Patents by Inventor Philip C. Hwang
Philip C. Hwang 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).
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Patent number: 7128234Abstract: A stackable case for retaining and transporting bottles includes outer side walls forming an outer shell, a case bottom disposed substantially within the outer shell, and a plurality of supports for supporting the outer surfaces of the bottles. The side walls include a lower wall portion and a plurality of spaced upwardly projecting pylons, where four corner pylons define the four corners of the case. At least one upwardly projecting column is generally disposed within the outer shell, and defines, in combination with the case bottom, the side walls and the end walls, a plurality of bottle retaining pockets. The end walls each include an integrally molded handle structure suspended between an upper portion of adjacent corner pylons to thereby define a generally open end wall area below the handle structure. The handle structure allows the bottle case to be manipulated with either a palm-up or palm-down orientation of the hand.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2002Date of Patent: October 31, 2006Assignee: Rehrig Pacific CompanyInventors: William P. Apps, Philip C. Hwang
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Patent number: 6918508Abstract: A container for housing produce comprising a generally rectangular bottom, generally rectangular opposed first and second side and end walls extending upwardly and outwardly from the bottom, and a pivot member on an upper edge of the first side wall. A lid comprising two panels is provided, each panel having first and second side edges and a hinge edge, the first side edges being detachably and pivotally secured to the pivot member. A hinge operatively connects the hinge edges of the two panels. Resilient flanges are provided on the second side edges of the panels to releasably engage shoulders formed on an upper edge of the second side wall when the lid is closed. To nest multiple containers one within another, the lid is removed from the side wall, folded 180° about its hinge, rotated 90° and placed in the bottom of the container. Another container is then placed in the container and the process is repeated.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2002Date of Patent: July 19, 2005Assignee: Rehrig Pacific CompanyInventor: Philip C. Hwang
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Publication number: 20030029870Abstract: A stackable case for retaining and transporting bottles includes outer side walls forming an outer shell, a case bottom disposed substantially within the outer shell, and a plurality of supports for supporting the outer surfaces of the bottles. The side walls include a lower wall portion and a plurality of spaced upwardly projecting pylons, where four corner pylons define the four corners of the case. At least one upwardly projecting column is generally disposed within the outer shell, and defines, in combination with the case bottom, the side walls and the end walls, a plurality of bottle retaining pockets. The columns and the pylons extend above the lower wall portions and below a top surface of the retained bottles. The end walls each include an integrally molded handle structure suspended between an upper portion of adjacent corner pylons to thereby define a generally open end wall area below the handle structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2002Publication date: February 13, 2003Applicant: REHRIG PACIFIC COMPANYInventors: William P. Apps, Philip C. Hwang
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Patent number: 6457599Abstract: A stackable case for retaining and transporting bottles includes outer side walls forming an outer shell, a case bottom disposed substantially within the outer shell, and a plurality of supports for supporting the outer surfaces of the bottles. The side walls include a lower wall portion and a plurality of spaced upwardly projecting pylons, where four corner pylons define the four corners of the case. At least one upwardly projecting column is generally disposed within the outer shell, and defines, in combination with the case bottom, the side walls and the end walls, a plurality of bottle retaining pockets. The columns and the pylons extend above the lower wall portions and below a top surface of the retained bottles. The end walls each include an integrally molded handle structure suspended between an upper portion of adjacent corner pylons to thereby define a generally open end wall area below the handle structure.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2000Date of Patent: October 1, 2002Assignee: Rehrig Pacific CompanyInventors: William P. Apps, Philip C. Hwang
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Publication number: 20020056717Abstract: A container for housing produce comprising a generally rectangular bottom, generally rectangular opposed first and second side and end walls extending upwardly and outwardly from the bottom, and a pivot member on an upper edge of the first side wall. A lid comprising two panels is provided, each panel having first and second side edges and a hinge edge, the first side edges being detachably and pivotally secured to the pivot member. A hinge operatively connects the hinge edges of the two panels. Resilient flanges are provided on the second side edges of the panels to releasably engage shoulders formed on an upper edge of the second side wall when the lid is closed. To nest multiple containers one within another, the lid is removed from the side wall, folded 180° about its hinge, rotated 90° and placed in the bottom of the container. Another container is then placed in the container and the process is repeated.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 9, 2002Publication date: May 16, 2002Applicant: Rehrig Pacific CompanyInventor: Philip C. Hwang
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Patent number: 6338181Abstract: A container for housing produce comprising a generally rectangular bottom, generally rectangular opposed first and second side and end walls extending upwardly and outwardly from the bottom, and a pivot member on an upper edge of the first side wall. A lid comprising two panels is provided, each panel having first and second side edges and a hinge edge, the first side edges being detachably and pivotally secured to the pivot member. A hinge operatively connects the hinge edges of the two panels. Resilient flanges are provided on the second side edges of the panels to releasably engage shoulders formed on an upper edge of the second side wall when the lid is closed. To nest multiple containers one within another, the lid is removed from the side wall, folded 180° about its hinge, rotated 90° and placed in the bottom of the container. Another container is then placed in the container and the process is repeated.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2000Date of Patent: January 15, 2002Assignee: Rehrig Pacific CompanyInventor: Philip C. Hwang
