USPatentGranted

Carton

Granted 1 May 2018 · no office action yet

Current assignee: Bank of America Corporation · originally Graphic Packaging International

Inventors: Michael R. Schmal, Raymond S. Kastanek, John Murdick Holley, Jr., O'Neal Alexander +4 · Examiner: Vy N Koenig · AU 2918 · TC 2900

Application

29/606,887

filed 8 Jun 2017

Publication

Not published

not published

Patent· this page

US D816491

granted 1 May 2018

term adjustment not held

none

Litigation

checked

Classifications

403

Citations

403 cites · 0 cited by

Life of the patent

11 dated events

⤢ drag to zoom

ProsecutionOwnershipTerm & feeshover for detail · click to open

Description

1 parts

›FIG. 1 is a plan view of a…

FIG. 1 is a plan view of a carton in a flat, blank configuration showing our new design.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a carton in an assembled configuration showing our new design.

FIG. 3 is a bottom view of the carton of FIG. 2 .

FIG. 4 is a top view of the carton of FIG. 2

FIG. 5 is a front elevation view of the carton of FIG. 2 , the back elevation view being identical to the front elevation view; and,

FIG. 6 is a left side elevation view of the carton of FIG. 2 , the right side elevation view being identical to the left side elevation view.

The broken lines shown herein depict portions of the carton that form no part of the claimed design.

the grant prints no section headings; every part label below is ours, taken from that part's own first words

Claims

1 · 1 independent · depth 1

1 granted claims

›1.independentThe ornamental design for a carton, as shown and described.

Classifications

3 codes

USPC · US Patent Classification

D09/434D9/433D9/430

Claim changes

Soon

Coming soonHow the claims changed between publication and grant

See which claims were amended, added or cancelled during examination, with every added and removed word marked.

AmendedAddedCancelledUnchanged

The published claims of this patent are not paired with the granted ones in what we hold.

File wrapper

⤢ drag to zoom

USPTOApplicanthover for detail · click to open

Pendency

0.9 y

327 days filing → grant

Office actions

none on record

Examiner

Vy N Koenig

art unit 2918 · TC 2900

Law firm

Law firm · Log in to unlock

Citations: 403 back · 0 forward

See the full prosecution history — every USPTO and applicant action on this file, in order.

Chain of title

⤢ drag to zoom

TitleLienReleasehover for detail · click to open

See the full assignment history — every owner this patent has passed through, with recordation dates and reel/frame numbers.

Term & fees

See the term timeline — pendency span, in-force span, the maintenance fees paid and both computed expiry dates.

