Pactiv Corporation

Other

Reynolds Presto Products Inc.

David Cameron

Toby R Thomas

David V Dobreski

Steven P Long

James S Blythe

Gary E Rehwinkel

Daniel B Ferrari

Michael L Bohn

Roger E Dowler

Craig Soller

Janet Fleury

Stephen A Meli

Michael Bohn

A reclosable package comprises a first panel having first and second side sections and a second panel having first and second side sections. The first panel opposes the second panel and is joined to the second panel along the first and second side sections. A bottom extends between the first and second side sections of the first and second panels with the first and second panels joined to each other. A mouth is disposed opposite the bottom and extends between the first and second side sections of the first second panels. A closure member extends along the mouth, with the closure member including a first fin joined to the first panel and second fin joined to the second panel. A sealing member having a first and second ends is disposed proximate the mouth. The ends of the sealing member can be attached to the fin or panel such that at least one of the first end or second ends of the sealing member is attached with peelable seal.

Package closure for withstanding internal forces

An insect bait comprising particles of an insect-killing compound onto which a coating of insect attracting material has been applied, and the method by which this bait is prepared.

Caramel-coated insecticide

A fastener for a plastic bag includes first and second mutually engageable track portions and a slider for engaging and disengaging the track portions. In a preferred embodiment, the slider includes a core portion and an end portion. The core portion is made of a first material having a first preselected material property. The end portion is made of a second material having a second preselected material property and is arranged at opposing ends of the slider.

Reclosable fastener with slider for high-pressure processing

A slider is adapted for use with a reclosable fastener for bags containing material. The reclosable fastener includes a first track and a second track. The first track includes a first profile, while the second track includes a second profile. The first and second profiles are releasably engageable to each other. At least one of the first and second profiles has an interior portion. The slider comprises a body that includes a top, a first side, a second side and a separation member on an underside of the top. The separation member is adapted to open and close the fastener and includes a slider finger that extends generally downwardly from the top. The slider finger extends into an interior portion of the first profile so as to assist in removing material trapped in the interior portion of the first profile when closing the reclosable fastener.

Reclosable fasteners or zippers for use with polymeric bags

A reclosable package comprises first and second opposing body panels, a reclosable seal and a one-time breakable element. The reclosable seal extends along one end and includes first track and second tracks. The first track includes a first fin portion and a first reclosable element. The first fin portion has a first end and a second end that is further from the first reclosable element. The one-time breakable element comprises first and second sections and initially extends from the first fin portion to the second fin portion. Each of the first and second sections extends upwardly and inwardly from near the respective second ends of the first and second fin portions so as to form a generally inverted U-shaped or V-shaped cross-sectional configuration. The first and second opposing body panels are attached to respective first and second sections of the one-time breakable element.

Reclosable bags with tamper evident features and methods of making the same

A mechanical method is described whereby the brake signal provided by the rear lights of an automotive vehicle is made unambiguous. In the case that the brake pedal of the said vehicle is not actuated, the invention causes all light from illuminated rear lamps of the vehicle to be transmitted from the rear of the vehicle as non-red colored light. In the case that the brake actuation means of the vehicle is actuated, the invention causes all light from illuminated rear lamps to be transmitted from the rear of the vehicle as red colored light. Thus, display of red colored light per se at the rear of the vehicle provides an absolute, immediately perceptible signal of braking.

Mechanical implementation of unambiguous automotive brake signal lights

Confusion of red colored automotive brake signal lights with other red lights delays perception of the brake signal. Perceptibility of the brake signal is improved when red colored lights are displayed only during braking, non-red colored lights being displayed at appropriate other times. The current invention effects this color distinction by interposing, during braking, low electric resistance into electric circuits between a source of electrical energy and lamps effecting red colored light, and interposing high electric resistance into electric circuits between said source of electrical energy and lamps effecting non-red colored light, and further, by interchanging the said interposed electric resistances when the brake actuation means is not actuated, flow of energizing electric current being sufficient to effect illumination of said lamps only in the case that said interposed electric resistance is low.

Potentiometric implementation of unambiguous automotive brake signal

An electronic calculator having unique utility for computation in chemical stoichiometry is described. Push-bottom input keys for stoichiometry are labeled by chemical unit, each of said keys being juxtaposed to an LED indicator light, and said keys being apportioned by line segments on the keyboard into five functional groups. The stoichiometry keys utilize variable conversion factors input by the user to automatically effect arithmetic conversion of a number, input with its chemical unit, into the equivalent number having a different chemical unit, said units being implicitly displayed by illumination of appropriate LED's. For students and others, the invention greatly simplifies the task of computation in chemical stoichiometry.

Calculator for chemical stoichiometry

Delayed perception of the brake signal, a significant contributing factor in many rear-end automotive vehicle collisions, is a problem not totally resolved by the addition of a red colored supplementary brake signal light. A more effective and esthetically superior approach is employed in the current invention, in which red colored light, and only red colored light, is displayed at the rear of a vehicle during braking; and further, in which non-red colored light, and only non-red colored light, can be displayed at the rear of said vehicle when the brake actuation means is not actuated. If illuminated, non-red tail lights and rear turn signal lights are extinguished during braking, replaced by red colored brake signal lights, one of which may flash to indicate an intended turn, said red colored lights being extinguished and said non-red colored lights being re-illuminated upon release of the brake actuation means. Thus, the display of red colored light per se provides an unambiguous, immediately perceptible signal of braking.

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Canandaigua, NY, United States of America

David Cameron