Patents by Inventor Kevin Simpkins

Kevin Simpkins 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: 11485537
    Abstract: A blank for forming a container is provided. The blank includes a top panel, a first and second side panels, and a bottom panel coupled together in series by a plurality of generally parallel fold lines, wherein the bottom panel includes a free side edge, the first side panel includes a first separation line, and the second side panel includes a second separation line. The blank also includes a first end flap and a second end flap extending from opposing side edges of the first side panel, and a third end flap and a fourth end flap extending from opposing side edges of the second side panel, wherein the second and fourth end flaps are configured for removal with the top panel after the container is formed and the first and second separation lines are separated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: WESTROCK SHARED SERVICES, LLC
    Inventors: Dejan Djokovic, David G. Couture, Kevin Simpkins
  • Patent number: 11345530
    Abstract: A blank for a package configured to retain an article therein can be configured to be wrapped around the article to form a circumferential case around the article and have a longitudinal length longer than the article. The blank can be configured to define the circumferential case to include one or more inward protrusions at or near one or more ends of the circumferential case that is configured to extend into the circumferential case above and/or below the article to retain the article longitudinally.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: WESTROCK SHARED SERVICES, LLC
    Inventor: Kevin Simpkins
  • Publication number: 20210101729
    Abstract: A blank for a package configured to retain an article therein can be configured to be wrapped around the article to form a circumferential case around the article and have a longitudinal length longer than the article. The blank can be configured to define the circumferential case to include one or more inward protrusions at or near one or more ends of the circumferential case that is configured to extend into the circumferential case above and/or below the article to retain the article longitudinally.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2020
    Publication date: April 8, 2021
    Applicant: WestRock Shared Services, LLC
    Inventor: Kevin Simpkins
  • Publication number: 20210078767
    Abstract: A mailer (10) includes front (12) and rear (14) corrugated panels having interior and exterior surfaces and connected to one another along a fold line (16), wherein the interior surfaces of the front and rear panels have an area (52) of patterned creases formed therein to allow the corrugated panels to conform to an article placed into the mailer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2019
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Inventors: Kevin Simpkins, Yoko Matsuba
  • Publication number: 20210070495
    Abstract: A blank for forming a container is provided. The blank includes a top panel, a first and second side panels, and a bottom panel coupled together in series by a plurality of generally parallel fold lines, wherein the bottom panel includes a free side edge, the first side panel includes a first separation line, and the second side panel includes a second separation line. The blank also includes a first end flap and a second end flap extending from opposing side edges of the first side panel, and a third end flap and a fourth end flap extending from opposing side edges of the second side panel, wherein the second and fourth end flaps are configured for removal with the top panel after the container is formed and the first and second separation lines are separated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2020
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Inventors: Dejan Djokovic, David G. Couture, Kevin Simpkins