Robert K Wheeler

US Patent:

6712201, Mar 30, 2004

Filed:

May 14, 2002

Appl. No.:

09/914824

Inventors:

George T. Bertram - Newton CT
William R. Armstrong - Newton CT
Lawrence J. Pillote - Southbury CT
William J. Mahon - Southbury CT
Robert D. Wheeler - Fairfield CT
Laurence B. Sperry - Brighton MA

Assignee:

Sealed Air Corporation - Saddle Brook NJ

International Classification:

B65D 8105

US Classification:

206219, 206524

Abstract:

A packaging system for producing a foam-in-bag cushion upon demand includes a bag of flexible plastic film and defining therein an enclosed space which is vented to the outside of the bag, a foam precursor packet positioned at a predetermined location within the enclosed space in the bag and being formed of a barrier material. The packet includes first and second compartments with a first frangible seal separating the first and second compartments which when ruptured will permit the contents of the compartments to be mixed to form a foam cushion and a second frangible seal between one of the compartments and the enclosed space in the bag. A first foam precursor component is contained in the first compartment of the packet and a second foam precursor component is contained in the second compartment of the packet. The frangible seals have a peel strength of at least about one pound per inch and less than about twelve pounds per inch and more particularly a peel strength of about one pound per inch to about seven pounds per inch. The frangible seals are formed by providing bands of printed area on the facing surfaces of the material forming the packet which is arranged in a matrix of printed and unprinted areas.

US Patent:

6974025, Dec 13, 2005

Filed:

Feb 4, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/771616

Inventors:

George T. Bertram - Newton CT, US
William R. Armstrong - Newton CT, US
Lawrence J. Pillote - Southbury CT, US
William J. Mahon - Southbury CT, US
Robert D. Wheeler - Fairfield CT, US
Laurence B. Sperry - Brighton MA, US

Assignee:

Sealed Air Corporation (US) - Saddle Brook NJ

International Classification:

B65D081/05
B65D081/32

US Classification:

206219, 206524

Abstract:

A packaging system for producing a foam-in-bag cushion upon demand includes a bag of flexible plastic film and defining therein an enclosed space which is vented to the outside of the bag, a foam precursor packet positioned at a predetermined location within the enclosed space in the bag and being formed of a barrier material. The packet includes first and second compartments with a first frangible seal separating the first and second compartments which when ruptured will permit the contents of the compartments to be mixed to form a foam cushion and a second frangible seal between one of the compartments and the enclosed space in the bag. A first foam precursor component is contained in the first compartment of the packet and a second foam precursor component is contained in the second compartment of the packet. The frangible seals have a peel strength of at least about one pound per inch and less than about twelve pounds per inch and more particularly a peel strength of about one pound per inch to about seven pounds per inch. The frangible seals are formed by providing bands of printed area on the facing surfaces of the material forming the packet which is arranged in a matrix of printed and unprinted areas.

US Patent:

6983839, Jan 10, 2006

Filed:

Feb 4, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/771609

Inventors:

George T. Bertram - Newton CT, US
William R. Armstrong - Newton CT, US
Lawrence J. Pillote - Southbury CT, US
William J. Mahon - Southbury CT, US
Robert D. Wheeler - Fairfield CT, US
Laurence B. Sperry - Brighton MA, US

Assignee:

Sealed Air Corporation - Saddle Brook NJ

International Classification:

B65D 81/05
B65D 81/32

US Classification:

206219, 206524

Abstract:

A packaging system for producing a foam-in-bag cushion upon demand includes a bag of flexible plastic film and defining therein an enclosed space which is vented to the outside of the bag, a foam precursor packet positioned at a predetermined location within the enclosed space in the bag and being formed of a barrier material. The packet includes first and second compartments with a first frangible seal separating the first and second compartments which when ruptured will permit the contents of the compartments to be mixed to form a foam cushion and a second frangible seal between one of the compartments and the enclosed space in the bag. A first foam precursor component is contained in the first compartment of the packet and a second foam precursor component is contained in the second compartment of the packet. The frangible seals have a peel strength of at least about one pound per inch and less than about twelve pounds per inch and more particularly a peel strength of about one pound per inch to about seven pounds per inch. The frangible seals are formed by providing bands of printed area on the facing surfaces of the material forming the packet which is arranged in a matrix of printed and unprinted areas.

