Patents by Inventor Kim D. Lufkin

Kim D. Lufkin 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).

  • Preform assembly, container assembly and method of manufacture
    Publication number: 20040166264
    Abstract: A method of making a plastic container having a body and a finish with at least one external thread includes providing a plastic preform having a body and a neck and blow molding the body of the preform to form the body of the container. Either prior to or subsequent to blow molding the container body, the preform neck is radially and circumferentially expanded. A finish ring having at least one external thread is secured to the external surface of the neck after expansion of the neck.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2003
    Publication date: August 26, 2004
    Inventors: Thomas E. Nahill, Keith J. Barker, Bassam M. Kalmouni, Brian A. Lynch, Kim D. Lufkin
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    Patent number: D639175
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Assignee: Tropicana Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Shriram Venkataraman, Kim D. Lufkin
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    Patent number: D646173
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2011
    Assignee: Tropicana Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Shriram Venkataraman, Kim D. Lufkin
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    Patent number: D648222
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2011
    Assignee: 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: D652308
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2012
    Assignee: Tropicana Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Shriram Venkataraman, Kim D. Lufkin
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    Patent number: D657684
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: Tropicana Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Shriram Venkataraman, Kim D. Lufkin