Patents by Inventor Brandon Mark Hokanson

Brandon Mark Hokanson has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20240076096
    Abstract: Disclosed is a display ready carton that can be converted from a shipping container to a display container without the use of tools in an efficient and reliable manner. The carton, and blanks for preparing the same, generally comprise a plurality of panels formed integrally from a sheet of material with one of the panels having a tear-out panel disposed thereon. To display the contents of the carton at retail, the tear-out panel is removed by tearing the carton along lines of weakness disposed substantially along one panel of the carton. The tear-out panel may be integrally connected to a flap for sealing the top or bottom portion of the carton and the flap may also be removed when removing the tear-out panel such that the carton contents are accessible from two faces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2021
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventor: Brandon Mark Hokanson
  • Patent number: 11203460
    Abstract: A multi-carton container can be separated into a first carton and a second carton. The top wall of each of the first carton and the second carton can be at least partially connected to each other along a line of weakness. Side walls of each of the first carton and the second carton can also be at least partially connected to each other along lines of weakness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Inventor: Brandon Mark Hokanson
  • Patent number: 11192681
    Abstract: Provided are cartons, particularly cartons for storing and dispensing consumer products and more particularly absorbent consumer products and still more particularly tissue products, such as rolled tissue products, which eliminates plastic packaging while still protecting the carton contents from dirt and grime. The carton contents are protected by providing a carton having a top panel formed from opposing flaps that overlap to some extent. The overlapped portion however, is designed to compress on center and not to add material height to the perimeter of the carton so that multiple cartons may be stacked one on top of another to form a stable unit load.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC.
    Inventor: Brandon Mark Hokanson
  • Patent number: 11192680
    Abstract: The present invention provides an enclosed carton for storing and dispensing a plurality of consumer goods. The carton is reclosable and resealable using an interior tuck tab that is formed from one of the carton panels. The tab has a perimeter defined by a line of weakness for separating the interior tuck tab from the carton panel, a first fold line for hingedly connecting the interior tuck tab to the panel and a second fold line spaced apart from the first fold line; and a pair of notches disposed on the interior tuck tab substantially parallel to the second fold line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC.
    Inventors: Brandon Mark Hokanson, Sydney Leigh Kallenbach, Timothy Scott Burnham
  • Publication number: 20210253297
    Abstract: The present invention provides an enclosed carton for storing and dispensing a plurality of consumer goods. The carton is reclosable and resealable using an interior tuck tab that is formed from one of the carton panels. The tab has a perimeter defined by a line of weakness for separating the interior tuck tab from the carton panel, a first fold line for hingedly connecting the interior tuck tab to the panel and a second fold line spaced apart from the first fold line; and a pair of notches disposed on the interior tuck tab substantially parallel to the second fold line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2018
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Inventors: Brandon Mark Hokanson, Sydney Leigh Kallenbach, Timothy Scott Burnham
  • Patent number: 10947029
    Abstract: Disclosed is a dispenser useful for storing and dispensing sheet material comprising a flexible outer wrapper, which may be formed from a single piece of plastic, defining an interior space for receiving the sheet material to be stored and dispensed. The outer wrapper has a top surface and a first opening disposed thereon. The dispenser further comprises a dispensing panel disposed between the stack of sheet material and the outer wrapper. The dispensing panel may be formed from a semi-rigid material, such as paperboard having a bending stiffness greater than about 200 Taber Stiffness Units so as to provide the dispenser with some structural integrity and facilitate dispensing of the sheet material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC.
    Inventor: Brandon Mark Hokanson
  • Publication number: 20200377256
    Abstract: Provided are cartons, particularly cartons for storing and dispensing consumer products and more particularly absorbent consumer products and still more particularly tissue products, such as rolled tissue products, which eliminates plastic packaging while still protecting the carton contents from dirt and grime. The carton contents are protected by providing a carton having a top panel formed from opposing flaps that overlap to some extent. The overlapped portion however, is designed to compress on center and not to add material height to the perimeter of the carton so that multiple cartons may be stacked one on top of another to form a stable unit load.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2019
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Inventor: Brandon Mark Hokanson
  • Publication number: 20200331688
    Abstract: Disclosed is a dispenser useful for storing and dispensing sheet material comprising a flexible outer wrapper, which may be formed from a single piece of plastic, defining an interior space for receiving the sheet material to be stored and dispensed. The outer wrapper has a top surface and a first opening disposed thereon. The dispenser further comprises a dispensing panel disposed between the stack of sheet material and the outer wrapper. The dispensing panel may be formed from a semi-rigid material, such as paperboard having a bending stiffness greater than about 200 Taber Stiffness Units so as to provide the dispenser with some structural integrity and facilitate dispensing of the sheet material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2017
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Inventor: Brandon Mark Hokanson
  • Publication number: 20200262607
    Abstract: A multi-carton container can be separated into a first carton and a second carton. The top wall of each of the first carton and the second carton can be at least partially connected to each other along a line of weakness. Side walls of each of the first carton and the second carton can also be at least partially connected to each other along lines of weakness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2017
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Inventor: Brandon Mark HOKANSON
  • Patent number: 10611536
    Abstract: A bundle of a stack of at least two consumer products is disclosed. The stack has opposite front and back faces spaced apart in a depth dimension, opposite top and bottom faces spaced apart in a height dimension, and opposite first and second end faces spaced apart in a length dimension. The bundle has a dual-cap bundling member that has a first end-cap that cups the stack at the first end-face, a second end-cap that cups the stack at the second end-face, and a bridge that integrally connects the first and second end-caps and that is superposed over the top face. The dual-cap bundling member is formed from a rigid substrate. The first end-cap and the second end-cap are not connected to each other via the rigid substrate other than by the bridge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC.
