Patents by Inventor Jamie Waltermire

Jamie Waltermire 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: 11692762
    Abstract: A modular box assembly includes a box with side panels defining a box cavity, a first thermal liner positioned within the box cavity, the first thermal liner including a first insulation batt disposed between sheets, the first thermal liner defining three first liner panels, at least one box side panel being covered by a first liner panel, and a second thermal liner positioned within the box cavity, the second thermal liner including a second insulation batt disposed between sheets, the second thermal liner defining three second liner panels. At least one other of the side box panels is covered by a second liner panel. The bottom box panel is covered by either a first liner panel not covering any side box panel or a second liner panel not covering any side box panel. Each insulation batt can be formed from a mixture of thermoplastic binder fibers and reinforcement fibers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: Pratt Retail Specialties, LLC
    Inventors: Jamie Waltermire, Paul Ott, Greg Sollie
  • Publication number: 20230192399
    Abstract: A lawn refuse bag includes a lawn bag body defining a top end and an interior cavity, the top end defining a top lawn bag opening, the lawn refuse bag configured to receive lawn refuse in the interior cavity through the top lawn bag opening in an open orientation of the lawn refuse bag; a first lawn bag handle assembly coupled to the lawn bag body at the top end; and a second lawn bag handle assembly coupled to the lawn bag body at the top end; wherein the lawn bag body defines a height and a width, and wherein the lawn bag body defines a height-to-width ratio in the open orientation of about 1.6.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2023
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: Shifeng Chen, Greg Sollie, Jamie Waltermire
  • Patent number: 11679925
    Abstract: A method of collapsing a box from an expanded configuration to a collapsed configuration is disclosed. The method of collapsing a box from an expanded configuration to a collapsed configuration, the box comprising a side panel and a bottom panel attached to the side panel, can comprise bending a center fold line of the side panel; unbending a length fold line defined between the side panel and the bottom panel; bending a first corner fold line that extends from a bottom panel corner of the bottom panel to an edge fold line of a center subpanel of the bottom panel; and bending a second corner fold line that extends from the bottom panel corner to a longitudinal center line that bisects a bottom panel edge of the bottom panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: Pratt Retail Specialties, LLC
    Inventors: Greg Sollie, Jamie Waltermire, Shifeng Chen
  • Publication number: 20230182990
    Abstract: A method of assembling a box includes providing the box, the box comprising a center panel, a first locking panel, a second locking panel, a first side flap panel, and a second side flap panel; folding the first side flap panel and second side flap panel relative to the center panel; folding the first locking panel relative to the center panel, the first locking panel defining a locking slot; folding the second locking panel relative to the center panel at least partially over the first locking panel, the second locking panel defining a locking tab; and engaging the locking slot with the locking tab.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2023
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Inventors: Greg Sollie, Jamie Waltermire, Shifeng Chen
  • Publication number: 20230174299
    Abstract: A lawn refuse disposal assembly includes a lawn refuse bag comprising a bag body defining a top end; and a bag insert comprising a bag stand and a rake detachably coupled to the bag stand, the bag stand inserted into an interior cavity of the lawn refuse bag through the top end, the rake configured to shift lawn refuse into the lawn refuse bag.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2023
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Inventors: Shifeng Chen, Greg Sollie, Jamie Waltermire
  • Publication number: 20230166906
    Abstract: A method for using a lawn refuse disposal assembly includes providing a lawn refuse bag insert comprising a bag stand and a rake, the bag stand comprising an end wall and a side wall; detaching the rake from the bag stand; engaging the bag stand with a lawn refuse bag; shifting lawn refuse into the lawn refuse bag with the rake; and disengaging the bag stand from the lawn refuse bag.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2023
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Inventors: Shifeng Chen, Greg Sollie, Jamie Waltermire
  • Patent number: 11655063
