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).

  • STACKABLE CONTAINER WITH ANGLED NECK FINISH
    Publication number: 20080190944
    Abstract: A blow molded plastic container comprising a bottom portion, a top portion and a body portion. In an embodiment, the body portion includes side portions, which includes at least one side portion that includes a support protrusion extending therefrom. The top portion is connected to the body portion and includes a dispensing opening. The bottom portion is connected to the side portions. In an embodiment, when the container is positioned to rest on a surface on a side portion, the centerline axis of the dispensing opening is angled with respect to a plane formed by said surface. Embodiments of a container in which the side portion opposing the side support portion includes a receiving portion for receiving at least a portion of the support protrusion from a second similarly configured container are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2007
    Publication date: August 14, 2008
    Applicant: PLASTIPAK PACKAGING, INC.
    Inventors: Richard C. Darr, James J. Miller, Richard A. Lovelace
  • Container and Congruent Scoop Assembly
    Publication number: 20080173657
    Abstract: A container (210) for holding granular/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 removable lid (D) is interiorly mounted with a scoop (32) and is 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 (330) to prevent the contents from spilling. The container (210) incorporates sealing features, and a geometry for container wall junctions (50) that can have curvilinear and angled or rectilinear profiles. A scoop 32 is releasably carried in the lid (L, D) and can include a rim portion (36,a,b,c) that can be formed and or flexed to be congruent to the profiles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2007
    Publication date: July 24, 2008
    Inventors: James P. Perry, Ashley A. Gohlke, William J. Hook, Katherine J. Jordan, J. Kevin Clay, Richard C. Darr, Jack E. Elder, Marc A. Pedmo, Peter B. Clarke
  • Container
    Publication number: 20080156858
    Abstract: A container comprising a top wall, a bottom wall, a front wall, a rear wall, a first side wall, and a second side wall. Each of the walls has a substantially rectangular shape. The rectangular shape of each wall enables the container to be stored easily on a shelf or counter-top. The top wall and portions of the front wall, the rear wall, the first side wall, and the second side wall form a lid. The lid is pivotally attached to the rear wall by a hinge. The lid can be opened by rotation thereof about the hinge. The front wall has at least one recess and the rear wall has at least one recess. The at least one recess of the front wall and the at least one recess of the rear wall are adjacent to the first side wall. The recesses provide a grip feature, which enables the user to manipulate the lid of the container with one hand when the container rests on a flat surface, e.g., a tabletop or a counter top.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2006
    Publication date: July 3, 2008
    Inventors: James P. Perry, Ashley A. Gohlke, William J. Hook, Katherine J. Jordan, Frank S. Walczak, J. Kevin Clay, Richard C. Darr, Jack E. Elder, Marc A. Pedmo, Charles R. Schotthoefer
  • Hot fillable container with flexible base portion
    Patent number: 7367365
    Abstract: A plastic container comprised of a closed base, a body portion, and a neck portion with a dispensing opening. The closed base includes a substantially rigid support portion and a flexible portion. The body portion preferably includes a shoulder portion and a substantially rigid wall portion that includes a plurality of reinforcement formations. The container is configured so that the flexible portion of the base contracts upwardly about the support portion in response to vacuum pressures generated within the container, while the substantially rigid support portion of the sidewall remains substantially firm, for example, to accept or receive a label. If desired, the shoulder portion may include a logo and/or one or more pressure relief formations. A method for producing hot-filled, labeled containers is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2008
    Assignee: Plastipak Packaging, Inc.
    Inventors: William A. Slat, Richard C. Darr
  • Plastic preform with stepped neck finish
    Patent number: 7279207
    Abstract: The improved plastic container and preform is light weight and includes a base, a cylindrical sidewall projecting upwardly from the base, and a neck finish projecting upwardly from the sidewall and having an opening to the inside of the container. The neck finish includes an inwardly oriented stepped area adjacent the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2007
    Assignee: Plastipak Packaging, Inc.
    Inventor: Richard C. Darr
  • Plastic container
    Patent number: D555494
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2007
    Assignee: Plastipak Packaging, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard C. Darr, James J. Miller, Richard A. Lovelace, Jr.
  • Plastic container
    Patent number: D560502
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2008
    Assignee: Plastipak Packaging, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard C. Darr, Richard A. Lovelace, Jr., Christopher E. Kaminski, James F. McManus
  • Plastic container
    Patent number: D561042
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2008
    Assignee: Plastipak Packaging, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard C. Darr, Richard A. Lovelace, Jr., Christopher E. Kaminski, James F. McManus
  • Plastic container
    Patent number: D565418
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2008
    Assignee: Plastipak Packaging
    Inventors: Richard C. Darr, Richard A. Lovelace, Jr., Christopher E. Kaminski, James F. McManus
  • Plastic container
    Patent number: D565419
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2008
    Assignee: PlastiPak Packaging, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard C. Darr, Richard A. Lovelace, Jr., Christopher E. Kaminski, James F. McManus
  • Plastic container
    Patent number: D566571
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2008
    Assignee: Plastipak Packaging, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard C. Darr, Richard A. Lovelace, Jr., Christopher E. Kaminski, James F. McManus
  • Plastic container
    Patent number: D566572
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2008
    Assignee: Plastipak Packaging, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard C. Darr, Richard A. Lovelace, Jr., Christopher E. Kaminski, James F. McManus
  • Interlocking plastic container
    Patent number: D568739
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2008
    Assignee: Plastipak Packaging, Inc.
    Inventor: Richard C. Darr
  • Plastic container
    Patent number: D569259
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2008
    Assignee: Plastipak Packaging, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard C. Darr, Richard A. Lovelace, Jr., Christopher E. Kaminski, James F. McManus
  • Container
    Patent number: D569729
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2008
    Assignee: Plastipak Packaging, Inc.
    Inventors: Marc A. Pedmo, Richard C. Darr
  • Container body portion
    Patent number: D573025
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2008
    Assignee: Plastipak Packaging, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard C. Darr, Edward V. Morgan
  • Container body portion
    Patent number: D573891
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2008
    Assignee: Plastipak Packaging, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard C. Darr, Edward V. Morgan, Christopher T. Caldwell
  • Plastic container
    Patent number: D576050
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2008
    Assignee: Plastipak Packaging, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard C. Darr, Richard A. Lovelace, Jr., Christopher E. Kaminski, James F. McManus
  • Plastic container
    Patent number: D576051
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2008
    Assignee: Plastipak Packaging, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard C. Darr, Richard A. Lovelace, Jr., Christopher E. Kaminski, James F. McManus
  • Plastic container
    Patent number: D576496
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2008
    Assignee: Plastipak Packaging, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard C. Darr, Richard A. Lovelace, Jr., Christopher E. Kaminski, James F. McManus