Richard Charles Darr

US Patent:

D454497, Mar 19, 2002

Filed:

Jan 26, 2001

Appl. No.:

29/136259

Inventors:

Richard C. Darr - Medina OH
Marc A. Pedmo - Litchfield OH
James C. Dorn - Norton OH

Assignee:

Plastipak Packaging, Inc. - Plymouth MI

International Classification:

0901

US Classification:

D 9500, D9520

US Patent:

D454498, Mar 19, 2002

Filed:

Sep 5, 2001

Appl. No.:

29/147763

Inventors:

Richard C. Darr - Medina OH
Marc A. Pedmo - Litchfield OH
James C. Dorn - Norton OH

Assignee:

Plastipak Packaging, Inc. - Plymouth MI

International Classification:

0901

US Classification:

D 9520, D9500

US Patent:

6409035, Jun 25, 2002

Filed:

Jan 26, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/770904

Inventors:

Richard C. Darr - Medina OH
Marc A. Pedmo - Litchfield OH
James C. Dorn - Norton OH

Assignee:

Plastipak Packaging, Inc. - Plymouth MI

International Classification:

B65D 9002

US Classification:

215373, 220600

Abstract:

Biaxially oriented, hollow plastic bottle of thermoplastic material having an improved base. The base includes a plurality of circumferential rings occupying substantially the entire space between the central portion of the base and the outer supporting rim of the base. In one embodiment, the rings form substantially uniform, continuous, uninterrupted, circumferential, pyramidal ridges and adjacent depressions. In a further embodiment, some of the rings are interrupted by flat areas.

US Patent:

D459655, Jul 2, 2002

Filed:

Sep 5, 2001

Appl. No.:

29/147764

Inventors:

Richard C. Darr - Medina OH
Marc A. Pedmo - Litchfield OH
James C. Dorn - Norton OH

Assignee:

Plastipak Packaging, Inc. - Plymouth MI

International Classification:

0901

US Classification:

D 9502, D9520

US Patent:

D459658, Jul 2, 2002

Filed:

Sep 5, 2001

Appl. No.:

29/147765

Inventors:

Richard C. Darr - Medina OH
Marc A. Pedmo - Litchfield OH
James C. Dorn - Norton OH

Assignee:

Plastipak Packaging, Inc. - Plymouth MI

International Classification:

0901

US Classification:

D 9520, D9500

US Patent:

D459990, Jul 9, 2002

Filed:

Mar 28, 2000

Appl. No.:

29/120887

Inventors:

William C. Young - Ypsilanti MI
Richard C. Darr - Medina OH
William A. Slat - Brooklyn MI

Assignee:

Plastipak Packaging, Inc. - Plymouth MI

International Classification:

0903

US Classification:

D 9347, D9516, D9530, D9543

US Patent:

D461413, Aug 13, 2002

Filed:

Jan 26, 2001

Appl. No.:

29/136242

Inventors:

Richard C. Darr - Medina OH
Marc A. Pedmo - Litchfield OH
James C. Dorn - Norton OH

Assignee:

Plastipak Packaging, Inc. - Plymouth MI

International Classification:

0901

US Classification:

D 9520

US Patent:

6461699, Oct 8, 2002

Filed:

Oct 6, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/680688

Inventors:

William A. Slat - Brooklyn MI
Richard C. Darr - Medina OH

Assignee:

Plastipak Packaging, Inc. - Plymouth MI

International Classification:

B29D 2200

US Classification:

428 357, 428 366, 428 367, 428500, 428515, 428516, 215 121, 215 122

Abstract:

A container, desirably blow molded or extrusion molded, said container having barrier properties and including an upper wall portion having an opening, an intermediate sidewall portion positioned beneath the upper wall portion, and a base portion positioned beneath the intermediate sidewall portion to support the container. The container includes a molded first layer having an inner surface and an outer surface formed from high density polyethylene, and a carbon coating formed on the inner surface of the first layer and adhered thereto and substantially coextensive with the first layer, wherein said carbon coating has a thickness of less than about 10 microns.