Patents by Inventor Richard L. Platte, Sr.

Richard L. Platte, Sr. 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).

  • Ribbed bottle with depressed oblong centers
    Patent number: 4969922
    Abstract: A blow molded bottle comprising oblong depressions in opposed major sides of the bottle, the bottom of the oblong depressions being joined at the center of the bottle. Extending from the major axes ends of the oblong depressions is a single depressed rib circumferentially extending about the bottle. The joined oblong depressions and circumferential rib substantially increase the rigidity of the major sides of the bottle allowing a substantial decrease in bottle wall thickness and attendant material weight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 1989
    Date of Patent: November 13, 1990
    Assignee: Ann Arbor International, Inc.
    Inventor: Richard L. Platte, Sr.
  • Handled container for liquids
    Patent number: D288905
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 1984
    Date of Patent: March 24, 1987
    Assignee: Hoover Universal, Inc.
    Inventor: Richard L. Platte, Sr.
  • Bottle
    Patent number: D304999
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 1986
    Date of Patent: December 12, 1989
    Assignee: Sierra Spring Water Company
    Inventor: Richard L. Platte, Sr.
  • Bottle or similar article
    Patent number: D307551
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 1986
    Date of Patent: May 1, 1990
    Assignee: Hoover Universal, Inc.
    Inventor: Richard L. Platte, Sr.
  • Bottle
    Patent number: D314510
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 1988
    Date of Patent: February 12, 1991
    Assignee: Ann Arbor International Inc.
    Inventor: Richard L. Platte, Sr.