US 12,168,549 B2
Compostable envelope
Darrell Jobe, Pleasanton, CA (US)
Assigned to Vericool World, LLC, San Ramon, CA (US)
Filed by Vericool World, LLC, San Ramon, CA (US)
Filed on May 17, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/198,672.
Application 18/198,672 is a continuation of application No. 15/458,811, filed on Mar. 14, 2017, granted, now 11,685,574.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/432,455, filed on Dec. 9, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2024/0132251 A1, Apr. 25, 2024
Prior Publication US 2024/0228117 A9, Jul. 11, 2024
Int. Cl. B65D 27/02 (2006.01); B65D 27/14 (2006.01); B65D 65/40 (2006.01); B65D 65/46 (2006.01); B65D 81/03 (2006.01); B65D 81/38 (2006.01)
CPC B65D 27/02 (2013.01) [B65D 27/14 (2013.01); B65D 65/40 (2013.01); B65D 65/46 (2013.01); B65D 65/466 (2013.01); B65D 81/03 (2013.01); B65D 81/3897 (2013.01); Y02W 90/10 (2015.05)] 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An assembly for mailing or shipping an item, comprising:
an envelope having (i) a front panel, (ii) a back panel, the front panel and the back panel joined along three edges and open along a fourth edge to provide an opening to an interior of the envelope to hold an object to be mailed or shipped, (iii) a foldable flap that extends from the front panel to close the opening, (iv) an adhesive on the foldable flap, and (v) a compostable liner covering the adhesive on the foldable flap, wherein the front panel, the back panel, and the foldable flap are formed of a compostable plastic film and the envelope is configured to be entirely compostable as-is by a recipient, and wherein the envelope consists of the compostable plastic film, the adhesive, and the compostable liner; and
one or two compostable pads formed primarily of starch for stiffening, cushioning and/or thermal insulation sitting loose in the interior of the envelope and removable through the opening.