Patents Assigned to Sonoco Development Incorporated
  • Patent number: 9169043
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a container including a container body with a removable tray wherein the container can house at least two materials that must be kept separate until use. The container also may have upwardly extending fingers in the removable tray for securing a material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignee: SONOCO DEVELOPMENT INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Slawek Witkowski, R. Michael Schock, Laura Boatwright, Michael L. Thornton
  • Publication number: 20140093342
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a trailer loading ramp with a trailer ramp platform and a ramp platform that may include hydraulic cylinders to move between loading and hauling positions. The trailer ramp platform and ramp platform may allow for ease of loading by providing access from the ground surface when the trailer loading ramp is in the loading position and may retract to avoid the ground when in the hauling position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2012
    Publication date: April 3, 2014
    Applicant: Sonoco Development Incorporated
    Inventor: Jeff King
  • Patent number: 8614548
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an electroluminescent display. The display includes a front conductive layer, a first dielectric layer, a light emitting layer, a second dielectric layer, and a rear conductive layer. The rear conductive layer defines a continuous void, where the void separates the rear conductive layer into a first area to be energized to electroluminate and a second area that is not energized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2013
    Assignee: Sonoco Development Incorporated
    Inventor: Scott Huffer
  • Publication number: 20130187539
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an electroluminescent display. The display includes a front conductive layer, a first dielectric layer, a light emitting layer, a second dielectric layer, and a rear conductive layer. The rear conductive layer defines a continuous void, where the void separates the rear conductive layer into a first area to be energized to electroluminate and a second area that is not energized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2012
    Publication date: July 25, 2013
    Applicant: Sonoco Development Incorporated
    Inventor: Scott Huffer
  • Publication number: 20130189059
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a transforming trailer that may include extension legs that allow the trailer to transform between loading and hauling positions. The trailer may include a foldable loading platform that allows for ease of loading when the trailer is in the loading position but that folds when the transforming trailer is in a hauling position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2012
    Publication date: July 25, 2013
    Applicant: Sonoco Development Incorporated
    Inventors: Bobby Hall, Jerry S. Hall, Kevin Haney, Johnny Newsome