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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 19, 2024
Applicant:
Dart Container Corporation, Mason, MI (US);
Inventors:
Daniel A. Blundy, Webberville, MI (US);
Gregory A. Warner, Tecumseh, MI (US);
Marcus Jeffery Norman, Jonesville, MI (US);
Kyle Coutchie, Portland, MI (US);
Assignee:
Dart Container Corporation, Mason, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47G 21/02 (2006.01); A47G 21/04 (2006.01); B26B 3/02 (2006.01); B29C 45/26 (2006.01); B29C 45/34 (2006.01); B29K 67/00 (2006.01); B29K 105/00 (2006.01); B29L 31/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47G 21/023 (2013.01); A47G 21/04 (2013.01); A47G 2400/10 (2013.01); B26B 3/02 (2013.01); B29C 2045/2683 (2013.01); B29C 45/34 (2013.01); B29K 2067/00 (2013.01); B29K 2105/0094 (2013.01); B29K 2995/006 (2013.01); B29L 2031/286 (2013.01);
Abstract
Aspects of the present disclosure relate to injection molded cutlery having a body defining a handle portion and a utensil portion, with an injection gate mark located at a center section of the body. The body can be made from a bio-material injected at a pressure that is less than 60% of an injection pressure required for injection at an end of the body.