Patents by Inventor Peggy L. Thomas

Peggy L. Thomas 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: 6422753
    Abstract: Separable beverage receptacle packaging 10 for potable and freezable liquids, as well as a method of fabricating the same wherein the packaging 10 comprises a plurality of individual beverage receptacle units 11 aligned in a side by side fashion relative to one another. Each beverage receptacle unit 11 has an interior fluid chamber 60 defined by a lower heat weld 40, an upper heat weld 42, and two vertical heat welds 41 that are formed on opposed sheets of plastic 20, 30 and wherein the heat welds 41 between the intermediate beverage receptacle units 11 are provided with perforated strips 45 and the upper end of each receptacle unit 11 is provided with an upper horizontal heat weld 42 disposed above a tapered crimp 70 having a gap 71 that defines an integral drinking spout 48 when the tear strip above the perforated line 49 is removed from the individual beverage receptacle units 11.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2002
    Inventor: Peggy L. Thomas