Patents by Inventor Michael K. Kirk

Michael K. Kirk 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).

  • BAGS OF STRETCHABLE FILMS WITH IMPROVED SEALS
    Publication number: 20220097336
    Abstract: In one example, a plastic product such as a plastic bag includes one or more seals. One of the seals includes respective portions of first and second plastic films that are arranged one on top of the other. The respective portions are joined together and are aligned generally parallel to a direction of elongation associated with the plastic films, where the direction of elongation is a direction in which the plastic films elongate when under load. As well, the respective portions extend along a length of the joined plastic films and have a length that is greater than a length of the plastic films.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Kyle R. Wilcoxen, Michael K. Kirk
  • Seals for stretchable films
    Patent number: 11214034
    Abstract: In one example, a plastic product such as a plastic bag includes one or more seals. One of the seals includes respective portions of first and second plastic films that are arranged one on top of the other. The respective portions are joined together and are aligned generally parallel to a direction of elongation associated with the plastic films, where the direction of elongation is a direction in which the plastic films elongate when under load. As well, the respective portions extend along a length of the joined plastic films and have a length that is greater than a length of the plastic films.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: THE GLAD PRODUCTS COMPANY
    Inventors: Kyle R. Wilcoxen, Michael K. Kirk
  • IMPROVED SEALS FOR STRETCHABLE FILMS
    Publication number: 20170106619
    Abstract: In one example, a plastic product such as a plastic bag includes one or more seals. One of the seals includes respective portions of first and second plastic films that are arranged one on top of the other. The respective portions are joined together and are aligned generally parallel to a direction of elongation associated with the plastic films, where the direction of elongation is a direction in which the plastic films elongate when under load. As well, the respective portions extend along a length of the joined plastic films and have a length that is greater than a length of the plastic films.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2014
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Inventors: Kyle R. Wilcoxen, Michael K. Kirk