Patents Assigned to Plastipak Packaging, Inc.
  • Oxygen scavengers, compositions comprising the scavengers, and articles made from the compositions
    Patent number: 9222020
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to oxygen scavenging molecules, compositions, methods of making the compositions, articles prepared from the compositions, and methods of making the articles. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: Plastipak Packaging, Inc.
    Inventor: Girish N. Deshpande
  • Oxygen scavengers, compositions comprising the scavengers, and articles made from the compositions
    Patent number: 9181414
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to oxygen scavenging molecules, compositions comprising the molecules, and articles made from the compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: Plastipak Packaging, Inc.
    Inventor: Girish N. Deshpande
  • Recyclable printed plastic container and method
    Patent number: 9150325
    Abstract: A recyclable article having an external surface with an image printed thereon by droplets of ink is provided. The droplets of ink comprise a composition that includes a hydrophilic component. In embodiments, the hydrophilic component can facilitate the separation or loosening of the image from the external surface of the container when the image is exposed to a liquid-based solution at an elevated temperature. Methods for facilitating recycling of recyclable articles having printed images are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: Plastipak Packaging, Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald L. Uptergrove, Brent Mrozinski
  • Lightweight plastic container and preform
    Patent number: 9139326
    Abstract: A plastic container is provided that includes a hollow body portion including a lower supporting base portion; a sidewall portion extending upwardly from the base portion; and a neck portion extending upwardly from the sidewall portion. The neck portion includes a support flange having an upper and lower surface, a tamper-evident formation, and a dispensing opening at the top of the neck portion. In an embodiment, the volume of the container is at least 500 ml; the weight of the neck portion is 3.0 grams or less; and the vertical distance from the top of the dispensing opening to the lower surface of the support flange, including the threads and the tamper-evident formation, is 0.580 inches or less. A preform and method for making a container are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: Plastipak Packaging, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard C. Darr, Edward V. Morgan
  • Lightweight plastic container and preform
    Patent number: 9033168
    Abstract: A plastic container is provided that includes a hollow body portion including a lower supporting base portion; a sidewall portion extending upwardly from the base portion; and a neck portion extending upwardly from the sidewall portion. The neck portion includes a support flange having an upper and lower surface, a tamper-evident formation, and a dispensing opening at the top of the neck portion. In an embodiment, the dispensing opening has an inner diameter that is at least 22 mm, and the vertical distance from the top of the dispensing opening to the lower surface of the support flange is 0.580 inches or less. A preform and method for making a container are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: Plastipak Packaging, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard C. Darr, Edward V. Morgan
  • Rotary system and method for printing containers
    Patent number: 9032872
    Abstract: A system for digitally printing directly on a plurality of containers is provided. In an embodiment, the system includes a device configured to determine an initial position or orientation of an individual container; a plurality of print heads configured to print directly on said containers; and a plurality of container holders configured hold or retain an individual container, to rotate the individual container, and to maintain a rotational position of the individual container relative to at least one print head while printing occurs; and one or more curing devices. The system may be configured such that the plurality of container holders are configured to move along a linear or curved path, and the plurality of container holders may be configured to controllably rotate about a container axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: Plastipak Packaging, Inc.
    Inventor: Ronald L. Uptergrove
  • Thin-walled plastic container for pressurization
    Patent number: 9011756
    Abstract: This invention proposes a light-weight, thin-walled plastic container, in particular made of polyethylene terephthalate (PET), intended for post-filling pressurization so as to increase the rigidity of said container, and a process for manufacturing such container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: Plastipak Packaging, Inc.
    Inventor: Jean-Tristan Outreman
  • Thermoplastic polymers comprising oxygen scavenging molecules
    Patent number: 8975345
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to oxygen scavenging polymer compositions, methods of making the compositions, articles prepared from the compositions, and methods of making the articles. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: Plastipak Packaging, Inc.
    Inventor: Girish N. Deshpande
  • Plastic container with elongated vertical formation
    Patent number: 8925750
    Abstract: A plastic container is disclosed comprising a base portion for supporting the container on a surface, an upper portion, and a body portion. The upper portion includes a neck and a dispensing opening. The body portion extends between the base portion and the neck, the body portion including a shoulder portion below the neck portion and a sidewall portion between the shoulder portion and the base portion. The body portion includes at least one elongated vertical formation that substantially extends along the sidewall portion from the base portion toward the shoulder portion, the elongated vertical portion being continuous along at least 0.60 the total height of the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Plastipak Packaging, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard C. Darr, Richard A. Lovelace, Jr., Christopher E. Kaminski, Edward V. Morgan
  • Container with grip panel and annular rib having variable width
    Patent number: 8910812
    Abstract: A plastic container includes a base, a neck portion with a dispensing opening, and a body portion. The body portion includes a horizontally-extending annular rib and a grip panel. The horizontally-extending annular rib may extend around the circumference of the body portion. The annular rib includes a variable vertical width and includes a pinch segment that is circumferentially and longitudinally offset from the grip panel. With some embodiments, the plastic container includes two grip panels and/or at least two horizontally-extending annular ribs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Assignee: Plastipak Packaging, Inc.
    Inventor: Marc A. Pedmo
  • Container body portion
    Patent number: D722504
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2015
    Assignee: Plastipak Packaging, Inc.
    Inventors: Kyle Fleischhacker, James J. Miller
  • Container body portion
    Patent number: D722505
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2015
    Assignee: Plastipak Packaging, Inc.
    Inventors: Kyle Fleischhacker, James J. Miller
  • Plastic container
    Patent number: D736627
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: Plastipak Packaging, Inc.
    Inventor: Kyle Fleischhacker
  • Plastic container
    Patent number: D736628
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: Plastipak Packaging, Inc.
    Inventor: Kyle Fleischhacker
  • Plastic container
    Patent number: D736629
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: Plastipak Packaging, Inc.
    Inventor: Kyle Fleischhacker
  • Container body portion
    Patent number: D736630
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: Plastipak Packaging, Inc.
    Inventor: Kyle Fleischhacker
  • Container body portion
    Patent number: D739736
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2015
    Assignee: Plastipak Packaging, Inc.
    Inventor: Kyle Fleischhacker
  • Container body portion
    Patent number: D739758
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2015
    Assignee: Plastipak Packaging, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Kissinger, Sarah Perez
  • Container body portion
    Patent number: D743262
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: Plastipak Packaging, Inc.
    Inventors: Marc A. Pedmo, Christopher E. Kaminski, Kyle Fleischhacker
  • Container body portion
    Patent number: D743263
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: Plastipak Packaging, Inc.
    Inventors: Marc A. Pedmo, Christopher E. Kaminski