Patents by Inventor Thomas Edward Dobbins

Thomas Edward Dobbins 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).

  • Substantially curl-free semi-rigid support member for food packages
    Patent number: 3978260
    Abstract: A support member, for inclusion inside a film-wrapped package of moist and greasy food, comprising a semi-rigid thermoplastic core member printed on both sides with opaque ink distributed in substantially equal amounts on the two sides of the core and having a transparent protective overcoating of a polyolefinic resin or a varnish superposed on the printed core layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 1975
    Date of Patent: August 31, 1976
    Assignee: American Can Company
    Inventors: Thomas Edward Dobbins, William Duane Hanson, Ronald Eugene Wenzel
  • Carton with inspection flap and blank therefor
    Patent number: 3960315
    Abstract: A paperboard carton and blank therefor for displaying a product such as bacon having a top panel with a cut-out viewing area and hinged inspection flap adjacent a reinforced edge portion formed by a glue flap overlapping the edge section of the top panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 1975
    Date of Patent: June 1, 1976
    Assignee: American Can Company
    Inventor: Thomas Edward Dobbins