Discma Ag

Liquiform Group LLC

Brown, Jessica

Krzyzaniak, Bradley

Gregory Carpenter

Kirk Edward Maki

Mark Blystone

Jessica T Brown

Bradley Krzyzaniak

Theodore Tekip

Jonathan Mcgurk

Richard J Steih

G David Lisch

Richard Sieradzki

Gregory T Hall

Steven Charles Dettling

Mark Orson Blystone

A finish of a preform and a container formed from the preform. The finish has a brim defining an opening of the finish. The brim is configured to provide a sealing surface with a forming and filling head for forming the container from the preform and filling the container with a product. A support flange extends from an outer side surface of the finish. The support flange includes an undersurface having an inner portion that is directly opposite to the brim. The inner portion of the undersurface of the support flange is closer to an axial center of the finish than an innermost portion of the outer side surface.

Finish of a preform and a container formed from the preform

A system for simultaneously forming a container and filling the container with a product. The system includes a thermoplastic preform and a nozzle. The preform is configured to be molded into the container. The nozzle is for a forming/filling head configured to inject the product into the preform sealed to the nozzle for simultaneously forming the container from the preform and filling the container with the product. Upon insertion of a finish of the preform between an outer flange and an inner flange of the nozzle, the finish seals to the nozzle through cooperation between: a brim of the preform and an upper sealing surface of the nozzle between the outer flange and the inner flange; a sealing ledge of the finish and a lower sealing surface of the inner flange; and an inner sealing sidewall of the finish and an outer sealing surface of the inner flange.

Container preform and forming/filling nozzle each configured to provide a seal therebetween

A molded container of plastic material. The molded container including a neck finish defining an opening into the molded container, a body extending from the neck finish and including a shoulder adjacent the neck finish, a base defining a closed end of the container, and a sidewall extending between the shoulder and the base. Formed on a surface of the container and being defined by the plastic material forming the container are a series of raised dots defining a tactile writing feature.

Molded container incorporating surface indicia

A system for simultaneously forming and filling a polymeric container with a product. The system includes a mold defining a container profile and a mold vacuum vent extending from the container profile to an upper surface of the mold. A striker plate is secured to the upper surface of the mold. The striker plate defines a striker vacuum vent that aligns with the mold vacuum vent to allow some of the product to be pulled by vacuum out of the mold through the mold vacuum vent and the striker vacuum vent.

System for simultaneously forming and filling a polymeric container

Systems and methods for simultaneously forming and filling a container are provided where a pressure source is accelerated from an initial state to attain a predefined process speed while applying pressure to a volume of fluid. The volume of fluid is fluidly coupled to a preform upon attaining the predefined process speed, the pressure source directs at least a portion of the volume of fluid into the preform and stretching the preform to form the container, where the container includes at least the portion of the volume of fluid. The volume of fluid is fluidly decoupled from the container and the pressure source is then decelerated from the predefined process speed toward the initial state.

Method of blow molding

A method of forming a container () and a container () formed thereby. A preform (), having a generally cylindrical body () extending between a closed end () and an open mouth, is placed within a mold () having surfaces corresponding in shape to the desired container (). An incompressible medium, which is the end product that remains in the molded container (), is injected under pressure into the preform (). Under the influence of the incompressible medium, the preform () is expanded into contact with the surfaces defining the cavity, simultaneously forming and filling the container (). During expanding of the preform (), portions of the plastic material are forced into a series of recesses () defined in the cavity surface (). With the incompressible medium contained therein, the container () is removed from the mold () and including a series of raised dots corresponding to the series of recesses () defined in the cavity surface (). A method of forming a container () and a container () formed thereby. A preform (), having a generally cylindrical body () extending between a closed end () and an open mouth, is placed within a mold () having a surfaces corresponding in shape to the desired container (). An incompressible medium, which is the end product that remains in the molded container (), is injected under pressure into the preform (). Under the influence of the incompressible medium, the preform () is expanded into contact with the surfaces defining the cavity, simultaneously forming and filling the container (). During expanding of the preform (), portions of the plastic material are forced into a series of recesses () defined in the cavity surface (). With the incompressible medium contained therein, the container () is removed from the mold () and including a series of raised dots corresponding to the series of recesses () defined in the cavity surface ().

Growing community of inventors

Ann Arbor, MI, United States of America

Gregory Carpenter