Patents by Inventor Greg Sollie

Greg Sollie 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: 12780524
    Abstract: A textured mailer includes a first panel comprising at least a first paper layer; a second panel coupled to and facing the first panel and comprising at least a second paper layer; and an inner cavity defined between the first panel and the second panel, wherein at least one of the first paper layer and the second paper layer is formed as a textured paper layer configured to provide cushioning to contents of the inner cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2026
    Assignee: Pratt Corrugated Holdings, Inc.
    Inventor: Greg Sollie
  • Patent number: 12782036
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a modular box assembly comprises constructing an insulation batt by combining thermoplastic binder fibers and reinforcement fibers in a fibrous web and heating the batt to a temperature exceeding a glass transition temperature of the thermoplastic binder fibers and melting of the thermoplastic binder fibers. Pre-laminated material is constructed by attaching a first sheet in facing contact with the insulation batt and attaching a second sheet in facing contact with the insulation batt opposite the first sheet. The pre-laminated material is cut to size to define first and second laminated members. Portions of the laminated member are folded to form first and second thermal liners. The first and second thermal liners are positioned in a box cavity defined by a box such that the first thermal liner and the second thermal liner together form an insulated cavity within the box cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2024
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2026
    Assignee: Pratt Retail Specialties, LLC
    Inventors: Jamie Waltermire, Paul Ott, Greg Sollie
  • Patent number: 12767419
    Abstract: A blank to form an insert connected to an outer box, the blank including a first side; a second side positioned opposite the first side; a first main panel adjacent to a first support formation; a second main panel adjacent to the first support formation; a third main panel adjacent to the second main panel; a second support formation adjacent to the third main panel; a fourth main panel adjacent to the second support formation; and a connection panel adjacent to the fourth main panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2025
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2026
    Assignee: Pratt Corrugated Holdings, Inc.
    Inventor: Greg Sollie
  • Patent number: 12767418
    Abstract: A shipping assembly for transporting refrigerated items includes an outer box defining an outer box cavity and a bottom panel, a bottom insulator box assembly received in the outer box cavity atop the bottom panel, an insulated inner box positioned in the outer box cavity above the bottom insulated box assembly, the insulated inner box defining an ridge and an inner box cavity, wherein ridge panels and retention flaps of the outer box engage end panels of the insulated inner box such that the insulated inner box is retained in a spaced position, relative to outer box panels, by predetermined gap distances; and a top insulator box assembly partially received in the inner box cavity, such that first and second overhang portions of a top panel of the top insulator box assembly rest upon the ridge of the insulated inner box.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2025
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2026
    Assignee: Pratt Corrugated Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Greg Sollie, Shifeng Chen, Jamie Waltermire, Paul Ott, Merritt E. Meeks
  • Patent number: 12767426
    Abstract: A wardrobe box assembly includes a hanger support member; and a wardrobe box having a sidewall enclosure including a first side panel and a second side panel opposite the first side panel; a first box mounting slot defined at a top edge of the first side panel and configured to engage the hanger support member, the first box mounting slot extending into an outer surface of the first side wall panel from a first mounting slot opening defined at the top edge of the first side wall panel; and a second box mounting slot defined at a top edge of second side panel and configured to engage the hanger support member, the second box mounting slot extending into an outer surface of the second side wall panel from a second mounting slot opening defined at the top edge of the second side wall panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2025
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2026
    Assignee: Pratt Corrugated Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Shifeng Chen, Greg Sollie, Hannah Conrad, Randy Ball
  • Patent number: 12759752
    Abstract: A box assembly comprising an outer box comprising a bottom end panel and a plurality of side panels extending upwardly therefrom; and a tray comprising a bottom panel; a first side panel extending upward from a first bottom panel side and a second side panel extending upward from a second bottom panel side; a first wing extending downward from the first side panel and a second wing extending downward from the second side panel; a first end panel and a second end panel arranged laterally between the first side panel and the second side panel; wherein each of the first wing and the second wing are configured to engage at least one of the first end panel and the second end panel and support the bottom panel above the bottom end panel and the tray is positioned in the interior cavity of the outer box.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2025
