Patents by Inventor Gary L. Hartley

Gary L. Hartley 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: 7445110
    Abstract: A bailing apparatus includes a bailer feeder and a handle return device. The bailer feeder is adapted to feed handles to a bailer which couples the handles to containers. The handle return device is arranged to return handles that fall from the bailer feeder back to the bailer feeder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2008
    Assignee: Berry Plastics Corporation
    Inventor: Gary L. Hartley
  • Patent number: 7219789
    Abstract: A bailing apparatus includes a bailer feeder and a bailer. The bailer feeder is arranged to feed handles to the bailer. The bailer is adapted to couple the handles to containers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2007
    Assignee: Berry Plastics Corporation
    Inventor: Gary L. Hartley
  • Patent number: 7097444
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a mold machine and a part catcher. The mold machine is configured to mold a part and to discharge the part from the mold machine. The part catcher is arranged to catch the part discharged from the mold machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2006
    Assignee: Berry Plastics Corporation
    Inventor: Gary L. Hartley
  • Patent number: 5979690
    Abstract: The rectangular reclosable container assembly includes a rectangular open ended container and a closure member for closing the container. The closure member is depressed to engage the inner surface of the container walls, and the container walls and the depressed wall engaging portions of the closure member are provided with cooperating projecting beads and slots which terminate in spaced relationship to the corners of the container and closure member to vent air at the corners of the assembly. The closure member has a tear away skirt which extends from a bridging section which spaces the skirt from the depressed wall engaging portions of the closure member. An upwardly projecting stacking ridge is formed on the closure member to engage the skirt of like closure members and to receive and retain the sidewalls of the container at the bottom thereof to facilitate stacking.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 9, 1999
    Assignee: Berry Plastic Corporation
    Inventor: Gary L. Hartley