a notch former and a tab setter for creating an integrated tab on a product package. The notch former and tab setter are capable of forming a tab or an exposed area at any location of the product package, including creating a tab or an exposed area adjacent a longitudinal edge of the package. The notch former and the tab setter allow a tab to be created that has a length that extends beyond the longitudinal edge of the package. As a result, the present invention is capable of generating simple, easy to open packages that may also be re-used for re-mailing purposes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2008
    Assignee: Sealed Air Corporation (US)
    Inventors: Laurence Sperry, Mario V. DiVasta, Brian A. Murch