Patents by Inventor Walter R. Herring

Walter R. Herring 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).

  • Blow Molded Plastic Container Assembly With Improved Lid Sealing
    Publication number: 20100200605
    Abstract: A plastic container that is preferably formed using a blow molding and trimming process includes a container main body portion and a lid mounting portion. The lid mounting portion includes a sealing flange and a flexible transition portion connecting the sealing flange to the container main body portion. The flexible transition portion preferably has at least one notch defined therein so as to form a hinge permitting downward movement of the sealing flange when a lid is secured on to the container. In another embodiment, more than one notch is provided defining multiple hinges that provide a compound hinge effect in order to reduce stresses on the molded plastic material during use of the container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2009
    Publication date: August 12, 2010
    Applicant: Graham Packaging Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Walter R. Herring, Kevin T. Hartman, Kevin D. Himes, Lawrence Korpanty, Jana M. Zeigler, David B. Clements
  • Blow-molded wide mouth plastic container and injection-molded lid
    Patent number: 5460287
    Abstract: A wide-mouth, plastic container and lid. A leak-resistant seal is disclosed that withstands the stresses and strains imposed due to rough handling. An easily removable, tamper-evident lid is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 24, 1995
    Assignee: Graham Packaging Corporation
    Inventors: David W. Cargile, Gerald J. Claes, Walter R. Herring, Joseph A. Kuczynski
  • Stackable container
    Patent number: 4524883
    Abstract: A container having a substantially rigid box member and a flexible liner member. An attachment member is provided to attach the box member and liner member together so that the attachment member is fixed in the vertical plane with respect to the box member and/or is non-rotatably fixed with respect to the box member. The container is constructed so that a plurality of such containers can be attached one on top of the other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 1983
    Date of Patent: June 25, 1985
    Assignee: Brockway, Inc.
    Inventor: Walter R. Herring