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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 11, 2023
Filed:
May. 20, 2022
Applicant:
Tekni-plex, Inc., Wayne, PA (US);
Inventors:
Babu Kuruvilla, Duluth, GA (US);
Joe Labadie, Perrysburg, OH (US);
Roger Lichtle, Decatur, IN (US);
Mark A. Bergeron, Monroe, GA (US);
Rafael Rivera, Jr., Dacula, GA (US);
Assignee:
Tekni-Plex, Inc., Wayne, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 43/02 (2006.01); B29C 43/00 (2006.01); B29C 43/18 (2006.01); B65D 1/34 (2006.01); B29L 31/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 43/021 (2013.01); B29C 43/003 (2013.01); B29C 43/18 (2013.01); B65D 1/34 (2013.01); B29C 2043/023 (2013.01); B29C 2791/002 (2013.01); B29L 2031/712 (2013.01);
Abstract
Thermoplastic packaging trays are provided that are filled with a product and wrapped in film, and methods of producing the tray with a peripheral edge region that avoids tearing of the overwrap film. In various embodiments, the tray has a beaded, a flat, or a combined beaded and flat peripheral edge.