Patents Assigned to Smurfit Kappa North America LLC
  • Patent number: 11078008
    Abstract: An insulating insert for a packaging system includes six pockets and multiple sealed dividers. The six pockets are rectangular in shape and are each filled with an insulating material. The six pockets include a bottom pocket configured to contact a bottom inside surface of a box, four side pockets each configured to contact a respective side inside surface of the box, and a top pocket configured to contact a top inside surface of the box when the insulating insert is placed into the box. Each sealed divider is located between two adjacent pockets. The sealed dividers provide fold locations to permit the insulating insert to be folded and installed within the box so that each of the six pockets contacts a respective inside surface of the box.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: Smurfit Kappa North America LLC
    Inventors: Jeroen Joop Dankbaar, Renuka Deshpande, Gregory Vorce Hall, Rafael Gonzalez Rosas
  • Patent number: 10787300
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a liquid dispensing system includes a bag, a tap, and a box. The bag includes a spout that is configured to permit the bag to be filled with a liquid. The tap is configured to be coupled to the bag. The box is configured to hold the bag. The box includes a back side and a front side opposite the back side. The front side includes an aperture for the tap. At least a portion of the aperture is located below a horizontal center line of the front side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: Smurfit Kappa North America LLC
    Inventors: Pamela Gayle Adams, Charles H. M. Andureu
  • Patent number: D981845
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: SMURFIT KAPPA NORTH AMERICA LLC
    Inventors: Edmundo Ornelas Zamora, Lauro Espinoza Romero