Patents by Inventor Sheldon E. Yourist

Sheldon E. Yourist 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).

  • Publication number: 20100230379
    Abstract: A plastic container that is fabricated from an extrudable polyethylene terephthalate (PET) using an extrusion blow molding process includes a neck portion, a bottom portion and a main body portion. The main body portion has a central opening that extends completely through the main body portion and may have generally toroidal area surrounding the central opening. The bottom portion includes a plurality of support feet and a substantially smooth central raised portion that has substantially no discontinuities such as the gate well that is commonly found on PET containers fabricated using the conventional stretch blow molding process. The neck portion may be offset from a longitudinal axis of the container so as to facilitate pouring by a consumer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2009
    Publication date: September 16, 2010
    Applicant: GRAHAM PACKAGING COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventor: Sheldon E. Yourist
  • Publication number: 20090230084
    Abstract: A molded plastic container is shaped so as to resist deformation as a result of compressive forces that may be applied by the consumer during use. The container includes a pair of recessed grip portions that are molded into forward and rearward sides of the container and an outer handle portion. Reinforcing ribs are integrally molded into the forward and rearward sidewalls of the container in areas that are substantially adjacent to the recessed grip portions in order to provide additional crush resistance as the container is squeezed. Additionally, a torsional reinforcement rib is integrated into an upper side portion of the container in order to resist deformation of the container and the pouring opening of the container during pouring. The torsional reinforcement rib is integral with the two reinforcing ribs, which provides additional strength and pouring stability to the container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2008
    Publication date: September 17, 2009
    Applicant: GRAHAM PACKAGING COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventor: Sheldon E. Yourist
  • Publication number: 20090095702
    Abstract: A hot-fillable container that has an aesthetically pleasing shaped after the hot-fill process. The side walls of the container have structural aspects that permit the side walls to retain a substantially similar shape after the hot-fill process. This allows for an aesthetically pleasing design that compensates for the deformation that can occur during the hot-fill process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2007
    Publication date: April 16, 2009
    Applicant: GRAHAM PACKAGING COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventors: ERIC B. UNGRADY, SHELDON E. YOURIST
  • Patent number: D582286
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2008
    Assignee: Graham Packaging Company, L.P.
    Inventor: Sheldon E. Yourist
  • Patent number: D598772
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2009
    Assignee: Graham Packaging Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Sheldon E. Yourist, Eric B. Ungrady
  • Patent number: D598773
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2009
    Assignee: Graham Packaging Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Sheldon E. Yourist, Eric B. Ungrady
  • Patent number: D603267
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2009
    Assignee: Graham Packaging Company, L.P.
    Inventor: Sheldon E. Yourist
  • Patent number: D608203
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2010
    Assignee: Graham Packaging Company, L.P.
    Inventor: Sheldon E. Yourist
  • Patent number: D610015
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2010
    Assignee: Graham Packaging Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Sheldon E. Yourist, Anthony J. Schlies
  • Patent number: D610016
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2010
    Assignee: Graham Packaging Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Sheldon E. Yourist, Anthony J. Schlies
  • Patent number: D610017
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2010
    Assignee: Graham Packaging Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Justin A. Howell, Anthony J. Schlies, Sheldon E Yourist, Luis Carvallo
  • Patent number: D611349
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2010
    Assignee: Graham Packaging Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Sunil S. Shah, Sheldon E. Yourist, April M. Peacock, Benton A. Lewis
  • Patent number: D613170
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2010
    Assignee: Graham Packaging Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Benton A. Lewis, Sheldon E. Yourist, April M. Peacock, Sunil S. Shah
  • Patent number: D617203
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2010
    Assignee: Graham Packaging Company, L.P.
    Inventor: Sheldon E. Yourist
  • Patent number: D620799
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2010
    Assignee: Fresh Express Incorporated
    Inventors: Toby Wingfiled, Matthew T. Gill, Sheldon E. Yourist
  • Patent number: D623065
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2010
    Assignee: The Coca-Cola Company
    Inventors: Constanza Eugenia Varon, Daniel Young-Doo Chung, Michael Antonio Blanchet-Ruth, Steven Edward Abueva, Christopher Szczotka, Ashley Ann Schmidt, Sheldon E. Yourist
  • Patent number: D623529
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2010
    Assignee: Graham Packaging Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Sheldon E. Yourist, Mark O. Borger
  • Patent number: D623952
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2010
    Assignee: Graham Packaging Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Sheldon E. Yourist, Travis A. Hunter, Raymond A. Pritchett, Jr.
  • Patent number: D624427
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2010
    Assignee: Graham Packaging Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Sheldon E. Yourist, Mark O. Borger
  • Patent number: D625202
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2010
    Assignee: Graham Packaging Company, L.P.
    Inventor: Sheldon E. Yourist