Patents Represented by Attorney Richard W. Carpenter

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  • Dispensing carton
    Patent number: 4989735
    Abstract: A reclosable dispensing carton having in the top wall a partially detachable, hingedly attached, locking tab that is formed from portions of the overlapped top closure flaps and that has projecting shoulders that are engageable with adjacent portions of the top closure flaps to provide a relatively sift-proof reclosure arrangement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 1990
    Date of Patent: February 5, 1991
    Assignee: Container Corporation of America
    Inventor: Patrick J. O'Brien
  • Apparatus for making a plastic container with integral handling ring
    Patent number: 4960376
    Abstract: Apparatus for making a thermoplastic container including a hollow, generally cylindrical body with a solid integral handling ring on at least one end thereof, wherein a solid mass of extrudate is injected from an extruder nozzle, enveloped by at least one of a pair of movable mold members, into an annular ring forming cavity of a blow mold that is in communication with a generally cylindrical body forming cavity of the mold, so when the mold is closed and a parison is blown to form a container body, the extrudate can be compressed to form an integral handling ring and the ring can be welded to the container body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 1989
    Date of Patent: October 2, 1990
    Assignee: Container Corporation of America
    Inventor: Theodore H. Udell
  • Five cell partition
    Patent number: 4955502
    Abstract: A collapsible partition structure formed from a unitary blank of foldable sheet material, such as paperboard, that has two sections arranged in parallel side-by-side relation, whereby the blank can be erected to provide five separate adjacent cells aligned in a row within an outer container or wrapper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 1989
    Date of Patent: September 11, 1990
    Assignee: Container Corporation of America
    Inventor: Anthony L. Sorci
  • Paperboard load block
    Patent number: 4951823
    Abstract: A collapsible, self-locking load block of the type used as dunnage to prevent cargo from shifting in a truck or rail car body. The load block is formed from a one-piece blank of foldable sheet material, such as paperboard, and includes opposed pairs of side walls joined to form an open-ended, tubular structure that is generally rectangular in cross-section with its width, length, and height of different dimensions. The load block also includes internal center panels extending diagonally between opposite corners of the tubular structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 1989
    Date of Patent: August 28, 1990
    Assignee: Container Corporation of America
    Inventors: Robert A. Butkus, Robert C. Olsen, William K. Sambrailo
  • Container end closure arrangement
    Patent number: 4948035
    Abstract: An end closure arrangement for a hexagonal container that comprises separate closure flaps foldably joined to each container side wall panel at one end of the container. The flaps include a pair of inner closure flaps, a pair of first intermediate closure flaps, a second intermediate closure flap, and an outer closure flap, all of which are arranged in overlapping interlocking relation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 1990
    Date of Patent: August 14, 1990
    Assignee: Container Corporation of America
    Inventor: Donald F. Wischoff
  • Carton pouring device
    Patent number: 4919313
    Abstract: A one-piece, molded plastic, reclosable, pouring device adapted to be secured to an outer wall of a paperboard carton, adjacent an opening in said carton wall, to provide a tamper evident dispensing package for particulate type materials. The device includes a base member adapted to be located in the carton and secured to the carton wall adjacent the opening, and a cover member adapted to be located outside the carton and hingedly connected to the base member for snug engagement with the base member to provide a relatively tight fit therebetween upon reclosure of the package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 1988
    Date of Patent: April 24, 1990
    Assignee: Container Corporation of America
    Inventor: Patrick J. O'Brien
  • Water vapor barrier laminate for packaging
    Patent number: 4912103
    Abstract: A transparent, flexible, heat sealable, water vapor barrier laminate, for use in forming a protective package, which is formed from three layers secured to each other by separate layers of laminating adhesive. One outer layer is a protective material consisting of a polyester film; the center layer is a barrier material consisting of a fluid compression rolled, monoaxially molecuarly oriented, high density polyethylene film; and the other outer layer is another protective material consisting of an ionomer film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 1988
    Date of Patent: March 27, 1990
    Assignee: Jefferson Smurfit Corporation
    Inventors: William R. Sibbach, Roger P. Conant
  • Display carton
    Patent number: 4905820
    Abstract: A display carton formed from a one-piece paperboard blank and having a front wall that includes a pair of inner and outer panel sections each with a pair of inclined shadow panels that form a well for holding and supporting a packaged article. The inner shadow panels are spaced from each other and have aligned openings for receiving portions of the article, and the outer shadow panels are interconnected by a cradle member for holding another portion of the article.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 1989
    Date of Patent: March 6, 1990
    Assignee: Container Corporation of America
    Inventors: Joseph J. Hart, Angela L. Rowland
  • Collapsible container
    Patent number: 4899927
    Abstract: A container having a body formed from a plurality of side panels foldably joined to each other to form a tubular structure with bottom closure flaps foldably joined to the lower edges of certain of the side panels and arranged in overlapping interlocked relation, and wherein certain of the bottom closure, flaps have slots therein for receiving lower portions of certain of the side panels to help the container maintain its original shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 1989
    Date of Patent: February 13, 1990
    Assignee: Container Corporation of America
    Inventors: Gustave O. Straub, Charles W. Kurth
  • Display carton
    Patent number: 4896766
    Abstract: A display carton formed from a unitary sheet of paperboard, and having a body with hollow front and side walls which define, with the rear and bottom walls, a well, and a hinged cover that includes an attached article holding member that automatically pops up when the cover is opened to display the packaged article dramatically.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 1989
