Patents by Inventor Frederick C. Beuerle
Frederick C. Beuerle has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 9833939Abstract: A system for forming a container from a preform includes a first mold having a plurality of first portions that cooperate to define a first internal surface against which the preform is blown for forming a first form. The system also includes a second mold having a plurality of second portions that cooperate to define a second internal surface against which the first form is blown for forming a second form. Also, the system includes a mold servo motor that actuates the plurality of first portions relative to each other and/or actuates the plurality of second portions relative to each other. Furthermore, the system includes a controller that controls the mold servo motor for controlled actuation of the plurality of first portions and/or the plurality of second portions.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2012Date of Patent: December 5, 2017Assignee: Amcor LimitedInventors: Peter Bates, Frederick C. Beuerle, Reinhard C. J. Luchies
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Publication number: 20170210051Abstract: A method of forming a plastic container from a preform that includes cooling and optionally providing counter pressure to a finish of a preform during forming of a container. During the method, an injection nozzle directs a cooling medium is directed into a receiving space into which the finish is received.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 29, 2014Publication date: July 27, 2017Inventors: Frederick C. BEUERLE, G. David LISCH, JR., Richard STEIH, Semen KHARCHENKO, Pankaj KUMAR
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Patent number: 9707732Abstract: A container including a shoulder portion terminating at an opening and a sidewall portion extending from the shoulder portion to a base portion. The base portion closes off an end of the container. The shoulder portion, the sidewall portion and the base portion cooperate to define a receptacle chamber within the container into which product can be filled. A barrier layer extends continuously along the base portion, the sidewall portion, and the shoulder portion to the opening and is made of a polymer based material.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2012Date of Patent: July 18, 2017Assignee: Amcor LimitedInventors: Frederick C. Beuerle, Michael Schmitt, John G. Brace
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Publication number: 20170190095Abstract: An injection nozzle for cooling and providing counter pressure to a neck of a preform during a forming of a container from the preform. The injection nozzle includes a manifold that defines a receiving space into which the neck of the preform is received. A cavity is also defined in a part by an inner wall and an outer wall of the manifold and a plurality of ports are provided through the inner wall to communicate the cavity with the receiving space. When a cooling medium is received into the cavity, the cooling medium is directed through at least some of the ports toward the neck of the preform located within the receiving space.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 29, 2014Publication date: July 6, 2017Inventors: Frederick C. BEUERLE, G. David LISCH, JR., Richard STEIH, Semen KHARCHENKO, Pankaj KUMAR
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Patent number: 9662622Abstract: A container having a hydrogen generator and catalyst disposed or otherwise incorporated in components of the container. The container further comprises a system for providing at least a portion of the hydrogen generator and/or catalyst in an area defined within the closure of the container for improved performance.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2015Date of Patent: May 30, 2017Assignee: Amcor LimitedInventors: Peter Bates, Terry D. Patcheak, Frederick C. Beuerle, Reinhard C. J. Luchies, John G. Brace, Michael T. Lane, Holly Bilinski, Luke A. Mast
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Publication number: 20170144356Abstract: A one-step hydraulic blow molding system and method for forming a preform and a liquid filled container from the preform. The machine and method include a sealing mechanism that forms a seal primarily utilizing compressive forces in an axial direction to prevent the leakage of liquid blow medium. The sealing mechanism includes an axial end face of a forming head and an upper axial surface of a neck ring.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2014Publication date: May 25, 2017Inventors: G. David LISCH, JR., Frederick C. BEUERLE
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Patent number: 9522508Abstract: A molding system for molding a container includes a first blow mold operable for blow molding a first form of the container and a second blow mold operable for blow molding a second form of the container. The system further includes a counter stretch rod and/or a base pushup operable for reducing a height of the first form of the container before blow molding the second form of the container. A corresponding method of forming a container is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2012Date of Patent: December 20, 2016Assignee: Amcor LimitedInventors: Bradley Wilson, Peter Bates, Frederick C. Beuerle, George David Lisch, Reinhard C. J. Luchies, Luke A. Mast
