Patents by Inventor Robert Nolan COTTON

Robert Nolan COTTON 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).

  • Composition and method for making a cavitated bio-based film
    Patent number: 9745435
    Abstract: Composition and method for making a multi-layer bio-based film having one or more cavitated layers. In one aspect, the multilayer flexible film has polylactic acid, an inorganic filler, and a cavitation stabilizer making up at least one film layer. In one aspect, the barrier web has a cavitated bio-based film layer. In another aspect, the print web has a cavitated bio-based film layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: Frito-Lay North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Nolan Cotton, Kenneth Scott Laverdure, Deepali Palta, Brad Dewayne Rodgers
  • Composition and Method for Making a Cavitated Bio-Based Film
    Publication number: 20160122490
    Abstract: Composition and method for making a multi-layer bio-based film having one or more cavitated layers. In one aspect, the multilayer flexible film has polylactic acid, an inorganic filler, and a cavitation stabilizer making up at least one film layer. In one aspect, the barrier web has a cavitated bio-based film layer. In another aspect, the print web has a cavitated bio-based film layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2016
    Publication date: May 5, 2016
    Inventors: Robert Nolan COTTON, Kenneth Scott LAVERDURE, Deepali PALTA, Brad Dewayne RODGERS
  • Composition and method for making a cavitated bio-based film
    Patent number: 9267011
    Abstract: Composition and method for making a multi-layer bio-based film having one or more cavitated layers. In one aspect, the multilayer flexible film has polylactic acid, an inorganic filler, and a cavitation stabilizer making up at least one film layer. In one aspect, the barrier web has a cavitated bio-based film layer. In another aspect, the print web has a cavitated bio-based film layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: Frito-Lay North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Nolan Cotton, Kenneth Scott Laverdure, Deepali Palta, Brad Dewayne Rodgers
  • COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR MAKING A CAVITATED BIO-BASED FILM
    Publication number: 20130251988
    Abstract: Composition and method for making a multi-layer bio-based film having one or more cavitated layers. In one aspect, the multilayer flexible film has polylactic acid, an inorganic filler, and a cavitation stabilizer making up at least one film layer. In one aspect, the barrier web has a cavitated bio-based film layer. In another aspect, the print web has a cavitated bio-based film layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2012
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicant: FRITO-LAY NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Robert Nolan COTTON, Kenneth Scott LAVERDURE, Deepali PALTA, Brad Dewayne RODGERS