Patents by Inventor Dave Cargile

Dave Cargile 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).

  • Plastic corrugated case
    Patent number: 6986457
    Abstract: A packaging case is provided for containing at least one container. The case has a first sheet and a second sheet. The first sheet forms a first vertical panel of the case having a first edge with a first bead and a second edge with a second bead, the second edge being opposite the first edge, a first horizontal panel of the case having a first edge and a second edge opposite the first edge, and a second vertical panel of the case having a first edge with a first bead and a second edge with a second bead, the second edge being opposite the first edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2006
    Assignee: Graham Packaging Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Pat O'Connell, Rob Beeson, Dave Cargile
  • Contour for tube seals to facilitate mounting of a product evacuation device
    Publication number: 20050056662
    Abstract: A tube is provided for containing a product to be squeezed from the tube when the tube is used in conjunction with a wrapping tool. The tube has a deformable main body for storing the product prior to the product being squeezed from the tube, the main body having a longitudinal direction, a transverse direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, a first end and a second end opposite the first end in the longitudinal direction of the main body. The tube has an opening at the first end of the main body, the opening being an outlet for the product when the product is squeezed from the tube, and a seal at the second end of the main body, the seal having a contour, the contour having a bearing surface that is non-parallel to the longitudinal direction of the main body. The bearing surface is for receiving a wrapping force from the wrapping tool for wrapping the main body around the seal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2003
    Publication date: March 17, 2005
    Applicant: Graham Packaging Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Dave Cargile, David Kesselman, Roy Krohn
  • Plastic corrugated case
    Publication number: 20040222279
    Abstract: A packaging case is provided for containing at least one container. The case has a first sheet and a second sheet. The first sheet forms a first vertical panel of the case having a first edge with a first bead and a second edge with a second bead, the second edge being opposite the first edge, a first horizontal panel of the case having a first edge and a second edge opposite the first edge, and a second vertical panel of the case having a first edge with a first bead and a second edge with a second bead, the second edge being opposite the first edge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2003
    Publication date: November 11, 2004
    Applicant: Graham Packaging Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Pat O'Connell, Rob Beeson, Dave Cargile