Patents by Inventor Walter Keefe

Walter Keefe 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: 7581672
    Abstract: A container formed of spaced apart outer and inner back panels, and spaced apart outer and inner side panels, outer and inner front panels and outer and inner bottom panels. The outer bottom panel is octagonal. Corner panels extend between the outer back panel and outer side panels and between the outer side panels and the outer front panels. The container structure functions to prevent telescoping of vertically stacked container and for strength and stability. The container may be partially assembled for shipping and hand set into final assembly as needed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2009
    Assignee: International Paper Company
    Inventor: Walter A Keefe
  • Publication number: 20070075123
    Abstract: The present invention includes and blank and container formed from cellulose based material configured to form an octagon shaped tray. The tray includes a roll-over side wall that provides structural rigidity as well as simple and fast container set-up. The octagon shape provides a relatively strong tray for the storage of products within. The tray may have solid walls, a single first side panel flap, or a pair of opposed first side panel flaps. The side panel flaps allow a user to see or access the contents of the tray as well as providing ventilation. Corner gussets provide additional structural integrity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2005
    Publication date: April 5, 2007
    Inventor: Walter Keefe
  • Publication number: 20060138204
    Abstract: A tray-type container includes a bottom wall, longitudinally-extending outer side walls, and laterally-extending end walls, the outer side walls and the end walls extending upwardly from the bottom wall to form an inner cavity. The container includes a corner assembly configured to increase the container stability. The corner assembly includes an angled corner panel that extends across the corner and supplies added stability to the container. The containers may be used singularly, or a plurality of tray-type containers may be unitized in several stacked configurations. Typically, the plurality of unitized containers are placed upon a shipping pallet or slip sheet, or placed within a shipping container to facilitate shipping by large carriers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2004
    Publication date: June 29, 2006
    Inventors: Walter Keefe, Nicholas Philips
  • Publication number: 20060138206
    Abstract: A tray-type container includes a bottom wall, longitudinally-extending outer side walls, and laterally-extending end walls, the outer side walls and the end walls extending upwardly from the bottom wall to form an inner cavity. A plurality of tray-type containers may be unitized in several stacked configurations. Typically, the plurality of unitized containers are placed upon a shipping pallet or slip sheet, or placed within a shipping container to facilitate shipping by large carriers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2004
    Publication date: June 29, 2006
    Inventors: Walter Keefe, Nicholas Philips
  • Publication number: 20060138205
    Abstract: A tray-type container includes a bottom wall, longitudinally-extending outer side walls, and laterally-extending end walls, the outer side walls and the end walls extending upwardly from the bottom wall to form an inner cavity. The container includes a corner assembly configured to increase the container stability. The corner assembly includes an arrangement of corner panels configured to form air cells that extend across the end of the container and serve to provide added stability to the container. The containers may be used singularly, or a plurality of tray-type containers may be unitized in several stacked configurations. Typically, the plurality of unitized containers are placed upon a shipping pallet or slip sheet, or placed within a shipping container to facilitate shipping by large carriers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2004
    Publication date: June 29, 2006
    Inventors: Walter Keefe, Nicholas Philips