Patents by Inventor Donald J. Balazs

Donald J. Balazs 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: 11760530
    Abstract: A corrugated plastic box and a method for manufacturing a corrugated plastic box from a blank are provided. The method includes the steps of forming rounded edge seals on the perimeter edges of the blank, pre-sealing portions of the blank to form a plurality of areas in which major and minor flap slots and a glue tab are desired, ultrasonically scoring the blank to form a plurality of flap score lines, and cutting the blank through the plurality of pre-sealed flap slots and glue tab, leaving a sealed edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: ORBIS Corporation
    Inventors: William F. McMahon, Donald J. Balazs
  • Patent number: 11643242
    Abstract: A corrugated plastic box and a method for manufacturing a corrugated plastic box from a blank are provided. The method includes the steps of forming rounded edge seals on the perimeter edges of the blank, pre-sealing portions of the blank—including providing air vents to allow trapped air to escape during the pre-sealing process—to form a plurality of areas in which major and minor flap slots and a glue tab are desired, ultrasonically scoring the blank to form a plurality of flap score lines, and cutting the blank through the plurality of pre-sealed flap slots and glue tab, leaving a sealed edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: ORBIS Corporation
    Inventors: William F. McMahon, Donald J. Balazs, Gregory A. Peterson
  • Patent number: 11643241
    Abstract: A corrugated plastic box and a method for manufacturing a corrugated plastic box from a blank are provided. The method includes the steps of forming rounded edge seals on the perimeter edges of the blank, pre-sealing portions of the blank to form a plurality of areas in which major and minor flap slots and a glue tab are desired, ultrasonically scoring the blank to form a plurality of flap score lines, and cutting the blank through the plurality of pre-sealed flap slots and glue tab, leaving a sealed edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: ORBIS Corporation
    Inventors: William F. McMahon, Donald J. Balazs
  • Patent number: 11325740
    Abstract: The invention is directed to straight, consistent body scores on plastic corrugated boxes and a process for making the body scores.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: ORBIS Corporation
    Inventors: Donald J. Balazs, William F. McMahon
  • Patent number: 11319132
    Abstract: A box formed from a plastic corrugated material with soft score lines is provided. The soft score lines are formed to enable the top flaps of the box to lay substantially flat against the outer surface of the box when folded to an open position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: ORBIS Corporation
    Inventor: Donald J. Balazs
  • Publication number: 20210371155
    Abstract: A corrugated plastic box and a method for manufacturing a corrugated plastic box from a blank are provided. The method includes the steps of forming rounded edge seals on the perimeter edges of the blank, pre-sealing portions of the blank to form a plurality of areas in which major and minor flap slots and a glue tab are desired, ultrasonically scoring the blank to form a plurality of flap score lines, and cutting the blank through the plurality of pre-sealed flap slots and glue tab, leaving a sealed edge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: William F. McMahon, Donald J. Balazs
  • Publication number: 20210237958
    Abstract: A box formed from a plastic corrugated material with soft score lines is provided. The soft score lines are formed to enable the top flaps of the box to lay substantially flat against the outer surface of the box when folded to an open position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2021
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Inventor: Donald J. Balazs
  • Patent number: 11072455
    Abstract: A corrugated plastic box and a method for manufacturing a corrugated plastic box from a blank are provided. The method includes the steps of forming rounded edge seals on the perimeter edges of the blank, pre-sealing portions of the blank to form a plurality of areas in which major and minor flap slots and a glue tab are desired, ultrasonically scoring the blank to form a plurality of flap score lines, and cutting the blank through the plurality of pre-sealed flap slots and glue tab, leaving a sealed edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: ORBIS Corporation
    Inventors: William F. McMahon, Donald J. Balazs
  • Patent number: 11072140
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a balanced process for extrusion of a plastic corrugated sheet or blanks, and subsequent converting of the blanks into plastic boxes. The process includes conveying the blanks to a plurality of forming stations for incrementally forming features on the blank needed for forming a box. The present process is performed at a slower speed than typical paper corrugated forming.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: ORBIS Corporation
    Inventors: William F. McMahon, Donald J. Balazs
  • Publication number: 20210139188
