Patents Assigned to Plastipak Packaging, Inc.
  • System and method for pressurizing a plastic container
    Patent number: 8596029
    Abstract: A system for manufacturing a plastic container, including a thin-walled container, includes an actuator and a base unit. The actuator may include a body portion and a holding/securing member configured to hold or secure a portion of a container. The base unit includes a heating surface and may optionally include an insert. In an embodiment, the actuator may be configured to apply a force or pressure on a container to contact the base unit, the base unit may be configured to receive a base portion of the container, and the heating surface may be configured to convey energy or heat to a portion of the base portion of said container. Embodiments of a method for providing a plastic container are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: Plastipak Packaging, Inc.
    Inventors: Marc Pedmo, Richard C. Darr
  • Digital printing plastic containers
    Patent number: 8579402
    Abstract: A hollow plastic container having a curved external surface and a digital image printed thereon by ink droplets is provided. The ink droplets may vary in diameter from about 10 to about 200 microns and the droplets may range from about 200 to about 1200 drops per inch. Methods for digital printing plastic containers are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Plastipak Packaging, Inc.
    Inventor: Ronald L. Uptergrove
  • Plastic container
    Patent number: 8540095
    Abstract: The plastic container includes a hollow body of plastic material having a lower supporting base, a sidewall extending upwardly from the lower base and an upper neck portion extending upwardly from the sidewall with an opening therein. The sidewall includes at least one panel having a central region and an outer boundary, with the outer boundary being depressed with respect to the central region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2013
    Assignee: Plastipak Packaging, Inc.
    Inventors: Marc A. Pedmo, James C. Dorn, James J. Miller
  • PLASTIC CONTAINER WITH ELONGATED VERTICAL FORMATION
    Publication number: 20130228546
    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: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2013
    Publication date: September 5, 2013
    Applicant: Plastipak Packaging, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard C. Darr, Richard A. Lovelace, Christopher E. Kaminski, Edward V. Morgan
  • Plastic containers with a base coat thereon
    Patent number: 8522989
    Abstract: A hollow plastic container having a closed lower supporting base, a sidewall extending upwardly from the closed base, and an upper portion having a dispensing opening therein extending upwardly from the sidewall. The container also includes a digitally printed base coat on the sidewall having a thickness of from 1 to 200 microns, and preferably includes printed areas over at least portions of the base coat to provide a distinctive appearance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: Plastipak Packaging, Inc.
    Inventor: Ronald L. Uptergrove
  • PLASTIC CONTAINER WITH FLEXIBLE BASE
    Publication number: 20130213980
    Abstract: A plastic container is disclosed that includes a sidewall portion and a base portion. In embodiments, the base portion includes a flexible base portion configured for a first position, a second position, and a third position in response to internal forces associated with filling and cooling of container contents. The first position is a position following formation or molding, and prior to filling; the second position is a position during or following filling of contents at an elevated temperature, but before cooling or significant cooling of the contents, the second position is vertically lower than the first position; and the third position is a position after cooling of contents and vacuum forces associated with the contents have been substantially addressed, the third position is vertically higher than the first position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: August 22, 2013
    Applicant: Plastipak Packaging, Inc.
    Inventor: Plastipak Packaging, Inc.
  • CONTAINER SEAL CLOSURE AND ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20130200036
    Abstract: A seal closure for a container includes a closure body and a plug liner. In embodiments, the closure body includes an upper wall, an outer annular wall, a radially outer support portion, and a radially inner support portion. The outer annular wall includes formations configured to engage a neck portion of a container. The plug liner may be configured to extend radially across the radially inner support portion. A hollow space can be formed by and provided between the plug liner, the radially inner support portion, and the upper wall. Embodiments of the closure may also include a plug seal. A method for designing or configuring a closure to accommodate or displace a headspace associated with a container is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2013
    Publication date: August 8, 2013
    Applicant: Plastipak Packaging, Inc.
    Inventor: Plastipak Packaging, Inc.
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRESSURIZING A PLASTIC CONTAINER
    Publication number: 20130199130
    Abstract: A system for manufacturing a filled plastic container includes an actuator, a base unit including a heating surface, and a dispensing device or nozzle. The actuator includes a body portion and a holding/securing member configured to hold or secure a portion of said container. In embodiments, the actuator is configured to apply a force or pressure on said container to contact the base unit, the base unit is configured to receive a base portion of said container, the heating surface is configured to convey energy or heat to a portion of the base portion of said container, and the dispensing device or nozzle is configured to introduce an inert gas into said container. Methods for providing a filled plastic container and providing a thin-walled plastic container are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Publication date: August 8, 2013
    Applicant: Plastipak Packaging, Inc.
