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).
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Patent number: 8240938Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 15, 2009Date of Patent: August 14, 2012Assignee: Tablecraft Products CompanyInventor: Charles P. Maxwell
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Patent number: 8162186Abstract: 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 valType: GrantFiled: May 14, 2008Date of Patent: April 24, 2012Assignee: Tablecraft Products CompanyInventor: Charles P. Maxwell
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Publication number: 20100316434Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 15, 2009Publication date: December 16, 2010Applicant: Tablecraft Products CompanyInventor: Charles P. Maxwell
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Publication number: 20090283555Abstract: 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 theType: ApplicationFiled: May 14, 2008Publication date: November 19, 2009Applicant: Tablecraft Products CompanyInventor: Charles P. Maxwell
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Publication number: 20090283494Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: May 14, 2008Publication date: November 19, 2009Applicant: Tablecraft Products CompanyInventor: Charles P. Maxwell
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Publication number: 20080223882Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2007Publication date: September 18, 2008Inventor: Charles P. Maxwell
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Patent number: D521863Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2005Date of Patent: May 30, 2006Assignee: Tablecraft Products CompanyInventors: Glenn R. Davis, Charles P. Maxwell
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Patent number: D568088Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2007Date of Patent: May 6, 2008Assignee: Tablecraft Products CompanyInventor: Charles P. Maxwell
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Patent number: D590255Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2008Date of Patent: April 14, 2009Assignee: Tablecraft Products CompanyInventor: Charles P. Maxwell
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Patent number: D598749Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2009Date of Patent: August 25, 2009Assignee: Tablecraft Products CompanyInventor: Charles P. Maxwell
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Patent number: D612614Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2009Date of Patent: March 30, 2010Assignee: Tablecraft Products CompanyInventor: Charles P. Maxwell
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Patent number: D625537Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2009Date of Patent: October 19, 2010Assignee: Tablecraft Products CompanyInventors: Charles P. Maxwell, Scott Collins, Kenneth Krall
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Patent number: D630094Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2009Date of Patent: January 4, 2011Assignee: Tablecraft Products CompanyInventor: Charles P. Maxwell
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Patent number: D642468Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2010Date of Patent: August 2, 2011Assignee: Tablecraft Products CompanyInventor: Charles P. Maxwell
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Patent number: D668052Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2010Date of Patent: October 2, 2012Assignee: Tablecraft Products CompanyInventor: Charles P. Maxwell
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Patent number: D668953Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2011Date of Patent: October 16, 2012Assignee: Tablecroft Products CompanyInventor: Charles P. Maxwell
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Patent number: D694625Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2012Date of Patent: December 3, 2013Assignee: Tablecraft Products CompanyInventor: Charles P. Maxwell