Patents Assigned to The Chinet Company Technology
  • Wave coating of articles
    Patent number: 6245388
    Abstract: A process and an apparatus are disclosed for coating at least one surface of an article such as a paper plate with a liquid coating. The surface to be coated is passed through a wave of liquid coating, such as an aqueous dispersion, followed by removal of the excess coating. The coating and coating removal steps are carried out in an environment which is vaporous with the vehicle of the liquid coating, which prevents premature drying of the coating and allows for a smooth, even application of the coating to the surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2001
    Assignee: The Chinet Company Technology
    Inventors: Peter D. Foster, John Allie Charny
  • Fruit tray denesting apparatus and method
    Patent number: 6099239
    Abstract: An apparatus and method are described for delivering fruit trays such as molded pulp apple trays from a nested stack to a conveyer. A carriage arrangement which is moveable relative to the tray stack and the conveyer is provided with support arms and grasping arms. As the apparatus moves through a tray-delivering cycle, the tray stack is supported by the support arms and the lowermost tray is grasped from the stack by the grasping arms and released onto the conveyer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2000
    Assignee: The Chinet Company Technology
    Inventor: Dennis L. Klipp
  • Two-cup beverage carrier
    Patent number: 6076876
    Abstract: A two cup carrier is described which stably accommodates two cups of any different size in two cup-receiving sockets. The tray is stabilized and strengthened by stabilizing legs and by a support gusset provided between the two cup-receiving sockets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2000
    Assignee: The Chinet Company Technology
    Inventors: Richard Vincent Letourneau, Mangat Rai Sharma