Patents
US 10059037 B2: Insulated container and methods of making and assembling
- Granted
- 2018-08-28
- Filed
- 2015-09-22 application 14861465
- Type
- Utility · 59 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A multi-layer sheet for forming an expanded foam container, the multi-layer sheet including a first layer of an expanded foam material including a first polyolefin-based material including at least one polypropylene-based polymer and a second layer of an unexpected material including a second polyolefin-based material including at least one polypropylene-based polymer that is co-extruded, extrusion coated, or laminated on a first side of the first layer.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg180828.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dart Container Corporation 48 patents | US company or organization | Big Rapids, MI | DART CONTAINER CORPORATION State business registration EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chengtao Li | Novi, MI | 14 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Gary R. Wilkes | Big Rapids, MI | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Wayne J. Myer | Big Rapids, MI | 4 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Peter Matysiak | Dansville, MI | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| B29C | Shaping or joining of plastics; shaping of material in a plastic state, not otherwise provided for; after-treatment of the shaped products, e.g. repairing | B29C48/09 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B29B | Preparation or pretreatment of the material to be shaped; making granules or preforms; recovery of plastics or other constituents of waste material containing plastics | B29B17/0005 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B32B | Layered products, i.e. products built-up of strata of flat or non-flat, e.g. cellular or honeycomb, form | B32B5/18 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B65D | Containers for storage or transport of articles or materials, e.g. bags, barrels, bottles, boxes, cans, cartons, crates, drums, jars, tanks, hoppers, forwarding containers; accessories, closures, or fittings therefor; packaging elements; packages | B65D3/12 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B29K | Indexing scheme associated with subclasses b29b, b29c or b29d, relating to moulding materials or to materials for ; moulds, ; reinforcements, fillers or preformed parts, e.g. inserts | B29K2623/12 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B29L | Indexing scheme associated with subclass b29c, relating to particular articles | B29L2009/00 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-05-24 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | DURFEE, ERIK J. signed 2015-09-17 MYER, WAYNE J. signed 2015-09-17 HUERTA, JAMES W. signed 2015-09-18 LI, CHENGTAO signed 2015-09-18 MAKELA, STEVE K. signed 2015-09-18 ACKLEY, TIM E. signed 2015-09-21 DECKER, MARK S. signed 2015-09-21 GINGRAS, RYAN P. signed 2015-09-21 HARVEY, MICHAEL signed 2015-09-21 MATYSIAK, PETER signed 2015-09-21 MEIRNDORF, RICK L. signed 2015-09-21 SMITH, KEVIN R. signed 2015-09-21 STEVENS, CARL E. signed 2015-09-21 WILKES, GARY R. signed 2015-09-21 WOLFE, WILLIAM I. signed 2015-09-21 FENKER, ALEX C. signed 2015-09-22 EMRICK, TOBIN L. signed 2015-10-02 | DART CONTAINER CORPORATION MASON, MI | 38703/46 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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