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Patent number: 9421709Abstract: A method for forming a plastic container in which a heated end product is introduced into a heated preform to expand the preform into at least partial conform with the cavity surfaces of a mold, thereby forming a resultant container, of a first size, with a heated end product. The resultant container is then capped and shrunk to a second size, which is less than the first size. The shrinkage of the reluctant container is greater than the shrinkage of the end product thereby creating a positive pressure within the capped container.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2014Date of Patent: August 23, 2016Assignee: DISCMA AGInventors: Pankaj Kumar, Semen Kharchenko, Darrell Lee, Frederick C. Beuerle
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Patent number: 9394072Abstract: A plastic container including an upper portion, a base, a plurality of surface features, and a substantially cylindrical portion. The upper portion has a mouth defining an opening into the container. The base is movable to accommodate vacuum forces generated within the container thereby decreasing the volume of the container. The plurality of surface features are included with the base and are configured to accommodate vacuum forces. The substantially cylindrical portion extends between the upper portion and the base.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2013Date of Patent: July 19, 2016Assignee: Amcor LimitedInventors: Terry D. Patcheak, David Downing, Frederick C. Beuerle, Walter J. Strasser, Christopher Howe, Luke A. Mast
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Patent number: 9364990Abstract: A system for forming a container from a preform includes a first mold operable to receive the preform and operable to blow mold a first form of the container from the preform. The system also includes a second mold operable to receive the first form and operable to blow mold a second form of the container from the first form. The preform, the first form, and the second form each include a substantially common transitional wall. Also, the first form can include various features that ensure that material will be distributed as desired throughout the container, to ensure high wall strength, and to ensure high crystallinity.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2012Date of Patent: June 14, 2016Assignee: Amcor LimitedInventors: Bradley Wilson, Peter Bates, Frederick C. Beuerle, George David Lisch, Richard Steih
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Publication number: 20160139715Abstract: Disclosed is a method of interactive display that includes providing a touch-based display screen (102) capable of stereoscopic displaying of object images (502), that further includes displaying a plurality of object images (502) on the display screen (102), wherein at least a first of the object images (502) is selectable and displayed so as to appear to be located at least partially in a zero-plane (510) of the display screen (102), wherein at least a second of the object images (502) is displayed so as to appear to be located at least one of inwardly and outwardly of the zero-plane (510), receiving a first input at a location of the display screen (102) substantially corresponding to the first of the object images (502), and identifying the first input as corresponding to the first of the object images (502) that is selectable and taking at least one further action upon the identification.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2013Publication date: May 19, 2016Inventors: G. David LISCH, Frederick C. BEUERLE, Darrell LEE
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Publication number: 20160129621Abstract: A method and system for hydraulic blow molding a container from a preform 24. A molding medium is injected into the preform from a nozzle 12 during a first molding stage. In the first molding stage, the molding medium is injected so as to be specifically directed at a closed end of the preform 24. During the first molding stage, the preform is axially stretched in response to the force exerted on the preform by the molding medium. The molding medium is also injected into the preform during a second molding stage, where the molding medium is injected at a flow rate greater than a flow rate during the first molding stage. During the second molding stage, the preform is radially expanded into the shape of the container.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2013Publication date: May 12, 2016Inventors: G. David LISCH, Frederick C. BEUERLE, Theodore F. EBERLE, Kirk E. MAKI
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Publication number: 20160089827Abstract: An apparatus and method for forming a plastic container is provided. The method includes disposing a preform into a primary mold cavity and applying pressurized air to urge the preform to conform to the shape of the primary mold cavity to form a primary article. The primary article is then permitted to shrink to a predetermined volume. The method can further include exposing the primary article to an internal vacuum to facilitate shrinking to a predetermined volume. The method further includes disposing the primary article into a second mold cavity and applying pressurized air to urge the primary article to conform to the second mold cavity to form an intermediate article. Finally, at least a portion of the intermediate article is trimmed off to form a final container.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2015Publication date: March 31, 2016Inventors: Frederick C. BEUERLE, G. David LISCH, Kirk Edward MAKI, Bradley Wilson, Reinhard C.J. LUCHIES
