Patents Assigned to Sonoco Development, Inc.
  • Convection based temperature assured packaging system
    Patent number: 9513067
    Abstract: A packaging system for a temperature sensitive payload is provided. The system includes insulative panels, including side panels and end panels, forming a product compartment. Cooling layers within the product compartment are located below and above the payload. Vertical posts disposed between the side panels and the payload and between the end panels and the payload create spaces and channels for convective air movement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: Sonoco Development, Inc.
    Inventor: Iftekhar Ahmed
  • Container with thermally fused double-seamed or crimp-seamed metal end
    Patent number: 9499299
    Abstract: A container includes a metal end applied and sealed to a container body by a crimp-seaming or double-seaming operation. The metal end has an outer curl joined to a chuck wall that extends down from the curl. One or both of the inner surface of the container side wall and the outer surface of the chuck wall has/have a heat-sealable material thereon. The metal end is crimp-seamed or double-seamed to the container body and the heat-sealable material(s) are heated to soften or melt such that the interface between the chuck wall and the side wall is fused. The interface is oriented along a direction relative to internal pressure exerted on the metal end such that stress on the interface caused by the internal pressure is predominantly shear stress.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: Sonoco Development, Inc.
    Inventors: Trevor Price, Jeremy Morin
  • Method of Manufacturing Vacuum Insulation Panels
    Publication number: 20160305598
    Abstract: A method is provided of manufacturing a vacuum insulation panel using three-dimensional printing technology. Individual layers of core material are built up to produce a rectilinear core having a very small internal wall thickness and numerable hollow areas, thus creating a core having a highly porous surface. The highly engineered porous core is then encapsulated in a plastic, aluminum or composite envelope and a vacuum is applied. Once all or most of the gas molecules are removed, the engineered VIP delivers a high level of insulation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2015
    Publication date: October 20, 2016
    Applicant: Sonoco Development, Inc.
    Inventor: Ajit Ranade
  • Rigid outer container for releasably accommodating a stand-up pouch
    Patent number: 9463969
    Abstract: A refillable package combination includes a stand-up pouch accommodated within an outer container that includes a hollow shell with an open bottom. The stand-up pouch is inserted through the open bottom and a corner spout of the pouch is inserted through an opening in a slanted corner panel of the hollow shell. Frictional engagement between the corner spout and the opening secures the spout to the corner panel and pouch within the hollow shell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignee: Sonoco Development, Inc.
    Inventor: Scott Huntington Hartley
  • Zero turn radius reel
    Patent number: 9463949
    Abstract: An easy-to-maneuver reel for carrying wound product is provided. The reel comprises at least one flange that can rotate independently of the drum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignee: Sonoco Development, Inc.
    Inventor: Eric Watkins
  • Handle for use with a flexible package
    Patent number: 9434512
    Abstract: A track and handle assembly for use with a flexible package is provided. The rigid box-like track has a top wall defining an elongated slot. The track may be recessed within an opening in the package wall. The handle assembly comprises a flexible handle and moveable guide members captured within the track and biased away from each other by the resiliently flexible handle. The handle assembly is moveable between a first position in which the handle is flat and a second position in which the handle is arc shaped.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: Sonoco Development, Inc.
    Inventor: Jacob Branyon
  • CONTAINER WITH PIVOTING LATCH
    Publication number: 20160251124
    Abstract: A combination container and latch is provided. The container comprises a body, a lid hingedly attached to the body and a pivoting latch that minimizes the possibility of the latch becoming entangled in the lid or damaged. The latch is moveable between a locked position in which the latch is distended and extends vertically upward within a body recess and a lid recess to engage a locking post, and an open position in which the latch is relaxed and extends horizontally within the body recess. The container and latch are designed so that the latch never extends beyond the container footprint.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2016
    Publication date: September 1, 2016
    Applicant: Sonoco Development, Inc.
