Patents by Inventor Ralph T. Coley, Jr.

Ralph T. Coley, Jr. 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).

  • Lightweight, high strength bottle
    Patent number: 8567624
    Abstract: A bottle includes a top portion and a bottom portion. The top portion includes a shoulder that extends away from a neck of the bottle, and a grip portion. The grip portion is recessed within the top portion of the bottle. The bottle may include a vacuum panel array and/or a rib array to help improve strength, reduce material and accommodate deformation forces tending to collapse the bottle upon filling with pasteurized contents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc.
    Inventors: Ralph T. Coley, Jr., Robert Kleinrath, Daniel L. Witham, Tracy Momany, David Ryan, Masaaki Sasaki, Takao Iizuka, Michael T. Lane
  • Bottle with reinforced top portion
    Patent number: 8083081
    Abstract: A bottle includes a top portion and a bottom portion. The top portion includes a shoulder that extends away from a neck of the bottle, and a grip portion. The grip portion is recessed within the top portion of the bottle. The top portion of the bottle includes at least one strengthening element, preferably in the form of a rib or column that may be provided between the upper and lower bell portions, or between the upper bell or shoulder portion and the grip portion. The bottle can be used for hot or cold fill applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2011
    Assignees: Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc., Yoshino Kogyosho Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ralph T. Coley, Jr., Masaaki Sasaki, Takao Iizuka
  • Lightweight, high strength bottle
    Publication number: 20100326951
    Abstract: A bottle includes a top portion and a bottom portion. The top portion includes a shoulder that extends away from a neck of the bottle, and a grip portion. The grip portion is recessed within the top portion of the bottle. The bottle may include a vacuum panel array and/or a rib array to help improve strength, reduce material and accommodate deformation forces tending to collapse the bottle upon filling with pasteurized contents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2009
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Applicant: OCEAN SPRAY CRANBERRIES, INC.
    Inventors: Ralph T. Coley, JR., Robert Kleinrath, Daniel L. Witham, Tracy Momany, David Ryan, Masaaki Sasaki, Takao Iizuka, Michael T. Lane
  • Rectangular plastic container
    Patent number: 7350658
    Abstract: A container includes a top portion and a bottom portion. The top portion includes a shoulder that extends away from a neck of the container, and a grip portion. The grip portion defines an integral logo portion and is recessed within the top portion of the container. A waist or groove is provided on adjacent lateral sides of the grip portion and may include a lateral stiffening rib. The bottom portion of the container includes a plurality of vacuum panels that accommodate for internal forces tending to cause collapse of the vacuum panels during a hot-fill process. Any portion of the internal forces not accommodated by the vacuum panels in the bottom portion of the container is accommodated by an auxiliary vacuum panel, which is provided in the grip portion of the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2008
    Assignee: Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc.
    Inventors: Raymond A. Bourque, Ralph T. Coley, Jr., Takao Iizuka, Masaaki Sasaki
  • Container with integrated vacuum panel, logo and/or recessed grip portion
    Patent number: 7004342
    Abstract: A container includes a top portion and a bottom portion. The top portion includes a shoulder that extends away from a neck of the container, and a grip portion. The grip portion defines an integral logo portion and is recessed within the top portion of the container. A waist or groove is provided on adjacent lateral sides of the grip portion and may include a lateral stiffening rib. The bottom portion of the container includes a plurality of vacuum panels that accommodate for internal forces tending to cause collapse of the vacuum panels during a hot-fill process. Any portion of the internal forces not accommodated by the vacuum panels in the bottom portion of the container is accommodated by an auxiliary vacuum panel, which is provided in the grip portion of the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2006
    Assignee: Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc.
    Inventors: Raymond A. Bourque, Ralph T. Coley, Jr., Takao Iizuka, Masaaki Sasaki
  • Container with integrated grip portions
    Patent number: 6749075
    Abstract: A container includes a top portion and a bottom portion. The top portion includes a shoulder that extends away from a neck of the container, and a grip portion. The grip portion defines an integral logo portion and is recessed within the top portion of the container. A waist or groove is provided on adjacent lateral sides of the grip portion and may include a lateral stiffening rib. The bottom portion of the container includes a plurality of vacuum panels that accommodate for internal forces tending to cause collapse of the vacuum panels during a hot-fill process. Any portion of the internal forces not accommodated by the vacuum panels in the bottom portion of the container is accommodated by an auxiliary vacuum panel, which is provided in the grip portion of the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2004
    Assignee: Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc.
