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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 09, 2022
Applicant:
Little Feet Packaging, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Inventor:
Nicholas P. De Luca, Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA (US);
Assignee:
Little Feet Packaging, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 59/02 (2006.01); B31D 5/00 (2017.01); B31F 1/07 (2006.01); D21F 11/00 (2006.01); B29C 37/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B31D 5/006 (2013.01); D21F 11/006 (2013.01); B29C 2037/90 (2013.01); B29C 2795/007 (2013.01); B31D 2205/0047 (2013.01); B31D 2205/0082 (2013.01); B31D 2205/0088 (2013.01); B31F 2201/0707 (2013.01); B31F 2201/0779 (2013.01); B31F 2201/0782 (2013.01);
Abstract
A process and system for making a domed product by forming domes or protrusions into a sheet. The process including: moving a die set comprising one or more domes or protrusions, wherein the die set selectively registers with the sheet; latching the die set to the sheet after the selectively registering; and pressing the one or more domes or protrusions of the die set into the sheet for a period to obtain the domed product, wherein the die set moves independently from the sheet prior to the latching.