Richard V Blackburn

US Patent:

20120180436, Jul 19, 2012

Filed:

Feb 21, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/401241

Inventors:

Mitchell Barry Chait - Las Vegas NV, US
Richard Blackburn - Tustin CA, US
Marco Armand Hegyi - Laguna Niguel CA, US

Assignee:

TEN Media, LLC - Beverly Hills CA

International Classification:

B65B 1/04

US Classification:

53473

Abstract:

A method for arranging eggs in a container. Eggs placed in receptacles of the container come to a resting orientation, by virtue of eh contouring of the receptacle, such that a long axis of the first egg is tilted toward a rear portion of the container at nearly uniform angles slightly offset from a vertical axis, and parallel side-to-side. Using features of the container, movement of eggs from their resting orientation, as well as twisting (spinning) about their long axes is resisted during marking, shipping or handling. The orienting of eggs in the receptacles or compartments thereof may be aided by use of an egg orienter. Tilting of the eggs may be facilitated by using receptacles or compartments which are asymmetrically contoured with respect to the vertical axis.

US Patent:

20130212981, Aug 22, 2013

Filed:

Feb 21, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/401211

Inventors:

Mitchell Barry Chait - Las Vegas NV, US
Richard Blackburn - Tustin CA, US
Marco Armand Hegyi - Laguna Niguel CA, US

Assignee:

TEN Media, LLC - Beverly Hills CA

International Classification:

B65D 85/32
B65B 21/06
B65D 81/02

US Classification:

53443, 2065218, 2065219

Abstract:

A container for eggs which uniformly orients eggs so that a substantial amount of surface area of the egg is uniformly presented for marking and viewing. The container has receptacles that may include one or more guidance features configured to automatically guide eggs to settle into a preferred resting orientation with the eggs uniformly centered and tilted slightly backward within their receptacles. The receptacles are designed to resist movement of the eggs from their resting orientation during marking, shipping or handling. Optionally, guidance and stabilizing features may cooperate to maintain eggs in a desired resting orientation.

Author:

Richard Arthur Blackburn

ISBN #:

0455169403

Author:

Richard Arthur Blackburn

ISBN #:

0642936854

Author:

Richard J. Blackburn

ISBN #:

0860912574

Author:

Richard J. Blackburn

ISBN #:

0860919722

Author:

Richard A. Blackburn

ISBN #:

0533050707

Author:

Richard Blackburn

ISBN #:

0256065209