Patents by Inventor Timothy A. Tripp

Timothy A. Tripp 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: 20200140136
    Abstract: A container can include a bottom panel, a sidewall structure attached to a bottom panel and forming a cavity for receiving an article. The sidewall structure can extend substantially orthogonally from the bottom panel. The container can include an at least partially round top panel. The top panel can be configured to latch to the sidewall structure to enclose the cavity. The top panel can be attached to the sidewall structure and/or the bottom panel. In certain embodiments, the top panel can be separate from the body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2019
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Inventors: Timothy A. Tripp, Jeffrey S. James, Donald A. Schultz, Matthew J. Palmateer
  • Patent number: 9908660
    Abstract: A blank of foldable sheet material for forming a container is provided. The blank includes a top panel, a front tuck flap extending from a front edge of the top panel, and a top side panel extending from a side edge of the top panel. The blank also includes a bottom panel, a front panel extending from a front edge of the bottom panel, and a corner portion. The corner portion includes a minor diagonal panel extending and a major diagonal panel. The corner portion also includes a corner panel hingedly connected to the minor and major diagonal panels. The front panel is configured to engage the front tuck flap to at least partially define a first releasably secure closure of the container, and the top side panel includes a front edge configured to engage the minor diagonal panel to at least partially define a second releasably secure closure of the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: WestRock Shared Services, LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey Scott James, Jory B. Mack, Timothy A. Tripp
  • Publication number: 20160297563
    Abstract: A blank of foldable sheet material for forming a container is provided. The blank includes a top panel, a front tuck flap extending from a front edge of the top panel, and a top side panel extending from a side edge of the top panel. The blank also includes a bottom panel, a front panel extending from a front edge of the bottom panel, and a corner portion. The corner portion includes a minor diagonal panel extending and a major diagonal panel. The corner portion also includes a corner panel hingedly connected to the minor and major diagonal panels. The front panel is configured to engage the front tuck flap to at least partially define a first releasably secure closure of the container, and the top side panel includes a front edge configured to engage the minor diagonal panel to at least partially define a second releasably secure closure of the container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2016
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Inventors: Jeffrey Scott JAMES, Jory B. MACK, Timothy A. TRIPP
  • Patent number: 9415895
    Abstract: A blank of foldable sheet material for forming a container is provided. The blank includes a top panel, a front tuck flap extending from a front edge of the top panel, and a top side panel extending from a side edge of the top panel. The blank also includes a bottom panel, a front panel extending from a front edge of the bottom panel, and a corner portion. The corner portion includes a minor diagonal panel extending and a major diagonal panel. The corner portion also includes a corner panel hingedly connected to the minor and major diagonal panels. The front panel is configured to engage the front tuck flap to at least partially define a first releasably secure closure of the container, and the top side panel includes a front edge configured to engage the minor diagonal panel to at least partially define a second releasably secure closure of the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Inventors: Jeffrey S. James, Jory B. Mack, Timothy A. Tripp
  • Publication number: 20150336704
    Abstract: A blank of foldable sheet material for forming a container is provided. The blank includes a top panel, a front tuck flap extending from a front edge of the top panel, and a top side panel extending from a side edge of the top panel. The blank also includes a bottom panel, a front panel extending from a front edge of the bottom panel, and a corner portion. The corner portion includes a minor diagonal panel extending and a major diagonal panel. The corner portion also includes a corner panel hingedly connected to the minor and major diagonal panels. The front panel is configured to engage the front tuck flap to at least partially define a first releasably secure closure of the container, and the top side panel includes a front edge configured to engage the minor diagonal panel to at least partially define a second releasably secure closure of the container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2015
    Publication date: November 26, 2015
    Inventors: Jeffrey S. James, Jory B. Mack, Timothy A. Tripp
  • Patent number: 6223326
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for analyzing performance and density of a source design module for a target programmable gate array. The source design module is converted to logic for a selected target programmable gate array. Performance and density of the converted logic are then estimated. If the estimated performance level does not achieve a target performance level, then problematic design elements are automatically or optionally converted to functionally equivalent programmable gate array design elements. The performance and density of the target programmable gate array is again estimated using the new design elements. In another mode of operation, design guidance is provided in converting the problematic design elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2001
    Assignee: Xilinx, Inc.
    Inventors: Carol A. Fields, Timothy A. Tripp
  • Patent number: D767989
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: Pizza Hut, LLC
    Inventors: William Robert Nietert, Jeff James, Jory Mack, Timothy Tripp