Patents by Inventor Carol A. Sylvester

Carol A. Sylvester 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).

  • Disposable, foldable container
    Patent number: 6209781
    Abstract: A disposable container includes support structure that is shiftable between a disposable disposition and an erect disposition, the support structure defining an interior container space when in the erect disposition. The erect support structure has a bottom side section and a generally opposed and spaced apart top side section. A first end section extends between the bottom side section and the top side section and has an aperture defined therein, the aperture being disposed proximate the bottom side section. A second end section is spaced apart from the first end section and extends between the bottom side section and the top side section. In a further embodiment, a disposable container includes support structure that is shiftable between a disposable disposition and an erect disposition, the support structure defining an interior container space when in the erect disposition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2001
    Assignee: Liberty Carton Co.
    Inventors: Carol A. Sylvester, Ted G. Young, Michael Fiterman