Patents by Inventor Richard C. Darr
Richard C. Darr 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: 9505522Abstract: A container (210) for holding granular or powdered material and formed by a top wall (212), a bottom wall (214), a front wall (216), a rear wall (218), a first side wall (220), and a second side wall (222). A rotatably removable lid (D) is interiorly mounted with a scoop (32) and is pivotally hinged to a collar (300) that includes a sealing gasket (330). The collar (300) mounts to the walls of the container (210). A sealing wall 240 of the lid (D) cooperates with the gasket 300 to prevent the contents from spilling. The container (210) incorporates powder control features, a container wall junction (50) preferred geometry and congruent scoop (32) enabling convenient access to the contents, a tolerance variation accommodating and strength improving, J-shaped collar (300) and interlocking indentations (290) and flex clips (310), and a pressure controlling portion (350) that prevents unwanted deformation due to pressure differentials.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2014Date of Patent: November 29, 2016Assignee: ABBOTT LABORATORIESInventors: James P. Perry, Craig A. McCardell, Jeremy McBroom, David Compeau, Ashley A. Gohlke, William J. Hook, Katherine J. Jordan, Frank S. Walczak, Peter B. Clarke, J. Kevin Clay, Richard C. Darr, Jack E. Elder, Marc A. Pedmo, Charles R. Schotthoefer
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Publication number: 20160332766Abstract: A plastic container is provided that includes a lower supporting base portion; a sidewall portion extending upwardly from the base portion; and a neck portion extending upwardly from the sidewall portion. The neck portion includes a support flange having an upper and lower surface, a tamper-evident formation, and a dispensing opening at the top of the neck portion. In an embodiment, the volume of the container is at least 500 ml; the weight of the neck portion is 3.0 grams or less; and the vertical distance from the top of the dispensing opening to the lower surface of the support flange, including the threads and the tamper-evident formation, is 0.580 inches or less. A preform and method for making a container are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2016Publication date: November 17, 2016Inventors: Richard C. Darr, Edward V. Morgan
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Patent number: 9403310Abstract: A plastic preform is provided that includes a hollow body portion including a closed bottom portion and a lower portion extending upwardly from the lower portion; and a neck portion extending upwardly from the lower portion. The neck portion includes a dispensing opening; threads positioned below the dispensing opening; a tamper-evident formation positioned below the threads; and a support flange positioned below the tamper-evident formation, the support flange having an upper surface and lower surface. In an embodiment, the preform is formed of a material comprising polyethylene terephthalate (PET); the threads comprise multiple-lead threads; the weight of the neck portion from the lower surface of the support flange to a top of the dispensing opening is 3.0 grams or less; and the vertical distance from the top of the dispensing opening to the lower surface of the support flange is 0.500 inches or less. A method is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2015Date of Patent: August 2, 2016Assignee: Plastipak Packaging, Inc.Inventors: Richard C. Darr, Edward V. Morgan
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Publication number: 20150321411Abstract: A plastic preform is provided that includes a hollow body portion including a closed bottom portion and a lower portion extending upwardly from the lower portion; and a neck portion extending upwardly from the lower portion. The neck portion includes a dispensing opening; threads positioned below the dispensing opening; a tamper-evident formation positioned below the threads; and a support flange positioned below the tamper-evident formation, the support flange having an upper surface and lower surface. In an embodiment, the preform is formed of a material comprising polyethylene terephthalate (PET); the threads comprise multiple-lead threads; the weight of the neck portion from the lower surface of the support flange to a top of the dispensing opening is 3.0 grams or less; and the vertical distance from the top of the dispensing opening to the lower surface of the support flange is 0.500 inches or less. A method is also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2015Publication date: November 12, 2015Inventors: Richard C. Darr, Edward V. Morgan
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Patent number: 9139326Abstract: A plastic container is provided that includes a hollow body portion including a lower supporting base portion; a sidewall portion extending upwardly from the base portion; and a neck portion extending upwardly from the sidewall portion. The neck portion includes a support flange having an upper and lower surface, a tamper-evident formation, and a dispensing opening at the top of the neck portion. In an embodiment, the volume of the container is at least 500 ml; the weight of the neck portion is 3.0 grams or less; and the vertical distance from the top of the dispensing opening to the lower surface of the support flange, including the threads and the tamper-evident formation, is 0.580 inches or less. A preform and method for making a container are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2015Date of Patent: September 22, 2015Assignee: Plastipak Packaging, Inc.Inventors: Richard C. Darr, Edward V. Morgan
