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).

  • Publication number: 20230257157
    Abstract: A box assembly can include an exterior piece including a first middle portion, a second middle portion, a third middle portion, and a fourth middle portion; the first middle portion and the third middle portion positioned perpendicular to the second middle portion and the fourth middle portion; a plurality of insulator pads including a first side insulator pad, a second side insulator pad, and a third side insulator pad; the first side insulator pad contacting the first middle portion; the second side insulator pad contacting the first middle portion, the second middle portion, and the third middle portion; the third side insulator pad contacting the third middle portion; and an interior piece positioned within the exterior piece, the interior piece including a first side panel and a second side panel; the first side insulator pad positioned between the first side panel and the first middle portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2023
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Inventors: Greg Sollie, Jamie Waltermire, Shifeng Chen
  • Patent number: 11724854
    Abstract: A box can include a first side panel; a second side panel positioned perpendicular to the first side panel; a top panel joined to the first side panel; and a handle assembly, the handle assembly including: a handle portion attached the top panel, the handle portion including a tab at a side end of the handle portion, and a locking panel attached to the second side panel, the locking panel defining a cut pattern, the cut pattern including a first side cut and a second side cut, a flap defined between the first side cut and the second side cut, the first side cut diverging into an inner cut extending along a bottom of the flap and an outer cut defining a space below the bottom of the flap, a portion of the second side cut extending along the bottom of the flap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: Pratt Corrugated Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Greg Sollie, Jamie Waltermire, Shifeng Chen
  • Patent number: 11724852
    Abstract: A method for using a register system, the method including engaging a cutout of a register with a rail of an insert, the rail connected to a center segment of the register, the register positioned substantially parallel to the center segment; and sliding the register along the rail while maintaining the register substantially parallel to the center segment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: Pratt Retail Specialties, LLC
    Inventors: Greg Sollie, Jamie Waltermire, Shifeng Chen
  • Patent number: 11724851
    Abstract: A box assembly can include an exterior piece including a first middle portion, a second middle portion, a third middle portion, and a fourth middle portion; the first middle portion and the third middle portion positioned perpendicular to the second middle portion and the fourth middle portion; a plurality of insulator pads including a first side insulator pad, a second side insulator pad, and a third side insulator pad; the first side insulator pad contacting the first middle portion; the second side insulator pad contacting the first middle portion, the second middle portion, and the third middle portion; the third side insulator pad contacting the third middle portion; and an interior piece positioned within the exterior piece, the interior piece including a first side panel and a second side panel; the first side insulator pad positioned between the first side panel and the first middle portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: Pratt Retail Specialties, LLC
    Inventors: Greg Sollie, Jamie Waltermire, Shifeng Chen
  • Publication number: 20230249872
    Abstract: A box can include a container portion, the container portion defining a top end and a bottom end, the container portion defining a cavity, the container portion including a main panel; and a side panel including a first side subpanel and a second side subpanel, the first side subpanel hingedly coupled to the main panel; and a dividing portion disposed within the cavity, the dividing portion defining a plurality of cells within the cavity, the dividing portion including a first dividing wing coupled to the first side subpanel; and a second dividing wing coupled to the second side subpanel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2023
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Inventors: Shifeng Chen, Greg Sollie, Jamie Waltermire
  • Patent number: 11718464
    Abstract: An insulation wrap includes an insulation batt defining a top end and a bottom end, the insulation batt defining an inner side and an outer side; a wrap liner blank including an inner portion extending across a first panel and a second panel of the wrap liner blank, the inner side of the insulation batt positioned facing the inner portion; a ledge portion extending across the first panel and the second panel of the wrap liner blank, the ledge portion hingedly coupled to the inner portion by an inner hinge, the top end of the insulation batt positioned facing the ledge portion; and an outer portion extending across the first panel and the second panel of the wrap liner blank, the outer portion hingedly coupled to the ledge portion by a ledge hinge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: Pratt Retail Specialties, LLC
