Patents Examined by Christopher R Demeree
  • Stackable corrugated shipping and display container and method of making same
    Patent number: 11299313
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a shipping and display container which can be formed from one or more blanks folded and formed according to a method for creating the container. A portion of the blank forming the front wall can be formed from two stacked, joined layers including an interior and an exterior blank layer. The exterior blank layer includes top flaps and bottom flaps, the top flaps being significantly smaller in height compared to the bottom flaps such that when the container is formed, the top flaps form a bearing surface along the border of the container, on which a second container may be stacked, while defining a central window that displays the interior contents of the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: The Hershey Company
    Inventors: Eric Lawrence, Katelyn R. Rocheleau, Gregory Gressel
  • Box defining walls with insulation cavities
    Patent number: 11292656
    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: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: Pratt Retail Specialties, LLC
    Inventors: Greg Sollie, Jamie Waltermire, Shifeng Chen
  • Leak proof container with push lock body
    Patent number: 11292633
    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 connected to the bottom panel at opposing lateral edges, and first and second end portions located at opposing longitudinal ends of the blank. Each end portion includes an inner end panel connected to the bottom panel, an outer end panel connected to the inner end panel, and first and second corner panels, each corner panel having an edge connected to a respective one of the first and second side panels and having an edge connected to the inner end panel. First and second locking tabs are defined in the outer end panel, each locking tab being defined by a lateral separation line located longitudinally inward from an outer longitudinal edge of the outer end panel and extending laterally to define a free tab end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY
    Inventors: Mark Anthony Wisecarver, James William Sloan, II, Kenneth Calvin Hyatt
  • Secure self-mailing financial instrument for payments and fund transfers and a method for processing payments and fund transfers made by way of the secure self-mailing financial instrument
    Patent number: 11295279
    Abstract: A secure self-mailing financial instrument for payments/fund transfers and methods for processing are disclosed which provide a packaging mailer with a detachable securely printed financial instrument attached for the purpose of facilitating secure and convenient delivery of funds for fund transfers, payments, or purchases, including methods for assembling, opening, and preparing for shipment and for processing locally at one of a point of sale location and a website that provides a service to remotely process preparation, shipment, and delivery of the financial instrument as a mailer, as well as for remote printing, processing, folding and sealing, and tracking.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Inventor: Steven Fisher
  • Box defining walls with insulation cavities
    Patent number: 11286099
    Abstract: A box including a side wall including an outer side panel; a connecting strip coupled to the outer side panel by a first fold line; and an inner side panel coupled to the connecting strip by a second fold line, a side insulation cavity at least partially defined by the outer side panel, the connecting strip, and the inner side panel, the inner side panel at least partially defining an interior cavity within the box; a side insulation pad positioned within the side insulation cavity; a bottom wall including an outer bottom panel coupled to the outer side panel by a third fold line; and an inner bottom panel coupled to the inner side panel by a fourth fold line, a bottom insulation cavity defined between the outer bottom panel and the inner bottom panel; and a bottom insulation pad positioned within the bottom insulation cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: Pratt Retail Specialties, LLC
    Inventors: Greg Sollie, Jamie Waltermire, Shifeng Chen
  • Self-sealing container
    Patent number: 11286081
    Abstract: A self-sealing container is formed from a blank comprising panels and end flaps connected along fold lines with the panels and the end flaps being foldable along the fold lines to form the container. The container includes a securing feature that seals the container in a closed position, with the securing feature providing a visual indication of opening if the container is opened from the closed position. After the container is opened, the securing feature provides a closure feature that allows the container to be closed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: SAFESEAL-SYSTEMS
    Inventors: Ronald Collis, James Ryan Bowen
  • Food container with adjustable compartments
    Patent number: 11279513
