Patents Assigned to DFA Dairy Brands IP, LLC
  • Patent number: 11472619
    Abstract: Embodiments of caseless container trays are disclosed. In an embodiment, a caseless container tray includes a top surface and a bottom surface. The top surface is configured to contact and receive base portions of a first plurality of containers. The top surface includes a plurality of top projections configured to divide the first plurality of containers into a plurality of rows. The bottom surface is configured to contact and receive spouts of a second plurality of containers. Furthermore, the bottom surface includes a plurality of bottom projections extending from the bottom surface, wherein a bottom surface of each bottom projection is configured to contact a shoulder portion of a container of the second plurality of containers and wherein each projection surrounds a center portion configured to contact and receive a spout.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: DFA Dairy Brands IP, LLC
    Inventors: Daniel J. Slavin, John Kreider, Brett A. Johnson
  • Patent number: 11229985
    Abstract: A device is adapted to be coupled to a conveyor system and recondition at least one chain of the conveyor system. The device includes a base and at least one attachment element coupled to the base. The attachment element is adapted to detachably couple the device to the conveyor system. At least one reconditioning element is coupled to the base, and the reconditioning element is adapted to engage and recondition the chain as the chain moves relative to the reconditioning element. At least one biasing element is coupled to the reconditioning element, and the biasing element urges the reconditioning element away from the base and into engagement with the chain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: DFA Dairy Brands IP, LLC
    Inventor: Larry Sewell
  • Patent number: D1007330
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignees: DFA Dairy Brands IP, LLC, Dordan Manufacturing Co.
    Inventors: Brett A. Johnson, John Kreider, Daniel J. Slavin