Patents by Inventor Clifford Marritt

Clifford Marritt 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).

  • Mechanism for inserting a straw into a container and method therefore
    Patent number: 6761015
    Abstract: A high speed straw insertion machine has a device which feeds a straw, feeds a lifter and then engages the straw with the lifter. This assembly is transported to a mechanism which secures the lifter to the straw and then puts the straw and the float into a container. The container with the straw and the float is transported to an anchoring machine which engages the straw and the container to trap the straw and float entirely within the container. In one embodiment, the straw is positioned between a corner and a shoulder defined by the container and is retained in this position due to the flexibility of the straw. In another embodiment, the straw is positioned below a rib formed in the body of the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2004
    Assignee: The KeyStraw Company, LLC
    Inventors: Peter F. Murphy, James H. Kurtz, Jr., Clifford Marritt
  • Mechanism for inserting a straw into a container and method therefore
    Publication number: 20010002532
    Abstract: A high speed straw insertion machine has a device which feeds a straw, feeds a lifter and then engages the straw with the lifter. This assembly is transported to a mechanism which secures the lifter to the straw and then puts the straw and the float into a container. The container with the straw and the float is transported to an anchoring machine which engages the straw and the container to trap the straw and float entirely within the container. In one embodiment, the straw is positioned between a corner and a shoulder defined by the container and is retained in this position due to the flexibility of the straw. In another embodiment, the straw is positioned below a rib formed in the body of the container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2001
    Publication date: June 7, 2001
    Inventors: Peter F. Murphy, James H. Kurtz, Clifford Marritt