IP Library Granted Patent US 8,053,009
Granted Patent B2
US 8,053,009 · App. 11/571,649 · Granted Nov 8, 2011

One peice squeezable container

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Patent No.
US 8,053,009
App. No.
11/571,649
Granted
Nov 8, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention concerns a one piece squeezable container for chilled or frozen products comprising a body formed by a wall and closing means, said body having in his greater section a dimension d 1 and a neck with an internal diameter d 2 , a wall thickness comprised between 30 and 500 pm, being made from a semicrystalline PET and wherein the ratio volume of the body of the container per gram of PET of the body is comprised between 20 and 100.

Claims (10)

1. A one piece squeezable container for housing a consumable product comprising a body formed by a wall, the body having at a largest section a dimension d 1 and a neck with an internal diameter d 2 , a wall thickness of between 300 and 500 μm, the body being made from a semi-crystalline polyethylene terephthalate and the ratio volume of the body of the container per gram of polyethylene terephthalate of the body is between 20 and 100, the container further comprising a plurality of embossments on an exterior of the container.

2. A container according to claim 1 , wherein the body has a form that is substantially the form of a fruit or a vegetable.

3. A container according to claim 1 , wherein the ratio d 2 to d 1 is between 1:3 and 1:10.

4. A container according to claim 1 , wherein the container contains a chilled product selected from the group consisting of milk-based product, fruit-based product and vegetable-based product.

5. A container according to claim 1 , wherein the container contains chilled product selected from the group consisting of yoghurt, fresh cheese, cream dessert, fruit compote, and jam.

6. A container according to claim 1 , wherein the container contains a frozen product selected from the group consisting of ice-cream, frozen vegetable, frozen fruit compote, and frozen fruit puree.

7. A container according to claim 1 , wherein the body has a volume of 5 to 250 ml.

8. A container according to claim 1 , wherein the container includes a product having a viscosity of between 2000 and 50000 centiPoise.

9. A container for housing a consumable product comprising a body formed by a wall, having a thickness of between 300 and 500 μm, the body being made from a semi-crystalline polyethylene terephthalate and the ratio volume of the body of the container per gram of polyethylene terephthalate of the body is between 20 and 100, the container further comprising a plurality of embossments on an exterior of the container.

10. A one piece squeezable container for chilled or frozen products comprising a body formed by a wall having a wall thickness between 300 and 500 μm, the body being made from a semi-crystalline polyethylene terephthalate and the ratio volume of the body of the container per gram of polyethylene terephthalate of the body is between 20 and 100, the container further comprising a plurality of embossments on an exterior of the container.

Assignments (4)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE PATENT NUMBER 16062921 PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 049391 FRAME 0756. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE PATENT NUMBER SHOULD HAVE BEEN 16062912. Recorded Jul 3, 2020
From: NESTEC S.A.
To: SOCIÉTÉ DES PRODUITS NESTLÉ S.A.
Reel/Frame 054082/0001 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE PATENT NUMBER 16062921 PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 049391 FRAME 0756. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE PATENT NUMBER SHOULD HAVE BEEN 16062912. Recorded Jul 3, 2020
From: NESTEC S.A.
To: SOCIÉTÉ DES PRODUITS NESTLÉ S.A.
Reel/Frame 054082/0165 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE ENGLISH TRANSLATION TO SHOW THE FULL AND CORRECT NEW NAME IN SECTION 51. PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 049391 FRAME: 0756. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE MERGER. Recorded Jun 13, 2019
From: NESTEC S.A.
To: SOCIÉTÉ DES PRODUITS NESTLÉ S.A.
Reel/Frame 049853/0398 →
MERGER Recorded Jun 6, 2019
From: NESTEC S.A.
To: SOCIÉTÉ DES PRODUITS NESTLÉ S.A.
Reel/Frame 049391/0756 →