Patents Examined by Phillip D Schmidt
  • Patent number: 11345515
    Abstract: A card carrier includes a presentation substrate, a pocket layer connected to an interior side of the presentation substrate, and a notification carrier configured to fit within a receiving pocket. The presentation substrate defines a presentation address window. The receiving pocket is defined by the pocket layer and the presentation substrate. The pocket layer defines an interior display window configured for displaying card object data and is connected to the presentation substrate such that the interior display window is positioned in a top half of the presentation substrate. When the notification carrier is positioned within the receiving pocket, an address on the notification carrier is visible through the presentation address window.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
    Inventors: Rikuno Shimizu, Ifeoma M. Metu
  • Patent number: 11345506
    Abstract: A blank for forming a tamper evident container includes a plurality of panels connected together at fold lines configured for extending at least partially around an interior space, including a first side panel, a top panel, a second side panel and a bottom panel. A bottom flap is foldably connected to an edge of the bottom panel on the first end of the blank. A top flap is foldably connected to an edge of the top panel on the first end of the blank. The bottom flap includes a major flap and a minor flap, the major flap connecting between the bottom panel and the minor flap. The top flap includes a catch point feature and wherein the minor flap includes a trap aperture configured to catch the catch point feature of the top flap when opening a container constructed from the blank to provide a tamper evident access feature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: WESTROCK MWV, LLC
    Inventor: Rodney D. Dixon
  • Patent number: 11325739
    Abstract: A carton for holding at least one article includes a plurality of panels that extends at least partially around an interior of the carton. The plurality of panels includes a bottom panel, a front panel, a back panel, at least one side panel, and a top panel. The carton further includes a tray formed from the bottom panel, the front panel, the back panel, and the at least one side panel, and the tray is for at least partially receiving the at least one article. The carton further includes a lid formed from the at least one top panel, the lid includes at least one article engaging feature for engaging the at least one article.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: Graphic Packaging International, LLC
    Inventors: Emili Requena, Josep Cano De Miguel
  • Patent number: 11319133
    Abstract: The construction and design of new multi-laminate sheet materials for the fabrication of shipping containers, boxes, furniture, consumer items, and many other products, including those generally using panels in their design, is disclosed. These new materials are produced by employing advanced folding techniques, to yield lightweight, cost effective multi-laminates. At least one layer in the multi-laminate structure is a folded sheet tessellation which, in some embodiments, can have doubly periodic folded geometries with fold creases in multiple non-parallel directions. The various layers of the construction can interlock with each other to collectively provide mechanical stiffness, strength, energy absorption and other properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Inventor: Daniel H. Kling
  • Patent number: 11312527
    Abstract: A display system for containing and displaying product includes a tray portion and a hood portion. The tray portion includes a bottom panel, and the hood portion includes a top panel and at least one glue flap panel disposed adjacent to the top panel. The display system is convertible from a shipping configuration in which the tray and hood portions cooperate to form an enclosed carton, into a display configuration in which the hood portion is separated completely from the tray portion. The display system is configured to be transitioned from the shipping configuration to the display configuration by breaking an adhesive connection between the at least one glue flap panel and the tray portion and lifting the hood portion away from the tray portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: WESTROCK SHARED SERVICES, LLC
    Inventors: Kenneth C. Smith, Jeffrey H. Chapman
  • Patent number: 11312532
    Abstract: A shelf-ready packaging (SRP) and method for transporting and displaying food products are provided, the SRP configured to be efficient in transporting a high number of the food products while also still being able to fit on a retail store shelf. To this end, the SRP includes a cover element and a base tray including first and second tray portions connected along a single tear line. To convert the SRP from a first transport configuration to a second display configuration, the cover element is lifted off the base tray and the first and second tray portions are separated along the tear line, which thereby changes the overall length of the SRP such that it can fit on the standard retail store shelf. The SRP provides a clean, uniform appearance when in the second display configuration while providing maximum visibility and access to the food products stored therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: Chobani LLC
    Inventors: Marc Abjean, Jean-Yves Latour, Robert Jason Clark, Jr.
