About Us

Panter Inc. is a consumer products company that currently specializes in Premium Luggage Concepts, with the intent to produce and/or market these Patented Concepts.

The Company was started in 2004, but it wasn’t until May of 2009 that we began our Luggage Mission.
 
At the time Rod Panter (the owner) was a Captain for Delta Air Lines and his wife Kathy needed new business luggage. So Rod (World Traveler and Engineer) decided to provide his wife with a detailed list of characteristics the new business luggage should have.  When she could not find Any luggage with Any of the characteristics she challenged him to Patent his ideas. 

This eventually led to the design of a new luggage concept in 2009, with emphasis on providing more interior space, easy laptop access, improved durability and true omni-directional mobility.

Here is a timeline of significant events:

• Initiated design work for new luggage concept in May 2009.
• Submitted US Patent Application 12/641,845 in Dec 2009.
• Submitted US Patent Application 12/718,063 in Mar 2010.
• Created first virtual prototype for the Luggage Assembly and Associated Ball Wheels in Sep 2010.
• Initiated CAD for the Luggage Assembly and Associated Ball Wheels in Sep 2011.
• Completed CNC ready CAD of initial Ball Wheel prototype in Feb 2013.
• Received first Ball Wheel prototype in Mar 2013.
• Submitted US Patent Application Nos. 14/215,814 and 14/215,854 in Mar 2014.
• Submitted US Patent Application No. 62/106,836 in Jan 2015.
• Implemented plan for creation of new Luggage Company in Jan 2015.
• Initiated CAD for improved Ball Wheel in Jun 2015. 
• Completed initial CAD of the improved Ball Wheel in Jun 2016.
• Submitted Track One US Patent Application No. 15/232,883 for the improved Ball Wheel in Aug 2016.
• Initiated Marketing Plan for the Luggage Assembly and Associated Ball Wheels in Apr 2017.
• Finalized CAD for improved Ball Wheel in Jun 2017.
• US Patent No. 9,783,001 B1 issued Oct 10, 2017 (for US Patent Application No. 15/232,883), Titled: Article Movement Systems, Ball Wheels and Related Apparatus and Methods.
• Initiated Marketing Campaign in Nov 2017.
• Submitted Luggage Assembly, US Design Patent Application No. 29/637,878 in Feb 2018.
• Virtual “Ball Wheel & Luggage Presentation” video created Mar 2018.
• PanterInc.com website launched May 2018.

The journey has been a long one with many challenges, but since the Beginning of our Luggage Mission the luggage industry has had an awakening …. With Smart Luggage (and it’s battery challenges) leading the fray.
 
And now we are ready to join in the fray …. Revolutionizing the luggage industry with the Ball Wheel and Smart Luggage with Smart Batteries.
 
Please Join Us!