Patents Assigned to Georgia-Pacific Corrugated LLC
  • Publication number: 20160207660
    Abstract: A container has a folded configuration and an unfolded configuration. The container may include a top, a bottom, and a plurality of sides to form an interior when in the folded configuration. The top may be formed of one or more panels and may include one or more tabs. The tabs may be positioned on the top at a location spaced from lateral edges of the top and/or lateral edges of the sides adjacent the top. The tabs may extend from or be formed from one or more panels forming the top, may be folded over an edge connected to the top, and engaged with a panel of the top. The container may include one or more openings in and/or through the bottom of the container, where the openings may be configured to receive tabs when containers are stacked to create stability in stacks of the containers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2016
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Applicant: Georgia-Pacific Corrugated LLC
    Inventors: Michael Joseph Paiva, Ernest Barfield Widner, William Walter Letson
  • Publication number: 20160068298
    Abstract: The present application provides a reinforced carton. The reinforced carton may include a number of first panels, a number of adjoining second panels, and with the first panels including one or more strength enhancing features. The one or more strength enhancing features may include a vertical fold line extending across the first panels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2014
    Publication date: March 10, 2016
    Applicant: Georgia-Pacific Corrugated LLC
    Inventors: John Leigh Westney, Ernest B. Widner, Theodore Andrew Samotis, Yavuz Aksan
  • Patent number: 9187205
    Abstract: The present application thus provides a tray for use with a number of products. The tray may include a base and a lid enclosing the base. The base may include a first wall and a second wall. The lid may include a first lid tab and a second lid tab such that the first lid tab of the lid is attached to an exterior of the first wall of the base and the second lid tab of the lid is attached to the exterior of the second wall of the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: GEORGIA-PACIFIC CORRUGATED LLC
    Inventors: Yavuz Aksan, Wayne P. Gasior, Ernest B. Widner
  • Patent number: 9056694
    Abstract: The present application provides a stacking tray for use with a number of products. The stacking tray may include a floor, a wall extending from the floor, and a subpanel. The subpanel may extend from the wall at an angle towards the floor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2015
    Assignee: Georgia-Pacific Corrugated LLC
    Inventors: Yavuz Aksan, Wayne P. Gasior, Ernest Widner
  • Publication number: 20150041481
    Abstract: The present application provides a multi-piece box. The multi-piece box may include a body blank with a number of body panels and a number of second blanks with a second blank panel. The second blanks may be attached to the body blank. One or more of the body panels may include a first dimension along a first direction, the second blanks may include a second dimension along the first direction, and the second dimension may be greater than the first dimension such that the second blank panels may create a protruding end with respect to the one or more body panels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2014
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Applicant: GEORGIA-PACIFIC CORRUGATED LLC
    Inventors: Christopher Evan Dean, Yavuz Aksan, Wayne P. Gasior, Ernest Barfield Widner, Khurram Ramzan Ali
  • Publication number: 20140353204
    Abstract: The present application provides a shipping container for a number of paper reams. The shipping container may include an over-shipper carton base, a telescoping over-shipper carton lid, an inner carton with the number of paper reams positioned therein, and a thermoplastic wrapper surrounding each of the number of paper reams.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2014
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Applicant: Georgia-Pacific Corrugated LLC
    Inventors: Julie Ann Wachler, Christopher Dean, Yavuz Aksan, Wayne P. Gasior, Eric Mohnort, Jonathan Balcos
  • Patent number: 8851362
    Abstract: A container includes a plurality of panels integrally arranged with respect to each other and with respect to a set of orthogonal x, y and z axes, the z-axis defining a direction line in which the container is configured to support a stacking load. The plurality of panels include a first panel having a first planar surface, and a second panel having a second planar surface, wherein the first panel and the second panel form a contiguity with a fold line disposed therebetween, and wherein the first planar surface is disposed parallel to the x-z plane or the y-z plane. The container further includes a compression reinforcement feature having a planar edge oriented orthogonal to the first planar surface and perpendicular to the z-axis, the planar edge being disposed a distance away from the fold line but at a distance no greater than half a thickness of the first panel, the first panel having a void between the fold line and the planar edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: Georgia-Pacific Corrugated LLC
    Inventors: Yavuz Aksan, Ernest Barfield Widner, Wayne P. Gasior
  • Publication number: 20140048589
    Abstract: The present application provides a carton. The carton may include a first pair of opposed panels and a second pair of opposed panels. The first pair of opposed panels and the second pair of opposed panels may define a closure feature. The closure feature may include a horizontal fold line and a pair of diagonal lines positioned on each of the second pair of opposed panels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2013
    Publication date: February 20, 2014
    Applicant: GEORGIA-PACIFIC CORRUGATED LLC
    Inventor: Chester Denny Lee Garner
  • Patent number: 8556278
    Abstract: Embodiments of Various packaging assemblies for moving a product in a carton are provided. In this regard, a representative packaging assembly, among others, includes a carton that is designed to contain the product, and a tray that is placed below the carton. The tray has at least one caster that facilitates moving the carton.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: Georgia-Pacific Corrugated LLC
    Inventor: Jody S. Brittain
  • Patent number: 8512850
