Patents by Inventor T. Brad Zix

T. Brad Zix 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).

  • Method of making a lined tray
    Patent number: 7673564
    Abstract: A lined tray may be made by printing on a film an ink comprising from about 15 to about 50 weight percent binder resin selected from ethylene/vinyl acetate copolymers, polyamide polymers, polystyrene polymers, and acrylic polymers. The printed film is laminated to a tray substrate to form a lined tray substrate, so that the outermost ink surface of the printed film is directly adhered to the tray substrate. The lined tray may be formed into a tray.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2010
    Assignee: Cryovac, Inc.
    Inventors: John R. Wolf, T. Brad Zix
  • Method of making a lined tray
    Publication number: 20060147240
    Abstract: A lined tray may be made by printing on a film an ink comprising from about 15 to about 50 weight percent binder resin selected from ethylene/vinyl acetate copolymers, polyamide polymers, polystyrene polymers, and acrylic polymers. The printed film is laminated to a tray substrate to form a lined tray substrate, so that the outermost ink surface of the printed film is directly adhered to the tray substrate. The lined tray may be formed into a tray.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2004
    Publication date: July 6, 2006
    Inventors: John Wolf, T. Brad Zix