    Abstract: A corrugated plastic box and a method for manufacturing a corrugated plastic box from a blank are provided. The method includes the steps of forming rounded edge seals on the perimeter edges of the blank, pre-sealing portions of the blank to form a plurality of areas in which major and minor flap slots and a glue tab are desired, ultrasonically scoring the blank to form a plurality of flap score lines, and cutting the blank through the plurality of pre-sealed flap slots and glue tab, leaving a sealed edge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2020
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventors: William F. McMahon, Donald J. Balazs
  • Patent number: 10961038
    Abstract: A box formed from a plastic corrugated material with soft score lines is provided. The soft score lines are formed to enable the top flaps of the box to lay substantially flat against the outer surface of the box when folded to an open position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: ORBIS Corporation
    Inventor: Donald J. Balazs
  • Publication number: 20210031970
    Abstract: The invention is directed to straight, consistent body scores on plastic corrugated boxes and a process for making the body scores.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2020
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Inventors: Donald J. Balazs, William F. McMahon
  • Patent number: 10829264
    Abstract: A corrugated plastic box and a method for manufacturing a corrugated plastic box from a blank are provided. The method includes the steps of forming rounded edge seals on the perimeter edges of the blank, pre-sealing portions of the blank to form a plurality of areas in which major and minor flap slots and a glue tab are desired, ultrasonically scoring the blank to form a plurality of flap score lines, and cutting the blank through the plurality of pre-sealed flap slots and glue tab, leaving a sealed edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: ORBIS Corporation
    Inventors: William F. McMahon, Donald J. Balazs
  • Patent number: 10829265
    Abstract: The invention is directed to straight, consistent body scores on plastic corrugated boxes and a process for making the body scores.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: ORBIS Corporation
    Inventors: Donald J. Balazs, William F. McMahon
  • Publication number: 20200216249
    Abstract: A box formed from a plastic corrugated material with soft score lines is provided. The soft score lines are formed to enable the top flaps of the box to lay substantially flat against the outer surface of the box when folded to an open position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2020
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventor: Donald J. Balazs
  • Patent number: 10625916
    Abstract: A box formed from a plastic corrugated material with soft score lines is provided. The soft score lines are formed to enable the top flaps of the box to lay substantially flat against the outer surface of the box when folded to an open position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: ORBIS Corporation
    Inventor: Donald J. Balazs
  • Publication number: 20200079569
    Abstract: A box formed from a plastic corrugated material with soft score lines is provided. The soft score lines are formed to enable the top flaps of the box to lay substantially flat against the outer surface of the box when folded to an open position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2017
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Inventor: Donald J. Balazs
  • Patent number: 10479552
    Abstract: A plastic tote style container having a first handle connected to an upper portion of a first end wall and a second handle connected to an upper portion of a second side wall is provided. The first and second handles are sized and positioned to form openings between the handles and the end walls that can accept a single tine of a fork truck or other similar device. This allows for carrying heavier loads in the tote style container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: ORBIS Corporation
    Inventors: Donald J. Balazs, Link Jay Greiveldinger, Scott J. Buss, Joachim Banik
  • Patent number: 10427837
    Abstract: A tote style container with a first handle and second handle that can be picked up by a fork tine is provided. The container includes features for blocking the tine of lower containers when in a stack of like containers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: ORBIS Corporation
    Inventors: Donald J. Balazs, Link Jay Greiveldinger, Scott J. Buss
  • Publication number: 20180362207
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a balanced process for extrusion of a plastic corrugated sheet or blanks, and subsequent converting of the blanks into plastic boxes. The process includes conveying the blanks to a plurality of forming stations for incrementally forming features on the blank needed for forming a box. The present process is performed at a slower speed than typical paper corrugated forming.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2018
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Inventors: William F. McMahon, Donald J. Balazs