Patents by Inventor Simon Houlton

Simon Houlton 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).

  • Container and method of manufacture thereof
    Patent number: 9027783
    Abstract: A container including a sidewall having a top and bottom ends, a base attached to or proximate the bottom end defining a cavity bounded by the sidewall and by the base, and the base including at least a first portion having a first thickness and a second portion having a second thickness, such that the second thickness is less than the first thickness. A method for controlling deformation in a container including the steps of manufacturing the container as described above, filling the container with a substance, sealing the container at a top end thereof, inverting the container such that the container rests on its top end, allowing the substance to undergo a volume reduction resulting in a vacuum pressure within the container, wherein when subjected to the vacuum pressure, the base deforms at the second portion due to the second thickness being less than the first thickness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: Polytainers Inc.
    Inventors: Simon Houlton, Gabriel Fekete, Jason Collins, Robert Barrett
  • Container And Method Of Manufacture Thereof
    Publication number: 20120325828
    Abstract: A container including a sidewall having a top and bottom ends, a base attached to or proximate the bottom end defining a cavity bounded by the sidewall and by the base, and the base including at least a first portion having a first thickness and a second portion having a second thickness, such that the second thickness is less than the first thickness. A method for controlling deformation in a container including the steps of manufacturing the container as described above, filling the container with a substance, sealing the container at a top end thereof, inverting the container such that the container rests on its top end, allowing the substance to undergo a volume reduction resulting in a vacuum pressure within the container, wherein when subjected to the vacuum pressure, the base deforms at the second portion due to the second thickness being less than the first thickness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2012
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Applicant: POLYTAINERS INC.
    Inventors: Simon Houlton, Gabriel Fekete, Jason Collins, Robert Barrett
  • Cup
    Patent number: D657666
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: Polytainers Inc.
    Inventor: Simon Houlton
  • Container
    Patent number: D669778
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: Polytainers Inc.
    Inventors: Simon Houlton, Robert Barrett, Mauro Coletti, Ileana Irimia, Matthew Brett
  • Container
    Patent number: D695110
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: Polytainers Inc.
    Inventors: Simon Houlton, Gabriel Fekete, Jason Collins, Robert Barrett