Patents by Inventor Kevin TOPFER

Kevin TOPFER 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: 11884462
    Abstract: A tray made of cardboard, paperboard or other lightweight foldable sheet material that comprises one or more pockets (8) for receiving product. The tray comprises a top sheet defining one or more top sheet openings for the one or more pockets and a bottom sheet attached to the top sheet that comprises one or more bottom sheet openings that are aligned with the top sheet openings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Multi Packaging Solutions UK Limited
    Inventors: Nigel Davis, Kevin Topfer, David Yates
  • Publication number: 20230219733
    Abstract: A carrier (2) made of cardboard, paperboard or other lightweight foldable sheet material, comprises a top sheet (4) defining one or more pockets (20) for receiving one or more products and a bottom sheet (6) attached to the top sheet (4). The top sheet (4) comprises one or more respective sets (30) of flaps (32) for forming the respective pockets (20), each flap (32) being hingedly connected at a proximal end (36) to a top surface (38) of the top sheet (4) about a respective flap hinge line (40) defined around an upper edge (42) of the respective pocket (20) and folded about the respective flap hinge line (40) to define a pocket side wall. The top sheet (4) further comprises respective tabs (50) hingedly connected to distal ends (46) of the respective flaps (32) about respective tab fold lines (52) and folded about a respective tab fold line (52) so as to lie along a base of the pocket (20).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2023
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Inventors: Kevin Topfer, Nigel Davis, David Yates
  • Patent number: 11542081
    Abstract: A carrier (2) made of cardboard, paperboard or other lightweight foldable sheet material, comprises a top sheet (4) defining one or more pockets (20) for receiving one or more products and a bottom sheet (6) attached to the top sheet (4). The top sheet (4) comprises one or more respective sets (30) of flaps (32) for forming the respective pockets (20), each flap (32) being hingedly connected at a proximal end (36) to a top surface (38) of the top sheet (4) about a respective flap hinge line (40) defined around an upper edge (42) of the respective pocket (20) and folded about the respective flap hinge line (40) to define a pocket side wall. The top sheet (4) further comprises respective tabs (50) hingedly connected to distal ends (46) of the respective flaps (32) about respective tab fold lines (52) and folded about a respective tab fold line (52) so as to lie along a base of the pocket (20).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: Multi Packaging Solutions UK Limited
    Inventors: Kevin Topfer, Nigel Davis, David Yates
  • Patent number: 11203459
    Abstract: There is disclosed packaging for edible product comprising a base component and a separate lid component. The base component is formed from a folded blank and has an opening which provides access to a hollow interior for storing edible product. The lid component is bonded to the base component so as to close the opening and inhibit access to the interior. The lid component comprises an access panel which can be moved with respect to the base component to open the packaging and provide access to the interior through the opening. There is also disclosed a method for manufacturing a packaged product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: MARS, INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Kevin Topfer, Daniel Reaney, David Reed
  • Publication number: 20210155369
    Abstract: A tray (2) is made of cardboard, paperboard or other lightweight foldable sheet material and comprises one or more pockets (8) for receiving product. The tray (2) comprises a top sheet (4) defining one or more top sheet openings (10) for the one or more pockets (8) and a bottom sheet (6) attached to the top sheet (4) and comprising one or more bottom sheet openings (12) aligned with the top sheet openings (10). The top sheet (4) comprises one or more respective sets of top sheet flaps (28, 30, 32) which each comprise a top sheet flap proximal panel (28P, 30P, 32P) hingedly connected to the top sheet (4) about a respective top sheet flap proximal hinge line (36, 38, 40) defined at the respective top sheet opening (10) At least one of the top sheet flaps (28, 30, 32) further comprises a top sheet flap distal panel (28D, 30D, 32D) hingedly attached to the respective top sheet flap proximal panel (28P, 30P, 32P) about a respective top sheet flap distal fold line (42, 44, 46).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2020
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Inventors: Nigel Davis, Kevin Topfer, David Yates
  • Publication number: 20200223580
    Abstract: A machine erectable product support (1) comprises at least one product support defining structure (3) including a top panel (5) a bottom panel (7) and a longitudinal side wall panel (9). The product support defining structure (3) defines, in the erected product support (1), one or more product locating pockets (11). The top panel (5) comprises cutlines and foldlines (15, 17) defining a plurality of hinge panels (13) hingedly attaching a first portion (6) of the top panel (5) to a second portion (8) of the top panel (5) to enable the first portion (6) to be rotated relative to the second portion (8) to erect the product support defining structure (3) during erection of the product support (1). The bottom panel (7) comprises one or more openings, each opening being registered with a respective portion of the top panel (5) when the product support defining structure (3) is in a flat configuration to facilitate erection of the product support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2020
    Publication date: July 16, 2020
    Inventors: Kevin Topfer, David Yates
  • Publication number: 20200223610
    Abstract: A carrier (2) made of cardboard, paperboard or other lightweight foldable sheet material, comprises a top sheet (4) defining one or more pockets (20) for receiving one or more products and a bottom sheet (6) attached to the top sheet (4). The top sheet (4) comprises one or more respective sets (30) of flaps (32) for forming the respective pockets (20), each flap (32) being hingedly connected at a proximal end (36) to a top surface (38) of the top sheet (4) about a respective flap hinge line (40) defined around an upper edge (42) of the respective pocket (20) and folded about the respective flap hinge line (40) to define a pocket side wall. The top sheet (4) further comprises respective tabs (50) hingedly connected to distal ends (46) of the respective flaps (32) about respective tab fold lines (52) and folded about a respective tab fold line (52) so as to lie along a base of the pocket (20).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2020
    Publication date: July 16, 2020
    Inventors: Kevin Topfer, Nigel Davis, David Yates
  • Publication number: 20200095014
    Abstract: There is disclosed packaging (10) for edible product comprising a base component (12) and a separate lid component (14). The base component (12) is formed from a folded blank (28) and has an opening (20) which provides access to a hollow interior (32) for storing edible product. The lid component (14) is bonded to the base component (12) so as to close the opening (20) and inhibit access to the interior (32). The lid component comprises an access panel (18) which can be moved with respect to the base component (12) to open the packaging (10) and provide access to the interior (32) through the opening (20). There is—inter alia—also disclosed a method for manufacturing a packaged product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2018
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Inventors: Kevin TOPFER, Daniel REANEY, David REED