US 12,292,258 B2
Composite case for medical applications
Gideon P. Searle, Scottsdale, AZ (US); and Theodore Bobrick Root, Jr., Charlotte, NC (US)
Assigned to GSTC LLC, Scottsdale, AZ (US)
Filed by GSTC LLC, Scottsdale, AZ (US)
Filed on Jan. 13, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/154,529.
Application 18/154,529 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/897,951, filed on Aug. 29, 2022, granted, now 11,635,278.
Application 17/897,951 is a continuation of application No. 16/950,454, filed on Nov. 17, 2020, granted, now 11,435,161, issued on Sep. 6, 2022.
Application 16/950,454 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/697,265, filed on Nov. 27, 2019, abandoned.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/779,587, filed on Dec. 14, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2023/0194204 A1, Jun. 22, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B65D 81/05 (2006.01); B65D 81/107 (2006.01); F41C 33/06 (2006.01)
CPC F41C 33/06 (2013.01) [B65D 81/052 (2013.01); B65D 81/1075 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An article for packing an object, comprising:
a flexible bag, including an air intake valve;
wherein the flexible bag is operable to be positioned in a case;
wherein the flexible bag includes a sealed interior chamber containing a plurality of packaging materials;
wherein the flexible bag is operable to be connected to a pump, wherein operation of the pump causes air to flow out of the flexible bag and causes the plurality of packaging materials to compactify;
wherein the flexible bag includes at least one outer antimicrobial layer; and
wherein the flexible bag retains an impression of the object after the object is removed from atop the flexible bag.