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Publication number: 20150225108Abstract: A plastic container is provided that includes a hollow body portion including a lower supporting base portion; a sidewall portion extending upwardly from the base portion; and a neck portion extending upwardly from the sidewall portion. The neck portion includes a support flange having an upper and lower surface, a tamper-evident formation, and a dispensing opening at the top of the neck portion. In an embodiment, the volume of the container is at least 500 ml; the weight of the neck portion is 3.0 grams or less; and the vertical distance from the top of the dispensing opening to the lower surface of the support flange, including the threads and the tamper-evident formation, is 0.580 inches or less. A preform and method for making a container are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 16, 2015Publication date: August 13, 2015Inventors: Richard C. Darr, Edward V. Morgan
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Patent number: 9033168Abstract: A plastic container is provided that includes a hollow body portion including a lower supporting base portion; a sidewall portion extending upwardly from the base portion; and a neck portion extending upwardly from the sidewall portion. The neck portion includes a support flange having an upper and lower surface, a tamper-evident formation, and a dispensing opening at the top of the neck portion. In an embodiment, the dispensing opening has an inner diameter that is at least 22 mm, and the vertical distance from the top of the dispensing opening to the lower surface of the support flange is 0.580 inches or less. A preform and method for making a container are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2014Date of Patent: May 19, 2015Assignee: Plastipak Packaging, Inc.Inventors: Richard C. Darr, Edward V. Morgan
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Publication number: 20150027975Abstract: A plastic container is provided that includes a hollow body portion including a lower supporting base portion; a sidewall portion extending upwardly from the base portion; and a neck portion extending upwardly from the sidewall portion. The neck portion includes a support flange having an upper and lower surface, a tamper-evident formation, and a dispensing opening at the top of the neck portion. In an embodiment, the dispensing opening has an inner diameter that is at least 22 mm, and the vertical distance from the top of the dispensing opening to the lower surface of the support flange is 0.580 inches or less. A preform and method for making a container are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2014Publication date: January 29, 2015Inventors: Richard C. Darr, Edward V. Morgan
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Patent number: 8925750Abstract: A plastic container is disclosed comprising a base portion for supporting the container on a surface, an upper portion, and a body portion. The upper portion includes a neck and a dispensing opening. The body portion extends between the base portion and the neck, the body portion including a shoulder portion below the neck portion and a sidewall portion between the shoulder portion and the base portion. The body portion includes at least one elongated vertical formation that substantially extends along the sidewall portion from the base portion toward the shoulder portion, the elongated vertical portion being continuous along at least 0.60 the total height of the container.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2013Date of Patent: January 6, 2015Assignee: Plastipak Packaging, Inc.Inventors: Richard C. Darr, Richard A. Lovelace, Jr., Christopher E. Kaminski, Edward V. Morgan
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Publication number: 20140374429Abstract: A container (210) for holding granular or powdered material and formed by a top wall (212), a bottom wall (214), a front wall (216), a rear wall (218), a first side wall (220), and a second side wall (222). A rotatably removable lid (D) is interiorly mounted with a scoop (32) and is pivotally hinged to a collar (300) that includes a sealing gasket (330). The collar (300) mounts to the walls of the container (210). A sealing wall 240 of the lid (D) cooperates with the gasket 300 to prevent the contents from spilling. The container (210) incorporates powder control features, a container wall junction (50) preferred geometry and congruent scoop (32) enabling convenient access to the contents, a tolerance variation accommodating and strength improving, J-shaped collar (300) and interlocking indentations (290) and flex clips (310), and a pressure controlling portion (350) that prevents unwanted deformation due to pressure differentials.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 11, 2014Publication date: December 25, 2014Applicant: ABBOTT LABORATORIESInventors: JAMES P. PERRY, CRAIG A. MCCARDELL, JEREMY MCBROOM, DAVID COMPEAU, ASHLEY A. GOHLKE, WILLIAM J. HOOK, KATHERINE J. JORDAN, FRANK S. WALCZAK, PETER B. CLARKE, J. KEVIN CLAY, RICHARD C. DARR, JACK E. ELDER, MARC A. PEDMO, CHARLES R. SCHOTTHOEFER
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Patent number: 8857637Abstract: A plastic container is provided that includes a hollow body portion including a lower supporting base portion; a sidewall portion extending upwardly from the base portion; and a neck portion extending upwardly from the sidewall portion. The neck portion includes a support flange having an upper and lower surface, a tamper-evident formation, and a dispensing opening at the top of the neck portion. In an embodiment, the dispensing opening has an inner diameter that is at least 22 mm, and the vertical distance from the top of the dispensing opening to the lower surface of the support flange is 0.580 inches or less. A preform and method for making a container are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2007Date of Patent: October 14, 2014Assignee: Plastipak Packaging, Inc.Inventors: Richard C. Darr, Edward V. Morgan
