Patents by Inventor Paul Ott

Paul Ott 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: 10870510
    Abstract: Example aspects of a storage box and a method for assembling a storage box are disclosed. The storage box can comprise a sidewall enclosure, the enclosure defining a top edge and an opposing bottom edge, a fastener extending from the bottom edge, and a tray, the fastener coupling the tray to the sidewall enclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: Pratt Corrugated Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Greg Sollie, Paul Ott, Jamie Waltermire, Shifeng Chen
  • Patent number: 10800595
    Abstract: An insulated box assembly includes a box, the box including a pair of opposing main box panels, a pair of opposing side box panels, each side box panel of the pair of side box panels attached to both main box panels of the pair of main box panels, and a bottom box panel; and an insulated liner, the insulated liner including a pair of opposing main liner panels, a pair of opposing side liner panels, and a liner bottom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: Pratt Retail Specialties, LLC
    Inventors: Jamie Waltermire, Paul Ott
  • Patent number: 10783811
    Abstract: A clip bracket assembly includes a clip bracket including a base portion and a clip portion, the base portion defining a clearance hole, the base portion and the clip portion together defining an insertion slot, the clip portion configured to hold a display panel inside the insertion slot; and a clip fastener including a head and a shank, the shank extending through the clearance hole defined in the clip bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: Pratt Corrugated Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Alan Tuttle, John Richard Muse, Paul Ott, Travis Walters
  • Patent number: 10730683
    Abstract: An insulated box assembly includes a box, the box including a pair of opposing main box panels, a pair of opposing side box panels, each side box panel of the pair of side box panels attached to both main box panels of the pair of main box panels, and a bottom box panel; and an insulated liner, the insulated liner including a pair of opposing main liner panels, a pair of opposing side liner panels, and a liner bottom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Pratt Retail Specialties, LLC
    Inventors: Jamie Waltermire, Paul Ott
  • Publication number: 20200193879
    Abstract: A clip bracket assembly includes a clip bracket including a base portion and a clip portion, the base portion defining a clearance hole, the base portion and the clip portion together defining an insertion slot, the clip portion configured to hold a display panel inside the insertion slot; and a clip fastener including a head and a shank, the shank extending through the clearance hole defined in the clip bracket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2020
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Jeffrey Alan Tuttle, John Richard Muse, Paul Ott, Travis Walters
  • Publication number: 20200122896
    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: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Inventors: Jamie Waltermire, Paul Ott, Greg Sollie
  • Patent number: 10614731
    Abstract: A clip bracket includes: a base portion defining a clearance hole configured to receive a fastener securing the base portion to a structure; and a clip portion connected to the base portion, the base portion and the clip portion defining an insertion slot, a one of the base portion and the clip portion of the clip bracket including an engagement rib defining an effective width of the insertion slot that is less than a nominal width of the insertion slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: Pratt Corrugated Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Alan Tuttle, John Richard Muse, Paul Ott, Travis Walters
  • Publication number: 20200103159
    Abstract: A handle top includes a top panel defining a first side edge and a second side edge disposed opposite from the first side edge; a side panel, an inner edge of the side panel hingedly attached to the top panel at the first side edge; and a handle loop comprising a handle portion and a base portion, the base portion secured to the side panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2019
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Inventors: Jamie Waltermire, Paul Ott, Greg Sollie
  • Patent number: 10604304
    Abstract: An insulated bag includes a pair of opposing main panels; 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; and a handle assembly, the handle assembly comprising a handle portion attached to a base portion; the main panels and the side panels defined in an insulated blank, the insulated blank comprising an insulation batt, a first sheet, and a second sheet, the insulation batt encapsulated between the first sheet and the second sheet, the first sheet attached in facing engagement with the second sheet to form a border, the border extending around a perimeter of the insulation batt, the base portion of the handle laminated within the border.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: Pratt Retail Specialties, LLC
    Inventors: Jamie Waltermire, Paul Ott, Greg Sollie
  • Publication number: 20200088458
    Abstract: A modular box assembly includes a box, the box defining a top end and a bottom end disposed opposite from the top end, the box including a plurality of side panels extending between the top end and the bottom end, the plurality of side panels at least partially defining a box cavity within the box; and an inner box positioned within the box cavity, the inner box dividing the box cavity into a first sub-compartment and a second sub-compartment, the inner box including a channel tab extending outward from a side panel of the inner box, the channel tab engaging a first side panel of the plurality of side panels of the box.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2019
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventors: Jamie Waltermire, Paul Ott, Greg Sollie
  • Patent number: 10573207
    Abstract: A display system includes: a first upright oriented vertically; a second upright oriented vertically and offset horizontally from the first upright by a frame separation distance, the first upright and the second upright defining a display opening therebetween; a first clip bracket secured to the first upright with a first clip fastener; and a second clip bracket secured to the second upright with a second clip fastener, each of the first clip bracket and the second clip bracket including a base portion and a clip portion, the base portion and the clip portion defining an insertion slot, a main entrance of the insertion slot of each of the first clip bracket and the second clip bracket facing forward, the clip portion configured to hold a display panel inside the insertion slot, the clip portion configured to hold an edge of the display panel against the base portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: Pratt Corrugated Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Alan Tuttle, John Richard Muse, Paul Ott, Travis Walters
