Patents by Inventor James C. Gratke

James C. Gratke 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).

  • Patent number: 8286815
    Abstract: A package includes a container having a closed bottom, an open top having an outwardly extending flange, and a body having an enclosed generally cylindrical perimeter surrounding a longitudinal axis between the bottom and the top. The body can include an opposed pair of longitudinally extending inward protrusions forming a graspable handle dividing the body into a front label surface occupying at least 180° of the body and a back label surface smaller than the front label surface. Each inward protrusion can include a plurality of longitudinal ridges on a forwardly facing surface to facilitate single handed grasping of the package. A plurality of circumferential ribs can be situated between an upper end of the inward protrusions and the outwardly extending flange to preserve the package shape during storage on commercial food storage racks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: Amcor Rigid Plastic USA, Inc.
    Inventors: George A. Thierjung, James C. Gratke
  • Publication number: 20110079576
    Abstract: A package includes a container having a closed bottom, an open top having an outwardly extending flange, and a body having an enclosed generally cylindrical perimeter surrounding a longitudinal axis between the bottom and the top. A foil can sealed to the outwardly extending flange to close the open top and a cap positioned over the foil and removably connected to the outwardly extending flange to protect the foil, the bottom, foil sealed top, and body together defining an interior volume. The body can include an opposed pair of longitudinally extending inward protrusions forming a graspable handle dividing the body into a front label surface occupying at least 180° of the body and a back label surface smaller than the front label surface. Each inward protrusion can include a plurality of longitudinal ridges on a forwardly facing surface to facilitate single handed grasping of the package.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2009
    Publication date: April 7, 2011
    Inventors: George A. Thierjung, James C. Gratke
  • Patent number: D625194
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2010
    Assignee: Ball Corporation
    Inventors: George A. Thierjung, James C. Gratke
  • Patent number: D744834
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: PBM Nutritionals, LLC
    Inventors: Gregory M. Cullen, James C. Gratke, Dennis J. Kittel