Patents by Inventor Patrick Norman Kocher

Patrick Norman Kocher 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).

  • Flexible package having slider closure
    Publication number: 20030219176
    Abstract: A reclosable, flexible package is mad from a sheet of film material folded to form overlying panels. A slider fastener assembly is secured to one of the panels and has a predetermined length to avoid conflict with side seals joining the panels together. A line of weakness is formed in the panels so as to be positioned below the fastener tracks. The fastener tracks are secured to the package panels using fastener track flanges of minimal height.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2002
    Publication date: November 27, 2003
    Applicant: Kraft Foods Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Patrick Norman Kocher, Panagiotis Kinigakis