Patents by Inventor Norman L. Jesch

Norman L. Jesch 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).

  • Patent number: 9975305
    Abstract: A canister for holding one or more products. The canister includes a canister body having a first layer and a second layer laminated to the first layer. The canister body has a bottom end having a bottom panel offset from the bottom of the canister and a top end sealed with a lid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: Graphic Packaging International, LLC
    Inventors: Scott Thomas Strand, Norman L. Jesch, Kelly R. Fitzwater
  • Publication number: 20170029160
    Abstract: A canister for holding one or more products. The canister includes a canister body having a first layer and a second layer laminated to the first layer. The canister body has a bottom end having a bottom panel offset from the bottom of the canister and a top end sealed with a lid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2016
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Inventors: Scott Thomas Strand, Norman L. Jesch, Kelly R. Fitzwater
  • Patent number: 9156582
    Abstract: A package for holding a product. The package can comprise a carton comprising a plurality of panels at least partially enclosing an interior of the carton. A liner may optionally be at least partially positioned in the interior of the carton and can comprise an inner dispensing feature. A liner patch can overlap the inner dispensing feature and can be mounted on the liner for facilitating opening of the inner dispensing feature of the liner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: Graphic Packaging International, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph C. Walsh, Mark Sinclair, Jeffrey T. Sloat, Norman L. Jesch
  • Patent number: 9108761
    Abstract: A carton includes a chamfered corner, and a dispenser defined in the chamfered corner. A fitment may be mounted to the chamfered corner of the carton, for use in dispensing contents from the interior of the carton by way of the dispenser. The fitment may comprise a base with a rearward receptacle that is in receipt of the chamfered corner of the carton. A passageway extends through the base, from the receptacle to a front opening of the passageway, and the contents from the interior of the carton may be dispensed outwardly through the front opening of the fitment. The fitment may include one or more inwardly protruding mounting members that may engage behind one or more edges of the carton for restricting the fitment from being pulled off of the chamfered corner of the carton.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: Graphic Packaging International, Inc.
    Inventors: Kelly R. Fitzwater, Scott Thomas Strand, Duane R. Mode, Sharon Weaver, Norman L. Jesch
  • Publication number: 20140034717
    Abstract: A package for holding a product. The package can comprise a carton comprising a plurality of panels at least partially enclosing an interior of the carton. A liner may optionally be at least partially positioned in the interior of the carton and can comprise an inner dispensing feature. A liner patch can overlap the inner dispensing feature and can be mounted on the liner for facilitating opening of the inner dispensing feature of the liner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2013
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicant: Graphic Packaging International, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph C. Walsh, Mark Sinclair, Jeffrey T. Sloat, Norman L. Jesch
  • Publication number: 20130306717
    Abstract: A carton includes a chamfered corner, and a dispenser defined in the chamfered corner. A fitment may be mounted to the chamfered corner of the carton, for use in dispensing contents from the interior of the carton by way of the dispenser. The fitment may comprise a base with a rearward receptacle that is in receipt of the chamfered corner of the carton. A passageway extends through the base, from the receptacle to a front opening of the passageway, and the contents from the interior of the carton may be dispensed outwardly through the front opening of the fitment. The fitment may include one or more inwardly protruding mounting members that may engage behind one or more edges of the carton for restricting the fitment from being pulled off of the chamfered corner of the carton.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2013
    Publication date: November 21, 2013
    Applicant: Grphic Packaging International, Inc.
    Inventors: Kelly R. Fitzwater, Scott Thomas Strand, Duane R. Mode, Sharon Weaver, Norman L. Jesch
  • Patent number: 8220701
    Abstract: A carton, package, or container formed from a blank and that include a film or other moisture resistant lining applied thereto are described. The film is adhered to the inside panels of the carton, package, or container. The carton, package, or container are capable of receiving a lid and contents therein when formed. The cartons, packages, and containers include reclosable features and may be sealed against moisture and other environmental factors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: Graphic Packaging International, Inc.
    Inventors: Alan Fontaine, Norman L. Jesch, Kelly R. Fitzwater
  • Publication number: 20120178606
    Abstract: Blanks are conveyed in series, in a machine direction. Each blank comprises an edge that extends in the machine direction during the conveying, and opposite surfaces that extend to the edge. The edges of the blanks are covered with respective elongate barrier strips, comprising serially mounting the barrier strips respectively to the blanks during the conveying.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2012
    Publication date: July 12, 2012
    Applicant: GRAPHIC PACKAGING INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Joseph C. Walsh, Norman L. Jesch
  • Publication number: 20100193575
    Abstract: A carton, package, or container formed from a blank and that include a film or other moisture resistant lining applied thereto are described. The film is adhered to the inside panels of the carton, package, or container. The carton, package, or container are capable of receiving a lid and contents therein when formed. The cartons, packages, and containers include reclosable features and may be sealed against moisture and other environmental factors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2010
    Publication date: August 5, 2010
    Inventors: Alan Fontaine, Norman L. Jesch, Kelly R. Fitzwater
  • Patent number: 4963126
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for preventing the curling of a composite material having a fluid permeable base and a fluid impermeable outer surface in a manufacturing operation wherein a continuous sheet of the composite material is moved in incremental amounts through a cutter-creaser apparatus to have carton blanks formed therein wherein the curling is prevented by forming a curtain of air under pressure to apply downwardly directed forces on the fluid impermeable surface during the incremental movement of the continuous sheet through the cutter-creaser apparatus and the forming of the carton blanks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 1989
    Date of Patent: October 16, 1990
    Assignee: Adolph Coors Company
    Inventor: Norman L. Jesch