Patents by Inventor Duane Sawyer

Duane Sawyer 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).

  • Publication number: 20130097973
    Abstract: A pharmacy container comprises a bottle and a ring. The bottle includes a body defining a storage chamber, a neck extending away from the body and defining an opening opposite and providing access to the body, and a pair of opposed ledges each extending radially outwardly from the neck and spaced from the body. The neck includes threads extending around an outside surface of the neck, and the pair of opposed ledges are positioned between the body and the threads. The ring defines an interior wall, an exterior wall, and a pair of opposed indentations radially extending through the interior wall toward the exterior wall. The ring is positioned around the neck with the pair of opposed indentations positioned adjacent the pair of opposed ledges such that interaction between the pair of opposed indentations and the pair of opposed ledges maintains the ring in position relative to the bottle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2011
    Publication date: April 25, 2013
    Applicant: TARGET BRANDS, INC.
    Inventors: Ryan P. McCoy, Stacy Abel, Matthew P. Franks, Adam D. Hoppus, Duane Sawyer, Gordon Beecroft, John Vassallo, Michael Makhlouf
  • Patent number: 8322573
    Abstract: A package includes a pour spout and a closure cap. The pour spout is adapted to fit into a neck finish associated with a container using a wedging action.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Assignee: Berry Plastics Corporation
    Inventors: John Tauber, Duane Sawyer
  • Patent number: 8286817
    Abstract: A multi-section lid for a can containing edible material includes a lid base, a cover portion, and a tear strip. The lid base can attach the lid to the can. The lid base defines one or more openings that permit access to the edible material. The cover portion includes one or more doors to cover the openings. The tear strip portion is positioned between the lid base and the cover portion. The tear strip portion is connected to the lid base and the cover portion by a plurality of bridges. The mold for forming the lid includes cavities that define flow channels that permit the lid material to flow through bridge cavities to fill the cavities in the mold during formation of the lid such that the lid base, the cover portion, and the tear strip portion are the single integral component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: McCormick & Company, Incorporated
    Inventors: Tracie Lynn Wilson, Steve Gift, Tom Coulter, Duane Sawyer
  • Publication number: 20120012613
    Abstract: A package includes a pour spout and a closure cap. The pour spout is adapted to fit into a neck finish associated with a container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2011
    Publication date: January 19, 2012
    Applicant: BERRY PLASTICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: John Tauber, Duane Sawyer
  • Publication number: 20110309105
    Abstract: A package includes a pour spout and a closure cap. The pour spout is adapted to fit into a neck finish associated with a container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2011
    Publication date: December 22, 2011
    Applicant: BERRY PLASTICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: John Tauber, Duane Sawyer
  • Publication number: 20110309104
    Abstract: A package includes a pour spout and a closure cap. The pour spout is adapted to fit into a neck finish associated with a container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2011
    Publication date: December 22, 2011
    Applicant: BERRY PLASTICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: John Tauber, Duane Sawyer
  • Publication number: 20110303698
    Abstract: A package includes a pour spout and a closure cap. The pour spout is adapted to fit into a neck finish associated with a container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2011
    Publication date: December 15, 2011
    Applicant: BERRY PLASTICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: John Tauber, Duane Sawyer
  • Publication number: 20110239597
    Abstract: A multi-section lid for a can containing edible material includes a lid base, a cover portion, and a tear strip. The lid base can attach the lid to the can. The lid base defines one or more openings that permit access to the edible material. The cover portion includes one or more doors to cover the openings. The tear strip portion is positioned between the lid base and the cover portion. The tear strip portion is connected to the lid base and the cover portion by a plurality of bridges. The mold for forming the lid includes cavities that define flow channels that permit the lid material to flow through bridge cavities to fill the cavities in the mold during formation of the lid such that the lid base, the cover portion, and the tear strip portion are the single integral component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2011
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Applicant: MCCORMICK & COMPANY, INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Tracie Wilson, Steve Gift, Tom Coulter, Duane Sawyer
  • Patent number: 8011535
