Patents by Inventor Calvin Jay Kortman

Calvin Jay Kortman 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).

  • Patent number: 10773856
    Abstract: A collapsible container assembly includes a folding container having at least two walls pivotable relative to each other at a corresponding corner disposed between the at least two walls, the folding container movable between a collapsed position wherein the at least two walls are disposed adjacent to one another and an extended position where in the at least two walls are spaced from each other, and an inside cellular structure attached to at least a portion of the at least two walls, the cellular structure comprising a plurality of panels forming a cellular structure, the cellular structure further comprising a plurality of cells in both an X and Y direction with respect to the cellular structure, each cell having four cell walls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: ITB Packaging LLC
    Inventors: Calvin Jay Kortman, Aaron Michael Dowling
  • Publication number: 20170225835
    Abstract: A collapsible container assembly includes a folding container having at least two walls pivotable relative to each other at a corresponding corner disposed between the at least two walls, the folding container movable between a collapsed position wherein the at least two walls are disposed adjacent to one another and an extended position where in the at least two walls are spaced from each other, and an inside cellular structure attached to at least a portion of the at least two walls, the cellular structure comprising a plurality of panels forming a cellular structure, the cellular structure further comprising a plurality of cells in both an X and Y direction with respect to the cellular structure, each cell having four cell walls, when the folding container is positioned in the extended position, at least some of the plurality of cells having two connecting walls formed by one of plurality of panels and another two connecting walls formed by an adjacent one of the plurality of panels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2017
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Inventor: Calvin Jay Kortman
  • Publication number: 20150108136
    Abstract: A divider for packaging articles includes a plurality of divider panels disposed in a first direction, generally parallel with one another, and a plurality of separator panels disposed in an aligned manner between each of the plurality of divider panels in a second direction, each of the plurality of separator panels having at least one throughhole extending between opposite lateral sides of each of the plurality of separator panels. A plurality of elongated retainer pins pass through at least two of the plurality of divider panels and any of the throughholes of any of the separator panels disposed therebetween. The plurality of separator panels can be disposed between and in a preselected arrangement to form cells configured to receive the packaging articles between any given two of the plurality of divider panels, with the retainer pins mounting the plurality of divider panels and plurality of separator panels together.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2014
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Inventor: Calvin Jay Kortman
  • Patent number: 8839590
    Abstract: A method for dampening acoustical vibration within a room including providing a grid formed of a plurality of cells defined by panels made from a flexible or deformable material which do not intersect one another such that the grid can be collapsed and expanded in a parallelogram motion. The grid can be positioned above floor level to attenuate acoustical sound within the room.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: FF Walls, LLC
    Inventor: Calvin Jay Kortman