Patents by Inventor Keith J. Colacioppo

Keith J. Colacioppo 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).

  • Patent number: 11772860
    Abstract: A container includes a container body with a projection and a cap with a cover member, an inner member, and an outer member. The inner member is threadably engaged to the neck of the container body and is supported for movement between a first threaded position and a second threaded position relative to the container body. The outer member depends from the cover member and extends at least partly about the inner member and an axis. The outer member includes a tamper-evident member that includes an abutment member configured to engage with the projection to limit movement of the cap from the first threaded position to the second threaded position. Also, the tamper-evident member is permanently deformable to disengage the projection and allow movement of the cap from the first threaded position to the second threaded position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: HENKEL AG & CO. KGAA
    Inventors: Daniel Peter Sterling, Keith J. Colacioppo
  • Patent number: 11358764
    Abstract: A child-resistant container includes a cap with an outer member moveable relative to the axis radially between a first position and a radially displaced position. The container also includes a container body with a neck that engages with an inner member of the cap. The container body has a projection that engages the outer member and limits rotational movement of the cap when the outer member is in the first position and the cap is contemporaneously twisted-off. The outer member bypasses the projection when the outer member is in the radially displaced position and the cap is contemporaneously twisted-off. The projection includes a receiving aperture that receives at least part of the outer member when the outer member is in the first position and the cap is contemporaneously twisted off.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Daniel Peter Sterling, Keith J. Colacioppo, Michael David Daoust
  • Publication number: 20210371173
    Abstract: A child-resistant container includes a cap with an outer member moveable relative to the axis radially between a first position and a radially displaced position. The container also includes a container body with a neck that engages with an inner member of the cap. The container body has a projection that engages the outer member and limits rotational movement of the cap when the outer member is in the first position and the cap is contemporaneously twisted-off. The outer member bypasses the projection when the outer member is in the radially displaced position and the cap is contemporaneously twisted-off. The projection includes a receiving aperture that receives at least part of the outer member when the outer member is in the first position and the cap is contemporaneously twisted off.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2020
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Applicant: Henkel IP & Holding GmbH
    Inventors: Daniel Peter Sterling, Keith J. Colacioppo, Michael David Daoust
  • Patent number: 10913582
    Abstract: A tap lock has an engagement member, a barrier member, and a retainer member that extends between the engagement member and the barrier member and that retains the engagement member at a fixed position relative to the barrier member. The engagement member removably attaches to a support structure of a tap dispensing closure of a container body. The barrier member is disposed proximate an outlet passage and valve member of the tap dispensing closure. The barrier member limits movement of the valve member from a closed position toward an open position to prevent leakage of material from the outlet passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Inventors: Daniel Peter Sterling, Samuel Edward Nuckels, Keith J. Colacioppo
  • Publication number: 20210009321
    Abstract: A container includes a container body with a projection and a cap with a cover member, an inner member, and an outer member. The inner member is threadably engaged to the neck of the container body and is supported for movement between a first threaded position and a second threaded position relative to the container body. The outer member depends from the cover member and extends at least partly about the inner member and an axis. The outer member includes a tamper-evident member that includes an abutment member configured to engage with the projection to limit movement of the cap from the first threaded position to the second threaded position. Also, the tamper-evident member is permanently deformable to disengage the projection and allow movement of the cap from the first threaded position to the second threaded position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2020
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Applicant: HENKEL IP & HOLDING GMBH
    Inventors: Daniel Peter Sterling, Keith J. Colacioppo
  • Publication number: 20200407129
    Abstract: A tap lock has an engagement member, a barrier member, and a retainer member that extends between the engagement member and the barrier member and that retains the engagement member at a fixed position relative to the barrier member. The engagement member removably attaches to a support structure of a tap dispensing closure of a container body. The barrier member is disposed proximate an outlet passage and valve member of the tap dispensing closure. The barrier member limits movement of the valve member from a closed position toward an open position to prevent leakage of material from the outlet passage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2019
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Applicant: Henkel IP & Holding GmbH
    Inventors: Daniel Peter Sterling, Samuel Edward Nuckels, Keith J. Colacioppo
  • Patent number: D964167
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Daniel P. Sterling, Keith J. Colacioppo