Patents Represented by Attorney Thomas W. Ryan, III
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Patent number: 7823765Abstract: An elongate, rectangular box (12, 14, 40, 60, 70, 90, 100) and method for packaging containers (C), wherein the box can be cross-stacked for stable stacking of the boxes, and optimizes utilization of pallet space. Containers (C) are placed in the box in nested, offset relationship in a parallelogram shaped arrangement, and in one embodiment interior corner panels (20, 21) extend angularly across two diagonally opposite corners of the box, defining an interior box shape closely conforming to the parallelogram-shaped arrangement of the containers. The corner panels may be cut from the side walls (18, 19) and folded inwardly and secured at a free edge (28) to an adjacent end wall (16, 17), defining openings (22, 23) in the side wall through which the containers are visible. Side wall segments (24, 25, 26) at the bottom and sides of the opening, in cooperation with the corner panels, retain the containers in place in the box. The box is especially suited for packaging four one-gallon containers.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2007Date of Patent: November 2, 2010Assignee: International PaperInventor: Charles P Weimer
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Patent number: 7628313Abstract: A stackable container for carrying produce. The container has tapered side walls or end walls to aid in the stacking of like containers. Also, the container has locking flaps that allow the container to be erected manually and without the need for fasteners. Further, at least one tapered wall of the container has a reinforcement flap that creates a partial top structure in the upper part of the container that helps prevent bulging of the walls. The reinforcement flap also creates doubled stacking tabs and diagonal corner posts that aid in the stacking of like containers.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2007Date of Patent: December 8, 2009Assignee: International PaperInventor: Stanley L Fry
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Patent number: 7628311Abstract: A folded food carton is formed from a matable, lay flat blank for retaining, transporting and serving hot food such as pizza. The blank includes an arrangement of end panels, side panels and cover panels foldable relative to a bottom panel such that, in the erected carton, the cover panels overlap and are interlocked with the side panels by means of offset locking tabs. The end panels slant upwardly and inwardly from the bottom panel to add rigidity and save material for the carton. The side panels flare upwardly and outwardly from the bottom panel and extend above the cover panels to enhance stackability and prevent shifting of stacked cartons one on top of the other. Several methods of packaging pizza in the folded carton are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2007Date of Patent: December 8, 2009Assignee: International PaperInventors: Wayne H Kuhn, Frank Pizzitola
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Patent number: 7546921Abstract: The present invention relates generally to a container for shipping, storing and handling a plurality of items. More particularly, the present invention relates to a container for shipping, storing and handling a plurality of items, wherein the items are held securely in place so as to prevent damage thereto during transportation.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2007Date of Patent: June 16, 2009Assignee: International Paper CompanyInventors: John A. Evans, Marty Patrickus, Darcy Meyer
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Patent number: 7507473Abstract: A unique primer emulsion chemistry yields excellent adhesion of polyethylene terephthalate (PET)resin to clay coated paperboard (with high starch content) at reduced coatweights of the primer emulsion and the resin as compared to other primer and tie-resin chemistries currently employed for moisture barrier applications. A primer used for adhesion enhancement is an ammonium catalyzed, self-crosslinking copolymer of ethylene-vinyl acetate with N-methylol acryl amide functional groups attached to a polymer backbone. Use of the primer in amounts up to about 0.5 pounds per ream permits PET coatweights of as low as 10-12 lbs per ream and lower for some applications.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2007Date of Patent: March 24, 2009Assignee: International Paper CompanyInventors: Ladislav Bednarik, Vivek Rohatgi, David V Reed
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Patent number: D591595Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2007Date of Patent: May 5, 2009Assignee: International Paper CompanyInventor: Richard A. Tedford, Jr.
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Patent number: D601887Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2009Date of Patent: October 13, 2009Assignee: International Paper CompanyInventors: Michael Duane Feltz, Kevin L Geho
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Patent number: D614954Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2009Date of Patent: May 4, 2010Assignee: International PaperInventors: Timothy E. Crowell, Mikel J. Fishbein
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Patent number: D616224Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2009Date of Patent: May 25, 2010Assignee: International Paper CompanyInventor: Robert George Dye
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Patent number: D618481Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2009Date of Patent: June 29, 2010Assignee: International PaperInventors: Steven A. Mayer, David J. Boase
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Patent number: D649818Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2009Date of Patent: December 6, 2011Assignee: International Paper CompanyInventor: Robert George Dye
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Patent number: D667305Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2012Date of Patent: September 18, 2012Assignee: International Paper CompanyInventors: Wayne Harry Kuhn, Frederick R. Holch
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Patent number: D671003Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2012Date of Patent: November 20, 2012Assignee: International Paper CompanyInventor: John Benjamin Hill