Patents by Inventor Matthew Colin Bell

Matthew Colin Bell 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: 6988653
    Abstract: A collapsible carton which is formed from a single cardboard blank which when formed from the blank is capable of being folded between a folded flat condition and an erect condition whereby when in the erect condition the carton has a floor (11) and four side panels (12, 13, 14 and 15) to define a generally rectangular prismatic shaped space, wherein the floor panel is formed of a single panel and the junction between the floor and each of the side panels is defined by a closed fold line therebetween, a pair of opposed first side panels (12 and 13) having a pair of diagonal fold lines (21 and 22), extending from the junction between the sides of the floor and the sides of the respective first side panel and converging to terminate at a transverse central axis of the first side panel said diagonals being substantially perpendicular to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2006
    Inventor: Matthew Colin Bell
  • Publication number: 20030080179
    Abstract: A collapsible carton which is formed from a single cardboard blank which when formed from the blank is capable of being folded between a folded flat condition and an erect condition whereby when in the erect condition the carton has a floor (11) and four side panels (12, 13, 14 and 15) to define a generally rectangular prismatic shaped space, wherein the floor panel is formed of a single panel and the junction between the floor and each of the side panels is defined by a closed fold line therebetween, a pair of opposed first side panels (12 and 13) having a pair of diagonal fold lines (21 and 22), extending from the junction between the sides of the floor and the sides of the respective first side panel and converging to terminate at a transverse central axis of the first side panel said diagonals being substantially perpendicular to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2002
    Publication date: May 1, 2003
    Inventor: Matthew Colin Bell