Patents by Inventor Gunter Hinz, Jr.

Gunter Hinz, Jr. 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).

  • Method and apparatus for selectively sealing and pouring liquid from a container
    Patent number: 5169016
    Abstract: The present invention comprises a method and apparatus for selectively sealing and pouring a liquid from a container. The device includes a hollow vessel 11 having a sealingly attached lid 12. Lid 12 includes communicating deformable pout spouts 16,16a therethrough and an actuating mechanism comprising an actuator member 15, actuator button 14, a transverse actuator member 20 and appended pinch clamps 19 and 19a which, when the actuating mechanism is urged into the null or unactivated position clamps the deformable pour spouts thereby preventing liquid from escaping from the vessel. Conversely, in the actuated position, transverse actuator member 20 and pinch bars 19 and 19a are released and the flexible pour spouts 16 and 16a return to the undeformed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 1992
    Date of Patent: December 8, 1992
    Inventor: Gunter Hinz, Jr.