Patents by Inventor Olav Marcus Aagaard
Olav Marcus Aagaard 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).
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Patent number: 11724861Abstract: A closure constructed for being inserted and securely retained in a portal-forming neck of a container, the closure having a substantially cylindrical shape and comprising substantially flat terminating surfaces forming the opposed ends of the closure, wherein the closure further comprises: (a) a closure precursor having a substantially cylindrical shape and comprising a lateral surface and substantially flat terminating surfaces forming the opposed ends of the closure precursor, wherein the lateral surface and the flat terminating surfaces of the closure precursor have a substantially uniform color; and (b) a decorative layer that at least partially covers at least the lateral surface of the closure precursor.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2019Date of Patent: August 15, 2023Assignee: VINVENTIONS USA, LLCInventors: Darrell James Miller, Olav Marcus Aagaard, Christine Phi Phuong Duong
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Publication number: 20230166890Abstract: A method for manufacturing a closure constructed for being inserted and securely retained in a portal-forming neck of a product-retaining container is provided. Such method may include intimately combining a plurality of particles comprising cork and having a specified particle size distribution with a plastic material including one or more thermoplastic polymers, optionally in combination with other constituent(s) to form a composition, heating the composition to form a melt, extruding or molding a closure precursor from the melt to provide a specified water content range, and optionally cutting and/or finishing the closure precursor. A composition for use in manufacturing a closure for a product-retaining container includes a plurality of particles comprising cork and having a specified particle size distribution with a plastic material including one or more thermoplastic polymer, optionally in combination with other constituent(s).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2022Publication date: June 1, 2023Inventors: Marc Anton Charles Thometschek, Olav Marcus Aagaard, Floriane Marie Gabrielle Morel, Niels René Roos Everaert, Charlotte Laetitia Jeanette Boutry, Christine Phi Phuong Duong
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Publication number: 20230122012Abstract: A method for manufacturing a closure constructed to be inserted and securely retained in a neck of a product-retaining container includes intimately combining a plurality of coated particles (each comprising a cork material core and a first plastic material) with a second plastic material, and other optional constituents; heating the composition to form a melt; extruding or molding a closure precursor from the melt; and optionally cutting and/or finishing the closure precursor. A composition for use in manufacturing a closure includes a plurality of coated particles (each comprising a cork material core and a first plastic material) with a second plastic material, and one or more blowing agents. Methods for producing particulate material, cork composite material, and additional method for producing closures are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2022Publication date: April 20, 2023Inventors: Marc Anton Charles Thometschek, Olav Marcus Aagaard, Floriane Marie Gabrielle Morel, Niels René Roos Everaert, Charlotte Laetitia Jeanette Boutry, Christine Phi Phuong Duong
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Patent number: 11565853Abstract: A method for manufacturing a closure constructed for being inserted and securely retained in a portal-forming neck of a product-retaining container is provided. Such method may include intimately combining a plurality of particles comprising cork and having a specified particle size distribution with a plastic material including one or more thermoplastic polymers, optionally in combination with other constituent(s) to form a composition, heating the composition to form a melt, extruding or molding a closure precursor from the melt to provide a specified water content range, and optionally cutting and/or finishing the closure precursor. A composition for use in manufacturing a closure for a product-retaining container includes a plurality of particles comprising cork and having a specified particle size distribution with a plastic material including one or more thermoplastic polymer, optionally in combination with other constituent(s).Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2018Date of Patent: January 31, 2023Assignee: VINVENTIONS USA, LLCInventors: Marc Anton Charles Thometschek, Olav Marcus Aagaard, Floriane Marie Gabrielle Morel, Niels René Roos Everaert, Charlotte Laetitia Jeanette Boutry, Christine Phi Phuong Duong
