Patents Assigned to Sonoco Development, Inc.
  • Core with Cushion Strip
    Publication number: 20200039782
    Abstract: A core for winding sheet material is proved. The core comprises a cylindrical tube having a longitudinally oriented slot formed therein, and a strip of soft material located in the slot. Because of the geometry of the slot and the strip, the strip may be softer in the central region but firmer where the core transitions from the relatively soft strip to the relatively hard tube. The leading edge of the sheet material imbeds itself into the soft central region of the strip as additional layers are wound around the core.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2019
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Applicant: Sonoco Development, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian P. Couchey, John Wrenn
  • Accordion Folding Display Hutch
    Publication number: 20200037788
    Abstract: A multiple shelf display hutch is provided that can be made from a single die cut blank. The blank comprises three or more vertical panels separated by vertical fold lines, the number of vertical panels equaling the number of sides of the hutch. The hutch may have three sides, four sides, six sides or any suitable number of sides. The layers/shelves may be vertically arranged so that their sides align vertically or may be offset from each other (rotated horizontally with respect to each other) in what may be referred to as “twisted” configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2019
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Applicant: Sonoco Development, Inc.
    Inventor: Mark Urban
  • Retortable self-heating food container with air access structure
    Patent number: 10549899
    Abstract: A flexible, self-heating food container capable of withstanding high temperatures is provided. The container comprises a two-layer laminate structure having an air access flap that can be lifted by the consumer to allow air to enter the part of the container where an exothermic reaction takes place.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: Sonoco Development, Inc.
    Inventor: Scott William Huffer
  • Flexible packaging structure with a built-in opening and reclose feature
    Patent number: 10543970
    Abstract: A flexible packaging laminate is formed to have a built-in opening and reclose feature by forming the laminate as a two-part structure having an outer structure joined in face-to-face relation with an inner structure. Score lines are formed in both structures to enable an opening to be formed through the laminate by lifting an opening portion (e.g., a flap or the like) of the two structures out of the plane of the laminate. The score line through the outer structure defines a larger opening than the score line through the inner structure, such that a marginal region of the outer structure extends beyond the edge of the opening portion of the inner structure. A pressure-sensitive adhesive is used to re-adhere the marginal region to an underlying surface of the inner structure adjacent the opening through the laminate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: SONOCO DEVELOPMENT, INC.
    Inventors: Robert Charles Hebert, Scott William Huffer, Barry Roland Reese, John A. Prizzi
  • Container assembly having a heat-sealed metal end, a metal end therefor, and a method for making same
    Patent number: 10532851
    Abstract: A container assembly includes a container body having a side wall encircling an axis, and a metal end for attachment to an upper edge of the side wall via heat-sealing. The outer peripheral region is shaped prior to application to the container body such that an annular channel is defined between an inner chuck wall and an outer chuck wall of the metal end. The metal end is pushed straight onto the side wall such that the upper edge of the side wall is received into the channel. The surfaces of the side wall and the opposing surfaces of the chuck walls have heat-sealable material thereon. The metal end is heated to melt and fuse the heat-sealable layers, thereby sealing the metal end onto the side wall. The metal end is shaped such that the free edge of the outer chuck wall is not exposed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: SONOCO DEVELOPMENT, INC.
    Inventors: Dave Dunn, John Meeks, Jeremy Morin, Trevor Price
  • Protective Barrier Coating and Ink
    Publication number: 20190368128
    Abstract: A paperboard carrier suitable for use with textiles may include one or more strips of paperboard secured together to form a hollow tubular body, the body having an outer surface, and a coating covering some or all of the outer surface. The coating comprises a coating agent such as a silicon resin dispersed in a solvent such as isopropyl alcohol and little or no water. The coating may be applied to the outer surface by using a plurality spray nozzles arranged axially or circumferentially about the carrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2019
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Applicant: Sonoco Development, Inc.