  • Patent number: 10562676
    Abstract: An insulated bag includes a pair of opposing main panels; 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; and a handle assembly, the handle assembly comprising a handle portion attached to a base portion; the main panels and the side panels defined in an insulated blank, the insulated blank comprising an insulation batt, a first sheet, and a second sheet, the insulation batt encapsulated between the first sheet and the second sheet, the first sheet attached in facing engagement with the second sheet to form a border, the border extending around a perimeter of the insulation batt, the base portion of the handle laminated within the border.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: Pratt Retail Specialties, LLC
    Inventors: Jamie Waltermire, Paul Ott, Greg Sollie
  • Patent number: 10551110
    Abstract: A modular box assembly includes a box, a box cavity defined within the box, the box defining a top end and a bottom end, the top end defining a box opening to the box cavity, the box includes a side panel extending from the top end to the bottom end; a shoulder attached to the side panel, the shoulder extending inward from the side panel and into the box cavity, the shoulder comprising a first sub-shoulder and a second sub-shoulder, the first sub-shoulder, the second sub-shoulder, and the side panel defining a shoulder channel; and a support bracket comprising a channel tab and a support shelf, the channel tab positioned within the shoulder channel, the channel tab frictionally engaging the first sub-shoulder and the second sub-shoulder to secure the support bracket within the shoulder channel, the support shelf extending into the box cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: Pratt Retail Specialties, LLC
    Inventors: Jamie Waltermire, Paul Ott, Greg Sollie
  • Publication number: 20200010236
    Abstract: Example aspects of a storage box and a method for assembling a storage box are disclosed. The storage box can comprise a sidewall enclosure, the enclosure defining a top edge and an opposing bottom edge, a fastener extending from the bottom edge, and a tray, the fastener coupling the tray to the sidewall enclosure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2018
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Inventors: Greg Sollie, Paul Ott, Jamie Waltermire, Shifeng Chen
  • Publication number: 20190390892
    Abstract: A modular box assembly includes a box defining a box cavity within the box, the box further defining a top end and a bottom end, the top end defining a box opening connected to the box cavity, the box including a side panel extending from the top end to the bottom end; a shoulder attached to the side panel, the shoulder extending inward from the side panel and into the box cavity, the shoulder including a first sub-shoulder and a second sub-shoulder, the first sub-shoulder, the second sub-shoulder, and the side panel defining a shoulder channel; and an inner box disposed in the box cavity, the inner box including a channel tab, the channel tab frictionally engaging the shoulder channel to secure and suspend the inner box within the box cavity between the top end and the bottom end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2019
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Inventors: Jamie Waltermire, Paul Ott, Greg Sollie
  • Publication number: 20190352075
    Abstract: A method of assembling an insulated box assembly can include collapsing an insulated liner; aligning the insulated liner with a box opening of a box, the box defining an internal box cavity, the box including a pair of opposing main box panels, a pair of opposing side box panels, each side box panel of the pair of opposing side box panels attached to both main box panels of the pair of opposing main box panels, and a bottom box panel, the bottom box panel positioned at a bottom box end of the box, the bottom box panel attached to the main box panels and the side box panels, the main box panels, side box panels, and bottom box panel further defining the internal box cavity; inserting the insulated liner into the internal box cavity; and expanding the insulated liner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2019
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Inventors: Jamie Waltermire, Paul Ott
  • Publication number: 20190352080
    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: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2019
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Inventors: Jamie Waltermire, Paul Ott
  • Publication number: 20190352076
    Abstract: A method for insulating a box including positioning at least one insulation batt in facing contact with at least one side panel of an inner cardboard layer, the at least one side panel at least partially defining an inner cavity; and adhesively coupling the at least one insulation batt to the at least one side panel, the at least one insulation batt at least partially insulating the inner cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2019
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Inventors: Jamie Waltermire, Paul Ott, Greg Sollie
  • Patent number: 10442600
    Abstract: An insulated bag assembly includes an insulated bag, the insulated bag comprising a pair of opposing main panels, the main panels defined in an insulated blank, the insulated blank comprising an insulation batt, a first sheet, and a second sheet, the insulation batt encapsulated in a blank cavity defined between the first sheet and the second sheet, a blank border extending around a perimeter of the insulated blank, the blank border defined by a perimeter portion of the first sheet being in facing engagement with a perimeter portion of the second sheet, the blank border encompassing the blank cavity and defining an insulated portion of the insulated blank, the insulated bag defining a bag cavity with a bag opening; and an insulated panel, the insulated panel positioned within the bag cavity, the insulated panel forming a seal with the insulated bag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: Pratt Retail Specialties, LLC
    Inventors: Jamie Waltermire, Paul Ott
  • Patent number: D877614
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: Pratt Corrugated Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Greg Sollie, Paul Ott, Jamie Waltermire, Shifeng Chen