Patents by Inventor Travis Walters

Travis Walters 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: 11814261
    Abstract: A dispenser includes a rotating member configured to rotate about an axis of rotation, the rotating member comprising an engaging portion and a roll-holding portion, the roll-holding portion defining an outer surface and a cylindrical inner surface, the cylindrical inner surface extending from a first end of the roll-holding portion to a second end of the roll-holding portion opposite the first end, a rib extending radially inwardly from the cylindrical inner surface, the rib defining a free radially inward edge; and a holding member located radially outwardly of the engaging portion; wherein the cylindrical inner surface of the rotating member defines a first cylindrical portion adjacent to the first end and a second cylindrical portion adjacent to the second end, the rib extending axially along a length of the first cylindrical portion, the second cylindrical portion substantially smooth and absent any ribs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: Pratt Corrugated Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Hannah Conrad, Corey Crane, Travis Walters
  • Publication number: 20230219712
    Abstract: A dual use box includes a side panel enclosure defining a top end and a bottom end; a first primary top panel extending from the top end and comprising a primary adhesive; a second primary top panel extending from the top, wherein the primary adhesive is configured to attach the first primary top panel to the second primary top panel; a first secondary top panel extending from the top end and comprising a secondary adhesive; a second secondary top panel extending from the top end, wherein the secondary adhesive is configured to attach the first secondary top panel to the second secondary top panel; a primary delivery address label formed separately from and affixed to the first primary top panel; and a secondary delivery address label formed separately from and affixed to the first secondary top panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2023
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Inventors: Travis Walters, Randy Ball, Hannah Conrad, Greg Sollie, Shifeng Chen
  • Publication number: 20230166940
    Abstract: A dispenser includes a rotating member configured to rotate about an axis of rotation, the rotating member comprising an engaging portion and a roll-holding portion, the roll-holding portion defining an outer surface and a cylindrical inner surface, the cylindrical inner surface extending from a first end of the roll-holding portion to a second end of the roll-holding portion opposite the first end, a rib extending radially inwardly from the cylindrical inner surface, the rib defining a free radially inward edge; and a holding member located radially outwardly of the engaging portion; wherein the cylindrical inner surface of the rotating member defines a first cylindrical portion adjacent to the first end and a second cylindrical portion adjacent to the second end, the rib extending axially along a length of the first cylindrical portion, the second cylindrical portion substantially smooth and absent any ribs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2023
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Inventors: Hannah Conrad, Corey Crane, Travis Walters
  • Patent number: 11623785
    Abstract: Example aspects of a dual use box can comprise a side panel enclosure defining a top end and a bottom end; a first primary top panel extending from the top end of the side panel enclosure and comprising a primary address label and a primary adhesive; a second primary top panel extending from the top end of the side panel enclosure, wherein the primary adhesive is configured to attach the first primary top panel to the second primary top panel; a first secondary top panel extending from the top end of the side panel enclosure and comprising a secondary address label and a secondary adhesive; and a second secondary top panel extending from the top end of the side panel enclosure, wherein the secondary adhesive is configured to attach the first secondary top panel to the second secondary top panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: Pratt Corrugated Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Travis Walters, Randy Ball, Hannah Conrad, Greg Sollie, Shifeng Chen
  • Patent number: 11591180
    Abstract: A rotating member for a wrap dispenser includes a first portion defining an outer surface and an inner surface, the outer surface defining an outer diameter and the inner surface defining an inner diameter; a second portion defining an outer surface and an inner surface, the outer surface defining an outer diameter and the inner surface defining an inner diameter, wherein the inner diameter of the first portion is less than the inner diameter of the second portion, and wherein the outer diameter of the first portion is less than the outer diameter of the second portion; and a transition portion extending between the first portion and the second portion, the transition portion defining an inner surface, the inner surface defining an inner diameter, wherein the inner diameter of the transition portion tapers from the second portion to the first portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: Pratt Corrugated Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Hannah Conrad, Corey Crane, Travis Walters
  • Patent number: 11584610
    Abstract: A rotating member for a wrap dispenser includes a first portion defining a first outer surface and a first inner surface, the first inner surface defining a first inner diameter; a second portion defining a second inner surface, the second inner surface defining a second inner diameter, wherein the first inner diameter is less than the second inner diameter; and an upset protruding radially outwardly from the first outer surface of the first portion, the upset oriented distal to the second portion, wherein a slot extends longitudinally through the upset to allow the upset to flex radially inward.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: Pratt Corrugated Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Hannah Conrad, Corey Crane, Travis Walters
