Patents by Inventor Chris Hallam

Chris Hallam has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 9090371
    Abstract: There is provided a carton comprising a side wall (4) comprising a first panel (6) connected to a second panel (8), a first lower flap (16) hingedly connected to the first panel, the first and second panels having free ends, a second lower flap (18) hingedly connected to the second panel, a hinged locking base panel (30) hingedly connected to the first lower panel and an inner base panel (36) hingedly connected to the second lower panel, a plurality of strengthening tabs (54,56,58,60) attached to the hinged base locking panel or the inner base panel, the first lower flap being folded over and affixed to the first panel, the second lower flap being folded over and affixed to the second panel, the hinged base locking panel being folded along a hinge line (34) thereof and affixed to the inner base panel, in which substantially diagonal weakening lines (80,82,84,86) are positioned on the lower flaps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: Concept Packaging Service Limited
    Inventors: Chris Hallam, Mayur Mistry
  • Patent number: 9045252
    Abstract: A corner construction for a box, the corner construction including a first side wall adjacent to a second side wall, the first side wall including a cut out portion, and the second side wall including an extension piece for fitting in the cut out portion of the first side wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2015
    Assignee: Concept Packaging Services Limited
    Inventor: Chris Hallam
  • Patent number: 8746542
    Abstract: A carton comprising an inner layer (100) and an outer layer (2), the inner layer comprises at least one side wall, which inner side wall comprises at least two layers (116, 118) of carton material in a face to face relationship with one another and the outer layer comprises a base portion (4) and at least one side wall (14, 22) about the inner layer side wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: Concept Packaging Services Limited
    Inventor: Chris Hallam
  • Publication number: 20140097236
    Abstract: A corner construction for a box, the corner construction including a first side wall adjacent to a second side wall, the first side wall including a cut out portion, and the second side wall including an extension piece for fitting in the cut out portion of the first side wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2013
    Publication date: April 10, 2014
    Applicant: CONCEPT PACKAGING SERVICES LIMITED
    Inventor: Chris Hallam
  • Patent number: 8628001
    Abstract: A partly constructed set up box in a generally flat configuration, the partly constructed set up box comprising an inner blank and an outer blank, wherein the inner blank and the outer blank are secured relative to each other by a securement means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2014
    Assignee: Concept Packaging Services Limited
    Inventor: Chris Hallam
  • Publication number: 20130284799
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a hinged lid paper covered rigid box which can be 5 knocked down, the method comprising covering a rigid board blank with paper, whereby the blank comprises a first sidewall, a second sidewall, a third sidewall and a fourth sidewall, the first sidewall being hingedly connected to the second sidewall, the second sidewall being hingedly connected to the third sidewall, the third sidewall being hingedly connected to the fourth sidewall and 10 the fourth sidewall being hingedly connected to the first sidewall, whereby the sidewalls can be in a knock down state and the method further comprising erecting the box in which the sidewalls are moved to an erect state by a parallelogram movement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2011
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Applicant: CONCEPT PACKAGING SERVICES LIMITED
    Inventors: Chris Hallam, John Douglas Hudson
  • Publication number: 20130193196
    Abstract: There is provided a carton comprising a side wall (4) comprising a first panel (6) connected to a second panel (8), a first lower flap (16) hingedly connected to the first panel, the first and second panels having free ends, a second lower flap (18) hingedly connected to the second panel, a hinged locking base panel (30) hingedly connected to the first lower panel and an inner base panel (36) hingedly connected to the second lower panel, a plurality of strengthening tabs (54,56,58,60) attached to the hinged base locking panel or the inner base panel, the first lower flap being folded over and affixed to the first panel, the second lower flap being folded over and affixed to the second panel, the hinged base locking panel being folded along a hinge line (34) thereof and affixed to the inner base panel, in which substantially diagonal weakening lines (80,82,84,86) are positioned on the lower flaps.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2011
    Publication date: August 1, 2013
