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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:
Oct. 16, 2001
Filed:
Jan. 24, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert S. Abrams, Albany, NY (US);
John Belfance, Fonda, NY (US);
Branko Tisma, Elk Grove Village, IL (US);
Assignee:
Capitol Vial, Inc., Fultonville, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 4/542 ; B29C 6/578 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 4/542 ; B29C 6/578 ;
Abstract
A process and apparatus for forming a leakproof plastic container by completely ejecting from a mold and then transferring to a cap closing station. The process includes the steps of injecting a molten plastic material into a mold cavity and then opening the mold and ejecting the body and cap completely from the mold. Subsequently, the body and cap are gravity fed to a collection device and then transferred to a cap closing station. In the cap closing station, the body and cap are sealed before the material is fully set to form a leakproof seal.