Patents Examined by Christopher R Demeree
  • Patent number: 11370576
    Abstract: A container comprising a bottom panel defining a base of the container, and a plurality of side walls extending from the bottom panel and defining an interior area of the container, wherein the plurality of side walls include at least opposing first and second side walls. A first flange structure is connected to each of the first and second side walls along respective fold lines at an upper edge of the container. Each first flange structure straddles a respective side wall and comprises an inner flange portion extending over the interior area of the container, and an outer flange portion, coplanar with the inner flange portion, extending away from the interior of the container, wherein the outer flange portion is defined by one or more tabs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY
    Inventor: Alex Dean Bevier
  • Patent number: 11369172
    Abstract: A combined lunch box for cold drink and hot food includes a first piece, the two sides of which are respectively connected with a right piece, left piece, the top and bottom of which an annular sheet and first bottom piece, and the bottoms of the right piece and left piece a second bottom piece and third bottom piece; the bottom of a second piece is connected with a fourth bottom piece, the two sides of a third piece are respectively connected with the second piece and a fourth piece. Whereby, the present invention forms a three-dimensional container with a folding function after folded and bonded, where the annular sheet is used to accept a drink cup, and the container provides the accommodation of food, making it easy for users to carry, and greatly reduce the volume after the folding to facilitate stacking storage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: E-PACKAGE CREATION & SOLUTION MANUFACTURING CORP.
    Inventor: Chung-Piao Tsao
  • Patent number: 11358749
    Abstract: The disclosed packaging containers may include a body including a sidewall and at least one top flap for at least partially covering an opening of the body when assembled and perforations in the sidewall of the body. The perforations may include a lower perforation having a first end portion and a second end portion; a first side perforation extending upward toward the top flap from the first end portion of the lower perforation; and a second side perforation extending upward from the second end portion of the lower perforation, wherein the first side perforation and the second side perforation converge toward each other as they extend upward from the lower perforation. Various other packaging containers, systems, and methods are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Diego Suarez del Real Pena, Daniel Arturo Amador Cayetano, Irving Uziel Hernandez Gomez
  • Patent number: 11352165
    Abstract: A registration system including an insert including a center segment and a rail, the rail extending upwards from the center segment; and a register defining a cutout, the rail sized to fit within the cutout of the register, the cutout receiving the rail, the register configured to slidably move along the rail while maintaining a position parallel to the center segment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: Pratt Retail Specialties, LLC
    Inventors: Greg Sollie, Jamie Waltermire, Shifeng Chen
  • Patent number: 11352167
    Abstract: The invention provides a packing box and a method of using the same, comprising a base surface, side surfaces and receiving compartments; wherein the side surfaces and the base surface form first set of folding marks used to fold along the first folding marks and form a space for the packing box; a plurality of holes are opened on the base surface, and the receiving compartments are fixed on the base surface, with the holes used as openings thereof; each receiving compartment is surrounded by a plurality of wall surfaces, the wall surfaces unparallel to the base surface when the receiving compartments are expanded are defined as unparallel wall surfaces, the other wall surfaces are parallel wall surfaces, and a plurality of second folding marks are formed on the unparallel wall surfaces to be used to fold and expand the corresponding wall surfaces; wherein, when the unparallel wall surfaces are folded, the internal cavities of the receiving compartments disappear and the receiving compartments are retracted,
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL DESIGN PACKING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Wentai Yen
  • Patent number: 11352163
    Abstract: The folding carton having a tamper evident feature that includes a flap with at least one partial cut and a full cut.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc.
    Inventors: Victor Steven Haidacher, Dustin R. Schenck, Edward A. Bani, Megan Gallagher, Greg Iannelli
  • Patent number: 11352164
    Abstract: A carton package is disclosed comprising a top panel, a bottom panel, a front panel, a back panel, a left panel, and a right panel separated by four edges. The front panel is connected to the top panel along a front-top edge and is connected to the bottom panel along a front-bottom edge. At a first height, measured from the front-bottom edge, the transversal width of the front panel measured from a front-left edge to a front-right edge is larger than a length of the front-bottom edge, and larger than a length of the front-top edge. At a second height measured from the front-bottom edge, the transversal width of the front panel measured from the front-left edge to the front-right edge is smaller than the length of the front-bottom edge, and smaller than the length of the front-top edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: TETRA LAVAL HOLDINGS & FINANCE S.A.
