Patents by Inventor Frank T. McCarthy

Frank T. McCarthy 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).

  • Plastic fastener
    Patent number: 5575713
    Abstract: A plastic fastener which may be inserted into a body of meat for tagging purposes and then subsequently removed therefrom intact comprises an elongated unitary plastic member shaped to include a transverse bar, a paddle, and a flexible filament interconnecting the transverse tag and paddle. The transverse bar is interconnected to the filament in a T shaped configuration. In one embodiment, the portion of the transverse bar constituting the trailing end thereof when the transverse bar is inserted into the meat is made smaller than normal so as to minimize the likelihood of the transverse bar severing from the filament when the fastener is withdrawn from the body of the meat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 1995
    Date of Patent: November 19, 1996
    Assignee: Avery Dennison Corporation
    Inventors: James C. Benoit, Frank T. McCarthy, Gary Buchholz
  • Plastic fastener
    Patent number: 5573456
    Abstract: A plastic fastener which may be inserted into a body of meat for tagging purposes comprises an elongated unitary plastic member shaped to include a transverse bar, a paddle, and a flexible filament interconnecting the transverse tag and paddle. The portion of the transverse bar constituting the trailing end thereof when the transverse bar is inserted into the meat is made smaller than normal so as to minimize the likelihood of the transverse bar severing from the filament when the fastener is withdrawn from the body of the meat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 1995
    Date of Patent: November 12, 1996
    Assignee: Avery Dennison Corporation
    Inventors: James C. Benoit, Frank T. McCarthy, Gary Buchholz