# US 10,765,264 B2 · Disposable cutting boards > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,765,264 B2 - Document ID: US10765264B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 14/943,694 - Filed: 2015-11-17 - Published: 2016-05-19 - Granted: 2020-09-08 - Earliest claimed: 2014-11-17 - Assignees: GPCP IP Holdings LLC - Applicants: GPCP IP Holdings LLC - Inventors: Mark B. Littlejohn; Michael A. Breining - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10765264B2 ## CPC - A47J 47/005: {Cutting boards} - A47J: KITCHEN EQUIPMENT; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; APPARATUS FOR MAKING BEVERAGES ## Abstract Pressware products, such as disposable cutting boards and trays, are provided. A disposable cutting board can include an inner sidewall extending upwardly from a bottom panel, a flange portion that extends outwardly from the sidewall, a first annular transition extending upwardly and outwardly from the bottom panel to a first end of the sidewall, and a second annular transition extending outwardly from a second end of the sidewall to a first end of the flange. The bottom panel can have a surface area of about 300 cm2 to about 1,000 cm2, and the disposable cutting board can have a height of about 3 mm to about 10 mm. The disposable cutting board can further have an FPI rigidity of about 85 grams or more and a product to blank perimeter (P1/P2) ratio of about 90% to about 99%. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A disposable cutting board formed from a paperboard blank, comprising: a bottom panel having a surface area (SA) of 300 cm2 to about 1,000 cm2; a sidewall extending upwardly from the bottom panel; a flange portion that extends outwardly from the sidewall; a first annular transition extending upwardly and outwardly from the bottom panel to a first end of the sidewall; a second annular transition extending outwardly from a second end of the sidewall to a first end of the flange; and an evert extending outwardly from a second end of the flange, wherein: the disposable cutting board has a height (H) of about 3 mm to about 10 mm, and the disposable cutting board has a product to blank perimeter (P1/P2) ratio of about 90% to about 99%, wherein P1 is defined by the outermost perimeter of the disposable cutting board, and P2 is defined by the outermost perimeter of the paperboard blank. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The disposable cutting board of claim 1, wherein the sidewall extends upwardly from the bottom panel at an angle of about 95° to about 135°. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The disposable cutting board of claim 1, wherein the product to blank perimeter (P1/P2) ratio is about 95% to about 99%. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The disposable cutting board of claim 1, wherein the product to blank perimeter (P1/P2) ratio is about 96% to about 98%, and wherein the sidewall extends upwardly and outwardly from the bottom panel at an angle of about 100° to about 120°. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The disposable cutting board of claim 1, wherein the disposable cutting board has a capacity volume (CV) of about 200 cm3 to about 2,000 cm3, and wherein the capacity volume (CV) is defined by the boundaries of the bottom panel, the sidewall, and a plane extending across the first end of the flange. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The disposable cutting board of claim 5, wherein the capacity volume (CV) is about 300 cm3 to about 1,000 cm3. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The disposable cutting board of claim 1, wherein the disposable cutting board has a polygonal shape with angled corners or rounded corners. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The disposable cutting board of claim 7, wherein the polygonal shape has at least two arched sides. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The disposable cutting board of claim 7, wherein the polygonal shape has at least two arched sides opposite of each other and at least two straight sides opposite and parallel of each other. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The disposable cutting board of claim 1, wherein the disposable cutting board has a height to surface area (H/SA) ratio of about 3×10−4 cm−1 to about 3.3×10−3 cm−1. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The disposable cutting board of claim 1, wherein the disposable cutting board has a height to surface area (H/SA) ratio of about 1×10−3 cm−1 to about 1.7×10−3 cm−1. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The disposable cutting board of claim 1, wherein the disposable cutting board is polygonal having an outer length, an outer width, and a characteristic diameter (CD) that is an average of the outer length and the outer width, and wherein the disposable cutting board has a height to characteristic diameter (H/CD) ratio of about 0.01 to about 0.07. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The disposable cutting board of claim 12, wherein the height (H) is about 4 mm to about 8 mm and the height to characteristic diameter (H/CD) ratio is about 0.01 to about 0.05. ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) The disposable cutting board of claim 12, wherein the outer length is about 20 cm to about 50 cm, the outer width is about 10 cm to about 40 cm, and the height to characteristic diameter (H/CD) ratio is about 0.01 to about 0.05. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The disposable cutting board of claim 1, further comprising a basis weight of about 150 lbs/3,000 ft2 to about 300 lbs/3,000 ft2 and a caliper of about 13 mils to about 27 mils. ### Claim 16 A disposable cutting board formed from a paperboard blank, comprising: a bottom panel having a surface area (SA) of 300 cm2 to about 1,000 cm2; a sidewall extending upwardly from the bottom panel; a flange portion that extends outwardly from the sidewall; a first annular transition extending upwardly and outwardly from the bottom panel to a first end of the sidewall; and a second annular transition extending outwardly from a second end of the sidewall to a first end of the flange, wherein the disposable cutting board has a height (H) of 3 mm to 10 mm and a height to surface area (H/SA) ratio of 1×10−3 cm−1 to 1.7×10−3 cm−1. