Patents by Inventor Greg Gungner

Greg Gungner 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).

  • Publication number: 20260200628
    Abstract: A tray for holding one or more products includes a plurality of panels extending at least partially around an interior of the tray. The plurality of panels include at least one end panel, at least one bottom panel, and at least one side panel. The tray includes a plurality of end flaps foldably connected to a respective panel of the plurality of panels. The tray includes at least one divider panel foldably connected to the at least one bottom panel. The at least one divider panel extends upwardly from the at least one bottom panel and may at least partially separate the interior of the tray into a plurality of receiving spaces. The at least one divider panel includes a first divider section foldably connected to a second divider section. The first divider section is arranged obliquely relative to the second divider section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2026
    Publication date: July 16, 2026
    Inventors: Jeffrey T. Sloat, Raymond S. Kastanek, Joseph C. Walsh, Scott Thomas Strand, Mark Woodward, Greg Gungner, Ronald E. Hajek, Thomas Brink
  • Publication number: 20260192968
    Abstract: A container for holding one or more products may comprise a plurality of panels at least partially extending around an interior of the container. The plurality of panels may comprise a bottom panel, at least one end panel extending upwardly from the bottom panel, and at least one side panel extending upwardly from the bottom panel and at least partially defined between a first edge and a second edge. The container may include denesting features including an extending portion defined along the first edge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2026
    Publication date: July 9, 2026
    Inventors: Greg Gungner, Ronald E. Hajek
  • Publication number: 20250361060
    Abstract: A carton for holding one or more products. The carton can comprise a plurality of panels that extends at least partially around an interior of the carton, and the plurality of panels can comprise at least a front panel and a back panel. The front panel can extend opposite at least a portion of the back panel, and at least a portion of the back panel can extend past a top edge of the front panel. The carton further can comprise a plurality of locking elements for at least partially interlocking the carton with a second carton for at least partially forming a carton assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2025
    Publication date: November 27, 2025
    Inventor: Greg Gungner
  • Publication number: 20250033826
    Abstract: A tray for holding one or more products includes a plurality of panels extending at least partially around an interior of the tray, the plurality of panels including at least one end panel, at least one bottom panel, and at least one side panel, a plurality of end flaps foldably connected to a respective panel of the plurality of panels, a sidewall including the at least one side panel, a bottom wall comprising the at least one bottom panel, at least one end wall including the at least one end panel, and denesting features including a denesting shoulder extending from the sidewall and positioned for engaging a lower tray in a stack of trays to form a denesting gap between stacked trays.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2024
    Publication date: January 30, 2025
    Inventors: Jeffrey T. Sloat, Raymond S. Kastanek, Joseph C. Walsh, Scott Thomas Strand, Mark Woodward, Greg Gungner
  • Publication number: 20250019114
    Abstract: A tray for holding one or more food products includes a base at least partially extending around an interior of the tray, the base including a base bottom panel, at least one base side panel, a base back panel, and a base front panel, a lid foldably connected to the base, the lid including a top panel, at least one lid side panel, a lid back panel, and a lid front panel, and accessory support features for supporting at least one accessory for one or more food products in the interior of the tray, the accessory support features including at least one accessory support panel foldably connected to base front panel forming at least one accessory compartment in the interior of the tray for at least partially receiving the at least one accessory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2024
    Publication date: January 16, 2025
    Inventor: Greg Gungner
  • Patent number: 11981489
    Abstract: A carrier for holding at least one container includes a plurality of panels extending at least partially around an interior of the carrier, the plurality of panels including a front panel, a back panel, at least one side panel, and at least one handle panel extending between the front panel and the back panel. The carrier further includes container retaining features for stabilizing the at least one container in the interior of the carrier, the container retaining features includes at least one container retention cut formed in an upper portion of at least one of the front panel and the back panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: Graphic Packaging International, LLC
    Inventor: Greg Gungner
  • Patent number: 11905080
    Abstract: A carton for holding at least one food product includes a plurality of panels at least partially extending around an interior of the carton, the plurality of panels including a bottom panel, at least one side panel, at least one end panel, and an access panel. The carton further includes a plurality of end flaps foldably connected to a respective panel of the plurality of panels, the plurality of end flaps including a lid flap foldably connected to a respective panel of the plurality of panels for forming a closed end of the carton. The carton further includes leak-resistant features including a downwardly sloping arrangement of the at least one side panel and the at least one end panel toward the bottom panel to form a bottom receptacle for one or more fluids in the interior of the carton.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Graphic Packaging International, LLC
