Patents
US 10569948 B2: Thermoforming sheets and thermoformed containers prepared therefrom
- Granted
- 2020-02-25
- Filed
- 2018-03-20 application 15926674
- Type
- Utility · 20 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
Forming webs and packages are provided having improved sealability to peelable lidstocks. The thermoformed containers may have a mouth having an opening and a flange disposed about the opening, the flange formed from a forming web and having a thickness greater than about 12 mils and up to about 80 mils. The forming web may have a base layer with a skim coating thereon, a portion of the skim coating being on the flange having a skim coating thickness from about 2 mils to about 8 mils. A peelable lid may include a film with an inner lid sealant layer which is sealed to the portion of the skim coating on the flange, the skim coating and inner lid sealant layer each having a common polyolefin majority component, the common polyolefin component being different than a majority component of the base layer.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg200225.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Printpack Illinois, Inc. 61 patents | US company or organization | Elgin, IL | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel C. Sanders | West Point, VA | 5 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Amy Whiteman Sherrill | Mableton, GA | 3 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Rabeh Elleithy | Williamsburg, VA | 11 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Harold Stephen Bowen | Hayes, VA | 6 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Ronald W. Komro | Smyrna, GA | 4 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | B65D75/5855 | 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 | B32B27/08 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-08-12 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | PRINTPACK ILLINOIS, INC. signed 2022-07-29 | JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT CHICAGO, IL | 60795/529 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2021-04-30 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | PRINTPACK ILLINOIS, INC. signed 2021-04-23 | TRUIST BANK, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT FOR THE SECURED PARTIES ATLANTA, GA | 56106/366 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2018-03-21 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | SANDERS, DANIEL CLAYTON signed 2014-06-09 SHERRILL, AMY WHITEMAN signed 2014-04-08 ELLEITHY, RABEH H. signed 2014-06-09 BOWEN, HAROLD STEPHEN signed 2014-06-09 KOMRO, RONALD W. signed 2014-04-08 | PRINTPACK ILLINOIS, INC. ELGIN, IL | 45305/877 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
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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