Patents by Inventor Patricia Kitchen

Patricia Kitchen 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).

  • Barrier envelope for an imaging plate
    Patent number: 9668709
    Abstract: Examples include an envelope for an imaging plate. The envelope can include an opaque film partially hermetically sealed with a transparent film defining a cavity between the opaque film and the transparent film; the cavity configured to receive an imaging plate; an adhesive disposed on the opaque film or the transparent film along an unsealed portion of the opaque film and the transparent film; and a notch defined by the opaque film and the transparent film along a tab portion of the opaque film and transparent film that is hermetically sealed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: The Tapemark Company
    Inventors: Julie A. Cardin, Patricia Kitchen, Steven A. Rau
  • BARRIER ENVELOPE FOR AN IMAGING PLATE
    Publication number: 20150289830
    Abstract: Examples include an envelope for an imaging plate. The envelope can include an opaque film partially hermetically sealed with a transparent film defining a cavity between the opaque film and the transparent film; the cavity configured to receive an imaging plate; an adhesive disposed on the opaque film or the transparent film along an unsealed portion of the opaque film and the transparent film; and a notch defined by the opaque film and the transparent film along a tab portion of the opaque film and transparent film that is hermetically sealed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2015
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Inventors: Julie A. Cardin, Patricia Kitchen, Steven A. Rau