Patents by Inventor Mark Ralph Miller

Mark Ralph Miller 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).

  • Publication number: 20090008285
    Abstract: An improved child-resistant blister package is provided in which the lidding component includes a tear-resistant nonwoven layer and a barrier layer. The nonwoven layer can be a melt-spun continuous filament nonwoven web or a flash spun plexifilamentary sheet. The lidding component used in peel off-push through blister packages of the invention contains fewer layers and has improved puncture resistance compared to lidding components used in child-resistant packages known in the art. In addition, in peel off-push through and peel-open package designs of the present invention, the lidding peels more cleanly from the blister component compared to packages known in the art which have a tendency to tear during peeling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2008
    Publication date: January 8, 2009
    Applicant: E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventors: Mark Ralph Miller, Edith Gottemoller Triplett
  • Patent number: 6902645
    Abstract: A three part laminated material for use in making blister packages and a method of making such a material. The material is comprised of a central core layer of poly chloro-tri-fluoro ethylene to each side of which a separate polymer film is adhesively attached. The method of making the material involves use of a corona treater, a vertical forced air convection dryer, a horizontal convection dryer, a motor driven rewind, a chilled cylinder, a primary unwind and at least one laminating unwind. In the preferred embodiment, each of the polymer films is polyvinyl chloride, although a variety of different films may be used. The disclosed material provides a high moisture barrier, a stable inter-laminar structure and outer surfaces which lend themselves well to bonding with other materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2005
    Assignee: Kloeckner Pentaplast of America, Inc.
    Inventor: Mark Ralph Miller
  • Publication number: 20030188826
    Abstract: A three part laminated material for use in making blister packages and a method of making such a material. The material is comprised of a central core layer of poly chloro-tri-fluoro ethylene to each side of which a separate polymer film is adhesively attached. The method of making the material involoves use of a corona treater, a vertical forced air convection dryer, a horizontal convection dryer, a motor driven rewind, a chilled cylinder, a primary unwind and at least one laminating unwind. In the preferred embodiment, each of the polymer films is polyvinyl chloride, although a variety of different films may be used. The disclosed material provides a high moisture barrier, a stable inter-laminar structure and outer surfaces which lend themselves well to bonding with other materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2003
    Publication date: October 9, 2003
    Applicant: Kloeckner Pentaplast of America, Inc.
    Inventor: Mark Ralph Miller
  • Patent number: 6592978
    Abstract: A three part laminated material for use in making blister packages and a method of making such a material. The material is comprised of a central core layer of fluoro-polymer based sheet material to each side of which a separate polymer film is adhesively attached. These separate films may be symmetrical or asymmetrical as regards each other. In the preferred embodiment, each of the polymer films is polyvinyl chloride, although a variety of chemically different films may be used. The disclosed material provides a high moisture barrier, reduced package curl, a stable inter-laminar structure and outer surfaces which lend themselves well to bonding with other materials as well as to printing and coating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2003
    Assignee: Kloeckner Pentaplast of America, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Ralph Miller, Kevin Junior Carter
  • Patent number: 6589642
    Abstract: A three part laminated material for use in making blister packages and a method of making such a material. The material is comprised of a central core layer of fluoro-polymer based sheet material to each side of which a separate polymer film is adhesively attached. In the preferred embodiment, each of the polymer films is polyvinyl chloride, although a variety of chemically different films may be used. The disclosed material provides a high moisture barrier, a stable inter-laminar structure and outer surfaces which lend themselves well to bonding with other materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2003
    Assignee: Kloeckner Pentaplast of America, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Ralph Miller, Kevin Junior Carter
  • Publication number: 20030118801
    Abstract: A three part laminated material for use in making blister packages and a method of making such a material. The material is comprised of a central core layer of fluoro-polymer based sheet material to each side of which a separate polymer film is adhesively attached. In the preferred embodiment, each of the polymer films is polyvinyl chloride, although a variety of chemically different films may be used. The disclosed material provides a high moisture barrier, a stable inter-laminar structure and outer surfaces which lend themselves well to bonding with other materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2002
    Publication date: June 26, 2003
    Applicant: Kloeckner Pentaplast of America, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Ralph Miller, Kevin Junior Carter