    Applicant: CONCEPT PACKAGING SERVICE LIMITED
    Inventors: Chris Hallam, Mayur Mistry
  • Publication number: 20110200768
    Abstract: A corrugate board construction including a first outer layer, a flute layer and a second outer layer, wherein the second outer layer has been secured to the flute after the first outer layer, wherein the external layer is the first outer layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2011
    Publication date: August 18, 2011
    Applicants: CONCEPT PACKAGING SERVICES LIMITED, POLYTECNICA LIMITED
    Inventors: Richard Revell, Chris Hallam
  • Publication number: 20110155797
    Abstract: A partly constructed set up box in a generally flat configuration, the partly constructed set up box comprising an inner blank and an outer blank, wherein the inner blank and the outer blank are secured relative to each other by a securement means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2009
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Applicant: CONCEPT PACKAGING SERVICES LIMITED
    Inventor: Chris Hallam
  • Publication number: 20100294831
    Abstract: A carton comprising an inner layer (100) and an outer layer (2), the inner layer comprises at least one side wall, which inner side wall comprises at least two layers (116, 118) of carton material in a face to face relationship with one another and the outer layer comprises a base portion (4) and at least one side wall (14, 22) about the inner layer side wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2008
    Publication date: November 25, 2010
    Applicant: CONCEPT PACKAGING SERVICE LIMITED
    Inventor: Chris Hallam
  • Patent number: 7028868
    Abstract: A refractory nozzle is provided for arrangement in or on a wall of a metallurgical crucible, particularly for steel melts, having a discharge duct surrounding a flow passage, wherein the discharge duct has a surface delimiting the flow passage and an outer housing. In order to improve the known solutions of the prior art, one embodiment of the nozzle is characterized by the discharge duct having an upper part and a lower part with the lower part being fixed in or on the upper part, wherein the surface of the upper part delimiting the flow passage is made of a different material than the surface of the lower part delimiting the flow passage. In a second embodiment the nozzle is characterized by the discharge duct having an upper part and a lower part with the lower part being fixed on or in the upper part, wherein the diameter of the flow passage in the upper part is greater than the diameter in the lower part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2006
    Assignee: Heraeus Electro-Nite International N.V.
    Inventors: Martin Kendall, Chris Hallam
  • Publication number: 20060076720
    Abstract: A refractory nozzle is provided for arrangement in or on a wall of a metallurgical crucible, particularly for steel melts, having a discharge duct surrounding a flow passage, wherein the discharge duct has a surface delimiting the flow passage and an outer housing. In order to improve the known solutions of the prior art, one embodiment of the nozzle is characterized by the discharge duct having an upper part and a lower part with the lower part being fixed in or on the upper part, wherein the surface of the upper part delimiting the flow passage is made of a different material than the surface of the lower part delimiting the flow passage. In a second embodiment the nozzle is characterized by the discharge duct having an upper part and a lower part with the lower part being fixed on or in the upper part, wherein the diameter of the flow passage in the upper part is greater than the diameter in the lower part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2005
    Publication date: April 13, 2006
    Inventors: Martin Kendall, Chris Hallam
  • Publication number: 20030011113
    Abstract: A refractory nozzle is provided for arrangement in or on a wall of a metallurgical crucible, particularly for steel melts, having a discharge duct surrounding a flow passage, wherein the discharge duct has a surface delimiting the flow passage and an outer housing. In order to improve the known solutions of the prior art, one embodiment of the nozzle is characterized by the discharge duct having an upper part and a lower part with the lower part being fixed in or on the upper part, wherein the surface of the upper part delimiting the flow passage is made of a different material than the surface of the lower part delimiting the flow passage. In a second embodiment the nozzle is characterized by the discharge duct having an upper part and a lower part with the lower part being fixed on or in the upper part, wherein the diameter of the flow passage in the upper part is greater than the diameter in the lower part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2002
    Publication date: January 16, 2003
    Applicant: Heraeus Electro-Nite International N.V.
    Inventors: Martin Kendall, Chris Hallam