Patents Assigned to Pratt Retail Specialties, LLC
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Patent number: 11072486Abstract: 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: July 27, 2021Assignee: Pratt Retail Specialties, LLCInventors: Jamie Waltermire, Paul Ott
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Patent number: 11066228Abstract: Example aspects of a temperature-regulating lid for an insulated box assembly and a method for using an insulated box assembly are disclosed. The temperature-regulating lid for an insulated box assembly can comprise a lid box comprising a top panel, a bottom panel, and at least one side panel, the lid box defining a cavity; and a temperature-regulating insert positioned in the cavity.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2019Date of Patent: July 20, 2021Assignee: Pratt Retail Specialties, LLCInventors: Greg Sollie, Jamie Waltermire, Shifeng Chen
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Patent number: 11040817Abstract: Example aspects of a temperature-regulating lid for an insulated box assembly and a method for using an insulated box assembly are disclosed. The temperature-regulating lid for an insulated box assembly can comprise a lid box comprising a top panel, a bottom panel, and at least one side panel, the lid box defining a cavity; and a temperature-regulating insert positioned in the cavity.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2019Date of Patent: June 22, 2021Assignee: Pratt Retail Specialties, LLCInventors: Greg Sollie, Jamie Waltermire, Shifeng Chen
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Patent number: 11027875Abstract: A telescoping insulated box assembly, comprising: an outer box, the outer box comprising a side wall and a bottom wall, the side wall and the bottom wall of the outer box each defining an insulation cavity; and an inner box, the inner box comprising a side wall and a wall forming a portion of a top side of the box assembly, each wall of the inner box defining an insulation cavity, the inner box sized to fit into the outer box such that the each of the side walls of the inner box faces one of the side walls of the outer box.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2019Date of Patent: June 8, 2021Assignee: Pratt Retail Specialties, LLCInventors: Greg Sollie, Jamie Waltermire, Shifeng Chen
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Patent number: 10981691Abstract: A telescoping insulated box assembly, comprising: an outer box, the outer box comprising a side wall and a bottom wall, the side wall and the bottom wall of the outer box each defining an insulation cavity; and an inner box, the inner box comprising a side wall and a wall forming a portion of a top side of the box assembly, each wall of the inner box defining an insulation cavity, the inner box sized to fit into the outer box such that the each of the side walls of the inner box faces one of the side walls of the outer box.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2019Date of Patent: April 20, 2021Assignee: Pratt Retail Specialties, LLCInventors: Greg Sollie, Jamie Waltermire, Shifeng Chen
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Patent number: 10954057Abstract: An insulated box includes a box, the box including a bottom panel and a side panel, the side panel attached to the bottom panel; and an insulated panel attached to the side panel, the insulated panel including an insulation batt and a sheet, the insulation batt enclosed between the side panel and the sheet.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2017Date of Patent: March 23, 2021Assignee: Pratt Retail Specialties, LLCInventors: Jamie Waltermire, Paul Ott, Greg Sollie
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Patent number: 10954058Abstract: A modular box assembly includes a box having a top end, an opposed bottom end, and side panels extending from the top end to the bottom end. A bottom panel is disposed at the bottom end such that the side panels and the bottom panel define a box cavity and the top end defines a box opening. A shoulder is attached to two side panel and extends inward from the side panels into the box cavity, wherein each shoulder is spaced from the top end a predetermined distance. A box top covers the box opening, the box top being selectively movable about and between a closed position and an open position. In the closed position, the top panel engages the shoulders to support the top panel, and in the closed position an upper surface of the top panel is substantially flush with the top end of the box.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2019Date of Patent: March 23, 2021Assignee: Pratt Retail Specialties, LLCInventors: Greg Sollie, Jamie Waitermire, Shifeng Chen
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Patent number: 10941977Abstract: A modular box assembly includes a box defining a box cavity within the box, the box further defining a top end and a bottom end, the top end defining a box opening connected to the box cavity, the box including a side panel extending from the top end to the bottom end; a shoulder attached to the side panel, the shoulder extending inward from the side panel and into the box cavity, the shoulder including a first sub-shoulder and a second sub-shoulder, the first sub-shoulder, the second sub-shoulder, and the side panel defining a shoulder channel; and an inner box disposed in the box cavity, the inner box including a channel tab, the channel tab frictionally engaging the shoulder channel to secure and suspend the inner box within the box cavity between the top end and the bottom end.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2019Date of Patent: March 9, 2021Assignee: Pratt Retail Specialties, LLCInventors: Jamie Waltermire, Paul Ott, Greg Sollie
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Patent number: 10906724Abstract: An insulated box includes a box, the box including a bottom panel and a side panel, the side panel attached to the bottom panel; and an insulated panel attached to the side panel, the insulated panel including an insulation batt and a sheet, the insulation batt enclosed between the side panel and the sheet.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2017Date of Patent: February 2, 2021Assignee: Pratt Retail Specialties, LLCInventors: Jamie Waltermire, Paul Ott, Greg Sollie
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Patent number: 10899531Abstract: A modular box assembly includes a box having a top end, an opposed bottom end, and side panels extending from the top end to the bottom end. A bottom panel is disposed at the bottom end such that the side panels and the bottom panel define a box cavity and the top end defines a box opening. A shoulder is attached to two side panel and extends inward from the side panels into the box cavity, wherein each shoulder is spaced from the top end a predetermined distance. A box top covers the box opening, the box top being selectively movable about and between a closed position and an open position. In the closed position, the top panel engages the shoulders to support the top panel, and in the closed position an upper surface of the top panel is substantially flush with the top end of the box.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2019Date of Patent: January 26, 2021Assignee: Pratt Retail Specialties, LLCInventors: Greg Sollie, Jamie Waitermire, Shifeng Chen
