Patents by Inventor John P. Lowe

John P. Lowe 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).

  • Pivoting container top
    Patent number: 7780046
    Abstract: A closure for closing an opening of a container to enable dispensing of material from or inserting material into the container. The closure includes a lid and a pivotable member adjacent to the lid. The lid is configured to completely cover the opening of the container. The pivotable member is positioned in the interior of the container when the container is closed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2010
    Inventor: John P. Lowe
  • Salt shaker device with a resilient cover retaining device
    Patent number: 5145097
    Abstract: A food seasoning shaker (10) for dispensing salt and the like, is described. The shaker is comprised of a container portion (11) for holding food seasoning (13), a cover portion (15) serving as a closure for the container, a pair of anchor rods (17) and (19) mounted on annular rims (11F) and (15G) on the respective container and cover and a connection spring (21) mounted on and between the rods for holding the cover on the container. The cover has a top wall (15B) with perforations or openings (15D) for dispensing food seasoning from the shaker. The anchor rods and connecting spring enable the cover to rotate about the axis of the shaker with respect to the container portion. The anchor rods and connecting spring also enable the cover to partially separate from the container for filling the shaker with food seasoning.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 1991
    Date of Patent: September 8, 1992
    Inventor: John P. Lowe
  • Combined salt shaker and pepper mill
    Patent number: 5145119
    Abstract: A food seasoning shaker and pepper mill unit (10) for dispensing salt and the like and for dispensing pulverized peppercorn. The shaker and pepper mill unit is comprised of a food seasoning shaker (11) for dispensing food seasoning (13) and a pepper mill (15) for grinding peppercorn into a food seasoning. The shaker is mounted on the pepper mill by a coil spring (23) mounted on a central shaft (17) that connects between the shaker and the pepper mill. The shaft and coil spring also serve to hold a rotor (19), which is mounted on the shaft, in a spaced relationship with a stator (27) portion of the pepper mill. The rotor is adjustable on the shaft to enable a user of the unit to regulate the fineness or coarseness of the pulverized peppercorn leaving the pepper mill. The peppercorn are ground between the rotor and the stator by rotating the shaker relative to the pepper mill. This causes the shaft to rotate, which in turn rotates the rotor relative to the stator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 1991
    Date of Patent: September 8, 1992
    Inventor: John P. Lowe