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Patent number: 8857645Abstract: A container (210) for holding granular or powdered material and formed by a top wall (212), a bottom wall (214), a front wall (216), a rear wall (218), a first side wall (220), and a second side wall (222). A rotatably removable lid (D) is interiorly mounted with a scoop (32) and is pivotally hinged to a collar (300) that includes a sealing gasket (330). The collar (300) mounts to the walls of the container (210). A sealing wall 240 of the lid (D) cooperates with the gasket 300 to prevent the contents from spilling. The container (210) incorporates powder control features, a container wall junction (50) preferred geometry and congruent scoop (32) enabling convenient access to the contents, a tolerance variation accommodating and strength improving, J-shaped collar (300) and interlocking indentations (290) and flex clips (310), and a pressure controlling portion (350) that prevents unwanted deformation due to pressure differentials.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2013Date of Patent: October 14, 2014Assignee: Abbott LaboratoriesInventors: James P. Perry, Craig A. McCardell, Jeremy McBroom, David Compeau, Ashley A. Gohlke, William J. Hook, Katherine J. Jordan, Frank S. Walczak, Peter B. Clarke, J. Kevin Clay, Richard C. Darr, Jack E. Elder, Marc A. Pedmo, Charles R. Schotthoefer
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Patent number: 8596029Abstract: A system for manufacturing a plastic container, including a thin-walled container, includes an actuator and a base unit. The actuator may include a body portion and a holding/securing member configured to hold or secure a portion of a container. The base unit includes a heating surface and may optionally include an insert. In an embodiment, the actuator may be configured to apply a force or pressure on a container to contact the base unit, the base unit may be configured to receive a base portion of the container, and the heating surface may be configured to convey energy or heat to a portion of the base portion of said container. Embodiments of a method for providing a plastic container are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2010Date of Patent: December 3, 2013Assignee: Plastipak Packaging, Inc.Inventors: Marc Pedmo, Richard C. Darr
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Publication number: 20130283729Abstract: A system for manufacturing a plastic container, including a thin-walled container, includes an actuator and a base unit. The actuator may include a body portion and a holding/securing member configured to hold or secure a portion of a container. The base unit includes a heating surface and may optionally include an insert. In an embodiment, the actuator may be configured to apply a force or pressure on a container to contact the base unit, the base unit may be configured to receive a base portion of the container, and the heating surface may be configured to convey energy or heat to a portion of the base portion of said container. Embodiments of a method for providing a plastic container are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2013Publication date: October 31, 2013Inventors: Jean-Tristan Outreman, Marc Pedmo, Richard C. Darr
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Publication number: 20130256308Abstract: A container (210) for holding granular or powdered material and formed by a top wall (212), a bottom wall (214), a front wall (216), a rear wall (218), a first side wall (220), and a second side wall (222). A rotatably removable lid (D) is interiorly mounted with a scoop (32) and is pivotally hinged to a collar (300) that includes a sealing gasket (330). The collar (300) mounts to the walls of the container (210). A sealing wall 240 of the lid (D) cooperates with the gasket 300 to prevent the contents from spilling. The container (210) incorporates powder control features, a container wall junction (50) preferred geometry and congruent scoop (32) enabling convenient access to the contents, a tolerance variation accommodating and strength improving, J-shaped collar (300) and interlocking indentations (290) and flex clips (310), and a pressure controlling portion (350) that prevents unwanted deformation due to pressure differentials.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 10, 2013Publication date: October 3, 2013Applicant: ABBOTT LABORATORIESInventors: James P. Perry, Craig A. McCardell, Jeremy McBroom, David Compeau, Ashley A. Gohlke, William J. Hook, Katherine J. Jordan, Frank S. Walczak, Peter B. Clarke, J. Kevin Clay, Richard C. Darr, Jack E. Elder, Marc A. Pedmo, Charles R. Schotthoefer
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Publication number: 20130228546Abstract: A plastic container is disclosed comprising a base portion for supporting the container on a surface, an upper portion, and a body portion. The upper portion includes a neck and a dispensing opening. The body portion extends between the base portion and the neck, the body portion including a shoulder portion below the neck portion and a sidewall portion between the shoulder portion and the base portion. The body portion includes at least one elongated vertical formation that substantially extends along the sidewall portion from the base portion toward the shoulder portion, the elongated vertical portion being continuous along at least 0.60 the total height of the container.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 18, 2013Publication date: September 5, 2013Applicant: Plastipak Packaging, Inc.Inventors: Richard C. Darr, Richard A. Lovelace, Christopher E. Kaminski, Edward V. Morgan
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Patent number: D748482Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2014Date of Patent: February 2, 2016Assignee: Plastipak Packaging, Inc.Inventor: Richard C. Darr
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Patent number: D749954Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2014Date of Patent: February 23, 2016Assignee: Plastipak Packaging, Inc.Inventor: Richard C. Darr
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Patent number: D758199Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2014Date of Patent: June 7, 2016Assignee: The Coca-Cola CompanyInventors: Ravi D. Mody, Christopher E. Kaminski, Richard C. Darr, Marc A. Pedmo
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Patent number: D763092Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2014Date of Patent: August 9, 2016Assignee: Plastipak Packaging, Inc.Inventor: Richard C. Darr