"green" temperature- controlled mailer

a temperature-controlled, mailer technology, applied in the direction of envelopes, packaging preventing decay, sustainable manufacturing/processing, etc., can solve the problems of no antimicrobial properties, no absorption properties, and virtually no temperature-control valu

Inactive Publication Date: 2009-11-19
MILLER DRAYTON
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[0010]The insulative properties of the novel mailer are roughly equivalent to one-half inch of foam, thus, allowing for the savings of second-day shipping as opposed to the cost of overnight priority freight / delivery charges as is required with current mailer technology.

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These products are used primarily for shipping sensitive or fragile items, but suffer from the fact that they have extremely limited cushioning, no absorption properties, no antimicrobial properties and practically no temperature-control value.
These current products, in addition to being dramatically more expensive to purchase, warehouse, and ship (in-bound and outbound freight), they are also more labor intensive, less user-and-environmentally friendly, and provide very limited protection during transit.

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[0016]Referring now to the drawings, the novel mailer is shown in FIGS. 1 to 4. The mailer is composed of materials that are 100% biodegradable. The outer surface of the novel mailer 10 consists of a non-petroleum based, biodegradable film or paper 12 that is also waterproof. Film 12 extends laterally so its lateral edges or margins 20 can be heat sealed together. At the bottom of the mailer the film 12 is folded at 22. At the top of the mailer, the front top edge 28 terminates at the mailer opening 24, and the back continues upwardly to form flap 26 to enable the mailer 10 to be sealed by folding the flap 26 over the front of the mailer closing off the opening 24. The flap 26 has a lateral stripe of adhesive 30 covered with a removable protecting paper 32.

[0017]The inner surface of the novel mailer 10 is a non-petroleum based, biodegradable film or paper (substrate) 14 that is permeable. Sandwiched between the inner biodegradable film or paper (substrate) 14 and the outer film 12, ...

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Abstract

A mailer has an outer, longitudinally extending, biodegradable film with lateral edges folded on itself to form a pocket having an opening and sealable by a flap. An assembly is composed of an inner, longitudinally extending, biodegradable film having lateral edges and a longitudinal extending pad composed of textile cuttings and microbial and super-absorbent powders. The inner film extends longitudinally around the pad and is attached to the pad. The assembly is positioned in the pocket with the inner film being sealed to the outer film adjacent the opening to the pocket trapping the pad between the outer and inner films. Sealing tape is mounted on the inner film adjacent to the pocket to seal the pocket closed. The lateral edges of both the outer and inner films, which extend laterally beyond the pad, are heat sealed together.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0001]1. Field of the Invention[0002]The present invention relates to a “green”, temperature-controlled mailer that is fully (100%) biodegradable.[0003]2. Prior Art[0004]The current technology provides paper mailers, lined with plastic bubble-wrap, or more expensive foam, or foam-lined, boxes. These products are used primarily for shipping sensitive or fragile items, but suffer from the fact that they have extremely limited cushioning, no absorption properties, no antimicrobial properties and practically no temperature-control value.[0005]Foam, or foam-lined, boxes are also used for shipping temperature-sensitive products, such as, medical samples, pharmaceuticals, chocolates, etc. These current products, in addition to being dramatically more expensive to purchase, warehouse, and ship (in-bound and outbound freight), they are also more labor intensive, less user-and-environmentally friendly, and provide very limited protection during transit.SUMMARY OF TH...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): B65D27/14
CPCB65D27/16B65D65/466B65D81/3897B65D81/24B65D81/03Y02W90/10
Inventor MILLER, DRAYTON
Owner MILLER DRAYTON
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