US 12,246,526 B2
Packing material and method of manufacturing the packing material
Terry Hermanson, New York, NY (US); and Huang Meng-Suen, Hong Kong (CN)
Assigned to Terry Hermanson, Memphis, TN (US)
Filed by Terry Hermanson, New York, NY (US)
Filed on Jul. 13, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/351,912.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/492,910, filed on Mar. 29, 2023.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/405,997, filed on Sep. 13, 2022.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/400,508, filed on Aug. 24, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0067432 A1, Feb. 29, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B32B 3/30 (2006.01); B31D 5/00 (2017.01); B32B 3/26 (2006.01); B32B 5/02 (2006.01); B32B 5/16 (2006.01); B32B 29/00 (2006.01); B32B 29/04 (2006.01); B65D 81/05 (2006.01); B65D 81/107 (2006.01); B65D 81/113 (2006.01); B65D 25/14 (2006.01); B65D 25/16 (2006.01); B65D 81/09 (2006.01); B65D 81/127 (2006.01); B65D 81/133 (2006.01)
CPC B32B 5/16 (2013.01) [B31D 5/0069 (2013.01); B31D 5/0078 (2013.01); B32B 3/26 (2013.01); B32B 5/02 (2013.01); B32B 29/005 (2013.01); B32B 29/04 (2013.01); B65D 81/051 (2013.01); B65D 81/107 (2013.01); B31D 5/0039 (2013.01); B31D 5/006 (2013.01); B31D 5/0073 (2013.01); B31D 2205/0005 (2013.01); B31D 2205/0047 (2013.01); B31D 2205/0064 (2013.01); B32B 3/30 (2013.01); B32B 29/002 (2013.01); B32B 2262/062 (2013.01); B32B 2264/062 (2013.01); B32B 2264/065 (2013.01); B32B 2264/067 (2013.01); B32B 2553/00 (2013.01); B32B 2553/02 (2013.01); B65D 25/14 (2013.01); B65D 25/16 (2013.01); B65D 81/09 (2013.01); B65D 81/1075 (2013.01); B65D 81/113 (2013.01); B65D 81/127 (2013.01); B65D 81/133 (2013.01); B65D 2581/053 (2013.01); Y02W 90/10 (2015.05); Y10S 206/814 (2013.01); Y10S 493/967 (2013.01); Y10T 428/23 (2015.01); Y10T 428/237 (2015.01); Y10T 428/239 (2015.01); Y10T 428/24496 (2015.01); Y10T 428/24562 (2015.01); Y10T 428/24612 (2015.01); Y10T 428/249926 (2015.04); Y10T 428/249986 (2015.04); Y10T 428/253 (2015.01); Y10T 442/693 (2015.04)] 30 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A packing material comprising:
a molded fiber shell including:
a container portion having a cavity formed therein and an opening for filling the cavity; and
a cover positioned over the opening of the container portion of the molded fiber shell to close the opening; and
a plurality of cylindrical-shaped molded fiber cushioning elements located in the cavity of the molded fiber shell and enclosed by the molded fiber shell when the cover is positioned over the opening, each of the plurality of cylindrical-shaped molded fiber cushioning elements being discrete from each other, each of the cylindrical-shaped molded fiber cushioning elements having a bottom portion and a top portion, each of the cylindrical-shaped molded fiber cushioning elements including a side wall forming the cylindrical shape and a bottom wall, the side wall having an inward-facing surface delineating a cavity, the bottom wall being located on the bottom portion to enclose the cavity, the cavity being an open cavity with an opening to the cavity formed in the top portion.