Patents by Inventor Tom S. Opper

Tom S. Opper 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).

  • Collapsible box construction
    Patent number: 5664726
    Abstract: A collapsible box construction in which a flat blank, made of a suitably rigid material, is assembled to form a box. The box construction can be assembled and stored in a flat configuration and thereafter erected into the box in a simple, efficient manner. Additionally, the initial assembly of the blank into the box construction provides stability and rigidity without requiring that one or more bottom flaps be glued or otherwise fixedly mounted together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 9, 1997
    Assignee: DeWitt Packaging Corp.
    Inventor: Tom S. Opper
  • Display container
    Patent number: 5096055
    Abstract: A display and storage container is formed from a single blank and has a bottom wall, a pair of opposed side walls, and a pair of opposed end walls. A movable panel is hingedly mounted to one of the end walls and has a tongue extending therefrom which has a stop member at its free end. An inclined ramp is provided in the interior of the container so that when the lid is opened, an object disposed in the container for storage will be pulled by the stop member slidably upwardly on the inclined ramp toward a display position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 1991
    Date of Patent: March 17, 1992
    Assignee: DeWitt Packaging Corp.
    Inventor: Tom S. Opper