Patents by Inventor François St-Louis

François St-Louis 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: 9926126
    Abstract: Package includes stacks of empty containers matingly stacked, panels each having a main surface with peripheral walls, and support members. A first level includes a first panel, one or more stacks of egg containers laid horizontally on the main surface of the first panels within the peripheral walls, and said support members extending from the first panel to a top of the first level. A second level includes a second panel laid on the first level in contact with the support members, one or more stacks of containers laid horizontally on a surface of the second panel within the peripheral walls, and support members extending from the second panel to a top of the second level. A panel is disposed on an uppermost level and having its peripheral walls covering a top of the sides of the uppermost level and in contact with the support members of the uppermost level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: PACTIV CANADA INC.
    Inventors: François Blanchette, François St-Louis, Germain Archambault
  • Patent number: 9828171
    Abstract: Container includes a base portion having a plurality of item receiving cavities for supporting frangible items, at least one cover portion having at least one item covering concavity for covering the frangible items, a first hinge between a first longitudinal edge of the base portion and the cover portion for rotating the cover portion onto the base portion to hold the frangible items captive in the item receiving cavities, and a hollow ring projecting upwardly from a bottom surface of at least one of the item receiving cavities to define an annular contact surface for an item received in the item receiving cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: PACTIV CANADA INC.
    Inventors: François Blanchette, François St-Louis, Germain Archambault
  • Patent number: 8640872
    Abstract: A container for receiving frangible items comprising a sheet of polymer formed into: a base portion and at least one cover portion with a hinge between the base portion and the cover portion. Abutment spacer are formed at an edge between the peripheral walls and the top wall and each comprise an abutment surface projecting into the concavity from one of the peripheral walls, and support walls relating the abutment surface to the top wall, with at least one of the support walls being in an acute angle relation with the top wall of the cover portion. Alignment channels are in at least one of the peripheral walls defining an alignment protrusion through the sheet of polymer, the alignment channel/protrusion being oriented vertically for guiding the nesting of an upper one of the cover portion descending into a lower one of the cover portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: Pactiv Canada Inc.
    Inventors: Germain Archambault, François Blanchette, François St-Louis
  • Publication number: 20110226656
    Abstract: A container for receiving frangible items comprising a sheet of polymer formed into: a base portion and at least one cover portion with a hinge between the base portion and the cover portion. Abutment spacer are formed at an edge between the peripheral walls and the top wall and each comprise an abutment surface projecting into the concavity from one of the peripheral walls, and support walls relating the abutment surface to the top wall, with at least one of the support walls being in an acute angle relation with the top wall of the cover portion. Alignment channels are in at least one of the peripheral walls defining an alignment protrusion through the sheet of polymer, the alignment channel/protrusion being oriented vertically for guiding the nesting of an upper one of the cover portion descending into a lower one of the cover portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2010
    Publication date: September 22, 2011
    Inventors: Germain Archambault, François Blanchette, François St-Louis
  • Patent number: D694126
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: Interplast Inc.
    Inventors: François Blanchette, François St-Louis, Germain Archambault
  • Patent number: D732401
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: PACTIV CANADA INC
    Inventors: François Blanchette, François St-Louis, Germain Archambault