Patents by Inventor James Yocum

James Yocum 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).

  • Publication number: 20080110966
    Abstract: A clamshell container comprising a tray and a cover formed from a blank; the tray including a bottom and four curved side walls foldable upward from the four edges of the bottom along arcuate fold lines, the tray walls having defined corners inwardly offset relative to the center points of the walls; and a cover provided with corresponding walls, at least three of which are folded from arcuate fold lines along corresponding edges of a cover top panel and which define depending arcuate cover walls and a cover with a maximum width at transverse centerlines between opposed sets of walls and minimum widths at corners defined by the cover walls; the cover pivotally closing over the tray with the arced walls of the tray received within the arced walls of the cover and engaging therewith.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2007
    Publication date: May 15, 2008
    Inventor: James A. Yocum
  • Patent number: 7232054
    Abstract: A closable type container for packaging items is constructed of a one piece flat sheet of carton material which is cut and scored to facilitate erection into a box like structure. The closable or clam shell type structure includes an ergonomic toggle action tab having a circular or generally oval shape and a fold line which divides the tab into two tab sections. This ergonomic toggle action tab is movable from a normal position by inward digital pressure on the fold line. Further, radius score lines each have an arc shape which causes a depressed tab section to have a slightly concave surface. An offset fold line between the two tab sections is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2007
    Assignee: Dopaco, Inc.
    Inventor: James A. Yocum
  • Publication number: 20040074953
    Abstract: A closable type container for packaging items is constructed of a one piece flat sheet of carton material which is cut and scored to facilitate erection into a box like structure. The closable or clam shell type structure includes an ergonomic toggle action tab having a circular or generally oval shape and a fold line which divides the tab into two tab sections. This ergonomic toggle action tab is movable from a normal position by inward digital pressure on the fold line. Further, radius score lines each have an arc shape which causes a depressed tab section to have a slightly concave surface. An offset fold line between the two tab sections is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2002
    Publication date: April 22, 2004
    Applicant: Dopaco, Inc.
    Inventor: James A. Yocum
  • Patent number: 6719190
    Abstract: A finger food container formed as a flat carton expandable into a truncated conical configuration with a substantially cylindrical lower portion extending upward to a scoop-forming upper portion. Front and rear walls of the folded carton have lower edges interconnected by a bottom wall which, upon an outward bowing of the front and rear walls, expands therebetween in close conformance thereto for a locking of the front and rear walls in the outwardly bowed positions thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2004
    Assignee: Dopaco, Inc.
    Inventor: James A. Yocum
  • Publication number: 20020084319
    Abstract: A finger food container formed as a flat carton expandable into a truncated conical configuration with a substantially cylindrical lower portion extending upward to a scoop-forming upper portion. Front and rear walls of the folded carton have lower edges interconnected by a bottom wall which, upon an outward bowing of the front and rear walls, expands therebetween in close conformance thereto for a locking of the front and rear walls in the outwardly bowed positions thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2001
    Publication date: July 4, 2002
    Inventor: James A. Yocum
  • Patent number: 6027018
    Abstract: A carton with a prize coupon formed within at least one wall of the carton and defined by peripheral severance lines. A tab, substantially smaller than the coupon, is folded over one end portion of the coupon to conceal the actual award provided by the coupon. The award is selectively exposed by a flap capable of being peeled from the tab, or an overlaid portion of the coupon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2000
    Assignee: Dopaco, Inc.
    Inventor: James Yocum
  • Patent number: 5875957
    Abstract: A food container with at least a convex front wall having a single sheet of flexible material edge joined to the inner face of the wall and in intimate contact therewith for a selective inward convex flexing of the sheet a distance determined by the convexity of the first wall to define an upwardly opening pocket therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 2, 1999
    Assignee: Dopaco, Inc.
    Inventor: James A. Yocum
  • Patent number: 5697549
    Abstract: A prize concealing member integrally formed by partially severing and folding a tab-forming section of a carton wall to overly and conceal a prize coupon also defined from the wall with both the tab and coupon being selectively severable from the wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 16, 1997
    Assignee: Dopaco, Inc,
    Inventor: James A. Yocum
  • Patent number: 5392984
    Abstract: A carton structure with opposed side walls and opposed end walls interconnected by fold lines. Foldable closure panels are integrally joined to the upper edges of the side walls, and in turn have foldable handle panels integral with the outer edges thereof. A reinforcement panel is integral with one end of each handle panel and folds thereover to lie between the handle panels. End panels extend from the upper edges of the end walls with the reinforcement panels being positioned immediately outward of the end panels. The end panels fold to interlock with the folded handle and reinforcement panels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 1994
    Date of Patent: February 28, 1995
    Assignee: Dopaco, Inc.
    Inventor: James A. Yocum
  • Patent number: D453533
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2002
    Assignee: Dopaco, Inc.
    Inventor: James Yocum
  • Patent number: D519830
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2006
    Assignee: Dopaco, Inc.
    Inventor: James A. Yocum
  • Patent number: D430614
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2000
    Assignee: Dopaco, Inc.
    Inventor: James Yocum