Patents Assigned to Pratt Corrugated Holdings, Inc.
  • Patent number: 11447286
    Abstract: A box can include a first side panel; a second side panel positioned perpendicular to the first side panel; a top panel joined to the first side panel; and a handle assembly, the handle assembly including a handle portion attached the top panel, the handle portion including a tab at a side end of the handle portion, and a locking panel attached to the second side panel, the locking panel defining a cut pattern, the cut pattern defining a space therewithin, the cut pattern defining a top edge and an inner flap, the top edge of the cut pattern being a fold line formed by folding the inner flap up above the top edge; and wherein the tab is received by the space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: Pratt Corrugated Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Greg Sollie, Jamie Waltermire, Shifeng Chen
  • Patent number: 11447287
    Abstract: A method of forming a box from a box blank can include folding a first dividing wing of the box blank relative to a first side subpanel of the box blank about an inner hinge, the inner hinge coupling the first dividing wing to the first side subpanel, the first side subpanel coupled to a first main panel of the box by a first side hinge, the first main panel coupled to a bottom panel of the box by a first main hinge, the bottom panel coupled to a second main panel of the box by a second main hinge, a second side subpanel coupled to the second main panel by a second side hinge, a second dividing wing coupled to the second side subpanel by a second inner hinge; and coupling a first portion of the first dividing wing to the first main panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: Pratt Corrugated Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Shifeng Chen, Greg Sollie, Jamie Waltermire
  • Patent number: 11440696
    Abstract: Fastener-free packaging includes a plurality of main panels, each main panel comprising an upper panel, a central panel, and a lower panel; at least one attaching connection feature located on at least one lower panel; and at least one receiving connection feature located on at least one lower panel, wherein each lower panel is connected to at least two other lower panels by an attaching connection feature connecting to a receiving connection feature such that all lower panels are connected together thereby forming a bottom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: Pratt Corrugated Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: John Richard Muse, Shifeng Chen
  • Patent number: 11414257
    Abstract: An insulation liner includes an outer film; and an insulation material encapsulated within the outer film. An insulation packaging assembly includes a box defining a box cavity; a first insulation liner positioned within the box cavity, the first insulation liner defining a C-shape, the first insulation liner including an outer film and an insulation material encapsulated within the outer film; and a second insulation liner positioned within the box cavity, the second insulation liner defining the C-shape, the second insulation liner fitting together with the first insulation liner to define a storage cavity enclosed by the first insulation liner and the second insulation liner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: Pratt Corrugated Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Yavuz Aksan, Joshua David Kayne
  • Patent number: 11383912
    Abstract: An insulation liner includes an outer film; and an insulation material encapsulated within the outer film. An insulation packaging assembly includes a box defining a box cavity; a first insulation liner positioned within the box cavity, the first insulation liner defining a C-shape, the first insulation liner including an outer film and an insulation material encapsulated within the outer film; and a second insulation liner positioned within the box cavity, the second insulation liner defining the C-shape, the second insulation liner fitting together with the first insulation liner to define a storage cavity enclosed by the first insulation liner and the second insulation liner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: Pratt Corrugated Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Yavuz Aksan, Joshua David Kayne
  • Patent number: 11377252
    Abstract: A blank can include a main panel and a locking tab extending from and separable from the main panel and including a first tab subpanel, a second tab subpanel, and a third tab subpanel; the first tab subpanel extending from the main panel, the second tab subpanel extending from the first tab subpanel and joined to the first tab subpanel at a first bend line, and the third tab subpanel extending from the second tab subpanel and joined to the second tab subpanel at a second bend line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: Pratt Corrugated Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Kendrick Michael Borst, Sr., Robert F. Humberstone
  • Patent number: 11370577
    Abstract: Example aspects of a main body blank for a storage box, a tray blank for a storage box, and a storage box blank are disclosed. The main body blank can comprise a planar sidewall assembly comprising a plurality of sidewalls, each of the sidewalls defining a top edge and a bottom edge opposite the top edge; and a first fastener panel formed monolithically with the sidewall assembly and hingedly connected to the bottom edge of a first one of the sidewalls by a first fastener bend line, the first fastener panel coplanar with the sidewall assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: Pratt Corrugated Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Greg Sollie, Paul Ott, Jamie Waltermire, Shifeng Chen
  • Patent number: 11332274
    Abstract: Example aspects of a method of using a box are disclosed. The box can comprise a primary sealing flap comprising a primary adhesive, a secondary flap connected to the primary sealing flap and comprising a secondary adhesive, and a covered top panel opposite the secondary flap. The method can comprise removing a secondary peelable backing from the secondary adhesive; leaving a primary peelable backing adhered to the primary adhesive; and adhering the secondary flap to the covered top panel with the secondary adhesive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: Pratt Corrugated Holdings, Inc
