Patents by Inventor George L. Howell

George L. Howell 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: 6394275
    Abstract: A child resistant package having a panel that obstructs removal of the articles being held within the package. When the package is fully opened or fully closed, the panel offers resistance to the removal of the articles contained therein. Only when the panel is in an aligned position do holes in the panel properly align so that the articles within the package can be removed. Each article is sandwiched between a top base portion and a bottom base portion of the package such that the panel can slide in-between the base portions when the package is opened or closed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2002
    Assignee: F. M. Howell & Company
    Inventors: Michael Paliotta, George L. Howell
  • Patent number: 5971157
    Abstract: The compact disc package of the present invention comprises a rectangular cardboard structure folded in a three-fold manner, once at its overall midpoint and at the midpoint of each part of the structure on either side of the overall midpoint. Each side is then folded inwards towards the overall midpoint forming a two-panel structure on both sides. The package further includes a tongue-like strip attached to a panel on one end and folded-over at its other end. The panel opposite that to which the tongue-like strip is attached is slit in a manner to enable passage of a compact disc into and out of the slit. The tongue-like strip carries the disc, on its folded-over end, into and out of the slit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 26, 1999
    Assignee: F.M. Howell & Company
    Inventors: George L. Howell, Michael Paliotta
  • Patent number: 5713472
    Abstract: A carton blank including a reinforced hang tab. The hang tab includes a tab having an upper portion, a top edge defined by a fold line and a cutout formed in the upper portion. A foldover panel is connected to the tab at the fold line. The foldover panel has first and second side flaps and a middle bridge portion that define a notch formed in the foldover panel. Upon assembly, the foldover panel is folded along the fold line and secured to the tab so that the notch overlaps the tab cutout to form a reinforced hang tab with an opening formed therein. The first and second side flaps and the middle bridge portion of the foldover panel reinforce the opening and the upper portion of the upper tab to prevent the tab from easily ripping or breaking. The lower tab that is secured to the bottom portion of the upper tab is configured to correspond to the notch in the foldover panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 3, 1998
    Assignee: F. M. Howell & Company
    Inventors: George L. Howell, Michael Paliotta
  • Patent number: 4427114
    Abstract: A box-like package or container for electrostatic discharge susceptible devices such as contained on printed circuit boards or the like, wherein the container is formed of electrically surface and volume conductive paperboard or clipboard having surface resistance in the range of about 10.sup.3 -10.sup.9 ohms per square, forming a rapid box, overwrapped with electrically surface and volume conductive paper having surface resistance in the range of about 10.sup.3 -10.sup.5 ohms per square, and provided with a thermoformed plastic insert filler formed of anti-static plastic material providing parallel ribs arranged in vertical planes and defining grooves or slots for receiving and positioning the edges of the printed circuit boards or planiform ESD susceptible devices to be packaged therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 1983
    Date of Patent: January 24, 1984
    Assignee: F. M. Howell & Company
    Inventors: George L. Howell, Gregg F. Lambrix
  • Patent number: D418024
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 28, 1999
    Assignee: F.M. Howell & Co.
    Inventors: George L. Howell, John R. Turner