Patents by Inventor Slawomir Opuszko
Slawomir Opuszko 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: 20240018329Abstract: A method of recycling a composite material of polyolefin and polyvinylidene chloride. The composite material is subjected to a polar aprotic solvent to dissolve the polyvinylidene chloride from the composite material into the solution of the polar aprotic solvent. The undissolved composite material from the solution can be collected and rinsed. The collected undissolved composite material being substantially free from polyvinylidene chloride. The polyvinylidene chloride can be precipitated out of the solution. The precipitated polyvinylidene chloride being substantially pure polyvinylidene chloride.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2021Publication date: January 18, 2024Inventors: Slawomir Opuszko, Cynthia Louise Ebner, Drew V. Speer
-
Publication number: 20210291480Abstract: An inflatable cellular cushioning article has a plurality of inflatable chambers with each chamber comprising a plurality of inflatable cells connected in series with one another by connecting channels. The article is made from a first multilayer film sealed to itself or to a second film. The first film comprises a plurality of microlayers. At least 50 percent of the microlayers comprise a polymer selected from the group consisting of ethylene homopolymer, ethylene copolymer, propylene homopolymer, and propylene copolymer.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 25, 2019Publication date: September 23, 2021Inventors: Slawomir Opuszko, Gary J. Hayes, Janet W. Rivett, Richie L. Burke, Samantha Hebda, Kyle D. Dunno
-
Patent number: 9163141Abstract: A blend comprises at least 50 wt. % polylactic acid and at least 5 wt. % of polymer selected from one or more of: (i) ethylene/unsaturated ester copolymer having an unsaturated ester comonomer content of at least about 30% based on the weight of the ethylene/unsaturated ester copolymer; (ii) modified ethylene/unsaturated ester copolymer; (iii) polyetheramide block copolymer; (iv) propylene/ethylene copolymer comprising at least about 12% and at most about 16% ethylene monomer content based on the weight of the propylene/ethylene copolymer; and (v) styrenic block copolymer. An article such as a tray, film, or sheet may comprise the blend.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2006Date of Patent: October 20, 2015Assignee: Cryovac, Inc.Inventors: Michael L. Becraft, Paul A. Hughes, Slawomir Opuszko
-
Patent number: 8697160Abstract: The presently disclosed subject matter is directed to an article that enables on-demand blooming of an oxygen-sensitive product packaged within the interior of the article. Specifically, the product can be packaged between two films, wherein at least one of the films is oxygen-permeable. The edges of the films can be attached to one or more suspension frames, such that the product is suspended between the two frames. The oxygen-impermeable film is covered in with an oxygen-impermeable material that can be removed on demand to promote blooming.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2009Date of Patent: April 15, 2014Assignee: Cryovac, Inc.Inventors: Michael Lee Becraft, Joseph E. Owensby, Blake Coates, Donald Keith Moore, Jr., Slawomir Opuszko, James A. Mize, Eugenio Longo
-
Patent number: 8114491Abstract: A film comprises a skin layer, a base layer, and an intermediate layer between the skin and base layers. The skin layer comprises polyester. The base layer comprises styrenic block copolymer having a styrene monomer content of at least about 50 wt. %. The intermediate layer comprises: (i) one or more polymers selected from alpha-olefin/cyclic-olefin copolymer and alpha-olefin/vinyl aromatic copolymer and (ii) one or more polymers selected from ethylene/unsaturated ester copolymer and styrenic block copolymer having a styrene monomer content of at most about 50 wt. %. The film has a free shrink at 100° C. in at least one direction of at least about 10%. The film may be useful in shrink sleeve applications.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2007Date of Patent: February 14, 2012Assignee: Cryovac, Inc.Inventors: Larry B. McAllister, Jr., Slawomir Opuszko
-
Patent number: 7935401Abstract: A shrink film comprises a skin layer and a base layer. The skin layer may comprise polystyrene or modified polyester. The base layer may comprise alpha-olefin/cyclic-olefin copolymer or alpha-olefin/vinyl aromatic copolymer. The film has a free shrink at 100° C. of at least about 10%. The film is useful for shrink sleeve applications.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2005Date of Patent: May 3, 2011Assignee: Cryovac, Inc.Inventors: Slawomir Opuszko, Hubert J. Cook, Vincent W. Herran, Larry B. McAllister
-
Publication number: 20110081460Abstract: The presently disclosed subject matter is directed to an article that enables on-demand blooming of an oxygen-sensitive product packaged within the interior of the article. Specifically, the product can be packaged between two films, wherein at least one of the films is oxygen-permeable. The edges of the films can be attached to one or more suspension frames, such that the product is suspended between the two frames. The oxygen-impermeable film is covered in with an oxygen-impermeable material that can be removed on demand to promote blooming.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 6, 2009Publication date: April 7, 2011Inventors: Michael Lee Becraft, Joseph E. Owensby, Blake Coates, Donald Keith Moore, JR., Slawomir Opuszko, James A. Mize, Eugenio Longo
-
