Patents
US 9216838 B2: Frangible shipping carton and associated methods
- Granted
- 2015-12-22
- Filed
- 2010-11-12 application 12945231
- Type
- Utility · 18 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A selectively frangible shipping carton for storing and shipping goods comprises at least one side wall joining a top wall and a bottom wall. A path of weakness extends around a periphery of the carton through at least a portion of the side wall. The path of weakness enables a user to manually separate the carton into at least two portions: an upper portion including the top wall and a lower portion including the bottom wall. A pair of lines of weakness extends upwardly relative to the path of weakness and terminates at or adjacent the top wall. A grip flap defined in the side wall between the pair of lines of weakness, the grip flap being graspable by the user when separating the carton into the at least two portions.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg151222.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WATSON LABORATORIES INC. 21 patents | US company or organization | Corona, CA | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Bitner | Sugar Grove, IL | 8 | 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 | B65D5/5445 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B65B | Machines, apparatus or devices for, or methods of, packaging articles or materials; unpacking | B65B69/00 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-01-09 | Name change Change of name | WATSON LABORATORIES, INC. signed 2014-09-17 | ACTAVIS LABORATORIES UT, INC. SALT LAKE CITY, UT | 41302/67 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2016-09-26 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | ACTAVIS LABORATORIES UT, INC. signed 2015-12-31 | ALLERGAN SALES, LLC IRVINE, CA | 39857/661 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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