Patents by Inventor Paul Gingras

Paul Gingras 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: 8469217
    Abstract: A thermoformed container comprising a tray having a bottom wall with a recess for storing food items, an open top for providing access to the recess and a cover sized to close the open top of the tray. The cover is hingedly connected to the tray, with both the cover and tray having cooperating structures that form a closure when the container is closed, with a vent structure provided in the container for venting the interior of the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2013
    Assignee: Dart Container Corporation
    Inventor: Ryan Paul Gingras
  • Publication number: 20120091136
    Abstract: A container comprising a cover hingedly connected to a tray, with both the cover and tray having cooperating structures that form a closure when the container is closed, with a vent structure provided in the container for venting the interior of the container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2011
    Publication date: April 19, 2012
    Applicant: DART CONTAINER CORPORATION
    Inventor: Ryan Paul Gingras
  • Patent number: 5097953
    Abstract: A card holding device is provided which comprises a lower section and an upper section. The lower section comprises a surface having a recessed portion having a depth for receiving a card, the depth being approximately equal to the thickness of the card, the recessed portion comprising a lower display panel for contacting a first surface of the card and indentations for enclosing each of the corners of the card without contacting the corners, and a first channel disposed about the surface, the inner surface of the channel defining a female mating surface. The upper section comprises an upper display panel for contacting a second surface of the card, a second channel disposed about the upper display panel, the outer surface of the second channel defining a male mating surface, a peripheral surface disposed about said second channel, and an outer sidewall descending from said peripheral surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 1991
    Date of Patent: March 24, 1992
    Inventor: Paul Gingras