Publication number: 20100255162Abstract: The presently disclosed subject matter is directed to a system and method that allows on-demand oxygen generation within a package. Particularly, the disclosed package incorporates a mass of an oxygen generating material within the interior or exterior of the package. The oxygen generating material is contained by some means, for example, in a cartridge, pouch, sachet, or other similar article separate from a packaged product. For applications with fresh red meat, at the time the package is ready for display, oxygen generation is initiated to increase the oxygen concentration within the package interior, thereby allowing blooming of the red meat.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 6, 2009Publication date: October 7, 2010Inventors: Michael Becraft, Slawomir Opuszko, Jason C. Yarbrough, Eugenio Longo, Paolo Guidotti, Cynthia L. Ebner, Drew V. Speer
-
Publication number: 20080197540Abstract: A film comprises a skin layer, a base layer, and an intermediate layer between the skin and base layers. The skin layer comprises polyester. The base layer comprises styrenic block copolymer having a styrene monomer content of at least about 50 wt. %. The intermediate layer comprises: (i) one or more polymers selected from alpha-olefin/cyclic-olefin copolymer and alpha-olefin/vinyl aromatic copolyme and (ii) one or more polymers selected from ethylene/unsaturated ester copolymer and styrenic block copolymer having a styrene monomer content of at most about 50 wt. %. The film has a free shrink at 100° C. in at least one direction of at least about 10%. The film may be useful in shrink sleeve applications.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 15, 2007Publication date: August 21, 2008Inventors: Larry B. McAllister, Slawomir Opuszko
-
Publication number: 20070275196Abstract: The invention provides a multilayer film having an oxygen transmission rate of about 10,000 cc (STP)/m2/day/atm or greater at 23° C. and 0% relative humidity, a modulus of about 15,000 psi or greater in at least one direction. The multilayer film can be used for packaging a wide variety of products requiring regulation of oxygen permeability under varying packaging conditions because the multilayer film is capable of providing a relatively high OTR without sacrificing the mechanical properties that may be necessary for many packaging applications. The multilayer film may include a sealant layer, a stiffening layer, and a core layer disposed between the sealant and stiffening layers. In one embodiment, the sealant layer comprises a polyethylene having a density of less than 0.93 g/cc; the core layer consists of an ethylene/alpha-olefin having a density of 0.90 g/cc or less; and the stiffening layer comprises a styrene/butadiene/styrene block copolymer having a modulus of about 250,000 psi.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 25, 2006Publication date: November 29, 2007Inventor: Slawomir Opuszko
-
Publication number: 20070255013Abstract: A blend comprises at least 50 wt. % polylactic acid and at least 5 wt. % of polymer selected from one or more of: (i) ethylene/unsaturated ester copolymer having an unsaturated ester comonomer content of at least about 30% based on the weight of the ethylene/unsaturated ester copolymer; (ii) modified ethylene/unsaturated ester copolymer; (iii) polyetheramide block copolymer; (iv) propylene/ethylene copolymer comprising at least about 12% and at most about 16% ethylene monomer content based on the weight of the propylene/ethylene copolymer; and (v) styrenic block copolymer. An article such as a tray, film, or sheet may comprise the blend.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 8, 2006Publication date: November 1, 2007Inventors: Michael Becraft, Paul Hughes, Slawomir Opuszko
-
Publication number: 20070098933Abstract: A shrink film comprises a skin layer and a base layer. The skin layer may comprise polystyrene or modified polyester. The base layer may comprise alpha-olefin/cyclic-olefin copolymer or alpha-olefin/vinyl aromatic copolymer. The film has a free shrink at 100° C. of at least about 10%. The film is useful for shrink sleeve applications.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2005Publication date: May 3, 2007Inventors: Slawomir Opuszko, Hubert Cook, Vincent Herran, Larry McAllister
-
Publication number: 20060019112Abstract: Branched polyethylenes of density up to about 0.875 g/cc are used as a component in articles that can be pressure-sealed and unsealed repeatedly. Such articles include multilayer films that contain the branched polyethylene and another thermoplastic and pressure-resealable closures comprising a sealing surface that comprises the branched polyethylene and a sealing surface that comprises a thermoplastic. The multilayer film and closures are particularly useful in packaging, especially plastic packaging, such as bags, pouches, and vacuum skin packaging, to package a large variety of goods.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2005Publication date: January 26, 2006Inventors: David Holmes, Dewey Kerbow, Slawomir Opuszko, Tina Lorenzo-Moore
-
Publication number: 20050255196Abstract: A product is packaged in a pressure-reclosable package comprising a multilayer film having a heat-sealable, pressure-reclosable inside layer. The inside layer contains a hyperbranched polyolefin having at least 70 side chain branches per 1000 carbon atoms and a density of up to about 0.885 g/cc, and/or an ethylene/alpha-olefin elastomer having a density of up to about 0.885 g/cc. The package is opened and a portion of the product removed, and a pressure-induced seal is used to re-close the package at a temperature of at least 11° C. The reclosed package is then placed in an environment having a temperature of from about ?50° C to +1° C., so that a cooled pressure-reclosed seal at least doubles in strength.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2005Publication date: November 17, 2005Inventors: Slawomir Opuszko, Tina Lorenzo-Moore, Steven Ensley