  • Patent number: 11299335
    Abstract: A padded mailer includes ribs that provide stiffness, especially in the transverse direction. The increased stiffness helps prevent the mailer from flipping over during conveying, which would put a label on the underside of the mailer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Vasitha Nihal Obeyesekere, Alexandra Kay Hartford, Justine Mahler, Kimberly Sue Houchens, Brent Linderberg, Jenna Walsh
  • Patent number: 11299315
    Abstract: The invention provides a foldable box connection structure, a foldable box and a method of using the same. The foldable box connection structure comprises a first side plate, a second side plate, a first hinge, a first top plate, a seam cover plate and a positioning plate. The first hinge is used to connect the first top plate and the second side plate. The seam cover plate can be folded to cover the first hinge, and the seam cover plate and the positioning plate are configured to secure the first hinge. The foldable box includes the above-mentioned connection structure. In the present invention, the first top plate is hooked by the first hinge and the seam cover plate, and a second top plate is hooked by a third hinge, so that the foldable box has a fixed structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL DESIGN PACKIG CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Wentai Yen
  • Patent number: 11292634
    Abstract: A package for convenient dispensing of multiple types of solid pourable product. The package comprises a single cardboard blank having a plurality of side panels, a first compartment slide, a second compartment slide, a separator panel, and a support tab. The side panels can be formed into a box having a first compartment and a second compartment. The compartments have a common front panel with a pair of apertures for each of the compartments respectively. The apertures are sized to dispense the multiple types of solid pourable product therethrough. The slides are independently moveable to selectively block and unblock the apertures. The separator panel is between the compartments and is at least partially defined by an inner tab to one edge of the panel. The inner tab is adhesively connected to the interior of the front panel. The support tab is disposed to press the slides against the front panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Inventor: David Todjar Hengami
  • Patent number: 11273950
    Abstract: A carton for holding one or more articles includes a plurality of panels extending at least partially around an interior of the carton, the plurality of panels including a front panel, a back panel, and at least one side panel. The carton also includes a plurality of end flaps foldably connected to respective panels of the plurality of panels and forming a closed top portion of the carton, the closed top portion of the carton is reconfigurable between a first configuration having a substantially flat profile and a second configuration forming a handle of the carton. The carton also includes locking features for engaging at least one other carton.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: Graphic Packaging International, LLC
    Inventor: Steven M. Oliveira
  • Patent number: 11247808
    Abstract: A blank includes a top, the top connected to a first top side tab, a second top side tab, a top front tab, and a back tab; a bottom, the bottom defining at least one connection aperture, the bottom connected to a first bottom side tab, a second bottom side tab, a bottom front tab, and the back tab; the first bottom side tab connected to a first cover tab, the first cover tab connected to a first connection tab; the second bottom side tab connected to a second cover tab, the second over tab connected to a second connection tab; the blank formable into a box by connection of the first connection tab to at least one connection aperture and by connection of the second connection tab to at least one connection aperture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: Pratt Corrugated Holdings, Inc
    Inventor: Tracy C. Smith
  • Patent number: 11247806
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: Pratt Retail Specialties, LLC
    Inventors: Greg Sollie, Jamie Waltermire, Shifeng Chen
  • Patent number: 11247398
    Abstract: There is provided a 3D printing build material container (1). The container comprises a collapsible reservoir, (3) a relatively rigid reinforcement structure (4), a build material outlet structure (13) and a gas inlet structure (14). The reservoir is to hold build material (11). The reinforcement structure is to resist collapsing of at least one reinforced portion of the reservoir. The outlet structure is to allow build material to exit the reservoir. The inlet structure is to allow a gas to enter the reservoir.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Ismael Chanclon, Xavier Alonso, Nicola Cofelice
  • Patent number: 11247799
    Abstract: A container for a food product generally includes a tray and a cover attached to the tray by ultrasonic bonds. The tray includes a bottom having a perimeter and a sidewall extending along the perimeter of the bottom to form a cavity sized to receive the food product. The sidewall defines an opening for the food product to be placed into the cavity. The tray also includes a flange extending from an edge of the sidewall and around the opening. The flange has a single layer first area with a first thickness and a second area comprised of at least two layers with a second thickness. The second thickness is at least twice as thick as the first thickness. The ultrasonic bonds extend along the entire sidewall of the container to form a continuous, hermetic seal between the cover and the tray around the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: BELLISIO FOODS, INC.
