Patents by Inventor Stephen G. Simmons
Stephen G. Simmons 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).
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Patent number: 12187516Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to a carrier (90) for packaging one or more articles (B). The carrier comprises a main panel (12) having first (A1) and second (A2) adjacent apertures, arranged side by side, each for receiving a portion of an article. The main panel further comprises an annular series of tabs (16,18,20) formed around each of the first and second apertures. The tabs of each annular series are hingedly connected to the main panel such that at least some of the tabs yield out of the plane of the main panel when an article is received in the respective aperture so as to bear against the article. The main panel comprising a first layer (CL) comprising a paperboard substrate and a second layer (PL) providing a tear resistant layer wherein the tear resistant layer is disposed above the paperboard substrate.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2019Date of Patent: January 7, 2025Assignee: WestRock Packaging Systems, LLCInventors: Stephen G. Simmons, Casey P. Grey, Bradford Walling, Matthew E. Zacherle, Eric D. Linvill, Linh L. Kooc
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Publication number: 20220388747Abstract: A blank (1)0 for forming an article carrier (90) has a main panel (12) which includes at least one article retention structure R1 having an aperture A1 defined in the main panel and one or more tabs formed about a periphery of the aperture in the main panel. The one or more tabs are connected to the main panel such that the tabs yield out of the plane of the main panel when an article is received in the aperture to bear against the article. The main panel includes a paperboard substrate and at least one polymeric layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 11, 2022Publication date: December 8, 2022Inventors: Linh L. KOOC, Wayne A. CAMERON, David W. MILLER, Stephen G. SIMMONS, Casey P. GREY, Meredith W. ALLIN, Bradford J. WALLING, Matthew E. ZACHERLE
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Patent number: 11420802Abstract: A blank (1)0 for forming an article carrier (90) has a main panel (12) which includes at least one article retention structure R1 having an aperture A1 defined in the main panel and one or more tabs formed about a periphery of the aperture in the main panel. The one or more tabs are connected to the main panel such that the tabs yield out of the plane of the main panel when an article is received in the aperture to bear against the article. The main panel includes a paperboard substrate and at least one polymeric layer.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2017Date of Patent: August 23, 2022Assignee: WESTROCK PACKAGING SYSTEMS, LLCInventors: Linh L. Kooc, Wayne A. Cameron, David W. Miller, Stephen G. Simmons, Casey P. Grey, Meredith W. Allin, Bradford J. Walling, Matthew E. Zacherle
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Publication number: 20220153505Abstract: A cold chain packaging system is disclosed that includes a first enclosure for receiving a payload, a second enclosure for receiving the first enclosure, wherein the first enclosure is adapted and configured to create a moat between an exterior surface of the first enclosure and an interior surface of the second enclosure for receiving a phase change material, a third enclosure for receiving the second enclosure, a plurality of spacer blocks for encapsulating the second enclosure within the third enclosure to create a void barrier between an exterior surface of the second enclosure and an interior surface of the third enclosure, and a fourth enclosure for receiving a phase change material, wherein the fourth enclosure is dimensioned and configured to be received within the second enclosure positioned above the first enclosure.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2021Publication date: May 19, 2022Inventors: Timothy L. MCCARTHY, Stephen G. SIMMONS, Gabriel DA SILVA VOLPE, William T. MCDONNELL
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Publication number: 20210284413Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to a carrier (90) for packaging one or more articles (B). The carrier comprises a main panel (12) having first (A1) and second (A2) adjacent apertures, arranged side by side, each for receiving a portion of an article. The main panel further comprises an annular series of tabs (16,18,20) formed around each of the first and second apertures. The tabs of each annular series are hingedly connected to the main panel such that at least some of the tabs yield out of the plane of the main panel when an article is received in the respective aperture so as to bear against the article. The main panel comprising a first layer (CL) comprising a paperboard substrate and a second layer (PL) providing a tear resistant layer wherein the tear resistant layer is disposed above the paperboard substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 17, 2019Publication date: September 16, 2021Applicant: WestRock Packaging Systems, LLCInventors: Stephen G. Simmons, Casey P. Grey, Bradford Walling, Matthew E. Zacherle, Eric D. Linvill, Linh L. Kooc
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Publication number: 20190135512Abstract: A blank (1)0 for forming an article carrier (90) has a main panel (12) which includes at least one article retention structure R1 having an aperture A1 defined in the main panel and one or more tabs formed about a periphery of the aperture in the main panel. The one or more tabs are connected to the main panel such that the tabs yield out of the plane of the main panel when an article is received in the aperture to bear against the article. The main panel includes a paperboard substrate and at least one polymeric layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 2, 2017Publication date: May 9, 2019Inventors: Linh L. Kooc, Wayne A. Cameron, David W. Miller, Stephen G. Simmons, Casey P. Grey, Meredith W. Allin, Bradford J. Walling, Matthew E. Zacherle
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Publication number: 20180134443Abstract: A carton (90) has a two part handle structure (H). The two part handle structure includes: a first integrally formed part including two arcuate slots (40, 42) spaced by a gripping portion (50); and a second reinforcing part including a reinforcing member (60) attached to at least the gripping portion of the first integrally formed part of the handle. The reinforcing member is pre-cut such that the profile of the reinforcing member includes at least one curved section that is not aligned with a perimeter of at least one of said two arcuate slots. The reinforcing member is formed from material that is separate from the material from which the first integrally formed part of the handle is formed.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2016Publication date: May 17, 2018Inventors: Nathaniel B. Ball, Stephen G. Simmons, Meredith W. Allin, Casey P. Grey, Ron Binshtok, William Statelman
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Patent number: 9096345Abstract: A product dispensing system may include a container including a plurality of walls that define an internal volume and an opening into the internal volume, wherein the container defines a plurality of first perforations and at least one first reinforcing feature arranged in a first row extending from the opening and a plurality of second perforations and at least one second reinforcing feature arranged in a second row extending from the opening.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2013Date of Patent: August 4, 2015Assignee: MeadWestvaco CorporationInventors: William J. Bogdziewicz, Christopher A. Moser, Stephen G. Simmons, Wojciech A. Blaziak
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Publication number: 20150053754Abstract: A product dispensing system may include a container including a plurality of walls that define an internal volume and an opening into the internal volume, wherein the container defines a plurality of first perforations and at least one first reinforcing feature arranged in a first row extending from the opening and a plurality of second perforations and at least one second reinforcing feature arranged in a second row extending from the opening.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 22, 2013Publication date: February 26, 2015Applicant: MeadWestvaco CorporationInventors: William J. Bogdziewicz, Christopher A. Moser, Stephen G. Simmons, Wojciech A. Blaziak
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Patent number: 6264796Abstract: A diffuser section for use in a headbox, the diffuser section comprising a plurality of hollow diffusers, each diffuser having an outlet and an inlet that is shaped as a polygon. The plurality of diffusers are arranged such that the inlet of each the diffusers abuts against an adjacent diffuser inlet such that there are generally no gaps therebetween.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 1999Date of Patent: July 24, 2001Assignee: The Mead CorporationInventor: Stephen G. Simmons