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Patent number: 6189734Abstract: A gravity feed merchandise dispensing device comprises at least one plastic track capable of supporting in tandem a row of similar bottles of the type having an annular neck flange, and has a lead bottle support basket suspended at the front end of the track which is removable and interchangeable with other lead bottle supports so as to accommodate bottles of different heights. The rails of the track have a sloped transition section at the front end of the track which eases movement of bottles off the track and into the basket, and facilitates the front loading of bottles into the track.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 1997Date of Patent: February 20, 2001Assignee: Rehrig Pacific CompanyInventors: William P. Apps, Frank Becker, Philip C. Hwang, Jerry Koefelda
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Patent number: 6073793Abstract: A stackable case for retaining and transporting bottles includes outer side walls forming an outer shell, a case bottom disposed substantially within the outer shell, and a plurality of supports for supporting the outer surfaces of the bottles. The side walls include a lower wall portion and a plurality of spaced upwardly projecting pylons, where four corner pylons define the four corners of the case. At least one upwardly projecting column is generally disposed within the outer shell, and defines, in combination with the case bottom, the side walls and the end walls, a plurality of bottle retaining pockets. The columns and the pylons extend above the lower wall portions and below a top surface of the retained bottles. The end walls each include an integrally molded handle structure suspended between an upper portion of adjacent corner pylons to thereby define a generally open end wall area below the handle structure.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 1998Date of Patent: June 13, 2000Assignee: Rehrig Pacific CompanyInventors: William P. Apps, Philip C. Hwang
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Patent number: 6036049Abstract: A container for housing produce comprising a generally rectangular bottom, generally rectangular opposed first and second side and end walls extending upwardly and outwardly from the bottom, and a pivot member on an upper edge of the first side wall. A lid comprising two panels is provided, each panel having first and second side edges and a hinge edge, the first side edges being detachably and pivotally secured to the pivot member. A hinge operatively connects the hinge edges of the two panels. Resilient flanges are provided on the second side edges of the panels to releasably engage shoulders formed on an upper edge of the second side wall when the lid is closed. To nest multiple containers one within another, the lid is removed from the side wall, folded 180.degree. about its hinge, rotated 90.degree. and placed in the bottom of the container. Another container is then placed in the container and the process is repeated.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 1998Date of Patent: March 14, 2000Assignee: Rehrig Pacific CompanyInventor: Philip C. Hwang
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Patent number: 5992673Abstract: A container for housing produce comprising a generally rectangular bottom, generally rectangular opposed first and second side and end walls extending upwardly and outwardly from the bottom, and a pivot member on an upper edge of the first side wall. A lid comprising two panels is provided, each panel having first and second side edges and a hinge edge, the first side edges being detachably and pivotally secured to the pivot member. A hinge operatively connects the hinge edges of the two panels. Resilient flanges are provided on the second side edges of the panels to releasably engage shoulders formed on an upper edge of the second side wall when the lid is closed. To nest multiple containers one within another, the lid is removed from the side wall, folded 180.degree. about its hinge, rotated 90.degree. and placed in the bottom of the container. Another container is then placed in the container and the process is repeated.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 1997Date of Patent: November 30, 1999Assignee: Rehrig Pacific CompanyInventor: Philip C. Hwang
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Patent number: D444950Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 1999Date of Patent: July 17, 2001Assignee: Rehrig Pacific CompanyInventor: Philip C. Hwang
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Patent number: D453877Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 1999Date of Patent: February 26, 2002Assignee: Rehrig Pacific CompanyInventors: William P. Apps, Philip C. Hwang
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Patent number: D463667Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2001Date of Patent: October 1, 2002Assignee: Rehrig Pacific CompanyInventor: Philip C. Hwang
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Patent number: D477146Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2002Date of Patent: July 15, 2003Assignee: Rehrig Pacific CompanyInventor: Philip C. Hwang
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Patent number: D400711Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 1997Date of Patent: November 10, 1998Assignee: Rehrig Pacific CompanyInventor: Philip C. Hwang
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Patent number: D417786Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 1998Date of Patent: December 21, 1999Assignee: Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc.Inventors: Philip C. Hwang, William Patrick Apps
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Patent number: D420220Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 1998Date of Patent: February 8, 2000Assignee: Rehrig Pacific CompanyInventors: William P. Apps, Philip C. Hwang