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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8186529 | Channel features for pressurized bottle A pressure resistant thermoplastic container. The container may include a sidewall and a number of indentations formed in the sidewall. One or more of the indentations may include one or more reinforcements formed therein. ... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8141733 | Beverage container having circular arcs A plastic beverage container that can withstand deformation by positive pressure and that can be stably stored lying on its side is provided. The beverage container for storing a product under positive pressure includes a body portion having an outer wall made of pl... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8113370 | Plastic container having vacuum panels A container structure for a hot fill liquid may employ an upper portion defining a mouth, a shoulder portion integrally formed with and extending downward from the upper portion, a bottom portion defining a base, and a body and sidewall extending between and joining... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8100278 | Drink bottle with a promotional object Drink bottle with a promotional object, characterised by the plastic or glass body (1) of the drink bottle being on at least one point provided with a concave recess (2), into which a object (3) is inserted and at least a part of the surface of ... | 01/24/2012 |
| 7857157 | Container having segmented bumper rib A plastic container has an upper portion including a mouth defining an opening into the container. A shoulder region extends from the upper portion. A sidewall portion extends from the shoulder region to a base portion. The base portion closes off an end of the cont... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7832583 | Hot-fillable container and method of making A hot-fillable container that has an aesthetically pleasing shaped after the hot-fill process. The side walls of the container have structural aspects that permit the side walls to retain a substantially similar shape after the hot-fill process. This allows for an a... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7699183 | Square bottle manufactured from synthetic resin Disclosed herein are bottle-shaped containers having a trunk portion approximating a square. The trunk portion comprises four tabular side walls arrayed about a center axis and four corner walls connected to adjacent side walls in a corner-cutting form. The width of... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7581654 | Round hour-glass hot-fillable bottle A blow-molded container has a body portion extending upward from a base. A shoulder portion extends upward and axially inward above an upper margin of the side wall to a finish defining an opening adapted to accept a closure. Horizontal linear segments are joined en... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7416090 | Round type hot fillable container with deformable label panel An improved hot fillable container includes a bottom and a sidewall connected with the bottom so as to define an internal space. The sidewall is shaped so as to define in transverse cross-section in at least one location a substantially circular outer circumference.... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7377399 | Inverting vacuum panels for a plastic container A sidewall portion of a plastic container adapted for vacuum pressure absorption. The sidewall portion including generally rectangular shaped vacuum panels equidistantly spaced about the container. The vacuum panels having, at least in part, a convex shaped surface ... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7357265 | Container made of a transparent material having an insert in a side wall The invention discloses a container made of a transparent material. The container is of the type comprising, in one wall, a reserve into which is fixed a hollow sealed insert (4) containing a fluid in which particles can move. The container is characterized i... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7350657 | Grip for beverage container A beverage container with a grip formed in side and bottom walls thereof. The grip includes a V-shaped groove on a side wall that receives a finger of a consumer (e.g., a thumb or set of fingers) and a recess formed in a bottom wall of the container to receive one o... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7337907 | Press-flat centrifuge tube and specimen collection assembly comprising same A centrifuge tube that is compressively flattenable by manual force exerted on opposing surfaces thereof. The centrifuge tube is formed with integral hinge elements at opposing sides thereof. The centrifuge tube of such configuration may be employed as a component o... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7334695 | Deformation resistant panels A plastic container is provided. The plastic container has a substantially cylindrical sidewall, a base attached to a lower portion of the sidewall, a finish attached to an upper portion of the sidewall, and a vacuum panel located in the sidewall. The container also... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7334696 | Square sectioned synthetic resin container A square-sectioned synthetic resin container includes a body having a square cross-section defined by four cornered pillar portions and four flat walls joining the adjacent pillars, wherein the body is provided with a waist for dividing the body at least into upper ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7322494 | Collapsa-can A collapsible fuel container can that is used to store a small quantity of gasoline or other fuel. The collapsible fuel container can be flattened by pushing the sides together, causing the collapsible fuel container to compactly fold. The collapsible fuel container... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7300171 | Multifunction hydration container accessory system A multifunction hydration container accessory system having a hydration container of generally cylindrical shape having a planar bottom surface with bottom edges and having a top for filling and dispensing hydration liquids and comprising an accessory system having ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7296701 | Bottle-shaped synthetic resin container A bottle-shaped synthetic resin container (1) includes a body portion (3), and a circumferential groove (10) extending along an outer surface of the body portion (3). The circumferential groove (10) is defined by a groove bottom wa... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7296702 | Synthetic resin bottle A synthetic resin bottle, protected from damage to the outer appearance under freezing conditions, and is effective in storage and transportation. The bottle is used by filling the bottle with contents have water as a main component and freezing such contents. The b... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7287658 | Container having a base with a convex dome and method of use A polymeric container for holding a fluid and a gas includes a specially designed base. The base includes an annular outer ridge connected to a convex dome by a flexible annular joint. During a hot fill operation, the structure of the base resists outward deformatio... