Patents by Inventor Chad E. Rice
Chad E. Rice has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 8915388Abstract: A child-resistant package includes a vial and a closure configured to mount on the vial to cover a mouth opening into a product-storage chamber of the vial. A child-resistant feature cooperates with the closure and the vial to prevent unwanted removal of the closure from the vial.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2010Date of Patent: December 23, 2014Assignee: Berry Plastics CorporationInventor: Chad E. Rice
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Patent number: 8579158Abstract: A container includes a bottle formed to include an interior region and a collapsible bag in the interior region. The collapsible bag is formed to include a chamber for holding a dispensable product. A dispenser is coupled to the bottle and arranged to communicate with dispensable product held in the collapsible bag. The dispenser is operable by a consumer to discharge the dispensable product from the collapsible bag.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2011Date of Patent: November 12, 2013Assignee: Berry Plastics CorporationInventor: Chad E. Rice
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Patent number: 8240491Abstract: A child-resistant canister includes a container and a closure configured to mount on the container to close an opening into an interior region formed in the container. The closure includes a lid and a lid anchor coupled to the lid. The lid anchor is configured to mate with a closure retainer included in the container to retain the closure in a mounted position on the container.Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 2009Date of Patent: August 14, 2012Assignee: Berry Plastics CorporationInventors: W. Gordon Beecroft, Chad E. Rice, Duane C. Sawyer, John A. Vassallo
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Patent number: 8220636Abstract: A child-resistant package includes a case and blister cards. The blister cards are mounted for movement between stored positions inside the case and exposed positions outside the case.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2010Date of Patent: July 17, 2012Assignee: Berry Plastics CorporationInventors: W. Gordon Beecroft, Chad E. Rice
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Patent number: 8066122Abstract: A child-resistant package includes a case and blister cards. The blister cards are mounted for movement between stored positions inside the case and exposed positions outside the case.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2010Date of Patent: November 29, 2011Assignee: Berry Plastics CorporationInventors: W. Gordon Beecroft, Chad E. Rice
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Patent number: 8051999Abstract: A closure construction of the present invention includes a container with male threading on the neck thereof with a pair of locking notches. The cap includes a pair of split arcuate walls with partial threading thereon, which provides, in cooperation with each other, a threaded connection between the cap and the male threading disposed thereby releasably securing the cap to the container. A pair of protrusions are connected to and emanate inwardly from the inner surface of the outer wall. The pair of protrusions are releasably respectively seated in the pair of locking notches when the cap is threaded past a predetermined point onto the neck of the container. When the cap is squeezed in a direction generally perpendicular to a line running through the protrusions, the protrusions lift out of their respective locking notches to permit the cap to be unthreaded from the container.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2009Date of Patent: November 8, 2011Assignee: CVS Pharmacy, Inc. a Rhode Island corporationInventors: Suzanne M. Carmody, Aidan Petrie, Daniel Nelsen, Margaux Boyaval, Gerhard Andrew Foelsche, Chad E. Rice, Joseph J. Bruchman, W. Gordon Beecroft, Brian Dombrowski, John Anthony Vassallo
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Publication number: 20110259915Abstract: A container includes a bottle formed to include an interior region and a collapsible bag in the interior region. The collapsible bag is formed to include a chamber for holding a dispensable product. A dispenser is coupled to the bottle and arranged to communicate with dispensable product held in the collapsible bag. The dispenser is operable by a consumer to discharge the dispensable product from the collapsible bag.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 6, 2011Publication date: October 27, 2011Applicant: BERRY PLASTICS CORPORATIONInventor: Chad E. Rice
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Patent number: 7878437Abstract: A canister configured to include a container and a spice grinder coupled to the container. The spice grinder includes a grinding ring and a feed cone unit that cooperates with the grinding ring to define a grinding chamber therebetween.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2008Date of Patent: February 1, 2011Assignee: Berry Plastics CorporationInventor: Chad E. Rice
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Publication number: 20100264054Abstract: A child-resistant package includes a case and blister cards. The blister cards are mounted for movement between stored positions inside the case and exposed positions outside the case.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2010Publication date: October 21, 2010Applicant: BERRY PLASTICS CORPORATIONInventors: W. Gordon Beecroft, Chad E. Rice
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Publication number: 20100252478Abstract: A child-resistant package includes a case and blister cards. The blister cards are mounted for movement between stored positions inside the case and exposed positions outside the case.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2010Publication date: October 7, 2010Applicant: BERRY PLASTICS CORPORATIONInventors: W. Gordon Beecroft, Chad E. Rice
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Publication number: 20100200533Abstract: A child-resistant package includes a vial and a closure configured to mount on the vial to cover a mouth opening into a product-storage chamber of the vial. A child-resistant feature cooperates with the closure and the vial to prevent unwanted removal of the closure from the vial.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 9, 2010Publication date: August 12, 2010Inventor: Chad E. Rice
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Publication number: 20100102094Abstract: A package includes a container and a removable cap coupled to a filler neck of the container. The package also includes a fluid dispenser coupled to the filler neck to regulate discharge of fluid material from an interior region of the container.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2009Publication date: April 29, 2010Applicant: BERRY PLASTICS CORPORATIONInventors: Chad E. Rice, W. Gordon Beecroft
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Publication number: 20100051572Abstract: A child-resistant canister includes a container and a closure configured to mount on the container to close an opening into an interior region formed in the container. The closure includes a lid and a lid anchor coupled to the lid. The lid anchor is configured to mate with a closure retainer included in the container to retain the closure in a mounted position on the container.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 3, 2009Publication date: March 4, 2010Applicant: BERRY PLASTICS CORPORATIONInventors: W. Gordon Beecroft, Chad E. Rice, Duane C. Sawyer, John A. Vassallo
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Publication number: 20090223985Abstract: A closure construction of the present invention includes a container with male threading on the neck thereof with a pair of locking notches. The cap includes a pair of split arcuate walls with partial threading thereon, which provides, in cooperation with each other, a threaded connection between the cap and the male threading disposed thereby releasably securing the cap to the container. A pair of protrusions are connected to and emanate inwardly from the inner surface of the outer wall. The pair of protrusions are releasably respectively seated in the pair of locking notches when the cap is threaded past a predetermined point onto the neck of the container. When the cap is squeezed in a direction generally perpendicular to a line running through the protrusions, the protrusions lift out of their respective locking notches to permit the cap to be unthreaded from the container.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2009Publication date: September 10, 2009Applicant: CVS Pharmacy, Inc.Inventors: Suzanne M. Carmody, Aidan Petrie, Daniel Nelsen, Margaux Boyaval, Gerhard Andrew Foelsche, Chad E. Rice, Joseph J. Bruchman, W. Gordon Beecroft, Brian Dombrowski, John Anthony Vassallo
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Publication number: 20090134256Abstract: A canister configured to include a container and a spice grinder coupled to the container. The spice grinder includes a grinding ring and a feed cone unit that cooperates with the grinding ring to define a grinding chamber therebetween.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 22, 2008Publication date: May 28, 2009Inventor: Chad E. Rice