Patents by Inventor Ronald D. Beckstrom

Ronald D. Beckstrom 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).

  • Pouring fitment with container and closure therefor
    Patent number: 4494682
    Abstract: A pouring fitment defines an inwardly facing recess that receives an outwardly extending annular holding portion of a mating container and an annular sealing bead on the fitment engages the holding portion. A lip of the fitment that defines a pouring surface is received and deformed by a cradle defined by a closure. Extending downwardly from the closure is a support member that presses the fitment against the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 1982
    Date of Patent: January 22, 1985
    Assignee: Hunt-Wesson Foods, Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald D. Beckstrom, Chester C. Anderson
  • Method of making and installing a pouring fitment
    Patent number: 4475274
    Abstract: A generally annular pouring fitment is forced into a closure, thereby deforming a lip of the fitment elastically and inelastically. The closure is then releasably secured to a container causing the fitment to permanently interlock with the container. When the closure is removed, the lip defines a pouring surface of a desired three-dimensional configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 1982
    Date of Patent: October 9, 1984
    Assignee: Hunt-Wesson Foods, Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald D. Beckstrom, Chester C. Anderson