Patents by Inventor Thomas H. Milton

Thomas H. Milton 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).

  • Preforms for preparing lightweight stretch blow molded pet copolymer containers and methods for making and using same
    Patent number: 8247049
    Abstract: An injection molded preform for making a stretch blow molded container having an overall stretch ratio of from about 12 to about 16, wherein the overall stretch ratio is a product of a hoop stretch ratio and an axial stretch ratio, wherein the hoop stretch ratio is from about 5.6 to about 6.5, wherein the axial stretch ratio is from about 2.4 to about 2.7, and wherein the preform comprises a CG PET Copolymer having a free blow volume of from about 650 to about 800 ml measured at 100° C. and 90 psi using a 25 gram weight preform designed for a 500 ml container with a maximum diameter of 65 mm and a height of 200 mm from below the container finish and having a hoop stretch ratio of 5.5 and an axial stretch ratio of 2.6. This invention also relates to a method of making such preforms and stretch blow molded containers and methods of making the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: The Coca-Cola Company
    Inventors: Yu Shi, Long Fei Chang, Roger Ian Moore, Christopher C. Kjorlaug, Linda K. Anthony, legal representative, Thomas H. Milton, legal representative
  • Preforms for preparing lightweight stretch blow molded PET copolymer containers and methods for making and using same
    Patent number: 7820257
    Abstract: An injection molded preform for making a stretch blow molded container having an overall stretch ratio of from about 12 to about 16, wherein the overall stretch ratio is a product of a hoop stretch ratio and an axial stretch ratio, wherein the hoop stretch ratio is from about 5.6 to about 6.5, wherein the axial stretch ratio is from about 2.4 to about 2.7, and wherein the preform comprises a CG PET Copolymer having a free blow volume of from about 650 to about 800 ml measured at 100° C. and 90 psi using a 25 gram weight preform designed for a 500 ml container with a maximum diameter of 65 mm and a height of 200 mm from below the container finish and having a hoop stretch ratio of 5.5 and an axial stretch ratio of 2.6. This invention also relates to a method of making such preforms and stretch blow molded containers and methods of making the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2010
    Assignee: The Coca-Cola Company
    Inventors: Christopher C. Kjorlaug, Linda K. Anthony, legal representative, Thomas H. Milton, legal representative, Yu Shi, Long Fei Chang, Roger Ian Moore
  • PREFORMS FOR PREPARING LIGHTWEIGHT STRETCH BLOW MOLDED PET COPOLYMER CONTAINERS AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING SAME
    Publication number: 20100098894
    Abstract: An injection molded preform for making a stretch blow molded container having an overall stretch ratio of from about 12 to about 16, wherein the overall stretch ratio is a product of a hoop stretch ratio and an axial stretch ratio, wherein the hoop stretch ratio is from about 5.6 to about 6.5, wherein the axial stretch ratio is from about 2.4 to about 2.7, and wherein the preform comprises a CG PET Copolymer having a free blow volume of from about 650 to about 800 ml measured at 100° C. and 90 psi using a 25 gram weight preform designed for a 500 ml container with a maximum diameter of 65 mm and a height of 200 mm from below the container finish and having a hoop stretch ratio of 5.5 and an axial stretch ratio of 2.6. This invention also relates to a method of making such preforms and stretch blow molded containers and methods of making the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2009
    Publication date: April 22, 2010
    Applicant: THE COCA-COLA COMPANY
    Inventors: Yu Shi, Long Fei Chang, Roger Ian Moore, Christopher C. Kjorlaug, Linda K. Anthony, Thomas H. Milton