Patents by Inventor Gregory Trude
Gregory Trude 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: 10683127Abstract: A plastic container comprises an upper portion including a finish defining an opening into the container, a lower portion including a base defining a standing surface, a sidewall extending between the upper portion and the lower portion, the sidewall defining a longitudinal axis, and at least one substantially transversely-oriented pressure panel located in the lower portion. The pressure panel is movable between an outwardly-inclined position and an inwardly-inclined position to compensate for a change of pressure inside the container. The standing surface defines a standing plane, and the entire pressure panel is located between the standing plane and the upper portion of the container when the pressure panel is in the outwardly-inclined position.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2016Date of Patent: June 16, 2020Assignee: CO2PAC LimitedInventors: David Melrose, Paul Kelley, John Denner, Gregory A. Trude
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Patent number: 10611544Abstract: Method for processing hot-filled plastic containers are provided. In some embodiments, the method may include hot-filling a plastic container, sealing the container, and conveying the sealed container, each with an inner annular wall and a push-up portion in a first position. In some embodiments, the method may further include creating a vacuum pressure in the hot-filled and sealed container and repositioning or inverting the push-up portion from the first position to a second position under the vacuum pressure.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2019Date of Patent: April 7, 2020Assignee: CO2PAC LimitedInventors: David Melrose, John Denner, Paul Kelley, Gregory Trude
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Publication number: 20200031553Abstract: A plastic container comprises an upper portion including a finish defining an opening into the container, a lower portion including a base defining a standing surface, a sidewall extending between the upper portion and the lower portion, the sidewall defining a longitudinal axis, and at least one substantially transversely-oriented pressure panel located in the lower portion. The pressure panel is movable between an outwardly-inclined position and an inwardly-inclined position to compensate for a change of pressure inside the container. The standing surface defines a standing plane, and the entire pressure panel is located between the standing plane and the upper portion of the container when the pressure panel is in the outwardly-inclined position.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2019Publication date: January 30, 2020Applicant: CO2PAC LimitedInventors: David MELROSE, John DENNER, Paul KELLEY, Gregory TRUDE
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Publication number: 20190382180Abstract: Method for processing hot-filled plastic containers are provided. In some embodiments, the method may include hot-filling a plastic container, sealing the container, and conveying the sealed container, each with an inner annular wall and a push-up portion in a first position. In some embodiments, the method may further include creating a vacuum pressure in the hot-filled and sealed container and repositioning or inverting the push-up portion from the first position to a second position under the vacuum pressure.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2019Publication date: December 19, 2019Applicant: CO2PAC LimitedInventors: David MELROSE, John DENNER, Paul KELLEY, Gregory TRUDE
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Publication number: 20190382181Abstract: Method for processing hot-filled plastic containers are provided. In some embodiments, the method may include hot-filling a plastic container, sealing the container, and conveying the sealed container, each with an inner annular wall and a push-up portion in a first position. In some embodiments, the method may further include creating a vacuum pressure in the hot-filled and sealed container and repositioning the push-up portion from the first position to a second position under a mechanical force.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2019Publication date: December 19, 2019Applicant: CO2PAC LimitedInventors: David MELROSE, John DENNER, Paul KELLEY, Gregory TRUDE
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Patent number: 10435223Abstract: A plastic container comprises an upper portion including a finish defining an opening into the container, a lower portion including a base defining a standing surface, a sidewall extending between the upper portion and the lower portion, the sidewall defining a longitudinal axis, and at least one substantially transversely-oriented pressure panel located in the lower portion. The pressure panel is movable between an outwardly-inclined position and an inwardly-inclined position to compensate for a change of pressure inside the container. The standing surface defines a standing plane, and the entire pressure panel is located between the standing plane and the upper portion of the container when the pressure panel is in the outwardly-inclined position.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2016Date of Patent: October 8, 2019Assignee: CO2PAC LimitedInventors: David Melrose, John Denner, Paul Kelley, Gregory Trude
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Patent number: 10427356Abstract: A plastic tank is comprised of two parts, a base and a top, that are permanently joined to each other by welding at a circumferential joint formed by two mating flanges of the parts. The faying surfaces of the flanges of the top and base have portions in the shape of a hollow truncated cone. Fusion weld elements are captured on the faying surfaces of the flanges of the assembled parts, and the elements melted by internal heating of metal portions of the elements.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2017Date of Patent: October 1, 2019Assignee: INFILTRATOR WATER TECHNOLOGIES LLCInventors: Paul R Holbrook, Roy E Moore, Jr., Bryan A Coppes, Gregory Trude
