Patents Examined by Christopher R Demeree
  • 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 11866235
    Abstract: A blank for producing a three-dimensional structure, from paper, cardboard, or plastic, includes at least three lateral surfaces and at least one bottom and/or top tab for forming the three-dimensional structure in a folded state of the blank. At least two of the lateral surfaces and/or at least one of the lateral surfaces having the bottom and/or cover tab being connected to one another by means of at least one mechanically produced creasing line. The creasing line is produced without ablation or other removal of material from the blank, at least one groove being produced by means of a laser within at least one of the lateral surfaces connected by means of the creasing line. The groove being configured to run at an angle to the creasing line and impinging on or intersecting the creasing line. A three-dimensional structure and a folding box produced from the blank are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: MAYR-MELNHOF KARTON AG
    Inventors: Uwe Theis, Harman Vorenkamp
  • 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
  • Patent number: 11858700
    Abstract: The invention relates to a shipping and reshipping packaging unit comprising a packaging body (C) and at least one closure panel (27, 77) and means for maintaining the closure panel (27, 77) in a closed position of the packaging body (C) by adhesion, characterized in that the maintaining means comprise at least one closure strip (B) comprising at least one separable portion (31, 33, 52) connected to the rest of the closure strip (B) and/or to the rest of the packaging unit, namely the body and/or the closure panel (27, 77), by at least one weaker line, and at least one permanent portion (32, 51, 53) that is substantially aligned with the separable portion (31, 33, 52) and remains integral with the rest of the packaging unit after separation of the separable portion (31, 33, 52), the closure strip (B) bearing, on a face, referred to as internal face, intended to be oriented towards the interior of the packaging unit when the latter is closed, at least one rectilinear adhesive strip (40) extending at least part
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: DS SMITH PACKAGING FRANCE S.A.S.
    Inventors: Emmanuel Delmée, Florian Rebergue
  • Patent number: 11851253
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a composite container comprising a bottom film layer and a top film layer at least partially adhered to the bottom film layer. The top film layer is scored to form at least one resealable flap and at least one pull tab which is not adhered to the bottom film layer. The bottom film layer comprises at least one cavity opening. A cardboard layer is adhered on its lower surface to the upper surface of the top film layer, wherein the cardboard layer has at least one cavity opening which is substantially aligned with the scoring of the top film layer resealable flap and the cardboard layer is perforated to define a perimeter of at least one pull tab which is substantially aligned with and adhered, on its underside, to the upper surface of the top film layer pull tab.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: SONOCO DEVELOPMENT, INC.
    Inventor: Scott William Huffer
  • Patent number: 11851258
    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: February 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: MATERIAL TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Adam I. Sandow, Paul Charles Bird, Sarah Smith
  • Patent number: 11845594
    Abstract: The invention relates to a packaging system including box and wrapping papers of conventional type having a square folded bottom and side folds providing a box shaped assembly where the proposed assembly can be used for packaging of various types of items. The assembly is easy to use and can be used for packaging of consumer goods, gifts, surprise or mystery items, in promotional schemes or brand activation and marketing activities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: FUZZY JUNIOR LLC
    Inventor: Joseph Alfonse Fiore, Jr.