Patents by Inventor Elliot Hithersay

Elliot Hithersay 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).

  • Publication number: 20240150067
    Abstract: A tray for holding one or more food products, the tray including a first portion, the first portion including a plurality of panels comprising a central panel and a plurality of lower side panels foldably connected to the central panel. The tray further includes a second portion engaged with the first portion, the second portion including a plurality of panels comprising flange panel and a plurality of upper side panels foldably connected to the flange panel, the plurality of upper side panels and the plurality of lower side panels are attached to form a plurality of sidewalls of the tray.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2023
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Inventors: Elliot Hithersay, Jamie Skipper, Christopher Tart
  • Patent number: 11827430
    Abstract: A tray for holding at least one food product includes a plurality of panels extending at least partially around an interior of the tray, the plurality of panels including a bottom panel, a front panel, a back panel, and at least one side panel, a plurality of end flaps foldably connected to a respective panel of the plurality of panels and cooperating to form a rim extending outwardly from the plurality of panels, and locking features comprising at least one male locking feature extending from at least one end flap of the plurality of end flaps, the at least one male locking feature at least partially inserted through at least one female locking feature in a respective panel of the plurality of panels to reinforce the rim.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: Graphic Packaging International, LLC
    Inventors: Thomas Brink, Elliot Hithersay
  • Publication number: 20230356876
    Abstract: A tray for holding at least one food product, the tray having a plurality of panels extending at least partially around an interior of the tray and including a bottom panel, a front panel foldably connected to the bottom panel, a back panel foldably connected to the bottom panel, and a top panel foldably connected to one of the front panel and the back panel. The tray further includes a plurality of end flaps foldably connected to a respective panel of the plurality of panels, the plurality of end flaps at least partially overlapped to form at least one closed end of the tray, and a flange comprising the top panel, the flange extending outwardly from the front panel, the back panel, and the at least one closed end of the tray.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2023
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Inventors: Lee Nowak, Elliot Hithersay
  • Publication number: 20230294896
    Abstract: A tray for holding one or more food products includes a plurality of panels including a central panel, at least one attachment panel in at least partial face-to-face contact with a portion of the central panel, at least one side panel foldably connected to a respective panel of the plurality of panels, at least one end panel foldably connected to a respective panel of the plurality of panels, and at least one bottom panel foldably connected to a respective panel of the plurality of panels, the at least one side panel intersecting the at least one end panel to at least partially form a sidewall of the tray extending around an interior of the tray, the at least one bottom panel at least partially forming a bottom wall of the tray, and tray engaging features for at least partially supporting another tray in the interior of the tray.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2023
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Inventors: Kate Jackson, Jamie Skipper, Elliot Hithersay
  • Publication number: 20230264849
    Abstract: A container for holding a food product. The container can comprise a base layer and a liner at least partially attached to an inner surface of the base layer, a flange comprising a central panel, an opening extending in the central panel, and a sidewall comprising a plurality of panels. Each panel of the plurality of panels can be foldably connected to the central panel, and at least one panel can be foldably connected to the central panel along the opening. A bottom wall can comprise at least first and second bottom panels foldably connected to respective panels. The second bottom panel at least partially overlaps the first bottom panel so that the second bottom panel extends along the inner surface of the base layer, and the first bottom panel extends along the inner surface of the base layer at least via a cutout in the second bottom panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2023
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Inventors: Paul Tye, Elliot Hithersay, Jamie Skipper
  • Publication number: 20230072635
    Abstract: A container for holding a food product. The container can comprise a flange comprising a central panel. An opening can extend in the central panel. The container further can comprise a sidewall comprising at least a panel foldably connected to the central panel and a denesting feature extending outwardly from the sidewall. The denesting feature can be for engaging a nested container positioned below the container in a stacked arrangement and for forming a denesting gap between the flange and the nested container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2022
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Inventors: Paul Tye, Elliot Hithersay
  • Patent number: 11584561
    Abstract: A container for holding a food product. The container can comprise a flange comprising a central panel. An opening can extend in the central panel. The container further can comprise a sidewall comprising at least a panel foldably connected to the central panel and a denesting feature extending outwardly from the sidewall. The denesting feature can be for engaging a nested container positioned below the container in a stacked arrangement and for forming a denesting gap between the flange and the nested container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: Graphic Packaging International, LLC
    Inventors: Paul Tye, Elliot Hithersay
  • Publication number: 20220348376
    Abstract: A container for holding a food product. The container can comprise a base layer and a liner at least partially attached to an inner surface of the base layer, a flange comprising a central panel of the base layer, an opening extending in the central panel, and a sidewall comprising at least a panel foldably connected to the central panel along the opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2022
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Inventors: Paul Tye, Elliot Hithersay
  • Patent number: 11434038
    Abstract: A container for holding a food product. The container can comprise a base layer and a liner at least partially attached to an inner surface of the base layer, a flange comprising a central panel of the base layer, an opening extending in the central panel, and a sidewall comprising at least a panel foldably connected to the central panel along the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: Graphic Packaging International, LLC
    Inventors: Paul Tye, Elliot Hithersay
  • Publication number: 20220144475
    Abstract: A tray for holding at least one food product, the tray includes a plurality of panels extending at least partially around an interior of the tray, the plurality of panels including a bottom panel, a front panel, a back panel, and at least one side panel, a plurality of end flaps foldably connected to a respective panel of the plurality of panels and cooperating to form a rim extending outwardly from the plurality of panels, and reinforcement features for supporting the rim, the reinforcement features including at least one reinforcement tab extending from a respective panel of the plurality of panels and contacting a portion of a respective end flap of the plurality of end flaps.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2021
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Inventors: Matthew R. Kearns, Thomas Brink, Scott Thomas Strand, Elliot Hithersay
  • Publication number: 20220144476
    Abstract: A tray for holding at least one food product includes a plurality of panels extending at least partially around an interior of the tray, the plurality of panels including a bottom panel, a front panel, a back panel, and at least one side panel, a plurality of end flaps foldably connected to a respective panel of the plurality of panels and cooperating to form a rim extending outwardly from the plurality of panels, and locking features comprising at least one male locking feature extending from at least one end flap of the plurality of end flaps, the at least one male locking feature at least partially inserted through at least one female locking feature in a respective panel of the plurality of panels to reinforce the rim.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2021
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Inventors: Thomas Brink, Elliot Hithersay
  • Publication number: 20200047975
    Abstract: A container for holding a food product. The container can comprise a base layer and a liner at least partially attached to an inner surface of the base layer, a flange comprising a central panel of the base layer, an opening extending in the central panel, and a sidewall comprising at least a panel foldably connected to the central panel along the opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2019
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Inventors: Paul Tye, Elliot Hithersay
  • Publication number: 20200047940
    Abstract: A container for holding a food product. The container can comprise a flange comprising a central panel. An opening can extend in the central panel. The container further can comprise a sidewall comprising at least a panel foldably connected to the central panel and a denesting feature extending outwardly from the sidewall. The denesting feature can be for engaging a nested container positioned below the container in a stacked arrangement and for forming a denesting gap between the flange and the nested container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2019
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Inventors: Paul Tye, Elliot Hithersay