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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:
Nov. 30, 2004
Filed:
Mar. 21, 2003
Applicant:
Inventors:
George A. Thierjung, Neenah, WI (US);
James R. Lamb, Greenville, WI (US);
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B 7/28 ; B65B 6/100 ; B65D 5/302 ; B65D 5/304 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B 7/28 ; B65B 6/100 ; B65D 5/302 ; B65D 5/304 ;
Abstract
A thermoplastic retort container for receiving a closure having a compressible gasket. The present invention further includes a sealing system for sealing the finish of a thermoplastic retort container. The sealing system includes a finish configured to engage a compressible gasket within a closure. Moreover, the present invention includes a method of sealing a container using a closure having a compressible gasket, wherein the container has a land portion for engaging the compressible gasket.