Patents by Inventor Clifford Clayton Goehring

Clifford Clayton Goehring 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).

  • Foam bead bottom plastic cup and method of making same
    Patent number: 3931378
    Abstract: Cups having a plastic, foam sheet sidewall are molded with bottom walls made from pre-expanded, plastic, foam beads. The beads are injected into the bottom of the mold cavity, and steam is introduced into the mold cavity to simultaneously fuse and mold the cup.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 1974
    Date of Patent: January 6, 1976
    Assignee: American Can Company
    Inventor: Clifford Clayton Goehring
  • Method of making nestable foamed plastic cups
    Patent number: 3931380
    Abstract: Cups having a sidewall made from foam sheet plastic with a fusion sealed, lapped seam, wherein the lapped seam and the sidewall immediately adjacent the lapped seam are of identical thickness, are provided with additional rigidity per unit wall thickness by compressing the foam sheet either in-line with the foam extrusion operation or up to several months after extrusion. The cup is characterized by a substantial skin on only the outer surface of the sidewall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 1973
    Date of Patent: January 6, 1976
    Assignee: American Can Company
    Inventors: Ilie Mila Belivakici, Clifford Clayton Goehring, James Alan Wachtel, William Joseph Lahm, Carl Richard Storms