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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7485252 | Method and apparatus for crystallizing the neck finish of a molded plastic article Apparatus and method for making a molded plastic article having a stretched and crystallized neck finish. In one embodiment, a series of platforms are carried by a conveying apparatus for transporting a series of molded plastic articles along a predetermined path of... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7441486 | Bottle trimmer and method Apparatus for trimming plastic from blow molded one-bottle or two-bottle logs during movement of the logs on log holders moving along a conveyor path extending from an inlet end to an outlet end. The apparatus includes a frame and, connected to the frame, a log conv... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7166810 | Switching device and remote control transmitter using the switching device A switching device and a remote control transmitter using the switching device are provided. In the switching device, a driving body rotating in conjunction with an operation body is provided. This rotation of the driving body provides an electrical contact or separ... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7138082 | Swage-forming of container threads A method of making a plastic container having a threaded wide-mouth finish includes providing a preform having at least an exterior surface of molded polyester construction. The preform is placed in a mold cavity having a first portion for forming a container body, ... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7124673 | Horizontal cutter of double-bodied bottles attached to each other at the neck A horizontal cutter of double-bodied bottles attached to each other at a neck which comprises means (2) for advancing the bottles (3) and a cutting device (1) of the neck of the bottles. The cutting device (1) comprises a pair of blades (... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7033535 | P.E.T. off-center neck bottle and its manufacturing method For the manufacture of a polyethylene terephalate (P.E.T.) bottle with an off-centre neck, a preform is heated and its body is slightly angled with respect to its neck by sideways displacement. The preform is inserted in a blowing mould. A tilted stretching rod is a... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6968980 | Pour spout fitment and container The present invention is directed to a pour spout fitment that has an enlarged spout opening thereby making it less susceptible to double pouring and advantageous for dispensing new flowable product forms such as gels. The pour spout opening is large relative to the... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6916167 | Method and apparatus for extrusion blow molding of shapes with an even wall thickness and varying radii A method of extrusion blow molding is disclosed; the method allows the finished part to have consistent and even wall thickness within a broad range of local mold radii. This result is achieved without resorting to injection blow molding or other common techniques o... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6888103 | Preform preheater A housing is mounted to a slide that transports a series of preforms downward under the influence of gravity through a pre-heating apparatus toward a reheat blow molding machine. The housing is coupled to the slide so that a selected portion of each of the series of... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6824732 | Blow pin assembly A blow pin assembly is provided for inflating a parison and forming the neck portion of a plastic container in a blow molding apparatus. The blow pin assembly is mountable to a blow rod. It includes a blow pin body including an exterior surface having a tapered port... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6814922 | Method and device for production of a blown container The invention relates to a method for the production of a container (45″), with an opening (53), whose opening axis (57) is at an angle to the container axis (23), whereby a blank (45) is introduced into a blowing mould (11, 1... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6811845 | Container preform assembly and method of manufacture A preform assembly for blow molding a container includes a molded plastic preform having a body and a neck with an external surface. The neck includes a plurality of spaced lands molded integrally with the neck and the body and defining the external surface of the n... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6696010 | Method and apparatus for forming blow molded plastic container with inclined mouth Method and apparatus for forming a blow molded plastic container with a mouth and neck portion thereof which is inclined or angled with respect to the body portion of the container, including heating the neck of the container and bending the heated neck o... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6692682 | Blow molded plastic container with inclined mouth and method and apparatus for obtaining same Method and apparatus for blow molding a plastic container with a mouth and neck portion thereof which is inclined or angled with respect to the body portion of the container, plus a plastic container having an inclined or angled mouth and neck portion.... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6673281 | Method of designing and manufacturing a plastic blow-molded container An efficient and cost-effective method of designing and manufacturing a plastic blow molded container having highly artistic sculptural relief. Computer software is utilized to graphically design a container skin shape, create 2-D artwork designs, add 3-D... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6601283 | Method for manufacturing flexible and rigid handle containers Preforms or parisons are blow molded from synthetic resin into hollow articles including a neck region and a body area, the hollow articles having hooks and recessed areas formed into their outside walls. Flexible strings are molded below the neck region ... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6413467 | Relating to containers A container is made in two stages from material such as thermoplastics that is deformable when heated. In the first stage a preform (1) is injection moulded, the mould parts easily releasing a tubular body (2) with a closed end and an outwardly projecting... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6238200 | Sizing device for plastic blow molding machines A sizing device adapted for automatic blow mandril adjustment for plastic blow molding machines is provided with at least blow mandril having a blow nozzle and a cutting edge and forming a module with a blow mandrel carrier. The blow mandril is guided in ... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6221305 | Compression molded neck body with smooth inner wall The neck finish for a wide range of plastic water dispenser bottles is formed so that it has a smooth, straight inner diameter and is fully calibrated, not requiring any post trimming. The parison is extruded over a fixed blow pin, which also serves as an... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6190598 | Method for making thermoplastic composite pressure vessels A process of making a composite vessel with superior mechanical and aesthetic characteristics includes the steps of: A) preforming a composite thermoplastic shell (e.g., by winding a commingled roving of fiberglass and a thermoplastic material onto a ther... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6168413 | Apparatus for making a hermetically sealed container with frangible web and locking lugs A hermetically sealed container is provided with a dispensing nozzle terminating in an aperture surrounded by locking lugs. A removable closure portion unitary with the dispensing nozzle and delineated by a frangible web that circumscribes the opening is ... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6126886 | Wide mouth hot fill container A method of forming a wide mouth blow molded thermoplastic container comprising the steps of i) stretch blow molding from a preform, an intermediate article defining the container with the mouth being threaded and/or flanged, the mouth terminating in an a... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6074596 | Method and apparatus for making an object of a plastic material The apparatus has means (10, 11) for placing a parison (12) between two portions of a blow mold (14, 16). The parison (12) is put on the head of a blowpipe (32) placed between the two mold portions. On closing the mold, the top end of the parison is pinch... | 06/13/2000 |
| 5776518 | Bottle mold and adjustable top block assembly and top block alignment members A mold assembly is provided for use in the blow molding of plastic containers such as those used for containing milk or water. The assembly includes a pair of main mold bodies, each having a cavity which is used for forming the main body of the container.... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5589204 | Bottle mold with adjustable neck block A neck-finish top block for use in a container blow-mold system has a base with a vertical parting face. A cam having a cam surface parallel with and separated by a horizontal distance from the vertical parting face rotatably engages the base. Rotation of... | 12/31/1996 |
| 5525288 | Method of manufacturing a hose having an expanded portion and a compression formed portion A method of manufacturing a hose having an expanded portion and a compression formed portion, including making the expanded portion and the compression formed portion integral and almost simultaneously. The manufacturing process is simple and easy, and th... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5466413 | Method and apparatus for blow molding a plastic drinking vessel A substantially cylindrical plastic parison is expanded within a blow mold against the internal walls thereof to form a plastic drinking vessel with a rim having substantially smooth inner and outer surfaces thereon. The inner surface is formed by a recip... | 11/14/1995 |
| 5449284 | Compression molding and trimming blow pin assembly A method and apparatus for producing a hollow article having a blow molded portion and a compression molded portion. Plastic is extruded over a blow pin assembly to form a parison having an open end and a diameter larger than the diameter of the article's... | 09/12/1995 |
| 5429789 | Plastic container with self-draining feature A self-draining container is disclosed. The container includes a body and a neck, wall and dispensing spout extending upwardly from a body opening. The dispensing spout has a diameter equal to or greater than the diameter of the neck. The wall surrounds t... | 07/04/1995 |
| 5385788 | Polyesters A film-forming polyester derived from a monohydric alcohol component having one or more long chain alcohols, the alcohol forming from 5 to 60% by weight of the components from which the polyester is derived. Coating compositions including the polyesters a... | 01/31/1995 |
| 5322662 | Method for making a dispensing package including blow molding and inserting a spout A dispensing package includes a bottle, made of a blow-moldable plastic and having a neck finish, a pouring spout and a closure. An undercut groove in the interior of the neck finish holds a bead on the spout. The spout may have a pour-back design. Thread... | 06/21/1994 |
| 5318740 | Extrusion blow molding an automotive boot In general, it is difficult to mold properly sized automotive boots without flash to be removed from the top end thereof. In accordance with the present invention, such molding is achieved placing a tubular parison between a pair of mold halves, moving a ... | 06/07/1994 |
| 5234130 | Dispensing package for a pourable material having a bottle, a pour-back spout and a closure A dispensing package includes a bottle, made of a blow-moldable plastic and having a neck finish, a pouring spout and a closure. An undercut groove in the interior of the neck finish holds a bead on the spout. The spout may have a pour-back design. Thread... | 08/10/1993 |
| 5215694 | Method of forming a container with dripless spout Method of forming a pour spout portion of a blow molded plastic bottle with a dripless lip. In one form, the terminal end of the pour spout is internally reamed at an angle so as to terminate in an exterior sharp edge, after which the resultant tapered en... | 06/01/1993 |
| 5112561 | Blow-molding methods for fabricating hollow articles from an open-ended tubular body of thermoplastic material Methods and apparatus for blow-molding hollow articles from open-ended tubular bodies of thermoplastics material include dimensionally expanding the open end of the tubular body to accomodate a blow pin plate of preselected dimension and/or geometry. The ... | 05/12/1992 |
| 5085821 | Preparation of multi-layer drawn polyester bottles A multi-layer drawn polyester bottle has a neck portion having an opening on the top end and a fitted or screwed part on the periphery, a bottom portion formed by fusion bonding and closing of a pipe and a barrel portion biaxially molecularly oriented by ... | 02/04/1992 |
| 5067888 | Apparatus for shaping a tubular preform into a hollow body Apparatus for shaping a tubular preform into a hollow body in which an axially directed wall of the preform primarily comprises oriented and/or crystallized plastic material. The tubular preform (10d) is fixed in a circumferential region (13d) in the vici... | 11/26/1991 |
| 5020692 | Container including unitary blow molded bottle having drain-back dispensing spout and plastic insert A container (20,20') is disclosed as having a unitary plastic blow molded bottle (22,22') which has a dispensing spout (32) projecting upwardly from a hollow body portion (26) and also has a moat (34) that surrounds the dispensing spout such that secureme... | 06/04/1991 |
| 4933135 | Method of making a blow-moulded container from a thermoplastic polyester, in particular pet To improve the properties of biaxially orientated blow-moulded containers of PET the mouth region of the container serving for fitting a closure member is heat-set, i.e. crystallized at elevated temperature. The heat-setting is effected at the mouth end o... | 06/12/1990 |
| 4929410 | Method for blow-molding a container having a neck-portion with internal attachment means A method for blow-molding a thermoplastic container having a body-portion and a neck-portion provided with a dispensing orifice and internal attachment means, with such method including the steps of: (a) forming a hollow parison of thermoplastic material ... | 05/29/1990 |
