Patents by Inventor Ralf Mathei

Ralf Mathei 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).

  • Carrier for containers
    Patent number: 12545490
    Abstract: A carrier for holding a plurality of containers includes a plurality of panels extending at least partially around an interior of the carrier, the plurality of panels including a plurality of side panels and at least one bottom panel foldably connected to a respective panel of the plurality of panels, locking features in the at least one bottom panel for at least partially maintaining a formed configuration of the carrier, and a plurality of system engagement features for at least partially receiving a portion of an outer container, each system engagement feature having a plurality of lines of weakening defining a plurality of separably connected sections in the at least one bottom panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 2024
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2026
    Assignee: Graphic Packaging International, LLC
    Inventors: Harmen Boersma, Ralf Mathei
  • Carrier for Containers
    Publication number: 20240294319
    Abstract: A carrier for holding a plurality of containers includes a plurality of panels extending at least partially around an interior of the carrier, the plurality of panels including a plurality of side panels and at least one bottom panel foldably connected to a respective panel of the plurality of panels, locking features in the at least one bottom panel for at least partially maintaining a formed configuration of the carrier, and a plurality of system engagement features for at least partially receiving a portion of an outer container, each system engagement feature having a plurality of lines of weakening defining a plurality of separably connected sections in the at least one bottom panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 29, 2024
    Publication date: September 5, 2024
    Inventors: Harmen Boersma, Ralf Mathei