Patents by Inventor Tapan Y. Patel
Tapan Y. Patel 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: 11427372Abstract: Polymeric container includes a base defining a support surface and a sidewall extending upwardly from the base. The sidewall has at least a first contact portion extending about a perimeter of the sidewall. The sidewall includes a raised surface pattern at a select area proximate the first contact portion. The raised surface pattern includes a plurality of protrusions extending outwardly from the sidewall and having an outer surface. Each protrusion is spaced apart from adjacent protrusions within the selected area, and a shortest distance between each protrusion and any of the adjacent protrusions is less than a greatest surface dimension of the outer surface of each protrusion.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2020Date of Patent: August 30, 2022Assignee: Graham Packaging Company, L.P.Inventors: Alicia Evans, Tapan Y. Patel, Hassan Mourad, Jesus Gustavo Herrera Perez, Jose Manuel Diaz
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Publication number: 20200361653Abstract: Polymeric container includes a base defining a support surface and a sidewall extending upwardly from the base. The sidewall has at least a first contact portion extending about a perimeter of the sidewall. The sidewall includes a raised surface pattern at a select area proximate the first contact portion. The raised surface pattern includes a plurality of protrusions extending outwardly from the sidewall and having an outer surface. Each protrusion is spaced apart from adjacent protrusions within the selected area, and a shortest distance between each protrusion and any of the adjacent protrusions is less than a greatest surface dimension of the outer surface of each protrusion.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2020Publication date: November 19, 2020Applicant: GRAHAM PACKAGING COMPANY, L.P.Inventors: Alicia Evans, Tapan Y. Patel, Hassan Mourad, Jesus Gustavo Herrera Perez, Jose Manuel Diaz
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Patent number: 10752396Abstract: Polymeric container includes a base defining a support surface and a sidewall extending upwardly from the base. The sidewall has at least a first contact portion extending about a perimeter of the sidewall. The sidewall includes a raised surface pattern at a select area proximate the first contact portion. The raised surface pattern includes a plurality of protrusions extending outwardly from the sidewall and having an outer surface. Each protrusion is spaced apart from adjacent protrusions within the selected area, and a shortest distance between each protrusion and any of the adjacent protrusions is less than a greatest surface dimension of the outer surface of each protrusion.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2017Date of Patent: August 25, 2020Assignee: GRAHAM PACKAGING COMPANY, L.P.Inventors: Alicia Evans, Tapan Y. Patel, Hassan Mourad, Jesús Gustavo Herrera Perez, Jose Manuel Diaz
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Patent number: 10442604Abstract: A plastic aerosol container includes a main body portion that is constructed and arranged to withstand aerosol pressurization within a range that is about 50-300 psig. The plastic aerosol container also includes a finish portion that is unitary with the main body portion. The finish portion may be threaded or unthreaded. The finish portion has a side wall, an upper sealing surface, at least one helical thread and a support ledge beneath the helical thread. Reinforcement structure is positioned beneath the support ledge for reinforcing the finish portion against deformation due to the pressurization. A method of stabilizing a plastic aerosol container is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2017Date of Patent: October 15, 2019Assignee: GRAHAM PACKAGING COMPANY, L.P.Inventors: Tapan Y. Patel, Thomas E. Nahill, Stephen R. Guerin
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Publication number: 20190193924Abstract: Plastic pressure container including a main body portion, a finish portion, and a closure assembly. The main body portion defines an interior space. The finish portion is unitary with the main body portion and defines a mouth in communication with the interior space. The finish portion has an inner surface, an outer surface and an upper rim proximate the mouth. The inner surface has an inner undercut defined therein proximate the upper rim. The outer surface has an outer undercut defined therein proximate the upper rim. The closure assembly is mounted to the finish portion in engagement with both the inner undercut and the outer undercut.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2019Publication date: June 27, 2019Applicant: GRAHAM PACKAGING COMPANY, L.P.Inventors: Tapan Y. Patel, John E. Denner, Scott E. Bysick, Justin A. Howell
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Patent number: 10301102Abstract: Plastic aerosol container having a thermally crystallized neck finish configured to receive an aerosol valve assembly and an expanded strain oriented aerosol container body integral with the neck finish. A junction between the thermally crystallized neck finish and the strain oriented container body defines a pull point at which strain orientation begins.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2012Date of Patent: May 28, 2019Assignee: Graham Packaging Company, LPInventors: Ralph Armstrong, Keith J. Barker, Tapan Y. Patel
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Publication number: 20190152683Abstract: An aerosol container includes a main body portion that is constructed and arranged to withstand aerosol pressurization within a range that is about 90-180 prig and a threaded finish portion that is unitary with the main body portion. The threaded finish portion has at least one helical thread, a support ledge beneath the helical thread and a secondary flange that is positioned beneath the support ledge. The secondary flange has an outer circumference that is noncircular in at least one location, whereby it may be engaged during a capping operation to prevent rotation of the container during capping. A method of making an aerosol container in which a preform is capped before the blow molding process is also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 18, 2019Publication date: May 23, 2019Applicant: GRAHAM PACKAGING COMPANY, L.P.Inventors: Tapan Y. Patel, JR., Thomas E. Nahill, Stephen R. Guerin