  • Publication number: 20220073310
    Abstract: A rotating member for a wrap dispenser includes a first portion defining an outer surface and an inner surface, the outer surface defining an outer diameter and the inner surface defining an inner diameter; a second portion defining an outer surface and an inner surface, the outer surface defining an outer diameter and the inner surface defining an inner diameter, wherein the inner diameter of the first portion is less than the inner diameter of the second portion, and wherein the outer diameter of the first portion is less than the outer diameter of the second portion; and a transition portion extending between the first portion and the second portion, the transition portion defining an inner surface, the inner surface defining an inner diameter, wherein the inner diameter of the transition portion tapers from the second portion to the first portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2021
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Inventors: Hannah Conrad, Corey Crane, Travis Walters
  • Publication number: 20220073311
    Abstract: A rotating member for a wrap dispenser includes a first portion defining a first outer surface and a first inner surface, the first inner surface defining a first inner diameter; a second portion defining a second inner surface, the second inner surface defining a second inner diameter, wherein the first inner diameter is less than the second inner diameter; and an upset protruding radially outwardly from the first outer surface of the first portion, the upset oriented distal to the second portion, wherein a slot extends longitudinally through the upset to allow the upset to flex radially inward.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2021
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Inventors: Hannah Conrad, Corey Crane, Travis Walters
  • Patent number: 11203509
    Abstract: A dispenser comprising a rotating member and a holding member. The rotating member includes a first portion and a second portion. The first portion has an outer surface and a cylindrical inner surface defining a diameter. The second portion has an outer surface and a cylindrical inner surface defining a diameter. The diameter of the cylindrical inner surface of the second portion is greater than the diameter of the cylindrical inner surface of the first portion. A plurality of ribs extends radially inwardly from the cylindrical inner surface of the second portion. The holding member is located radially outwardly of the first portion. The holding member has an inner surface and an outer surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: Pratt Corrugated Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Hannah Conrad, Corey Crane, Travis Walters
  • Publication number: 20210284382
    Abstract: Example aspects of a dual use box can comprise a side panel enclosure defining a top end and a bottom end; a first primary top panel extending from the top end of the side panel enclosure and comprising a primary address label and a primary adhesive; a second primary top panel extending from the top end of the side panel enclosure, wherein the primary adhesive is configured to attach the first primary top panel to the second primary top panel; a first secondary top panel extending from the top end of the side panel enclosure and comprising a secondary address label and a secondary adhesive; and a second secondary top panel extending from the top end of the side panel enclosure, wherein the secondary adhesive is configured to attach the first secondary top panel to the second secondary top panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2020
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Inventors: Travis Walters, Randy Ball, Hannah Conrad, Greg Sollie, Shifeng Chen
  • Patent number: 11040845
    Abstract: A film dispenser includes a holding member and a rotating member, the holding member including a first end including a handle, the handle including a plurality of lobes and a plurality of web portions, each web portion extending between a pair of adjacent lobes of the plurality of lobes; and a second end defining a brake portion defined by a slot, the holding member defining a longitudinal axis that extends from the first end to the second end, the slot including a first portion extending in a circumferential direction across a full width of the brake portion and two opposing portions extending at an angle from the first portion; each of the plurality of web portions extending outward beyond an outermost edge of the rotating member relative to the longitudinal axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: Pratt Corrugated Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Travis Walters, Gregg McPheely
  • Publication number: 20210147174
    Abstract: A dispenser comprising a rotating member and a holding member. The rotating member includes a first portion and a second portion. The first portion has an outer surface and a cylindrical inner surface defining a diameter. The second portion has an outer surface and a cylindrical inner surface defining a diameter. The diameter of the cylindrical inner surface of the second portion is greater than the diameter of the cylindrical inner surface of the first portion. A plurality of ribs extends radially inwardly from the cylindrical inner surface of the second portion. The holding member is located radially outwardly of the first portion. The holding member has an inner surface and an outer surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2019
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Inventors: Hannah Conrad, Corey Crane, Travis Walters
  • Patent number: 10783811
