Patents by Inventor Kyle Lucy

Kyle Lucy 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).

  • END FLAP ENGAGEMENT ASSEMBLY FOR ERECTING CARTONS AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20260116032
    Abstract: A method of at least partially erecting a carton includes loading a blank in a blank infeed assembly, the blank having a plurality of panels and a plurality of end flaps foldably connected to a respective panel of the plurality of panels. The method further includes positioning the blank on at least one conveyor assembly configured to move the blank in a downstream direction, operating the at least one conveyor assembly to move the blank in the downstream direction toward a carton erection assembly, the carton erection assembly including an end flap engagement assembly positioned adjacent the at least one conveyor assembly, and activating the end flap engagement assembly such that a portion of the end flap engagement assembly contacts and moves at least one end flap of the plurality of end flaps of the blank as the blank moves in the downstream direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2025
    Publication date: April 30, 2026
    Inventors: Kyle Lucy, Nicholas Evans
  • End flap engagement assembly for erecting cartons and related systems and methods
    Patent number: 12521956
    Abstract: A method of at least partially erecting a carton includes loading a blank in a blank infeed assembly, the blank having a plurality of panels and a plurality of end flaps foldably connected to a respective panel of the plurality of panels. The method further includes positioning the blank on at least one conveyor assembly configured to move the blank in a downstream direction, operating the at least one conveyor assembly to move the blank in the downstream direction toward a carton erection assembly, the carton erection assembly including an end flap engagement assembly positioned adjacent the at least one conveyor assembly, and activating the end flap engagement assembly such that a portion of the end flap engagement assembly contacts and moves at least one end flap of the plurality of end flaps of the blank as the blank moves in the downstream direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2026
    Assignee: Graphic Packaging International, LLC
    Inventors: Kyle Lucy, Nicholas Evans
  • END FLAP ENGAGEMENT ASSEMBLY FOR ERECTING CARTONS AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20240190100
    Abstract: A method of at least partially erecting a carton includes loading a blank in a blank infeed assembly, the blank having a plurality of panels and a plurality of end flaps foldably connected to a respective panel of the plurality of panels. The method further includes positioning the blank on at least one conveyor assembly configured to move the blank in a downstream direction, operating the at least one conveyor assembly to move the blank in the downstream direction toward a carton erection assembly, the carton erection assembly including an end flap engagement assembly positioned adjacent the at least one conveyor assembly, and activating the end flap engagement assembly such that a portion of the end flap engagement assembly contacts and moves at least one end flap of the plurality of end flaps of the blank as the blank moves in the downstream direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2023
    Publication date: June 13, 2024
    Inventors: Kyle Lucy, Nicholas Evans