Patents by Inventor Steve Gift

Steve Gift 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).

  • Tamper resistant container with locking rim
    Patent number: 8286817
    Abstract: A multi-section lid for a can containing edible material includes a lid base, a cover portion, and a tear strip. The lid base can attach the lid to the can. The lid base defines one or more openings that permit access to the edible material. The cover portion includes one or more doors to cover the openings. The tear strip portion is positioned between the lid base and the cover portion. The tear strip portion is connected to the lid base and the cover portion by a plurality of bridges. The mold for forming the lid includes cavities that define flow channels that permit the lid material to flow through bridge cavities to fill the cavities in the mold during formation of the lid such that the lid base, the cover portion, and the tear strip portion are the single integral component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: McCormick & Company, Incorporated
    Inventors: Tracie Lynn Wilson, Steve Gift, Tom Coulter, Duane Sawyer
  • Tamper Resistant Container with Locking Rim
    Publication number: 20110239597
    Abstract: A multi-section lid for a can containing edible material includes a lid base, a cover portion, and a tear strip. The lid base can attach the lid to the can. The lid base defines one or more openings that permit access to the edible material. The cover portion includes one or more doors to cover the openings. The tear strip portion is positioned between the lid base and the cover portion. The tear strip portion is connected to the lid base and the cover portion by a plurality of bridges. The mold for forming the lid includes cavities that define flow channels that permit the lid material to flow through bridge cavities to fill the cavities in the mold during formation of the lid such that the lid base, the cover portion, and the tear strip portion are the single integral component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2011
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Applicant: MCCORMICK & COMPANY, INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Tracie Wilson, Steve Gift, Tom Coulter, Duane Sawyer
  • TAMPER RESISTANT CONTAINER WITH LOCKING RIM
    Publication number: 20090101645
    Abstract: A multi-section lid for a can containing edible material includes a lid base, a cover portion, and a tear strip. The lid base can attach the lid to the can. The lid base defines one or more openings that permit access to the edible material. The cover portion includes one or more doors to cover the openings. The tear strip portion is positioned between the lid base and the cover portion. The tear strip portion is connected to the lid base and the cover portion by a plurality of bridges. The mold for forming the lid includes cavities that define flow channels that permit the lid material to flow through bridge cavities to fill the cavities in the mold during formation of the lid such that the lid base, the cover portion, and the tear strip portion are the single integral component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2008
    Publication date: April 23, 2009
    Applicant: MCCORMICK & COMPANY, INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Tracie WILSON, Steve Gift, Tom Coulter, Duane Sawyer
  • Non-drip spout
    Patent number: D580762
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2008
    Assignee: McCormick & Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Tracie Lynn Clemons Wilson, Steve Gift
  • Non-drip spout
    Patent number: D585278
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2009
    Assignee: McCormick & Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Tracie Lynn Clemons Wilson, Steve Gift
  • Non-drip spout
    Patent number: D585740
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2009
    Assignee: McCormick & Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Tracie Lynn Clemons Wilson, Steve Gift
  • Non-drip spout
    Patent number: D585741
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2009
    Assignee: McCormick & Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Tracie Lynn Clemons Wilson, Steve Gift
  • Non-drip spout
    Patent number: D585742
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2009
    Assignee: McCormick & Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Tracie Lynn Clemons Wilson, Steve Gift
  • Non-drip spout
    Patent number: D585743
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2009
    Assignee: McCormick & Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Tracie Lynn Clemons Wilson, Steve Gift
  • Tamper evident lid for container with a locking lid and rim
    Patent number: D599203
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2009
    Assignee: McCormick & Company, Incorporated
    Inventors: Tracie Lynn Wilson, Tom Coulter, Steve Gift, Duane Sawyer
  • Tamper evident lid for a container
    Patent number: D604161
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2009
    Assignee: McCormick & Company, Incorporated
    Inventors: Tracie Lynn Wilson, Tom Coulter, Steve Gift, Duane Sawyer
  • Tamper evident lid for a container
    Patent number: D615862
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2010
    Assignee: McCormick & Company, Incorporated
    Inventors: Tracie Lynn Wilson, Tom Coulter, Steve Gift, Duane Sawyer