    Inventors: Greg Sollie, Jamie Waltermire, Shifeng Chen, Markel Graham
  • Patent number: 11713180
    Abstract: A liner comprising a body portion and a flap portion. The body portion comprises a front, a back, a first side, a second side, and a bottom. The body portion defines a cavity. The flap portion is hingedly connected to a top end of the back of the body portion. The flap portion is sized to cover the cavity. The body portion and the flap portion comprise a single piece of insulative material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: Pratt Corrugated Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Greg Sollie, Jamie Waltermire, Shifeng Chen
  • Publication number: 20230234767
    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: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2023
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Inventor: Greg Sollie
  • Publication number: 20230227210
    Abstract: An insulated bag includes a pair of opposing main panels; and a pair of opposing side panels, each side panel attached to each main panel, the main panels and the side panels defining a bag cavity within the insulated bag; the main panels and the side panels defined in an insulated blank, the insulated blank including a first paper layer; and a paper fiber pad coupled to the first paper layer, the paper fiber pad having paper reinforcement fibers interlocked with about 2% to about 25% by weight of a meltable PE/PP bi-component thermoplastic binder fiber distributed substantially randomly, wherein subjecting the repulpable shipping container to a repulpability test produces greater than 85% fiber yield.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2023
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Inventors: Jamie Waltermire, Paul Ott, Greg Sollie
  • Publication number: 20230219712
    Abstract: A dual use box includes a side panel enclosure defining a top end and a bottom end; a first primary top panel extending from the top end and comprising a primary adhesive; a second primary top panel extending from the top, wherein the primary adhesive is configured to attach the first primary top panel to the second primary top panel; a first secondary top panel extending from the top end and comprising a secondary adhesive; a second secondary top panel extending from the top end, wherein the secondary adhesive is configured to attach the first secondary top panel to the second secondary top panel; a primary delivery address label formed separately from and affixed to the first primary top panel; and a secondary delivery address label formed separately from and affixed to the first secondary top panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2023
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Inventors: Travis Walters, Randy Ball, Hannah Conrad, Greg Sollie, Shifeng Chen
  • Patent number: 11697542
    Abstract: Disclosed is a box, a modular box assembly, and a method of assembling a box. The box can comprise a center panel defining a first side, a second side opposite the first side, a first end, and a second end opposite the first end; a first locking panel extending from the first side, the first locking panel comprising a pair of wings, each of the wings defining a locking slot; a second locking panel extending from the second side, the second locking panel comprising a pair of locking tabs, each of the locking tabs engaging a corresponding one of the locking slots; a first side flap panel extending from the first end; and a second side flap panel extending from the second end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: Pratt Retail Specialties, LLC
    Inventors: Greg Sollie, Jamie Waltermire, Shifeng Chen
  • Patent number: 11692762
    Abstract: A modular box assembly includes a box with side panels defining a box cavity, a first thermal liner positioned within the box cavity, the first thermal liner including a first insulation batt disposed between sheets, the first thermal liner defining three first liner panels, at least one box side panel being covered by a first liner panel, and a second thermal liner positioned within the box cavity, the second thermal liner including a second insulation batt disposed between sheets, the second thermal liner defining three second liner panels. At least one other of the side box panels is covered by a second liner panel. The bottom box panel is covered by either a first liner panel not covering any side box panel or a second liner panel not covering any side box panel. Each insulation batt can be formed from a mixture of thermoplastic binder fibers and reinforcement fibers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: Pratt Retail Specialties, LLC
    Inventors: Jamie Waltermire, Paul Ott, Greg Sollie
  • Publication number: 20230192399
