Patents by Inventor Kody A. Chapman

Kody A. Chapman 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).

  • PROCESS OF FORMING POLYMERIC MATERIAL
    Publication number: 20230234277
    Abstract: A method for forming an article includes providing a sheet of material, optionally conditioning the sheet with a surface of a roller, forming the sheet to provide a web, and separating an article from the web to provide the article. An apparatus adapted to form the article from a sheet is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2023
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Inventors: Jonathan EICKHOFF, Ryan DEWIG, Jeffrey A. MANN, Roy E. ACKERMAN, Dan EICHELBERGER, Holden W. BARNES, Zachary L. BAUGHMAN, Kody A. CHAPMAN, Daniel O. DAVIS
  • Process of forming polymeric material
    Patent number: 11679542
    Abstract: A method for forming an article includes providing a sheet of material, optionally conditioning the sheet with a surface of a roller, forming the sheet to provide a web, and separating an article from the web to provide the article. An apparatus adapted to form the article from a sheet is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: Berry Global, Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan Eickhoff, Ryan Dewig, Jeffrey A. Mann, Roy E. Ackerman, Dan Eichelberger, Holden W. Barnes, Zachary L. Baughman, Kody A. Chapman, Daniel O. Davis
  • PROCESS OF FORMING POLYMERIC MATERIAL
    Publication number: 20220355533
    Abstract: A method for forming an article includes providing a sheet of material, optionally conditioning the sheet with a surface of a roller, forming the sheet to provide a web, and separating an article from the web to provide the article. An apparatus adapted to form the article from a sheet is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2022
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Inventors: Jonathan EICKHOFF, Ryan DEWIG, Jeffrey A. MANN, Roy E. ACKERMAN, Dan EICHELBERGER, Holden W. BARNES, Zachary L. BAUGHMAN, Kody A. CHAPMAN, Daniel O. DAVIS
  • Process of forming polymeric material
    Patent number: 11433591
    Abstract: A method for forming an article includes providing a sheet of material, optionally conditioning the sheet with a surface of a roller, forming the sheet to provide a web, and separating an article from the web to provide the article. An apparatus adapted to form the article from a sheet is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: Berry Global, Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan Eickhoff, Ryan Dewig, Jeffrey A. Mann, Roy E. Ackerman, Dan Eichelberger, Holden W. Barnes, Zachary L. Baughman, Kody A. Chapman, Daniel O. Davis
  • PROCESS OF FORMING POLYMERIC MATERIAL
    Publication number: 20200247034
    Abstract: A method for forming an article includes providing a sheet of material, optionally conditioning the sheet with a surface of a roller, forming the sheet to provide a web, and separating an article from the web to provide the article. An apparatus adapted to form the article from a sheet is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2020
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Inventors: Jonathan EICKHOFF, Ryan DEWIG, Jeffrey A. MANN, Roy E. ACKERMAN, Dan EICHELBERGER, Holden W. BARNES, Zachary L. BAUGHMAN, Kody A. CHAPMAN, Daniel O. DAVIS
  • Cup-forming process and machine
    Patent number: 9713906
    Abstract: A cup-forming machine includes having a male mandrel and a female receiver. The male mandrel uses a cup body blank and a floor blank to form a body of a cup. The female receive receives the body and forms a rolled brim on the body to establish a cup.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2017
    Assignee: Berry Plastics Corporation
    Inventors: Kody A Chapman, Randy A Bowlds, Charles T Wallace
  • CONTAINER-FORMING PROCESS AND MACHINE
    Publication number: 20150099616
    Abstract: A container-forming process is used to form an insulative container. The container-forming process includes a staging-materials operation, a body-forming operation, and a brim-forming operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2014
    Publication date: April 9, 2015
    Inventors: Kody A. Chapman, Roy E. Ackerman, Chris K. Leser
  • CUP-FORMING PROCESS AND MACHINE
    Publication number: 20140041785
    Abstract: A cup-forming machine includes having a male mandrel and a female receiver. The male mandrel uses a cup body blank and a floor blank to form a body of a cup. The female receive receives the body and forms a rolled brim on the body to establish a cup.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2013
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Inventors: Kody A. Chapman, Randy A. Bowlds, Charles T. Wallace