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Patent number: 9289938Abstract: A polyethylene terephthalate container having a hydrogen generator and catalyst disposed or otherwise incorporated in components of the container, including the closure, closure insert, label, label glue, and/or any other portions of the final container assembly. In addition, the catalyst and the hydrogen generator can both be located in the same component. Methods for dispersing the hydrogen generator and catalyst in the container wall without affecting clarity are provided.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2013Date of Patent: March 22, 2016Assignee: Amcor LimitedInventors: David Offord, Kimberly S. Houchens, Frederick C. Beuerle, Luke A. Mast, Reinhard C. J. Luchies, Terry D. Patcheak
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Patent number: 9227357Abstract: An apparatus and method for forming a plastic container is provided. The method includes disposing a preform into a primary mold cavity and applying pressurized air to urge the preform to conform to the shape of the primary mold cavity to form a primary article. The primary article is then permitted to shrink to a predetermined volume. The method can further include exposing the primary article to an internal vacuum to facilitate shrinking to a predetermined volume. The method further includes disposing the primary article into a second mold cavity and applying pressurized air to urge the primary article to conform to the second mold cavity to form an intermediate article. Finally, at least a portion of the intermediate article is trimmed off to form a final container.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2012Date of Patent: January 5, 2016Assignee: Amcor LimitedInventors: Frederick C. Beuerle, G. David Lisch, Kirk Edward Maki, Bradley Wilson, Reinhard C. J. Luchies
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Publication number: 20150273431Abstract: A container having a hydrogen generator and catalyst disposed or otherwise incorporated in components of the container. The container further comprises a system for providing at least a portion of the hydrogen generator and/or catalyst in an area defined within the closure of the container for improved performance.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 15, 2015Publication date: October 1, 2015Inventors: Peter BATES, Terry D. PATCHEAK, Frederick C. BEUERLE, Reinhard C.J. LUCHIES, John G. BRACE, Michael T. LANE, Holly BILINSKI, Luke A. MAST
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Patent number: 9108176Abstract: A container having a hydrogen generator and catalyst disposed or otherwise incorporated in components of the container. The container further comprises a system for providing at least a portion of the hydrogen generator and/or catalyst in an area defined within the closure of the container for improved performance.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2011Date of Patent: August 18, 2015Assignee: Amcor LimitedInventors: Terry D. Patcheak, Frederick C. Beuerle, Reinhard C. J. Luchies, John G. Brace, Michael T. Lane, Holly Bilinski, Peter Bates, Luke A. Mast
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Patent number: 8955716Abstract: A one-piece plastic container includes a body defining a longitudinal axis and having an upper portion, a sidewall portion and a base portion. The upper portion has a spout defining an opening into the container and a finish offset radially outwardly from the spout. A trough defines a passage into the body. The trough slopes toward the passage and defines a non-orthogonal angle relative to the longitudinal axis. According to other features, the sidewall portion is integrally formed with and extends from the upper portion to the base portion. The base portion closes off an end of the container. The finish defines a means, such as at least one thread, for attaching a closure thereon.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2010Date of Patent: February 17, 2015Assignee: Amcor LimitedInventors: Michael E. Penny, Christopher Howe, Luke A. Mast, Frederick C. Beuerle
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Publication number: 20140333013Abstract: A system for forming a container from a preform includes a first mold having a plurality of first portions that cooperate to define a first internal surface against which the preform is blown for forming a first form. The system also includes a second mold having a plurality of second portions that cooperate to define a second internal surface against which the first form is blown for forming a second form. Also, the system includes a mold servo motor that actuates the plurality of first portions relative to each other and/or actuates the plurality of second portions relative to each other. Furthermore, the system includes a controller that controls the mold servo motor for controlled actuation of the plurality of first portions and/or the plurality of second portions.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2012Publication date: November 13, 2014Applicant: AMCOR LIMITEDInventors: Peter Bates, Frederick C. Beuerle, Reinhard C.J. Luchies
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Publication number: 20140312537Abstract: A system for forming a container from a preform includes a first mold operable to receive the preform and operable to blow mold a first form of the container from the preform. The system also includes a second mold operable to receive the first form and operable to blow mold a second form of the container from the first form. The preform, the first form, and the second form each include a substantially common transitional wall. Also, the first form can include various features that ensure that material will be distributed as desired throughout the container, to ensure high wall strength, and to ensure high crystallinity.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2012Publication date: October 23, 2014Applicant: AMCOR LIMITEDInventors: Bradley Wilson, Peter Bates, Frederick C. Beuerle, George David Lisch, Richard Steih