    Inventors: David Alan Arnold, Gary Hase
  • Dividerless palletized packaging system with interlocking tray and corner posts
    Patent number: 9428298
    Abstract: A modular packaging system for shipping and displaying palletized products is provided. The packaging system comprises a plurality of vertically stacked trays for holding the products and corner posts extending between vertically adjacent trays for spacing and supporting the trays. The corner posts and trays are locked together in a number of ways to strengthen and stabilize the system. The system is strong enough not only to support the weight of the products on the trays and withstand the vibration and impact forces that can occur during shipping, but to withstand the weight of one or more units stacked on top.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignees: Sonoco Development, Inc., Frito-Lay North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Glen Bersamin, Valentine Tomaszewski, John G. Olmsted, Jr., Daniel Lee Mathews, Sunitha Ann Nair
  • Hybrid pressure sensitive adhesive
    Patent number: 9421736
    Abstract: A hybrid pressure sensitive adhesive (PSA) composition includes (i) a solvent phase comprising a first acrylic PSA dissolved in an organic solvent, an alcohol, and optionally water; and (ii) an emulsion phase comprising a second, emulsified acrylic PSA. In another aspect, a metalized film laminate includes a metalized film layer, a hybrid PSA layer, and an ink-containing polymeric film layer. The two-phase hybrid PSA system effectively addresses both metal tear and ink pick problems associated with conventional metalized film laminates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: Sonoco Development, Inc.
    Inventors: Singa D. Tobing, Barry Reese, Donovan Young
  • Package Integrity Feature for Recloseable Package
    Publication number: 20160236844
    Abstract: A package integrity feature for a recloseable package is provided. The recloseable package may be made from a laminate film and may comprise a scored inner layer having a machine direction and a scored outer layer laminated together with both permanent adhesive and pressure sensitive adhesive to form a recloseable flap that covers an opening in a package body. The package integrity feature may be a strip of material cut into the inner layer of the laminate film in such a way that the strip breaks when the package is opened, leaving one end of the strip attached to the package body and the opposite end attached to the recloseable flap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2016
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Applicant: Sonoco Development, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph Donald Gagne, Eugene Tirrell Smith
  • Waste Material Rebaler with Side Loading and Retrieval
    Publication number: 20160229144
    Abstract: A method of forming a higher density bale of waste paper from two or more lower density bales of waste paper includes positioning the lower density bales intact and in side-by-side relationship with respect to each other, moving them to a compression zone, and compressing the bales together in the compression zone to form a higher density bale. The higher density bale can then be strapped to maintain its higher density configuration and shape. Thus, a larger tonnage of waste paper in bales can be loaded into a shipping container for transport. A rebaler for carrying out the method includes side feed and side retrieval of bales, significantly improving over traditional top feed machines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2016
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Applicant: Sonoco Development Inc.
    Inventor: John L. Newsome, III
  • Collapsible reel
    Patent number: 9403661
    Abstract: A collapsible reel that can be broken down into smaller components for ease of shipping or to change out the drum is provided. The reel comprises a drum assembly, a pair of flanges and a pair of coupling assemblies for removably affixing each flange to the drum assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: Sonoco Development, Inc.
    Inventor: Eric Watkins
  • Dual temperature insulated container
    Patent number: 9395116
    Abstract: An insulated dual-temperature container for use in transporting multiple payloads that require different temperature environments is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: Sonoco Development, Inc.
    Inventors: David Alan Arnold, Gary Hase
  • Thermally-controlled packaging device and method of making
    Patent number: 9376605
    Abstract: A phase change device for controlling temperature within a confined environment, comprising a foam material, a phase change material, the phase change material being absorbed into the foam, and a protective covering encasing the foam material/phase change material. A method for making a phase change device for controlling temperature within a confined environment, comprising providing a phase change material, providing a foam material, absorbing the phase change material into the foam material, and sealing the foam material/phase change material within a protective covering.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: Sonoco Development, Inc.