    Abstract: A food container includes a bottom panel and sidewalls pivotally connected to the bottom panel. A lid is pivotally connected to at least one sidewall to open and close the food container. A divider panel having at least one slot is inserted into any one of a plurality of slots in a spacer panel to create an adjustable compartment arrangement inside an internal cavity of the food container. The divider panel includes a groove that provides a recess between the divider panel and a sidewall of the food container that can accommodate a lip of the lid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Inventor: Michael D. Dwork
  • Material storage and transport system
    Patent number: 11273967
    Abstract: A material storage and transport system is disclosed. The material storage and transport system can include a material storage tray forming a storage volume defined by a bottom and walls extending up from the bottom along a perimeter of the bottom. The material storage and transport system can also include a releasable strap adapted to extend across the bottom when in a securing configuration and a sample carrier, including at least one sample secured to a sample support substrate by a molded sheet. The material storage and transport system can include a hinged lid that is integrally connected to a wall of the material storage tray, and configured to convert between a folded-in position, an opened position, and a closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: MATERIAL TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Adam I. Sandow, Paul Charles Bird, Sarah Smith
  • Tapered thermal probe cover and corresponding packaging system
    Patent number: 11274978
    Abstract: A system includes a container (500) having a base member (506) and four sides (501,502,503,504). The four sides flare outward from the base member as the four sides extend distally from the base member. The four sides define an open top (506) of the container. One or more tapered probe covers (100) can be stored within the container. The container can have a protective covering (700) as well.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: Medline Industries LP
    Inventors: Benjamin Duck, Allison Jamison
  • Packaging box for cooling
    Patent number: 11273968
    Abstract: Provided is a packaging cooler box for delivery, comprising a bottom portion to form a lower surface upon conversion into a box mode, a plurality of sidewall portions configured to connect with the bottom portion, a lid portion configured to connect with one of the sidewall portions, and to face said bottom portion upon conversion into the box mode, a crease portion formed along the edge of the bottom portion so that the sidewall portions can stand upright, joint portions configured to join said sidewall portions, to be folded to face itself and to be in close contact with the sidewall portions, upon conversion into the box mode, and easy adhesive portions provided in said joint portions and sidewall portions to maintain the box shape upon conversion into the box mode from a single plane consisting of said bottom portion, sidewall portions, said lid portion and joint portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: Coupang Corp.
    Inventor: Yoon Hyung Lee
  • Dual use box
    Patent number: 11273949
    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: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: Pratt Corrugated Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Greg Sollie, Shifeng Chen, Randy Ball
  • Box closure device
    Patent number: 11267608
    Abstract: A box closure device having a first piece, a second piece, and a hub separating the first piece and second piece is provided. The first piece can have one or more engagement portions. The second piece can extend in both directions relative to the hub and is spaced from the first piece a selected amount allowing for box flaps to fit between the first piece and second piece. The second piece can have a blade to assist in positioning the closure device between the interior ends of two flaps. The second piece can also have a glide. In use, the user or a machine can engage the engagement portion(s) and twist the closure device so that the bottom piece is no longer aligned with a gap between the flaps thereby locking the flaps in a closed position. Sleeves and a tamper evident device can optionally be used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: Eco-Latch Systems, LLC
    Inventor: Thomas Jon Wilcox
  • Package with tear-off section and tab retaining foot panel
    Patent number: 11267606
    Abstract: The package includes sidewall panels, the sidewall panels at least partially forming an outer surface of the package, a first foot panel connected via a first fold line to a front panel of the sidewall panels, a platform panel connected via a second fold line to the first foot panel, the platform panel being configured to support at least one first consumer product within the package, a second foot panel connected via a third fold line to the platform panel, a tab on a back panel of the sidewall panels, the tab configured to retain the second foot panel, and a tear-off section defined by one or more of the sidewall panels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: Altria Client Services LLC
    Inventor: Travis Garthaffner
  • Method of making an insulation material and an insulated mailer
    Patent number: 11267641
