Patents by Inventor Martin Offa-Jones

Martin Offa-Jones 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).

  • Air pocket flange closure for push-to-open recloseable packages
    Patent number: 10315807
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a closure for a reclosable package wherein the product side flanges include opposing air pockets thereby allowing a user to more easily grab the product side flanges or the package walls. In a second embodiment of the disclosure, the opposing air pockets are adjacent to the interlocking elements of the closure. In a further aspect of the disclosure, a closure includes a small sack or air or other fluid adjacent to the closure profiles. When closed, the closure creates a leak resistant configuration. By pressing the air sack, the user separates the closure profiles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
    Inventors: Jose Manuel Septien-Rojas, Murray Leighton, Martin Offa-Jones
  • AIR POCKET FLANGE CLOSURE FOR PUSH-TO-OPEN RECLOSABLE PACKAGES
    Publication number: 20180222637
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a closure for a reclosable package wherein the product side flanges include opposing air pockets thereby allowing a user to more easily grab the product side flanges or the package walls. In a second embodiment of the disclosure, the opposing air pockets are adjacent to the interlocking elements of the closure. In a further aspect of the disclosure, a closure includes a small sack or air or other fluid adjacent to the closure profiles. When closed, the closure creates a leak resistant configuration. By pressing the air sack, the user separates the closure profiles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2015
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Applicant: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
    Inventors: Jose Manuel SEPTIEN-ROJAS, Murray LEIGHTON, Martin OFFA-JONES
  • Spaced multi-rib zipper
    Patent number: 9498026
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a one piece multi-rib fastener including at least two groups of ribs, each rib with one or more hooks, wherein the groups are separated by a space less than the width of the maximum number of ribs within one of the groups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
    Inventors: Jose Manuel Septien Rojas, Martin Offa-Jones, Steven Ausnit
  • SPACED MULTI-RIB ZIPPER
    Publication number: 20150201716
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a one piece multi-rib fastener including at least two groups of ribs, each rib with one or more hooks, wherein the groups are separated by a space less than the width of the maximum number of ribs within one of the groups.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2015
    Publication date: July 23, 2015
    Applicant: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
    Inventors: Jose Manuel SEPTIEN ROJAS, Martin OFFA-JONES, Steven AUSNIT
  • Spaced multi-rib zipper
    Patent number: 9015910
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a one piece multi-rib fastener including at least two groups of ribs, each rib with one or more hooks, wherein the groups are separated by a space less than the width of the maximum number of ribs within one of the groups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventors: Jose Manuel Septien Rojas, Martin Offa-Jones, Steven Ausnit