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• 15 United States
• 10 France
• 8 Japan
• 7 China
• 5 Korea
• 2 Other

Patent Owner(s)

Patent Owner	Address
DS SMITH PLASTICS LIMITED	4-16 ARTILLERY ROW GROUP LEGAL LONDON SW1P1RZ

International Classification(s)

• B65D:CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR....

• 1993 Application Filing Year
• B65D Class
• 2057 Applications Filed
• 741 Patents Issued To-Date
• 36.03 % Issued To-Date

Inventor(s)

Inventor Name	Address	# of filed Patents	Total Citations
Gruber, John	Caledonia, MI	6	100
# of filed Patents : 6 Total Citations : 100
Hall, Joe	Geneva, IL	40	1268
# of filed Patents : 40 Total Citations : 1268
Petriekis, Paul F	Palos Park, IL	11	273
# of filed Patents : 11 Total Citations : 273
Schwan, John H	Palatine, IL	4	50
# of filed Patents : 4 Total Citations : 50
Van, Beek Robert A	Paw Paw, IL	1	19
# of filed Patents : 1 Total Citations : 19
Zavodsky, James	Schaumburg, IL	3	65
# of filed Patents : 3 Total Citations : 65

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Patent Citation Ranking

• 19 Citation Count
• B65D Class

• 44.27 % this patent is cited more than
• 30 Age

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Maintenance Fees

Fee	Large entity fee	small entity fee	micro entity fee	due date

Fee	Large entity fee	small entity fee	micro entity fee
Surcharge after expiration - Late payment is unavoidable	$700.00	$350.00	$175.00
Surcharge after expiration - Late payment is unintentional	$1,640.00	$820.00	$410.00

Full Text

US Patent No: 5417341

Box and a packaging system for containing elongate fragile objects

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Abstract

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The present invention comprises a packaging system 100 for a product 58 having an envelope 50 with a pouch 52 adapted to securely retain the product 58, the envelope 50 having a tail portion 54 extending away from the pouch 52, and a blank 10 having a leading 16 and a trailing portion 20, the blank 10 may be folded about the envelope 50 such that the tail portion 54 is trapped between the leading portion 16 and the trailing portion 20 of the blank 10.

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Legal Events

 

• STCH2007
• FP2007
• LAPS2007
• REMI2006
• AS2005
• FPAY2002
• AS2001
• AS2000
• FPAY1998
• FEPP1997
• AS1997
• CC1995
• I1995
• F1993
• PD1993
• AS1993

Date	Code	Event	Description
Jun 20, 2007	STCH	INFORMATION ON STATUS: PATENT DISCONTINUATION	free format text: PATENT EXPIRED DUE TO NONPAYMENT OF MAINTENANCE FEES UNDER 37 CFR 1.362
May 23, 2007	FP	LAPSED DUE TO FAILURE TO PAY MAINTENANCE FEE	Effective Date: May 23, 2007
May 23, 2007	LAPS	LAPSE FOR FAILURE TO PAY MAINTENANCE FEES
Dec 06, 2006	REMI	MAINTENANCE FEE REMINDER MAILED
Apr 26, 2005	AS	ASSIGNMENT	free format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNOR:DS SMITH (UK) LIMITED;REEL/FRAME:017931/0608 Owner name: DS SMITH PLASTICS LIMITED, UNITED KINGDOM Effective Date: Apr 26, 2005
Nov 21, 2002	FPAY	FEE PAYMENT	year of fee payment: 8
Sep 17, 2001	AS	ASSIGNMENT	free format text: CHANGE OF NAME;ASSIGNOR:DAVID S. SMITH PACKAGING LTD.;REEL/FRAME:017846/0910 Owner name: DS SMITH (UK) LIMITED, ILLINOIS Effective Date: Sep 17, 2001
Aug 11, 2000	AS	ASSIGNMENT	free format text: TRANSFER AND PURCHASE AGREEMENTS;ASSIGNORS:PACKAGING SYSTEMS, L.L.C.;PSI HOLDING, L.L.C.;REEL/FRAME:011064/0597 Owner name: DAVID S. SMITH PACKAGING LTD., ILLINOIS Effective Date: Aug 11, 2000
Jul 13, 1998	FPAY	FEE PAYMENT	year of fee payment: 4
Dec 07, 1997	FEPP	FEE PAYMENT PROCEDURE	free format text: PAT HLDR NO LONGER CLAIMS SMALL ENT STAT AS SMALL BUSINESS (ORIGINAL EVENT CODE: LSM2); ENTITY STATUS OF PATENT OWNER: LARGE ENTITY free format text: PAYOR NUMBER ASSIGNED (ORIGINAL EVENT CODE: ASPN); ENTITY STATUS OF PATENT OWNER: LARGE ENTITY
Jan 01, 1997	AS	ASSIGNMENT	free format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNOR:PACKAGING SYSTEMS, INC.;REEL/FRAME:008503/0106 Owner name: PACKAGING SYSTEMS, L.L.C., ILLINOIS Effective Date: Jan 01, 1997
Sep 12, 1995	CC	CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION
May 23, 1995	I	Issuance
Apr 12, 1993	F	Filing
Apr 12, 1993	PD	Priority Date
Apr 06, 1993	AS	ASSIGNMENT	free format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNORS:PETRIEKIS, PAUL F.;GRUBER, JOHN;HALL, JOE;AND OTHERS;REEL/FRAME:006619/0050 Owner name: PACKAGING SYSTEMS, INC., ILLINOIS Effective Date: Apr 06, 1993