27 patents
Utility
Container finish having improved rim planarity
24 Oct 23
A reinforced plastic container having improved rim planarity.
Sheldon E. Yourist, Michael J. Kelly, David B. Heisner
Filed: 2 Sep 21
Utility
Hot-fillable plastic container
30 May 23
Plastic container comprises a container body having a bottom portion, a sidewall portion and an upper portion, with a chamber defined therein.
Sheldon E. Yourist, Raymond A. Pritchett, Jr.
Filed: 31 Dec 20
Utility
Container with scuff resistant texture
30 Aug 22
Polymeric container includes a base defining a support surface and a sidewall extending upwardly from the base.
Alicia Evans, Tapan Y. Patel, Hassan Mourad, Jesus Gustavo Herrera Perez, Jose Manuel Diaz
Filed: 31 Jul 20
Utility
Variable displacement base and container and method of using the same
23 Aug 22
Hot-fillable plastic bottle including a finished portion, a body portion with at least one circumferential rib configured to resist radial distortion, and a base portion.
Raymond A. Pritchett, Jr., Willie F. Hatcher, Michael T. Kelly
Filed: 4 Sep 20
Utility
Oxygen scavenging compositions requiring no induction period
31 May 22
The present invention provides a composition comprising: a polyester base polymer; an oxidizable polyether-based additive; and a transition metal catalyst, wherein the polyester base polymer is substantially free of antimony.
Murali K. Akkapeddi, Brian A. Lynch
Filed: 7 Nov 19
Utility
Blow molded plastic container with integrated spout
21 Dec 21
Method of making a blow-molded plastic container comprises forming a hollow blow-molded article comprising a main body portion defining an interior space, a finish portion defining a mouth in fluid communication with the interior space, the finish portion having a substantially cylindrical circumferential wall of generally uniform thickness surrounding the mouth, the circumferential wall having an upper edge with a perimeter flange and a pair of tabs projecting radially inward from the circumferential wall, the pair of tabs defining a spout therebetween, and a moil portion extending from the perimeter flange in a direction opposite the main body portion.
Armel Archeny, David Araujo, Gilles Rapet
Filed: 9 Nov 18
Utility
Container with vacuum resistant ribs
5 Oct 21
Container having a body portion with sidewall defining outer perimeter and hollow interior.
Robert Waltemyer, Shannon K. Sprenkle, Justin A. Howell, Michael (MT) T. Kelly
Filed: 19 Jul 18
Utility
Container with recessed base and concave rib
14 Sep 21
A container including a body having a base defining a closed end, a finish defining an opposite open end, and a sidewall between the base and finish.
David B. Heisner, Edward J. Roubal, III
Filed: 20 Jun 18
Utility
Method of blow molding a plastic container
13 Jul 21
A plastic container has a main body portion, a neck portion and a molded feature such as an anti-rotation lug adjacent to the neck portion.
Eric B. Ungrady, III, Matthew A. Russell, Hope Lee Townsend, Michael L. James
Filed: 27 Jun 18
Utility
Vertically added processing for blow molding machine
22 Jun 21
A vertical additive processing system for use with a blow molding machine having a flow head from which a plastic parison is delivered to a mold and producing an article.
Martin R. Albers, Brent Heenan, Keith Folkenroth, Roman Justice, Brian Hagan
Filed: 5 Sep 18
Utility
Light-weighting with dual resins in a multi-layer bottle
18 May 21
Molded multilayer polymer compositions and structures are provided, including a body portion having a body wall.
Marie Sink, Yang Zhong
Filed: 15 Mar 19
Utility
Rectangular container having a stiffening groove
11 May 21
A blow molded plastic container is provided.
John E. Denner, Gregory A. Trude, Paul V. Kelley, Richard K. Ogg, Seungyeol Hong, David Melrose
Filed: 29 Jan 18
Utility
Child-resistant closure device for a container having a tapered neck portion
27 Apr 21
A child-resistant closure device for a rigid plastic container having a tapered neck section and method of manufacture.
Sheldon Yourist, Brian Hagan, Ben Lewis, Anthony Schlies
Filed: 1 Nov 18
Utility
Hot-fillable plastic container
26 Jan 21
Plastic container comprises a container body having a bottom portion, a sidewall portion and an upper portion, with a chamber defined therein.
Sheldon E. Yourist, Raymond A. Pritchett, Jr.
Filed: 28 Dec 17
Utility
Plastic container with integrated spout for directional pour
28 Dec 20
Plastic container comprises a main body portion defining an interior space; and a finish portion defining a mouth in fluid communication with the interior space, the finish portion having an upper portion including a circumferential wall surrounding the mouth, the circumferential wall having a lower end and an upper edge defining a height of the circumferential wall, the circumferential wall comprising a first indent and a second indent each extending inwardly into the mouth to form a spout portion disposed between the first indent and the second indent, the upper portion further comprising at least one thread disposed on the height of the circumferential wall.
Benton A. Lewis, Brian Hagan
Filed: 30 Oct 17
Utility
Method of making a plastic aerosol container assembly
14 Sep 20
A method of forming a plastic aerosol container, including, providing a preform having a finish portion, blow molding a plastic container from the preform, and reforming the finish portion so that an inner surface thereof has an undercut defined therein proximate an upper rim fo the finish portion.
Ralph Armstrong, Thomas E. Nahill, Keith J. Barker, Brian A. Lynch
Filed: 17 Oct 17
Utility
Variable displacement base and container and method of using the same
7 Sep 20
Hot-fillable plastic bottle including a finished portion, a body portion with at least one circumferential rib configured to resist radial distortion, and a base portion.
Raymond A. Pritchett, Jr., Willie F. Hatcher, Michael T. Kelly
Filed: 22 Aug 18
Utility
Container with scuff resistant texture
24 Aug 20
Polymeric container includes a base defining a support surface and a sidewall extending upwardly from the base.
Alicia Evans, Tapan Y. Patel, Hassan Mourad, Jesús Gustavo Herrera Perez, Jose Manuel Diaz
Filed: 7 Mar 17
Utility
HVAC, pump, and dehumidifier combined utilities skid supporting blow-molding machines
27 Jul 20
A multi-functional utility skid for use with an air compressor, a chiller, and a connection having a first end engaging the chiller and a second end to provide utilities to a blow-molding machine for blow-molding articles.
John R. Reichler, Thomas Havekotte
Filed: 27 Mar 18
Utility
Base for hot-fill plastic containers
13 Jul 20
A base structure for a blow-molded container having an annular sidewall and a central longitudinal axis, the base structure comprising: a bottom portion; an annular support heel positioned between the sidewall and the bottom portion, wherein the annular support heel is angled inwardly at an angle θ of from about 15° to about 65° relative a plane extending from the sidewall; and a plurality of partial sphere structures on the annular support heel and extending beyond the bottom portion thus forming a contact surface supporting the container, and wherein the blow-molded container comprises a material selected from the group consisting of a polyester resin and polypropylene.
Michael P. Wurster
Filed: 22 Jul 13