Patents by Inventor Dennis C. Connor
Dennis C. Connor 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).
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Patent number: 5913438Abstract: The invention provides a light weight self-standing blow molded two liter carbonated beverage bottle having a unique petaloid base made from a monobase preform. The base comprises a petaloid design which has a plurality of at least three (preferably five) feet. The monobase preform has a thick reinforcing ring forming portion which remains unstretched during blowing. The reinforcing ring forming portion is thicker than both the sidewall forming portion and the gate area forming portion of the preform thereby resulting in increased stretching in both those areas. The reinforcing ring extends circumferentially around the base. By providing such a reinforcing ring, a bottle having a bigger foot radius and/or containing less material use can be realized. The resulting bottle has less stress whitening and greater stress crack resistance while at the same time using less material and/or having a larger radius than prior bottles.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 1995Date of Patent: June 22, 1999Assignee: DTL Monofoot Limited PartnershipInventors: Martin H. Beck, George F Rollend, John H Muszynski, Lydia K. Reed, Scott J. Hickey, Dennis C. Connor, Robert Caldicott
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Patent number: 5850932Abstract: The invention provides a light weight self-standing blow molded two-liter carbonated beverage container base design having a unique petaloid base. The base comprises a petaloid design which has a plurality of at least three (preferably five) feet with an ever increasing radius of curvature joining the feet to the underlying base from the radially outer portion of the feet to the radially inner portion of the feet, a controlled radius from the axis of the container to that curvature and an area of material flow in feet ankles and straps therebetween to promote adequate material flow during blow molding, to the radially outer most areas of the feet and straps.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 1997Date of Patent: December 22, 1998Assignee: DTL Monofoot Limited PartnershipInventors: Martin H. Beck, George F. Rollend, Robert Caldicott, Dennis C. Connor
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Patent number: 5714111Abstract: The invention provides a light weight self-standing blow molded two liter carbonated beverage bottle having a unique petaloid base made from a monobase preform. The base comprises a petaloid design which has a plurality of at least three (preferably five) feet. The monobase preform has a thick reinforcing ring forming portion which remains relatively unstretched during blowing. The reinforcing ring forming portion is thicker than both the strap forming portion, sloping outer wall forming portion and the gate area forming portion of the preform thereby resulting in increased wall thickness reduction, stretching and orientation in those areas during blowing. The reinforcing ring extends circumferentially around the base. By providing such a reinforcing ring, a bottle having a bigger foot radius and/or containing less material usage than prior art containers can be realized.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 1996Date of Patent: February 3, 1998Assignee: DTL Monofoot Limited PartnershipInventors: Martin H. Beck, George F. Rollend, John H. Muszynski, Lydia K. Reed, Scott J. Hickey, Robert J. Caldicott, Dennis C. Connor
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Patent number: 5614148Abstract: The invention provides a light weight self-standing blow molded two liter carbonated beverage bottle having a unique petaloid base made from a monobase preform. The base comprises a petaloid design which has a plurality of at least three (preferably five) feet. The monobase preform has a thick reinforcing ring forming portion which remains unstretched during blowing. The reinforcing ring forming portion is thicker than both the sidewall forming portion and the gate area forming portion of the preform thereby resulting in increased stretching in both those areas. The reinforcing ring extends circumferentially around the base. By providing such a reinforcing ring, a bottle having a bigger foot radius and/or containing less material use can be realized. The resulting bottle has less stress whitening and greater stress crack resistance while at the same time using less material and/or having a larger radius than prior bottles.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 1995Date of Patent: March 25, 1997Assignee: DTL Technology Limited PartnershipInventors: Martin H. Beck, George F. Rollend, John H. Muszynski, Lydia K. Reed, Scott J. Hickey, Dennis C. Connor, Robert Caldicott
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Patent number: D445340Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 1996Date of Patent: July 24, 2001Assignee: Dr. Pepper/Seven Up, Inc.Inventors: Robert P. de Villiers, Robert J. Caldicott, Dennis C. Connor
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Patent number: D537348Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2005Date of Patent: February 27, 2007Assignee: Mountain Valley Spring Co., LLCInventors: Martin H. Beck, Dennis C. Connor, Christopher William Lussier
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Patent number: D538170Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2005Date of Patent: March 13, 2007Assignee: PepsiCo, Inc.Inventors: Shriram Venkataraman, Laura A. Dellevigne, Dennis C. Connor, Shebriniah M. Moore
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Patent number: D561597Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2005Date of Patent: February 12, 2008Assignee: PepsiCo, Inc.Inventors: Shriram Venkataraman, Dennis C. Connor
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Patent number: D567092Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2007Date of Patent: April 22, 2008Assignee: PepsiCo, Inc.Inventors: Shriram Venkataraman, Dennis C. Connor
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Patent number: D602788Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2008Date of Patent: October 27, 2009Assignee: Stokely-Van Camp, Inc.Inventors: Scott R. Priore, Dennis C. Connor, Martin H. Beck
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Patent number: D608216Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2009Date of Patent: January 19, 2010Assignee: Stokely-Van Camp, Inc.Inventors: Scott R. Priore, Dennis C. Connor, Martin H. Beck
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Patent number: D608217Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2009Date of Patent: January 19, 2010Assignee: Stokely-Van Camp, Inc.Inventors: Scott R. Priore, Dennis C. Connor, Martin H. Beck
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Patent number: D619474Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2008Date of Patent: July 13, 2010Assignee: Tropicana Products, Inc.Inventors: Patrick Finlay, Dennis C. Connor, Martin Beck, Catherine Xiaochen Yang, Rebecca Preston
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Patent number: D643723Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2010Date of Patent: August 23, 2011Assignee: PepsiCo, Inc.Inventors: MarySue Snyder, Christopher Lavelanet, Jason Billig, Stuart Leslie, Dennis C. Connor, Kim David Lufkin
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Patent number: D648222Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2010Date of Patent: November 8, 2011Assignee: PepsiCo, Inc.Inventors: MarySue Snyder, Anand Sarkar, Stuart Leslie, Jason Billig, Christopher Lavelanet, Dennis C. Connor, Kim D. Lufkin
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Patent number: D652724Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2011Date of Patent: January 24, 2012Assignee: PepsiCo, Inc.Inventors: MarySue Snyder, Christopher Lavelanet, Jason Billig, Stuart Leslie, Dennis C. Connor, Kim David Lufkin
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Patent number: D652725Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2011Date of Patent: January 24, 2012Assignee: PepsiCo, Inc.Inventors: MarySue Snyder, Christopher Lavelanet, Jason Billig, Stuart Leslie, Dennis C. Connor, Kim David Lufkin
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Patent number: D652726Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2011Date of Patent: January 24, 2012Assignee: PepsiCo, Inc.Inventors: MarySue Snyder, Christopher Lavelanet, Jason Billig, Stuart Leslie, Dennis C. Connor, Kim David Lufkin