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Patent number: 11465325Abstract: A method for manufacturing a closure constructed to be inserted and securely retained in a neck of a product-retaining container includes intimately combining a plurality of coated particles (each comprising a cork material core and a first plastic material) with a second plastic material, and other optional constituents; heating the composition to form a melt; extruding or molding a closure precursor from the melt; and optionally cutting and/or finishing the closure precursor. A composition for use in manufacturing a closure includes a plurality of coated particles (each comprising a cork material core and a first plastic material) with a second plastic material, and one or more blowing agents. Methods for producing particulate material, cork composite material, and additional method for producing closures are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2018Date of Patent: October 11, 2022Assignee: VINVENTIONS USA, LLCInventors: Marc Anton Charles Thometschek, Olav Marcus Aagaard, Floriane Marie Gabrielle Morel, Niels René Roos Everaert, Charlotte Laetitia Jeanette Boutry, Christine Phi Phuong Duong
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Patent number: 10696455Abstract: By securely affixing or bonding a multi-layer film to the terminating end of a closure/stopper, with the multi-layer film being constructed for promoting the transfer of all of the desirable gases, chemicals, and/or compounds while preventing the transfer of undesirable gases, chemicals, and/or compounds, a unique, closure or stopper having a sealed and/or barrier bearing terminating end is achieved. In this way, wine sealed in the wine bottle by the closure/stopper of the present invention is assured of possessing a long storage life, while also having the flavor, bouquet, taste, and quality desired for the wine fully maintained.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2008Date of Patent: June 30, 2020Assignee: VINVENTIONS USA, LLCInventors: Darrell James Miller, Lindsay Herman Davis, Marco Josef Otto Kirch, Daniel Robert Bartholomew, Olav Marcus Aagaard, Malcolm Joseph Thompson
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Publication number: 20200071034Abstract: A closure constructed for being inserted and securely retained in a portal-forming neck of a container, the closure having a substantially cylindrical shape and comprising substantially flat terminating surfaces forming the opposed ends of the closure, wherein the closure further comprises: (a) a closure precursor having a substantially cylindrical shape and comprising a lateral surface and substantially flat terminating surfaces forming the opposed ends of the closure precursor, wherein the lateral surface and the flat terminating surfaces of the closure precursor have a substantially uniform color; and (b) a decorative layer that at least partially covers at least the lateral surface of the closure precursor.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2019Publication date: March 5, 2020Inventors: Darrell James Miller, Olav Marcus Aagaard, Christine Phi Phuong Duong
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Patent number: 10414550Abstract: The disclosure relates to a synthetic closure for a product-retaining container constructed for being inserted and securely retained in a portal-forming neck of said container, said closure comprising at least a core member comprising at least one thermoplastic polymer, and at least one peripheral layer at least partially surrounding and intimately bonded to at least one surface of the core member, said peripheral layer comprising at least one thermoplastic polymer, wherein the synthetic closure is formed by extrusion, and at least one of the core member and the peripheral layer comprises a plurality of cells, and wherein the synthetic closure comprises cork powder.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2014Date of Patent: September 17, 2019Assignee: VINVENTIONS USA, LLCInventors: Olav Marcus Aagaard, Damon James Bost, Sandra Davidts, Malcolm Joseph Thompson, Katherine Campbell Glasgow
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Publication number: 20190135498Abstract: A method for manufacturing coated particles, said coated particles comprising (1) a core comprising cork material and (2) at least one outer shell comprising a plastic material, includes providing a mixture including cork particles and plastic material comprising thermoplastic material, applying mechanical and/or thermal energy to the mixture to at least partially soften the plastic material, and blending the mixture, whereby the plastic material is at least partially distributed over the surfaces of the individual cork particles. Use of coated particles obtainable by such method in the manufacture of a closure for being inserted and securely retained in a portal-forming neck of a product-retaining container, is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2018Publication date: May 9, 2019Inventors: Marc Anton Charles Thometschek, Olav Marcus Aagaard, Floriane Marie Gabrielle Morel, Niels René Roos Everaert, Charlotte Laetitia Jeanette Boutry, Christine Phi Phuong Duong
