Patents by Inventor Tim Thibodeau

Tim Thibodeau 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).

  • Manufacturing method for forming a container from a preform with a handle notch
    Patent number: 10335993
    Abstract: A method for forming a container with an integral handle includes heating a preform having an integral handle in a first oven, stretching the preform, closing a first mold having a first mold recess and a second mold having a second mold recess around the preform, and blowing air into the preform. A handle pocket wedge block is inserted into a handle pocket of the integral handle of the preform within the first mold and the second mold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: DT Inventions
    Inventors: James Alfred Thibodeau, Tim Thibodeau
  • MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR FORMING A CONTAINER FROM A PREFORM WITH A HANDLE NOTCH
    Publication number: 20170036390
    Abstract: A method for forming a container with an integral handle includes heating a preform having an integral handle in a first oven, stretching the preform, closing a first mold having a first mold recess and a second mold having a second mold recess around the preform, and blowing air into the preform. A handle pocket wedge block is inserted into a handle pocket of the integral handle of the preform within the first mold and the second mold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2016
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Applicant: DT Inventions, LLC
    Inventors: James Alfred Thibodeau, Tim Thibodeau
  • Manufacturing method and device for a container with an integral handle
    Patent number: 9505163
    Abstract: A method for forming a container with an integral handle includes heating a preform having an integral handle in a first oven, stretching the preform, closing a first mold having a first mold recess and a second mold having a second mold recess around the preform, and blowing air into the preform. A handle pocket wedge block is inserted into a handle pocket of the integral handle of the preform within the first mold and the second mold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: DT Inventions, LLC
    Inventors: James Alfred Thibodeau, Tim Thibodeau
  • MANUFACTURING METHOD AND DEVICE FOR A CONTAINER WITH AN INTEGRAL HANDLE
    Publication number: 20150202820
    Abstract: A method for forming a container with an integral handle includes heating a preform having an integral handle in a first oven, stretching the preform, closing a first mold having a first mold recess and a second mold having a second mold recess around the preform, and blowing air into the preform. A handle pocket wedge block is inserted into a handle pocket of the integral handle of the preform within the first mold and the second mold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2014
    Publication date: July 23, 2015
    Applicant: DT Inventions
    Inventors: James Alfred Thibodeau, Tim Thibodeau
  • Container/Cargo Rack with Integrated Lock Down and Indexing Slide
    Publication number: 20050184020
    Abstract: The present invention is a container rack that locks down the containers to prevent shock and vibration damage to the containers. The device consists of a rack structure, a trombone means which is used to pull the containers forward, a lock down means to hold the containers in place and a closing means which is used to close the lock down means in place.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2005
    Publication date: August 25, 2005
    Inventor: Tim Thibodeau