    Date of Patent: January 30, 1990
    Assignee: Container Corporation of America
    Inventor: Sandra D. Paley
  • Collapsible compartmented carton
    Patent number: 4895259
    Abstract: A collapsible, self-locking carton, formed from a unitary blank of foldable paperboard, that is divided into two separate types of compartments for holding two different types of food items, one compartment having a horizontal wall with a central opening for holding a cylindrical item such as sauce cup, and the other component being a well with higher walls for holding taller elongated objects such as pretzels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 1989
    Date of Patent: January 23, 1990
    Assignee: Container Corporation of America
    Inventor: Sandra D. Paley
  • Windowed bacon package
    Patent number: 4894248
    Abstract: In a package for holding and partially displaying a plurality of bacon slices arranged lengthwise in partially overlapped relation on a relatively thin, flat, opaque, backing member having a window opening for viewing the bacon and overwrapped with a transparent film, an improved backing member that includes a wax saturated paperboard coated on both sides with a layer of low density extruded polyethylene film and having a third layer of film laminated to the entire inner surface of the backing member and covering the window.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 1989
    Date of Patent: January 16, 1990
    Assignee: Container Corporation of America
    Inventors: John J. Pappas, James G. Keeley, Keith D. Bender
  • Paperboard video cassette housing
    Patent number: 4883176
    Abstract: A housing for enclosing the inner operating mechanism of a limited use, composite, video cassete. The housing is formed from a one-piece blank of foldable paperboard and has opposed top and bottom side walls interconnected by a front wall and a pair of end walls, that form a box-like enclosure, and has spring tabs formed from material of one of the side walls for engagement with portions of the inner operating mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 1989
    Date of Patent: November 28, 1989
    Assignee: Container Corporation of America
    Inventors: Joseph J. Hart, Christine S. Springman
  • Economical house air cooling arrangement
    Patent number: 4874038
    Abstract: An economical air cooling and dehumidifying arrangement for a house wherein a conventional window mountable air cooling and dehumidifying unit cool air discharge opening is connected directly to the air return system of a conventional house forced hot air heating system near the furnace, so the furnace blower can be used to transfer air to the house through the furnace air delivery system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 1989
    Date of Patent: October 17, 1989
    Inventor: George E. Ehlert
  • Apparatus for filling a lined container
    Patent number: 4872493
    Abstract: Apparatus and method for filling a bulk container with particulate material from a source through a filling spout assembly that includes a pair of concentric inner and outer tubes connectable to the source and to a container opening, respectively, whereby while material is being delivered to the container from the source through the inner spout member, air is introduced into the container and is being exhausted from the container through a pair of air transfer ducts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 1988
    Date of Patent: October 10, 1989
    Assignee: Container Corporation of America
    Inventor: Wayne F. Everman
  • Paperboard drinking cup
    Patent number: 4867374
    Abstract: A collapsible, self-standing, liquid resistant, drinking cup formed from a unitary blank of uncoated paperboard and having a bottom wall member and a pair of side wall members that are interconnected at their side edges and that have certain lower edges joined to the bottom wall member and other lower edges disposed below the bottom wall member to support the erected cup on a horizontal surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 1988
    Date of Patent: September 19, 1989
    Assignee: Container Corporation of America
    Inventors: Lowell C. Murray, Frederick Wyss
  • Bulk container filling apparatus
    Patent number: 4854353
    Abstract: A vertically movable hood, for temporarily closing and sealing the open upper end of a bulk container as the container is being filled with particulate material through the hood from a dispensing spout, and a pneumatically actuated mechanism for moving the hood vertically a slight distance over the container between an open position and a closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 1988
    Date of Patent: August 8, 1989
    Assignee: Container Corporation of America
    Inventor: Raymond L. Russell
  • Composite drinking cup
    Patent number: 4854474
    Abstract: A collapsible, self-standing, liquid-tight, partially transparent, disposable, drinking cup that has a tubular outer structure, formed of foldably interconnected paperboard panels, and a plastic film liner secured to the inner surfaces of certain of the panels to provide a flexible bottom wall for closing the lower end of the tubular outer structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 1988
    Date of Patent: August 8, 1989
    Assignee: Container Corporation of America
    Inventors: Lowell C. Murray, Frederick Wyss
  • Microwave carton
    Patent number: 4836439
    Abstract: A disposable, collapsible, sleeve-type, microwave carton, formed from a unitary blank of foldable paperboard, at least partly coated with a discontinuous layer of electrically conductive material, and comprising top, bottom, side and end walls foldably joined to each other, wherein the top wall is substantially wider than the bottom wall and is partially supported by a pair of retaining panels extending laterally from upper edges of the side walls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 1988
    Date of Patent: June 6, 1989
    Assignee: Container Corporation of America
    Inventor: Joseph J. Hart
  • Container top closure arrangement
    Patent number: 4830282
    Abstract: A top closure arrangement for a container having opposed pairs of major and minor side wall panels forming a tubular structure and including opposed pairs of inner and outer closure flaps joined to upper end edges of the side wall panels with the inner closure flaps each having foldably joined to opposite sides thereof support tabs formed from material cut from adjacent portions of said outer closure flaps and folded downwardly for engagement with adjacent surfaces of related side wall panels to help support the inner closure flaps when they are in a closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 1988
    Date of Patent: May 16, 1989
    Assignee: Container Corporation of America
    Inventor: Onis A. Knight, Jr.