Patents Examined by Christopher R Demeree
  • Patent number: 11926452
    Abstract: A packaging box, including: a housing, including a cover body and a seat body, the seat body includes a first recessed portion and a second recessed portion, the cover body is reversibly connected to the seat body, so that the first recessed portion can be covered or exposed; a lifting mechanism, including a load-bearing member and a transmission part, and a reflector that is placed in the seat body and forms a 1 hollow space with the second recessed portion. The load-bearing member is placed in the first recessed portion and reversibly connected to the sidewall of the first recessed portion, the load-bearing member is used to carry items, and the transmission part is placed between the cover body and the load-bearing part so that the load-bearing part can be extended or retracted into the first recessed portion by the overturning of the cover body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: SHENZHEN YUTO PACKAGING TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xiaolong Zhou, Xiaobin Li
  • Patent number: 11926461
    Abstract: A protective product, such as, e.g., an envelope or pouch, is provided that includes at least one expanded slit paper sheet in an expanded state, and an embossed paper sheet facing the expanded slit paper sheet and fixed to the expanded slit paper sheet along at least a portion of a length in an expansion direction of the expanded slit sheet paper. In the preferred embodiments, the embossed paper sheet has a plurality of embossings that increase the rigidity of the embossed paper sheet, thereby inhibiting deformation of the embossed paper sheet that is fixed to the expanded slit sheet paper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: HexcelPack, LLC
    Inventor: David Paul Goodrich
  • Patent number: 11919683
    Abstract: A method of processing boxes includes shuttling a box in a first direction and cutting to separate outer flaps of the box from one another as the box moves past a cutting tool in the first direction, wherein the outer flaps overlie inner flaps. The method includes engaging a set of opening guides with the outer flaps of the box to drive the outer flaps open. The method includes opening inner flaps using shape memory and shuttling the box in the first direction over an inclined plane after the inner and outer flaps are open to flatten the box.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: WestRock Packaging Systems, LLC
    Inventor: Alexis Manneux
  • Patent number: 11919685
    Abstract: A product package includes a frame part provided with a base and walls. Edge parts on the top edge of the walls are folded outwards to form a flat edge section, where the frame part is a recess for product packing. The frame part is preferably a recyclable fiber material and the recess is lined on the inside with a separate inner lining removable from the frame part. The edge section functions as a fastening surface for the inner lining. The inner lining and the edge parts are arranged to form a one-piece and unbroken edge section of the package as a fastening surface for the inner lining. Adjacent edge parts are fastened in a leakproof manner at their ends to each other with a butt seam forming a corner seam and the fastening is reinforced with a reinforcement piece fastened under the corner seam and edge section ends.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: JOSPAK OY
    Inventors: Jouni Suokas, Taneli Mero, Ari Lehikoinen
  • Patent number: 11919699
    Abstract: A box includes a side wall including an outer side panel; an inner side panel positioned parallel to the outer side panel; and a connecting strip defining a first edge and a second edge, the first edge connected to the outer side panel by a first fold line, the second edge connected to the inner side panel by a second fold line, the connecting strip defining a trapezoidal shape; and a bottom wall coupled to the side wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Pratt Retail Specialties, LLC
    Inventors: Greg Sollie, Jamie Waltermire, Shifeng Chen
  • Patent number: 11919700
    Abstract: A box is made by folding a sheet of material. Preferably, the box is formed by applying adhesive and folding using a machine, and a waterproof or water resistant coating is applied so that the box is configured for use as a cooler. The box includes (a) a storage portion, including a bottom panel, a first end panel, a second end panel, a first side panel, and a second side panel; (b) four corner panels; (c) a top panel including tabs; and (d) a latching panel attached to the first side panel and pivotable relative thereto about a fold line, the latching panel including first and second subpanels. The latching panel includes cuts extending between and dividing the first and second subpanels through which the tabs respectively extend when the cooler is in a closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: BRRR BOX, LLC
    Inventor: Donn J. Costanzo, Jr.