    Abstract: A repulpable insulation material includes a batt formed of a mixture of thermoplastic binder fibers and cellulose fibers bound together by the thermoplastic binder fibers. The thermoplastic binder fibers make up about 0.5% to 25% by weight of the batt. The repulpable insulation material have a weight within a range from 1000 GSM to 1600 GSM. Subjecting the repulpable insulation material to a repulpability test produces greater than 85% fiber yield.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: MP Global Products, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Alan B. Collison, Reid Borgman
  • Box blank
    Patent number: 11267645
    Abstract: A box blank useful for forming a container includes a first layer comprising paperboard, a second layer comprising a paper layer and a foil layer, and an adhesive layer adhering the first layer to the second layer, wherein the foil layer is between the paperboard and the paper layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: Altria Client Services LLC
    Inventors: Stephen Bellamah, James S. Bigelow
  • Protective products, such as envelopes, having a unique combination of interior padding of expanded slit sheet paper and exterior lining of embossed paper
    Patent number: 11261016
    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: March 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Inventor: David Paul Goodrich
  • Carton with attachment features
    Patent number: 11254465
    Abstract: A carton for holding a plurality of containers includes a plurality of panels extending at least partially around an interior of the carton, the plurality of panels including a top panel, a bottom panel, and at least one side panel, and a plurality of end flaps foldably connected to a respective panel of the plurality of panels and forming at least one closed end of the carton, the plurality of end flaps including at least one top end flap, at least one bottom end flap, and at least one side end flap. The carton includes attachment features for attaching the carton to at least one other carton, the attachment features including at least one attachment flap removably connected to an end flap of the plurality of end flaps for attaching the carton to a portion of the at least one other carton.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: Graphic Packaging International, LLC
    Inventor: Colin P. Ford
  • Package system
    Patent number: 11254464
    Abstract: A package system is provided. The package system comprises a carton having at least a first carton panel including a first tab having a first tab edge defined by internal walls of the first panel, a second carton panel opposing the first panel, and a third carton panel between the first carton panel and the second carton panel, the carton having a carton length that is defined as a first distance parallel to the third carton panel between the first carton panel and the second carton panel; and a drawer configured to slide into and out of an interior of the carton, the drawer having at least a first drawer panel opposing the first carton panel, a second drawer panel opposing the second carton panel, and a third drawer panel opposing the third carton panel, the third drawer panel adjoined between the first drawer panel and the second drawer panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: APVLAB, LLC
    Inventor: Kevin Chen
  • Compostable or recyclable packaging wrap
    Patent number: 11247827
    Abstract: A compostable packaging wrap comprising: a strip that is primarily formed of starch and that is flexible such that the strip can be rolled is disclosed. In addition, a compostable or recyclable packaging wrap that includes: a first film that is primarily formed of one or more compostable or recyclable materials; a second film that is primarily formed of one or more compostable or recyclable materials; a plurality of pads, each pad being are surrounded by the first film and the second film and being primarily formed of one or more compostable or recyclable materials is disclosed. The compostable or recyclable packaging wrap is flexible such that the packaging wrap can be rolled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: Vericool, Inc.
    Inventor: Darrell Jobe
  • Box defining walls with insulation cavities
    Patent number: 11247836
    Abstract: A box including a side wall including an outer side panel; a connecting strip coupled to the outer side panel by a first fold line; and an inner side panel coupled to the connecting strip by a second fold line, a side insulation cavity at least partially defined by the outer side panel, the connecting strip, and the inner side panel, the inner side panel at least partially defining an interior cavity within the box; a side insulation pad positioned within the side insulation cavity; a bottom wall including an outer bottom panel coupled to the outer side panel by a third fold line; and an inner bottom panel coupled to the inner side panel by a fourth fold line, a bottom insulation cavity defined between the outer bottom panel and the inner bottom panel; and a bottom insulation pad positioned within the bottom insulation cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: Pratt Retail Specialties, LLC
    Inventors: Greg Sollie, Jamie Waltermire, Shifeng Chen