Patents by Inventor Mitchell W. Smith, Sr.

Mitchell W. Smith, Sr. 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).

  • Method and machine for producing packaging cushioning
    Patent number: 9427928
    Abstract: A method for producing packaging cushioning includes successively feeding sheets of a substrate at a first speed to a crumpling mechanism, crumpling the sheets at a second speed to convert the sheets into packaging cushion units, and controlling at least one of the first and second speeds to produce a desired degree of overlap between successive sheets, thereby generating a connected series of the packaging cushion units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: Sealed Air Corporation (US)
    Inventors: Atul Arora, Mitchell W. Smith, Sr., Kenneth Chrisman, Kenneth J. Mierzejewski, David Seebauer, John Wysmuller, Glen Vincent
  • Method and machine for producing packaging cushioning
    Publication number: 20110053751
    Abstract: A method for producing packaging cushioning includes successively feeding sheets of a substrate at a first speed to a crumpling mechanism, crumpling the sheets at a second speed to convert the sheets into packaging cushion units, and controlling at least one of the first and second speeds to produce a desired degree of overlap between successive sheets, thereby generating a connected series of the packaging cushion units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2009
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Inventors: Atul Arora, Mitchell W. Smith, SR., Kenneth Chrisman, Kenneth J. Mierzejewski, David Seebauer, John Wysmuller, Glen Vincent
  • Easy-opening feature for flexible packages and process and apparatus for forming same
    Patent number: 7021827
    Abstract: An easy-opening feature in a flexible package is provided by forming a tear feature in the package material by slitting, perforating, or otherwise forming a stress riser in the material, and affixing a label to the package material so that the label adheres to the tear feature. The formation of the tear feature and affixing of the label are performed prior to wrapping a product in the package material and sealing the material, and preferably are performed while the package material is moving along a path in a packaging apparatus. The label in one embodiment includes a detachable middle portion that tears free of the rest of the label upon pulling the detachable portion, such that remaining portions of the label remain on the package adjacent the opening created by the tear feature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2006
    Assignee: Cryovac, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen F. Compton, Roger J. Morrissette, Mitchell W. Smith, Sr., Frank B. Edwards
  • Easy-opening feature for flexible packages and process and apparatus for forming same
    Patent number: 6889483
    Abstract: An easy-opening feature in a flexible package is provided by forming a tear feature in the package material by slitting, perforating, or otherwise forming a stress riser in the material, and affixing a label to the package material so that the label adheres to the tear feature. The formation of the tear feature and affixing of the label are performed prior to wrapping a product in the package material and sealing the material, and preferably are performed while the package material is moving along a path in a packaging apparatus. The label in one embodiment includes a detachable middle portion that tears free of the rest of the label upon pulling the detachable portion, such that remaining portions of the label remain on the package adjacent the opening created by the tear feature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2005
    Assignee: Cryovac, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen F. Compton, Roger J. Morrissette, Mitchell W. Smith, Sr., Frank B. Edwards