  • Patent number: 11910765
    Abstract: Foldable plant pot with removable hooking for the configuration of vertical gardens that is manufactured from a foldable flat square structure manipulated by folds and cuts to obtain a conical reservoir with angular shapes. It has a hooking system that allows them to be suspended in vertical structures, preferably of the mesh type, thanks to the pressure generated by the folds of the material and which also allow it to come off when this pressure is reduced so that it can be placed elsewhere. When the plant is moved, it is not affected as its root remains intact in the conical reservoir and the stem is secured by a support ring which prevents it from dropping in the event of sudden movements. In the same way, it has containment flaps that partially close the conical reservoir and prevent the substrate from being extracted by external agents such as sudden movements, winds, birds, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Inventor: Jose Carlos Bejarano Bernal
  • Patent number: 11912473
    Abstract: Provided is a package made of a composite material is represented and described, including a package base with two front base corners and with two rear base corners, a package gable with two front gable corners and with two rear gable corners, and a package base body with a front panel, a first side panel, a second side panel and a rear panel. The package base and the package gable are arranged on opposite sides of the package base body. The composite material has a polymer inner layer, a polymer outer layer and a fibrous support layer, which is arranged between the polymer outer layer and the polymer inner layer. In order to enable the manufacture of packages with even more complex geometries without impairing the rigidity of the package, it is proposed to provide a third sleeve fold line, which has a plurality of sections, which each adjoin a side panel and the rear panel, and of which at least one section is curved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: SIG Technology AG
    Inventors: Norman Gierow, Philippe Hauser, Ali Kaylan, Thomas Keck, Heike Klein, Stefan Mergel, Georg Schulte, Christoph Wirtz
  • Patent number: 11912475
    Abstract: A box can include a body portion at least partially defining a cavity, the body portion defining a top body end and a bottom body end, the body portion including a plurality of panels, the top body end defining an opening to the cavity; a telescoping panel including an upper telescoping subpanel and a lower telescoping subpanel, the lower telescoping subpanel coupled to the body portion by a top hinge, the upper telescoping subpanel coupled to the lower telescoping subpanel by a telescoping hinge, the telescoping panel defining a locking tab disposed opposite from the top hinge, the lower telescoping subpanel extending into the cavity and positioned in facing engagement with a first panel of the plurality of panels, the upper telescoping subpanel extending across the cavity from the first panel to a second panel of the plurality of panels, the second panel positioned opposite from the first panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Pratt Corrugated Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Shifeng Chen, Greg Sollie, Jamie Waltermire
  • Patent number: 11905081
    Abstract: A delivery pizza may include a pizza box and pizza disposed therein. A toy container may be disposed in a gap of the pizza region between the pizza and adjacent sidewalls of the pizza box. In another embodiment, a toy partition member may be used to separate the toy from the pizza. A toy container may be configured to be supported by an in-store pizza on a pizza tray. A board game delivery device may alternatively be included in the pizza box to include a board game delivery device to enable a board game and accessory pieces therefor to be delivered to a consumer of the pizza. The board game may be positioned beneath the pizza, and game accessories may be disposed in storage regions defined by the board game delivery device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Pizza Happy, LLC
    Inventor: Nikitas Tsoukalis
  • Patent number: 11905080
    Abstract: A carton for holding at least one food product includes a plurality of panels at least partially extending around an interior of the carton, the plurality of panels including a bottom panel, at least one side panel, at least one end panel, and an access panel. The carton further includes a plurality of end flaps foldably connected to a respective panel of the plurality of panels, the plurality of end flaps including a lid flap foldably connected to a respective panel of the plurality of panels for forming a closed end of the carton. The carton further includes leak-resistant features including a downwardly sloping arrangement of the at least one side panel and the at least one end panel toward the bottom panel to form a bottom receptacle for one or more fluids in the interior of the carton.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Graphic Packaging International, LLC
    Inventor: Greg Gungner
  • Patent number: 11897671
    Abstract: A flat-shaped composite material is represented and described for manufacturing a package, including: a polymer outer layer, a polymer inner layer, a fibrous support layer, which is arranged between the polymer outer layer and the polymer inner layer. The flat-shaped composite material has a plurality of fold lines, which are arranged and designed such that a closed package can be manufactured by folding the flat-shaped composite material along the fold lines and by connecting seam surfaces of the flat-shaped composite material and a sleeve surface. The sleeve surface includes a front surface, a first side surface, a second side surface, a first rear surface and a second rear surface, and base surfaces. The base surfaces include triangular base surfaces, quadrangular base surfaces, and gable surfaces. The gable surfaces include triangular gable surfaces and quadrangular gable surfaces. The base surfaces and the gable surfaces are arranged on opposite sides of the sleeve surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: SIG Technology AG
    Inventors: Norman Gierow, Philippe Hauser, Ali Kaylan, Thomas Keck, Heike Klein, Stefan Mergel, Georg Schulte, Christoph Wirtz
  • Patent number: 11891222