US Patent:

6997319, Feb 14, 2006

Filed:

Mar 23, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/807049

Inventors:

William Joseph Mahon - Southbury CT, US
Timothy Theodore Oberle - Brookfield CT, US
Joe Milton Bowen - Anderson SC, US
Robert Don Wheeler - Fairfield CT, US

Assignee:

Sealed Air Corporation - Saddle Brook NJ

International Classification:

B65D 30/08

US Classification:

206524, 206523, 383109, 428 352

Abstract:

The invention is a thermoplastic film having a heat resistant coating. The film is particularly useful in the preparation of bags and associated packaging systems that are used for protecting and packaging articles. Typically, the heat resistant coating has a melting range that is greater than the melting temperature of the thermoplastic film and exceeds the temperature of the heat generated during foam formation. As such, packaging films and bags that are prepared in accordance with the invention help prevent foam-in-bag cushions from fusing together. Particularly useful heat resistant coatings include ink varnishes and resins that are solvent-based, water-based, or energy cured.

US Patent:

7553437, Jun 30, 2009

Filed:

May 10, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/801540

Inventors:

Matthew A. Thompson - New Milford CT, US
Timothy T. Oberle - Greenville SC, US
Robert D. Wheeler - Fairfield CT, US

Assignee:

Sealed Air Corporation (US) - Duncan SC

International Classification:

B29C 44/42

US Classification:

264 468, 264 451, 264 466, 264292, 53427

Abstract:

A mold assembly for making a molded foam article generally includes a housing having an internal cavity and an opening into the cavity, a movable support member movable between an inner position and an outer position, an object supported by the support member and having a three-dimensional shape, and a closure. A method for making a molded foam article generally includes moving the support member to the outer position, positioning a film web over the object to form a substantially convex envelopment, moving the support member to the inner position while maintaining the film web in contact with the object to reconfigure the substantially convex film envelopment into a partially concave film envelopment, and dispensing a predetermined amount of a foamable composition into the hollow space provided by the concave envelopment.

US Patent:

8511047, Aug 20, 2013

Filed:

Aug 7, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/890697

Inventors:

William J. Mahon - Southbury CT, US
Gary R. Dye - Oxford CT, US
Robert D. Wheeler - Fairfield CT, US
Michael R. Sandner - Newtown CT, US
Henry Ruddy - Sandy Hook CT, US

Assignee:

Sealed Air Corporation (US) - Elmwood Park NJ

International Classification:

B65B 9/02

US Classification:

53553, 53428

Abstract:

One aspect of the invention pertains to a device for mixing and dispensing fluids, which generally includes a housing; a mixing chamber having a first inlet for introducing a first fluid into the mixing chamber, a second inlet for introducing a second fluid into the mixing chamber, and an outlet through which fluid may exit the mixing chamber; and a valving rod received within the mixing chamber and movable between an open position, in which the first and second inlets are in fluid communication with the mixing chamber, a cleaning position, in which the valving rod substantially seals closed the first inlet but does not seal closed the second inlet, and a closed position, in which the valving rod substantially seals closed the first and second inlets.

US Patent:

20060070909, Apr 6, 2006

Filed:

Oct 28, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/261233

Inventors:

William Mahon - Southbury CT, US
Timothy Oberle - Brookfield CT, US
Joe Bowen - Anderson SC, US
Robert Wheeler - Fairfield CT, US

International Classification:

B32B 3/26
B32B 5/20
B65D 81/02

US Classification:

206524000, 428304400, 428318800

Abstract:

The invention is a thermoplastic film having a heat resistant coating. The film is particularly useful in the preparation of bags and associated packaging systems that are used for protecting and packaging articles. Typically, the heat resistant coating has a melting range that is greater than the melting temperature of the thermoplastic film and exceeds the temperature of the heat generated during foam formation. As such, packaging films and bags that are prepared in accordance with the invention help prevent foam-in-bag cushions from fusing together. Particularly useful heat resistant coatings include ink varnishes and resins that are solvent-based, water-based, or energy cured.

US Patent:

44448414, Apr 24, 1984

Filed:

Aug 9, 1982

Appl. No.:

6/406581

Inventors:

Robert D. Wheeler - Fairfield CT

Assignee:

Uniroyal, Inc. - New York NY

International Classification:

B32B 1508

US Classification:

428339

Abstract:

An extruded AES film in which the AES contains 15-30% rubber having a thickness of 1 to 10 mils, and a laminate of such film to another material, such as a metallic or cellulosic base.