Patents by Inventor Ross Droege

Ross Droege 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).

  • Publication number: 20170320648
    Abstract: A carton for containing a plurality of containers includes a plurality of panels and a plurality of end flaps. The plurality of end flaps is foldably connected to respective panels of the plurality of panels and at least partially closes an end of the carton. The plurality of end flaps includes a first end flap foldably connected to one of a top panel and a bottom panel at a first fold line, a second end flap foldably connected to the one of the top panel and the bottom panel at a second fold line that is oblique to the first fold line, and a third end flap foldably connected to the at least one side panel at a third fold line. The third end flap has at least one notch overlapping at least a portion of one of the first end flap and the second end flap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2017
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventors: Ross Droege, Elias Spartis, Raymond R. Spivey, SR., Mark Baldino
  • Publication number: 20160318685
    Abstract: A package can include a tray that is inserted into the interior of a carton. The tray can have a tray bottom panel foldably connected to a first tray side panel and a second tray side panel. The carton can have a top access feature in a top panel to allow access to the containers and also expansion of the volume of the interior of the carton.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2016
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Inventors: Ross Droege, Robert Ayerst, Elias Spartis, Matthew R. Kearns, Aaron Lee Bates