Patents by Inventor Doyle W. Patton

Doyle W. Patton 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).

  • Support arrangement for cylindrical articles
    Patent number: 5161703
    Abstract: A unit for supporting, spacing and cushioning, in cooperation with a plurality of other support units, heavy cylindrical articles arranged in tiers of rows on a pallet or other surface. The unit is formed from foldable sheet material, such as paperboard, and includes top, bottom, side, and end walls that are joined to form an elongated box-like structure with longitudinally space, cushioned, recessed areas for cradling portions of cylindrical articles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 1991
    Date of Patent: November 10, 1992
    Assignee: Container Corporation of America
    Inventor: Doyle W. Patton
  • Partition
    Patent number: 4219146
    Abstract: An internal partition for dividing a container into a plurality of cells is formed from a pair of blanks of paperboard or the like. One of the blanks after erection is placed in inverted interlocking relationship with respect to a like erected blank to provide a plurality of central diamond-shaped cells flanked by peripheral cells in the form of half diamonds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 1979
    Date of Patent: August 26, 1980
    Assignee: Container Corporation of America
    Inventors: Boyd T. Skaggs, Doyle W. Patton