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Patent number: 10259644Abstract: A plastic pressure container including a main body portion and a finish portion defining a mouth, the finish portion has an inner surface, an outer surface and an upper rim proximate the mouth. The inner surface has an inner undercut defined therein proximate the upper rim, and the inner undercut has a curved shape in cross-section. The outer surface has an outer undercut defined therein proximate the upper rim, and the outer undercut has a polygonal shape in cross-section. The inner undercut defines a first depth relative to an inner diameter D2 proximate the mouth and the outer undercut defines a second depth relative to an outer diameter D3 proximate the mouth. The second depth is different than the first depth.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2017Date of Patent: April 16, 2019Assignee: GRAHAM PACKAGING COMPANY, L.P.Inventors: Tapan Y. Patel, John E. Denner, Scott E. Bysick, Justin A. Howell
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Patent number: 10202233Abstract: An aerosol container includes a main body portion that is constructed and arranged to withstand aerosol pressurization within a range that is about 90-180 psig and a threaded finish portion that is unitary with the main body portion. The threaded finish portion has at least one helical thread, a support ledge beneath the helical thread and a secondary flange that is positioned beneath the support ledge. The secondary flange has an outer circumference that is noncircular in at least one location, whereby it may be engaged during a capping operation to prevent rotation of the container during capping. A method of making an aerosol container in which a preform is capped before the blow molding process is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2015Date of Patent: February 12, 2019Assignee: Graham Packaging Company, L.P.Inventors: Tapan Y. Patel, Thomas E. Nahill, Stephen R. Guerin
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Publication number: 20180029780Abstract: A plastic pressure container including a main body portion and a finish portion defining a mouth, the finish portion has an inner surface, an outer surface and an upper rim proximate the mouth. The inner surface has an inner undercut defined therein proximate the upper rim, and the inner undercut has a curved shape in cross-section. The outer surface has an outer undercut defined therein proximate the upper rim, and the outer undercut has a polygonal shape in cross-section. The inner undercut defines a first depth relative to an inner diameter D2 proximate the mouth and the outer undercut defines a second depth relative to an outer diameter D3 proximate the mouth. The second depth is different than the first depth.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 6, 2017Publication date: February 1, 2018Applicant: GRAHAM PACKAGING COMPANY, L.P.Inventors: Tapan Y. Patel, John E. Denner, Scott E. Bysick, Justin A. Howell
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Patent number: 9845186Abstract: Plastic pressure container including a main body portion, a finish portion, and a closure assembly. The main body portion defines an interior space. The finish portion is unitary with the main body portion and defines a mouth in communication with the interior space. The finish portion has an inner surface, an outer surface and an upper rim proximate the mouth. The inner surface has an inner undercut defined therein proximate the upper rim. The outer surface has an outer undercut defined therein proximate the upper rim. The closure assembly is mounted to the finish portion in engagement with both the inner undercut and the outer undercut.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2016Date of Patent: December 19, 2017Assignee: GRAHAM PACKAGING COMPANY, L.P.Inventors: Tapan Y. Patel, John E. Denner, Scott E. Bysick, Justin A. Howell
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Publication number: 20170320654Abstract: A plastic aerosol container includes a main body portion that is constructed and arranged to withstand aerosol pressurization within a range that is about 50-300 psig. The plastic aerosol container also includes a finish portion that is unitary with the main body portion. The finish portion may be threaded or unthreaded. The finish portion has a side wall, an upper sealing surface, at least one helical thread and a support ledge beneath the helical thread. Reinforcement structure is positioned beneath the support ledge for reinforcing the finish portion against deformation due to the pressurization. A method of stabilizing a plastic aerosol container is also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2017Publication date: November 9, 2017Applicant: GRAHAM PACKAGING COMPANY, L.P.Inventors: Tapan Y. Patel, Thomas E. Nahill, Stephen R. Guerin
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Patent number: 9745118Abstract: A plastic aerosol container includes a main body portion that is constructed and arranged to withstand aerosol pressurization within a range that is about 50-300 psig. The plastic aerosol container also includes a finish portion that is unitary with the main body portion. The finish portion may be threaded or unthreaded. The finish portion has a side wall, an upper sealing surface, at least one helical thread and a support ledge beneath the helical thread. Reinforcement structure is positioned beneath the support ledge for reinforcing the finish portion against deformation due to the pressurization. A method of stabilizing a plastic aerosol container is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2014Date of Patent: August 29, 2017Assignee: GRAHAM PACKAGING COMPANY, L.P.Inventors: Tapan Y. Patel, Thomas E. Nahill, Stephen R. Guerin
