Patents by Inventor Eric L. VASBINDER

Eric L. VASBINDER 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).

  • Crate with stacking ledge and blank therefor
    Patent number: 10562660
    Abstract: A container formed from a blank of sheet material includes a bottom wall, first and second end walls, and first and second side walls. The first and second end walls each include, in series, an end wall panel, a ledge panel that extends inwardly from an upper edge of the end wall, an angled support panel that extends diagonally toward the end wall panel, and an anchor panel in facing contact with the end wall panel. The ledge panel, angled support panel, and end wall panel form a triangular cross-section. The side walls each include first and second wrap-around flaps that extend from respective end edges of the side walls and at least partly around a corresponding one of the container's first and second end walls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: WestRock Shared Services, LLC
    Inventor: Eric L. Vasbinder
  • CRATE WITH STACKING LEDGE AND BLANK THEREFOR
    Publication number: 20180346178
    Abstract: A container formed from a blank of sheet material includes a bottom wall, first and second end walls, and first and second side walls. The first and second end walls each include, in series, an end wall panel, a ledge panel that extends inwardly from an upper edge of the end wall, an angled support panel that extends diagonally toward the end wall panel, and an anchor panel in facing contact with the end wall panel. The ledge panel, angled support panel, and end wall panel form a triangular cross-section. The side walls each include first and second wrap-around flaps that extend from respective end edges of the side walls and at least partly around a corresponding one of the container's first and second end walls.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2017
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Inventor: Eric L. VASBINDER