Abstract: A closure for a container, and more specifically a closure that is selectively openable and/or lockable providing, for example, one or more child resistant opening features is disclosed.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 19, 2022
Date of Patent:
May 7, 2024
Assignee:
Berry Global, Inc.
Inventors:
Samuel G. Telschow, Scott L. Fisher, Kelsey Coffey
Abstract: A package that is configured to store and dispense fluids. The package includes a container and a dosing dispenser for closing an opening to the container. The dosing dispenser includes a closure removably coupled to the container and an anti-suction valve fixed to the container that is configured to minimize formation of a complete seal between a user's mouth and an upper surface of the anti-suction valve so that sufficient suction to remove fluid from the container is blocked.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 19, 2021
Date of Patent:
May 7, 2024
Assignee:
Berry Global, Inc.
Inventors:
Steven Gift, Michael M. Makhlouf, Jacob B. Robison, Brian Martin, John A. Vassallo
Abstract: A closure with an overcap and fitment is disclosed, wherein the overcap is removably attachable to the fitment, and wherein the fitment includes a spout and a removable inner portion that may be removed to allow contents to pass through the fitment.
Abstract: A closure including an outer shell and an inner shell that cooperate to provide child-resistant opening features is provided. The inner shell includes at least one lug that cooperates with at least one lug of the outer shell to provide the child-resistant opening feature. The closure also includes a tamper evident band to provide an indicator of when the closure has been opened relative to an underlying container.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 11, 2020
Date of Patent:
March 26, 2024
Assignee:
Berry Global, Inc.
Inventors:
Andrew Kreinbrink, Daniel A. Bloom, John A. Vassallo, Steven Daniel Gift, Darin Michael Pugne
Abstract: A package includes a container and a closure cap for mounting on the container. The closure cap is coupled to a neck of the container to block selectively removal of product stored within the container at the selection of a user.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 14, 2021
Date of Patent:
February 27, 2024
Assignee:
Berry Global, Inc.
Inventors:
William D. Sprick, Mark A. Deutsch, Jason Bragg, Karla Koring
Abstract: A multi-layer sheet includes an insulative cellular non-aromatic polymeric material, a film, and a polymeric-lamination layer. The insulative cellular non-aromatic polymeric material may be formed from a polymeric formulation comprising a base resin blend and a physical nucleating agent.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 17, 2021
Date of Patent:
February 13, 2024
Assignee:
Berry Global, Inc.
Inventors:
John B. Euler, Anvit Gupta, Gerald S. Sutton, Chris Bolek
Abstract: A sheet of polymeric material is made using an extruding process and articles are formed from the sheet of polymeric material. The sheet of polymeric material and the articles comprise one or more polypropylene resins. In some embodiments, the sheet of polymeric material and the articles formed form the sheet of polymeric material are transparent.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
February 5, 2020
Date of Patent:
February 6, 2024
Assignee:
Berry Global, Inc.
Inventors:
Yucheng Peng, Jonathan Eickhoff, Ryan Dewig, Jeffrey A. Mann, Debra R. Wilson
Abstract: A package includes a container and a closure coupled to the container to control release of product therefrom. The closure includes a closure cap coupled to the container and a flip-top cap coupled to the closure cap and configured to pivot relative to the closure cap between a closed position and an opened position.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 6, 2022
Date of Patent:
January 9, 2024
Assignee:
Berry Global, Inc.
Inventors:
John A. Vassallo, Steven Gift, Frank A. Bond
Abstract: This disclosure relates to an article that includes a nonwoven substrate and a film supported by the nonwoven substrate. The film can include a first polymer and a polymer that is immiscible with the first polymer. The first polymer can include a polyolefin and the second polymer can include a polycycloolefin, a polymethylpentene, or a copolymer thereof.
Abstract: A multilayer film includes a first skin layer, a second skin layer, and a core layer. The core layer includes at least two lanes of material. Each of the lanes of material of the core layer contacts each of the first skin layer and the second skin layer.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 4, 2021
Date of Patent:
December 19, 2023
Assignee:
Berry Global, Inc.
Inventors:
Michael A. Kinnan, Bryan S. Gillespie, Brooke D. Kitzmiller
Abstract: Nonwoven fabrics including a first spunmelt through-air-bonded (TAB) nonwoven layer comprising a first plurality of spunmelt fibers, in which the first plurality of spunmelt fibers comprise a biopolymer. The first plurality of spunmelt fibers may be physically entangled with cellulosic fibers, such by hydroentangling. Methods of forming a nonwoven fabric including a first spunmelt TAB nonwoven layer are also provided.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
October 2, 2020
Date of Patent:
November 21, 2023
Assignee:
BERRY GLOBAL, INC.
Inventors:
Ralph A. Moody, III, Steven Brian Burgess
Abstract: A closure for a container, and more specifically a closure that is selectively openable and/or lockable providing, for example, one or more child resistant opening features is disclosed.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 27, 2022
Date of Patent:
September 5, 2023
Assignee:
Berry Global, Inc.
Inventors:
Jordan Robert French, Seth A. Tempel, John A. Vassallo, Steven Daniel Gift
Abstract: A shrink film includes at least one layer of polyethylene. The layer has a thickness of about 1 mil to about 3 mil. Materials and methods for forming crosslinked shrink films via a blown film extrusion process are described.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 4, 2019
Date of Patent:
August 15, 2023
Assignee:
Berry Global, Inc.
Inventors:
Krishnaraju Varadarajan, Daniel L. Merriman, Abboud L. Mamish
Abstract: A closure for a container, and more specifically a closure that is selectively openable and/or lockable providing, for example, one or more child resistant opening features is disclosed.
Type:
Application
Filed:
January 30, 2023
Publication date:
August 3, 2023
Applicant:
Berry Global, Inc.
Inventors:
Jacob Brian Robison, Steven Daniel Gift, William Gregory Eisenbach
Abstract: Laminates comprising at least one film and a nonwoven substrate, wherein the film comprises a polymeric composition comprising at least about 50% of one or more styrenic block copolymers, olefinic block copolymers, or combinations thereof; wherein the nonwoven substrate comprises at least one layer of spunbond material comprising ribbon-shaped fibers, wherein the laminate comprises ultrasonic bonds, thermal bonds, or combinations thereof and which have advantageous properties relative to a comparative laminate in which the nonwoven comprises non-ribbon shaped fibers.