Patents by Inventor Reginald Francis Thomas

Reginald Francis 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: 4011829
    Abstract: A container closure which indicates the number of times which a container is opened comprises a counting screw cap for a container three members arranged for rotation relative to one another, the first member threadedly engaging the neck of the container, the second member being arranged to be manually grasped for removing the cap from the container, there being provided a lost motion drive between the first and second members so that the second member is enabled to rotate through a predetermined angle in each direction without causing rotation of said first member while rotation of the second member beyond the predetermined angle causes rotation of the first member to screw the latter onto, or remove it from, the neck of the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 1975
    Date of Patent: March 15, 1977
    Inventors: Doris Beryl Wachsmann, Reginald Francis Thomas