    Inventors: Ismael Antonio Hernandez Rosario, Aaron Edward Lintz, Kevin Manly Kelley
  • Flexible packaging structure with built-in tamper-evidence features and method for making same
    Patent number: 10493688
    Abstract: A flexible packaging laminate has built-in opening/reclose and tamper-evidence features by forming the laminate from an outer structure joined in face-to-face relation to an inner structure. Score lines are formed in both structures to enable an opening to be formed through the laminate by lifting a flap or the like out of the plane of the laminate. The score line through the outer structure defines a larger opening than the score line through the inner structure, such that a marginal region of the outer structure extends beyond the edge of the opening portion of the inner structure. A pressure-sensitive adhesive is used to re-adhere the marginal region to an underlying surface of the inner structure adjacent the opening through the laminate. The outer score line includes at least one tab positioned within a heat seal region of the laminate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: SONOCO DEVELOPMENT, INC.
    Inventor: Scott William Huffer
  • Peel-away shaker can and can membrane
    Patent number: 10494160
    Abstract: The present invention relates to container laminate and container having a container laminate through which materials may be accessed and/or dispensed. The laminate has multiple layers that are peeled away when opened to reveal one or more openings in a layer that remains adhered to the container after opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: SONOCO DEVELOPMENT, INC.
    Inventors: Howard Coker, Robert Thor Versluys, Scott William Huffer
  • Peel-away shaker can and can membrane
    Patent number: 10486870
    Abstract: The present invention relates to container laminate and container having a container laminate through which materials may be accessed and/or dispensed. The laminate has multiple layers that are peeled away when opened to reveal one or more openings in a layer that remains adhered to the container after opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: SONOCO DEVELOPMENT, INC.
    Inventors: Howard Coker, Robert Thor Versluys, I, Scott William Huffer
  • Semi-Automatic Assembly Display Hutch
    Publication number: 20190350383
    Abstract: A display hutch that may be shipped flat, then semi-automatically constructed by pushing downward and rearward on a rear shelf panel, then pushing downward and rearward on each of a plurality of front shelf panels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2018
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Applicant: Sonoco Development, Inc.
    Inventor: Glen Bersamin
  • Core with cushion strip
    Patent number: 10472201
    Abstract: A core for winding sheet material is proved. The core comprises a cylindrical tube having a longitudinally oriented slot formed therein, and a strip of soft material located in the slot. Because of the geometry of the slot and the strip, the strip may be softer in the central region but firmer where the core transitions from the relatively soft strip to the relatively hard tube. The leading edge of the sheet material imbeds itself into the soft central region of the strip as additional layers are wound around the core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: Sonoco Development, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian P. Couchey, John Wrenn
  • Double bag vacuum insulation panel
    Patent number: 10472158
    Abstract: A double bag vacuum insulation panel is provided. The double bag VIP comprises a porous core, a heat sealable inner envelope and an outer bag. The inner envelope is made from a substantially gas impermeable first material having a first thickness and defines an interior having a pressure of less than or equal to about 30 millibar. The outer bag is made from a substantially gas impermeable second material having a second thickness. The outer bag encapsulates the inner envelope.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: Sonoco Development, Inc.
    Inventor: Ajit Ranade
  • Accordion folding display hutch
    Patent number: 10448757
    Abstract: A multiple shelf display hutch is provided that can be made from a single die cut blank. The blank comprises three or more vertical panels separated by vertical fold lines, the number of vertical panels equaling the number of sides of the hutch. The hutch may have three sides, four sides, six sides or any suitable number of sides. The layers/shelves may be vertically arranged so that their sides align vertically or may be offset from each other (rotated horizontally with respect to each other) in what may be referred to as “twisted” configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: Sonoco Development, Inc.
    Inventor: Mark Urban
  • Die-cut patterns for blister package
    Patent number: 10450126
    Abstract: A blister package is formed for retaining individual products. The package includes a receptacle substrate having a sealing flange and at least one receiving cell formed to retain product therein. A polymer top layer covers the cell and a portion thereof is sealed to the sealing flange. A score pattern is formed in at least one surface of the top layer and overlapping the cell. The score pattern is defined by a first plurality of score lines formed in a repeating pattern and a second plurality of score lines formed in a repeating pattern. The first and second plurality of rows overlap one another to define a plurality of intersections, with the overall score line pattern having a total linear length of the score lines per cell of at least 5 inches and a total number of score line intersections per cell of at least 10.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: Sonoco Development, Inc.
