Patents by Inventor Christopher G. Neiner

Christopher G. Neiner 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).

  • Stay-on-tab container closure having tear panel with no contour features on the upper surface
    Patent number: 6234336
    Abstract: A stay-on-tab container closure suitable for use on beverage cans and the like, said closure including an center panel with an downwardly displaceable tear panel, which, in one aspect, has a smooth upper surface having no visually perceptible contour features, and which, in another aspect, has low-relief contour features on its upper surface. Closures according to the invention have reduced stresses across the score defining the tear panel, thereby reducing the likelihood of stress-induced fatigue cracking which can lead to score failure when the container closure is joined to a can body and the resulting can is internally pressurized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2001
    Assignee: Metal Container Corporation
    Inventor: Christopher G. Neiner
  • End closure for a container
    Patent number: D387987
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 23, 1997
    Assignee: Metal Container Corporation
    Inventor: Christopher G. Neiner