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Publication number: 20190291935Abstract: In one embodiment, a method of processing a plastic container having a longitudinal axis is disclosed. The method includes: blow-molding a plastic container having an upper portion including a finish, a sidewall, a lower portion including a base defining a standing surface, and a substantially transversely-oriented pressure panel having an inner annular wall and a central push-up portion located in the base, wherein a base mold portion is displaced longitudinally with respect to first and second side mold portions to form the pressure panel set above the standing surface; introducing heated liquid contents into the plastic container with the pressure panel located in an outwardly-inclined position entirely between the standing surface and the upper portion; capping the plastic container; and, moving the pressure panel to an inwardly-inclined position entirely between the standing surface and the upper portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 1, 2019Publication date: September 26, 2019Applicant: CO2PAC LIMITEDInventors: David Murray Melrose, John Denner, Paul Kelley, Gregory Trude
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Patent number: 10246238Abstract: A plastic container comprises an upper portion including a finish defining an opening into the container, a lower portion including a base defining a standing surface, a sidewall extending between the upper portion and the lower portion, the sidewall defining a longitudinal axis, and at least one substantially transversely-oriented pressure panel located in the lower portion. The pressure panel is movable between an outwardly-inclined position and an inwardly-inclined position to compensate for a change of pressure inside the container. The standing surface defines a standing plane, and the entire pressure panel is located between the standing plane and the upper portion of the container when the pressure panel is in the outwardly-inclined position.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2015Date of Patent: April 2, 2019Assignee: CO2PAC LIMITEDInventors: David Murray Melrose, John Denner, Paul Kelley, Gregory Trude
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Patent number: 10118331Abstract: A container forming assembly and method includes receiving a parison within a cavity of a mold, enclosing the parison within the mold having a wall with a recess, inflating the parison in the mold to form a blow molded container where the blow molded container has a sidewall, a movable region formed at the recess, and a hinge circumscribing an interface between the sidewall and the movable region, and moving the movable region toward an interior of the blow molded container about the hinge before filling. Furthermore, a method for forming a container includes receiving a parison, enclosing the parison with a mold that includes a cavity, and inflating the parison in said mold to form a blow molded container with a moveable region at the cavity. The method further includes repositioning the moveable region before filling the blow molded container.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2010Date of Patent: November 6, 2018Assignee: GRAHAM PACKAGING COMPANY, L.P.Inventors: Gregory Trude, Paul Kelley
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Publication number: 20180215494Abstract: A blow molded plastic container is provided. The container has a body section having a substantially non-circular cross-sectional shape, the body section having an enclosed bottom portion that forms a bottom end of the container and substantially flat side portions extending upwardly from the bottom end; a finish defining an opening; and a dome extending from the body section to the finish. The dome includes at least one stiffening structure formed by an inwardly indented, vertically extending groove.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2018Publication date: August 2, 2018Applicant: GRAHAM PACKAGING COMPANY, L.P.Inventors: John E. Denner, Gregory A. Trude, Paul V. Kelley, Richard K. Ogg, Seungyeol Hong, David Melrose
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Patent number: 9896233Abstract: A blow molded plastic container is provided. The container has a body section having a substantially non-circular cross-sectional shape, the body section having an enclosed bottom portion that forms a bottom end of the container and substantially flat side portions extending upwardly from the bottom end; a finish defining an opening; and a dome extending from the body section to the finish. The dome includes at least one stiffening structure formed by an inwardly indented, vertically extending groove.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2006Date of Patent: February 20, 2018Assignee: GRAHAM PACKAGING COMPANY, L.P.Inventors: John Denner, Gregory Trude, Paul Kelley, Richard K. Ogg, Seungyeol Hong, David Melrose
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Publication number: 20170305592Abstract: A plastic container comprises an upper portion including a finish defining an opening into the container, a lower portion including a base defining a standing surface, a sidewall extending between the upper portion and the lower portion, the sidewall defining a longitudinal axis, and at least one substantially transversely-oriented pressure panel located in the lower portion. The pressure panel is movable between an outwardly-inclined position and an inwardly-inclined position to compensate for a change of pressure inside the container. The standing surface defines a standing plane, and the entire pressure panel is located between the standing plane and the upper portion of the container when the pressure panel is in the outwardly-inclined position.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 6, 2016Publication date: October 26, 2017Inventors: John Denner, Paul Kelley, David Melrose, Gregory A. Trude
