Patents by Inventor Martin J. Ecoff

Martin J. Ecoff 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 for treating an article containing an oxidizable organic compound
    Patent number: 6259107
    Abstract: An apparatus includes providing an article having an oxidizable organic compound and an organoleptic compound; advancing the article toward a means for treating the article, the means for treating the article including a treating medium, and a means for applying the treating medium to the article; and applying the treating medium to a surface of the article so as to lower the amount of the organoleptic compound in the article.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2001
    Assignee: Cryovac, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael L. Becraft, Martin J. Ecoff, R. Karina Sylvia, Jeffrey A. Thomas
  • Shrink film with good ink adhesion
    Patent number: 5942326
    Abstract: A film, having two major surfaces, includes an outer layer including a copolymer of ethylene and a C.sub.3 to C.sub.10 alpha olefin, wherein at least one surface has a silicone coating of between 0.1 and 1.2 milligrams per square feet. Multilayer films can also be provided. Films with a combination of good machinability and ink adhesion are obtained. Films with good shrink properties, in combination with good machinability and ink adhesion, are also obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 24, 1999
    Assignee: Cryovac, Inc.
    Inventors: Martin J. Ecoff, Tracie P. Segura, Daniel S. Wilburn
  • Method and apparatus for treating an article containing an oxidizable organic compound
    Patent number: 5904960
    Abstract: A method includes providing an article having an oxidizable organic compound and an organoleptic compound; advancing the article toward a means for treating the article, the means for treating the article including a treating medium, and a means for applying the treating medium to the article; and applying the treating medium to a surface of the article so as to lower the amount of the organoleptic compound in the article. An apparatus is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 18, 1999
    Assignee: Cryovac, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael L. Becraft, Martin J. Ecoff, R. Karina Sylvia, Jeffrey A. Thomas