Patents by Inventor Fred C. Newman

Fred C. Newman 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).

  • Pressure release tamper indicating feature for closure
    Patent number: 4778072
    Abstract: This relates to a closure unit of the type including a closure member lockable in place having secured thereto a lever for effecting unlocking of the closure member. The closure unit has a tamper indicating feature in the form of a rivet projecting from the closure member and being received in a ring member releasably integrally formed with the lever. The rivet has been modified to have a blind hole opening through the underside of the closure member for presentation to the interior of an associated container whereby, should the rivet be severed from the closure member, the blind hole will open to the atmosphere and permit a venting under high pressure of the interior of the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 1982
    Date of Patent: October 18, 1988
    Assignee: Coninental Can Company, Inc.
    Inventor: Fred C. Newman
  • Method of forming an annular seam between two container body halves
    Patent number: 4415387
    Abstract: This relates to an annular seam between two tubular body portions. The seam is particularly adapted for joining open ends of two cup members to form a container. The seam incorporates a hem on one of the members with the hem facilitating the application of the adhesive required to bond the cup members together while at the same time permitting the same adhesive to engage raw edges of the cup members in sealing relation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 1982
    Date of Patent: November 15, 1983
    Assignee: The Continental Group, Inc.
    Inventor: Fred C. Newman
  • Annular seam between two container body halves
    Patent number: 4372459
    Abstract: This relates to an annular seam between two tubular body portions. The seam is particularly adapted for joining open ends of two cup members to form a container. The seam incorporates a hem on one of the members with the hem facilitating the application of the adhesive required to bond the cup members together while at the same time permitting the same adhesive to engage raw edges of the cup members in sealing relation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 1980
    Date of Patent: February 8, 1983
    Assignee: The Continental Group, Inc.
    Inventor: Fred C. Newman
  • Carrier assembly for multi-pack containers
    Patent number: 4231605
    Abstract: A multipackage assembly for two large containers each of which has a handle with means for releasably interlocking with each other for holding the upper ends of the containers together, the lower ends of the containers being held together by a releasable band.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 1979
    Date of Patent: November 4, 1980
    Assignee: The Continental Group, Inc.
    Inventor: Fred C. Newman
  • Container end panel
    Patent number: D247475
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 1975
    Date of Patent: March 14, 1978
    Assignee: Continental Can Company, Inc.
    Inventor: Fred C. Newman