Patents by Inventor Rod M. Karim

Rod M. Karim 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).

  • Patent number: 10625907
    Abstract: A reclosable pouch includes a receptacle having a storage chamber and a mouth in communication with the storage chamber. A closure is attached to the mouth, the closure including a first zipper strip and a second zipper strip. The first and second zipper strips are fused together in first and second zones situated at respective ends of the closure. The first and second zipper strips form a first zipper and a second zipper that terminate in a first zipper termination and a second zipper termination, respectively. A respective pair of elongated projections is arranged on first and second sidewalls of the receptacle. A slider may be mounted to the closure, such that the elongated projections prevent further travel of the slider at opposing ends of the closure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Rod M. Karim, Eliel Borbon
  • Publication number: 20190382165
    Abstract: A reclosable pouch includes a receptacle having a storage chamber and a mouth in communication with the storage chamber. A closure is attached to the mouth, the closure including a first zipper strip and a second zipper strip. The first and second zipper strips are fused together in first and second zones situated at respective ends of the closure. The first and second zipper strips form a first zipper and a second zipper that terminate in a first zipper termination and a second zipper termination, respectively. A respective pair of elongated projections is arranged on first and second sidewalls of the receptacle. A slider may be mounted to the closure, such that the elongated projections prevent further travel of the slider at opposing ends of the closure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2019
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Applicant: S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Rod M. Karim, Eliel Borbon
  • Patent number: 10442577
    Abstract: A reclosable pouch includes a receptacle having a storage chamber and a mouth in communication with the storage chamber. A hermetically sealable closure is attached to the mouth, the closure including a first zipper strip and a second zipper strip. The first and second zipper strips are fused together in first and second zones situated at respective ends of the closure. The first and second zipper strips form a first zipper and a second zipper that terminate in a first zipper termination and a second zipper termination, respectively. A respective pair of elongated projections is arranged on first and second sidewalls of the receptacle. A slider may be mounted to the closure, such that the elongated projections prevent further travel of the slider at opposing ends of the closure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Rod M. Karim, Eliel Borbon
  • Patent number: 10065387
    Abstract: A reclosable pouch that includes a receptacle having a storage chamber and a mouth in communication with the storage chamber, a hermetically sealable closure attached to the mouth, the closure including a first zipper strip and a second zipper strip, the first and second zipper strips being fused together in first and second zones situated at respective ends of the closure, a slider mounted to the closure, and a respective pair of round projections arranged back to back on first and second walls of the receptacle. The round projections are separate and distinct from each other and from zipper terminations of the first and second zippers, and the respective pair of round projections prevents further travel of the slider at opposing ends of the closure upon contact with sidewalls of the slider.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Rod M. Karim, Antonio Peralta, Miguel L. Aguilar
  • Publication number: 20160368667
    Abstract: A reclosable pouch includes a receptacle having a storage chamber and a mouth in communication with the storage chamber. A hermetically sealable closure is attached to the mouth, the closure including a first zipper strip and a second zipper strip. The first and second zipper strips are fused together in first and second zones situated at respective ends of the closure. The first and second zipper strips form a first zipper and a second zipper that terminate in a first zipper termination and a second zipper termination, respectively. A respective pair of elongated projections is arranged on first and second sidewalls of the receptacle. A slider may be mounted to the closure, such that the elongated projections prevent further travel of the slider at opposing ends of the closure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2016
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Applicant: S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventor: Rod M. Karim
  • Patent number: 8961014
    Abstract: Compressible reclosable storage containers (e.g., pouches) having a one-way valve disposed along the bottom of the container. In one configuration, the reclosable pouch comprises a receptacle having a storage chamber and a mouth in communication with the storage chamber, and an airtight closure for closing the mouth. The receptacle comprises two walls made of thermoplastic web material, two side seals that include respective marginal portions of the two walls, and a vent that extends from one side seal to the other. The vent comprises a multiplicity of collapsible channels, each channel comprising a respective air inlet in flow communication with the storage chamber and a respective air outlet in flow communication with space external to the pouch. The channels may be formed by a series of zigzag or wave-shaped heat seals or heat seals have other shapes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Rod M. Karim, Antonio Peralta, Miguel L. Aguilar
  • Publication number: 20130108188
    Abstract: An improved sealing method allows the ends of pouch closure to be joined while at the same time forming dome-shaped slider end stops at respective joined ends of the closure. The closure may comprise two zippers. In addition, the ends of the zipper profiles are terminated by means of dies that form uniform and consistent terminations in the zone where the ends of the zipper strips are joined. The dome-shaped slider end stops and the zipper profile terminations are produced by heat sealing, either ultrasonically or through resistance heating, of the closure material. After the closure material has been softened by ultrasonic energy or resistance heating, dies are used to form the dome structures and terminations of the zipper profiles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2011
    Publication date: May 2, 2013
    Applicant: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
    Inventors: Rod M. Karim, Antonio Peralta, Miguel L. Aguilar
  • Publication number: 20130101236
    Abstract: Compressible reclosable storage containers (e.g., pouches) having a one-way valve disposed along the bottom of the container. In one configuration, the reclosable pouch comprises a receptacle having a storage chamber and a mouth in communication with the storage chamber, and an airtight closure for closing the mouth. The receptacle comprises two walls made of thermoplastic web material, two side seals that include respective marginal portions of the two walls, and a vent that extends from one side seal to the other. The vent comprises a multiplicity of collapsible channels, each channel comprising a respective air inlet in flow communication with the storage chamber and a respective air outlet in flow communication with space external to the pouch. The channels may be formed by a series of zigzag or wave-shaped heat seals or heat seals have other shapes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2011
    Publication date: April 25, 2013
    Applicant: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
    Inventors: Rod M. Karim, Antonio Peralta, Miguel L. Aguilar