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2026
    Assignee: Pratt Corrugated Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Greg Sollie, Christopher M. Stanton, Brad Armstrong, Paul Ott, Alex Tanner, Shifeng Chen
  • Patent number: 12759782
    Abstract: An insulated packaging assembly can include a box having a plurality of sides and a bottom; a liner defining an interior cavity and having a plurality of sides defined by a plurality of end panels; a liner top positioned within the interior cavity of the liner; and at least one separation feature connected to the side of the liner between the side of the liner and the corresponding side of the box; wherein each end of each end panel defines a protrusion tab, and a first separation feature of the at least one separation feature can include a protrusion tab of one of the end panels extending beyond an outer surface of an adjacent end panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2025
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2026
    Assignee: Pratt Corrugated Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Ott, Greg Sollie
  • Publication number: 20260297390
    Abstract: A tape kit system includes a package defining an interior void and a package opening; and a tape kit including a pre-cut tape strip configured to seal the package opening in a closed configuration; and an outer packaging at least partially surrounding the pre-cut tape strip in a packaged configuration; wherein the tape kit is coupled to an outer surface of the package.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2026
    Publication date: October 1, 2026
    Inventors: Joel C. Denney, JR., Greg Sollie, Don Joe Mikell, II
  • Patent number: 12747088
    Abstract: A method of assembling a box from a blank and an insulator pad includes obtaining a blank comprising an outer side panel comprising an outer fold line, a connecting strip joined to the outer side panel by a fold line, and an inner side panel connected to the connecting strip by a fold line; obtaining an insulator pad comprising an angled cut defining an edge; folding the inner side panel such that the inner side panel faces the outer side panel; and positioning the insulator pad between the outer side panel and the inner side panel such that the edge of the insulator pad is positioned at the inner fold line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2025
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2026
    Assignee: Pratt Retail Specialties, LLC
    Inventors: Greg Sollie, Jamie Waltermire, Shifeng Chen
  • Publication number: 20260287247
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a thermal liner comprises constructing an insulation batt by combining thermoplastic binder fibers and reinforcement fibers to result in a fibrous web and heating the fibrous web to a temperature exceeding a glass transition temperature of the thermoplastic binder fibers resulting in a melting of the thermoplastic binder fibers, and a cooling of the fibrous web to solidify and to couple reinforcement fibers together. Pre-laminated material is constructed by attaching a first sheet in facing contact with the insulation batt and attaching a second sheet in facing contact with the insulation batt opposite the first sheet. The pre-laminated material is cut to size to define a laminated member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2026
    Publication date: September 24, 2026
    Inventors: Jamie Waltermire, Paul Ott, Greg Sollie
  • Patent number: 12741801
    Abstract: An insulated box assembly includes an insulated box, the insulated box including a box, the box including a bottom panel and a side panel, the side panel attached to the bottom panel, the box defining a box cavity; and an insulated panel attached to the side panel, the insulated panel including an insulation batt and a sheet, the insulation batt enclosed between the side panel and the sheet; and an insulated cavity panel, the insulated cavity panel disposed within the box cavity, the insulated cavity panel including a cavity sheet and a cavity insulation batt, the cavity sheet encapsulating the cavity insulation batt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2026
    Assignee: Pratt Retail Specialties, LLC
    Inventors: Jamie Waltermire, Paul Ott, Greg Sollie
  • Patent number: 12741782
    Abstract: A method of assembling a meal kit tray from a single blank including a bottom panel, wherein the bottom panel is configured to support a bag containing refrigerated items and a cold pack, wherein the single blank further comprises a bottom panel; a side panel extending outwardly from at least a portion of the bottom panel, the side panel joined to the bottom panel along a first fold line defining a joint, wherein the first fold line is interrupted by at least one perforation line segment defining a standoff; and a wing extending outwardly from the side panel, the wing joined to the side panel along a second fold line defining a joint, the wing defining a free end; wherein the method comprises the steps of rotating the side panel upwardly about the first fold line to cause the standoff to separate from the side panel; and rotating the wing downwardly about the second fold line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2025