    Inventors: Auston Robert Matta, Jeremy Vaught, Kenneth Maltas
  • Reel with Built in Pallet
    Publication number: 20160152436
    Abstract: A cable reel for holding a cable wound thereon that includes a cylindrical drum having a longitudinal axis, a first end, and a second end spaced from the first end. The cable reel also includes a first flange that is coupled to the first end of the cylindrical drum and a second flange that is coupled to the second end of the cylindrical drum. The cable reel further includes a spacer that extends axially outward from the first flange. The spacer is configured to support the reel with the first flange spaced above a support surface when the longitudinal axis of the reel is in a substantially vertical orientation and with the reel being supported on the support surface by the spacer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2016
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Applicant: Sonoco Development, Inc.
    Inventor: Xiaokai Niu
  • Temperature Controlled Pallet Shipper
    Publication number: 20160145029
    Abstract: A thermally insulated pallet shipper is provided for use in any industry where temperature sensitive products are shipped, including the pharmaceutical, hospital and food industries, particularly for shipping payloads by air. The pallet shipper is made from just four individual foam molded structures: a base, a first corner structure, a second corner structure and a lid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2016
    Publication date: May 26, 2016
    Applicant: Sonoco Development, Inc.
    Inventors: Ajit Ranade, Iftekhar Ahmed
  • Closure for container
    Patent number: 9340332
    Abstract: A closure is provided for use in covering an opening in a container and engaging a peripheral rim defining the opening. The closure includes a body for covering the container opening and a plurality of projecting portions that extend from a periphery of the body. The projecting portions are spaced from one another around the periphery of the body, with each formed to surround a portion of the container rim. A ring is connected to the projecting portions and surrounds the container rim. A plurality of retaining fingers are provided, with each fingers spaced from one another and interleaved within the spacing between adjacent projecting portions. The fingers project inwardly from the ring and include a projected end for engagement with the container rim. The projected ends of the fingers include a varied or undulating surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: Sonoco Development, Inc.
    Inventors: Keith E. Antal, Sr., Chad E. Lagace, Terry Smith
  • Waste paper rebaler
    Patent number: 9339982
    Abstract: A method of forming a higher density bale of waste paper from two or more lower density bales of waste paper includes positioning the lower density bales intact and in side-by-side relationship with respect to each other, moving them to a compression zone, and compressing the bales together in the compression zone to form a higher density bale. The higher density bale can then be strapped to maintain its higher density configuration and shape. Thus, a larger tonnage of waste paper in bales can be loaded into a shipping container for transport. A rebaler for carrying out the method includes side feed and side retrieval of bales, significantly improving over traditional top feed machines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: Sonoco Development Inc.
    Inventor: John L. Newsome, III
  • Package for stacked product pieces having a pattern of severable locations
    Patent number: 9340351
    Abstract: A package supports and dispenses one or more longitudinally stacked product pieces (18). The package includes a sheet positioned around the stacked product pieces. The sheet includes a plurality of longitudinally spaced weakened locations (120) extending transversely thereabout. The weakened locations include a pair of weakened extents (125) which are closely longitudinally spaced. Each weakened location defines a severable location for the sheet to permit dispensing of the product from the package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignees: Intercontinental Great Brands LLC, Sonoco Development, Inc.
    Inventors: Julie Conlon, Donald McArthur, Benjamin Davis
  • Thermally Insulated VIP Sandwich Shipper
    Publication number: 20160130066
    Abstract: A thermally insulated VIP sandwich shipper for a temperature sensitive payload is provided. The shipper comprises an outer shell, an inner shell and vacuum insulated panels sandwiched therebetween. The outer shell and the inner shell may be unitary rigid structures made of an expanded foam material and comprising a bottom having a perimeter and sides extending from the bottom perimeter and terminating in a rim. The inner shell rim may be spaced from the outer shell rim to define a gap, the gap being sealed to create an enclosed space within which the vacuum insulated panels are located. Each vacuum insulated panel may be oriented substantially orthogonally to at least one adjacent vacuum insulated panel and have an edge that abuts the adjacent vacuum insulated panels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2016
    Publication date: May 12, 2016
    Applicant: Sonoco Development, Inc.
    Inventors: Ajit Ranade, John Stephan