    Inventor: Plastipak Packaging, Inc.
  • DIGITAL PRINTING PLASTIC CONTAINER
    Publication number: 20130193022
    Abstract: A plastic container includes a medium applied to a portion of the container. A digital image is applied to a portion of the medium, the digital image being comprised of a plurality of ink droplets. Methods for digital printing on a portion of a medium that is applied to a container are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Publication date: August 1, 2013
    Applicant: Plastipak Packaging, Inc.
    Inventor: Plastipak Packaging, Inc.
  • Plastic container
    Patent number: 8474638
    Abstract: The plastic container includes a hollow body of plastic material having a lower supporting base, a sidewall extending upwardly from the lower base and an upper neck portion extending upwardly from the sidewall with an opening therein. The sidewall includes at least one panel having a central region and an outer boundary, with the outer boundary being depressed with respect to the central region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Assignee: Plastipak Packaging, Inc.
    Inventors: Marc A. Pedmo, James C. Dorn, James J. Miller
  • Apparatus and method for printing on articles having a non-planar surface
    Patent number: 8459760
    Abstract: A method for printing on an article having a non-planar surface in an embodiment includes obtaining coordinates or a geometry for a non-planar surface of an article; determining a tangent orientation for a print head in three dimensions; and using the tangent orientation and positioning the print head relative to the non-planar surface of the article. Embodiments of apparatus for printing on articles having non-planar surfaces are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2013
    Assignee: Plastipak Packaging, Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald L. Uptergrove, Manish K. Senta
  • CONTAINER WITH GRIP PANEL AND ANNULAR RIB HAVING VARIABLE WIDTH
    Publication number: 20130134125
    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: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2011
    Publication date: May 30, 2013
    Applicant: Plastipak Packaging, Inc.
    Inventor: Marc A. Pedmo
  • Plastic container with elongated vertical formation
    Patent number: 8439214
    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 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: September 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2013
    Assignee: Plastipak Packaging, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard C. Darr, Richard A. Lovelace, Jr., Christopher E. Kaminski, Edward V. Morgan
  • METHOD FOR PRINTING
    Publication number: 20130106932
    Abstract: A method of printing including providing an ink delivery system including a print head in fluid communication between a first tank and a second tank; and providing a pressure differential across the print head to cause ink to flow from the print head. With embodiments of the method, ink can be controllably dispensed from the print head at substantially the same velocity irrespective of the orientation of the print head with respect to the direction of the force of gravity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2012
    Publication date: May 2, 2013
    Applicant: Plastipak Packaging, Inc.
    Inventor: Plastipak Packaging, Inc.
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PERSONALIZED DIGITAL PRINTING
    Publication number: 20130107293
    Abstract: A method for customizable printing a multi-pack of articles includes providing data from a database; electronically generating variable data based on the data from the database; printing variable data on a plurality of articles; and combining the plurality of similar articles to form a multi-pack of articles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2012
    Publication date: May 2, 2013
    Applicant: Plastipak Packaging, Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald L. Uptergrove, William C. Young
  • EXTRUDED PET PARISON, CONTAINER, AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20130048634
    Abstract: An extruded PET parison includes a first extruded polymer comprising PET, and a second extruded polymer comprising PET. In embodiments, the first extruded polymer and the second extruded polymer are co-extruded, and the first extruded polymer has an intrinsic viscosity that is higher that the intrinsic viscosity of the second extruded polymer. A monolayer embodiment is also disclosed. In embodiments, a monolayer extruded PET container is comprised of bottle grade PET resin that has been solid stated and may have an IV from about 0.96 to about 1.4.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2012
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Applicant: Plastipak Packaging, Inc.
    Inventors: William C. Young, Harvey Shannon Holt, Gates Moss, Michael C. Kitzmiller
  • Plastic container
    Patent number: D687306
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Plastipak Packaging, Inc.
    Inventors: Kyle Fleischhacker, James J. Miller, Marc A. Pedmo
  • Bottle
    Patent number: D688557
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignees: Mott's LLP, Plastipak Packaging, Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas J. Caporin, Jeffrey Kissinger, Christopher E. Kamiinski, Marc A. Pedmo
  • Container body portion
    Patent number: D688559
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: Plastipak Packaging, Inc.
    Inventor: Kyle Fleischhacker
  • Bottle
    Patent number: D688950
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignees: Dr Pepper/Seven Up, Inc., Plastipak Packaging, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen Doerr, Christopher E. Kamiinski, Kyle Fleischhacker