Patents by Inventor Richard Zietlow

Richard Zietlow 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: 7628277
    Abstract: A container according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention provides an outer shell and an insert, which is sized, shaped and configured to at least partially enclose an article secured thereto during shipping and storing. The outer shell is of a conventional box construction, preferably an FOL container. The insert is preferably constructed of corrugated paperboard and includes a bottom wall panel to which the article is secured, at least one endwall panel having at least one gusset-forming flap extending therefrom and at least one extension flap defining a fold-over flap which can be secured to a portion of the endwall flap for the purpose of enclosing the corner portions of the article.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2009
    Assignee: International Paper Company
    Inventor: Richard A. Zietlow
  • Publication number: 20070251856
    Abstract: A container according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention provides an outer shell and an insert, which is sized, shaped and configured to at least partially enclose an article secured thereto during shipping and storing. The outer shell is of a conventional box construction, preferably an FOL container. The insert is preferably constructed of corrugated paperboard and includes a bottom wall panel to which the article is secured, at least one endwall panel having at least one gusset-forming flap extending therefrom and at least one extension flap defining a fold-over flap which can be secured to a portion of the endwall flap for the purpose of enclosing the corner portions of the article.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2007
    Publication date: November 1, 2007
    Inventor: Richard Zietlow