Patents by Inventor William Hinch

William Hinch 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).

  • Pallet skirt
    Patent number: 9126721
    Abstract: A pallet skirt for covering a stack of pallets on which product is supported and displayed. The skirt has a shipping configuration wherein the perimeter and height of the skirt are approximately the same as the perimeter and height of the product, and a display configuration in which the perimeter and height of the skirt are expanded to cover the stack of pallets. Pleated folds in two corners of the skirt enable its perimeter to be contracted for the shipping configuration and expanded for the display configuration. A horizontal score in the side walls enables the side walls to be folded to reduce the height of the skirt for the shipping configuration and to be unfolded for the display configuration. A horizontal flange on the top edge of the skirt covers the marginal edge of a pallet on which the product is supported during display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY
    Inventors: Robert G. Dye, William Hinch
  • PALLET SKIRT
    Publication number: 20110226649
    Abstract: A pallet skirt for covering a stack of pallets on which product is supported and displayed. The skirt has a shipping configuration wherein the perimeter and height of the skirt are approximately the same as the perimeter and height of the product, and a display configuration in which the perimeter and height of the skirt are expanded to cover the stack of pallets. Pleated folds in two corners of the skirt enable its perimeter to be contracted for the shipping configuration and expanded for the display configuration. A horizontal score in the side walls enables the side walls to be folded to reduce the height of the skirt for the shipping configuration and to be unfolded for the display configuration. A horizontal flange on the top edge of the skirt covers the marginal edge of a pallet on which the product is supported during display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2010
    Publication date: September 22, 2011
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY
    Inventors: Robert G. Dye, William Hinch