Patents by Inventor Robert J. Zelenak

Robert J. Zelenak 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).

  • Integrated carton and shipping container design and filling manufacture process
    Patent number: 10947022
    Abstract: An integrated carton and container which includes a collapsible container and a plurality of cartons. The carton or cartons can be filled with a product or products while the carton or cartons remain integrated with the container. The carton and container are integrated in such a way that when the container is expanded into an open position, the carton or cartons correspondingly expand into an open position. The integrated carton and container may be integrated in such a way that the integrated carton and container may be filled with a product and closed on a single apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC.
    Inventors: Robert J. Zelenak, Jason J. Schumaker, Brandon M. Hokanson
  • Integrated Carton and Shipping Container Design and Filling Manufacture Process
    Publication number: 20190375567
    Abstract: An integrated carton and container which includes a collapsible container and a plurality of cartons. The carton or cartons can be filled with a product or products while the carton or cartons remain integrated with the container. The carton and container are integrated in such a way that when the container is expanded into an open position, the carton or cartons correspondingly expand into an open position. The integrated carton and container may be integrated in such a way that the integrated carton and container may be filled with a product and closed on a single apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2018
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Inventors: Robert J. Zelenak, Jason J. Schumaker, Brandon M. Hokanson
  • Tree-free fiber compositions and uses in containerboard packaging
    Patent number: 9908680
    Abstract: A containerboard packaging material includes at least one linerboard layer including tree-based pulp material and at least one fluted medium layer including tree-free pulp material, wherein the tree-free pulp material is present in the medium layer in an amount of from about 5% to about 100%. The medium layer pulp material can be tree-free pulp material. The tree-free pulp material can be wheat straw pulp and red algae pulp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Bo Shi, Mark M Mleziva, Brent M Thompson, Robert J Zelenak
  • Hybrid fiber compositions and uses in containerboard packaging
    Patent number: 9816233
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a containerboard packaging material comprising at least one non-wood alternative pulp material wherein said non-wood alternative pulp material is present in an amount of from about 5% to about 100% and wherein said material replaces at least a portion of conventional fiber materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Bo Shi, Mark M. Mleziva, Brent M. Thompson, Robert J. Zelenak
  • Hybrid Fiber Compositions and Uses in Containerboard Packaging
    Publication number: 20140093704
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a containerboard packaging material comprising at least one non-wood alternative pulp material wherein said non-wood alternative pulp material is present in an amount of from about 5% to about 100% and wherein said material replaces at least a portion of conventional fiber materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2012
    Publication date: April 3, 2014
    Inventors: Bo Shi, Mark M. Mleziva, Brent M. Thompson, Robert J. Zelenak
  • TREE-FREE FIBER COMPOSITIONS AND USES IN CONTAINERBOARD PACKAGING
    Publication number: 20140093705
    Abstract: A containerboard packaging material includes at least one linerboard layer including tree-based pulp material and at least one fluted medium layer including tree-free pulp material, wherein the tree-free pulp material is present in the medium layer in an amount of from about 5% to about 100%. The medium layer pulp material can be tree-free pulp material. The tree-free pulp material can be wheat straw pulp and red algae pulp.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2013
    Publication date: April 3, 2014
    Applicant: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Bo Shi, Mark M. Mleziva, Brent M. Thompson, Robert J. Zelenak