Patents by Inventor Sami Ilmari Sneck

Sami Ilmari Sneck 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).

  • PACKAGE WRAPPING INCLUDING PLA FILM WITH MOISTURE BARRIER BY ATOMIC LAYER DEPOSITION
    Publication number: 20190359401
    Abstract: Provided herein is a moisture barrier film for packaging, such as tobacco or cigarette packaging. The film comprises polylactic acid (“PLA”) that is both biodegradable and transparent. The film includes multiple layers of PLA, with a base layer having a relatively high melting point compared to two outer layers, which have a relatively low melting point. The outer layers provide heat sealing capabilities to the film. The film is coated with a metal oxide layer comprised of aluminum oxide, titanium oxide, and/or aluminum-titanium oxide using an atomic layer deposition (“ALD”) coating method. The ALD coating to the PLA film results in a moisture transmission rate of less than 4 g/m2/day after the film has been subjected to creasing, which induces cracking of the ALD metal oxide layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2019
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Inventors: Andries Don SEBASTIAN, Sami Ilmari SNECK, Mikko Juhani SÖDERLUND
  • Package wrapping including PLA film with moisture barrier by atomic layer deposition
    Patent number: 10472150
    Abstract: Provided herein is a moisture barrier film for packaging, such as tobacco or cigarette packaging. The film comprises polylactic acid (“PLA”) that is both biodegradable and transparent. The film includes multiple layers of PLA, with a base layer having a relatively high melting point compared to two outer layers, which have a relatively low melting point. The outer layers provide heat sealing capabilities to the film. The film is coated with a metal oxide layer comprised of aluminum oxide, titanium oxide, and/or aluminum-titanium oxide using an atomic layer deposition (“ALD”) coating method. The ALD coating to the PLA film results in a moisture transmission rate of less than 4 g/m2/day after the film has been subjected to creasing, which induces cracking of the ALD metal oxide layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: R.J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO PRODUCTS
    Inventors: Andries Don Sebastian, Sami Ilmari Sneck, Mikko Juhani Söderlund
  • PACKAGE WRAPPING INCLUDING PLA FILM WITH MOISTURE BARRIER BY ATOMIC LAYER DEPOSITION
    Publication number: 20180016070
    Abstract: Provided herein is a moisture barrier film for packaging, such as tobacco or cigarette packaging. The film comprises polylactic acid (“PLA”) that is both biodegradable and transparent. The film includes multiple layers of PLA, with a base layer having a relatively high melting point compared to two outer layers, which have a relatively low melting point. The outer layers provide heat sealing capabilities to the film. The film is coated with a metal oxide layer comprised of aluminum oxide, titanium oxide, and/or aluminum-titanium oxide using an atomic layer deposition (“ALD”) coating method. The ALD coating to the PLA film results in a moisture transmission rate of less than 4 g/m2/day after the film has been subjected to creasing, which induces cracking of the ALD metal oxide layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2016
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Applicant: R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Products
    Inventors: Andries Don Sebastian, Sami Ilmari Sneck, Mikko Juhani Söderlund