Patents by Inventor Ritchie Joan Leap

Ritchie Joan Leap 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).

  • Reclosable bag and methods of forming and using the same
    Patent number: 11827419
    Abstract: A reclosable bag includes: first and second plies extending from a first side to a second side and from atop bottom to a top; a seal joining the first and second plies arranged near the bottom of the bag; a reclosing material disposed on an interior surface of one of the first and second plies; a release material disposed between the reclosing material and the other of the first and second plies; and a bag opening zone extending between the top and the bottom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: Sealed Air Corporation (US)
    Inventors: Christopher Rempe, Ritchie Joan Leap, Arthur Walter Helfeldt, Jr.
  • RECLOSABLE BAG AND METHODS OF FORMING AND USING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20220169422
    Abstract: A reclosable bag includes: first and second plies extending from a first side to a second side and from atop bottom to a top; a seal joining the first and second plies arranged near the bottom of the bag; a reclosing material disposed on an interior surface of one of the first and second plies; a release material disposed between the reclosing material and the other of the first and second plies; and a bag opening zone extending between the top and the bottom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2020
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Inventors: Christopher Rempe, Ritchie Joan Leap, Arthur Walter Helfeldt, JR.
  • Tear open bag
    Patent number: 10822129
    Abstract: An exemplary web of preformed bags includes first and second layers, first and second side, first and second side seals proximate the first and second edges, a plurality of transverse seals extending between the first and second side edges, an opening in the first layer, and a line of separation in the second layer, a first line of weakness in the first layer. The first line of weakness has a plurality of gaps having no perforations in a region between the plurality of openings in the first layer and the plurality of traverse seals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: Automated Packaging Systems, LLC
    Inventors: Ritchie Joan Leap, Ryan Cantwell
  • TEAR OPEN BAG
    Publication number: 20180354668
    Abstract: An exemplary web of preformed bags includes first and second layers, first and second side, first and second side seals proximate the first and second edges, a plurality of transverse seals extending between the first and second side edges, an opening in the first layer, and a line of separation in the second layer, a first line of weakness in the first layer. The first line of weakness has a plurality of gaps having no perforations in a region between the plurality of openings in the first layer and the plurality of traverse seals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2018
    Publication date: December 13, 2018
    Inventors: Ritchie Joan Leap, Ryan Cantwell