Patents by Inventor R. Brian Learn

R. Brian Learn 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: 6287106
    Abstract: An articulated mold cavity is disclosed for injection molding a dispensing cap including a substantially hollow body adapted for attachment to a receptacle. The body includes an open first end shaped and dimensioned for coupling to the receptacle, a side wall and a substantially closed second end including a dispensing opening formed therein. The cap also includes a closure integrally formed with the body. The closure is pivotally formed to move between a closed position in which the closure covers the dispensing opening so as to prevent the flow of material through the dispensing opening and an open position in which the closure is removed from the dispensing opening to permit the flow of material through the dispensing opening. The mold cavity includes a stationary half supporting a plurality of moveable molding plates defining a moveable half of the mold cavity. The stationary half and the moveable half define therebetween a cavity in which the molded product is defined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2001
    Inventors: D. Blair Learn, R. Brian Learn