Patents by Inventor Raymond A. Bourque

Raymond A. Bourque 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).

  • 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 vacuum panel, logo and/or recessed grip portion
    Publication number: 20040195200
    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: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2004
    Publication date: October 7, 2004
    Applicant: Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc.
    Inventors: Raymond A. Bourque, Ralph T. Coley, 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
    Publication number: 20030136754
    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: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2003
    Publication date: July 24, 2003
    Applicant: Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc.
    Inventors: Raymond A. Bourque, Ralph T. Coley, Takao Ilzuka, 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 with integrated vacuum panel, logo and grip portion
    Publication number: 20020096486
    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: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2002
    Publication date: July 25, 2002
    Inventors: Raymond A. Bourque, Ralph T. Coley, 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.
  • Cap
    Patent number: D482967
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2003
    Assignee: Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc.
    Inventors: Raymond A. Bourque, Robert F. Kleinrath, John M. McComb, Stephen J. Kras
  • Cap
    Patent number: D487700
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2004
    Assignee: Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc.
    Inventors: Raymond A. Bourque, Robert F. Kleinrath, John M. McComb, Stephen J. Kras
  • Bottle
    Patent number: D414116
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 21, 1999
    Assignee: Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc.
    Inventors: Raymond A. Bourque, Nickolas Latorre, Dean R. Lindsay, Tirso J. Olivares
  • Bottle
    Patent number: D418422
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2000
    Assignee: Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc.
    Inventors: Raymond A. Bourque, Nickolas Latorre, Dean R. Lindsay, Tirso J. Olivares
  • Container with handle
    Patent number: D428338
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2000
    Assignees: Yoshino Kogyosho Co., Ltd, Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc.
    Inventors: Takao Iizuka, Tetsuo Takahashi, Raymond A. Bourque, Ralph T. Coley, Jr.