Patents by Inventor Steven A. Rau

Steven A. Rau 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: 11312554
    Abstract: Embodiments include a package for containing and dispensing a product. The package includes first and second layers; a product seal zone where the first layer is joined to the second layer, the product seal zone having an inner perimeter that defines an unsealed pouch area for containing the product and an outer perimeter; and a header zone adjacent to the outer perimeter of the product seal zone. The header zone includes a first tab; a second tab; a first tab-cut in the first layer within an unsealed portion of the header zone; and a second tab-cut in the second layer within the unsealed portion of the header zone. Other embodiments are also included herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc.
    Inventors: Julie A. Cardin, Edward Emmett Chapdelaine, Steven A. Rau
  • Publication number: 20210179332
    Abstract: Various embodiments provide a package for containing and applying a substance. The package can include a handle layer, a carrier layer, an applicator, and an enclosing layer. The handle layer can include: a first handle portion; a second handle portion; and a joining portion. The carrier layer can include: a first surface; and a second surface. The joining portion of the handle layer can be connected to the first surface of the carrier layer. The applicator can contain the substance. The first handle portion and the second handle portion are configured to move from a first state to a second state, wherein, in the first state, the first handle portion and the second handle portion are parallel with the carrier layer, and, in the second state, the first handle portion and the second handle portion are not parallel to the carrier layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2020
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Inventors: Cormac H. Lyons, Steven A. Rau, Julie A. Cardin
  • Publication number: 20210002051
    Abstract: Embodiments include a package for containing and dispensing a product. The package includes first and second layers; a product seal zone where the first layer is joined to the second layer, the product seal zone having an inner perimeter that defines an unsealed pouch area for containing the product and an outer perimeter; and a header zone adjacent to the outer perimeter of the product seal zone. The header zone includes a first tab; a second tab; a first tab-cut in the first layer within an unsealed portion of the header zone; and a second tab-cut in the second layer within the unsealed portion of the header zone. Other embodiments are also included herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2020
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Inventors: Julie A. CARDIN, Edward Emmett CHAPDELAINE, Steven A. RAU
  • Patent number: 10815042
    Abstract: Embodiments include a package for containing and dispensing a product. The package includes first and second layers; a product seal zone where the first layer is joined to the second layer, the product seal zone having an inner perimeter that defines an unsealed pouch area for containing the product and an outer perimeter; and a header zone adjacent to the outer perimeter of the product seal zone. The header zone includes a first tab; a second tab; a first tab-cut in the first layer within an unsealed portion of the header zone; and a second tab-cut in the second layer within the unsealed portion of the header zone. Other embodiments are also included herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc.
    Inventors: Julie A. Cardin, Edward Emmett Chapdelaine, Steven A. Rau
  • Publication number: 20170355504
    Abstract: Embodiments include a package for containing and dispensing a product. The package includes first and second layers; a product seal zone where the first layer is joined to the second layer, the product seal zone having an inner perimeter that defines an unsealed pouch area for containing the product and an outer perimeter; and a header zone adjacent to the outer perimeter of the product seal zone. The header zone includes a first tab; a second tab; a first tab-cut in the first layer within an unsealed portion of the header zone; and a second tab-cut in the second layer within the unsealed portion of the header zone. Other embodiments are also included herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2017
    Publication date: December 14, 2017
    Inventors: Julie A. Cardin, Edward Emmett Chapdelaine, Steven A. Rau
  • Patent number: 9668709
    Abstract: Examples include an envelope for an imaging plate. The envelope can include an opaque film partially hermetically sealed with a transparent film defining a cavity between the opaque film and the transparent film; the cavity configured to receive an imaging plate; an adhesive disposed on the opaque film or the transparent film along an unsealed portion of the opaque film and the transparent film; and a notch defined by the opaque film and the transparent film along a tab portion of the opaque film and transparent film that is hermetically sealed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: The Tapemark Company
    Inventors: Julie A. Cardin, Patricia Kitchen, Steven A. Rau
  • Publication number: 20150289830
    Abstract: Examples include an envelope for an imaging plate. The envelope can include an opaque film partially hermetically sealed with a transparent film defining a cavity between the opaque film and the transparent film; the cavity configured to receive an imaging plate; an adhesive disposed on the opaque film or the transparent film along an unsealed portion of the opaque film and the transparent film; and a notch defined by the opaque film and the transparent film along a tab portion of the opaque film and transparent film that is hermetically sealed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2015
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Inventors: Julie A. Cardin, Patricia Kitchen, Steven A. Rau