Patents by Inventor James R. Whitworth

James R. Whitworth 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: 5735429
    Abstract: A corrugated fiberboard bulk shipping container for fluent materials has an outer box and an inner box inserted therein. The outer box is rectangular in cross section, and the inner box comprises two sleeves, each in the form of irregular octagons. During assembly of the container, flaps carried on the outermost of the two inner sleeves fold over the opening at one end of the inner sleeve and engage one another to fix the octagonal shape of the inner box. Extended corner portions on the flaps fit substantially into the outer box and stabilize the inner box within the outer box.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 7, 1998
    Assignee: Willamette Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: James R. Whitworth
  • Patent number: 4585143
    Abstract: A corrugated fibreboard container of tube-and-cap construction has two-walled plastic lining and a bottom side-wall discharge hose. A metal lid-mounting flange in the top end-cap receives a conventional drum lid with vent opening and bung opening threaded to receive a standard plug or a discharge pump fitting to facilitate pumping from the top. A band of reinforcing panels of hardboard mounted on corrugated fibreboard is strapped to the container tube wall and the whole assembly is strapped to a wood pallet for ease of transportation and handling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 1984
    Date of Patent: April 29, 1986
    Assignee: Boise Cascade Corporation
    Inventors: W. Douglas Fremow, James R. Whitworth, Rex R. Atwell