Patents Assigned to Dixie Consumer Products LLC
  • Publication number: 20070114271
    Abstract: A container blank comprises at least one substrate layer made of disposable material and at least one film layer disposed substantially over the substrate layer and having at least one portion adapted to shrink away from the substrate layer upon application of heat. The shrunk film layer portion is adapted to thermally insulate the substrate layer located substantially behind the shrunk film layer portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2006
    Publication date: May 24, 2007
    Applicant: Dixie Consumer Products LLC.
    Inventor: Gerald Van Handel
  • Patent number: 7195805
    Abstract: A heat insulating paper cup having an improved seal. The cup can include a body member having an inside surface and an outside surface, and a bottom panel member having a upper surface and a bottom surface. The body member is coated (or in some instances partially coated) on its outside surface with a foamed low density polyethylene, and on its inside surface with an unfoamed modified low density polyethylene. The bottom panel member is coated on its upper surface with a foamed or an unfoamed low density polyethylene or foamed or unfoamed modified low density polyethylene. The body member and bottom panel member are oriented and joined to form a heat seal at an interface between a portion of the unfoamed modified low density polyethylene coated on the inside surface of the body member and a portion of unfoamed low density polyethylene or unfoamed modified low density polyethylene coated on the upper surface of the bottom panel member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2007
    Assignee: Dixie Consumer Products LLC
    Inventors: Michael A. Breining, William R. Pucci, David C. Brown, Richard A. Segan, Donald C. McCarthy, Walter Malakhow
  • Patent number: 7169346
    Abstract: In an apparatus for manufacturing pressware containers from container blanks there is provided a plurality of inertial blank stop pins disposed so as to position a container blank prior to press forming. The stop pins are rotatable in order to absorb the kinetic energy of the container blanks as they are fed to the apparatus and eliminate blank bounce. In a further aspect of the invention there is provided a method of forming plates utilizing the improved apparatus including the inertial blank stop pins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2007
    Assignee: Dixie Consumer Products LLC
    Inventors: Albert D. Johns, Mark B. Littlejohn, Mircea T. Sofronie
  • Patent number: D540121
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2007
    Assignee: Dixie Consumer Products LLC
    Inventors: Mark B. Littlejohn, Timothy P. Hartjes
  • Patent number: D541589
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2007
    Assignee: Dixie Consumer Products LLC
    Inventors: Mark B. Littlejohn, Timothy P. Hartjes