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: 11524832
    Abstract: Example aspects of an insulated box assembly and a method of assembling an insulated box assembly are disclosed. The insulated box assembly can comprise a plurality of outer lateral sidewalls, the outer lateral sidewalls defining an inner surface, the inner surface defining an inner cavity; a plurality of inner lateral sidewalls received in the inner cavity, the inner lateral sidewalls defining an outer surface; and a monolithic sidewall liner received in the inner cavity between the outer lateral sidewalls and the inner lateral sidewalls, the sidewall liner defining a liner outer surface and a continuous, uninterrupted liner inner surface opposite the liner outer surface, the liner outer surface facing the inner surface of the outer lateral sidewalls, and the liner inner surface facing the outer surface of the inner lateral sidewalls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: Pratt Retail Specialties, LLC
    Inventors: Greg Sollie, Jamie Waltermire, Shifeng Chen
  • Publication number: 20220388755
    Abstract: An insulated box assembly can include a box including a pair of opposing side box panels, a pair of opposing main box panels, and a bottom box panel, the box defining an internal box cavity with a box opening defined opposite from the bottom box panel; and an insulated liner positioned within the internal box cavity, the insulated liner including a pair of opposing main liner panels and a pair of opposing side liner panels, the pair of opposing main liner panels and the pair of opposing side liner panels defined by a single blank liner panel including a blank sheet and an insulation batt, the insulation batt positioned between the blank sheet and the box.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2022
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Inventors: Jamie Waltermire, Paul Ott
  • Publication number: 20220380083
    Abstract: A box can include a first side panel; a second side panel positioned perpendicular to the first side panel; a top panel joined to the first side panel; and a handle assembly, the handle assembly including: a handle portion attached the top panel, the handle portion including a tab at a side end of the handle portion, and a locking panel attached to the second side panel, the locking panel defining a cut pattern, the cut pattern including a first side cut and a second side cut, a flap defined between the first side cut and the second side cut, the first side cut diverging into an inner cut extending along a bottom of the flap and an outer cut defining a space below the bottom of the flap, a portion of the second side cut extending along the bottom of the flap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2022
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Inventors: Greg Sollie, Jamie Waltermire, Shifeng Chen
  • Publication number: 20220380084
    Abstract: A box can include a body portion at least partially defining a cavity, the body portion defining a top body end and a bottom body end, the body portion including a plurality of panels, the top body end defining an opening to the cavity; a telescoping panel including an upper telescoping subpanel and a lower telescoping subpanel, the lower telescoping subpanel coupled to the body portion by a top hinge, the upper telescoping subpanel coupled to the lower telescoping subpanel by a telescoping hinge, the telescoping panel defining a locking tab disposed opposite from the top hinge, the lower telescoping subpanel extending into the cavity and positioned in facing engagement with a first panel of the plurality of panels, the upper telescoping subpanel extending across the cavity from the first panel to a second panel of the plurality of panels, the second panel positioned opposite from the first panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2022
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Inventors: Shifeng Chen, Greg Sollie, Jamie Waltermire
  • Patent number: 11505364
    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: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: Pratt Corrugated Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Shifeng Chen, Greg Sollie, Jamie Waltermire
  • Patent number: 11498745
    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: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: Pratt Corrugated Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Greg Sollie, Jamie Waltermire
  • Patent number: 11485566
    Abstract: An insulated box assembly includes a box including a pair of opposing side box panels, a pair of opposing main box panels, and a bottom box panel, the box defining an internal box cavity with a box opening defined opposite from the bottom box panel; and an insulated liner positioned within the internal box cavity, the insulated liner including a pair of opposing main liner panels and a pair of opposing side liner panels, the pair of opposing main liner panels and the pair of opposing side liner panels defined by a single blank liner panel including a blank sheet and an insulation batt, the insulation batt positioned between the blank sheet and the box.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: Pratt Retail Specialties, LLC
    Inventors: Jamie Waltermire, Paul Ott
  • Patent number: 11479403
    Abstract: Example aspects of an insulated box assembly and a method of assembling an insulated box assembly are disclosed. The insulated box assembly can comprise a plurality of outer lateral sidewalls, the outer lateral sidewalls defining an inner surface, the inner surface defining an inner cavity; a plurality of inner lateral sidewalls received in the inner cavity, the inner lateral sidewalls defining an outer surface; and a monolithic sidewall liner received in the inner cavity between the outer lateral sidewalls and the inner lateral sidewalls, the sidewall liner defining a liner outer surface and a continuous, uninterrupted liner inner surface opposite the liner outer surface, the liner outer surface facing the inner surface of the outer lateral sidewalls, and the liner inner surface facing the outer surface of the inner lateral sidewalls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: Pratt Retail Specialties, LLC
    Inventors: Greg Sollie, Jamie Waltermire, Shifeng Chen
  • Patent number: 11472596
    Abstract: A blank includes a body portion defining a top body end and a bottom body end; and a telescoping panel coupled to the top body end by a top hinge. A box includes a body portion at least partially defining a cavity, the body portion defining a top body end and a bottom body end, the top body end defining an opening to the cavity; and a telescoping panel coupled to the top body end by a top hinge, the telescoping panel configured to selectively reposition about and between a closed configuration wherein the telescoping panel is positioned within the cavity and an open configuration wherein the telescoping panel is positioned external to the cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: Pratt Corrugated Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Shifeng Chen, Greg Sollie, Jamie Waltermire