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Publication number: 20170174384Abstract: Polymeric container includes a base defining a support surface and a sidewall extending upwardly from the base. The sidewall has at least a first contact portion extending about a perimeter of the sidewall. The sidewall includes a raised surface pattern at a select area proximate the first contact portion. The raised surface pattern includes a plurality of protrusions extending outwardly from the sidewall and having an outer surface. Each protrusion is spaced apart from adjacent protrusions within the selected area, and a shortest distance between each protrusion and any of the adjacent protrusions is less than a greatest surface dimension of the outer surface of each protrusion.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2017Publication date: June 22, 2017Applicant: GRAHAM PACKAGING COMPANY, L.P.Inventors: Alicia Evans, Tapan Y. Patel, Hassan Mourad, Jesús Gustavo Herrera Perez, Jose Manuel Diaz
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Publication number: 20160288986Abstract: Plastic pressure container including a main body portion, a finish portion, and a closure assembly. The main body portion defines an interior space. The finish portion is unitary with the main body portion and defines a mouth in communication with the interior space. The finish portion has an inner surface, an outer surface and an upper rim proximate the mouth. The inner surface has an inner undercut defined therein proximate the upper rim. The outer surface has an outer undercut defined therein proximate the upper rim. The closure assembly is mounted to the finish portion in engagement with both the inner undercut and the outer undercut.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 1, 2016Publication date: October 6, 2016Applicant: GRAHAM PACKAGING COMPANY, L.P.Inventors: Tapan Y. Patel, John E. Denner, Scott E. Bysick, Justin A. Howell
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Publication number: 20160075502Abstract: An aerosol container includes a main body portion that is constructed and arranged to withstand aerosol pressurization within a range that is about 90-180 psig and a threaded finish portion that is unitary with the main body portion. The threaded finish portion has at least one helical thread, a support ledge beneath the helical thread and a secondary flange that is positioned beneath the support ledge. The secondary flange has an outer circumference that is noncircular in at least one location, whereby it may be engaged during a capping operation to prevent rotation of the container during capping. A method of making an aerosol container in which a preform is capped before the blow molding process is also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 19, 2015Publication date: March 17, 2016Applicant: Graham Packaging Company, L.P.Inventors: Tapan Y. Patel, Thomas E. Nahill, Stephen R. Guerin
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Patent number: 9221596Abstract: An aerosol container includes a main body portion that is constructed and arranged to withstand aerosol pressurization within a range that is about 90-180 psig and a threaded finish portion that is unitary with the main body portion. The threaded finish portion has at least one helical thread, a support ledge beneath the helical thread and a secondary flange that is positioned beneath the support ledge. The secondary flange has an outer circumference that is noncircular in at least one location, whereby it may be engaged during a capping operation to prevent rotation of the container during capping. A method of making an aerosol container in which a preform is capped before the blow molding process is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2011Date of Patent: December 29, 2015Assignee: GRAHAM PACKAGING COMPANY, L.P.Inventors: Tapan Y. Patel, Thomas E. Nahill, Stephen R. Guerin
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Publication number: 20150102071Abstract: A plastic aerosol container includes a main body portion that is constructed and arranged to withstand aerosol pressurization within a range that is about 50-300 psig. The plastic aerosol container also includes a finish portion that is unitary with the main body portion. The finish portion may be threaded or unthreaded. The finish portion has a side wall, an upper sealing surface, at least one helical thread and a support ledge beneath the helical thread. Reinforcement structure is positioned beneath the support ledge for reinforcing the finish portion against deformation due to the pressurization. A method of stabilizing a plastic aerosol container is also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2014Publication date: April 16, 2015Applicant: GRAHAM PACKAGING COMPANY, L.P.Inventors: Tapan Y. Patel, Thomas E. Nahill, Stephen R. Guerin
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Patent number: 8935904Abstract: A plastic aerosol container includes a main body portion that is constructed and arranged to withstand aerosol pressurization within a range that is about 50-300 psig. The plastic aerosol container also includes a finish portion that is unitary with the main body portion. The finish portion may be threaded or unthreaded. The finish portion has a side wall, an upper sealing surface, at least one helical thread and a support ledge beneath the helical thread. Reinforcement structure is positioned beneath the support ledge for reinforcing the finish portion against deformation due to the pressurization. A method of stabilizing a plastic aerosol container is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2011Date of Patent: January 20, 2015Assignee: Graham Packaging Company, L.P.Inventors: Tapan Y. Patel, Thomas E. Nahill, Stephen R. Guerin
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Patent number: D813674Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2015Date of Patent: March 27, 2018Assignee: GRAHAM PACKAGING COMPANY, L.P.Inventors: April M. Peacock, Tapan Y. Patel