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The disposable cutting board of claim 16, wherein the disposable cutting board comprises pulp molded paperboard. ### Claim 18 (depends on 16) The disposable cutting board of claim 16, wherein the sidewall extends upwardly from the bottom panel at an angle of about 95° to about 135°. ### Claim 19 (depends on 16) The disposable cutting board of claim 16, wherein the disposable cutting board has a product to blank perimeter (P1/P2) ratio of about 96% to about 98%, and wherein the sidewall extends upwardly and outwardly from the bottom panel at an angle of about 100° to about 120°. ### Claim 20 (depends on 16) The disposable cutting board of claim 16, wherein the disposable cutting board has a capacity volume (CV) of about 200 cm3 to about 2,000 cm3, and wherein the capacity volume (CV) is defined by the boundaries of the bottom panel, the sidewall, and a plane extending across the first end of the flange. ### Claim 21 (depends on 16) The disposable cutting board of claim 16, wherein the disposable cutting board has a polygonal shape with angled corners or rounded corners, at least two arched sides opposite of each other, and at least two straight sides opposite and parallel of each other. ### Claim 22 (depends on 16) The disposable cutting board of claim 16, wherein the disposable cutting board has a basis weight of about 150 lbs/3,000 ft2 to about 300 lbs/3,000 ft2, and a caliper of about 13 mils to about 27 mils. ### Claim 23 (depends on 16) The disposable cutting board of claim 16, wherein the disposable cutting board is polygonal having an outer length, an outer width, and a characteristic diameter (CD) that is an average of the outer length and the outer width, and wherein the disposable cutting board has a height to characteristic diameter (H/CD) ratio of about 0.01 to about 0.07. ### Claim 24 (depends on 23) The disposable cutting board of claim 23, wherein the height (H) is about 4 mm to about 8 mm and the height to characteristic diameter (H/CD) ratio is about 0.01 to about 0.05. ### Claim 25 (depends on 23) The disposable cutting board of claim 23, wherein the outer length is about 20 cm to about 50 cm, the outer width is about 10 cm to about 40 cm, and the height to characteristic diameter (H/CD) ratio is about 0.01 to about 0.05. ### Claim 26 A disposable cutting board formed from a paperboard blank, comprising: a bottom panel having a surface area (SA) of 300 cm2 to about 1,000 cm2; a sidewall extending upwardly from the bottom panel; a flange portion that extends outwardly from the sidewall; a first annular transition extending upwardly and outwardly from the bottom panel to a first end of the sidewall; and a second annular transition extending outwardly from a second end of the sidewall to a first end of the flange, wherein: the disposable cutting board has a height (H) of about 3 mm to about 10 mm, and the disposable cutting board has a product to blank perimeter (P1/P2) ratio of about 90% to about 99%, wherein P1 is defined by the outermost perimeter of the disposable cutting board, and P2 is defined by the outermost perimeter of the paperboard blank. ### Claim 27 (depends on 26) The disposable cutting board of claim 26, wherein the sidewall extends upwardly from the bottom panel at an angle of about 95° to about 135°. ### Claim 28 (depends on 26) The disposable cutting board of claim 26, wherein the product to blank perimeter (P1/P2) ratio is about 96% to about 98%, and wherein the sidewall extends upwardly and outwardly from the bottom panel at an angle of about 100° to about 120°. ### Claim 29 (depends on 26) The disposable cutting board of claim 26, wherein the disposable cutting board has a capacity volume (CV) of about 200 cm3 to about 2,000 cm3, and wherein the capacity volume (CV) is defined by the boundaries of the bottom panel, the sidewall, and a plane extending across the first end of the flange. ### Claim 30 (depends on 26) The disposable cutting board of claim 26, wherein the disposable cutting board has a polygonal shape with angled corners or rounded corners, at least two arched sides opposite of each other, and at least two straight sides opposite and parallel of each other. ### Claim 31 (depends on 26) The disposable cutting board of claim 26, wherein the disposable cutting board has a height to surface area (H/SA) ratio of about 1×10−3 cm−1 to about 1.7×10−3 cm−1, a basis weight of about 150 lbs/3,000 ft2 to about 300 lbs/3,000 ft2, and a caliper of about 13 mils to about 27 mils. ### Claim 32 (depends on 26) The disposable cutting board of claim 26, wherein the disposable cutting board is polygonal having an outer length, an outer width, and a characteristic diameter (CD) that is an average of the outer length and the outer width, and wherein the disposable cutting board has a height to characteristic diameter (H/CD) ratio of about 0.01 to about 0.07. ### Claim 33 (depends on 32) The disposable cutting board of claim 32, wherein the height (H) is about 4 mm to about 8 mm and the height to characteristic diameter (H/CD) ratio is about 0.01 to about 0.05. ### Claim 34 (depends on 32) The disposable cutting board of claim 32, wherein the outer length is about 20 cm to about 50 cm, the outer width is about 10 cm to about 40 cm, and the height to characteristic diameter (H/CD) ratio is about 0.01 to about 0.05. ### Claim 35 (depends on 26) The disposable cutting board of claim 26, further comprising a recessed channel formed in the bottom panel.