Patent US4554210A successfully refreshed from Google Patents.
← Back to Patent Explorer
US4554210A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Laminated anti-static skin-packaging material

Assignee: Hughes Missile Systems Co
•
Filing: 1984-04-09
•
Granted: 1985-11-19
•
Expires: 2004-04-09
📄 Original PDF 🌐 Google Patents 🔄 Sync Now

Abstract

Abstract A laminated packaging film useful for skin-packaging electrostatic-sensitive items and protecting the items from electrostatic damage during packaging and while the items are vacuumed, contained, and removed from packages. The film includes a pair of sheets of highly resistive, heat-sealable plastic between which is sandwiched a sheet of conductive, heat-sealable plastic. The film resists the buildup of static charges while the item is being packaged and forms a protective Faraday cage while the item is contained in the package.

Inventors

  • 👤 Stuart G. Long
  • 👤 Michael J. Maciocia

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-30 19:52
CPC Classifications
B; B32; B32B; B32B27/00; B32B27/06; B32B27/08; B32B27/32; B32B7/00; B32B7/04; B32B7/12; B32B2250/00; B32B2250/03; B32B2250/24; B32B2250/242; B32B2307/00; B32B2307/20; B32B2307/202; B32B2307/21; B32B2307/30; B32B2307/31; B32B2553/00; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/24; Y10T428/24942; Y10T428/28; Y10T428/2813; Y10T428/2817; Y10T428/2826; Y10T428/31504; Y10T428/31855; Y10T428/31909; Y10T428/31913

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim 127 words
A laminated, anti-static, heat sealable packaging material for packaging and preventing contamination of an electrostatically sensitive item packed in said packaging material, comprising: a first outer layer of heat-sealable, semi-conductive polyethylene having a surface resistivity at least 1×10 16 ohms per square; a second outer layer of heat-sealable, semi-conductive polyethylene having a surface resistivity at least 1×10 16 ohms per square; and a middle layer of heat-sealable polyethylene impregnated with a sloughable, electrically-conductive material providing said middle layer with a volume resistivity no more than 1×10 3 ohms per centimeter, said middle layer bondedly sandwiched between said first and second layers to prevent said electrically-conductive material sloughing from said middle layer to contaminate an electrostatically sensitive item when said item is heat-sealably packaged in said packaging material.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 127 words
A laminated, anti-static, heat sealable packaging material for packaging and preventing contamination of an electrostatically sensitive item packed in said packaging material, comprising: a first outer layer of heat-sealable, semi-conductive polyethylene having a surface resistivity at least 1×10 16 ohms per square; a second outer layer of heat-sealable, semi-conductive polyethylene having a surface resistivity at least 1×10 16 ohms per square; and a middle layer of heat-sealable polyethylene impregnated with a sloughable, electrically-conductive material providing said middle layer with a volume resistivity no more than 1×10 3 ohms per centimeter, said middle layer bondedly sandwiched between said first and second layers to prevent said electrically-conductive material sloughing from said middle layer to contaminate an electrostatically sensitive item when said item is heat-sealably packaged in said packaging material.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 83 words
A laminated flexible, skin-packaging material for heat sealably skin-packaging a static-sensitive item, comprising: a first outer layer of heat sealable electrically semi-conductive polyethylene having a surface resistivity exceeding 1×10 16 ohms per square; a second outer layer of heat-sealable electrically semi-conductive polyethylene having a surface resistivity exceeding 1×10 16 ohms per square; and a middle layer of heat-sealable polyethylene sandwiched between and bonded to said first and second outer layers and having a volume resistivity of less than 1×10 3 ohms per centimeter.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 83 words
A laminated flexible, skin-packaging material for heat sealably skin-packaging a static-sensitive item, comprising: a first outer layer of heat sealable electrically semi-conductive polyethylene having a surface resistivity exceeding 1×10 16 ohms per square; a second outer layer of heat-sealable electrically semi-conductive polyethylene having a surface resistivity exceeding 1×10 16 ohms per square; and a middle layer of heat-sealable polyethylene sandwiched between and bonded to said first and second outer layers and having a volume resistivity of less than 1×10 3 ohms per centimeter.

USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1988-11-18 1989-05-20 1989-11-19 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1992-11-18 1993-05-20 1993-11-19 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1996-11-18 1997-05-20 1997-11-19 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

Assigned Categories & Tags

No categories assigned to this patent yet.

Assign Category Tag