    Abstract: An insulated box assembly including an insulated box including an outer portion including a plurality of middle portions and at least one lower portion, the at least one lower portion defining a bottom of the outer portion; an interior piece including a plurality of side panels and a bottom panel, the interior piece positioned within the outer portion, the interior piece defining an interior of the insulated box; and at least one insulated panel positioned within the outer portion, the at least one insulated panel positioned between the plurality of middle portions and the plurality of side panels; and a register system including an insert including a rail coupled to a center segment, the insert positioned within the interior of the insulated box; and a register positioned within the interior, the register defining a cutout, the cutout engaging the rail and suspending the register above the center segment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: Pratt Retail Specialties, LLC
    Inventors: Greg Sollie, Jamie Waltermire, Shifeng Chen
  • Patent number: 11655064
    Abstract: A box can include a container portion, the container portion defining a top end and a bottom end, the container portion defining a cavity, the container portion including a main panel; and a side panel including a first side subpanel and a second side subpanel, the first side subpanel hingedly coupled to the main panel; and a dividing portion disposed within the cavity, the dividing portion defining a plurality of cells within the cavity, the dividing portion including a first dividing wing coupled to the first side subpanel; and a second dividing wing coupled to the second side subpanel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: Pratt Corrugated Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Shifeng Chen, Greg Sollie, Jamie Waltermire
  • Publication number: 20230125191
    Abstract: A method of assembling an insulated container can include folding a body portion of an insulated blank including folding a first panel of the body portion relative to a second panel of the body portion, the first panel defining a first end of the insulated blank; folding the second panel relative to a third panel of the body portion; folding the third panel relative to a fourth panel of the body portion, the fourth panel defining a second end of the insulated blank; attaching the first end of the insulated blank to the second end of the insulated blank to at least partially enclose an insulated cavity; folding a first bottom flap of the insulated blank relative to the first panel to further enclose the insulated cavity; and folding a second bottom flap of the insulated blank relative to the second panel to further enclose the insulated cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2022
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Inventors: Jamie Waltermire, Paul Ott
  • Patent number: 11634277
    Abstract: Example aspects of a lawn refuse bag insert, a lawn refuse disposal assembly, and method for using a lawn refuse disposal assembly are disclosed. The lawn refuse bag insert can comprise a bag stand defining a top stand end and a bottom stand end and comprising an end wall and a first side wall, the first side wall hingedly coupled to the end wall; and a first rake detachably coupled to the bag stand, wherein the lawn refuse bag insert is formed as a blank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: Pratt Corrugated Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Shifeng Chen, Greg Sollie, Jamie Waltermire
  • Patent number: 11628978
    Abstract: An insulated bag includes a pair of opposing main panels; and a pair of opposing side panels, each side panel attached to each main panel, the main panels and the side panels defining a bag cavity within the insulated bag; the main panels and the side panels defined in an insulated blank, the insulated blank including a first paper layer; and a paper fiber pad coupled to the first paper layer, the paper fiber pad having paper reinforcement fibers interlocked with about 2% to about 25% by weight of a meltable PE/PP bi-component thermoplastic binder fiber distributed substantially randomly, wherein subjecting the repulpable shipping container to a repulpability test produces greater than 85% fiber yield.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: Pratt Retail Specialties, LLC
    Inventors: Jamie Waltermire, Paul Ott, Greg Sollie
  • Patent number: 11613421
    Abstract: Disclosed is a box, a modular box assembly, and a method of assembling a box. The box can comprise a center panel defining a first side, a second side opposite the first side, a first end, and a second end opposite the first end; a first locking panel extending from the first side, the first locking panel comprising a pair of wings, each of the wings defining a locking slot; a second locking panel extending from the second side, the second locking panel comprising a pair of locking tabs, each of the locking tabs engaging a corresponding one of the locking slots; a first side flap panel extending from the first end; and a second side flap panel extending from the second end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: Pratt Retail Specialties, LLC
    Inventors: Greg Sollie, Jamie Waltermire, Shifeng Chen
  • Publication number: 20230089585
