Patents
US 11603248 B1: Foldable corrugated corner elements
- Granted
- 2023-03-14
- Filed
- 2020-11-02 application 17087588
- Type
- Utility · 19 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A foldable corrugated corner element including at least some of a portion of material extending from a first terminal end to a second terminal end; a first corner element leg and a second corner element leg, each having one or more alternating ridges and grooves, wherein the second corner element leg extends from the first corner element leg; a notch formed in at least a portion of the first corner element leg, defined by converging sidewalls, wherein the notch allows the second corner element leg to be folded; and one or more apertures formed through a portion of the second corner element leg, wherein if the second corner element leg is folded, the apertures expand and hinges defined between adjacent apertures provide continuity for a portion of the second corner element leg.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg230314.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rational Packaging LLC 29 patents | US company or organization | Springfield, TN | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shawn M. Parella | Greenbrier, TN | 28 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Samuel C. Voorhees | Louisville, KY | 23 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| B65D | Containers for storage or transport of articles or materials, e.g. bags, barrels, bottles, boxes, cans, cartons, crates, drums, jars, tanks, hoppers, forwarding containers; accessories, closures, or fittings therefor; packaging elements; packages | B65D81/056 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-10-01 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | RATIONAL PACKAGING, LLC signed 2024-10-01 | COMPASS GROUP DIVERSIFIED HOLDINGS LLC WESTPORT, CT | 69095/607 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2020-11-02 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | PARELLA, SHAWN M. signed 2020-11-02 VOORHEES, SAMUEL C. signed 2020-11-02 | RATIONAL PACKAGING LLC SPRINGFIELD, TN | 54247/988 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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