Patents by Inventor Theodoor C. Oostwouder

Theodoor C. Oostwouder 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).

  • Container with arcuate sidewall panels
    Patent number: 9650170
    Abstract: A container including one or more recessed or raised sidewall panels that increase compressive load resistance, for example top load resistance and/or side load resistance. The container can further include a first end having a base, a second end having an opening therein, wherein the first end is opposite the second end and the base is opposite the opening, a sidewall that extends between the first end and the second end, and an axis that extends perpendicular to the base from the first end to the second end. The one or more sidewall panels have an arcing profile that extends along a direction parallel with the axis. The one or more arcing profiles each extend over at least 30% of a height of the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY
    Inventor: Theodoor C. Oostwouder
  • CONTAINER WITH ARCUATE SIDEWALL PANELS
    Publication number: 20160167822
    Abstract: A container including one or more recessed or raised sidewall panels that increase compressive load resistance, for example top load resistance and/or side load resistance. The container can further include a first end having a base, a second end having an opening therein, wherein the first end is opposite the second end and the base is opposite the opening, a sidewall that extends between the first end and the second end, and an axis that extends perpendicular to the base from the first end to the second end. The one or more sidewall panels have an arcing profile that extends along a direction parallel with the axis. The one or more arcing profiles each extend over at least 30% of a height of the container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2015
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Inventor: Theodoor C. Oostwouder