Patents by Inventor Erland S. Sandstrom

Erland S. Sandstrom 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: 5326020
    Abstract: A container formed from a unitary paperboard blank having a substantially planar inner region, a sidewall region and a rim region formed about the periphery thereof is disclosed. The sidewall region includes a generally annular region flaring upwardly and outwardly from a periphery of the planar inner region and a first frusto-conical region adjoining the annular region with the frusto-conical region sloping outwardly and upwardly from the annular region. The rim region includes an outwardly flaring arcuate annular region adjoining an outer periphery of the first frusto-conical region, and a second frusto-conical region extending substantially tangentially from the arcuate annular region. The second frusto-conical region extends outwardly and downwardly at an angle of about 6.degree. to about 12.degree. and preferably about 6.degree.-10.5.degree. relative to the plane defined by the planar inner region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 1993
    Date of Patent: July 5, 1994
    Assignee: James River Corporation of America
    Inventors: James O. Cheshire, Mark B. Littlejohn, Denny R. Garns, Erland S. Sandstrom