    Inventors: Marcello Barbieri, Alberto Mameli
  • Patent number: 11345508
    Abstract: A leak proof container and a method of forming the container from a blank. The blank includes a bottom panel, first and second side panels at opposing lateral edges of the blank, and opposing end portions located at opposing longitudinal ends of the blank. Each end portion includes an inner end panel, an outer end panel hingedly connected to the inner end panel at hinge portions, and first and second corner panels, each corner panel forming a gusset between one of the side panels and the inner end panel, each gusset including a notch area for receiving one of the hinge portions. First and second locking tabs are defined in the outer end panel. The outer end panel can be folded over the inner end panel to position the hinge portions in the notch areas, and the locking tabs can be positioned between the gussets and the inner end panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY
    Inventors: Mark Anthony Wisecarver, James William Sloan, II, Kenneth Calvin Hyatt, Jade Kiara Housewirth
  • Patent number: 11345506
    Abstract: A blank for forming a tamper evident container includes a plurality of panels connected together at fold lines configured for extending at least partially around an interior space, including a first side panel, a top panel, a second side panel and a bottom panel. A bottom flap is foldably connected to an edge of the bottom panel on the first end of the blank. A top flap is foldably connected to an edge of the top panel on the first end of the blank. The bottom flap includes a major flap and a minor flap, the major flap connecting between the bottom panel and the minor flap. The top flap includes a catch point feature and wherein the minor flap includes a trap aperture configured to catch the catch point feature of the top flap when opening a container constructed from the blank to provide a tamper evident access feature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: WESTROCK MWV, LLC
    Inventor: Rodney D. Dixon
  • Patent number: 11345530
    Abstract: A blank for a package configured to retain an article therein can be configured to be wrapped around the article to form a circumferential case around the article and have a longitudinal length longer than the article. The blank can be configured to define the circumferential case to include one or more inward protrusions at or near one or more ends of the circumferential case that is configured to extend into the circumferential case above and/or below the article to retain the article longitudinally.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: WESTROCK SHARED SERVICES, LLC
    Inventor: Kevin Simpkins
  • Patent number: 11332274
    Abstract: Example aspects of a method of using a box are disclosed. The box can comprise a primary sealing flap comprising a primary adhesive, a secondary flap connected to the primary sealing flap and comprising a secondary adhesive, and a covered top panel opposite the secondary flap. The method can comprise removing a secondary peelable backing from the secondary adhesive; leaving a primary peelable backing adhered to the primary adhesive; and adhering the secondary flap to the covered top panel with the secondary adhesive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: Pratt Corrugated Holdings, Inc
    Inventors: Greg Sollie, Shifeng Chen, Randy Ball
  • Patent number: 11325741
    Abstract: A tray has a back wall, at least two side walls, a front wall, and a bottom. The side walls have an inner side wall panel and an outer side wall panel, and a gap between the inner and outer side wall panels. The back wall has an outer back wall panel and an inner back wall panel, and a gap provided between the inner back wall panel and the outer back wall panel. The inner back wall panel has first and second side edges, a top edge, and a bottom edge. A first of the inner side wall panels has a back edge, a front edge, a top edge, and a bottom edge. A multilayered corner reinforcing structure couples the back edge of the first inner side wall panel to the first side edge of the inner back wall panel at a first corner of the tray.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: Packaging Corporation of America
    Inventors: Nicholas A. Philips, Scott M. Miller, Richard R. Gugel
  • Patent number: 11325772
    Abstract: A method of assembling a box from a blank including obtaining a blank including a plurality of outer side panels, the outer side panels connected to each other by a plurality of fold lines, a plurality of outer bottom panels each joined to each of the outer side panels by a fold line, a plurality of connecting strips each joined to each of the outer side panels by a fold line, a plurality of inner side panels each joined to each of the connecting strips by a fold line, and a plurality of inner bottom panels each joined to each of the inner side panels by a fold line; and joining the outer side panels at opposite ends such that the outer side panels form a ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: Pratt Retail Specialties, LLC
    Inventors: Greg Sollie, Jamie Waltermire, Shifeng Chen
  • Patent number: 11325740
