Patents by Inventor Frank L. Conley

Frank L. Conley 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).

  • Overwrap carton and machine for applying to containers
    Publication number: 20030045414
    Abstract: A paperboard blank for forming a carton and a machine for applying the same to a series of containers for forming a package without the need for glue or other adhesives and including novel gussets attached between a locking panel and a front panel, the gussets being properly placed in position by the machine and held in place by the weight of the containers in the finished package, thereby holding the front panel in a closed position. A particular embodiment includes drinking straws, or the like, which are protected by the front panels upon assembly of the completed package.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2002
    Publication date: March 6, 2003
    Inventors: Donald A. Cooper, Christopher R.H. Ganz, Fred Naumann, Frank L. Conley