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Assignee: Solo Cup Operating Corporation


Location: Highland Park, IL
No. of patents: 30

NumberTitleIssue Date
D628437Cutlery handles
12/07/2010
D628436Cutlery handle
12/07/2010
7861888Stackable stemware
Stackable stemware provides nestably stackable respective upper and lower portions wherein the lower portions include at least one reinforcing rib to limit the stacking depth of similar lower portions when nestably stacked. ...
01/04/2011
D609513Cup holder
02/09/2010
7552840Disposable plate having improved ergonomics
A disposable plate for carrying and serving food is disclosed. One particular aspect of the invention includes a plate with a substantially circular food-contact area with a substantially oval rim periphery. The rim is formed to make the plate easy to hold, with gro...
06/30/2009
7546932Ergonomic disposable cup having improved structural integrity
A container is disclosed, generally having an open top defined by an annular rim, a base, and a sidewall extending between the top and the base. The sidewall has two arcuately formed longitudinal recesses, an annular rib, an annular shoulder located between the long...
06/16/2009
7513382Lid with drink opening
The present invention provides a lid for a beverage container. The lid has a mounting portion configured to connect the lid to the container and an annular side wall extending upward from the mounting portion. The lid also includes a top wall extending radially inwa...
04/07/2009
D589301Outer segment of a disposable plate
03/31/2009
D589300Sidewall region of a disposable plate
03/31/2009
D575990Plate
09/02/2008
7281649Bottom seal for container
The present invention generally provides a bottom seal for a container. The container has a side wall having an upper end and a lower end. A bottom wall closes the lower end of the side wall. The bottom wall has a base and a skirt projecting from an outer periphery ...
10/16/2007
7246715Reclosable container lid
A reclosable lid 310 for a container holding a flowable substance has a cover 312 and a rotatable element 50 rotatably supported by the cover 312. The cover 312 has an opening 28 and a slot 30 located in a top wall
07/24/2007
D544755Container
06/19/2007
D540167Upper panel of a drink cup lid
04/10/2007
D539649Upper panel of a drink cup lid
04/03/2007
D539650Upper panel of a drink cup lid
04/03/2007
7195130Drinking cup lids with promotional game piece
Drinking cup lids are especially adapted and configured to afford some measure of protection to the game piece from beverage seepage through a straw opening. Preferably, the cup lid is configured so that a game piece is spaced above the straw opening co-located with...
03/27/2007
7175409Apparatus for forming rolled lips on thermoplastic containers
A lip rolling apparatus for open-mouthed stacked thermoplastic containers is disclosed. One particular apparatus includes components for presenting a nested stack of containers having unrolled lips to a rim roller, engaging individual cups on a screw assembly, heati...
02/13/2007
7175410Apparatus for forming rolled lips on thermoplastic containers
A lip rolling apparatus for open-mouthed stacked thermoplastic containers is disclosed. One particular apparatus includes components for presenting a nested stack of containers having unrolled lips to a rim roller, engaging individual cups on a screw assembly, heati...
02/13/2007
D536249Upper panel of a drink cup lid
02/06/2007
D535561Upper panel of a drink cup lid
01/23/2007
7159732Reclosable container lid
A reclosable lid 10 for a container holding a flowable substance has a first piece or cover 12, and a movable second piece or disk 50. The cover 10 has a top wall 14, a side wall 16 and a mounting portion 22 for conne...
01/09/2007
7156251Reclosable container lid
A reclosable lid 10 for a container holding a flowable substance has a first piece or cover 12, and a movable second piece or disk 50. The cover 10 has a top wall 14, a side wall 16 and a mounting portion 22 for conne...
01/02/2007
D530602Top center panel of a cup lid
10/24/2006
7121991Bottom sealing assembly for cup forming machine
A bottom sealing workstation is provided for a cup forming machine. The bottom sealing workstation has a linear motion assembly, a rotation assembly, a phase change assembly. A first motor is mechanically connected to a linear motion assembly of the bottom sealing w...
10/17/2006
7121422Disposable plate having improved ergonomics
A disposable plate for carrying and serving food is disclosed. One particular aspect of the invention includes a plate with a substantially circular food-contact area with a substantially oval rim periphery. The rim is formed to make the plate easy to hold, with gro...
10/17/2006
7117066Computer controlled cup forming machine
A computer controlled cup forming machine is provided. The computer controlled cup forming machine has a main motor, a main controller, and a plurality of workstations having individual motors electrically connected to the main motor and the main controller. The mai...
10/03/2006
7063224Lid with drink opening
The present invention provides a lid for a beverage cup. The lid has a generally annular side wall, a rib depending from the side wall, and a top wall extending radially inward from the side wall. The lid further includes a central region positioned radially inward ...
06/20/2006
D519751Dispenser display
05/02/2006
7017778Display dispenser
The present invention pertains to a display dispenser having a disposable molded tray with a thin shell, unibody construction that firmly receives a removable pusher assembly. The tray is formed from a unitary sheet of plastic that forms inner and outer shells. Each...
03/28/2006
 
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