Stephen O Compton

US Patent:

6491166, Dec 10, 2002

Filed:

Nov 20, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/716584

Inventors:

Stephen Floyd Compton - Spartanburg SC
David Wayne Grams - Greer SC

Assignee:

Cryovac, Inc. - Duncan SC

International Classification:

B65D 3301

US Classification:

206497, 53434, 53442, 383103

Abstract:

A heat shrinkable film package and a method for packaging food and non-food products is disclosed which includes a valve through which the package is evacuated during the heat shrinking step of the packaging process. Employing the valve of the present invention precludes the need for puncturing the film prior to heat shrinking. Thus, a wide variety of food products may be packaged in a manner more typically reserved for non-food products.

US Patent:

6520332, Feb 18, 2003

Filed:

Nov 10, 1999

Appl. No.:

09/437411

Inventors:

Charles Rice Barmore - Moore SC
Kenneth Paul Chrisman - Monroe CT
Stephen Floyd Compton - Spartanburg SC
Steve B. Garland - Greenville SC
Alan S. Weinberg - Taylors SC
George Dean Wofford - Duncan SC

Assignee:

Cryovac, Inc. - Duncan SC

International Classification:

B65D 8105

US Classification:

206522, 53398, 206497, 206499, 206523, 206589

Abstract:

A packaging cushion is disclosed for supporting and protecting objects during shipment. The cushion has upper and lower surfaces and one or more compartments for supporting the objects in positions so that the objects are higher than the lower surfaces of the cushions. The cushions may include upper and lower nodes which increase the separation distance between the objects when the cushions are stacked one on top of another. The cushions may be held in a stack by an outer box, or by wrapping the stack of cushions in a protective film, eliminating the need for an outer box.

US Patent:

6579584, Jun 17, 2003

Filed:

Dec 10, 1998

Appl. No.:

09/208900

Inventors:

Stephen F. Compton - Spartanburg SC

Assignee:

Cryovac, Inc. - Duncan SC

International Classification:

B29D 2202

US Classification:

428 357, 428 346, 428 352, 428500, 428515, 428516, 428517, 428518, 428520, 428522, 428523

Abstract:

An article, such a bag, pouch, casing, or sheet formed from joined film pieces, comprises a non-crosslaminated film. The article has a parallel plate burst strength of at least 190 inches of water, with the film having a thickness of from 1 to 2. 9 mils. The film comprises one or more of a wide variety of polymers, with linear low density polyethylene being a preferred polymer. The film is heat sealed to itself or another film (preferably a similar or identical film). The burst strength is surprising in view of the thin gauge of the film, and the fact that the film is not cross-laminated.

US Patent:

6889483, May 10, 2005

Filed:

Oct 31, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/285132

Inventors:

Stephen F. Compton - Spartanburg SC, US
Roger J. Morrissette - Hopkinton NH, US
Frank B. Edwards - Simpsonville SC, US

Assignee:

Cryovac, Inc. - Duncan SC

International Classification:

B65B003/02

US Classification:

53412, 53450, 53415, 531336, 531337, 531338

Abstract:

An easy-opening feature in a flexible package is provided by forming a tear feature in the package material by slitting, perforating, or otherwise forming a stress riser in the material, and affixing a label to the package material so that the label adheres to the tear feature. The formation of the tear feature and affixing of the label are performed prior to wrapping a product in the package material and sealing the material, and preferably are performed while the package material is moving along a path in a packaging apparatus. The label in one embodiment includes a detachable middle portion that tears free of the rest of the label upon pulling the detachable portion, such that remaining portions of the label remain on the package adjacent the opening created by the tear feature.