Worldwide family

43 members · 9 offices

this patentIP5 & PCTother officessolid = grantedhover for detail · click to open

Members

DOCDB simple family 47089519

Offices

US · EP · CN · WO

Granted

20 of 43

grant date present

Non-English titles

shown as filed, never translated

›IP5 & PCT — 28 members

Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
US	US-2012279897-A1	A1	8 Nov 2012	14 Mar 2012	published	Carton with article protection feature
US	US-2015001116-A1	A1	1 Jan 2015	19 Sep 2014	published	Carton with article protection feature
US	US-2015143780-A1	A1	28 May 2015	30 Jan 2015	published	Method Of Forming A Carton With Article Protection Flap
US	US-2015158612-A1	A1	11 Jun 2015	12 Feb 2015	published	Method Of Forming A Carton With Article Protection Feature
US	US-9284084-B2	B2	15 Mar 2016	14 Mar 2012	granted	Carton with article protection feature
US	US-2016145021-A1	A1	26 May 2016	28 Jan 2016	published	Carton with Article Protection Feature
US	US-9481501-B2	B2	1 Nov 2016	30 Jan 2015	granted	Method of forming a carton with article protection flap
US	US-9499319-B2	B2	22 Nov 2016	12 Feb 2015	granted	Method of forming a carton with article protection feature
US	US-2017036799-A1	A1	9 Feb 2017	17 Oct 2016	published	Method Of Forming A Carton With Article Protection Feature
US	US-9573744-B2	B2	21 Feb 2017	19 Sep 2014	granted	Carton with article protection feature
US	US-D792213-S	S1	18 Jul 2017	9 Jan 2015	granted	Carton
USthis patent	US-D816491-S	S1	1 May 2018	8 Jun 2017	granted	Carton
US	US-10526103-B2	B2	7 Jan 2020	17 Oct 2016	granted	Method of forming a carton with article protection feature
US	US-10906691-B2	B2	2 Feb 2021	28 Jan 2016	granted	Carton with article protection feature
EP	EP-2709925-A1	A1	26 Mar 2014	14 Mar 2012	published	Karton mit artikelschutzfunktionde
EP	EP-2709925-A4	A4	22 Apr 2015	14 Mar 2012	published	Carton doté d'un élément de protection d'articlefr
EP	EP-3150499-A1	A1	5 Apr 2017	14 Mar 2012	published	Procédé de formation d'un cartonnage avec dispositif de protection d'articlefr
EP	EP-3153416-A1	A1	12 Apr 2017	14 Mar 2012	published	Carton avec caractéristique de protection d'articlefr
EP	EP-2709925-B1	B1	9 Aug 2017	14 Mar 2012	granted	Carton doté d'un élément de protection d'articlefr
EP	EP-3150499-B1	B1	27 Jun 2018	14 Mar 2012	granted	Procédé de formation d'un cartonnage avec dispositif de protection d'articlefr
EP	EP-3153416-B1	B1	1 Jun 2022	14 Mar 2012	granted	Carton avec caractéristique de protection d'articlefr
CN	CN-103534178-A	A	22 Jan 2014	14 Mar 2012	published	具有物品保护特征的纸箱zh
CN	CN-104743255-A	A	1 Jul 2015	14 Mar 2012	published	具有物品保护特征的纸箱zh
CN	CN-103534178-B	B	23 Sep 2015	14 Mar 2012	granted	具有物品保护特征的纸箱zh
CN	CN-105109821-A	A	2 Dec 2015	14 Mar 2012	published	具有物品保护特征的纸箱zh
CN	CN-104743255-B	B	12 Apr 2017	14 Mar 2012	granted	Carton with article protection feature
CN	CN-105109821-B	B	12 Jun 2018	14 Mar 2012	granted	Carton with article protection feature
WO	WO-2012154297-A1	A1	15 Nov 2012	14 Mar 2012	published	Carton doté d'un élément de protection d'articlefr

›Other offices — 15 members

Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
AU	AU-2012254105-A1	A1	31 Oct 2013	14 Mar 2012	published	Carton with article protection feature
AU	AU-2012254105-B2	B2	25 Feb 2016	14 Mar 2012	granted	Carton with article protection feature
AU	AU-2016201842-B2	B2	6 Jul 2017	23 Mar 2016	granted	Carton with article protection feature
BR	BR-112013028448-A2	A2	3 Oct 2017	14 Mar 2012	published	Método de formar uma caixa de papelãopt
BR	BR-112013028448-B1	B1	21 Jul 2020	14 Mar 2012	published	método de formar uma caixa de papelãopt
CA	CA-2832538-A1	A1	15 Nov 2012	14 Mar 2012	published	Carton with article protection feature
CA	CA-2929214-A1	A1	15 Nov 2012	14 Mar 2012	published	Carton dote d'un element de protection d'articlefr
CA	CA-2832538-C	C	12 Jul 2016	14 Mar 2012	granted	Carton with article protection feature
CA	CA-2929214-C	C	24 Jul 2018	14 Mar 2012	granted	Carton with article protection feature
ES	ES-2681674-T3	T3	14 Sep 2018	14 Mar 2012	granted	Procedimiento para la formación de una caja de cartón con característica de protección de los artículoses
ES	ES-2923890-T3	T3	3 Oct 2022	14 Mar 2012	granted	Caja de cartón con rasgo característico de protección de artículoses
MX	MX-2013012761-A	A	6 Dec 2013	14 Mar 2012	published	Carton with article protection feature.
MX	MX-342836-B	B	14 Oct 2016	14 Mar 2012	published	Carton with article protection feature.
MX	MX-357315-B	B	4 Jul 2018	14 Mar 2012	published	Carton with article protection feature.
MX	MX-362736-B	B	6 Feb 2019	14 Mar 2012	published	Carton with article protection feature.

Validity challenges

See the validity challenges on record — reexaminations, IPRs and PGRs, with their institution decisions and outcomes.

Citations

See every patent this one cites and every patent that cites it back — publication, assignee, and how each one was found.