    Abstract: A process for closing a fill passageway into a container with a closure unit comprising a pour spout and a closure cap. The pour spout is mounted to a neck finish associated with a container in an anchored position on the neck finish without blocking later removal of the closure cap from the pour spout by a consumer to expose the fluid-discharge outlet of the pour spout to permit discharge of fluid material from the interior region of the container through the exposed fluid-discharge outlet while the pour spout remains in the stationary anchored position on the neck finish.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Assignee: Berry Plastics Corporation
    Inventors: John Tauber, Duane Sawyer
  • Patent number: 7870967
    Abstract: A vial includes a container having a receptacle formed to include an interior region and a mouth opening into the interior region and a child-resistant closure for the container. The closure includes a cap to be mounted on the receptacle in a closed position to close the mouth and separated from the receptacle to open the mouth. A latch coupled to the closure mates with a lug coupled to the container to retain the closure in a closed position on the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2011
    Assignee: Berry Plastics Corporation
    Inventor: Duane Sawyer
  • Publication number: 20100242414
    Abstract: A package includes a pour spout and a closure cap. The pour spout is adapted to fit into a neck finish associated with a container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2010
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Applicant: BERRY PLASTICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: John TAUBER, Duane Sawyer
  • Patent number: 7798348
    Abstract: A child-resistant closure is provided for connection to a container. The closure includes a base and a cap. The cap is secured to the base of the closure by use of a hinge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2010
    Assignee: Berry Plastics Corporation
    Inventor: Duane Sawyer
  • Publication number: 20090101645
    Abstract: A multi-section lid for a can containing edible material includes a lid base, a cover portion, and a tear strip. The lid base can attach the lid to the can. The lid base defines one or more openings that permit access to the edible material. The cover portion includes one or more doors to cover the openings. The tear strip portion is positioned between the lid base and the cover portion. The tear strip portion is connected to the lid base and the cover portion by a plurality of bridges. The mold for forming the lid includes cavities that define flow channels that permit the lid material to flow through bridge cavities to fill the cavities in the mold during formation of the lid such that the lid base, the cover portion, and the tear strip portion are the single integral component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2008
    Publication date: April 23, 2009
    Applicant: MCCORMICK & COMPANY, INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Tracie WILSON, Steve Gift, Tom Coulter, Duane Sawyer
  • Publication number: 20080264961
    Abstract: A container closure adapted to be used with a container to allow for the selected removal of the contents of the container. The container closure includes a body adapted to be mounted to the container, a flip-top cap, and a hinge used to couple the flip-top cap to the body. The flip-top cap is adapted to move from a closed position on the body to an open position away from the body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2008
    Publication date: October 30, 2008
    Applicant: BERRY PLASTICS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Duane SAWYER
  • Publication number: 20080116163
    Abstract: A vial includes a container and a child-resistant closure for the container. A latch coupled to the closure mates with a lug coupled to the container to retain the closure in a closed position on the container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2007
    Publication date: May 22, 2008
    Applicant: BERRY PLASTICS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Duane Sawyer
  • Patent number: 7303088
    Abstract: A tamper-evident closure includes a body adapted to mount on a container, a cap, and a hinge coupled to the body and to the cap. A tamper-evident tear strip is coupled to the cap to retain the cap temporarily in a fixed position relative to the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2007
    Assignee: Berry Plastics Corporation
    Inventors: Duane Sawyer, Ryan Davidson, Robert C. Weilminster, Frederick R. Middlestadt
  • Patent number: D599203
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2009
    Assignee: McCormick & Company, Incorporated
    Inventors: Tracie Lynn Wilson, Tom Coulter, Steve Gift, Duane Sawyer
  • Patent number: D604161
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2009
    Assignee: McCormick & Company, Incorporated
    Inventors: Tracie Lynn Wilson, Tom Coulter, Steve Gift, Duane Sawyer
  • Patent number: D615862
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2010
    Assignee: McCormick & Company, Incorporated
    Inventors: Tracie Lynn Wilson, Tom Coulter, Steve Gift, Duane Sawyer
  • Patent number: D639669
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Assignee: Deborah Adler LLC
    Inventors: Deborah Adler, Duane Sawyer