US 12,459,189 B2
Modular blow mold system for blow molding a container
Advait Rasik Bhat, White Plains, NY (US); Stefano Giuliani, Brooklyn, NY (US); Maximiliano Rodriguez, Hillside, NJ (US); and Ellie Vineyard, White Plains, NY (US)
Assigned to PepsiCo, Inc., Purchase, NY (US)
Filed by PepsiCo, Inc., Purchase, NY (US)
Filed on Sep. 18, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/468,804.
Application 18/468,804 is a continuation of application No. 17/455,715, filed on Nov. 19, 2021, granted, now 11,759,992.
Application 17/455,715 is a continuation of application No. 16/932,151, filed on Jul. 17, 2020, granted, now 11,179,875, issued on Nov. 23, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2024/0009914 A1, Jan. 11, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B29C 49/48 (2006.01); B29C 33/38 (2006.01); B29C 49/56 (2006.01); B33Y 80/00 (2015.01); B29L 31/00 (2006.01); B33Y 10/00 (2015.01)
CPC B29C 49/48 (2013.01) [B29C 33/3842 (2013.01); B29C 49/4823 (2013.01); B33Y 80/00 (2014.12); B29C 2049/4825 (2013.01); B29C 2049/4858 (2013.01); B29C 49/487105 (2022.05); B29C 2049/566 (2013.01); B29K 2849/00 (2013.01); B29K 2905/00 (2013.01); B29L 2031/7158 (2013.01); B29L 2031/757 (2013.01); B33Y 10/00 (2014.12)] 23 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A modular system for blow molding a container, the system comprising:
a first 3D printed mold portion;
a second 3D printed mold portion;
a 3D printed base mold portion;
a shell comprising a first recess and a second recess, wherein the shell is removably coupled to the first 3D printed mold portion and the second 3D printed mold portion; and
a base shell configured to couple to the first recess at a first position and the second recesses at a second position that is different than the first position,
wherein the first 3D printed mold portion, the second 3D printed mold portion, and the 3D printed base mold portion are configured to define a blow mold cavity.