    Abstract: A method of making a corrugating linerboard includes supplying a web of coated linerboard having a first side, a second side and a thickness defined by a distance between the first side and the second side, the first side being coated with a moisture-repellant material; and impregnating the coated linerboard with a hydrophobic material from the second side such that the hydrophobic material penetrates into the thickness of the coated linerboard.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignee: Georgia-Pacific Corrugated LLC
    Inventors: Charles R. Kersnick, Rodney T. Barron, Sandeep Kulkarni, Brian J. Reilly, Ernest Widner
  • Publication number: 20130092588
    Abstract: The present application provides a stacking tray for use with a number of products. The stacking tray may include a floor, a wall extending from the floor, and a subpanel. The subpanel may extend from the wall at an angle towards the floor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2012
    Publication date: April 18, 2013
    Applicant: GEORGIA-PACIFIC CORRUGATED LLC
    Inventors: Yavuz Aksan, Wayne P. Gasior, Ernest B. Widner
  • Patent number: 8220633
    Abstract: Embodiments of various stacking cartons that can be erected from a one-piece blank are provided. In this regard, a representative carton, among others, comprises a bottom wall, side walls and end walls. The side walls are foldably attached to left and right edges of the bottom wall. The end walls are foldably attached to top and bottom side edges of the bottom wall such that the side walls are located between the end walls. Each end wall is foldably attached to an end panel that is designed to fold and engage the inner surface of the end wall. The end wall is foldably attached to first reinforcing side panels at side edges of the end wall. Each first reinforcing side panel is foldably attached to a second reinforcing side panel that is designed to fold and engage the inner surface of the first reinforcing side panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: Georgia-Pacific Corrugated LLC
    Inventor: Phil W. Weideman
  • Publication number: 20120055922
    Abstract: A container includes a plurality of panels integrally arranged with respect to each other and with respect to a set of orthogonal x, y and z axes, the z-axis defining a direction line in which the container is configured to support a stacking load. The plurality of panels include a first panel having a first planar surface, and a second panel having a second planar surface, wherein the first panel and the second panel form a contiguity with a fold line disposed therebetween, and wherein the first planar surface is disposed parallel to the x-z plane or the y-z plane. The container further includes a compression reinforcement feature having a planar edge oriented orthogonal to the first planar surface and perpendicular to the z-axis, the planar edge being disposed a distance away from the fold line but at a distance no greater than half a thickness of the first panel, the first panel having a void between the fold line and the planar edge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2011
    Publication date: March 8, 2012
    Applicant: GEORGIA-PACIFIC CORRUGATED LLC
    Inventors: Yavuz Aksan, Ernest B. Widner, Wayne P. Gasior
  • Patent number: 8087569
    Abstract: A tray includes a bottom panel having first, second, third and fourth edge portions. The tray further includes at least one end wall that extends perpendicularly outward from one of the first, second, third and fourth edge portions of the bottom panel, and at least one side wall that extends perpendicularly outward from another of the first, second, third, and fourth edge portions of the bottom panel. The at least one side wall is perpendicular to the at least one end wall. At least one corner extends between the at least one side wall and the at least one end wall. The at least one corner includes an outer member and an inner member. The inner member is folded onto the outer member to reinforce the at least one corner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2012
    Assignee: Georgia-Pacific Corrugated LLC
    Inventor: Larry Ledvina
  • Publication number: 20110315749
    Abstract: The present invention is a corrugated wrapper for a water heater folded to form a plurality of panels. Inserts attached to an interior face of some of the side panels of the corrugated wrapper provide cushioning for the water heater. The configured corrugated wrapper provides better product protection, reducing damage that may occur during shipping and handling thereafter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2011
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Applicant: GEORGIA-PACIFIC CORRUGATED LLC
    Inventor: Jody S. Brittain
  • Patent number: 8056798
    Abstract: A reinforced fiberboard bulk materials container is provided that has low-fiber content and is humidity resistant. According to one embodiment, a fiberboard bulk materials container includes a plurality of fiberboard sidewalls forming a storage cavity and having a compression strength of 4 to 5 times the combined weight of cartons expected to be stacked above the bulk materials container, and a moisture-resistant polymer film wrapped around the outside of the sidewalls. The polymer film may substantially cover the sidewalls and extend from the top of the container to the bottom of the container along the sidewalls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2011
    Assignee: Georgia-Pacific Corrugated LLC
    Inventor: Scott Clohessy
  • Publication number: 20110259947
    Abstract: A Retail-Ready Packaging container having a substrate capable of forming panels with fold lines therebetween includes a first container portion defined by the panels of the substrate and a second container portion defined by the panels of the substrate. The first container portion and the second container portion are joined at a common region of the substrate that defines a fold line location of the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2011
    Publication date: October 27, 2011
    Applicant: GEORGIA-PACIFIC CORRUGATED LLC
    Inventor: Jody S. Brittain
  • Patent number: D680425
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: Georgia-Pacific Corrugated LLC
    Inventor: Tony J. Boswell
  • Patent number: D765978
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: GEORGIA-PACIFIC CORRUGATED LLC
    Inventors: Ernest B. Widner, Yavuz Aksan, Wayne P. Gasior
  • Patent number: D766575
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: GEORGIA-PACIFIC CORRUGATED LLC
    Inventors: Ernest B. Widner, Yavuz Aksan, Wayne P. Gasior