Patents by Inventor Donald A. Pirre

Donald A. Pirre 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).

  • Patent number: 5156331
    Abstract: A reclosable box construction suitable for storing, transporting, and dispensing sheet materials, as well as an article and method for making the box construction. The box construction has an outer shell and an insert member. The outer shell member has a generally rectangular central panel of flexible sheet material, a pair of side panels folder into a plane above the central panel, a first and second wing panels positioned over a portion of each of said side panels at opposite longitudinal ends of the central panel, the second wing panel having a removable pull tab element. The insert member comprises top and bottom rectangular panels joined at a fold line and having a tearable perforation line along its entire width. The insert member is positioned within the outer shell such that the side panels are between the top and bottom rectangular panels. The bottom insert panel is positioned between said central panel and the side panels and the top insert panel is between the side panels and the two wing panels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 1992
    Date of Patent: October 20, 1992
    Assignee: Hoechst Celanese Corporation
    Inventor: Donald A. Pirre