Patents by Inventor Jerry S. Hall

Jerry S. Hall 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).

  • TRANSFORMING TRAILER
    Publication number: 20130189059
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a transforming trailer that may include extension legs that allow the trailer to transform between loading and hauling positions. The trailer may include a foldable loading platform that allows for ease of loading when the trailer is in the loading position but that folds when the transforming trailer is in a hauling position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2012
    Publication date: July 25, 2013
    Applicant: Sonoco Development Incorporated
    Inventors: Bobby Hall, Jerry S. Hall, Kevin Haney, Johnny Newsome
  • Paperboard for manufacturing single-layer paperboard tube-forming plies
    Patent number: 5804284
    Abstract: The invention provides a continuous paperboard sheet adapted to be slit longitudinally into a plurality of continuous paperboard plies, and to improved paperboard plies for forming single-layer, paperboard tubes. The paperboard sheet has a substantially constant width and includes a plurality of thick longitudinal sections and a plurality of thin longitudinal sections. The thick and thin sections are arranged in alternating relation across the width of the paperboard sheet. The sheet is slit longitudinally along the thin sections to provide a plurality of tube-forming paperboard plies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 8, 1998
    Assignee: Sonoco Products Company, Inc.
    Inventors: George E. Lennon, Jerry S. Hall, Kevin R. Merritt, Henry L. King
  • Paperboard for manufacturing single-layer paperboard tube-forming plies
    Patent number: 5573638
    Abstract: The invention provides a continuous paperboard sheet adapted to be slit longitudinally into a plurality of continuous paperboard plies, and to improved paperboard plies for forming single-layer, paperboard tubes. The paperboard sheet has a substantially constant width and includes a plurality of thick longitudinal sections and a plurality of thin longitudinal sections. The thick and thin sections are arranged in alternating relation across the width of the paperboard sheet. The sheet is slit longitudinally along the thin sections to provide a plurality of tube-forming paperboard plies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 1994
    Date of Patent: November 12, 1996
    Assignee: Sonoco Products Company
    Inventors: George E. Lennon, Jerry S. Hall, Kevin R. Merritt, Henry L. King