Patents
US 11655093 B1: Integrally formed trilobular packaging element
- Granted
- 2023-05-23
- Filed
- 2021-01-19 application 17152619
- Type
- Utility · 20 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
An integrally formed trilobular packaging element, including at least some of an integrally formed sheet having one or more alternating ridges and grooves, formed along a continuous outer wall of the sheet; a first extension portion defined along a portion of the sheet; a central portion defined along a portion of the sheet, extending from the first extension portion; a second extension portion, defined along a portion of the sheet, extending from the central portion to the first extension portion, wherein a vertex of a first lobe is defined between the first extension portion and the central portion, wherein a vertex of a second lobe is defined between the central portion and the second extension portion, and wherein a vertex of a third lobe is defined between the second extension portion and the first extension portion; and a deformable hollow defined within at least a portion of the sheet.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg230523.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | B65D81/05 | 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 |
| 2021-01-19 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | VOORHEES, SAMUEL C. signed 2021-01-18 | RATIONAL PACKAGING LLC SPRINGFIELD, TN | 54958/68 | 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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