    Abstract: A lawn refuse bag insert includes a rear wall disposed at a rear end of the lawn refuse bag insert; a first side wall hingedly coupled to the rear wall at a first side of the lawn refuse bag insert; and a second side wall hingedly coupled to the rear wall at a second side of the lawn refuse bag insert opposite the first side; wherein the lawn refuse bag insert further defines a front end opposite the rear end, and wherein the lawn refuse bag insert is unobstructed at the front end from a top end of the lawn refuse bag insert to a bottom end of the lawn refuse bag insert.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2022
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Inventors: Shifeng Chen, Greg Sollie, Jamie Waltermire
  • Patent number: 11597594
    Abstract: Example aspects of a lawn refuse bag insert, a lawn refuse disposal assembly, and method for using a lawn refuse disposal assembly are disclosed. The lawn refuse bag insert can comprise a bag stand defining a top stand end and a bottom stand end and comprising an end wall and a first side wall, the first side wall hingedly coupled to the end wall; and a first rake detachably coupled to the bag stand, wherein the lawn refuse bag insert is formed as a blank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: Pratt Corrugated Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Shifeng Chen, Greg Sollie, Jamie Waltermire
  • Publication number: 20230033698
    Abstract: A blank includes a front panel; a wing portion coupled to the front panel by a wing hinge, the wing portion including an attachment panel disposed opposite from the wing hinge, the attachment panel configured to couple to the front panel to at least partially form a cavity between the front panel and the wing portion; a lower telescoping panel coupled to the front panel by a lower telescoping hinge; and an upper telescoping panel coupled to the lower telescoping panel by an upper telescoping hinge, the upper telescoping panel and the lower telescoping panel configured to fold into the cavity in a closed configuration to at least partially enclose the cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2022
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Inventors: Shifeng Chen, Greg Sollie, Jamie Waltermire
  • Patent number: 11565871
    Abstract: An insulated container assembly includes an outer box defining a box cavity; and an insulated insert positioned within the box cavity, the insulated insert including a pair of opposing side panels including a first side panel and a second side panel; and a pair of opposing main panels including a first main panel and a second main panel, the first main panel connected to the first side panel by a first crease line, the second main panel connected to the first side panel by a second crease line, the second main panel connected to the second side panel by a third crease line, the pair of opposing side panels and the pair of opposing main panels defining a top end and a bottom end of the insulated insert, the first crease line, the second crease line, and the third crease line extending from the top end to the bottom end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: Pratt Retail Specialties, LLC
    Inventors: Jamie Waltermire, Paul Ott
  • Patent number: 11542092
    Abstract: A packaging assembly includes first insulation blocks, second insulation blocks, and third insulation blocks, each insulation block arranged in contact with at least one other insulation block to define a void, the packaging assembly including at least one enclosure, the insulation blocks at least partially surrounded by the at least one enclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: Pratt Corrugated Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Greg Sollie, Jamie Waltermire
  • Publication number: 20220411167
    Abstract: An insulated box assembly includes a monolithic outer box comprising four outer lateral sidewalls, the four outer lateral sidewalls defining an inner surface of the monolithic outer box, the inner surface defining an inner cavity; a monolithic inner box comprising four inner lateral sidewalls, the monolithic inner box received in the inner cavity, the four inner lateral sidewalls defining an outer surface of the monolithic inner box; and a monolithic sidewall liner affixed to the outer surface of the monolithic inner box and received in the inner cavity between the outer lateral sidewalls and the inner lateral sidewalls, the monolithic sidewall liner configurable in an unfolded configuration and a folded configuration; wherein, in the unfolded configuration, the monolithic sidewall liner is substantially planar, and in the folded configuration, the monolithic sidewall liner is folded to define four lateral liner panels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2022
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: Greg Sollie, Jamie Waltermire, Shifeng Chen
  • Patent number: D984867
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: Pratt Corrugated Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Shifeng Chen, Greg Sollie, Jamie Waltermire
  • Patent number: D985224
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: Pratt Corrugated Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Shifeng Chen, Greg Sollie, Jamie Waltermire