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a flat plate member and a packaging box, the flat member includes a plurality of sidewall regions and a connection region connected between adjacent sidewall regions, the connection region is formed with a plurality of V-shaped grooves arranged at intervals in an arrangement direction of adjacent sidewall regions on a surface facing a first side. The plurality of V-shaped grooves extend along a direction of intersection lines between the sidewall regions and the connection region, and an included angle of the V-shaped grooves is set according to a slotting influence parameter, and the slotting influence parameter comprises at least one of a bending angle of the connection region, a material of the connection region, and a number of the V-shaped grooves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: ShenZhen YUTO Packaging Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Zhiyong Ding
  • Patent number: 11884037
    Abstract: According to some illustrative embodiments, a system and method is provided that includes, e.g., means for continuously conveying an assembly of layered sheets including a first paper sheet, at least one expanded sheet and a second paper sheet in a conveying flow between, e.g., a rotary mandrel or member at an upstream position in a direction of conveyance and a rotary die crushing and cutting tool, with said rotary mandrel or member and said rotary die crushing and cutting tool maintaining the at least one expanded sheet in an expanded state, said rotary tool having a crushing component that crushes a portion of the at least one expanded sheet such as to form a flap forming region of an envelope and a cutting component that cuts the assembly of layered sheets such as to separate individual envelope units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: HexcelPack, LLC
    Inventor: David Paul Goodrich
  • Patent number: 11884461
    Abstract: Disclosed is a packaging box which includes a box body. The packaging box includes a cavity defined in the box body and a side wall surrounding the cavity, a support frame that disposed on an inner side of the side wall, and a bottom plate that is disposed in the cavity and at an end of the support frame. The support frame is integrated with the box body, an opening is provided in the box body, and the support frame is formed by bending the side wall located at the opening toward the cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL DESIGN PACKING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Wentai Yen
  • Patent number: 11884460
    Abstract: Packaging is formed from a unitary, cross-shaped blank folded to form a packaging to hold a product. Some panels of the packaging include cutouts, and the material from the cutouts is adhered to other panels to form fastening elements to hold the box together in a closed configuration via a friction fit. This adds efficiency to the material usage of the packaging. The folded panels fold at miter cuts, such that the outward facing edges are sharp cornered and the opposing miter surfaces increase structural integrity of the finished packaging. Complementary edges of the packaging also are formed with miter cuts (or chamfer-type cuts), such that the complementary edges form a sharp corner, with opposing miter surfaces increasing structural integrity of the finished packaging at complementary edges just as at the fold lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Kelsey M. Kiefiuk, Shannon M. McGrath, Teresa Y. Yen, Hamish Thain, Megan J. Burmeister
  • Patent number: 11884479
    Abstract: A pizza box for containing a baked pizza is provided. The pizza box is suitable for assuming a box-like configuration and has a base, a lid, side walls, a front wall, a rear wall, and flaps joined to the side walls, the flaps being suitable for being removably constrained by engagement in flap coupling seats on the front wall. At least one flap has a gripping portion which, when the pizza box is in a closed configuration, extends externally, allowing a pulling force to be applied to the gripping portion to disengage the at least one flap from at least one of the flap coupling seats and to bring the pizza box into a laterally open configuration. A blank for producing a pizza box in a single piece is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Inventor: Jerzy Crespi
  • Patent number: 11873145
    Abstract: A fastening kit for one or more flaps of a used container, where the used container has an opening that is enclosable by the one or more flaps. The fastening kit includes at least two buttons, each being configured for securement to a top surface of each of the one or more flaps of the used container. The fastening kit further includes an attachment mechanism for securing each button to the top surface of each of the one or more flaps of the used container. The fastening kit further includes a string adapted to be wound under and around the button after securement to the top surface of one of the one or more flaps, and configured to be secured to a second button secured to another one of the one or more flaps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Inventor: Armin Brown
  • Patent number: 11866236
    Abstract: The disclosed systems and methods relate to improved tamper-proof cases for securely storing and shipping products. A case can include a back panel, two sidewalls, an upper foldable section, and a lower foldable section. The features of the case can be manufactured on a single sheet of material. The upper and lower foldable sections include panels having apertures for holding the top and bottom of a product, respectively. The upper foldable section includes one or more fasteners that secures the upper foldable section to the sidewalls. Once secured, the products cannot be removed from the case without showing evidence of the removal. The case systems can also include one or more inserts, for example an upper insert and a lower insert, to provide additional structural support to the case and protection for the products stored therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Citadel Casing Ltd
    Inventors: Douglas Rumsam, Timothée Lesné, Lewis Cheng, Andy Wong
  • Patent number: 11866244
    Abstract: A box includes a side wall including an outer side panel; an inner side panel positioned parallel to the outer side panel; and a connecting strip defining a first edge and a second edge, the first edge connected to the outer side panel by a first fold line, the second edge connected to the inner side panel by a second fold line, the connecting strip defining a trapezoidal shape; and a bottom wall coupled to the side wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Pratt Retail Specialties, LLC
    Inventors: Greg Sollie, Jamie Waltermire, Shifeng Chen