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Publication number: 20190134872Abstract: A method for manufacturing a closure constructed to be inserted and securely retained in a neck of a product-retaining container includes intimately combining a plurality of coated particles (each comprising a cork material core and a first plastic material) with a second plastic material, and other optional constituents; heating the composition to form a melt; extruding or molding a closure precursor from the melt; and optionally cutting and/or finishing the closure precursor. A composition for use in manufacturing a closure includes a plurality of coated particles (each comprising a cork material core and a first plastic material) with a second plastic material, and one or more blowing agents. Methods for producing particulate material, cork composite material, and additional method for producing closures are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2018Publication date: May 9, 2019Inventors: Marc Anton Charles Thometschek, Olav Marcus Aagaard, Floriane Marie Gabrielle Morel, Niels René Roos Everaert, Charlotte Laetitia Jeanette Boutry, Christine Phi Phuong Duong
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Publication number: 20190135500Abstract: A method for manufacturing a closure constructed for being inserted and securely retained in a portal-forming neck of a product-retaining container is provided. Such method may include intimately combining a plurality of particles comprising cork and having a specified particle size distribution with a plastic material including one or more thermoplastic polymers, optionally in combination with other constituent(s) to form a composition, heating the composition to form a melt, extruding or molding a closure precursor from the melt to provide a specified water content range, and optionally cutting and/or finishing the closure precursor. A composition for use in manufacturing a closure for a product-retaining container includes a plurality of particles comprising cork and having a specified particle size distribution with a plastic material including one or more thermoplastic polymer, optionally in combination with other constituent(s).Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2018Publication date: May 9, 2019Inventors: Marc Anton Charles Thometschek, Olav Marcus Aagaard, Floriane Marie Gabrielle Morel, Niels René Roos Everaert, Charlotte Laetitia Jeanette Boutry, Christine Phi Phuong Duong
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Publication number: 20190135499Abstract: A thermoplastic material includes one or more thermoplastic polymers in the form of particles having a specified average particle size distribution (e.g., less than 1000 microns or another range) measured by mechanical sieving. Such thermoplastic material may be incorporated in a cork composite material that includes cork, such as in the form of cork particles. The thermoplastic material and cork may be used to produce an article of manufacture, such as a closure for a product retaining container, the closure being constructed for being inserted and securely retained in a portal-forming neck of said container.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2018Publication date: May 9, 2019Inventors: Marc Anton Charles Thometschek, Olav Marcus Aagaard, Floriane Marie Gabrielle Morel, Niels René Roos Everaert, Charlotte Laetitia Jeanette Boutry, Christine Phi Phuong Duong
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Publication number: 20190136063Abstract: A particulate material includes cork particles having a particle size distribution D50 measured by mechanical sieving in a specified range (e.g., from 0.25 millimetres to 5 millimetres) for use in the production of a cork composite material. A cork composite material may include the particulate material and a thermoplastic material The particulate material and/or cork composite material may be used to produce an article of manufacture, such as a closure for a product-retaining container constructed for being inserted and securely retained in a portal-forming neck of said container. Methods for producing particulate material, cork composite material, and closures are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2018Publication date: May 9, 2019Inventors: Marc Anton Charles Thometschek, Olav Marcus Aagaard, Floriane Marie Gabrielle Morel, Niels René Roos Everaert, Charlotte Laetitia Jeanette Boutry, Christine Phi Phuong Duong
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Patent number: 10239666Abstract: Container closures wherein at least one void comprised in the closure is at least partially filled with a gas or gaseous mixture which by composition or pressure is different from air are disclosed. The oxygen content of said gas can be lower than the oxygen content of air. Through use of such closures for sealing closed containers, the amount of air and therefore oxygen that enters the closed container through closure desorption can be effectively controlled, changed, or even largely eliminated.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2012Date of Patent: March 26, 2019Assignee: VINVENTIONS USA, LLCInventors: Stéphane Vidal, Jean Baptiste Dieval, Malcolm Joseph Thompson, Olav Marcus Aagaard, Katherine Campbell Glasgow