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7267242 | Bottle-shaped container including an annular projection A bottle-shaped container according to the present invention includes a mouth portion (1) for discharging contents, a shoulder portion (2), a main body portion (3), and a bottom portion (4), wherein these portions are integrally molded an... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7258244 | Hot-fill plastic container and method of manufacture A hot-fill container of one-piece plastic construction includes a base, a neck finish and a cylindrical body connecting the base to the neck finish. The cylindrical body has an upper portion adjacent to the neck finish and a lower portion adjacent to the base. The u... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7252205 | Plastic container with top handle A plastic container is provided. The plastic container has a base with a foundation extending upward from the base, front and rear panels, right and left side panels, a front pillar wall, and a rear pillar wall extending upward from the foundation. The front pillar ... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7241464 | Draught alcoholic beverage An open topped drinking vessel containing a beverage, the beverage comprising a water content and a dissolved gas content and having a head overlying an ice formation made of many ice crystals, the ice formation having been produced by ice formed in the beverage whi... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7234592 | Photographic processing agent cartridge and container usable therein A cartridge for photographic processing agents, which is formed of containers for photographic processing agents and a storage box for housing the containers in any selected dispositions in the box, in which at least one of the containers is provided with at least o... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7225937 | Package system A package system which combines an article and a container in an integrated package with the article secured in nested relationship within a recess of the container. The recess has sufficient depth such that portions of the side walls of the container extend outward... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7198164 | Hot-fillable container with a waisted dome A hot-fillable blow molded plastic container having a finish with an opening; a base; a lower bumper transition; an upper bumper transition and a tubular dome. The upper bumper transition and lower bumper transition defines a label mounting region. The label mountin... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7182214 | Plastic container including an upper grip portion The container includes a hollow body of plastic material having a lower supporting base, a sidewall extending upwardly from the lower base, and an upper portion extending upwardly from the sidewall. The upper portion includes at least one opening therein. An integra... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7178684 | Hourglass-shaped hot-fill container and method of manufacture A hot-fill container is of one-piece plastic construction that includes a base, a sidewall extending from the base, a dome connected to the sidewall and a neck finish extending from the dome. The sidewall has an hourglass shape as viewed in side elevation with ends ... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7178687 | Moldable plastic container with hourglass profile A molded plastic container with a sidewall having a general hourglass configuration. The container structure includes an upper rim, a bottom and a sidewall that extends between the upper rim and the bottom. The sidewall includes a lower frustum section, a narrow mid... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7172087 | Squeezable container and method of manufacture A plastic container includes a finish, a shoulder extending from the finish, a closed base, and a sidewall connecting the shoulder to the base. The sidewall is of blow molded construction and generally uniform wall thickness. The sidewall has an array of circumferen... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7168582 | Plastic container having a handle and label panels The container includes a hollow body of plastic material having a lower supporting base, a sidewall extending upwardly from the lower base, and an upper portion extending upwardly from the sidewall. The upper portion includes at least one opening therein. Two label ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7165693 | Synthetic resin bottle-type container with improved deformation resistance A synthetic resin bottle-type container includes a shoulder portion continuous with a mouth portion through which contents can be poured out, and a body portion forms a space for accommodating the contents over an area extending to its bottom wall from the shoulder ... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7159729 | Rib truss for container A container is disclosed. The container may be a hot-fill container having an improved geometry. The container may comprise a base, a body portion attached to the base and a concave waist attached to the body portion and having a surface. The surface including a plu... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7137521 | Plastic container having chamfered corners for improved top-loading strength A plastic container is provided. The plastic container has a base, a body extending upward from the base, a neck extending upward from the body, a finish extending upward from the neck and having an opening, an integral handle having a lower end attached to the body... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7114626 | Synthetic resin container having a rectangular tubular shape In a bottle-shaped synthetic resin container having a body part of substantially rectangular tubular shape, groove ribs, having a comparatively wide vertical groove form, are depressingly provided at the centers in the width direction of flat wall portions of should... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7097059 | Blow-molded bottle A blow-molded bottle includes a shoulder and a body that includes an upper body section, a lower body section, and a transversal recessed rib disposed between the upper body section and the lower body section. The upper body section has four lateral walls and four c... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7080747 | Lightweight container A hot fill, blow molded plastic container adapted for vacuum pressure absorption and top load force enhancement having a waist region, and generally rectangular shaped vacuum panels and columns equidistantly spaced about the container. The waist region being movable... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7077279 | Semi-rigid collapsible container A semi-rigid collapsible container (10) has a side-wall with an upper portion (5), a central portion (6), a lower portion (7) and a base (8). The central protion (6) includes a vacuum panel portion having a control portion (... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7066345 | Bottom structure of bottle-shaped container made of synthetic resin A bottom structure of a biaxially-oriented blow-molded bottle-shaped container is made of a synthetic resin and includes a neck, a shoulder, a body and a bottom. The bottom has a connecting cylindrical wall, a tapered-cylindrical wall, a bottom wall and a grounding ... | 06/27/2006 |
