Patents by Inventor Michael Hoard

Michael Hoard 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).

  • Layered materials comprising aluminum foil and tubes made therefrom
    Patent number: 10160580
    Abstract: Multi-layer laminate materials, which include an aluminum foil layer having particular tensile strength properties, are described. The aluminum foil layer in combination with other layers provides important benefits in manufacturing operations, such as filling tubes made by forming a cylinder from the laminate materials and heat sealing the side and end edges. These benefits are obtained in many cases without the need to increase foil weight or layer thickness. The laminate materials preserve the flexibility of conventional tubes, for example toothpaste tubes, as required to dispense products from a tube opening with the application of manual squeezing forces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: Albea Americas, Inc.
    Inventors: John Suter, Michael Hoard
  • Layered Materials Comprising Aluminum Foil and Tubes Made Therefrom
    Publication number: 20150336726
    Abstract: Multi-layer laminate materials, which include an aluminum foil layer having particular tensile strength properties, are described. The aluminum foil layer in combination with other layers provides important benefits in manufacturing operations, such as filling tubes made by forming a cylinder from the laminate materials and heat sealing the side and end edges. These benefits are obtained in many cases without the need to increase foil weight or layer thickness. The laminate materials preserve the flexibility of conventional tubes, for example toothpaste tubes, as required to dispense products from a tube opening with the application of manual squeezing forces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2013
    Publication date: November 26, 2015
    Inventors: John Suter, Michael Hoard