Patents Assigned to Pratt Retail Specialties, LLC
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Patent number: 11485566Abstract: An insulated box assembly includes a box including a pair of opposing side box panels, a pair of opposing main box panels, and a bottom box panel, the box defining an internal box cavity with a box opening defined opposite from the bottom box panel; and an insulated liner positioned within the internal box cavity, the insulated liner including a pair of opposing main liner panels and a pair of opposing side liner panels, the pair of opposing main liner panels and the pair of opposing side liner panels defined by a single blank liner panel including a blank sheet and an insulation batt, the insulation batt positioned between the blank sheet and the box.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2020Date of Patent: November 1, 2022Assignee: Pratt Retail Specialties, LLCInventors: Jamie Waltermire, Paul Ott
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Patent number: 11479403Abstract: Example aspects of an insulated box assembly and a method of assembling an insulated box assembly are disclosed. The insulated box assembly can comprise a plurality of outer lateral sidewalls, the outer lateral sidewalls defining an inner surface, the inner surface defining an inner cavity; a plurality of inner lateral sidewalls received in the inner cavity, the inner lateral sidewalls defining an outer surface; and a monolithic sidewall liner received in the inner cavity between the outer lateral sidewalls and the inner lateral sidewalls, the sidewall liner defining a liner outer surface and a continuous, uninterrupted liner inner surface opposite the liner outer surface, the liner outer surface facing the inner surface of the outer lateral sidewalls, and the liner inner surface facing the outer surface of the inner lateral sidewalls.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2021Date of Patent: October 25, 2022Assignee: Pratt Retail Specialties, LLCInventors: Greg Sollie, Jamie Waltermire, Shifeng Chen
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Patent number: 11352165Abstract: A registration system including an insert including a center segment and a rail, the rail extending upwards from the center segment; and a register defining a cutout, the rail sized to fit within the cutout of the register, the cutout receiving the rail, the register configured to slidably move along the rail while maintaining a position parallel to the center segment.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2020Date of Patent: June 7, 2022Assignee: Pratt Retail Specialties, LLCInventors: Greg Sollie, Jamie Waltermire, Shifeng Chen
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Patent number: 11325772Abstract: A method of assembling a box from a blank including obtaining a blank including a plurality of outer side panels, the outer side panels connected to each other by a plurality of fold lines, a plurality of outer bottom panels each joined to each of the outer side panels by a fold line, a plurality of connecting strips each joined to each of the outer side panels by a fold line, a plurality of inner side panels each joined to each of the connecting strips by a fold line, and a plurality of inner bottom panels each joined to each of the inner side panels by a fold line; and joining the outer side panels at opposite ends such that the outer side panels form a ring.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2020Date of Patent: May 10, 2022Assignee: Pratt Retail Specialties, LLCInventors: Greg Sollie, Jamie Waltermire, Shifeng Chen
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Patent number: 11292656Abstract: A method of assembling a box from a blank including obtaining a blank including a plurality of outer side panels, the outer side panels connected to each other by a plurality of fold lines, a plurality of outer bottom panels each joined to each of the outer side panels by a fold line, a plurality of connecting strips each joined to each of the outer side panels by a fold line, a plurality of inner side panels each joined to each of the connecting strips by a fold line, and a plurality of inner bottom panels each joined to each of the inner side panels by a fold line; and joining the outer side panels at opposite ends such that the outer side panels form a ring.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2020Date of Patent: April 5, 2022Assignee: Pratt Retail Specialties, LLCInventors: Greg Sollie, Jamie Waltermire, Shifeng Chen
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Patent number: 11286099Abstract: A box including a side wall including an outer side panel; a connecting strip coupled to the outer side panel by a first fold line; and an inner side panel coupled to the connecting strip by a second fold line, a side insulation cavity at least partially defined by the outer side panel, the connecting strip, and the inner side panel, the inner side panel at least partially defining an interior cavity within the box; a side insulation pad positioned within the side insulation cavity; a bottom wall including an outer bottom panel coupled to the outer side panel by a third fold line; and an inner bottom panel coupled to the inner side panel by a fourth fold line, a bottom insulation cavity defined between the outer bottom panel and the inner bottom panel; and a bottom insulation pad positioned within the bottom insulation cavity.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2020Date of Patent: March 29, 2022Assignee: Pratt Retail Specialties, LLCInventors: Greg Sollie, Jamie Waltermire, Shifeng Chen