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Patent number: 10882684Abstract: A blank configured to form a box, the blank comprising an outer side panel, an outer bottom panel joined to the outer side panel by a fold line, a connecting strip joined to the outer side panel by a fold line, an inner side panel joined to the connecting strip by a fold line, and an inner bottom panel joined to the inner side panel by a fold line.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2019Date of Patent: January 5, 2021Assignee: Pratt Retail Specialties, LLCInventors: Greg Sollie, Jamie Waltermire, Shifeng Chen
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Patent number: 10882682Abstract: 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: May 16, 2019Date of Patent: January 5, 2021Assignee: Pratt Retail Specialties, LLCInventors: Alan B. Collison, Reid Borgman
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Patent number: 10882683Abstract: 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: May 16, 2019Date of Patent: January 5, 2021Assignee: Pratt Retail Specialties, LLCInventors: Alan B. Collison, Reid Borgman
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Patent number: 10882681Abstract: A method of assembling an insulated box assembly can include collapsing an insulated liner; aligning the insulated liner with a box opening of a box, the box defining an internal box cavity, the box including a pair of opposing main box panels, a pair of opposing side box panels, each side box panel of the pair of opposing side box panels attached to both main box panels of the pair of opposing main box panels, and a bottom box panel, the bottom box panel positioned at a bottom box end of the box, the bottom box panel attached to the main box panels and the side box panels, the main box panels, side box panels, and bottom box panel further defining the internal box cavity; inserting the insulated liner into the internal box cavity; and expanding the insulated liner.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2019Date of Patent: January 5, 2021Assignee: Pratt Retail Specialties, LLCInventors: Jamie Waltermire, Paul Ott
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Patent number: 10875678Abstract: A box assembly comprising a box defining an interior, the interior defining a bottom interior wall and a side interior wall connected to the bottom interior, and an insert for the box, the insert comprising a center segment configured to cover the bottom interior wall, and a rail joined to the center segment, the rail configured to cover the side interior wall.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2019Date of Patent: December 29, 2020Assignee: Pratt Retail Specialties, LLCInventors: Greg Sollie, Jamie Waltermire, Shifeng Chen
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Patent number: 10858141Abstract: Disclosed is a box assembly including an exterior piece comprising a middle portion, and an upper portion joined to the middle portion; and an interior piece positioned within the exterior piece, the interior piece defining a cavity and comprising a side panel, the side panel comprising a top interior portion, the side panel and the middle portion of the exterior piece defining a space therebetween, the upper portion of the exterior piece covering the space and the top interior portion of the side panel, and a bottom panel joined to the side panel.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2019Date of Patent: December 8, 2020Assignee: Pratt Retail Specialties, LLCInventors: Greg Sollie, Jamie Waltermire, Shifeng Chen
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Patent number: 10843840Abstract: A method of assembling a box assembly, comprising: folding an exterior piece from a flat configuration to a three-dimensional configuration defining a cavity, the exterior piece comprising a plurality of middle portions and a plurality of upper portions joined to the middle portions by fold lines; folding an interior piece from a flat configuration to a three-dimensional configuration defining a cavity, the interior piece comprising a bottom panel and a plurality of side panels; inserting the interior piece into the exterior piece to define a space between the middle portions of the exterior piece and the side panels of the interior piece; and folding the upper portions of the exterior piece to cover the space.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2019Date of Patent: November 24, 2020Assignee: Pratt Retail Specialties, LLCInventors: Greg Sollie, Jamie Waltermire, Shifeng Chen
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Patent number: 10807762Abstract: A method of assembling a box assembly, comprising: folding an exterior piece from a flat configuration to a three-dimensional configuration defining a cavity, the exterior piece comprising a plurality of middle portions and a plurality of upper portions joined to the middle portions by fold lines; folding an interior piece from a flat configuration to a three-dimensional configuration defining a cavity, the interior piece comprising a bottom panel and a plurality of side panels; inserting the interior piece into the exterior piece to define a space between the middle portions of the exterior piece and the side panels of the interior piece; and folding the upper portions of the exterior piece to cover the space.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2019Date of Patent: October 20, 2020Assignee: Pratt Retail Specialties, LLCInventors: Greg Sollie, Jamie Waltermire, Shifeng Chen
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Patent number: 10800595Abstract: An insulated box assembly includes a box, the box including a pair of opposing main box panels, a pair of opposing side box panels, each side box panel of the pair of side box panels attached to both main box panels of the pair of main box panels, and a bottom box panel; and an insulated liner, the insulated liner including a pair of opposing main liner panels, a pair of opposing side liner panels, and a liner bottom.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2017Date of Patent: October 13, 2020Assignee: Pratt Retail Specialties, LLCInventors: Jamie Waltermire, Paul Ott
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Patent number: 10766660Abstract: Disclosed is a box assembly including an exterior piece comprising a middle portion, and an upper portion joined to the middle portion; and an interior piece positioned within the exterior piece, the interior piece defining a cavity and comprising a side panel, the side panel comprising a top interior portion, the side panel and the middle portion of the exterior piece defining a space therebetween, the upper portion of the exterior piece covering the space and the top interior portion of the side panel, and a bottom panel joined to the side panel.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2019Date of Patent: September 8, 2020Assignee: Pratt Retail Specialties, LLCInventors: Greg Sollie, Jamie Waltermire, Shifeng Chen