Patents by Inventor Jon Thompson

Jon Thompson 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: 20250187805
    Abstract: A carrier for holding a plurality of containers, the carrier includes a front portion, the front portion including a portion of at least one attachment panel for at least partially receiving a respective container of the plurality of containers, a back portion, the back portion including a portion of the at least one attachment panel for at least partially receiving a respective container of the plurality of containers, and a reinforcement portion extending from the front portion to the back portion for reinforcing the carrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2025
    Publication date: June 12, 2025
    Inventors: Jon Thompson, Anna Maria Gonzalez Manzano, Raymond R. Spivey, SR., Jean-Manuel Gomes, John Murdick Holley, JR., Matthew R. Kearns
  • Publication number: 20240351763
    Abstract: A package comprising a carrier holding a plurality of articles. The carrier can comprise a plurality of panels extending at least partially around an interior of the carrier. The plurality of panels can comprise at least a top panel, a first bottom panel, a second bottom panel, and an end panel. The end panel can at least partially form a closed end of the carrier. The carrier further can comprise a top gusset foldably connected to each of the top panel and the end panel and a bottom gusset foldably connected to each of the first bottom panel and the end panel. The first bottom panel and the second bottom panel can be secured together so that the first bottom panel and the second bottom panel at least partially form a bottom wall opposite to the top panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2024
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Inventor: Jon Thompson
  • Patent number: 12071290
    Abstract: A carrier for holding a plurality of containers includes a front portion having a front attachment panel for at least partially receiving a respective container of the plurality of containers, a back portion having a back attachment panel for at least partially receiving a respective container of the plurality of containers, and a central portion extending from the front portion to the back portion, the central portion having a central panel overlapping a respective portion of each of the front attachment panel and the back attachment panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Assignee: Graphic Packagin g International, LLC
    Inventor: Jon Thompson
  • Publication number: 20240278968
    Abstract: A carrier for holding a plurality of containers includes a plurality of panels extending at least partially around an interior of the carrier, the plurality of panels including a top panel, a bottom panel, and at least one side panel, a plurality of end flaps foldably connected to a respective panel of the plurality of panels at least partially overlapped to form at least one end of the carrier, container retention features in the top panel for at least partially receiving a portion of a respective container of the plurality of containers, and at least one open corner of the carrier defined between a free edge of the top panel, a free edge of the bottom panel, and a free edge of the at least one side panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2024
    Publication date: August 22, 2024
    Inventor: Jon Thompson
  • Patent number: 12016604
    Abstract: An example method is provided for maintaining stability to an injury defined by a separation of two bones (e.g., the tibia and fibula), the separation being an injured distance greater than a pre-injury distance between the two bones in a first human patient. The method may include delivering a first apparatus for approximation of the two bones in the first human patient comprising the injury, the first apparatus including a flexible segment disposed between a first anchor and a second anchor. The method may further include maintaining, by the first apparatus, a restored distance between the two bones in the first human patient after a repetitive dynamic loading, the restored distance approximately equal to the pre-injury distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Assignee: DePuy Synthes Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Firas Souleiman, Ivan Zderic, Torsten Pastor, Dominic Gehweiler, Boyko Gueorguiev-Rüegg, Michael Swords, Tim Schepers, Matthew Tomlinson, Charles Horrell, Nicholas Mourlas, Jon Thompson, Todd Kent, Jessica Galie
  • Patent number: 11958673
    Abstract: A carrier for holding a plurality of containers includes a plurality of panels forming a front portion, a back portion, and a central portion extending from the front portion to the back portion, the front portion having a front attachment panel for at least partially receiving a respective container of the plurality of containers, the back portion having a back attachment panel for at least partially receiving a respective container of the plurality of containers, the central portion having a central panel, and locking features for maintaining an erected configuration of the carrier, the locking features including at least one male locking feature extending from a respective panel of the plurality of panels and being at least partially received in a respective at least one female locking feature at least partially defined in a respective panel of the plurality of panels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Graphic Packaging International, LLC
    Inventors: Jon Thompson, Colin P. Ford
  • Publication number: 20240109703
    Abstract: A carrier for holding a plurality of containers, the carrier includes a front portion, the front portion including a portion of at least one attachment panel for at least partially receiving a respective container of the plurality of containers, a back portion, the back portion including a portion of the at least one attachment panel for at least partially receiving a respective container of the plurality of containers, and a reinforcement portion extending from the front portion to the back portion for reinforcing the carrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Jon Thompson, Ana Maria Gonzalez Manzano, Raymond R. Spivey, SR., Jean-Manuel Gomes, John Murdick Holley, JR., Matthew R. Kearns
  • Publication number: 20240074868
    Abstract: An example method is provided for maintaining stability to an injury defined by a separation of two bones (e.g., the tibia and fibula), the separation being an injured distance greater than a pre-injury distance between the two bones in a first human patient. The method may include delivering a first apparatus for approximation of the two bones in the first human patient comprising the injury, the first apparatus including a flexible segment disposed between a first anchor and a second anchor. The method may further include maintaining, by the first apparatus, a restored distance between the two bones in the first human patient after a repetitive dynamic loading, the restored distance approximately equal to the pre-injury distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2022
