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'''Bubble Wrap''' (originally '''Air Cap''')<ref name="FactSheet">{{cite web|url=http://www.bubblewrapturns50today.info/bubble_wrap_facts.pdf|title=Bubble Wrap Brand Cushioning Facts & Figures|work=Sealed Air Corporation|accessdate=29 September 2010}}</ref> is a trademarked brand of [[Sealed Air|Sealed Air Corporation]] that includes numerous [[cushioning]] products made from [[bubble wrap]].<ref name="FPD">{{cite news|url=http://www.foodproductiondaily.com/Packaging/Inflatable-version-of-Bubble-Wrap|title=Inflatable version of Bubble Wrap|date=22 May 2002|work=FoodProductionDaily.com|accessdate=28 September 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/gi_0199-6070020/Sealed-Air-Selects-10-Semi.html|title=Sealed Air Selects 10 Semi-Finalists in Inaugural Bubble Wrap Competition for Young Inventors|date=18 December 2006|work=[[Business Wire]]|accessdate=29 September 2010|location=Elmwood Park, New Jersey}}</ref> The brand is produced by the Product Care division of Sealed Air.<ref name=SEC2012>{{cite web |title=Form 10-K (2012) |publisher=Securities and Exchange Commission |accessdate=21 November 2013 |url=http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1012100/000119312513087879/d452256d10k.htm}}</ref><ref name=journaltimes>{{cite web |title= |
'''Bubble Wrap''' (originally '''Air Cap''')<ref name="FactSheet">{{cite web|url=http://www.bubblewrapturns50today.info/bubble_wrap_facts.pdf |title=Bubble Wrap Brand Cushioning Facts & Figures |work=Sealed Air Corporation |accessdate=29 September 2010 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100923074021/http://www.bubblewrapturns50today.info:80/bubble_wrap_facts.pdf |archivedate=23 September 2010 |df=dmy }}</ref> is a trademarked brand of [[Sealed Air|Sealed Air Corporation]] that includes numerous [[cushioning]] products made from [[bubble wrap]].<ref name="FPD">{{cite news|url=http://www.foodproductiondaily.com/Packaging/Inflatable-version-of-Bubble-Wrap|title=Inflatable version of Bubble Wrap|date=22 May 2002|work=FoodProductionDaily.com|accessdate=28 September 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/gi_0199-6070020/Sealed-Air-Selects-10-Semi.html|title=Sealed Air Selects 10 Semi-Finalists in Inaugural Bubble Wrap Competition for Young Inventors|date=18 December 2006|work=[[Business Wire]]|accessdate=29 September 2010|location=Elmwood Park, New Jersey}}</ref> The brand is produced by the Product Care division of Sealed Air.<ref name=SEC2012>{{cite web |title=Form 10-K (2012) |publisher=Securities and Exchange Commission |accessdate=21 November 2013 |url=http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1012100/000119312513087879/d452256d10k.htm}}</ref><ref name=journaltimes>{{cite web |title= |
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Sealed Air CEO sees higher profits in next three years |author=Michael Burke |date=16 October 2013 |publisher=Journal Times |url=http://journaltimes.com/news/local/sealed-air-ceo-sees-higher-profits-in-next-three-years/article_365c15fc-3695-11e3-aef3-0019bb2963f4.html}}</ref> Both the Bubble Wrap brand and product were introduced in 1960, with the launch of Sealed Air.<ref name="FPD" /> Although the brand was originally used for the packaging of [[IBM]] computers, Sealed Air now does most of its Bubble Wrap business in the [[food packaging]] industry.<ref name="forbes">{{cite news|url=http://www.forbes.com/global/2006/0508/026.html|title=Wrap Star|last=Burke|first=Monte|date=5 August 2006|work=Forbes|accessdate=28 September 2010}}</ref> |
Sealed Air CEO sees higher profits in next three years |author=Michael Burke |date=16 October 2013 |publisher=Journal Times |url=http://journaltimes.com/news/local/sealed-air-ceo-sees-higher-profits-in-next-three-years/article_365c15fc-3695-11e3-aef3-0019bb2963f4.html}}</ref> Both the Bubble Wrap brand and product were introduced in 1960, with the launch of Sealed Air.<ref name="FPD" /> Although the brand was originally used for the packaging of [[IBM]] computers, Sealed Air now does most of its Bubble Wrap business in the [[food packaging]] industry.<ref name="forbes">{{cite news|url=http://www.forbes.com/global/2006/0508/026.html|title=Wrap Star|last=Burke|first=Monte|date=5 August 2006|work=Forbes|accessdate=28 September 2010}}</ref> |
