Patents by Inventor Charles E. Bettinger

Charles E. Bettinger 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).

  • Coated two-piece container assembly and methods of making the same
    Patent number: 8919636
    Abstract: A container assembly. The container assembly includes a tube portion having a plurality of sides formed from an inner fiberboard layer, an outer fiberboard layer, and at least one corrugated layer sandwiched therebetween, an internal surface of the inner fiberboard layer having a first generally water-resistant coating, the inner fiberboard layer extending around a bottom of the corrugated layer and being adhered to at least a portion of the outer fiberboard layer. The container assembly further includes a base portion including a bottom panel and a plurality of flaps extending from the bottom panel, the base portion including a second generally water-resistant coating, the plurality of flaps overlapping a portion of the plurality of sides. The plurality of flaps is adhered to respective ones of the plurality of sides by one or more continuous adhesive lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: Packaging Corporation of America
    Inventors: Charles E. Bettinger, Kerry D. Wall, Keith A. Jackson
  • COATED TWO-PIECE CONTAINER ASSEMBLY AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20130334296
    Abstract: A container assembly. The container assembly includes a tube portion having a plurality of sides formed from an inner fiberboard layer, an outer fiberboard layer, and at least one corrugated layer sandwiched therebetween, an internal surface of the inner fiberboard layer having a first generally water-resistant coating, the inner fiberboard layer extending around a bottom of the corrugated layer and being adhered to at least a portion of the outer fiberboard layer. The container assembly further includes a base portion including a bottom panel and a plurality of flaps extending from the bottom panel, the base portion including a second generally water-resistant coating, the plurality of flaps overlapping a portion of the plurality of sides. The plurality of flaps is adhered to respective ones of the plurality of sides by one or more continuous adhesive lines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2013
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Inventors: Charles E. Bettinger, Kerry D. Wall, Keith A. Jackson
  • Two-piece container assembly and methods of making the same
    Patent number: 8448843
    Abstract: A container assembly is disclosed. The container assembly includes a tube portion including a plurality of sides. The container assembly further includes a base portion including a bottom panel and a plurality of flaps extending from the bottom panel. The plurality of flaps overlap a portion of the plurality of sides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Assignee: Packaging Corporation of America
    Inventors: Charles E. Bettinger, Allen Keller, Kerry Wall
  • TWO-PIECE CONTAINER ASSEMBLY AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20100006629
    Abstract: A container assembly is disclosed. The container assembly includes a tube portion including a plurality of sides. The container assembly further includes a base portion including a bottom panel and a plurality of flaps extending from the bottom panel. The plurality of flaps overlap a portion of the plurality of sides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2009
    Publication date: January 14, 2010
    Inventors: Charles E. Bettinger, Allen Keller, Kerry Wall