Patents by Inventor Kevin B. Carden

Kevin B. Carden 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).

  • Box assemblies and multi-ply units and methods for forming same
    Patent number: 10150586
    Abstract: A blank for forming a carton includes a unitary substrate layer defining a primary axis and a secondary axis transverse to the primary axis. The substrate layer includes: a main panel having a side edge extending substantially parallel to the primary axis and an end edge substantially parallel to the secondary axis; an end outer panel connected to the end edge by a first fold line extending substantially parallel to the secondary axis; an end inner panel connected to the end outer panel by a second fold line extending substantially parallel to the secondary axis; a side outer panel connected to the side edge by a third fold line extending substantially parallel to the primary axis; a side inner panel connected to the side outer panel by a fourth fold line extending substantially parallel to the primary axis; a notch defined in a side edge of the end inner panel; and an integral tab extending from an end edge of the side inner panel adjacent the side edge of the end inner panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignees: 1540 Innovatus, LLC, Quinstar, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin B. Carden, James F. Royall, Steven Lee Worm
  • BOX ASSEMBLIES AND MULTl-PLY UNITS AND METHODS FOR FORMING SAME
    Publication number: 20170129639
    Abstract: A blank for forming a carton includes a unitary substrate layer defining a primary axis and a secondary axis transverse to the primary axis. The substrate layer includes: a main panel having a side edge extending substantially parallel to the primary axis and an end edge substantially parallel to the secondary axis; an end outer panel connected to the end edge by a first fold line extending substantially parallel to the secondary axis; an end inner panel connected to the end outer panel by a second fold line extending substantially parallel to the secondary axis; a side outer panel connected to the side edge by a third fold line extending substantially parallel to the primary axis; a side inner panel connected to the side outer panel by a fourth fold line extending substantially parallel to the primary axis; a notch defined in a side edge of the end inner panel; and an integral tab extending from an end edge of the side inner panel adjacent the side edge of the end inner panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2016
    Publication date: May 11, 2017
    Inventors: Kevin B. Carden, James F. Royall, Steven Lee Worm