Michael J Gabriel

US Patent:

8484937, Jul 16, 2013

Filed:

Mar 22, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/728438

Inventors:

Michael J. Gabriel - Inver Grove Heights MN, US

Assignee:

Land O'Lakes, Inc. - Arden Hills MN

International Classification:

B65B 7/04

US Classification:

53479, 53463, 53469

Abstract:

This disclosure relates to foiiuing food packages with a lap seal. A continuous, peelable hermetic seal is formed by activating a conductive element to emit an electrical impulse while contacting the overlap region of a pouch. The overlap is sealed by the heat generated from the activation of the conductive element, for example a wire. The conductive element is placed longitudinally along the overlap area of the pouch, which results in a sealed line. A second parallel sealed line may also be made to add redundancy, thereby better sealing the pouch. The disclosed method results in a package with an unsealed flap between first seal line and the film edge that allows for easy opening of the pouch.

US Patent:

20210061539, Mar 4, 2021

Filed:

Aug 20, 2020

Appl. No.:

16/998844

Inventors:

- Arden Hills MN, US
Michael J. Gabriel - Inver Grove Heights MN, US

International Classification:

B65D 81/28
B65D 30/08
B65D 65/42
B65B 9/00
A23K 40/25
A23K 40/20
B32B 37/15
B32B 38/00
B32B 5/02
B32B 27/12
B32B 27/08
B32B 27/32

Abstract:

Methods of producing a bag for a feed product involve providing a multi-layered substrate, which includes one or more polymers. The method also involves extruding a polymer film onto a surface of the substrate to form an elongated sheet. The polymer film can include a mold inhibitor. The method further involves slicing the elongated sheet into smaller, individual sheets and joining pairs of the individual sheets together along a periphery thereof to form the bag configured to receive the feed product. The polymer film can line the inner surface of the finished bag.

US Patent:

20200039712, Feb 6, 2020

Filed:

Oct 14, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/601354

Inventors:

- Shoreview MN, US
Michael J. Gabriel - Inver Grove Heights MN, US
Michael S. Burr - Marthasville MO, US

International Classification:

B65D 65/02
B65B 25/00
B32B 3/28
B32B 3/26
B32B 1/00
B32B 29/08
B32B 29/00
B32B 27/10
B32B 27/08
B32B 27/06
B32B 7/12
B32B 7/02
A23P 10/00
A23K 40/30
B65D 85/72

Abstract:

Methods of covering an animal feed product involve depositing in an open end of a container an animal feed. Placing a cover on an exposed surface of the feed at the open end of the container, where the cover includes a flowable coating arranged on one side of a flexible film and a rigid or semi-rigid layer bound to an opposite side of the film. The exposed surface of the feed comprises irregular surface structures due to feed components positioned at the exposed surface. A central portion of the flexible film of the placed cover conforms to the irregular surface structures at the exposed surface of the feed upon the flowable coating reaching a temperature of at least about 125 F.

US Patent:

20180297757, Oct 18, 2018

Filed:

Jun 20, 2018

Appl. No.:

16/013533

Inventors:

- Shoreview MN, US
Michael J. Gabriel - Inver Grove Heights MN, US
Michael S. Burr - Marthasville MO, US

International Classification:

B65D 65/02
B32B 7/02
A23K 40/30
B65D 85/72
B65B 7/28
B65B 25/00
B32B 3/28
B32B 3/26
B32B 1/00
B32B 29/08
B32B 29/00
B32B 27/10
B32B 27/08
B32B 27/06
B32B 7/12
A23P 10/00

Abstract:

Methods of covering an animal feed product involve depositing in an open end of a container an animal feed. Placing a cover on an exposed surface of the feed at the open end of the container, where the cover includes a flowable coating arranged on one side of a flexible film and a rigid or semi-rigid layer bound to an opposite side of the film. The exposed surface of the feed comprises irregular surface structures due to feed components positioned at the exposed surface. A central portion of the flexible film of the placed cover conforms to the irregular surface structures at the exposed surface of the feed upon the flowable coating reaching a temperature of at least about 125 F.

US Patent:

20170029183, Feb 2, 2017

Filed:

Jul 31, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/815488

Inventors:

- Shoreview MN, US
Michael J. Gabriel - Inver Grove Heights MN, US
Michael S. Burr - Marthasville MO, US

International Classification:

B65D 65/02
A23P 1/00

Abstract:

Covers for sealing and/or bonding with an exposed surface of an animal feed within a container include a flexible film that conforms to the animal feed and a rigid or semi-rigid layer that allows the cover to be handled by an operator during placement of the cover over the animal feed composition while the composition is at elevated temperatures. The polymer film may include a heat-activated coating that establishes a bond with the animal feed when the feed is at elevated temperatures or when an external heat source is applied to the cover. The heat-activated coating may be flowable at a temperature of at least about 125 F. Upon placement of the cover over the animal feed, the film conforms to the exposed surface of the feed and the cover forms a seal with the animal feed as flowable coating reaches a flowable temperature.