Patents by Inventor Curt SCHOEN

Curt SCHOEN 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).

  • Tamper-evident lock for thermoformed container
    Patent number: 10723524
    Abstract: A one-piece thermoformed reclosable plastic container includes a base defining a chamber, a cover for closing the base, an integral hinge connecting the base and cover for relative movement, and a tamper-evident locking assembly formed by opposing members extending outwardly from the periphery of the base and cover that are configured to securely engage with each other in an initial closed and locked position of the container. At least one of the two locking members includes an engaged portion that is releasably connected to a periphery of the base and/or the cover and is manually removed when the container is initially opened, making it apparent to the merchant and/or customer that the locking assembly has been opened.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: EasyPak DSP, LLC
    Inventors: Curt Schoen, Douglas B. Graff
  • TAMPER-EVIDENT LOCK FOR ONE-PIECE THERMOFORMED CONTAINER
    Publication number: 20190144171
    Abstract: A one-piece thermoformed reclosable plastic container includes a base defining a chamber, a cover for closing the base, an integral hinge connecting the base and cover for relative movement, and a tamper-evident locking assembly formed by opposing members extending outwardly from the periphery of the base and cover that are configured to securely engage with each other in an initial closed and locked position of the container. At least one of the two locking members includes an engaged portion that is releasably connected to a periphery of the base and/or the cover and is manually removed when the container is initially opened, making it apparent to the merchant and/or customer that the locking assembly has been opened.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2017
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Inventors: Curt SCHOEN, Douglas B. GRAFF