Patents by Inventor Scott Wiles

Scott Wiles 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).

  • Publication number: 20200172311
    Abstract: A method for sealing a thermoplastic bag includes forming a first fold in a top end of the bag; forming a second fold in the top end that includes the first fold; folding the first fold to form a first portion of the first fold and a second portion of the first fold, the second portion of the first fold is folded onto the first portion of the first fold; and heat sealing the first fold and the second fold to each other and to a portion of the bag that faces the first fold, the heat sealing including applying hot air to the bag. Preferably the second fold has a height that is less than a height of the first fold such that the forming of the second fold folds the first fold to form the first and second portions of the first fold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2020
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Inventors: Albert Lawrence Baner, Russell Leeker, Scott Wiles
  • Patent number: 10604322
    Abstract: A method for sealing a thermoplastic bag includes forming a first fold in a top end of the bag; forming a second fold in the top end that includes the first fold; folding the first fold to form a first portion of the first fold and a second portion of the first fold, the second portion of the first fold is folded onto the first portion of the first fold; and heat sealing the first fold and the second fold to each other and to a portion of the bag that faces the first fold, the heat sealing including applying hot air to the bag. Preferably the second fold has a height that is less than a height of the first fold such that the forming of the second fold folds the first fold to form the first and second portions of the first fold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: Societe des Produits Nestle S.A.
    Inventors: Albert Lawrence Baner, Russell Leeker, Scott Wiles
  • Publication number: 20170113859
    Abstract: A method for sealing a thermoplastic bag includes forming a first fold in a top end of the bag; forming a second fold in the top end that includes the first fold; folding the first fold to form a first portion of the first fold and a second portion of the first fold, the second portion of the first fold is folded onto the first portion of the first fold; and heat sealing the first fold and the second fold to each other and to a portion of the bag that faces the first fold, the heat sealing including applying hot air to the bag. Preferably the second fold has a height that is less than a height of the first fold such that the forming of the second fold folds the first fold to form the first and second portions of the first fold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2015
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    Inventors: Albert Lawrence Baner, Russell Leeker, Scott Wiles