    Abstract: A lawn refuse bag includes a lawn bag body defining a top end and an interior cavity, the top end defining a top lawn bag opening, the lawn refuse bag configured to receive lawn refuse in the interior cavity through the top lawn bag opening in an open orientation of the lawn refuse bag; a first lawn bag handle assembly coupled to the lawn bag body at the top end; and a second lawn bag handle assembly coupled to the lawn bag body at the top end; wherein the lawn bag body defines a height and a width, and wherein the lawn bag body defines a height-to-width ratio in the open orientation of about 1.6.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2023
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: Shifeng Chen, Greg Sollie, Jamie Waltermire
  • Patent number: 11679925
    Abstract: A method of collapsing a box from an expanded configuration to a collapsed configuration is disclosed. The method of collapsing a box from an expanded configuration to a collapsed configuration, the box comprising a side panel and a bottom panel attached to the side panel, can comprise bending a center fold line of the side panel; unbending a length fold line defined between the side panel and the bottom panel; bending a first corner fold line that extends from a bottom panel corner of the bottom panel to an edge fold line of a center subpanel of the bottom panel; and bending a second corner fold line that extends from the bottom panel corner to a longitudinal center line that bisects a bottom panel edge of the bottom panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: Pratt Retail Specialties, LLC
    Inventors: Greg Sollie, Jamie Waltermire, Shifeng Chen
  • Publication number: 20230182990
    Abstract: A method of assembling a box includes providing the box, the box comprising a center panel, a first locking panel, a second locking panel, a first side flap panel, and a second side flap panel; folding the first side flap panel and second side flap panel relative to the center panel; folding the first locking panel relative to the center panel, the first locking panel defining a locking slot; folding the second locking panel relative to the center panel at least partially over the first locking panel, the second locking panel defining a locking tab; and engaging the locking slot with the locking tab.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2023
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Inventors: Greg Sollie, Jamie Waltermire, Shifeng Chen
  • Publication number: 20230174299
    Abstract: A lawn refuse disposal assembly includes a lawn refuse bag comprising a bag body defining a top end; and a bag insert comprising a bag stand and a rake detachably coupled to the bag stand, the bag stand inserted into an interior cavity of the lawn refuse bag through the top end, the rake configured to shift lawn refuse into the lawn refuse bag.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2023
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Inventors: Shifeng Chen, Greg Sollie, Jamie Waltermire
  • Publication number: 20230166906
    Abstract: A method for using a lawn refuse disposal assembly includes providing a lawn refuse bag insert comprising a bag stand and a rake, the bag stand comprising an end wall and a side wall; detaching the rake from the bag stand; engaging the bag stand with a lawn refuse bag; shifting lawn refuse into the lawn refuse bag with the rake; and disengaging the bag stand from the lawn refuse bag.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2023
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Inventors: Shifeng Chen, Greg Sollie, Jamie Waltermire
  • Publication number: 20230159213
    Abstract: A collapsible box can include a top panel; a front panel hingedly attached to the top panel; a first side panel hingedly attached to the top panel and the front panel; a second side panel hingedly attached to the top panel and the front panel; a rear panel hingedly attached to the top panel, the first side panel, and the second side panel; and a bottom panel hingedly attached to the front panel, the rear panel, the first side panel, and the second side panel; and wherein the front panel defines a frame portion and a lower flap portion connected together by a front line of weakness; wherein the frame portion is coupled to the first side panel, the second side panel, and the bottom panel; and wherein the lower flap portion is coupled to the top panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2023
    Publication date: May 25, 2023
    Inventors: Greg Sollie, Shifeng Chen
  • Publication number: 20230159214
    Abstract: A method for collapsing a collapsible box can include pressing inward on a first side panel and a second side panel of the collapsible box along a lateral hinge, the collapsible box defining the lateral hinge extending at least partially across a front panel, the first side panel, the second side panel, and a rear panel of the collapsible box; and pressing a top panel and a bottom panel of the collapsible box together until the collapsible box is substantially flattened, the top panel and the bottom panel being hingedly coupled to the rear panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2023
    Publication date: May 25, 2023
    Inventors: Greg Sollie, Shifeng Chen
  • Patent number: D990310
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: Pratt Corrugated Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Shifeng Chen, Greg Sollie, Hannah Conrad, Randy Ball