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2026
    Assignee: Pratt Corrugated Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Greg Sollie, Christopher M. Stanton, Brad Armstrong, Paul Ott, Alex Tanner, Shifeng Chen
  • Patent number: 12741780
    Abstract: A telescoping insulated box assembly comprising an outer box blank configured to define an outer box comprising a plurality of outer side walls, the outer box blank comprising a first outer side panel, a first inner side panel, and a first connecting strip, the first connecting strip joined to a top of the first outer side panel by a first fold line and a top of the first inner side panel by a second fold line, the first outer side panel, the first inner side panel, and the first connecting strip configured to at least partially define a first outer sidewall defining a first insulation cavity within the first outer side wall; and an inner box blank configured to define an inner box.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2025
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2026
    Assignee: Pratt Retail Specialties, LLC
    Inventors: Greg Sollie, Jamie Waltermire, Shifeng Chen
  • Patent number: 12741800
    Abstract: A method of folding a blank assembly, the method including folding a first side panel about a first fold line relative to a bottom panel until the first side panel is substantially perpendicular to the bottom panel, a cardboard blank of the blank assembly including the first side panel, the bottom panel, and a second side panel; and folding the second side panel about a second fold line relative to the bottom panel until the second side panel is substantially perpendicular to the bottom panel, the first side panel, the second side panel, and the bottom panel at least partially defining an inner cavity, an insulation batt of the blank assembly attached to at least one of the first side panel and the second side panel, the insulation batt at least partially insulating the inner cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2026
    Assignee: Pratt Retail Specialties, LLC
    Inventors: Jamie Waltermire, Paul Ott, Greg Sollie
  • Patent number: 12729039
    Abstract: A box can include a body portion at least partially defining a cavity, the body portion defining a top body end and a bottom body end, the body portion including a plurality of panels, the top body end defining an opening to the cavity; a telescoping panel including an upper telescoping subpanel and a lower telescoping subpanel, the lower telescoping subpanel coupled to the body portion by a top hinge, the upper telescoping subpanel coupled to the lower telescoping subpanel by a telescoping hinge, the telescoping panel defining a locking tab disposed opposite from the top hinge, the lower telescoping subpanel extending into the cavity and positioned in facing engagement with a first panel of the plurality of panels, the upper telescoping subpanel extending across the cavity from the first panel to a second panel of the plurality of panels, the second panel positioned opposite from the first panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2025
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2026
    Assignee: Pratt Corrugated Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Shifeng Chen, Greg Sollie, Jamie Waltermire
  • Patent number: 12709453
    Abstract: An insulated box assembly includes an insulated box, the insulated box including a box, the box including a bottom panel and a side panel, the side panel attached to the bottom panel, the box defining a box cavity; and an insulated panel attached to the side panel, the insulated panel including an insulation batt and a sheet, the insulation batt enclosed between the side panel and the sheet; and an insulated cavity panel, the insulated cavity panel disposed within the box cavity, the insulated cavity panel including a cavity sheet and a cavity insulation batt, the cavity sheet encapsulating the cavity insulation batt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2026
    Assignee: Pratt Retail Specialties, LLC
    Inventors: Jamie Waltermire, Paul Ott, Greg Sollie
  • Patent number: D1141954
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2026
    Assignee: Pratt Corrugated Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Shifeng Chen, Greg Sollie, Jamie Waltermire
  • Patent number: D1146298
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2025
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2026
    Assignee: Pratt Corrugated Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Joel C. Denney, Jr., Greg Sollie, Don Joe Mikell, II
  • Patent number: D1154368
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2024
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2026
    Assignee: Pratt Corrugated Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Shifeng Chen, Greg Sollie, Jamie Waltermire
  • Patent number: D1156193
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2025
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2026
    Assignee: Pratt Corrugated Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Ott, Greg Sollie