    Inventors: Jacob D. Branyon, Donald McArthur, Benjamin Davis
  • Temporary merchandiser display
    Patent number: 10448758
    Abstract: A display hutch is provided that can be made from three components adhered together to form a flat compact structure suitable for shipping. The compact structure can be positioned upright and quickly converted into the display hutch having uninterrupted side panels suitable for graphics. A top tray may be mounted on top.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: Sonoco Development, Inc.
    Inventor: Patrick Abel
  • Integrated one-way valve with polyol film
    Patent number: 10442589
    Abstract: A one-way valve integrated into a lamination of the kind used as a membrane seal for coffee containers and the like. The valve comprises a top layer, a substrate and a fluid polyol film. The top layer and the substrate are adhered together by an adhesive disposed between the top layer and the substrate. The adhesive defines a boundary of a valve chamber in which the top layer and the substrate are not permanently adhered to each other. The film enhances the adhesiveness of the top layer to the substrate in the area of the valve chamber so that gas inside the container does not escape until the internal pressure reaches a minimum value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: Sonoco Development, Inc.
    Inventor: Jacob Donald Prue Branyon
  • Method of Making a Container Having a Tamper Evident Feature
    Publication number: 20190287430
    Abstract: A method of making a container having a tamper evident feature. The method comprises affixing a tamper evident tag to a bottom end so that the tag covers perforations in the bottom end. The tag may be a film-based tag incorporating a color shifting ink layer. When the container is opened, air enters the interior of the container, passes through the perforations and activates the color shifting ink layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2019
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Applicant: SONOCO DEVELOPMENT, INC.
    Inventors: Robert Thor Versluys, Laura BuenAbad
  • Load indicating tube and method
    Patent number: 10416033
    Abstract: A hollow cylindrical tube having an outer surface coated with one or more inks is provided, each ink encapsulated in capsules that rupture under one or more specific loading conditions to display a visually perceptible color. The tube may be used to determine the load capabilities of the tube, to optimize the tube construction and to determine load magnitudes of windable materials and/or the winding process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: Sonoco Development, Inc.
    Inventor: Russell P. Grabowski
  • Sound reducing shroud
    Patent number: 10418014
    Abstract: A sound reducing shroud for use with an appliance or other machine is provided. The shroud comprises a body made from foam. The body has a sidewall having a discontinuous circumference, a first vertical end and an opposing second vertical end. The body can be resiliently flexible so that the body is re-configurable between an open position in which the first vertical end and the second vertical end are spread apart to accommodate installation of the shroud around the machine, and a closed position in which the first vertical end and the second vertical end mate to form a seam. Alternatively, the body can comprise a first half shell and a second half shell that fit together to make a shroud around the machine. The first half shell and the second half shell can be designed to snap fit together, or can be held together using fasteners or strapping.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: Sonoco Development, Inc.
    Inventors: James Lowry, Kirk Valko
  • Re-sealable flexible package with reinforced perimeter
    Patent number: 10407230
    Abstract: Improved packages and methods for constructing packages are provided that reduce or prevent leakage into or out of the package. In particular, the package includes a base member and a lidding member with a reinforced perimeter portion that blocks channels that may form at the interface between the base member and the lidding member from extending to the edge of the base member, such that, e.g., liquids have no path to the package exterior. The perimeter portion may be a thicker region of a first film of the lidding member (e.g., a polyethylene emulsion), or the perimeter portion may be formed using permanent adhesive. Frangible layers and/or cut lines may be defined in the material of the base member or the lidding member to allow a controlled break to occur when the lidding member is peeled away from the base member to provide access to the package contents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: SONOCO DEVELOPMENT, INC.
    Inventors: Scott William Huffer, Sharayla Ann Cleare