Patents by Inventor Dave Merrill

Dave Merrill 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).

  • Bag-in-box container including a pre-positioned, secured dispensing spout
    Patent number: 8474655
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a bag-in-box container includes a fluid containment bag including a pliable body and a dispensing spout that extends from the body, the spout including a neck and a collar that extends outward from the neck, a carton in which the bag is positioned, the spout of the bag being recessed within an interior space of the carton, and a locking member placed in contact with the neck that secures the spout in a predetermined position within the carton interior space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: George N. Hackleman, Benjamin Zoladz, David M. Hagen, Dave Merrill
  • BAG-IN-BOX CONTAINER INCLUDING A PRE-POSITIONED, SECURED DISPENSING SPOUT
    Publication number: 20110056983
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a bag-in-box container includes a fluid containment bag including a pliable body and a dispensing spout that extends from the body, the spout including a neck and a collar that extends outward from the neck, a carton in which the bag is positioned, the spout of the bag being recessed within an interior space of the carton, and a locking member placed in contact with the neck that secures the spout in a predetermined position within the carton interior space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2010
    Publication date: March 10, 2011
    Inventors: George N. Hackleman, Benjamin Zoladz, David M. Hagen, Dave Merrill