Patents by Inventor Tim L. LaRocque

Tim L. LaRocque 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).

  • Tie bag
    Patent number: 7347624
    Abstract: A tie bag includes a hem seal, at the mouth of the bag, which grips the top of a receptacle, when the tie bag is used as a liner for the receptacle, to preclude having the mouth of the bag fall into the receptacle. The hem seal forms a hem flap, which is cut in a geometric pattern to provide tie fasteners. The hem seal may also form a hem at the open mouth of the tie bag. The tie bag may further include a pair of secondary hem seals closing the hem at the opposing sides of the sidewalls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2008
    Assignee: The Glad Products Company
    Inventors: Alan F. Savicki, Sr., Tim L. LaRocque