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Patent number: 9764873Abstract: Systems and methods for vacuum compensation in hot-filled and cooled containers. Each container reduces, via one or more vacuum panels, a first portion of a vacuum created in the container. Each container also has a repositionable portion to reduce a second portion of the vacuum. During hot-filling, no portion of the repositionable portion extends below a standing or bearing surface of the container.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2014Date of Patent: September 19, 2017Assignee: Graham Packaging Company, L.P.Inventors: Scott E. Bysick, Gregory A. Trude
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Patent number: 9707711Abstract: A container forming assembly and method includes receiving a parison within a cavity of a mold, enclosing the parison within the mold having a wall with a recess, inflating the parison in the mold to form a blow molded container where the blow molded container has a sidewall, a movable region formed at the recess, and a hinge circumscribing an interface between the sidewall and the movable region, and moving or repositioning the movable region toward an interior of the blow molded container about the hinge before filling. The movable region can form a deep-set grip. Further, multiple movable regions can be provided, each of which may form respective deep-set grips. The container shape can be symmetrical or asymmetrical.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2012Date of Patent: July 18, 2017Assignee: GRAHAM PACKAGING COMPANY, L.P.Inventors: Gregory Trude, Paul Kelley
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Publication number: 20170197773Abstract: A plastic container comprises an upper portion including a finish defining an opening into the container, a lower portion including a base defining a standing surface, a sidewall extending between the upper portion and the lower portion, the sidewall defining a longitudinal axis, and at least one substantially transversely-oriented pressure panel located in the lower portion. The pressure panel is movable between an outwardly-inclined position and an inwardly-inclined position to compensate for a change of pressure inside the container. The standing surface defines a standing plane, and the entire pressure panel is located between the standing plane and the upper portion of the container when the pressure panel is in the outwardly-inclined position.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2016Publication date: July 13, 2017Applicant: CO2PAC LimitedInventors: David Melrose, John Denner, Paul Kelley, Gregory Trude
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Publication number: 20170191251Abstract: A plastic article useful as a riser assembly for a septic tank or as part of another structure is comprised of a multiplicity of identical shape conical wall plastic risers. The risers are attached to each other at joints by tabs which engage rim segments; each end of the riser has alternating tabs and rim segments. A riser assembly wall undulates in the lengthwise direction. The risers nest within each other for shipment or storage.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2017Publication date: July 6, 2017Inventors: Gregory Trude, Paul R. Holbrook
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Publication number: 20170057725Abstract: A container can have a body with an integrally formed base attached to the body. The base includes a concave annular wall extending from the container sidewall to a standing surface, and an inner wall extending from the standing surface to a substantially flat inner annular wall. The inner annular wall is recessed in the base and is substantially perpendicular to the container sidewall. The inner annular wall includes a centrally located dimple. The dimple includes a plurality of spaced apart and radially extending indented ribs. One or more of the ribs extend radially into a brace that tapers to meet the inner annular wall.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 11, 2016Publication date: March 2, 2017Applicant: GRAHAM PACKAGING COMPANY, L.PInventors: Gregory A. Trude, John W. Tobias, Richard K. Ogg
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Publication number: 20160075496Abstract: A plastic container comprises an upper portion including a finish defining an opening into the container, a lower portion including a base defining a standing surface, a sidewall extending between the upper portion and the lower portion, the sidewall defining a longitudinal axis, and at least one substantially transversely-oriented pressure panel located in the lower portion. The pressure panel is movable between an outwardly-inclined position and an inwardly-inclined position to compensate for a change of pressure inside the container. The standing surface defines a standing plane, and the entire pressure panel is located between the standing plane and the upper portion of the container when the pressure panel is in the outwardly-inclined position.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2015Publication date: March 17, 2016Applicant: CO2PAC LIMITEDInventors: David Murray Melrose, John Denner, Paul Kelley, Gregory Trude
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Publication number: 20140224813Abstract: Systems and methods for vacuum compensation in hot-filled and cooled containers, Each container reduces, via one or more vacuum panels, a first portion of a vacuum created in the container. Each container also has a repositionable portion to reduce a second portion of the vacuum. During hot-filling, no portion of the repositionable portion extends below a standing or bearing surface of the container.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 17, 2014Publication date: August 14, 2014Applicant: Graham Packaging Company, L.P.Inventors: Scott E. Bysick, Gregory A. Trude