US Patent:

7021827, Apr 4, 2006

Filed:

Sep 13, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/939646

Inventors:

Stephen F. Compton - Spartanburg SC, US
Roger J. Morrissette - Hopkinton NH, US
Frank B. Edwards - Simpsonville SC, US

Assignee:

Cryovac, Inc. - Duncan SC

International Classification:

B65D 65/26

US Classification:

383205, 206494, 383 66, 383207

Abstract:

An easy-opening feature in a flexible package is provided by forming a tear feature in the package material by slitting, perforating, or otherwise forming a stress riser in the material, and affixing a label to the package material so that the label adheres to the tear feature. The formation of the tear feature and affixing of the label are performed prior to wrapping a product in the package material and sealing the material, and preferably are performed while the package material is moving along a path in a packaging apparatus. The label in one embodiment includes a detachable middle portion that tears free of the rest of the label upon pulling the detachable portion, such that remaining portions of the label remain on the package adjacent the opening created by the tear feature.

US Patent:

7318524, Jan 15, 2008

Filed:

Dec 24, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/746625

Inventors:

Stephen F. Compton - Spartanburg SC, US
Drew V. Speer - Simpsonville SC, US
Brian L. Butler - Bloomington MN, US
Janet W. Rivett - Simpsonville SC, US
Scott W. Beckwith - Greer SC, US
Frank B. Edwards - Simpsonville SC, US
Thomas D. Kennedy - Simpsonville SC, US
Ronald L. Cotterman - Greenville SC, US

Assignee:

Cryovac, Inc. - Duncan SC

International Classification:

B65D 85/57

US Classification:

2063081, 2063082, 2063083

Abstract:

A package includes a non-thermoformed thermoplastic pouch including a first and second panel; and an optical data storage medium disposed in the pouch; wherein the pouch comprises an oxygen barrier material, and an oxygen scavenger. Two methods of making a package include (1) providing a web; providing an optical data storage medium; forming a non-thermoformed pouch from the thermoplastic web, the pouch comprising a first and second panel; placing the optical data storage medium in the pouch; and sealing the pouch; wherein the web includes an oxygen barrier material and an oxygen scavenger; or (2) providing a first and second web; providing an optical data storage medium; forming a non-thermoformed pouch from the webs; placing the optical data storage medium in the pouch; and sealing the pouch; wherein at least one of the webs includes an oxygen barrier material, and at least one of the webs includes an oxygen scavenger.

US Patent:

8026493, Sep 27, 2011

Filed:

Oct 26, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/258802

Inventors:

Greg Grossman - Greenville SC, US
Jason G. Verrett - Simpsonville SC, US
Stephen F. Compton - Spartanburg SC, US
Scott W. Beckwith - Greer SC, US

Assignee:

Cryovac, Inc. - Duncan SC

International Classification:

B01J 19/08

US Classification:

25045311, 25045411, 25045511, 250504 R, 422186, 42218603, 42218605, 25218828, 426240

Abstract:

An apparatus is provided for activating an oxygen scavenging composition that includes a plurality of UV lamps arranged in a bank and disposed in a UV chamber; the UV lamps include first and second sides through which UV light is transmittable. A series of guide rolls disposed in the UV chamber define a film pathway for directing a film in close proximity with the first and second sides of the UV lamps. The UV shade is arranged to wrap about the first and second sides of the UV lamps, and may be configured to move between an open, partially open, and closed position so that the dosage of UV light to which the film is exposed may be controlled by adjusting the degree to which the shade is open. As a result, the UV shade may limit UV exposure without having to turn off the UV lamps.

US Patent:

8146780, Apr 3, 2012

Filed:

Dec 16, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/316751

Inventors:

Stephen F. Compton - Spartanburg SC, US
Daniel McKamy - Simpsonville SC, US
Joseph M. Ramirez - Greenville SC, US
Greg Harwood - Greenville SC, US
William G. Kuecker - Dixon Springs TN, US

Assignee:

Cryovac, Inc. - Duncan SC

International Classification:

B65D 35/56

US Classification:

222105, 222 81

Abstract:

The presently disclosed subject matter comprises a pouch to house a pumpable product, a pouch fitment to the pouch, and an enclosing carton for containing the pouch and fitment. The system further comprises a pump assembly that pierces the pouch fitment and interacts with the carton to dispense the pouch contents.