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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8123059 | Synthetic resin bottle having two depressions defining a grip A synthetic resin bottle including a body having a bottom, wherein the body is divided by a waist into an upper body portion and a lower body portion. The bottle is easily portable and operable without requiring an additional handle, etc. and has high buckling stren... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8109398 | Multi-panel plastic container with asymmetric vacuum panels A plastic container that particularly adapted for hot-fill applications includes a bottom portion; and a sidewall portion that is unitary with the bottom portion. The sidewall portion has a maximum outer diameter, and includes first and second pairs of opposing firs... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8091720 | Plastic bottle with a gripping portion Plastic bottle including a body (9) extending along a central axis (Z) that includes a lower portion (3) with a substantially constant cross section; followed by a gripping portion (4); and terminated by an upper portion (5) with a substa... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8083081 | Bottle with reinforced top portion A bottle includes a top portion and a bottom portion. The top portion includes a shoulder that extends away from a neck of the bottle, and a grip portion. The grip portion is recessed within the top portion of the bottle. The top portion of the bottle includes at le... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8083082 | Large bottle-shaped container having substantially rectangular cross section A large container made of synthetic resin, and comprising a neck and a body; the body having a substantially rectangular cross section, and including an upper body and a lower body; the upper body containing a center of gravity of the container when filled with liqu... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8002133 | Colorant container A plastic container used to hold a dispersion-based paint colorant and capable of dispensing the colorant into paint dispensing machines, comprising an open top capable of holding and securing a cap, and having a wide mouth with a diameter of at least 50 mm. The pla... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7886924 | Wine glass A wine glass constructed from molded plastic includes an upper body defining an upwardly narrowed flume for concentrating the wine bouquet, in combination with a contoured lower base defining an annular moat surrounding a central punt for enhanced visual inspection ... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7874442 | Hot-fill plastic container with ribs and grip A plastic container including an upper end having an aperture defining an opening of the container. A lower end defines a base of the container. A sidewall portion merges into a grip portion and extends between the upper end and the lower end. The sidewall portion a... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7810664 | Squeezable multi-panel plastic container with smooth panels The present invention relates to a plastic container comprising two substantially smooth opposing squeezable panels, separated by a vacuum panel and having at least one arcuate indentation adapted to allow flexure of the respective panel without permanent distortion... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7712620 | Packaging container with finger receiving portion In a bottle 1 having a waist groove 61 and a grasping recess 63 nearly in the center of the height direction of a body portion 4 for imparting the sloped surface of a waist portion with necessary strength and restoring capability so that ... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7708159 | Plastic container A plastic container having a lower supporting base portion, a sidewall portion extending upwardly from the base portion, a neck portion extending upwardly from the sidewall portion and an opening at the top of the neck portion. The container is characterized by a lo... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7686178 | Flask A beverage bottle. The bottle may include a flattened upper lobe, a flattened lower lobe, and a substantially circular transitional section. The bottle may be made out of a plastic material. ... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7644829 | Plastic container including a grip feature A blow molded, hollow plastic container including two opposed, relatively longer sidewall and shoulder portions which alternate with two opposed, relatively shorter sidewall and shoulder portions. A first of the relatively shorter sidewall portions includes a grip a... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7628285 | Bottle with anti-slippage prints The invention relates to a bottle that allows an improved grip to prevent slippage from the hands of a person. To reach this object, prints are provided on opposite sides of the body (2) of the bottle having a substantially elliptical shape and extended in a ... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7481325 | Molded plastic container having hot-fill panels A container includes a hollow body having a finish extending from the body. The finish has an open end, at least one external thread for securement of a closure, and a pair of spaced external circumferential flanges on a side of the thread remote from the open end o... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7438704 | Open instillation container and method of manufacturing the container A bottomed conical hollow 6b is formed in a tip end of the container body A formed of a thermoplastic material with a liquid filled and sealed therein simultaneously during the molding process, the hollow having an inside diameter enlarging toward the ... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7438196 | Container having broad shoulder and narrow waist The invention relates to a plastic container having a neck, shoulder, base and body portion. There are longitudinal base panel portions with rounded, longitudinal base panel edges separating each of said flattened portions from each other at a waist. The waist has a... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7431169 | Synthetic resin bottle with a handle To provide a synthetic resin bottle with a handle that can be manufactured at a low cost and can be used reliably, a synthetic resin bottle with a handle includes a bottle; and a handle comprising a grip disposed at the upper rear portion of said bottle, an upper ar... | 10/07/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7374055 | Container having controlled top load characteristics A plastic container having a first portion, a second portion, and a waist between the first portion and the second portion. The waist includes a first angled portion coupled to the first portion, a second angled portion coupled to the second portion, and a curved po... | 05/20/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7350658 | Rectangular plastic container A container includes a top portion and a bottom portion. The top portion includes a shoulder that extends away from a neck of the container, and a grip portion. The grip portion defines an integral logo portion and is recessed within the top portion of the container... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7347337 | Feeding bottle A feeding bottle including an upper and lower circular-shaped cylindrical body portion having a first radius, a generally triangular-shaped cylindrical body portion intermediate the cylindrical upper and lower body portions, wherein said generally triangular body po... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7347339 | Hot-fill bottle having flexible portions A flexible hot fill container includes a body having a label portion and a flex portion. The flex portion includes flex panels and support structure fields. Both the support structure fields and flex panels deform inwardly upon vacuum conditions. Recess sidewalls in... | 03/25/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7318533 | Opposing rib structure for non-round bottles An improved blow molded plastic non-round container having rectangular sidewalls is adapted for hot-fill applications. The hot-fill container has vacuum panel reinforcement panels with rib structures located in a label mounting area on the sidewalls. In each panel, ... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7296703 | Hot-fillable blow molded container with pinch-grip vacuum panels A polymer container suitable for hot-filling featuring a pinch-grip vacuum panel combination having a flexible-field and a generally ridged pinch-grip that accommodates vacuum related forces. ... | 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 |
| 7273147 | Wine glass A wine glass constructed from molded plastic includes an upper body defining an upwardly narrowed flume for concentrating the wine bouquet, in combination with a contoured lower base defining an annular moat surrounding a central punt for enhanced visual inspection ... | 09/25/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7228981 | Blow-molded hourglass container with helical rib and method of manufacture A plastic container includes a body of one-piece integrally blow-molded construction. The body has an hourglass shape in side elevation with a waist, a base and a shoulder, and at least one helical external rib extending at least one full turn around the waist. The ... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7225939 | Assymetric handleware container having hidden gripping aperture A handleware container particularly useful for holding and dispensing liquid household products. The container includes a bottom wall panel; vertically oriented front, rear and opposing side wall panels; and a handle joining one of the side panels to form a gripping... | 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 |
| 7198165 | Molded plastic hot-fill container and method of manufacture A blow molded plastic hot-fill container includes at least one vacuum panel for inward flexure under vacuum after the container is hot-filled and capped. The vacuum panel is externally concave as viewed in cross section from a first direction and externally convex a... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7191910 | Hot fillable container A hot fill, blow molded plastic container adapted for vacuum pressure absorption having a pair of flex panels and a pair of columns. The flex panels being defined in at least part by a central portion and a perimeter wall portion adjacent to and generally surroundin... | 03/20/2007 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
