Patents by Inventor Gordon M. Church

Gordon M. Church 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).

  • Carton with self positioning interlocking corners
    Patent number: 4850527
    Abstract: A hexagonal carton including four upstanding sidewall panels and two diagonally opposed corner panels. The entire carton is formed from a single blank. The corner panels include minor flaps hingedly foldably connected thereto which interact with minor flaps foldably hingedly connected to the adjoining sidewall panels to form a rigid interlocked cover panel which withstands lateral pressures exerted on the sidewall panels of the carton. Major flaps are foldably hingedly connected to two of the sidewall panels to form a cover panel to cover the interlocking minor flaps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 1988
    Date of Patent: July 25, 1989
    Assignee: Heil-Quaker Corporation
    Inventors: Gordon M. Church, Michael A. Churvis