Michael F Frederick

US Patent:

20220193977, Jun 23, 2022

Filed:

Mar 4, 2022

Appl. No.:

17/686770

Inventors:

- Arlington VA, US
Timothy J. Carlson - Arlington VA, US
A. Irene Hendrickson - Los Angeles CA, US
Craig Severn - Sharon, CA
Ottmar Brandau - Wasaga Beach, CA
Michael Frederick - Santa Monica CA, US

International Classification:

B29C 49/06
B65D 21/02

Abstract:

Described are devices and containers that are scalable, modular, and lockable laterally and vertically with other like containers for a variety of applications. A container is formed by a wall attached at first end to a top end section with an opening and attached at a second end by a bottom end section. A container may have one or more of a tongue, formed on the wall, having and interconnecting mechanism to be received and interlocked by a groove. Vertical interconnectivity is accomplished with mechanisms to stack containers and prevent swivel using a ridge and channel interlocking arrangement.

US Patent:

20210394423, Dec 23, 2021

Filed:

Jul 13, 2021

Appl. No.:

17/374538

Inventors:

- Arlington VA, US
Timothy Carlson - Arlington VA, US
Craig Severn - Sharon, CA
Ottmar Brandau - Wasaga Beach, CA
Michael Frederick - Santa Monica CA, US

International Classification:

B29C 49/54
B29C 33/42
B65D 1/40
B29C 33/44
B65D 21/02
B65D 1/02
B29C 49/48
B29C 49/70

Abstract:

Described are a mold and molding process for manufacturing devices and containers that are scalable, modular, and lockable laterally and vertically with other like devices or containers. The mold is formed with a cup mold and top end mold sections specially designed to allow for molding and demolding a container with an undercut. The cup mold includes, on a vertical wall, one or more undercuts. Multiple undercuts may further form tongues with undercuts each of which forms a groove with undercuts on the molded article, and/or one or more grooves with undercuts each of which form a tongue with undercuts in the molded article. Molding and Demolding of the article with undercuts is further enabled by utilizing an improved method of molding said article with an undercut, and demolding said article from the mold once it is molded, by improvements to each stage of the molding process, including the preform stage, the conditioning station stage, the blow stage and the release stage.

US Patent:

20190344492, Nov 14, 2019

Filed:

Jul 17, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/514343

Inventors:

- Arlington VA, US
Timothy J. Carlson - Arlington VA, US
A. Irene Hendrickson - Los Angeles CA, US
Craig Severn - Sharon, CA
Ottmar Brandau - Wasaga Beach, CA
Michael Frederick - Santa Monica CA, US

Assignee:

Friendship Products LLC - Arlington VA

International Classification:

B29C 49/06
B65D 21/02

Abstract:

Described are devices and containers that are scalable, modular, and lockable laterally and vertically with other like containers for a variety of applications. A container is formed by a wall attached at first end to a top end section with an opening and attached at a second end by a bottom end section. A container may have one or more of a tongue, formed on the wall, having and interconnecting mechanism to be received and interlocked by a groove. Vertical interconnectivity is accomplished with mechanisms to stack containers and prevent swivel using a ridge and channel interlocking arrangement.

US Patent:

20160229107, Aug 11, 2016

Filed:

Apr 13, 2016

Appl. No.:

15/098289

Inventors:

- Arlington VA, US
Timothy J. CARLSON - Arlington VA, US
A. Irene HENDRICKSON - Los Angeles CA, US
Craig SEVERN - Sharon, CA
Ottmar BRANDAU - Wasaga Beach, CA
Michael FREDERICK - Santa Monica CA, US

International Classification:

B29C 49/06
B65D 21/02

Abstract:

Described are devices and containers that are scalable, modular, and lockable laterally and vertically with other like containers for a variety of applications. A container is formed by a wall attached at first end to a top end section with an opening and attached at a second end by a bottom end section. A container may have one or more of a tongue, formed on the wall, having and interconnecting mechanism to be received and interlocked by a groove. Vertical interconnectivity is accomplished with mechanisms to stack containers and prevent swivel using a ridge and channel interlocking arrangement.

US Patent:

20160031148, Feb 4, 2016

Filed:

Mar 17, 2014

Appl. No.:

14/777210

Inventors:

- Los Angeles CA, US
Timothy Carlson - Arlington VA, US
Craig Severn - Sharon, CA
Ottmar Brandau - Wasaga Beach, CA
Michael Frederick - Santa Monica CA, US

Assignee:

Friendship Products LLC - Los Angeles CA

International Classification:

B29C 49/54
B29C 49/48
B29C 49/70

Abstract:

Described are a mold and molding process for manufacturing devices and containers that are scalable, modular, and lockable laterally and vertically with other like devices or containers. The mold is formed with a cup mold and top end mold sections specially designed to allow for molding and demolding a container with an undercut.The cup mold includes, on a vertical wall, one or more undercuts. Multiple undercuts may further form tongues with undercuts each of which forms a groove with undercuts on the molded article, and/or one or more grooves with undercuts each of which form a tongue with undercuts in the molded article.Molding and Demolding of the article with undercuts is further enabled by utilizing an improved method of molding said article with an undercut, and demolding said article from the mold once it is molded, by improvements to each stage of the molding process, including the preform stage, the conditioning station stage, the blow stage and the release stage.