Patents by Inventor John B. Samz

John B. Samz 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: 20040226950
    Abstract: An integrally-formed cover for a container is disclosed. The integrally-formed cover comprises a cylindrical portion, a top portion, a shaker flap, a spooning flap, and an upwardly projecting lip. The top portion has a plurality of shaker openings and a spooning opening. The shaker flap and the spooning flap each have an outer edge with a downwardly extending skirt. The shaker flap and spooning flap are configured for selective movement between an open position and a closed position. The lip extends substantially around the shaker flap and the spooning flap and is configured to provide a guide for positioning a bottom of a container stacked on the top portion of the container cover. The cover may also comprise a sealing projection. The sealing projection may be circular and may be disposed inside the cylindrical portion. A container comprising a closed-bottom receptacle having an open and cylindrical upper end to which an integrally-formed cover is secured is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2003
    Publication date: November 18, 2004
    Applicant: Gateway Plastics, Inc.
    Inventors: John B. Samz, William C. Vogel
  • Patent number: 6308870
    Abstract: A food products container is disclosed having a cover with two integrally formed flaps for covering a plurality of cover openings, in particular a spooning opening and shaker openings. Skirts extending downward from the flaps engage their respective openings in the cover to seal them. The skirts that engage the openings extend downward and outward from the flaps at an angle. By extending outward and downward, the skirts engage and lock into the holes. A lip is provided at an outer edge of the cover on the flaps and on the non-rotating part of the cover to retain a second, identical container placed on top by engaging an outer indent in the bottom of the second container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2001
    Assignee: Gateway Plastics, Inc.
    Inventors: John B. Samz, William C. Vogel
  • Publication number: 20010013527
    Abstract: A food products container is disclosed having a cover with two integrally formed flaps for covering a plurality of cover openings, in particular a spooning opening and shaker openings. Skirts extending downward from the flaps engage their respective openings in the cover to seal them. The skirts that engage the openings extend downward and outward from the flaps at an angle. By extending outward and downward, the skirts engage and lock into the holes. A lip is provided at an outer edge of the cover on the flaps and on the non-rotating part of the cover to retain a second, identical container placed on top by engaging an outer indent in the bottom of the second container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2001
    Publication date: August 16, 2001
    Inventors: John B. Samz, William C. Vogel
  • Patent number: 6250517
    Abstract: A food products container is disclosed having a cover with two integrally formed flaps for covering a plurality of cover openings, in particular a spooning opening and shaker openings. Skirts extending downward from the flaps engage their respective openings in the cover to seal them. The skirts that engage the openings extend downward and outward from the flaps at an angle. By extending outward and downward, the skirts engage and lock into the holes. A lip is provided at an outer edge of the cover on the flaps and on the non-rotating part of the cover to retain a second, identical container placed on top by engaging an outer indent in the bottom of the second container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2001
    Assignee: Gateway Plastics, Inc.
    Inventors: John B. Samz, William C. Vogel
  • Patent number: 5971231
    Abstract: A food products container is disclosed having a cover with two integrally formed flaps for covering a plurality of cover openings, in particular a spooning opening and shaker openings. Skirts extending downward from the flaps engage their respective openings in the cover to seal them. The skirts that engage the openings extend downward and outward from the flaps at an angle. By extending outward and downward, the skirts engage and lock into the holes. A lip is provided at an outer edge of the cover on the flaps and on the non-rotating part of the cover to retain a second, identical container placed on top by engaging an outer indent in the bottom of the second container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 26, 1999
    Assignee: Glendale Plastics, Inc.
    Inventors: John B. Samz, William C. Vogel
  • Patent number: D509426
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2005
    Assignee: Gateway Plastics, Inc.
    Inventors: John B. Samz, William C. Vogel
  • Patent number: D530610
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2006
    Assignee: Gateway Plastic, Inc.
    Inventors: John B. Samz, William C. Vogel
  • Patent number: D541152
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2007
    Assignee: Gateway Plastics, Inc.
    Inventors: John B. Samz, William C. Vogel