Pactiv Corporation

Tenneco Packaging Inc.

Packaging Corporation of America

Ekco Products, Inc.

Reynolds Consumer Products Inc.

Tenneco Packaging Specialty and Consumer Products, Inc.

Thomas J Hayes

Scott D Brown

Michael J Sagan

James N Gomoll

H Bernard Kirkland

Mark E Spencer

J Scott Dellinger

Raj K Mangla

Mark A Erickson

Thomas T Taber

Suzanne R Maslach

Stephen Alan Smith

Christina M Tranfaglia

Patricia A Antoni

Theodore R Arneson

Brian J Cammarata

William J Loiselle

Timothy J Nolan

Marilyn Stapleton

Michael J Maczuzak

Jesse P Carlson

Chadd R Chatterton

Robert S Schlaupitz

Timothy S Goins

Scott J Felder

Ashwin N Shah

Daniel S Curtis

Neema Pourmohamadian

Jeff Wolcott

David K Orr

Michael E Holzkopf

Richard C Sweeney

Ayberk Abayhan

Tom Rowe

Timothy Goins

Jerry E Coleman

Method of forming a plate including providing a sheet of polyethylene terephthalate foam and thermoforming the polyethylene terephthalate foam into a plate. The plate comprising a bottom wall having an outer perimeter, an upper surface, and a lower support surface defining a horizontal reference plane. The plate further comprising a sidewall extending upwardly and outwardly from the outer perimeter at an angle 'a' of between about 30&#xb0; to about 35&#xb0; relative to a vertical axis perpendicular to the horizontal reference plane. The plate further including a rim extending laterally outwardly from an upper edge of the sidewall and a turndown flange extending downwardly from an outer edge of the rim and terminating at a free end.

Method of forming polyethylene terephthalate foam plate

Plate having a bottom wall having an outer perimeter, an upper surface, and a lower support surface defining a horizontal reference plane. The plate further includes a sidewall extending upwardly and outwardly from the outer perimeter at an angle 'a' of between about 30&#xb0; to about 35&#xb0; relative to a vertical axis perpendicular to the horizontal reference plane. Extending laterally outwardly from an upper edge of the sidewall is a rim. Extending downwardly from an outer edge of the rim and terminating at a free end is a turndown flange. The plate comprises a monolithic structure of polyethylene terephthalate foam. Method of forming the plate is also provided.

Polyethylene terephthalate foam plate

A base for a food container includes a pattern of rib units in a side wall of the container. The rib units are formed at multiple angles and depths to provide strength to the side wall. The base also includes a bottom with ribs of alternating heights and angles that provide strength to the bottom.

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McHenry, IL, United States of America

Thomas J Hayes