    Inventors: Greg Sollie, Shifeng Chen, Randy Ball
  • Patent number: 11312526
    Abstract: Example aspects of a box and a collapsible box are disclosed. The box can comprise comprising a plurality of side panels comprising a first side panel and a second side panel opposite the first side panel; a first top panel extending from the first side panel, the first top panel comprising a primary sealing flap, a first secondary sealing flap, and a second secondary sealing flap; and a second top panel extending from the second side panel, the box configurable in a first closed configuration, wherein the first and second secondary sealing flaps are secured to the second top panel, and a second closed configuration, wherein the primary sealing flap is secured to the second top panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: Pratt Corrugated Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Greg Sollie, Shifeng Chen, Randy Ball
  • Patent number: 11273949
    Abstract: Example aspects of a box and a collapsible box are disclosed. The box can comprise comprising a plurality of side panels comprising a first side panel and a second side panel opposite the first side panel; a first top panel extending from the first side panel, the first top panel comprising a primary sealing flap, a first secondary sealing flap, and a second secondary sealing flap; and a second top panel extending from the second side panel, the box configurable in a first closed configuration, wherein the first and second secondary sealing flaps are secured to the second top panel, and a second closed configuration, wherein the primary sealing flap is secured to the second top panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: Pratt Corrugated Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Greg Sollie, Shifeng Chen, Randy Ball
  • Patent number: 11247808
    Abstract: A blank includes a top, the top connected to a first top side tab, a second top side tab, a top front tab, and a back tab; a bottom, the bottom defining at least one connection aperture, the bottom connected to a first bottom side tab, a second bottom side tab, a bottom front tab, and the back tab; the first bottom side tab connected to a first cover tab, the first cover tab connected to a first connection tab; the second bottom side tab connected to a second cover tab, the second over tab connected to a second connection tab; the blank formable into a box by connection of the first connection tab to at least one connection aperture and by connection of the second connection tab to at least one connection aperture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: Pratt Corrugated Holdings, Inc
    Inventor: Tracy C. Smith
  • Patent number: 11230404
    Abstract: A collapsible box includes a top panel; a front panel hingedly attached to the top panel; a first side panel hingedly attached to the top panel and the front panel; a second side panel hingedly attached to the top panel and the front panel; a rear panel hingedly attached to the top panel, the first side panel, and the second side panel; and a bottom panel hingedly attached to the front panel, the rear panel, the first side panel, and the second side panel; and wherein a lateral hinge is defined extending at least partially across the front panel, the first side panel, the second side panel, and the rear panel, and wherein the lateral hinge is configured to collapse the collapsible box when a user presses inwards on the first side panel and the second side panel along the lateral hinge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: Pratt Corrugated Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Greg Sollie, Shifeng Chen
  • Patent number: 11203509
    Abstract: A dispenser comprising a rotating member and a holding member. The rotating member includes a first portion and a second portion. The first portion has an outer surface and a cylindrical inner surface defining a diameter. The second portion has an outer surface and a cylindrical inner surface defining a diameter. The diameter of the cylindrical inner surface of the second portion is greater than the diameter of the cylindrical inner surface of the first portion. A plurality of ribs extends radially inwardly from the cylindrical inner surface of the second portion. The holding member is located radially outwardly of the first portion. The holding member has an inner surface and an outer surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: Pratt Corrugated Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Hannah Conrad, Corey Crane, Travis Walters
  • Patent number: D936476
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: Pratt Corrugated Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Greg Sollie, Jamie Waltermire, Shifeng Chen
  • Patent number: D941677
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: Pratt Corrugated Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Shifeng Chen, Greg Sollie, Jamie Waltermire
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    Patent number: D942853
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: Pratt Corrugated Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Greg Sollie, Shifeng Chen, Randy Ball
  • Patent number: D956494
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: Pratt Corrugated Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Shifeng Chen, Greg Sollie, Jamie Waltermire
  • Patent number: D957081
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: Pratt Corrugated Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Shifeng Chen, Greg Sollie, Jamie Waltermire
  • Patent number: D959977
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: Pratt Corrugated Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Greg Sollie, Shifeng Chen
  • Patent number: D963380
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: Pratt Corrugated Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Greg Sollie, Shifeng Chen, John Anagnostopoulos, Don Joe Mikell, II