    Abstract: The invention is directed to straight, consistent body scores on plastic corrugated boxes and a process for making the body scores.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: ORBIS Corporation
    Inventors: Donald J. Balazs, William F. McMahon
  • Patent number: 11325744
    Abstract: A carton box includes a main body and at least one fastening module removably mounted on the main body. The main body includes two first face boards and two second face boards. One of the first face boards is provided with a first movable plate. The other one of the first face boards is provided with a second movable plate. The main body is provided with at least one locking slot. The at least one fastening module includes a first fastener member mounted on the second movable plate and a second fastener member located in the at least one locking slot of the main body. The second fastener member is detachably connected with the first fastener member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Inventor: Meng-Hung Shih
  • Patent number: 11325742
    Abstract: The package includes sidewall panels, at least one first platform panel configured to support at least one first consumer product within the package, at least one foot panel that is at least partially positioned under the at least one first platform panel to support at least one portion of the at least one first platform panel, and a tear-off section defined by at least a lower end of the package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: Altria Client Services LLC
    Inventor: Stephen J. Bellamah
  • Patent number: 11319106
    Abstract: A leakproof and liquid-tight packaging box of corrugated board, which box is erected mechanically using glueing as an aid. What is essential in the invention is that the corner surfaces of the structurally strong, torsionally rigid, leakproof and liquid-tight packaging box stackable one on top of another are folded and glued to the outer surface of the vertical surface of the short side. In addition, it comprises an inward-formed cone structure of the vertical surface of the long side of the box, and a rigid and load-resistant beam structure is formed on all sides of the packaging box.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: STORA ENSO OYJ
    Inventor: Mika Tuhkunen
  • Patent number: 11319143
    Abstract: A planter packaging arrangement is disclosed that comprises a packaging element and at least one planter mounter therein. The packaging element includes a bottom surface, a top surface and two pairs of opposing side walls collectively defining a generally enclosed space. A first opening is defined through the top surface and aligned with a second opening defined through the bottom surface of the packaging element. The at least one planter is mounted within the packaging element, with an open top end disposed within the enclosed space of the packaging element. The second opening is aligned with the open top end such that an interior of the planter is accessible through the second opening of the bottom surface of the packaging element. A portion of the body portion extends through the first opening of the top surface of the packaging element such that the bottom surface is disposed above the top surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: ATT Southern, Inc.
    Inventors: Chun Hung, Brian Leahy, Patrick Guillory, Phillip Lemke, John Carpenter
  • Patent number: 11312526
    Abstract: Example aspects of a box and a collapsible box are disclosed. The box can comprise comprising a plurality of side panels comprising a first side panel and a second side panel opposite the first side panel; a first top panel extending from the first side panel, the first top panel comprising a primary sealing flap, a first secondary sealing flap, and a second secondary sealing flap; and a second top panel extending from the second side panel, the box configurable in a first closed configuration, wherein the first and second secondary sealing flaps are secured to the second top panel, and a second closed configuration, wherein the primary sealing flap is secured to the second top panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: Pratt Corrugated Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Greg Sollie, Shifeng Chen, Randy Ball
  • Patent number: 11299314
    Abstract: Provided is a package sleeve made of a composite material for the manufacture of a package, including: a front surface, a rear surface, two side surfaces, base surfaces and gable surfaces which are arranged on opposite sides of the two side surfaces, the front surface and the rear surface, and a longitudinal seam which connects two edges of the composite material to form a package sleeve. The package sleeve has several fold lines. The two side surfaces have a secondary fold line running therethrough. The package sleeve is folded along both secondary fold lines. The package sleeve is open both in the region of the base surfaces and in the region of the gable surfaces. Also provided are a package and a method for manufacturing a package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: SIG Technology AG
    Inventors: Matthias Dammers, Birgit Birninger, Christoph Mehler, Thomas Vetten