Visualpak (formerly Space Bag) San Diego operations since Oct 2006
General Manager
Nexsan Technologies Oct 2003 - Oct 2006
Vice President of Operations
Invensys/Powerware Feb 2000 - Oct 2003
Manufacturing Operations Director
TQM / NAPS Jan 1995 - Jan 2000
Self employed
Loral (Lockheed Martin) 1988 - 1995
Plant Manager
Education:
University of San Diego 2001 - 2003
Masters, Executive Leadership and Busineess
University of California, Santa Barbara 1971 - 1975
BA, Liberal Arts
UCSB (University of California at Santa Barbara)
BA, Liberal Arts
University of San Diego
Master's Degree, Business and Executive Leadership USD
University of Villanova
Lean Six Sigma Certification
Skills:
Manufacturing Process Improvement Supply Chain Six Sigma International Operations Lean Manufacturing Leadership Logistics Management Operations Management Continuous Improvement Procurement Budgets Negotiation Program Management Forecasting Mrp Project Planning Quality System Sales Manufacturing Engineering New Business Development Supply Chain Management Iso Crm Engineering Finance Team Building Team Leadership Lean Six Sigma Outsourcing Acquisition Integration Cost Accounting Executive Management Facilities Management Manufacturing Operations Management Operational Excellence Purchasing Account Management Industrial Engineering International Business Inventory Management Kaizen Manufacturing Operations Packaging Plastics Sales Management Tqm Warehousing
Martin Calvo - Chula Vista CA, US Linh Pham - Chula Vista CA, US Michael Burton - Chula Vista CA, US
Assignee:
Illinois Tool Works, Inc. - Glenview IL
International Classification:
F16K 15/16
US Classification:
137855, 2065248, 383103, 141 65, 251 82
Abstract:
A one-way valve allows air to be drawn from a collapsible, flexible, airtight bag using a vacuum source. When the vacuum source is removed, the one-way valve prevents air from re-entering the bag. The valve assembly comprises a valve base attached to a bag wall and having an opening, a cap base coupled to the valve base, a flapper held in place by the valve base and cap base, and a cap connected to the cap base by a living hinge. When the cap is snapped onto the cap base after bag evacuation, the cap maintains the flapper in a position so that the opening in the valve base stays closed, preventing the admission of ambient air into the evacuated bag.
Push-Down Compressible Pouch With One-Way Valves On Sides
Airtight compressible storage containers (e. g. , pouches) having one-way valves in the form of respective collapsible channels that run along and adjacent to respective pouch side seals. Each collapsible channel comprises unsealed sections of web material that span the space between a respective side seal and a respective interior seal. Each collapsible channel communicates with a respective air inlet located in the interior volume of the pouch and a respective air outlet located on a periphery of the pouch. When the contents of the pouch are compressed by a user pushing down on pouch, air from the storage chamber containing the compressible contents can be forced into the air inlet, through the open channel and out the air outlet until the desired amount of air has been removed from the pouch.
Reclosable Storage Bag Having Flexible Sidewalls Combined With Less Flexible Container
Linh Pham - Chula Vista CA, US Martin Calvo - Chula Vista CA, US Dax Machovec - Chula Vista CA, US
International Classification:
B65D 25/14 B65D 6/08 B65D 47/04 B65B 3/04
US Classification:
22049506, 220723, 220676, 222544, 53469
Abstract:
A storage system comprising: an evacuable and reclosable bag comprising a wall made of a flexible material and a one-way valve attached to said wall of said bag; a container having walls made of a material less flexible than the flexible material; and an attachment device that attaches the bag to the container such that at least a portion of the bag resides within the container. To use this storage system, compressible articles are placed inside the evacuable bag. Then the bag is hermetically sealed and evacuated. During evacuation, the shape of the compressible articles inside the bag conform to the shape of the container interior volume. In one embodiment, when the bag with compressed articles is removed from the container, its shape facilitates stacking. In another embodiment, the storage bag with compressed articles remains inside the container.
Resealable And Evacuable Hanging Bag With Removable Hanging Device
Linh Pham - Chula Vista CA, US Martin Calvo - Chula Vista CA, US
International Classification:
B65D 33/14
US Classification:
383 23
Abstract:
A hanging storage system comprising a resealable evacuable bag and a hanging device attached to the bag. The hanging device is designed to attach to a portion of the bag in a manner such that a vacuum inside the evacuated bag can be maintained while the bag is hanging, e.g., in a closet. More specifically, the hanging device comprises first and second parts that couple together, the first part being disposed inside the bag and the second part being disposed outside the bag, with a portion of a thin flexible bag wall being disposed between the coupled first and second parts.
Tote Bag With Inner Resealable Evacuable Flexible Bag
A system comprising: a tote bag comprising a container having an opening and means for closing the opening, wherein the container comprises first and second rigid or semi-rigid side walls and a connecting wall made of flexible fabric material; and a resealable evacuable bag placed inside and freely removable from the tote bag via the opening. The resealable evacuable bag comprises: a receptacle having an interior volume and a mouth that allows communication between an exterior and the interior volume, the receptacle comprising flexible front and rear walls and a flexible gusseted bottom; a resealable closure installed in the mouth; a one-way valve mounted to a hole in the front wall; and a rigid or semi-rigid board loosely disposed inside and freely removable from the receptacle and in contact with the gusseted bottom.
Airtight Evacuable Storage Bag And Related Method Of Manufacture
Martin Calvo - Chula Vista CA, US Linh Pham - Chula Vista CA, US
Assignee:
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. - Glenview IL
International Classification:
B65D 30/10 B65D 33/02 B32B 37/04 B65D 30/08
US Classification:
383 97, 156 66, 156209, 383113
Abstract:
Methods for manufacturing airtight storage containers (e.g., bags or pouches) made from thermoplastic web material and having heat-sealed margins along a perimeter. To ensure that the storage containers are airtight, an unheated rib is pressed along each heat seal while the web material in the region of each heat seal is still in a softened and pliable state. As a result of the pressure applied, the rib deforms the contacted portion of the heat-sealed web material, leaving an indentation upon cooling of the web material that serves as an air leakage barrier. This air leakage barrier ensures that any air leakage pathway across the heat seal region is closed.