Patents by Inventor John F. Wilcox

John F. Wilcox 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: 4360145
    Abstract: A corrugated, one-piece, die-cut packing pad for insertion into opposite sides of a shipping carton for cushioning and supporting a device transported in the carton and spacing and precluding movement of the device relative to the sidewalls of the carton. The pad has a central, substantially solid front panel inserted between the transported device and a sidewall of the carton and a plurality of relatively pivotable, upright, hinged posts attached to opposite side edges of the front panel which when folded relative to each other in accordian style contact the sidewalls of the carton and serve to clamp the device between the front panels of the pads inserted between the opposite sidewalls of the carton and the device. A top panel is hinged to spaced portions of the top of the front panel and foldable 90.degree. relative thereto to overlie the device during shipment to provide cushioning for the top of the device during shipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 1980
    Date of Patent: November 23, 1982
    Assignee: Champion International Corporation
    Inventor: John F. Wilcox