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| Owner | Sealed Air Corporation |
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| Introduced | 1960[1] |
| Website | sealedair.com/bubble_home.htm |
Bubble Wrap (originally Air Cap)[2] is a trademarked brand of Sealed Air Corporation that includes numerous cushioning products made from bubble wrap.[1][3] The brand is produced by the Product Care division of Sealed Air.[4][5] Both the Bubble Wrap brand and product were introduced in 1960, with the launch of Sealed Air.[1] Although the brand was originally used for the packaging of IBM computers, Sealed Air now does most of its Bubble Wrap business in the food packaging industry.[6]
History
Bubble wrap was invented in 1957 by engineers Alfred Fielding and Marc Chavannes in Hawthorne, New Jersey, USA. Fielding and Chavannes sealed two shower curtains together, creating a smattering of air bubbles, which they originally tried to sell as wallpaper.[6] When the product turned out to be unsuccessful as wallpaper, the team marketed it as greenhouse insulation.[6] Although Bubble Wrap was branded by Sealed Air Corporation (founded by Fielding and Chavannes) in 1960, it was not until a year later that its use in protective usage was discovered.[7] As a packaging material, Bubble Wrap's first client was IBM, which used the product to protect the IBM 1401 computer during shipment.[6] Fielding and Chavannes were inducted into the New Jersey Inventors Hall of Fame in 1993.[7] Sealed Air celebrated Bubble Wrap's 50th birthday in January 2010.[8]
Uses
The Annual Bubble Wrap Competition For Young Inventors was hosted by Sealed Air from 2006 to 2008,[9] in which children were encouraged to design products made out of bubble wrap that had uses outside of the packaging industry.[9] Inventions included a "Bubble Wrap Car Door Cover", a "Bubble Wrap Cushy Wheelchair", and "Transformable Bubble Wrap Kite".[10]
Popping Bubble Wrap is sometimes used as stress-relief, and Sealed Air's corporate offices have "stress relief boxes" that are filled with Bubble Wrap for the employees to pop.[11][12]
As of January 2010, over 250 Facebook pages have been dedicated to Bubble Wrap.[13]
References
- ^ a b c "Inflatable version of Bubble Wrap". FoodProductionDaily.com. 22 May 2002. Retrieved 28 September 2010.
- ^ "Bubble Wrap Brand Cushioning Facts & Figures" (PDF). Sealed Air Corporation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2010. Retrieved 29 September 2010.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Sealed Air Selects 10 Semi-Finalists in Inaugural Bubble Wrap Competition for Young Inventors". Business Wire. Elmwood Park, New Jersey. 18 December 2006. Retrieved 29 September 2010.
- ^ "Form 10-K (2012)". Securities and Exchange Commission. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
- ^ Michael Burke (16 October 2013). "Sealed Air CEO sees higher profits in next three years". Journal Times.
- ^ a b c d Burke, Monte (5 August 2006). "Wrap Star". Forbes. Retrieved 28 September 2010.
- ^ a b Fernandez, Don (27 December 2004). "Betcha can't pop just one". Toronto Star. Toronto, Ontario. p. D13. Retrieved 29 September 2010.
- ^ "Bubble Wrap celebrating its 50th birthday". Saddle Brook, New Jersey -More Info at http://angrypirates.com/: MSN. 24 January 2010. Retrieved 2 October 2010.
{{cite news}}: External link in|location= - ^ a b "Sealed Air Announces Fifteen Semi-Finalists In Third Annual Bubble Wrap Competition For Young Inventors – International Business Times -". International Business Times. Elmwood Park, New Jersey. 24 November 2008. Retrieved 2 October 2010. [dead link]
- ^ Newmarker, Chris (25 November 2007). "Young inventors get creative in Bubble Wrap contest". Spartanburg Herald-Journal. Trenton, New Jersey. Retrieved 2 October 2010.
- ^ Fernandez, Don (24 December 2004). "Bubble Wrap: A pop-culture sensation that packs endless pleasure". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Retrieved 2 October 2010.
- ^ Loeffler, William (23 January 2009). "Bubble wrap is a pop-culture phenomenon". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Retrieved 2 October 2010.
- ^ "'Pop' Icon: Bubble Wrap Turns 50". National Public Radio. 25 January 2010. Retrieved 2 October 2010.