  • Patent number: 11447287
    Abstract: A method of forming a box from a box blank can include folding a first dividing wing of the box blank relative to a first side subpanel of the box blank about an inner hinge, the inner hinge coupling the first dividing wing to the first side subpanel, the first side subpanel coupled to a first main panel of the box by a first side hinge, the first main panel coupled to a bottom panel of the box by a first main hinge, the bottom panel coupled to a second main panel of the box by a second main hinge, a second side subpanel coupled to the second main panel by a second side hinge, a second dividing wing coupled to the second side subpanel by a second inner hinge; and coupling a first portion of the first dividing wing to the first main panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: Pratt Corrugated Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Shifeng Chen, Greg Sollie, Jamie Waltermire
  • Patent number: 11447286
    Abstract: A box can include a first side panel; a second side panel positioned perpendicular to the first side panel; a top panel joined to the first side panel; and a handle assembly, the handle assembly including a handle portion attached the top panel, the handle portion including a tab at a side end of the handle portion, and a locking panel attached to the second side panel, the locking panel defining a cut pattern, the cut pattern defining a space therewithin, the cut pattern defining a top edge and an inner flap, the top edge of the cut pattern being a fold line formed by folding the inner flap up above the top edge; and wherein the tab is received by the space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: Pratt Corrugated Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Greg Sollie, Jamie Waltermire, Shifeng Chen
  • Publication number: 20220274733
    Abstract: A tray blank for a storage box includes a planar center panel defining a first side edge, a second side edge opposite the first side edge, a first end edge, and a second end edge opposite the first end edge, a first fastener slot formed through the center panel at the first side edge and a second fastener slot formed through the center panel at the second side edge, the first fastener slot laterally aligned with the second fastener slot; a first side panel formed monolithically with the center panel and hingedly connected to the first side edge, the first side panel coplanar with the center panel; and a second side panel formed monolithically with the center panel and hingedly connected to the second side edge, the second side panel coplanar with the center panel and the first side panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2022
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Inventors: Greg Sollie, Paul Ott, Jamie Waltermire, Shifeng Chen
  • Publication number: 20220250785
    Abstract: A method for using a register system, the method including engaging a cutout of a register with a rail of an insert, the rail connected to a center segment of the register, the register positioned substantially parallel to the center segment; and sliding the register along the rail while maintaining the register substantially parallel to the center segment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2022
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Inventors: Greg Sollie, Jamie Waltermire, Shifeng Chen
  • Publication number: 20220250786
    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: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2022
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Inventors: Greg Sollie, Jamie Waltermire, Shifeng Chen
  • Publication number: 20220251783
    Abstract: A composite can include cellulose fiber; and foam binding the cellulose fiber. A method for manufacturing a composite can comprise mixing a plurality of ingredients to form a pre-foam mixture; foaming the pre-foam mixture to produce a foam; mixing the foam with cellulose fiber to form a composite material; and curing the composite material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2022
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Inventors: John Anagnostopoulos, Greg Sollie, Jamie Waltermire, Shifeng Chen
  • Patent number: 11370577
    Abstract: Example aspects of a main body blank for a storage box, a tray blank for a storage box, and a storage box blank are disclosed. The main body blank can comprise a planar sidewall assembly comprising a plurality of sidewalls, each of the sidewalls defining a top edge and a bottom edge opposite the top edge; and a first fastener panel formed monolithically with the sidewall assembly and hingedly connected to the bottom edge of a first one of the sidewalls by a first fastener bend line, the first fastener panel coplanar with the sidewall assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: Pratt Corrugated Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Greg Sollie, Paul Ott, Jamie Waltermire, Shifeng Chen
  • Publication number: 20220185533
    Abstract: A box can include a body portion at least partially defining a cavity, the body portion defining a top body end and a bottom body end, the body portion including a plurality of panels, the top body end defining an opening to the cavity; a telescoping panel including an upper telescoping subpanel and a lower telescoping subpanel, the lower telescoping subpanel coupled to the body portion by a top hinge, the upper telescoping subpanel coupled to the lower telescoping subpanel by a telescoping hinge, the lower telescoping subpanel extending into the cavity and positioned in facing engagement with a first panel of the plurality of panels, the upper telescoping subpanel extending across the cavity from the first panel to a second panel of the plurality of panels, the second panel positioned opposite from the first panel; and a bottom portion coupled to the bottom body end by a bottom hinge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2022
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Inventors: Shifeng Chen, Greg Sollie, Jamie Waltermire
  • Publication number: 20220177216
    Abstract: A box includes a side wall including an outer side panel; an inner side panel positioned parallel to the outer side panel; and a connecting strip defining a first edge and a second edge, the first edge connected to the outer side panel by a first fold line, the second edge connected to the inner side panel by a second fold line, the connecting strip defining a trapezoidal shape; and a bottom wall coupled to the side wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2022
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Inventors: Greg Sollie, Jamie Waltermire, Shifeng Chen
  • Patent number: D956494
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: Pratt Corrugated Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Shifeng Chen, Greg Sollie, Jamie Waltermire
  • Patent number: D957081
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: Pratt Corrugated Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Shifeng Chen, Greg Sollie, Jamie Waltermire