Patents by Inventor R. Michael Cain

R. Michael Cain 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).

  • Pull-tab sealing member
    Patent number: 8348082
    Abstract: A pull-tab sealing member includes a bottom laminate sheet, a top laminate sheet, and a tube portion. The bottom laminate sheet includes a support layer having a bottom surface facing the container and a top surface on the opposite side thereof, a lower polymer layer disposed on the bottom surface of the support layer, and an adhesive coating formed on a bottom surface of the lower polymer layer for securing the bottom laminate sheet to the container. The top laminate sheet includes a polymer support having a bottom surface and a top surface and an adhesive layer disposed on the bottom surface of the polymer support layer. The tube portion includes a polymer tubed layer secured to a portion of the top surface of the support layer of the bottom laminate sheet and a tubed tab portion formed integrally with the polymer tubed layer and secured to a portion of the adhesive layer of the top laminate sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: Tab It LLC
    Inventor: R. Michael Cain
  • Pull-Tab Sealing Member
    Publication number: 20110100989
    Abstract: A pull-tab sealing member includes a bottom laminate sheet, a top laminate sheet, and a tube portion. The bottom laminate sheet includes a support layer having a bottom surface facing the container and a top surface on the opposite side thereof, a lower polymer layer disposed on the bottom surface of the support layer, and an adhesive coating formed on a bottom surface of the lower polymer layer for securing the bottom laminate sheet to the container. The top laminate sheet includes a polymer support having a bottom surface and a top surface and an adhesive layer disposed on the bottom surface of the polymer support layer. The tube portion includes a polymer tubed layer secured to a portion of the top surface of the support layer of the bottom laminate sheet and a tubed tab portion formed integrally with the polymer tubed layer and secured to a portion of the adhesive layer of the top laminate sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2009
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Applicant: TAB IT LLC
    Inventor: R. Michael Cain
  • Sealed containers with tabs and method of making the same
    Patent number: 5975304
    Abstract: Provided are a container comprising a tabbed sealing unit, blister pack containers comprising such sealing units, and methods of making such sealing units and containers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 2, 1999
    Assignee: Unipac Corporation
    Inventors: R. Michael Cain, Joseph Smelko