Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Everett G. Diedericks
  • Patent number: 6325213
    Abstract: A two part plastic container for food products is provided having a main body and a base for being attached to the bottom of the body. The body has a frustoconical sidewall with a radial bottom rim and the base has a shorter frustoconical sidewall with a radial bottom rim. The rims are advantageous in that they allow stacks of the container bodies and bases to be processed with container feeding equipment presently in use as the rims provide distinct structure for being fed by the mechanical devices of the equipment. An energy director area is provided between the rims for ultrasonically attaching the container body and base. The container body has a smooth sidewall over substantially its entire extent without indentations or bumps for maximizing the printing area thereon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2001
    Assignee: General Mills, Inc.
    Inventor: Henry J. Landis, II