Patents by Inventor Jeff Burroughs

Jeff Burroughs 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).

  • Multi-use bottle shipping assembly with resilient elements
    Patent number: 11753231
    Abstract: A packing tray (10) for packaging glass bottles (B), such as a glass wine bottle, the packing tray comprising: a plastic foam or molded fiber sheet (12) comprising a top wall (14) and an array (20) of recessed cell pockets (22) extending from the top wall; the top wall having a peripheral surface (18) surrounding the array of cell pockets and defining a top reference plane TRP; each cell pocket (22) comprising an open ring-shaped recess (24) having an elongated longitudinal axis LA transverse to the TRP and configured to be substantially aligned with a longitudinal axis of a glass bottle disposed upright in the recess; the ring-shaped recess (24) including an upper cell portion (26) of a first diameter (FD) larger than a body diameter (BD) of the glass bottle, and lower ring portion (28) having resilient elements (30) radially disposed and spaced apart about a circumference (C) of the ring-shaped recess (24) and that extend radially inwardly from the first diameter (FD) and configured to engage the body di
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: Tekni-Plex, Inc.
    Inventors: James Ronning, Jeff Burroughs
  • MULTI-USE BOTTLE SHIPPING ASSEMBLY WITH RESILIENT ELEMENTS
    Publication number: 20220127057
    Abstract: A packing tray (10) for packaging glass bottles (B), such as a glass wine bottle, the packing tray comprising: a plastic foam or molded fiber sheet (12) comprising a top wall (14) and an array (20) of recessed cell pockets (22) extending from the top wall; the top wall having a peripheral surface (18) surrounding the array of cell pockets and defining a top reference plane TRP; each cell pocket (22) comprising an open ring-shaped recess (24) having an elongated longitudinal axis LA transverse to the TRP and configured to be substantially aligned with a longitudinal axis of a glass bottle disposed upright in the recess; the ring-shaped recess (24) including an upper cell portion (26) of a first diameter (FD) larger than a body diameter (BD) of the glass bottle, and lower ring portion (28) having resilient elements (30) radially disposed and spaced apart about a circumference (C) of the ring-shaped recess (24) and that extend radially inwardly from the first diameter (FD) and configured to engage the body di
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2021
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Inventors: James Ronning, Jeff Burroughs