Patents by Inventor Ronald L. Uptergrove

Ronald L. Uptergrove 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).

  • Plastic containers with a base coat thereon
    Publication number: 20070264454
    Abstract: A hollow plastic container having a closed lower supporting base, a sidewall extending upwardly from the closed base, and an upper portion having a dispensing opening therein extending upwardly from the sidewall. The container also includes a digitally printed base coat on the sidewall having a thickness of from 1 to 200 microns, and preferably includes printed areas over at least portions of the base coat to provide a distinctive appearance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2007
    Publication date: November 15, 2007
    Inventor: Ronald L. Uptergrove
  • Printing plastic containers with digital images
    Patent number: 7210408
    Abstract: A method for printing digital images on plastic containers having curved surfaces, including providing a series of hollow plastic containers, moving the containers along a track past first and second digital printing locations, and printing first and second digital images on the curved container surfaces while maintaining the container being printed under internal pressure and while firmly holding the container being printed at spaced locations thereon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2007
    Assignee: Plastipak Packaging, Inc.
    Inventor: Ronald L. Uptergrove