-
Patent number: 6858275Abstract: An irradiated multilayer film has a first layer and a second layer. The first layer is an outer heat seal layer containing a blend of a highly branched homogeneous polymer and a semicrystalline polymer. The highly branched homogeneous polymer has at least 40 branches per 1000 methylene groups, an Mw/Mn less than 3.0, and a density of less than 0.89 g/cc. The highly branched homogeneous polymer is present in an amount of from about 1 to 50 weight percent, based on layer weight. The semicrystalline polyolefin has a density of at least 0.90 g/cc. The semicrystalline polyolefin is present in an amount of from about 60 to 99 weight percent, based on total layer weight. The second layer contains a thermoplastic polymer in a crosslinked polymer network. A process for making a packaging article includes coextruding the first and second layers, irradiating the resulting multilayer film, and thereafter heat sealing the first layer to itself or another component of the packaging article.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2003Date of Patent: February 22, 2005Assignee: Cryovac, Inc.Inventors: Isabella Ferri, Slawomir Opuszko, Nathanael Rustia Miranda
-
Patent number: 6761965Abstract: An irradiated multilayer film has a first layer and a second layer. The first layer is an outer heat seal layer containing a blend of a highly branched homogeneous polymer and a semicrystalline polymer. The highly branched homogeneous polymer has at least 40 branches per 1000 methylene groups, an Mw/Mn less than 3.0, and a density of less than 0.89 g/cc. The highly branched homogeneous polymer is present in an amount of from about 5 to 50 weight percent, based on layer weight. The semicrystalline polyolefin has a density of at least 0.90 g/cc. The semicrystalline polyolefin is present in an amount of from about 50 to 95 weight percent, based on total layer weight. The second layer contains a thermoplastic polymer in a crosslinked polymer network. A process for making a packaging article includes coextruding the first and second layers, irradiating the resulting multilayer film, and thereafter heat sealing the first layer to itself or another component of the packaging article.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2002Date of Patent: July 13, 2004Assignee: Cryovac, Inc.Inventors: Isabella Ferri, Slawomir Opuszko, Nathanael Rustia Miranda
-
Publication number: 20040013896Abstract: An irradiated multilayer film has a first layer and a second layer. The first layer is an outer heat seal layer containing a blend of a highly branched homogeneous polymer and a semicrystalline polymer. The highly branched homogeneous polymer has at least 40 branches per 1000 methylene groups, an Mw/Mn less than 3.0, and a density of less than 0.89 g/cc. The highly branched homogeneous polymer is present in an amount of from about 1 to 50 weight percent, based on layer weight. The semicrystalline polyolefin has a density of at least 0.90 g/cc. The semicrystalline polyolefin is present in an amount of from about 60 to 99 weight percent, based on total layer weight. The second layer contains a thermoplastic polymer in a crosslinked polymer network. A process for making a packaging article includes coextruding the first and second layers, irradiating the resulting multilayer film, and thereafter heat sealing the first layer to itself or another component of the packaging article.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 17, 2003Publication date: January 22, 2004Inventors: Isabella Ferri, Slawomir Opuszko, Nathanael Rustia Miranda
-
Publication number: 20030087114Abstract: An irradiated multilayer film has a first layer and a second layer. The first layer is an outer heat seal layer containing a blend of a highly branched homogeneous polymer and a semicrystalline polymer. The highly branched homogeneous polymer has at least 40 branches per 1000 methylene groups, an Mw/Mn less than 3.0, and a density of less than 0.89 g/cc. The highly branched homogeneous polymer is present in an amount of from about 5 to 50 weight percent, based on layer weight. The semicrystalline polyolefin has a density of at least 0.90 g/cc. The semicrystalline polyolefin is present in an amount of from about 50 to 95 weight percent, based on total layer weight. The second layer contains a thermoplastic polymer in a crosslinked polymer network. A process for making a packaging article includes coextruding the first and second layers, irradiating the resulting multilayer film, and thereafter heat sealing the first layer to itself or another component of the packaging article.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2002Publication date: May 8, 2003Applicant: Cryovac, Inc.Inventors: Isabella Ferri, Slawomir Opuszko, Nathanael Rustia Miranda
-
Patent number: 6255248Abstract: A composition capable of scavenging oxygen composed of (i) a copolymer of, at least, ethylene and a strained, cyclic alkylene, preferably cyclopentene; (ii) a transition metal catalyst; (iii) preferably, a photoinitiator; and (iv) optionally, a polymeric diluent.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 1999Date of Patent: July 3, 2001Assignee: Cryovac, Inc.Inventors: Donald A. Bansleben, Slawomir Opuszko, Drew V. Speer