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Matched Legal Cases: ['Application No. 545528', 'Application No. 545528', 'Application No. 569422', 'Application No. 569422', 'Application No. 550336', 'Application No. 563134', 'Application No. 2006236674', 'Application No. 2006236674', 'Application No. 200680012360', 'Application No. 2006800380748', 'Application No. 07752979', 'Application No. 2006']

Patent US7726106 - Container handling system - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsA system for processing a simplified plastic container (C) that is to be filled with a hot product includes the step of blow-molding parison to form a container body, where the container body has a neck, a base, a side surface relatively free of structural geometry that surrounds an interior of the container...http://www.google.com/patents/US7726106?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7726106 - Container handling systemAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS7726106 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 10/566,294PCT numberPCT/US2004/024581Publication dateJun 1, 2010Filing dateJul 30, 2004Priority dateJul 30, 2003Fee statusPaidAlso published asCA2534266A1, CA2534266C, CA2707701A1, CA2707701C, CA2707749A1, CA2707749C, DE602004012753D1, DE602004012753T2, EP1651554A2, EP1651554B1, US7735304, US8671653, US20070051073, US20090120530, US20090126323, US20120152964, WO2005012091A2, WO2005012091A3Publication number10566294, 566294, PCT/2004/24581, PCT/US/2004/024581, PCT/US/2004/24581, PCT/US/4/024581, PCT/US/4/24581, PCT/US2004/024581, PCT/US2004/24581, PCT/US2004024581, PCT/US200424581, PCT/US4/024581, PCT/US4/24581, PCT/US4024581, PCT/US424581, US 7726106 B2, US 7726106B2, US-B2-7726106, US7726106 B2, US7726106B2InventorsPaul Kelley, Kent Goss, Philip Sheets, Ted Lyon, Charles A. Ryl-KucharOriginal AssigneeGraham Packaging CoExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (108), Non-Patent Citations (36), Referenced by (5), Classifications (31), Legal Events (6) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetContainer handling system
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