Patents by Inventor Victor R. Rioux

Victor R. Rioux 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: 5458283
    Abstract: A ventilated container for storing fresh produce is formed from a unitary continuous blank. The ventilated container includes a bottom wall, first and second opposing side walls, and first and second opposing end walls. The first and second side walls and the first and second end walls intersect with one another to form four inside corners of the container. The container forms a plurality of vents to permit air to flow through the container. Each of the first and second end walls is formed from an inner panel and an outer panel hingedly connected to each other along a substantially rigid upper ledge. The container includes four polygonal corner posts disposed adjacent the respective four inside corners of the container and extending from the bottom wall to a height of the upper ends of the respective corners.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 17, 1995
    Assignee: Packaging Corporation of America
    Inventors: James D. Southwell, Victor R. Rioux, G. Robert Tidball, Charles C. Pierce
  • Patent number: 5429296
    Abstract: A stackable berry container comprises a bottom wall, a pair of opposing side walls, and first and second opposing end walls. Each of the first and second end walls forms a respective set of small vents spaced along the lengths of the end walls adjacent the bottom wall. Each of the first and second end walls further forms a respective large opening above the respective set of small vents. Each of the first and second end walls includes a bowed inner panel and an outer panel hingedly connected to each other along a rigid convex-shaped ledge. Each of the side walls including an inner panel and an outer panel hingedly connected to each other along an upper transverse edge. A first pair of minor flaps extends from opposing ends of the inner panel of one of the side walls and a second pair of minor flaps extends from opposing ends of the inner panel of the other of the side walls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 1994
    Date of Patent: July 4, 1995
    Assignee: Packaging Corporation of America
    Inventors: James D. Southwell, Victor R. Rioux, Jeanne M. O'Malley