Patents by Inventor Ronald C. Norris

Ronald C. Norris 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: 10407832
    Abstract: Protection barriers, such as floor protection barriers, and methods for making and using same. The protection barrier can include a base sheet and an energy absorbing layer. The base sheet can have two or more paperboard layers and one or more sizing layers. A first paperboard layer can form a first surface of the base sheet, a second paperboard layer can form a second surface of the base sheet, and the one or more sizing layers can be disposed between the first and second paperboard layers. The energy absorbing layer can be secured to the second paperboard layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: GPCP IP Holdings LLC
    Inventors: John P. Kelly, Richard D. Jordan, Ronald C. Norris, Frederick J. Curcio
  • Publication number: 20180055002
    Abstract: An animal litter system can include a housing unit and a removable cartridge containing litter. The housing unit can include housing walls, a floor, and a lid at least partially enclosing an interior volume. An interior wall can be disposed in the housing unit and can divide the interior volume into first and second compartments. A first passageway can be defined by a housing wall to provide access between the first compartment and outside of the housing unit. A second passageway can be defined by the interior wall to provide access between the first and second compartments. The removable cartridge can be disposed in the second compartment and can include a plurality of cartridge walls and a bottom at least partially enclosing an interior volume. Each of the plurality of cartridge walls and the bottom of the removable cartridge can independently include a plastic, cellulosic fibers, or a mixture thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2016
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Applicant: Georgia-Pacific LLC
    Inventors: Michael E. Carroll, Ronald C. Norris, Robert W. Burkhardt, John P. Kelly, Steven Frazier
  • Publication number: 20170291385
    Abstract: Disclosed is a concrete curing blanket including a film layer, a differential hydrophobic/hydrophillic layer and a gel layer interposed therebetween.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2016
    Publication date: October 12, 2017
    Inventors: Michael E. Carroll, Richard D. Jordan, Ronald C. Norris
  • Publication number: 20170191223
    Abstract: Protection barriers, such as floor protection barriers, and methods for making and using same. The protection barrier can include a base sheet and an energy absorbing layer. The base sheet can have two or more paperboard layers and one or more sizing layers. A first paperboard layer can form a first surface of the base sheet, a second paperboard layer can form a second surface of the base sheet, and the one or more sizing layers can be disposed between the first and second paperboard layers. The energy absorbing layer can be secured to the second paperboard layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2017
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Applicant: Georgia-Pacific LLC
    Inventors: John P. Kelly, Richard D. Jordan, Ronald C. Norris, Frederick J. Curcio
  • Patent number: 9656778
    Abstract: A panel board can include a main body confined by an upper boundary, a lower boundary, a first side boundary, and a second side boundary. A plurality of folding lines can be disposed on the main body and can extend from the upper boundary to the lower boundary. The folding lines disposed on the main body can provide a plurality of panels. A base having multiple sides can extend from the lower boundary of the main body. One or more locking tabs can extend from one or more sides of the base and one or more locking tabs can extend from the lower boundary of the main body. One or more locking slots can be disposed through the panel board about the lower boundary of the main body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: Georgia-Pacific LLC
    Inventors: John P. Kelly, Ronald C. Norris, Richard D. Jordan
  • Patent number: 9597862
    Abstract: Protection barriers, such as floor protection barriers, and methods for making and using same. The protection barrier can include a base sheet and an energy absorbing layer. The base sheet can have two or more paperboard layers and one or more sizing layers. A first paperboard layer can form a first surface of the base sheet, a second paperboard layer can form a second surface of the base sheet, and the one or more sizing layers can be disposed between the first and second paperboard layers. The energy absorbing layer can be secured to the second paperboard layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: Georgia-Pacific Consumer Products LP
    Inventors: John P. Kelly, Richard D. Jordan, Ronald C. Norris, Jr., Frederick J. Curcio
  • Publication number: 20160152372
    Abstract: A panel board can include a main body confined by an upper boundary, a lower boundary, a first side boundary, and a second side boundary. A plurality of folding lines can be disposed on the main body and can extend from the upper boundary to the lower boundary. The folding lines disposed on the main body can provide a plurality of panels. A base having multiple sides can extend from the lower boundary of the main body. One or more locking tabs can extend from one or more sides of the base and one or more locking tabs can extend from the lower boundary of the main body. One or more locking slots can be disposed through the panel board about the lower boundary of the main body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2015
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Applicant: Georgia-Pacific LLC
    Inventors: John P. Kelly, Ronald C. Norris, Richard D. Jordan
  • Publication number: 20150231867
    Abstract: Protection barriers, such as floor protection barriers, and methods for making and using same. The protection barrier can include a base sheet and an energy absorbing layer. The base sheet can have two or more paperboard layers and one or more sizing layers. A first paperboard layer can form a first surface of the base sheet, a second paperboard layer can form a second surface of the base sheet, and the one or more sizing layers can be disposed between the first and second paperboard layers. The energy absorbing layer can be secured to the second paperboard layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2015
    Publication date: August 20, 2015
    Applicant: GEORGIA-PACIFIC LLC
    Inventors: John P. Kelly, Richard D. Jordan, Ronald C. Norris, JR., Frederick J. Curcio