Patents by Inventor Noel J. Mertz

Noel J. Mertz 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: 9783334
    Abstract: A container is provided including a blank of sheet material having an interior surface and an opposing exterior surface. The blank forms the container having a front wall, a bottom wall, a back wall, a top wall, a first side wall and an opposing second side wall, the container defining a cavity, and at least the front wall defining a display area for facilitating displaying product contained within container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: WestRock Shared Services, LLC
    Inventors: Michael B. McLeod, Noel J. Mertz
  • Publication number: 20150191272
    Abstract: A container is provided including a blank of sheet material having an interior surface and an opposing exterior surface. The blank forms the container having a front wall, a bottom wall, a back wall, a top wall, a first side wall and an opposing second side wall, the container defining a cavity, and at least the front wall defining a display area for facilitating displaying product contained within container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2015
    Publication date: July 9, 2015
    Inventors: Michael B. McLeod, Noel J. Mertz
  • Patent number: 8973811
    Abstract: A container is provided including a blank of sheet material having an interior surface and an opposing exterior surface. The blank forms the container having a front wall, a bottom wall, a back wall, a top wall, a first side wall and an opposing second side wall, the container defining a cavity, and at least the front wall defining a display area for facilitating displaying product contained within container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: Rock-Tenn Shared Services, LLC
    Inventors: Michael B. McLeod, Noel J. Mertz
  • Publication number: 20080110789
    Abstract: A container is provided including a blank of sheet material having an interior surface and an opposing exterior surface. The blank forms the container having a front wall, a bottom wall, a back wall, a top wall, a first side wall and an opposing second side wall, the container defining a cavity, and at least the front wall defining a display area for facilitating displaying product contained within container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2006
    Publication date: May 15, 2008
    Inventors: Michael B. McLeod, Noel J. Mertz
  • Patent number: 5799864
    Abstract: A closure arrangement for a one-piece, foldable, paperboard container with tray and hinged cover, the tray side wall panels have, foldably joined to their front edges, corner flaps adapted to lie against the inner surface of the tray front wall, and each of the corner flaps are scored to allow a portion of the flap to be deflected, as its related side wall panel is canted inwardly, to facilitate insertion of lock tabs projecting upwardly and downwardly from the corner flaps into related receiving openings of the tray top panel and bottom wall panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 1, 1998
    Assignee: Jefferson Smurfit Corporation
    Inventor: Noel J. Mertz
  • Patent number: 5443205
    Abstract: A shipping/display container includes top panels and side panels hingedly attached thereto forming a shroud. The container includes a bottom panel and lower side panels hingedly attached thereto forming a tray. The side panels of the shroud are disposed inside the lower side panels and against the bottom panel. The lower side panels of the tray have at least two flaps attached to at least two lower side panels of the tray at lines of demarcation therebetween. The flaps are adhered to the side panels of the shroud.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 1994
    Date of Patent: August 22, 1995
    Assignee: Kellogg Company
    Inventors: James O. Robotham, Noel J. Mertz
  • Patent number: 5402929
    Abstract: A tray-cover, corner closure arrangement for a hexagonal, one-piece, collapsible, tray-type, paperboard container with diagonal front corners. The container includes a tray, with front end and tray side wall panels interconnected by a four section gusset, and a cover hinged to the tray and including a pair of corner lock tabs adapted to be inserted between the tray corner gussets and the tray bottom wall panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 4, 1995
    Assignee: Jefferson Smurfit Corporation
    Inventors: Karl M. Ritter, Noel J. Mertz
  • Patent number: 5358173
    Abstract: A one-piece, collapsible, tray type, paperboard container, with truncated front corners. The container includes a pair of hingedly interconnected tray and cover members, each having a pair of side wall panels, and a pair of closure flaps with side portions that overlap the ends of the cover side wall panels to maintain them in place against the outer surfaces of the tray side wall panels when the container is in a closed condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 25, 1994
    Assignee: Jefferson Smurfit Corporation
    Inventor: Noel J. Mertz
  • Patent number: 5330094
    Abstract: A collapsible, stackable, display tray with single-ply side walls and multi-ply end walls that each include a pair of outer flaps, an outer panel, a pair of inner flaps, an inner panel, and a pair of hollow corner posts connected to the inner panel and positioned between the inner flaps panel and the inner panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 1993
    Date of Patent: July 19, 1994
    Assignee: Jefferson Smurfit Corporation
    Inventor: Noel J. Mertz
  • Patent number: 5277310
    Abstract: A composite shipping container for packaging, heavy articles and appliances such kitchen ranges. The package includes upper and lower structures interconnected by hollow corner posts and wrapped with plastic film and strapping. The lower structure of the container includes a base member adapted to be attached to a lower portion of the article and bottom corner members attached to the corner posts and to the base members, but which are severable from each other to allow the temporary partial removal of the appliance from the package and its reinsertion without destroying the integrity of the package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 1992
    Date of Patent: January 11, 1994
    Assignee: Container Corporation of America
    Inventor: Noel J. Mertz
  • Patent number: 5042682
    Abstract: An outer container, formed from a unitary blank of foldable paperboard, for use with an inner flexible bag in a composite package adapted to hold and dispense liquids. The container includes a detachable tab in the bottom wall, to provide access to a bag spout, and an integral, internal, wedge-shaped ramp, formed entirely from material of the bottom wall and adjacent side walls of the container, and which is located adjacent a lower rear corner of the container to help evacuate liquid from a bag positioned within the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 1991
    Date of Patent: August 27, 1991
    Assignee: Container Corporation of America
    Inventors: Karl M. Ritter, Noel J. Mertz