Patents by Inventor Jerry D. Offerman

Jerry D. Offerman 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).

  • Container cover with hemmed leading edge
    Publication number: 20040217116
    Abstract: A metal slide lid for a container which is formed from a metal blank, but in which substantially all of the raw metal edges of the blank are shielded by formed shapes. A pair of rolled rails depend from the top portion, are spaced by a sufficient distance to accept a container on which the lid is to slide, and the rolls are such that the raw metal edge is shielded within the roll. The non-rolled portions of the container, particularly the front edge which can be engaged by the fingers, is formed into a tight safety hemmed edge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2003
    Publication date: November 4, 2004
    Applicant: J.L. Clark, Inc.
    Inventors: Jerry D. Offerman, Walter P. Pietruch