Patents by Inventor Christopher Labombarbe

Christopher Labombarbe has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Hot-fill plastic container with ribs and grip
    Patent number: 7874442
    Abstract: A plastic container including an upper end having an aperture defining an opening of the container. A lower end defines a base of the container. A sidewall portion merges into a grip portion and extends between the upper end and the lower end. The sidewall portion and the grip portion each include a plurality of horizontal ribs. The horizontal ribs of the sidewall portion each include at least one chamfered rib that provides additional structural strength and support to the container during hot fill, packaging and shipping operations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2011
    Assignee: AMCOR LImited
    Inventors: John A. Nievierowski, Michael T. Lane, Christopher LaBombarbe
  • Hot-fill plastic container
    Publication number: 20080083696
    Abstract: A plastic container including an upper end having an aperture defining an opening of the container. A lower end defines a base of the container. A sidewall portion merges into a grip portion and extends between the upper end and the lower end. The sidewall portion and the grip portion each include a plurality of horizontal ribs. The horizontal ribs of the sidewall portion each include at least one chamfered rib that provides additional structural strength and support to the container during hot fill, packaging and shipping operations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2006
    Publication date: April 10, 2008
    Inventors: John A. Nievierowski, Michael T. Lane, Christopher LaBombarbe
  • Container having square and round attributes
    Patent number: 6659300
    Abstract: A plastic container is provided having an elongated neck, a shoulder region, a body portion and a base. The shoulder region having a substantially square cross section. The base having a substantially circular cross section. The substantially square cross section of the shoulder region preserves the brand identification benefits associated with a square shaped container while the substantially circular cross section of the base preserves the handling and structural attributes associated with a circular shaped container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2003
    Assignee: Schmalbach-Lubeca AG
    Inventors: Michael Wurster, Richard J. Steih, Christopher LaBombarbe
  • Container having square and round attributes
    Publication number: 20030042222
    Abstract: A plastic container is provided having an elongated neck, a shoulder region, a body portion and a base. The shoulder region having a substantially square cross section. The base having a substantially circular cross section. The substantially square cross section of the shoulder region preserves the brand identification benefits associated with a square shaped container while the substantially circular cross section of the base preserves the handling and structural attributes associated with a circular shaped container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2001
    Publication date: March 6, 2003
    Inventors: Michael Wurster, Richard J. Steih, Christopher LaBombarbe
  • Bottle
    Patent number: D469021
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2003
    Assignee: Schmalbach-Lubeca AG
    Inventors: Michael Wurster, Richard J. Steih, Christopher Labombarbe
  • Bottle
    Patent number: D474695
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2003
    Assignee: Schmalbach-Lubeca AG
    Inventors: Michael Wurster, Richard J. Steih, Christopher Labombarbe
  • Container
    Patent number: D600122
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2009
    Assignee: Amcor Limited
    Inventors: Walter J. Strasser, Richard J. Steih, Christopher LaBombarbe, Dwayne Gannon, David Downing