    Inventors: Robert W. H. Arnold, Ryan Wright, Lacy Andrew Miller
  • Patent number: 11220382
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a tamper-evident and child-proof coupling system. The coupling system includes a first base portion, a second base portion, a slit, and a closing septum. The first base portion includes a first coupling portion. The second base portion includes a second coupling portion. The first and second coupling portions are configured to define a priming configuration of the coupling system when the first and second coupling portion are engaged to each other. The slit is defined on the first base portion or the second base portion and is configured to receive an opening device. The opening device is configured to disengage the first and second coupling portions. The closing septum is adjustable to a first or second configuration. In the first configuration, the closing septum occludes the slit. In the second configuration, the closing septum is configured to expose the slit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: I.G.B. S.r.l
    Inventors: Dino Bressan, Michel Bressan, Alessio Bressan, Alberto Gandolla
  • Patent number: 11220369
    Abstract: A multi compartment package with slide openings for storing and dispensing two different types or flavors of solid pourable product such as candies or mints is made from a single blank having a number of panels extending lengthwise and all foldably connected. From the blank the exterior of the package is formed having a front panel and a rear panel, and the interior having two compartments. The front panel has cut outs for dispensing the pourable product, and the rear panel connects to package enclosure tabs. Each compartment has a detachably connected slide, and the slides are glued to the package enclosure tabs to seal the package. To open the package, the slides are detached and moved to expose the cut outs through which the pourable product is dispensed. Conveniently, if all the product is not immediately consumed, the slides may be closed to retain freshness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Inventor: David Todjar Hengami
  • Patent number: 11186406
    Abstract: A tamper resistant latching mechanism is provided with an insert tab and wings on a first section used in conjunction with a slot and release panel on an opposite hingedly connected section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: Southern Champion Tray L.P.
    Inventors: David Chapman, Neha Mardi, Benjamin Walter, Pascale Grenier
  • Patent number: 11180278
    Abstract: A tamper-evident coupling system includes a first base portion, a second base portion, a first coupling portion supported by and extending from the first base portion, and a second coupling portion supported by the second base portion and configured for cooperating with the first coupling portion. The first and the second coupling portions are configured for defining an arming condition in which the first and second coupling portions are stably engaged with each other. At least one of the first and the second coupling portions includes a removable portion that is separable from the tamper-evident coupling system upon a first disengagement of the first and second coupling portions following the arming condition to prevent a subsequent coupling between the first and second coupling portions and to show a tampering with the tamper-evident coupling system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: I.G.B. S.r.l.
    Inventors: Michel Bressan, Alessio Bressan, Alberto Gandolla
  • Patent number: 11167875
    Abstract: A shipping container comprising first and second side panels, and first and second end panels connecting the first and second side panels. A pair of major upper flaps are foldably connected to respective side panels, the major upper flaps each forming half of a top panel. A pair of minor upper flaps are foldably connected to respective end panels, each of the minor upper flaps including a central tuck flap panel and a pair of gusset panels foldably connected to and overlapping the central tuck flap panel to form a tuck flap structure. Each tuck flap structure extending along an outer side of a respective end panel and including an end portion extending into an access port formed on the respective end panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY
    Inventors: Jeffrey A. Smith, Jack Lawrence Lane, Joel Gregory Wisehart Phillips
  • Patent number: 11148850
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a packaging box enabling a storage form and a hanging form to be simply switched, thereby enabling a perfect rectangular shape to be maintained without exposing a hanging part during a distribution process or when the packaging box is erected and displayed on a display stand, and enabling the packaging box to be hung and displayed on a rack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: EYEMEE THE BEAUTY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Joon Hee Jun