    Inventor: Greg Gungner
  • Publication number: 20230049212
    Abstract: A carton for holding at least one food product includes a plurality of panels at least partially extending around an interior of the carton, the plurality of panels including a bottom panel, at least one side panel, at least one end panel, and an access panel. The carton further includes a plurality of end flaps foldably connected to a respective panel of the plurality of panels, the plurality of end flaps including a lid flap foldably connected to a respective panel of the plurality of panels for forming a closed end of the carton. The carton further includes leak-resistant features including a downwardly sloping arrangement of the at least one side panel and the at least one end panel toward the bottom panel to form a bottom receptacle for one or more fluids in the interior of the carton.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2022
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Inventor: Greg Gungner
  • Patent number: 11524827
    Abstract: A blank for forming a carrier for holding at least one article includes a plurality of panels that includes a first main panel foldably connected to a second main panel. The first main panel includes a top panel portion foldably connected to at least one top side panel portion, and the second main panel comprises a bottom panel portion foldably connected to at least one bottom side panel portion. The blank further includes at least one handle feature for forming a handle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: Graphic Packaging International, LLC
    Inventor: Greg Gungner
  • Publication number: 20210371178
    Abstract: A carrier for holding at least one container includes a plurality of panels extending at least partially around an interior of the carrier, the plurality of panels including a front panel, a back panel, at least one side panel, and at least one handle panel extending between the front panel and the back panel. The carrier further includes container retaining features for stabilizing the at least one container in the interior of the carrier, the container retaining features includes at least one container retention cut formed in an upper portion of at least one of the front panel and the back panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventor: Greg Gungner
  • Publication number: 20190389639
    Abstract: A blank for forming a carrier for holding at least one article includes a plurality of panels that includes a first main panel foldably connected to a second main panel. The first main panel includes a top panel portion foldably connected to at least one top side panel portion, and the second main panel comprises a bottom panel portion foldably connected to at least one bottom side panel portion. The blank further includes at least one handle feature for forming a handle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2019
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Inventor: Greg Gungner
  • Patent number: 10053259
    Abstract: A construct for holding at least one article. The construct comprises a plurality of panels extending at least partially around an interior of the construct. The plurality of panels can at least partially form a corner of the construct. The construct further comprises locking features for at least partially interlocking the construct with a separate construct. The locking features can comprise at least a locking tab and an engagement aperture, and the locking tab can be proximate the engagement aperture at the corner of the construct.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: Graphic Packaging International, LLC
    Inventor: Greg Gungner
  • Publication number: 20160251108
    Abstract: A construct for holding at least one article. The construct comprises a plurality of panels extending at least partially around an interior of the construct. The plurality of panels can at least partially form a corner of the construct. The construct further comprises locking features for at least partially interlocking the construct with a separate construct. The locking features can comprise at least a locking tab and an engagement aperture, and the locking tab can be proximate the engagement aperture at the corner of the construct.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2016
    Publication date: September 1, 2016
    Inventor: Greg Gungner
  • Patent number: 5437363
    Abstract: A blank for forming a wrap-around carrier sleeve comprising a plurality of panels connected end to end and having first and second end panels that form the bottom of the sleeve. The first end panel includes at least one retainer flap struck from the panel which is joined to the panel along a fold line. The second end panel is configured to overlap the first end panel and includes at least one male supporting tab comprising a neck and at least one shoulder, the male tab being joined to the second end panel at a fold line. The male supporting tab is configured to extend through the opening in the first panel from which the retaining flap is struck and engage with the first panel to support the retaining flap within the carrier sleeve thereby forming a three-dimensional protuberance within the sleeve that serves to limit movement of an article in the sleeve towards an open end of the sleeve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 1994
    Date of Patent: August 1, 1995
    Assignee: Crown Packaging Ltd.
    Inventor: Greg Gungner
  • Patent number: D972943
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: Graphic Packaging International, LLC
    Inventor: Greg Gungner
  • Patent number: D1029629
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: Graphic Packaging International, LLC
    Inventor: Greg Gungner