Patents by Inventor James Christopher Dorn
James Christopher Dorn 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: 10518933Abstract: A stackable plastic container includes a base portion, a sidewall portion, and an upper portion. The base portion is configured to support the container, and includes an upwardly-extending central base portion and a base reinforcement formation. The sidewall portion extends upwardly from the base portion, and may include a sidewall reinforcement formation. The upper portion extends upwardly from the sidewall portion, and includes a shoulder portion, an angled portion, a neck portion, and a dispensing opening. The base portion may be configured to withstand hydrostatic pressure. A portion of the shoulder portion may be configured to flex downwardly in response to a top load force applied to the neck of the container. The upwardly extending central base portion may be configured to receive an upper portion of another container. With embodiments, in a stacked configuration, the upper portion of another container contacts the central base portion of the container.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 2011Date of Patent: December 31, 2019Assignee: Plastipak Packaging, Inc.Inventor: James Christopher Dorn
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Patent number: 9352873Abstract: A plastic container configured for case-less shipping includes a base portion, a sidewall portion, and a neck portion. The base portion is configured to support the container on a surface and includes a substantially planar surface contact portion. The sidewall portion extends upwardly from the base portion and includes a shoulder, an integrally molded handle having a handle opening, and a horizontally-extending collapsible formation. The neck portion extends upwardly from the shoulder of the sidewall portion and includes a dispensing opening, a neck finish, and an uppermost vertical portion. In an embodiment, the handle includes a handle portion that extends vertically from the sidewall portion to an extent that is at or about the same vertical height as the uppermost vertical portion of the neck portion, and a portion of the sidewall portion is permitted to deform in response to a top load force.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2010Date of Patent: May 31, 2016Assignee: Plastipak Packaging, Inc.Inventor: James Christopher Dorn
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Publication number: 20130008915Abstract: A separately formed handle for a container includes an annular portion, an extension portion, and a grip portion. The annular portion can be configured to engage a portion of a separate container. The extension portion of the handle is connected to and extends from the annular portion and the grip portion is connected to the extension portion. In embodiments the grip portion includes a plurality of spaced apart fins having grooves on opposite surfaces thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2011Publication date: January 10, 2013Applicant: Plastipak Packaging, Inc.Inventor: James Christopher Dorn
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Publication number: 20110132863Abstract: A plastic container configured for case-less shipping includes a base portion, a sidewall portion, and a neck portion. The base portion is configured to support the container on a surface and includes a substantially planar surface contact portion. The sidewall portion extends upwardly from the base portion and includes a shoulder, an integrally molded handle having a handle opening, and a horizontally-extending collapsible formation. The neck portion extends upwardly from the shoulder of the sidewall portion and includes a dispensing opening, a neck finish, and an uppermost vertical portion. In an embodiment, the handle includes a handle portion that extends vertically from the sidewall portion to an extent that is at or about the same vertical height as the uppermost vertical portion of the neck portion, and a portion of the sidewall portion is permitted to deform in response to a top load force.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 13, 2010Publication date: June 9, 2011Applicant: Plastipak Packaging, Inc.Inventor: James Christopher Dorn
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Publication number: 20110132790Abstract: A stackable plastic container includes a base portion, a sidewall portion, and an upper portion. The base portion is configured to support the container, and includes an upwardly-extending central base portion and a base reinforcement formation. The sidewall portion extends upwardly from the base portion, and may include a sidewall reinforcement formation. The upper portion extends upwardly from the sidewall portion, and includes a shoulder portion, an angled portion, a neck portion, and a dispensing opening. The base portion may be configured to withstand hydrostatic pressure. A portion of the shoulder portion may be configured to flex downwardly in response to a top load force applied to the neck of the container. The upwardly extending central base portion may be configured to receive an upper portion of another container. With embodiments, in a stacked configuration, the upper portion of another container contacts the central base portion of the container.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 18, 2011Publication date: June 9, 2011Applicant: Plastipak Packaging, Inc.Inventor: James Christopher Dorn
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Publication number: 20070251465Abstract: The present invention is a pet container that has a base having at least two legs. The container has a tip angle of from about 10° to about 50°.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2007Publication date: November 1, 2007Applicant: The Iams CompanyInventors: Adam Robert George Shafer, Barry Stanley Shantz, Gary I. Voss, James Christopher Dorn, James Edward McCay, Guy Baskerville Wilkins
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Patent number: D605526Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2009Date of Patent: December 8, 2009Assignee: Plastipak Packaging, Inc.Inventor: James Christopher Dorn
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Patent number: D616757Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2009Date of Patent: June 1, 2010Assignee: Plastipak Packaging, Inc.Inventors: James Christopher Dorn, Richard L. Shaver
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Patent number: D639665Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2006Date of Patent: June 14, 2011Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Guy Baskerville Wilkins, James Edward McCay, Adam Robert George Shafer, James Christopher Dorn, Gary I. Voss
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Patent number: D640927Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2007Date of Patent: July 5, 2011Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Michael Thomas Seum, Andrew William Taylor, Gary Michael Ferguson, James Christopher Dorn
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Patent number: D662421Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2009Date of Patent: June 26, 2012Assignee: Plastipak Packaging, Inc.Inventor: James Christopher Dorn
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Patent number: D669357Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2012Date of Patent: October 23, 2012Assignee: Plastipak Packaging, Inc.Inventor: James Christopher Dorn
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Patent number: D846396Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2017Date of Patent: April 23, 2019Assignee: THE FOLGER COFFEE COMPANYInventors: Darren Robling, Jeffrey Kissinger, James Christopher Dorn
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Patent number: D850265Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2017Date of Patent: June 4, 2019Assignee: THE FOLGER COFFEE COMPANYInventors: Darren Robling, Jeffrey Kissinger, James Christopher Dorn
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Patent number: D850270Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2017Date of Patent: June 4, 2019Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Joseph Allen Berlepsch, Jose Juan Fuentes, Jr., Sigmund Jonathan Ausfresser, James Christopher Dorn, Paris Alexander Lowitz
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Patent number: D873143Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2019Date of Patent: January 21, 2020Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Joseph Allen Berlepsch, Jose Juan Fuentes, Jr., Sigmund Jonathan Ausfresser, James Christopher Dorn, Paris Alexander Lowitz
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Patent number: D891255Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2019Date of Patent: July 28, 2020Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Joseph Allen Berlepsch, Jose Juan Fuentes, Jr., Sigmund Jonathan Ausfresser, James Christopher Dorn, Paris Alexander Lowitz
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Patent number: D908014Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2018Date of Patent: January 19, 2021Assignee: THE FOLGER COFFEE COMPANYInventors: Darren Robling, Justin Dean Eakes, Matthew Milton Hutcherson, Jeffrey Kissinger, James Christopher Dorn
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Patent number: D957946Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2018Date of Patent: July 19, 2022Assignee: THE FOLGER COFFEE COMPANYInventors: Darren Robling, Justin Dean Eakes, Matthew Milton Hutcherson, Jeffrey Kissinger, James Christopher Dorn