The Glad Products Company

The Glad Products

Dean Ferracane

Ronald J Cisek

Sarah A Kuhl

Michael G Borchardt

Jack F Melvan

Mark D Pszczolkowski

Jeffrey S Stiglic

Robert Thomas Dorsey

Jessica Greer

John E Rusnak

Shaun T Broering

Zaiyou Liu

Steven Louis Diersing

Melissa Jane Wene

Fleumingue Jean-Mary

Eric David Dodson

Laura Lynn McElroy

Christopher G Anderson

Judith A Hollingshead

Helen R Kemp

Angela Phillip

Carmen N Rodriguez

Edward B Tucker

Ryan J Coonce

Roger William Sharpe

Scott O'Hara

Jacqueline E Yee

Sarah A Kahl

Anthony A Cisek

Jing Hong

Seitu Barron

Rajesh K Mishra

John Rusnak

The present disclosure relates to a thermoplastic film that includes a plurality of ribs and a plurality of web areas that separate and connect the ribs. The thermoplastic film further includes an encapsulated odor control component that includes an odor control active encapsulated within a plurality of encapsulants. The encapsulants can be configured to delay a release of the odor-control active until activated. Further, the encapsulated odor control component can be applied across the plurality of ribs and the plurality of web areas, which can be configured to cause the encapsulants to activate in phases.

Thermoplastic films and bags with encapsulation-based delayed odor control and methods of making the same

A thermoplastic bag includes raised rib-like elements that allow the thermoplastic bag to expand. The thermoplastic bag further includes side seals having rib-like elements that allow the side seals to expand. Additionally, in one or more implementations, the thermoplastic bag includes one or more of a material formulation, a density of raised rib-like elements, a height of raised rib-like elements, or land areas that provide the raised rib-like elements with a reduced rebound ratio.

Expanding storage bags

The present disclosure relates to a thermoplastic film that includes a layer of thermoplastic material and an encapsulated odor control component. The encapsulated odor control component can include an odor-control active encapsulated within an odor-control encapsulant. Additionally, the encapsulated odor control component can be configured to release the odor-control active from the encapsulant when exposed to malodor particles. The thermoplastic film can further include a color indicator that changes color to indicate performance of the encapsulated odor control component. For example, the color indicator can change from a first color to a second color based, at least in part, on the release of the odor-control active.

Thermoplastic films and bags with malodor particle based odor control and methods of making the same

The present disclosure relates to a thermoplastic film that includes dual fragrance odor control. For example, the thermoplastic can film include a first fragrance component, such as a neat oil applied directly thereon. The thermoplastic film can also include an encapsulated fragrance component applied thereon. The encapsulated fragrance component can include a fragrance encapsulated within a plurality of encapsulants and can be configured to delay a release of the fragrance, such as until there is a physical interaction applied to the thermoplastic film.

Thermoplastic films and bags with dual fragrance odor control and methods of making the same

The present disclosure relates to thermoplastic films and products formed therefrom that include additive components effectively compartmentalized based on diffusion characteristics of the additive components. For example, first and second additive components are localized on a thermoplastic film in a manner that as the additive components diffuse, they minimize or avoid interaction. Specifically, the thermoplastic film is folded over itself to create an air gap that causes the additive components to desorb, diffuse into the air gap, and then absorb into the film at a position across the air gap rather than diffusing substantially laterally across the thermoplastic film. By ensuring that the additive components diffuse up and down rather than laterally and by laterally offsetting the additive components, one or more implementations effectively compartmentalize the antagonistic components.

Thermoplastic films and products with diffusion-based compartmentalized additive components

The present disclosure relates to a thermoplastic film that includes a layer of thermoplastic material and a color indicator applied to the thermoplastic material. The color indicator can be configured to change color in response to a trigger. For example, the color indicator can change color (e.g., change from a first color to a second color) in response to a color change trigger, such as exposure to malodor particles, absorption of moisture, a length of time, or as a result of oxidation. In one or more embodiments, the thermoplastic film further includes an odor control component configured to mask, neutralize, or otherwise control malodors. The color indicator can change its color appearance as the odor control component performs to control any present malodors, thus signaling the performance of the odor control component.

Thermoplastic films and bags with color changing indicators and methods of making the same

Dual bag with transparent inner bag and black outer bag

A multi-layer thermoplastic film includes a first film of thermoplastic material, a second film of thermoplastic material bonded to the first film, and an odor control component disposed between the first film and the second film. A method of manufacturing a multi-layer thermoplastic film coextruding a plurality of layers to form a first film, coextruding a plurality of layers to form a second film, disposing at least one odor control component on at least one of the first film and the second film, and bonding the first and second films together such that the at least one substance is disposed between the first film and the second film.

Thermoplastic films and bags with enhanced odor control and methods of making the same

Single bag with black inner portion with pattern and gray outer portion with pattern

Dual bag with black inner bag and white outer bag

Single bag with an inner portion of a first pigment and an outer portion of a second pigment and a pattern

A multi-layer thermoplastic film include a first film of thermoplastic material, a second film of thermoplastic material bonded to the first film, and an odor control component disposed between the first film and the second film. A method of manufacturing a multi-layer thermoplastic film coextruding a plurality of layers to form a first film, coextruding a plurality of layers to form a second film, disposing at least one odor control component on at least one of the first film and the second film, and bonding the first and second films together such that the at least one substance is disposed between the first film and the second film.

Multi-layer thermoplastic films and bags with enhanced odor control and methods of making the same

Dual bag with a white inner bag and a black outer bag

Single bag with black inner portion and white outer portion with pattern

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Willowbrook, IL, United States of America

Dean Ferracane