    Abstract: A clip bracket assembly includes a clip bracket including a base portion and a clip portion, the base portion defining a clearance hole, the base portion and the clip portion together defining an insertion slot, the clip portion configured to hold a display panel inside the insertion slot; and a clip fastener including a head and a shank, the shank extending through the clearance hole defined in the clip bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: Pratt Corrugated Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Alan Tuttle, John Richard Muse, Paul Ott, Travis Walters
  • Publication number: 20200193879
    Abstract: A clip bracket assembly includes a clip bracket including a base portion and a clip portion, the base portion defining a clearance hole, the base portion and the clip portion together defining an insertion slot, the clip portion configured to hold a display panel inside the insertion slot; and a clip fastener including a head and a shank, the shank extending through the clearance hole defined in the clip bracket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2020
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Jeffrey Alan Tuttle, John Richard Muse, Paul Ott, Travis Walters
  • Patent number: 10614731
    Abstract: A clip bracket includes: a base portion defining a clearance hole configured to receive a fastener securing the base portion to a structure; and a clip portion connected to the base portion, the base portion and the clip portion defining an insertion slot, a one of the base portion and the clip portion of the clip bracket including an engagement rib defining an effective width of the insertion slot that is less than a nominal width of the insertion slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: Pratt Corrugated Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Alan Tuttle, John Richard Muse, Paul Ott, Travis Walters
  • Patent number: 10573207
    Abstract: A display system includes: a first upright oriented vertically; a second upright oriented vertically and offset horizontally from the first upright by a frame separation distance, the first upright and the second upright defining a display opening therebetween; a first clip bracket secured to the first upright with a first clip fastener; and a second clip bracket secured to the second upright with a second clip fastener, each of the first clip bracket and the second clip bracket including a base portion and a clip portion, the base portion and the clip portion defining an insertion slot, a main entrance of the insertion slot of each of the first clip bracket and the second clip bracket facing forward, the clip portion configured to hold a display panel inside the insertion slot, the clip portion configured to hold an edge of the display panel against the base portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: Pratt Corrugated Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Alan Tuttle, John Richard Muse, Paul Ott, Travis Walters
  • Publication number: 20190304348
    Abstract: A display system includes: a first upright oriented vertically; a second upright oriented vertically and offset horizontally from the first upright by a frame separation distance, the first upright and the second upright defining a display opening therebetween; a first clip bracket secured to the first upright with a first clip fastener; and a second clip bracket secured to the second upright with a second clip fastener, each of the first clip bracket and the second clip bracket including a base portion and a clip portion, the base portion and the clip portion defining an insertion slot, a main entrance of the insertion slot of each of the first clip bracket and the second clip bracket facing forward, the clip portion configured to hold a display panel inside the insertion slot, the clip portion configured to hold an edge of the display panel against the base portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2019
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Inventors: Jeffrey Alan Tuttle, John Richard Muse, Paul Ott, Travis Walters
  • Patent number: 10388197
    Abstract: A display system includes: a first upright oriented vertically; a second upright oriented vertically and offset horizontally from the first upright by a frame separation distance, the first upright and the second upright defining a display opening therebetween; a first clip bracket secured to the first upright with a first clip fastener; and a second clip bracket secured to the second upright with a second clip fastener, each of the first clip bracket and the second clip bracket including a base portion and a clip portion, the base portion and the clip portion defining an insertion slot, a main entrance of the insertion slot of each of the first clip bracket and the second clip bracket facing forward, the clip portion configured to hold a display panel inside the insertion slot, the clip portion configured to hold an edge of the display panel against the base portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: Pratt Corrugated Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Alan Tuttle, John Richard Muse, Paul Ott, Travis Walters
  • Publication number: 20190218050
    Abstract: A film dispenser includes a holding member and a rotating member, the holding member including a first end including a handle, the handle including a plurality of lobes and a plurality of web portions, each web portion extending between a pair of adjacent lobes of the plurality of lobes; and a second end defining a brake portion defined by a slot, the holding member defining a longitudinal axis that extends from the first end to the second end, the slot including a first portion extending in a circumferential direction across a full width of the brake portion and two opposing portions extending at an angle from the first portion; each of the plurality of web portions extending outward beyond an outermost edge of the rotating member relative to the longitudinal axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2019
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Inventors: Travis Walters, Gregg McPheely
  • Patent number: D983555
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: Pratt Corrugated Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Hannah Conrad, Corey Crane, Travis Walters