Patents by Inventor Edward Roubal

Edward Roubal 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).

  • Patent number: 9475600
    Abstract: A plastic container includes a neck with an opening to an interior of the container, where the neck opening having a first diameter and a second diameter of different lengths. A shoulder portion surrounds the neck of the plastic container. A transfer bead is located on the neck above the shoulder portion where the first diameter of the neck opening is above the transfer bead and the second diameter is below the transfer bead. The transfer bead is advantageously shaped and sized so as to facilitate application and removal of a sterilization solution during the aseptic packaging process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: GRAHAM PACKAGING COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventors: Edward Roubal, Larry Taylor
  • Publication number: 20150329229
    Abstract: A plastic container includes a neck with an opening to an interior of the container, where the neck opening having a first diameter and a second diameter of different lengths. A shoulder portion surrounds the neck of the plastic container. A transfer bead is located on the neck above the shoulder portion where the first diameter of the neck opening is above the transfer bead and the second diameter is below the transfer bead. The transfer bead is advantageously shaped and sized so as to facilitate application and removal of a sterilization solution during the aseptic packaging process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2015
    Publication date: November 19, 2015
    Applicant: GRAHAM PACK COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventors: Edward Roubal, Larry Taylor
  • Patent number: 9120590
    Abstract: A plastic container includes a neck with an opening to an interior of the container, where the neck opening having a first diameter and a second diameter of different lengths. A shoulder portion surrounds the neck of the plastic container. A transfer bead is located on the neck above the shoulder portion where the first diameter of the neck opening is above the transfer bead and the second diameter is below the transfer bead. The transfer bead is advantageously shaped and sized so as to facilitate application and removal of a sterilization solution during the aseptic packaging process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: GRAHAM PACKAGING COMPANY, L.P
    Inventors: Edward Roubal, Larry Taylor
  • Publication number: 20120240523
    Abstract: A plastic container includes a neck with an opening to an interior of the container, where the neck opening having a first diameter and a second diameter of different lengths. A shoulder portion surrounds the neck of the plastic container. A transfer bead is located on the neck above the shoulder portion where the first diameter of the neck opening is above the transfer bead and the second diameter is below the transfer bead. The transfer bead is advantageously shaped and sized so as to facilitate application and removal of a sterilization solution during the aseptic packaging process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2012
    Publication date: September 27, 2012
    Applicant: GRAHAM PACKAGING COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventors: Edward Roubal, Larry Taylor
  • Patent number: 7832582
    Abstract: A plastic container includes a neck with an opening, a bell portion surrounding the neck, a body portion including at least one “m”-shaped horizontal rib, and a base where the body portion is located between the bell portion and the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2010
    Assignee: Graham Packaging Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Edward Roubal, Larry Taylor, Jana Lamberson
  • Publication number: 20090230076
    Abstract: A plastic container includes a neck with an opening to an interior of the container, where the neck opening having a first diameter and a second diameter of different lengths. A shoulder portion surrounds the neck of the plastic container. A transfer bead is located on the neck above the shoulder portion where the first diameter of the neck opening is above the transfer bead and the second diameter is below the transfer bead. The transfer bead is advantageously shaped and sized so as to facilitate application and removal of a sterilization solution during the aseptic packaging process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2008
    Publication date: September 17, 2009
    Applicant: GRAHAM PACKAGING COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventors: Edward Roubal, Larry Taylor
  • Publication number: 20080093331
    Abstract: A plastic container includes a neck with an opening, a bell portion surrounding the neck, a body portion including at least one “m”-shaped horizontal rib, and a base where the body portion is located between the bell portion and the base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2006
    Publication date: April 24, 2008
    Applicant: Graham Packaging Company L.P.
    Inventors: Edward Roubal, Larry Taylor, Jana Lamberson
  • Patent number: 6673301
    Abstract: A squeezable tube-shaped plastic container (10, 100) having a one-piece construction formed by extrusion blow-molding techniques. The container (10, 100) has a retractable end wall (26, 126) which is positionable into an outwardly projecting position and an inverted position. The end wall (26, 126), as blown, is in the outwardly projecting position and is thereafter inverted so that a tamper indicating covering (28, 128) can be attached to the end (14, 114) of the container (10, 100) thereby sealing the end wall (26, 126). The inverted end wall (26, 126) permits the container (10, 100) to be free standing on the standing ring (20, 120). In use, the flexible sidewall (12, 112) of the container (10, 100) is squeezed to snap the end wall (26, 126) from the inverted position to an outwardly projecting position to enable ready access to a dispensing opening (32, 132) on the end wall (26, 126).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2004
    Assignee: Graham Packaging Company, L.P.
    Inventors: David W. Cargile, Earle L. Ellis, Roy N. Krohn, David A. Kesselman, Edward Roubal, Rafael F. Berrittella, Norberto O. Gomez
  • Publication number: 20020180114
    Abstract: A squeezable tube-shaped plastic container (10, 100) having a one-piece construction formed by extrusion blow-molding techniques. The container (10, 100) has a retractable end wall (26, 126) which is positionable into an outwardly projecting position and an inverted position. The end wall (26, 126), as blown, is in the outwardly projecting position and is thereafter inverted so that a tamper indicating covering (28, 128) can be attached to the end (14, 114) of the container (10, 100) thereby sealing the end wall (26, 126). The inverted end wall (26, 126) permits the container (10, 100) to be free standing on the standing ring (20, 120). In use, the flexible sidewall (12, 112) of the container (10, 100) is squeezed to snap the end wall (26, 126) from the inverted position to an outwardly projecting position to enable ready access to a dispensing opening (32, 132) on the end wall (26, 126).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2002
    Publication date: December 5, 2002
    Inventors: David W. Cargile, Earle L Ellis, Roy N Krohn, David A Kesselman, Edward Roubal, Rafael F Berrittella, Norberto O Gomez