    Inventor: Brandon Mark Hokanson
  • Patent number: 10583974
    Abstract: A unitary package including a rolled tissue product and a packaged tissue product overwrapped with a packaging film. The packaged tissue product may be disposed in a folded over portion of a divider and co-packed with first and second rolled tissue products, which differ in at least one regard, to increase the stability of the package. The rolled tissue products preferably comprise a plurality of rolled towel products having a first height and a plurality of rolled bath tissue products having a second height, where the first height is greater than the second height. The divider, packaged tissue product and first and second rolled tissue products are generally packaged together to form a cubic package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC.
    Inventors: Brandon Mark Hokanson, Jason John Schumaker
  • Publication number: 20200002072
    Abstract: A bundle of a stack of at least two consumer products is disclosed. The stack has opposite front and back faces spaced apart in a depth dimension, opposite top and bottom faces spaced apart in a height dimension, and opposite first and second end faces spaced apart in a length dimension. The bundle has a dual-cap bundling member that has a first end-cap that cups the stack at the first end-face, a second end-cap that cups the stack at the second end-face, and a bridge that integrally connects the first and second end-caps and that is superposed over the top face. The dual-cap bundling member is formed from a rigid substrate. The first end-cap and the second end-cap are not connected to each other via the rigid substrate other than by the bridge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2017
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Inventor: Brandon Mark Hokanson
  • Publication number: 20190375568
    Abstract: A unitary package including a rolled tissue product and a packaged tissue product overwrapped with a packaging film. The packaged tissue product may be disposed in a folded over portion of a divider and co-packed with first and second rolled tissue in products, which differ in at least one regard, to increase the stability of the package. The rolled tissue products preferably comprise a plurality of rolled towel products having a first height and a plurality of rolled bath tissue products having a second height, where the first height is greater than the second height. The divider, packaged tissue product and first and second rolled tissue products are generally packaged together to form a cubic package.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2018
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Inventors: Brandon Mark Hokanson, Jason John Schumaker
  • Publication number: 20190233156
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a novel blank for producing cartons, particularly cartons useful for storing and dispensing sheets of tissue, having a novel shape. The cartons have at least one corner edge that is partially formed from an edge wall having a convex cross-sectional shape. In certain instances the carton has four corners and each of the edges is at least partially formed from an edge wall having a convex cross-sectional shape. By providing a carton having one or more convex shaped corner edges not only is a disinvite carton created, but the additional wall forming the convex edge may be provided with graphics that differ from the other carton walls to further enhance the cartons distinctive appearance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2018
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventors: Jason John Schumaker, Gretchen Sarah Koch, Brandon Mark Hokanson
  • Patent number: 10343810
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a novel blank for producing cartons, particularly cartons useful for storing and dispensing sheets of tissue, having a novel shape. The cartons have at least one corner edge that is partially formed from an edge wall having a convex cross-sectional shape. In certain instances the carton has four corners and each of the edges is at least partially formed from an edge wall having a convex cross-sectional shape. By providing a carton having one or more convex shaped corner edges not only is a disinvite carton created, but the additional wall forming the convex edge may be provided with graphics that differ from the other carton walls to further enhance the cartons distinctive appearance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC.
    Inventors: Jason John Schumaker, Gretchen Sarah Koch, Brandon Mark Hokanson
  • Patent number: D847660
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC.
    Inventors: Jason John Schumaker, Gretchen Sarah Koch, Brandon Mark Hokanson
  • Patent number: D915900
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: KIMBERLY-CLARK WORDWIDE, INC.
    Inventors: Brandon Mark Hokanson, Sara Jane Wille Stabelfeldt, Sarah Austin Kleuskens, Nathan John Vogel