Vericool is a known player in the biodegradable packaging sector with its compostable insulation coolers and its active patent portfolio. It has exploded into the sector with 20 patent documents over the past two years. Vericool added two more applications to its patent portfolio this week. One patent application is directed towards a recyclable insert for a shipping container and the other application is directed to a recyclable insulated stackable tray for cold wet materials.
Simple Container Solutions has joined the sector with a patent application directed towards a recyclable cellulose-based insulated liner. Simple Container Solutions' main focus is insulated packaging for shipments of all sizes. Simple Container Solutions offers SustainaLiner™, an insulation material that is 100% mono-material plastic film.
The two companies offer competing products so it'll be interesting to watch how their patent portfolio and market activity develop in the biodegradable packaging space. Vericool has a huge headstart in the patent space over Simple Container Solutions so Simple Container Solutions may need to work with Vericool to stay active in the sector.
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Other noteworthy activity this week:
Paul Dauenhauer was chosen as a MacArthur Fellow. Dauenhauer is developing new technologies for converting biomass (material derived from organic, renewable sources) into chemical building products of products that are currently sourced from fossil fuels. Dauenhauer has demonstrated new methods for producing high yields of p-xylene (a key chemical for making polyester and plastics like soda bottles) and isoprene (a critical component of synthetic rubbers) from renewable resources such as wood, crop waste, and other types of refuse. Dauenhauer already has some patent activity as shown with this application so it would come as no surprise if more patent applications were filed as a result of his MacArthur fellowship.
