The Procter Gamble Company

The Procter & Gamble Company Company

Susana E Borrero

Benjamin G Hesford

Kenneth Stephen McGuire

Joseph Craig Lester

Jun You

Stephen Michael Truesdell

Benjamin Jacob Clare

Jason M Earl

Lee Mathew Arent

Anthony Ogg

Stefan Rudi Wicklein

Werner Mischer

Norm H Tiilikka

James T Boesken

Ingo Dieter Erhardt

Philip Andrew Sawin

Mark Mason Hargett

Norman Scott Broyles

Norman Henry Tiilikka

Anthony Frederick Cappel

Kevin Joseph Wood

Nathan William Valentine

A flexible package having an inner sheet having a first surface and a second surface. The flexible package has an article reservoir for accepting an article to be shipped and one or more expansion chambers. The expansion chambers can be inflated or otherwise expanded to provide structure to the flexible package and to protect the article in the article reservoir.

Shaped flexible shipping package and method of making

Package having a flexible inner sheet, a flexible secondary inner sheet, a flexible secondary outer sheet, and an outer sheet. The inner sheet and secondary inner sheet are joined together at least an outer seam and forming one or more primary expansion chambers. The package also has a flexible secondary outer sheet and an outer sheet, joined together at least an outer seam and forming one or more secondary expansion chambers. The secondary outer sheet and the outer sheet also form one or more non-expansion chambers that can be a label surface.

Flexible package

An inflation feature for a shipping package, an inflation rig assembly for inflating a shipping package, and a method of inflating a shipping package. The method includes providing an inflation feature and an inflation rig assembly with corresponding alignment features, positioning the inflation feature of a shipping package, in an uninflated state, on to the inflation rig assembly in a first position, moving the inflation rig assembly to a second position, such that the shipping package is in fluid communication with an expansion material source, and inflating the shipping package to an inflated state.

Inflation feature for package, inflation rig assembly, and method of inflating

A method for coating a part that has an asymmetrical edge by attaching the part to a part holder, placing a film between the part and a mandrel, rolling the part over the mandrel such that the asymmetrical edge of the part contact the film, and, moving one or both of the mandrel and the part holder in an angular relationship to one another as the angle of the part's asymmetrical edge changes. A film dispenser and a film retriever are provided and preferably they move cooperatively in at least two dimensions with respect to the part holder. The film has a first edge and a second edge, and the film can be a decorative coating, a protective coating or combinations of these. The film dispenser holds the first edge of the film, the film is positioned between the mandrel and the part holder and the film retriever holds the film second edge.

Methods for foil stamping parts having asymmetrical edges

Package having a flexible inner sheet having a first surface and a second surface. The package has an article reservoir for accepting an article to be shipped. The expansion chambers can be inflated or otherwise expanded to provide structure to the package and to protect the article in the article reservoir. The inner sheet of the package includes a shrinkable material that can be activated to immobilize articles disposed in the article reservoir.

Flexible package and method of manufacture

A shipping package and method of making a shipping package having a flexible inner sheet having a first surface and a second surface. The method includes providing one or more sheets of flexible material, joining the sheet(s) to form an article reservoir for accepting an article to be shipped, one or more expansion chambers, and an article retrieval feature. The expansion chambers can be inflated or otherwise expanded to provide structure to the package and to protect the article in the article reservoir.

Flexible shipping package and method of making

A package having a flexible inner sheet having a first surface and a second surface. The package has an article reservoir for accepting an article to be shipped. The expansion chambers can be inflated or otherwise expanded to provide structure to the package and to protect the article in the article reservoir. The inner sheet of the package includes a shrinkable material that can be activated to immobilize articles disposed in the article reservoir.

Package

A package having a flexible inner sheet having a first surface and a second surface. The package has an article reservoir for accepting an article to be shipped, one or more expansion chambers and an article retrieval feature. The expansion chambers can be inflated or otherwise expanded to provide structure to the package and to protect the article in the article reservoir.

Flexible shipping package

A shipping package having a flexible inner sheet having a first surface and a second surface. The package has an article reservoir for accepting an article to be shipped and one or more expansion chambers. The expansion chambers can be inflated or otherwise expanded to provide structure to the package and to protect the article in the article reservoir.

A package having a flexible inner sheet having a first surface and a second surface. The package has an article reservoir for accepting an article to be shipped. The expansion chambers can be inflated or otherwise expanded to provide structure to the package and to protect the article in the article reservoir. The package also includes an external wrap surrounding at least a portion of the package to provide a relatively planar outwardly-facing surface.

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Mason, OH, United States of America

Susana E Borrero