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Patent number: 10183786Abstract: The disclosure relates to a cylindrical closure for a product-retaining container constructed for being inserted and securely retained in a portal-forming neck of said container, said closure comprising at least one thermoplastic polymer and at least one natural organic filler wherein the lateral surface of said closure has a hardness of 40 to 90 Shore A. Such closures are particularly suitable for sealingly closing wine bottles.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2015Date of Patent: January 22, 2019Assignee: VINVENTIONS USA, LLCInventors: Olav Marcus Aagaard, Mohammad Reza Sadeghi, Malcolm Joseph Thompson
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Patent number: 10105921Abstract: A synthetic closure for a product-retaining container is constructed for being inserted and securely retained in a portal-forming neck of said container, said closure comprising at least a core member comprising at least one cycloolefin-based copolymer.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2014Date of Patent: October 23, 2018Assignee: VINVENTIONS USA, LLCInventors: Sandra Davidts, Olav Marcus Aagaard, Katherine Campbell Glasgow
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Patent number: 9914565Abstract: By providing a synthetic closure which comprises at least one thermoplastic polymer and, as an additive, at least one fatty acid derivative, in particular a fatty acid ester or a fatty acid amide such as a stearamide, a synthetic closure is attained which achieved substantially enhanced properties. In particular, it has been found that the oxygen transfer rate of the closure is reduced substantially, thus reducing unwanted oxidation of wine. Furthermore, the use of a fatty acid derivative additive improves the performance characteristics of synthetic corks, such as extraction force, ovality control, diameter control and length control.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2010Date of Patent: March 13, 2018Assignee: VINVENTIONS USA, LLCInventors: Lindsay Herman Davis, Olav Marcus Aagaard, Katherine Campbell Glasgow, Nisha Amol Keskar, Meghann Moore Sparks
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Publication number: 20180037373Abstract: A closure for a product-retaining container is constructed for being inserted and securely retained in a portal-forming neck of said container. The closure comprises: a plastic material comprising at least one thermoplastic polymer; a plurality of particles comprising cork; and at least one processing aid. Optionally, one or more additives and/or blowing agents may be included. A method for manufacturing a closure comprises intimately combining multiple components, heating the resulting composition to form a melt, forming a closure precursor from the melt, and optionally cutting and/or finishing the closure precursor to form the closure.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2017Publication date: February 8, 2018Inventors: Floriane Marie Gabrielle Morel, Olav Marcus Aagaard, Marc Anton Charles Thometschek
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Publication number: 20170101227Abstract: A screw cap closure for a beverage receptacle (e.g., a bottle) includes an inner part head and an inner part skirt having a thread for co-operating with a thread finish on a neck of the beverage receptacle, and includes an outer part including a film having at least two layers, wherein the outer part at least partially encloses and hides at least the inner part skirt. The outer part may include at least one longitudinal join or connection between elements. Formation of the outer part may include extrusion of the film, or at least one layer thereof, in tubular form.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 13, 2016Publication date: April 13, 2017Inventors: Olav Marcus Aagaard, Marco Josef Otto Kirch, Malcolm Joseph Thompson
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Patent number: 9511912Abstract: A closure for a container, such as, for example, a wine bottle, is provided. In one embodiment, the closure includes an oxidant releasing agent that is adapted to release oxygen into an interior portion of the container according to a predefined desired profile. In another embodiment, the closure comprises a gas containing reservoir, a membrane and a barrier layer, the membrane allowing an at least partial exchange of gas between the inside of the reservoir and the inside of the container, and the barrier layer at least partially preventing exchange of gas between the outside of the closure and the inside of the reservoir.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2014Date of Patent: December 6, 2016Assignee: NOMACORC, LLCInventors: Olav Marcus Aagaard, Katherine Campbell Glasgow, Malcolm Joseph Thompson, Marco Josef Otto Kirch