Patents by Inventor Robin D. Owens

Robin D. Owens 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).

  • Method and apparatus for producing a package having a peelable film with a tab to facilitate peeling
    Patent number: 6044622
    Abstract: A packaging method and apparatus perform the steps of:a. providing a film including a first film component peelably adhered to a second film component;b. providing a support member for supporting a product thereon;c. forming a seal between the second film component and the support member, the seal extending around the product to define a sealed enclosure for the product between the film and the support member;d. separating the first film component from the second film component within a predetermined region of the film located outside of the sealed enclosure; ande. severing the film within the predetermined, separated region to form an edge on the first film component within the separated region, thereby providing a tab for peeling the first film component from the second film component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2000
    Assignee: Cryovac, Inc.
    Inventors: Sean A. Brady, Robert Babrowicz, Robin H. Logan, James R. Mabry, Jeff C. McConnell, Robin D. Owens
  • Lidded package having a tab to facilitate peeling
    Patent number: 6042862
    Abstract: A package having a lid bonded to a support member with a heat-seal to enclose a product between the support member and lid. The lid is at least partially heat-shrinkable and has a first peripheral portion and a second peripheral portion, the first peripheral portion being heat-contracted toward the heat-seal to a greater degree relative to the second peripheral portion so that the second peripheral portion provides a tab which can be manually grasped for peeling the lid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2000
    Assignee: Cryovac, Inc.
    Inventors: Patrick N. Kocher, Robin D. Owens
  • Lidded package having a tab to facilitate peeling
    Patent number: 5779050
    Abstract: A package having a lid bonded to a support member with a heat-seal to enclose a product between the support member and lid. The lid is at least partially heat-shrinkable and has a first peripheral portion and a second peripheral portion, the first peripheral portion being heat-contracted toward the heat-seal to a greater degree relative to the second peripheral portion so that the second peripheral portion provides a tab which can be manually grasped for peeling the lid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 14, 1998
    Assignee: W. R. Grace & Co.-Conn.
    Inventors: Patrick N. Kocher, Robin D. Owens