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Patent number: 11261017Abstract: A box blank assembly includes a box blank, the box blank includes a bottom panel; a first side panel attached to the bottom panel by a first length fold line; a second side panel attached to the bottom panel by a second length fold line; and a third side panel attached to the bottom panel by a first width fold line; and an insulation batt attached to at least one of the first side panel, the second side panel, and the third side panel.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2019Date of Patent: March 1, 2022Assignee: Pratt Retail Specialties, LLCInventors: Jamie Waltermire, Paul Ott, Greg Sollie
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Patent number: 11255596Abstract: A handle top includes a top panel defining a first side edge and a second side edge disposed opposite from the first side edge; a side panel, an inner edge of the side panel hingedly attached to the top panel at the first side edge; and a handle loop comprising a handle portion and a base portion, the base portion secured to the side panel.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2019Date of Patent: February 22, 2022Assignee: Pratt Retail Specialties, LLCInventors: Jamie Waltermire, Paul Ott, Greg Sollie
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Patent number: 11247836Abstract: A box including a side wall including an outer side panel; a connecting strip coupled to the outer side panel by a first fold line; and an inner side panel coupled to the connecting strip by a second fold line, a side insulation cavity at least partially defined by the outer side panel, the connecting strip, and the inner side panel, the inner side panel at least partially defining an interior cavity within the box; a side insulation pad positioned within the side insulation cavity; a bottom wall including an outer bottom panel coupled to the outer side panel by a third fold line; and an inner bottom panel coupled to the inner side panel by a fourth fold line, a bottom insulation cavity defined between the outer bottom panel and the inner bottom panel; and a bottom insulation pad positioned within the bottom insulation cavity.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2020Date of Patent: February 15, 2022Assignee: Pratt Retail Specialties, LLCInventors: Greg Sollie, Jamie Waltermire, Shifeng Chen
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Patent number: 11247806Abstract: A telescoping insulated box assembly including an outer box including a plurality of outer side walls, the plurality of outer side walls including a first outer side wall including a first outer side panel, a first inner side panel, a first connecting strip, and a tab, the first connecting strip joined to a top of the first outer side panel by a first fold line and a top of the first inner side panel by a second fold line, the first outer side panel, the first inner side panel, and the first connecting strip at least partially defining a first insulation cavity within the first outer side wall, the tab joined to a side of the first inner side panel by a third fold line; and a second outer side wall including a second outer side panel, a second inner side panel, and a second connecting strip.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2021Date of Patent: February 15, 2022Assignee: Pratt Retail Specialties, LLCInventors: Greg Sollie, Jamie Waltermire, Shifeng Chen
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Patent number: 11214427Abstract: A repulpable insulated container assembly having a container formed of paper such as corrugated cardboard or varying paper materials and defining an interior; and a repulpable insert placed within the interior of the container and formed of a first paper layer; and a paper fiber pad coupled to the first paper layer.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2020Date of Patent: January 4, 2022Assignee: Pratt Retail Specialties, LLCInventors: Alan B. Collison, Reid Borgman
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Patent number: 11215393Abstract: A modular box assembly includes a box, the box defining a top end and a bottom end disposed opposite from the top end, the box including a plurality of side panels extending between the top end and the bottom end, the plurality of side panels at least partially defining a box cavity within the box; and an inner box positioned within the box cavity, the inner box dividing the box cavity into a first sub-compartment and a second sub-compartment, the inner box including a channel tab extending outward from a side panel of the inner box, the channel tab engaging a first side panel of the plurality of side panels of the box.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2019Date of Patent: January 4, 2022Assignee: Pratt Retail Specialties, LLCInventors: Jamie Waltermire, Paul Ott, Greg Sollie
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Patent number: 11203458Abstract: A box assembly includes an exterior piece including a middle portion; a connecting segment coupled to the middle portion by a fold line; and a end segment coupled to the connecting segment by a fold line, the connecting segment positioned substantially perpendicular to the middle portion and the end segment; an interior piece positioned within the exterior piece, the interior piece including a side panel, a space defined between the middle portion and the side panel, the interior piece defining a cavity, the end segment extending into the cavity, the end segment coupled to the side panel; and an insulator positioned at least partially within the space.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2020Date of Patent: December 21, 2021Assignee: Pratt Retail Specialties, LLCInventors: Greg Sollie, Jamie Waitermire, Shifeng Chen
