Patents by Inventor Robert C. Olsen
Robert C. Olsen 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: 11897679Abstract: A flexible container carrier and related method for unitizing a plurality of containers that includes a plurality of flexible bands forming an array of container receiving apertures, the array arranged in longitudinal rows and transverse ranks. A series of frangible lines of separation are provided between each container receiving opening so that removing a container from the package results in the separation of the frangible lines of separation defining the respective container receiving opening and thus the container and a respective band of the plurality of bands are removed from the package together.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 2021Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.Inventors: Rachell L. Slovik, Patrick R. Van Tholen, Robert C. Olsen, Christopher J. Samaras
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Publication number: 20230382620Abstract: A container carrier for unitizing a plurality of containers. The carrier includes a planar sheet of a material and a plurality of container receiving apertures within the planar sheet and arranged in longitudinal rows and transverse ranks. Each of the plurality of container receiving apertures includes a central opening shape and a plurality of clefts radially extending in the planar sheet outward from the central shape to form a plurality of container friction flaps each adapted to extend along a side wall of a corresponding container of the plurality of containers.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2021Publication date: November 30, 2023Applicant: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.Inventors: Rachell L. Slovik, Christopher J. SAMARAS, Robert C. OLSEN, Michael P. CZARNECKI
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Patent number: 11623804Abstract: A container carrier for unitizing a plurality of containers. The carrier includes a planar sheet of a material and a plurality of container receiving apertures within the planar sheet and arranged in longitudinal rows and transverse ranks. Each of the plurality of container receiving apertures includes a central opening shape and a plurality of clefts radially extending in the planar sheet outward from the central shape to form a plurality of container friction flaps each adapted to extend along a side wall of a corresponding container of the plurality of containers.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2021Date of Patent: April 11, 2023Assignee: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.Inventors: Rachell L. Slovik, Christopher J. Samaras, Robert C. Olsen, Michael P. Czarnecki, Jr.
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Publication number: 20220306363Abstract: A container carrier for unitizing a plurality of containers that includes a plurality of flexible bands forming an array of container receiving apertures, the array arranged in longitudinal rows and transverse ranks. A generally rectangular shaped intermediate aperture is formed between each pair of container receiving apertures, wherein at least two sides of the intermediate aperture are concave, forming convex tabs protruding inward to the intermediate apertures. The resulting carrier is capable of unitizing a variety of containers in a tight multipackage with finger tabs to make carrying the multipackage much easier.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2020Publication date: September 29, 2022Applicant: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.Inventor: Robert C. OLSEN
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Patent number: 11434058Abstract: A flexible carrier for carrying a plurality of containers includes a flexible sheet having two or more rows and multiple ranks of container apertures formed therein. The plurality of containers are each placed into a respective container receiving aperture and are thus unitized in a package. The flexible carrier further includes a plurality of handles corresponding with the multiple ranks, each handle formed at a periphery of the flexible sheet and a line of weakness formed between the transverse ranks. As a result of the described configuration, the flexible carrier is divisible into multiple sub-carriers, each unitizing a set of containers and each including a handle along a respective transverse edge of the resulting sub-carrier.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2016Date of Patent: September 6, 2022Assignee: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.Inventors: Robert C. Olsen, Christopher J. Ludwig
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Patent number: 11319129Abstract: A flexible container carrier for unitizing a plurality of containers that includes a plurality of flexible bands that form an array of container receiving apertures, the array arranged in longitudinal rows and transverse ranks. A handle is formed along each longitudinal edge of the array of container receiving apertures. Two or more sets of perforations are formed between each row of container receiving apertures and between center apertures.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2019Date of Patent: May 3, 2022Assignee: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.Inventor: Robert C. Olsen
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Publication number: 20220127052Abstract: A container carrier for unitizing a plurality of containers. The carrier includes a planar sheet of a material and a plurality of container receiving apertures within the planar sheet and arranged in longitudinal rows and transverse ranks. Each of the plurality of container receiving apertures includes a central opening shape and a plurality of clefts radially extending in the planar sheet outward from the central shape to form a plurality of container friction flaps each adapted to extend along a side wall of a corresponding container of the plurality of containers.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2021Publication date: April 28, 2022Applicant: ILLNOIS TOOL WORKS INC.Inventors: Rachell L. SLOVIK, Christopher J. SAMARAS, Robert C. OLSEN, Michael P. CZARNECKI, JR.