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Applicant: DePuy Synthes Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Firas SOULEIMAN, Ivan ZDERIC, Torsten PASTOR, Dominic GEHWEILER, Boyko GUEORGUIEV-RÜEGG, Michael SWORDS, Tim SCHEPERS, Matthew TOMLINSON, Charles HORRELL, Nicholas MOURLAS, Jon THOMPSON, Todd KENT, Jessica GALIE
  • Publication number: 20240043192
    Abstract: A carrier for at least partially holding a plurality of containers. The carrier can comprise a plurality of panels including a bottom panel, an outer side panel, a top panel, an inner side panel, a central panel, and an end flap. At least a first container receiver and a second container receiver extend in at least the bottom panel for at least partially receiving containers of the plurality of containers. An inner opening can extend in the inner side panel for at least partially receiving a first flange of a first container at least partially received in the first container receiver, and a free edge of the end flap can be for engaging a second flange of a second container at least partially received in the second container receiver. The central panel can extend at least partially between the first container receiver and the second container receiver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2023
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Inventors: Raymond R. Spivey, SR., Jon Thompson, Neil Jordan
  • Patent number: 11864804
    Abstract: An apparatus for the approximation of two bones with a first anchor having a proximal end and a distal end configured for insertion into a first hole in a first bone. A second anchor has a proximal end and a distal end configured for insertion into a second hole in a second bone. A flexible link extends between the first and second anchors limiting a spacing from the first anchor to the second anchor when in a deployed configuration. The first hole comprises a first diameter, the second hole comprises a second diameter and the first diameter is smaller than the second diameter. The second diameter is uniform across the entire length of the second hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: DePuy Synthes Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles Horrell, Nicholas Mourlas, Jon Thompson
  • Patent number: 11840387
    Abstract: A carrier for holding a plurality of containers includes a front portion having a front attachment panel for at least partially receiving a respective container of the plurality of containers, a back portion having a back attachment panel for at least partially receiving a respective container of the plurality of containers, and a reinforcement portion extending from the front portion to the back portion for reinforcing the carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: Graphic Packaging International, LLC
    Inventor: Jon Thompson
  • Publication number: 20230303300
    Abstract: A carrier for holding a plurality of containers, the carrier including a central panel including a plurality of container retention openings for at least partially receiving a respective container of the plurality of containers, at least one reinforcement flap foldably connected to the central panel at a fold line, the at least one reinforcement flap including a base portion and a plurality of spaced extents extending from the base portion for being positioned between respective containers of the plurality of containers, and at least one reinforcement feature interrupting the fold line and positioned between the central panel and the at least one reinforcement flap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2023
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Inventors: Raymond R. Spivey, SR., Colin P. Ford, Jon Thompson
  • Patent number: 11623803
    Abstract: A carrier for holding a plurality of containers includes a plurality of panels including at least one central panel, at least one attachment panel, at least one side panel, and at least one top panel, the at least one attachment panel configured receive a portion of one or more containers of the plurality of containers, and at least one reinforcement panel positioned between the at least one attachment panel and the at least one top panel. The at least one central panel is for being positioned between and attached to adjacent containers of the plurality of containers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: Graphic Packaging International, LLC
    Inventors: Jon Thompson, Steve M. Gould
  • Publication number: 20230015157
    Abstract: A carrier for holding a plurality of containers includes a front portion having a front attachment panel for at least partially receiving a respective container of the plurality of containers, a back portion having a back attachment panel for at least partially receiving a respective container of the plurality of containers, and a central portion extending from the front portion to the back portion, the central portion having a central panel overlapping a respective portion of each of the front attachment panel and the back attachment panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventor: Jon Thompson
  • Publication number: 20230019145
    Abstract: A carrier for holding a plurality of containers includes a plurality of panels forming a front portion, a back portion, and a central portion extending from the front portion to the back portion, the front portion having a front attachment panel for at least partially receiving a respective container of the plurality of containers, the back portion having a back attachment panel for at least partially receiving a respective container of the plurality of containers, the central portion having a central panel, and locking features for maintaining an erected configuration of the carrier, the locking features including at least one male locking feature extending from a respective panel of the plurality of panels and being at least partially received in a respective at least one female locking feature at least partially defined in a respective panel of the plurality of panels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventors: Jon Thompson, Colin P. Ford
  • Publication number: 20220396407
    Abstract: A carrier for holding a plurality of containers includes a front portion having a front attachment panel for at least partially receiving a respective container of the plurality of containers, a back portion having a back attachment panel for at least partially receiving a respective container of the plurality of containers, and a reinforcement portion extending from the front portion to the back portion for reinforcing the carrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2022
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Inventor: Jon Thompson
  • Patent number: D1000290
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Graphic Packaging International, LLC
    Inventors: Jon Thompson, Steve M. Gould
  • Patent number: D1064847
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: Graphic Packaging International, LLC
    Inventor: Jon Thompson
  • Patent number: D1064848
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: Graphic Packaging International, LLC
    Inventor: Jon Thompson
  • Patent number: D1078489
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2025
    Assignee: Graphic Packaging International, LLC
    Inventors: Raymond R. Spivey, Sr., Colin P. Ford, Jon Thompson