Patents by Inventor Gary L. Sotebeer
Gary L. Sotebeer 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).
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Patent number: 8651365Abstract: A cover for a box containing a fluid includes a top panel with a tuck flap. A perforated end of the tuck flap is coupled to a detachable attachment along a perforated line. The attachment includes instructions for forming the cover and also includes user-fillable labels. When the cover is in an assembled state, the perforated line forms a perforated edge that is tucked between panels of the cover and therefore hidden from view. A front panel of the cover includes an opening having edges. At least portions of the edges are inserted into a peripheral slot of a spigot that is coupled to a bladder contained in the box to provide additional support to the spigot and secure the cover to the box.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2008Date of Patent: February 18, 2014Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.Inventors: Kimberly J. Lymn, Holly A. Robbins, Kelly N. Esterby, Gary L. Sotebeer, CarolAnn M. Sylvester
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Patent number: 8322062Abstract: A marketing sign is constructed of a sheet material. The sheet material includes a free portion, a base portion and a connecting portion that couples the base portion to the free portion. The base portion is configured to engage with a product display structure, which has a price holder. The connecting portion is defined between a first connecting bend line spaced apart from a second connecting bend line by a distance. The distance substantially corresponds with an edge thickness of the price holder.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2012Date of Patent: December 4, 2012Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.Inventors: Daniel G. Engelby, Christopher H. Kaye, Gary L. Sotebeer
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Patent number: 8171663Abstract: A marketing sign is constructed of a sheet material. The sheet material includes a free portion, a base portion and a connecting portion that couples the base portion to the free portion. The base portion is configured to engage with a product display structure, which has a price holder. The connecting portion is defined between a first connecting bend line spaced apart from a second connecting bend line by a distance. The distance substantially corresponds with an edge thickness of the price holder.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2011Date of Patent: May 8, 2012Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.Inventors: Daniel G. Engelby, Christopher H. Kaye, Gary L. Sotebeer
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Patent number: 8011533Abstract: A fluid-containing system includes an enclosure that houses a fluid that is contained in a bladder coupled to a spigot and houses a sleeve that is inclined relative to the bottom of the enclosure. The spigot protrudes through a spigot opening in the enclosure, while the sleeve contains dispensable items that can be fed through a dispensable item opening in the enclosure.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2008Date of Patent: September 6, 2011Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.Inventors: Teresa A. Reineccius, Gary L. Sotebeer
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Patent number: 7992334Abstract: A marketing sign is constructed of a sheet material. The sheet material includes a free portion, a base portion and a connecting portion that couples the base portion to the free portion. The base portion is configured to engage with a product display structure, which has a price holder. The connecting portion is defined between a first connecting bend line spaced apart from a second connecting bend line by a distance. The distance substantially corresponds with an edge thickness of the price holder.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2009Date of Patent: August 9, 2011Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.Inventors: Daniel G. Engelby, Christopher H. Kaye, Gary L. Sotebeer
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Patent number: 7891543Abstract: A reclosable carton having a tuck flap that slides between a first gable panel and side gussets is provided. The tuck flap is coupled to a second gable panel along a line that is in alignment with a non-continuous free edge. The tuck flap includes a tuck flap width that is less than widths of the first and second gable panels. The tuck flap also includes a tuck flap score that is spaced apart from the line. The side gussets forming the gable angle include two perforated score lines intersecting a top of the carton at the non-continuous free edge. The perforated scores are connected to a first intersecting score by two die cuts, which are angled substantially 45 degrees from the first intersecting score.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2007Date of Patent: February 22, 2011Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.Inventors: Jeffrey R. Abel, Gary L. Sotebeer
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Publication number: 20100018988Abstract: A fluid-containing system includes an enclosure that houses a fluid that is contained in a bladder coupled to a spigot and houses a sleeve that is inclined relative to the bottom of the enclosure. The spigot protrudes through a spigot opening in the enclosure, while the sleeve contains dispensable items that can be fed through a dispensable item opening in the enclosure.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 23, 2008Publication date: January 28, 2010Applicant: Target Brands, Inc.Inventors: Teresa A. Reineccius, Gary L. Sotebeer
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Publication number: 20090194172Abstract: A cover for a box containing a fluid includes a top panel with a tuck flap. A perforated end of the tuck flap is coupled to a detachable attachment along a perforated line. The attachment includes instructions for forming the cover and also includes user-fillable labels. When the cover is in an assembled state, the perforated line forms a perforated edge that is tucked between panels of the cover and therefore hidden from view. A front panel of the cover includes an opening having edges. At least portions of the edges are inserted into a peripheral slot of a spigot that is coupled to a bladder contained in the box to provide additional support to the spigot and secure the cover to the box.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 1, 2008Publication date: August 6, 2009Applicant: TARGET BRANDS, INC.Inventors: Kimberly J. Lymn, Holly A. Robbins, Kelly N. Esterby, Gary L. Sotebeer, Carol Ann Sylvester
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Publication number: 20080296360Abstract: A reclosable carton having a tuck flap that slides between a first gable panel and side gussets is provided. The tuck flap is coupled to a second gable panel along a line that is in alignment with a non-continuous free edge. The tuck flap includes a tuck flap width that is less than widths of the first and second gable panels. The tuck flap also includes a tuck flap score that is spaced apart from the line. The side gussets forming the gable angle include two perforated score lines intersecting a top of the carton at the non-continuous free edge. The perforated scores are connected to a first intersecting score by two die cuts, which are angled substantially 45 degrees from the first intersecting score.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2007Publication date: December 4, 2008Applicant: TARGET BRANDS, INC.Inventors: Jeffrey R. Abel, Gary L. Sotebeer
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Patent number: D616742Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2008Date of Patent: June 1, 2010Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.Inventors: Kimberly J. Lymn, Holly A. Robbins, Kelly N. Esterby, Gary L. Sotebeer, CarolAnn M. Sylvester
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Patent number: D619891Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2010Date of Patent: July 20, 2010Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.Inventors: Kimberly J. Lymn, Holly A. Robbins, Kelly N. Esterby, Gary L. Sotebeer, CarolAnn M. Sylvester
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Patent number: D621704Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2010Date of Patent: August 17, 2010Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.Inventors: Kimberly J. Lymn, Holly A. Robbins, Kelly N. Esterby, Gary L. Sotebeer, CarolAnn M. Sylvester
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Patent number: D635454Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2009Date of Patent: April 5, 2011Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.Inventors: Neil Z. Witte, Gary L. Sotebeer
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Patent number: D643283Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2011Date of Patent: August 16, 2011Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.Inventors: Neil Z. Witte, Gary L. Sotebeer
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Patent number: D679582Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2011Date of Patent: April 9, 2013Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.Inventors: Neil Z. Witte, Gary L. Sotebeer