Patents by Inventor Michael Stephane Spottiswoode

Michael Stephane Spottiswoode 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).

  • Self-cooling can
    Patent number: 6889507
    Abstract: A self-cooling can comprising an evaporator unit within the can and an absorber unit provided outside the container body. A beverage within the can is cooled by means of vapor which passes from the evaporator to the absorber when these are connected so as to provide a vapor path between the two. The path for water vapor, for example, to pass from the evaporator to the absorber is formed by rupturing a pane between the evaporator and the absorber when the can and part or all of the absorber are rotated relative to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2005
    Assignee: Crown Cork & Seal Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Paul Charles Claydon, Paul Robert Dunwoody, Stephen Robert Arnell, Christopher Paul Ramsey, Michael Stephane Spottiswoode