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Patent number: 11167877Abstract: A box assembly includes an exterior piece including a middle portion; a connecting segment coupled to the middle portion by a fold line; and a end segment coupled to the connecting segment by a fold line, the connecting segment positioned substantially perpendicular to the middle portion and the end segment; an interior piece positioned within the exterior piece, the interior piece including a side panel, a space defined between the middle portion and the side panel, the interior piece defining a cavity, the end segment extending into the cavity, the end segment coupled to the side panel; and an insulator positioned at least partially within the space.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2020Date of Patent: November 9, 2021Assignee: Pratt Retail Specialties, LLCInventors: Greg Sollie, Jamie Waitermire, Shifeng Chen
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Patent number: 11148870Abstract: A method of forming a shipping container includes mixing paper fibers with a binder fiber to form a mixture; disposing the mixture onto a surface to form a layer of the mixture; applying heat to form a paper fiber batt from the mixture having a fixed width and fixed length; and inserting the paper fiber batt within an interior of a corrugated box.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2020Date of Patent: October 19, 2021Assignee: Pratt Retail Specialties, LLCInventors: Alan B. Collison, Reid Borgman
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Patent number: 11137198Abstract: A box assembly includes a box defining a box cavity within the box; and at least one insulated panel disposed within the box cavity, the at least one insulated panel including at least one board and at least one insulation batt, the at least one board laminated to the at least one insulation batt, the at least one insulated panel configured to at least partially insulate the box cavity.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2019Date of Patent: October 5, 2021Assignee: Pratt Retail Specialties, LLCInventors: Jamie Waltermire, Paul Ott, Greg Sollie
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Patent number: 11124354Abstract: A method for assembling an insulated bag includes folding a first main panel of a pair of opposing main panels relative to a first side panel of a pair of opposing side panels about a main crease line, the main panels, the side panels, and the main crease line defined in an insulated blank, the insulated blank including an insulation batt, a first sheet, and a second sheet, the insulation batt encapsulated in a blank cavity defined between the first sheet and the second sheet, a blank border extending around a perimeter of the insulated blank, the insulated blank defining a first end and a second end; attaching the first end to the second end; and forming a bottom panel of the insulated bag by folding a portion of the bottom panel relative to the main panel about a bottom crease line.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2018Date of Patent: September 21, 2021Assignee: Pratt Retail Specialties, LLCInventors: Jamie Waltermire, Paul Ott
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Patent number: 11117731Abstract: A method for insulating a box including positioning at least one insulation batt in facing contact with at least one side panel of an inner cardboard layer, the at least one side panel at least partially defining an inner cavity; and adhesively coupling the at least one insulation batt to the at least one side panel, the at least one insulation batt at least partially insulating the inner cavity.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2019Date of Patent: September 14, 2021Assignee: Pratt Retail Specialties, LLCInventors: Jamie Waltermire, Paul Ott, Greg Sollie
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Patent number: 11084644Abstract: A method for insulating a box including positioning at least one insulation batt in facing contact with at least one side panel of an inner cardboard layer, the at least one side panel at least partially defining an inner cavity; and adhesively coupling the at least one insulation batt to the at least one side panel, the at least one insulation batt at least partially insulating the inner cavity.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2019Date of Patent: August 10, 2021Assignee: Pratt Retail Specialties, LLCInventors: Jamie Waltermire, Paul Ott, Greg Sollie
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Patent number: 11079168Abstract: A box assembly includes a box defining a box cavity within the box; and at least one insulated panel disposed within the box cavity, the at least one insulated panel including at least one board and at least one insulation batt, the at least one board laminated to the at least one insulation batt, the at least one insulated panel configured to at least partially insulate the box cavity.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2019Date of Patent: August 3, 2021Assignee: Pratt Retail Specialties, LLCInventors: Jamie Waltermire, Paul Ott, Greg Sollie