    Inventors: Raymond A. Bourque, Ralph T. Coley, Jr., Takao Iizuka, Masaaki Sasaki
  • Container with integrated vacuum panel, logo and grip portion
    Patent number: 6575321
    Abstract: A container includes a top portion and a bottom portion. The top portion includes a shoulder that extends away from a neck of the container, and a grip portion. The grip portion defines an integral logo portion and is recessed within the top portion of the container. A waist or groove is provided on adjacent lateral sides of the grip portion and may include a lateral stiffening rib. The bottom portion of the container includes a plurality of vacuum panels that accommodate for internal forces tending to cause collapse of the vacuum panels during a hot-fill process. Any portion of the internal forces not accommodated by the vacuum panels in the bottom portion of the container is accommodated by an auxiliary vacuum panel, which is provided in the grip portion of the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2003
    Assignee: Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc.
    Inventors: Raymond A. Bourque, Ralph T. Coley, Jr., Takao Iizuka, Masaaki Sasaki
  • Container
    Patent number: D451032
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2001
    Assignee: Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc.
    Inventors: Takao Iizuka, Masaaki Sasaki, Raymond A. Bourque, Ralph T. Coley, Jr.
  • Container
    Patent number: D451033
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2001
    Assignee: Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc.
    Inventors: Takao Iizuka, Masaaki Sasaki, Raymond A. Bourque, Ralph T. Coley, Jr.
  • Bottle
    Patent number: D459234
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2002
    Assignee: Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc.
    Inventors: Raymond A. Bourque, Ralph T. Coley, Jr., Takao Iizuka, Masaaki Sasaki
  • Bottle
    Patent number: D462271
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2002
    Assignee: Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc.
    Inventors: Raymond A. Bourque, Ralph T. Coley, Jr., Seung Hong, Paul Kelley, Luis Carvallo
  • Container
    Patent number: D481318
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2003
    Assignees: Yoshino Kogyosho Company, Limited, Ocean Spray Cranberries, Incorporated
    Inventors: Takao Iizuka, Masaaki Sasaki, Raymond A. Bourque, Ralph T. Coley, Jr.
  • Bottle and portion thereof
    Patent number: D564890
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2008
    Assignee: Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc.
    Inventors: Ralph T. Coley, Jr., Masaaki Sasaki, Takao Iizuka
  • Bottle
    Patent number: D576493
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2008
    Assignee: Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc.
    Inventors: Ralph T. Coley, Jr., Masaaki Sasaki, Takao Iizuka
  • Portion of a bottle
    Patent number: D637494
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2011
    Assignee: Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc.
    Inventors: Ralph T. Coley, Jr., Robert Kleinrath, Masaaki Sasaki, Takao Iizuka, Michael T. Lane
  • Bottle
    Patent number: D645753
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2011
    Assignee: Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc.
    Inventors: Ralph T. Coley, Jr., Robert Kleinrath, Masaaki Sasaki, Takao Iizuka, Michael T. Lane
  • Bottle
    Patent number: D647406
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignee: Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc.
    Inventors: Ralph T. Coley, Jr., Robert Kleinrath, Daniel L. Witham, Tracy Momany, David Ryan, Masaaki Sasaki, Takao Iizuka, Michael T. Lane
  • Bottle
    Patent number: D648219
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2011
    Assignee: Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc.
    Inventors: Ralph T. Coley, Jr., Robert Kleinrath, Masaaki Sasaki, Takao Iizuka, Michael T. Lane
  • Bottle
    Patent number: D662823
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Assignee: Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc.
    Inventors: Ralph T. Coley, Jr., Robert Kleinrath, Masaaki Sasaki, Takao Iizuka, Michael T. Lane
  • Bottle
    Patent number: D666496
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc.
    Inventors: Ralph T. Coley, Jr., Robert Kleinrath, Daniel L. Witham, Tracy Momany, David Ryan, Masaaki Sasaki, Takao Iizuka, Michael T. Lane