Patents by Inventor Nicholas Adrain Thorne

Nicholas Adrain Thorne 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).

  • Foaming insert for a beverage container
    Patent number: 5827555
    Abstract: An insert is provided containing gas under pressure for insertion in a carbonated beverage can to nucleate release of gas from solution when the can is opened. The insert has a jetting orifice closed by a burstable seal which is held closed by a sealing member until the can is opened. The sealing member may be made of moisture sensitive material which weakens in the can and ruptures on opening the can. The insert may be weighted to float in a given orientation with the jetting orifice submerged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 27, 1998
    Assignee: American National Can Company
    Inventors: Nicholas Adrain Thorne, Claude Encrenaz, Mostafa Aboulfaraj, Robert J. McHenry