Dennis Allen Cope, 71111 Traynor St, Hayward, CA 94544

8404071, Mar 26, 2013

Mar 16, 2007

12/293034

Dennis Allen Cope - Crossville TN, US
Thomas Charles Brough - High Point NC, US

RadPax, Inc. - Shelby NC

B31B 1/90
B31B 1/60

1562722, 493264

Various processes for the creation of a film to film bond using printed patterns of adhesive traces. In some implementations of the process, control of the process including control of the temperature of the adhesive and film to a temperature approaching the heat distortion temperature for the film will vary the strength of the bond from a frangible bond to a bond the tears the film, (a film-tearing bond). Some implementations of the process may be used to produce bonded films at web speed rates that are significantly higher than commercial rates for heat seal processes.

2002002, Feb 21, 2002

May 23, 2001

09/863481

Dennis Cope - Crossville TN, US

B32B001/02

428/035200

A valveless selective cushioning container is provided having at least two inflatable cells, at least one of which has three layers, where the middle layer has an aperture preferably located at the crown of the cell such that after inflation the aperture may be heat sealed across the top layer to achieve selective cushioning.

5378299, Jan 3, 1995

Apr 5, 1993

8/043441

John McGrath - Castro Valley CA
Dennis Cope - Castro Valley CA
Scott Harris - Mill Valley CA
Charles Becker - San Francisco CA

M & D Balloons, Inc. - Brisband CA

B32B 3110
B32B 3120

156290

A method of making a balloon includes providing two balloon films and providing two valve films. The two valve films are placed one on top of the other and then inserted between the two balloon films. Then a portion of each of the valve films is tack sealed to its respective adjacent balloon film. The valve films are then sealed together to form a valve passageway therein. During the valve sealing step, the balloon films are held in a fanned out manner. Finally, the balloon films are sealed together along the perimeter thereof to form the balloon.

5248275, Sep 28, 1993

May 20, 1991

7/702790

John McGrath - Castro Valley CA
Dennis Cope - Castro Valley CA
Scott Harris - Mill Valley CA
Charles Becker - San Francisco CA

M & D Balloons, Inc. - Brisbane CA

A63H 2710

446224

A balloon includes a pair of overlying valve film strips disposed between a pair of overlying balloon films, which include neck and body portions. The valve film strips extend at an angle to a central axis of the neck portions, and valve seals formed in the valve film strips direct incoming gas from an inlet adjacent the neck, to an outlet between the body portions. Methods of assembling the balloons by forming the valve seams and neck seams without moving the balloon films or valve film strips is also disclosed.

5727270, Mar 17, 1998

Jun 7, 1995

8/477431

Dennis Allen Cope - Castro Valley CA
John Edward McGrath - Castro Valley CA

AirCelTec Inc. - Hayward CA

A47C 2708

5710

The invention is an inflatable self sealing valveless fluid or gas container useable for a wide variety of applications including cushioning, package filler, mattresses, rafts and the like. The container is formed from one or more inflatable self sealing elements, each inflatable element being formed from a pair of inflatable cells. Each cell is formed from an inner and outer sheet of thermoplastic or other impermeable material, the sheets being sealed together at boundaries which define the inflatable cell. The inner sheets of each cell in the pair are sealed together such that the boundaries of the seal define a fill channel through which fluid or gas may pass between the cells. Apertures in the inner sheets of both cells within the fill channel allow fluid or gas to pass from the fill channel into both cells to cause inflation. Upon the cells being inflated to capacity, internal gas pressure and lateral stretching forces cause the inner sheets of the cells to come into contact, which causes the fill channel to close, thereby isolating the apertures from the external environment and effectuating the self sealing action of the container. The container may further be created using arrays of such self sealing elements that can be individually inflated or inflated from a single source feeding a common manifold.

6318013, Nov 20, 2001

Jan 5, 1999

9/225626

Dennis Cope - Crossville TN

A47G 106
A63H 306

40736

A self-sealing, self-standing fluid container for displaying product comprises at least two inflatable cells, each cell comprising an outer and inner layer of fluid impermeable material sealed together by a first seal at the layers' periphery such that the seal between the outer and inner layers defines boundaries of each inflatable cell, and the inner layers of the first and second cells being sealed together by a second seal to form a pair of cells and a pouch between said pair of cells, the pouch having a sealable opening for receiving product for display.