Patents by Inventor Charles P. Maxwell

Charles P. Maxwell 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).

  • Patent number: 8240938
    Abstract: An over cap brush for a squeeze dispensing bottle comprising a body injection molded as a single piece, the body being formed of a relatively soft elastomeric material, the body including a circular end wall, a generally cylindrical skirt at an outer periphery of the end wall defining a central axis and extending in one direction along the axis, the end wall having a central through hole and an outer face with a multitude of bristles distributed about the hole and extending axially from said face in a direction opposite the one direction, the skirt being of sufficient length so as to extend along the threads of a screw-on cap to retain the over cap brush on the cap by frictionally engaging the exterior of the skirt of the cap while the cap is disposed on a squeeze dispensing bottle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: Tablecraft Products Company
    Inventor: Charles P. Maxwell
  • Patent number: 8162186
    Abstract: A refillable bottom dispensing package forming a closed space in which fluid material can be stored and from which such material can be dispensed, the package having a rigid wall adjacent a bottom thereof, the wall having a hole, a resilient valve regulating dispensing of the fluid material contained in the package through the hole, the valve being closed to the passage of fluid material through the hole when the contents of the package are substantially at atmospheric pressure and being opened by pressure on the contents when the pressure is above atmospheric pressure, the valve forming a flap seal against a surface of the wall, the sealing action of the flap seal against the wall surface being free of influence from structural elements of the package while being directly responsive in its sealing force against the wall surface to the pressure level of the contents in the package space, the inter-relationship of the flap seal and the wall within the package being arranged to avoid impeding removal of the val
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: Tablecraft Products Company
    Inventor: Charles P. Maxwell
  • Publication number: 20100316434
    Abstract: An over cap brush for a squeeze dispensing bottle comprising a body injection molded as a single piece, the body being formed of a relatively soft elastomeric material, the body including a circular end wall, a generally cylindrical skirt at an outer periphery of the end wall defining a central axis and extending in one direction along the axis, the end wall having a central through hole and an outer face with a multitude of bristles distributed about the hole and extending axially from said face in a direction opposite the one direction, the skirt being of sufficient length so as to extend along the threads of a screw-on cap to retain the over cap brush on the cap by frictionally engaging the exterior of the skirt of the cap while the cap is disposed on a squeeze dispensing bottle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2009
    Publication date: December 16, 2010
    Applicant: Tablecraft Products Company
    Inventor: Charles P. Maxwell
  • Publication number: 20090283555
    Abstract: A refillable bottom dispensing package forming a closed space in which fluid material can be stored and from which such material can be dispensed, the package having a rigid wall adjacent a bottom thereof, the wall having a hole, a resilient valve regulating dispensing of the fluid material contained in the package through the hole, the valve being closed to the passage of fluid material through the hole when the contents of the package are substantially at atmospheric pressure and being opened by pressure on the contents when said pressure is above atmospheric pressure, the valve forming a flap seal against a surface of said wall, the sealing action of the flap seal against said wall surface being free of influence from structural elements of the package while being directly responsive in its sealing force against the wall surface to the pressure level of the contents in the package space, the inter-relationship of the flap seal and the wall within the package being arranged to avoid impeding removal of the
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2008
    Publication date: November 19, 2009
    Applicant: Tablecraft Products Company
    Inventor: Charles P. Maxwell
  • Publication number: 20090283494
    Abstract: A plastic refillable bottle and a plastic screw-on closure for the bottle, the bottle having a one-piece molded hollow body and integral neck, the walls of the body and neck being of generally uniform thickness, the neck having an opening through which material in the bottle passes when being dispensed and being formed with a helical thread, the closure being configured to extend across the bottle mouth and having a skirt for overlying the bottle neck, the closure skirt having a thread complementary to the thread on the neck and enabling the closure to be tightened onto the neck and effect a seal adequate to avoid excessive leakage of the contents out of the bottle through an interface between the skirt and neck, interior surfaces of the bottle and closure including the areas of the bottle and closure forming the respective threads being devoid of concave surface areas with a radius smaller than about ?? at corners forming an angle of less than 135°.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2008
    Publication date: November 19, 2009
    Applicant: Tablecraft Products Company
    Inventor: Charles P. Maxwell
  • Publication number: 20080223882
    Abstract: An open top pitcher provided with a full grip standoff handle on a side opposite a projecting pouring spout and a positive finger grip structure beneath the pouring spout whereby the pitcher lends itself to be easily passed hand to hand from one person to another. The geometry of the pitcher can include auxiliary speed pouring spouts and allows the pitcher to be economically injection molded.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2007
    Publication date: September 18, 2008
    Inventor: Charles P. Maxwell
  • Patent number: D521863
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2006
    Assignee: Tablecraft Products Company
    Inventors: Glenn R. Davis, Charles P. Maxwell
  • Patent number: D568088
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2008
    Assignee: Tablecraft Products Company
    Inventor: Charles P. Maxwell
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    Patent number: D590255
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2009
    Assignee: Tablecraft Products Company
    Inventor: Charles P. Maxwell
  • Patent number: D598749
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2009
    Assignee: Tablecraft Products Company
    Inventor: Charles P. Maxwell
  • Patent number: D612614
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2010
    Assignee: Tablecraft Products Company
    Inventor: Charles P. Maxwell
  • Patent number: D625537
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2010
    Assignee: Tablecraft Products Company
    Inventors: Charles P. Maxwell, Scott Collins, Kenneth Krall
  • Patent number: D630094
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2011
    Assignee: Tablecraft Products Company
    Inventor: Charles P. Maxwell
  • Patent number: D642468
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignee: Tablecraft Products Company
    Inventor: Charles P. Maxwell
  • Patent number: D668052
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignee: Tablecraft Products Company
    Inventor: Charles P. Maxwell
  • Patent number: D668953
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: Tablecroft Products Company
    Inventor: Charles P. Maxwell
  • Patent number: D694625
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: Tablecraft Products Company
    Inventor: Charles P. Maxwell