Patents by Inventor John W. Grover

John W. Grover 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).

  • Vented, grooved back, heat induction foil
    Patent number: 6602309
    Abstract: There is provided a cap liner including a fluid impermeable layer for venting gas to and from the container and an adhering device for adhering the impermeable layer to a rim of a container and a channel extending therethrough for venting gas therethrough. Also provided by the present invention is a method of sealing an opening of a container by affixing a meltable layer of a sealing member to a container rim and venting the container through a vent patch, meltable layer, a foil layer, and a fluid impermeable layer having pathways thereon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2003
    Assignee: Performance Systematix, Inc.
    Inventors: Karlis Vizulis, John W. Grover
  • Vented, grooved back, heat induction foil
    Publication number: 20020014057
    Abstract: There is provided a cap liner including a fluid impermeable layer for venting gas to and from the container and an adhering device for adhering the impermeable layer to a rim of a container and a channel extending therethrough for venting gas therethrough. Also provided by the present invention is a method of sealing an opening of a container by affixing a meltable layer of a sealing member to a container rim and venting the container through a vent patch, meltable layer, a foil layer, and a fluid impermeable layer having pathways thereon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2001
    Publication date: February 7, 2002
    Inventors: Karlis Vizulis, John W. Grover