Patents by Inventor John D. Desmond

John D. Desmond 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).

  • Dispensing carton with integral side wall pour spout
    Patent number: 5169059
    Abstract: A one-piece, collapsible, paperboard, dispensing carton having in one side wall adjacent an upper end of the carton an integral pour spout that can be pulled part way out of the carton for dispensing. The pour spout is formed from material of one of the carton side wall panels and has a slit and a projecting tab that are engageable with another carton panel to hold the pour spout in proper open position for dispensing and to prevent the pour spout from being accidentally pulled completely out of the carton.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 1992
    Date of Patent: December 8, 1992
    Assignee: Container Corporation of America
    Inventors: John D. Desmond, Frederick M. Allsop
  • Ice cream carton
    Patent number: 4667872
    Abstract: An open top liquid-tight, carton having a flat bottom wall and flat side and end walls joined to each other by rounded corners, the carton being formed from a unitary blank of foldable sheet material such as coated paperboard.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 1985
    Date of Patent: May 26, 1987
    Assignee: Container Corp. of America
    Inventors: John D. Desmond, William H. Carr, Jr.
  • Carton with reclosable pouring opening
    Patent number: 4650078
    Abstract: A seal end carton, formed from a unitary blank of foldable sheet material and having pairs of major and minor side walls with closure flaps and also having a hinge flap with top and side sections foldably joined to each other with the top section interposed between adjacent top closure flaps and the side section secured to a pouring opening plug cut and in minor side wall of the carton.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 1986
    Date of Patent: March 17, 1987
    Assignee: Container Corporation of America
    Inventors: John D. Desmond, Patrick J. O'Brien
  • Rounded corner locking carton lid
    Patent number: 4582247
    Abstract: A generally liquid-tight, one-piece, paperboard carton lid having straight side and end walls joined to each other by rounded corner walls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 1985
    Date of Patent: April 15, 1986
    Assignee: Container Corporation of America
    Inventor: John D. Desmond
  • Ice cream carton
    Patent number: 4557415
    Abstract: An open top liquid-tight, carton having a flat bottom wall and flat side and end walls joined to each other by rounded corners, the carton being formed from a unitary blank of foldable sheet material such as coated paperboard.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 1985
    Date of Patent: December 10, 1985
    Assignee: Container Corporation of America
    Inventors: William H. Carr, Jr., John D. Desmond
  • Carton lid with rounded corners
    Patent number: 4546912
    Abstract: A liquid-tight paperboard carton lid having a flat top wall and having flat side and end walls joined to each other by rounded corners.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 1985
    Date of Patent: October 15, 1985
    Assignee: Container Corporation of America
    Inventor: John D. Desmond
  • Tray for carded products
    Patent number: 4485922
    Abstract: A tray structure for holding a plurality of carded packages and including an internal partition structure with raised portions for cushioning the product and notches for receiving portions of the packaging card.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 1984
    Date of Patent: December 4, 1984
    Assignee: Container Corporation of America
    Inventors: John D. Desmond, Barbara M. Feirman
  • Sleeve-type carton for tapered articles
    Patent number: 4416411
    Abstract: A sleeve-type carton formed of a unitary blank of foldable paperboard for holding a plurality of tapered articles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 1982
    Date of Patent: November 22, 1983
    Assignee: Container Corporation of America
    Inventors: John D. Desmond, B. Mesquida-Feirman
  • Carton with article retaining structure
    Patent number: 4313540
    Abstract: A paperboard carton having integral internal structure for retaining a packaged article in a fixed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 1980
    Date of Patent: February 2, 1982
    Assignee: Container Corporation of America
    Inventors: Joseph J. Hart, John D. Desmond
  • Carton with article retaining structure
    Patent number: 4313541
    Abstract: A paperboard carton having integral internal structure for retaining a packaged article in a fixed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 1980
    Date of Patent: February 2, 1982
    Assignee: Container Corporation of America
    Inventors: Joseph J. Hart, John D. Desmond
  • Carton with article retaining structure
    Patent number: 4305545
    Abstract: A paperboard carton having integral internal structure for retaining a packaged article in a fixed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 1980
    Date of Patent: December 15, 1981
    Assignee: Container Corporation of America
    Inventors: Joseph J. Hart, John D. Desmond
  • Composite package
    Patent number: 4047660
    Abstract: A pilfer-resistant, composite package including a plastic cap member and a paperboard body member having integral flap means for retaining said cap member on said body member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 1975
    Date of Patent: September 13, 1977
    Assignee: Container Corporation of America
    Inventors: Richard L. Bell, John D. Desmond, Joseph J. Hart
  • Carton top closure arrangement
    Patent number: 3951330
    Abstract: A top closure arrangement for a folding carton which includes a plurality of overlapped closure flaps, one of which includes a tuck tab, hingedly attached to its side edge for engagement with a projection on another closure flap for locking the flaps in a closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 1975
    Date of Patent: April 20, 1976
    Assignee: Container Corporation of America
    Inventor: John D. Desmond
  • Decorative carton closure
    Patent number: 3942711
    Abstract: A tubular decorative carton closure arrangement including a plurality of overlapping top closure flaps which automatically fold into interlocking relation when the carton is erected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 1975
    Date of Patent: March 9, 1976
    Assignee: Container Corporation of America
    Inventors: John D. Desmond, Joseph J. Hart