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Publication number: 20220017278Abstract: A flexible container carrier and related method for unitizing a plurality of containers that includes a plurality of flexible bands forming an array of container receiving apertures, the array arranged in longitudinal rows and transverse ranks. A series of frangible lines of separation are provided between each container receiving opening so that removing a container from the package results in the separation of the frangible lines of separation defining the respective container receiving opening and thus the container and a respective band of the plurality of bands are removed from the package together.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 14, 2021Publication date: January 20, 2022Applicant: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.Inventors: Rachell L. SLOVIK, Patrick R. Van Tholen, Robert C. Olsen, Christopher J. Samaras
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Publication number: 20210237955Abstract: A flexible container carrier 10 for unitizing a plurality of containers that includes a plurality of flexible bands 20 that form an array of container receiving apertures 30, the array arranged in longitudinal rows and transverse ranks. A handle 40 is formed along each longitudinal edge of the array of container receiving apertures. Two or more sets of perforations 50 are formed between each row of container receiving apertures and between center apertures.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 14, 2019Publication date: August 5, 2021Applicant: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.Inventor: Robert C. OLSEN
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Patent number: 10683151Abstract: A flexible carrier for carrying a plurality of containers within a plurality of corresponding container receiving apertures formed in longitudinal rows and transverse ranks and a handle extending parallel to the rows of container receiving apertures. The handle is connected at attachment points along the carrier and corresponding thickened sections are included along the bands opposite the connection points.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2019Date of Patent: June 16, 2020Assignee: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.Inventor: Robert C. Olsen
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Publication number: 20190276211Abstract: A flexible carrier for carrying a plurality of containers within a plurality of corresponding container receiving apertures formed in longitudinal rows and transverse ranks and a handle extending parallel to the rows of container receiving apertures. The handle is connected at attachment points along the carrier and corresponding thickened sections are included along the bands opposite the connection points.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2019Publication date: September 12, 2019Applicant: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.Inventor: Robert C. Olsen
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Publication number: 20190177066Abstract: A flexible container carrier for unitizing a plurality of containers that includes a plurality of flexible bands forming an array of container receiving apertures, the array arranged in longitudinal rows and transverse ranks. At least one of a handle and a panel is formed adjacent the array of container receiving apertures. A diamond shaped aperture is formed between each pair of container receiving apertures, wherein each side of each diamond shaped aperture is parallel to a portion of an adjacent container receiving aperture. The resulting carrier is capable of unitizing a variety of containers in a tight multipackage using less material than existing container carriers.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2018Publication date: June 13, 2019Applicant: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.Inventor: Robert C. OLSEN
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Patent number: 10301092Abstract: A flexible carrier for carrying a plurality of containers within a plurality of corresponding container receiving apertures formed in longitudinal rows and transverse ranks and a handle extending parallel to the rows of container receiving apertures. The handle is connected at attachment points along the carrier and corresponding thickened sections are included along the bands opposite the connection points.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2017Date of Patent: May 28, 2019Assignee: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.Inventor: Robert C. Olsen
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Patent number: 9957093Abstract: A flexible carrier for carrying a plurality of containers within a plurality of corresponding container receiving apertures wherein each container receiving aperture is stretched around a perimeter of a corresponding container and positioned under a flap extending downward from the corresponding container.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2013Date of Patent: May 1, 2018Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.Inventor: Robert C. Olsen
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Publication number: 20180111735Abstract: A flexible carrier for carrying a plurality of containers within a plurality of corresponding container receiving apertures formed in longitudinal rows and transverse ranks and a handle extending parallel to the rows of container receiving apertures. The handle is connected at attachment points along the carrier and corresponding thickened sections are included along the bands opposite the connection points.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2017Publication date: April 26, 2018Applicant: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.Inventor: Robert C. OLSEN
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Publication number: 20170158403Abstract: A flexible carrier for carrying a plurality of containers includes a flexible sheet having two or more rows and multiple ranks of container apertures formed therein. The plurality of containers are each placed into a respective container receiving aperture and are thus unitized in a package. The flexible carrier further includes a plurality of handles corresponding with the multiple ranks, each handle formed at a periphery of the flexible sheet and a line of weakness formed between the transverse ranks. As a result of the described configuration, the flexible carrier is divisible into multiple sub-carriers, each unitizing a set of containers and each including a handle along a respective transverse edge of the resulting sub-carrier.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 1, 2016Publication date: June 8, 2017Applicant: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.Inventors: Robert C. OLSEN, Christopher J. LUDWIG
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Patent number: 9669977Abstract: A flexible carrier for carrying a plurality of containers within a plurality of corresponding container receiving apertures formed in longitudinal rows and transverse ranks that includes three rows of container receiving apertures and a handle extending parallel to the three rows of container receiving apertures.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2014Date of Patent: June 6, 2017Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.Inventors: Robert C. Olsen, Leslie S. Marco
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Patent number: 9573745Abstract: A flexible carrier for carrying a plurality of containers that include a shoulder and a relatively narrower waist. The flexible carrier includes a flexible sheet having two rows of container receiving apertures formed therein. The plurality of containers are each placed into a respective container receiving aperture around the waist and are thus unitized in a package. The flexible carrier may further include an integrated handle.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2009Date of Patent: February 21, 2017Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.Inventor: Robert C. Olsen
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Patent number: 9475629Abstract: A flexible carrier for carrying a plurality of containers includes a flexible sheet having a row of container-receiving apertures formed therein. The flexible carrier further includes a handle integrated with respect to the flexible sheet. A package is formed by inserting a plurality of containers, each within a respective container-receiving aperture.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2014Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.Inventor: Robert C. Olsen
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Patent number: 9434521Abstract: A generally continuous string of container carriers typically forming a package of fan-folded container carriers wherein the generally continuous string of container carriers include a flexible web forming a plurality of container receiving apertures arranged in longitudinal rows and transverse ranks defining a single container carrier. Each container receiving aperture in an inner rank includes a different length than each container receiving aperture in an outer rank and a generally triangular shape having a generally arcuate base and a pair of concave sides that taper toward a center.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2011Date of Patent: September 6, 2016Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.Inventor: Robert C. Olsen