Patents by Inventor Tomas C. Horton

Tomas C. Horton 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).

  • Publication number: 20110315650
    Abstract: A container for storing matter provides a container body having a resilient flange protruding outward therefrom to form a seal between the container body and a mating closure. The resilient flange is deflected by the inner surface of the mating closure to form a first releasable seal between the closure and the container body. The resilient flange includes an aspect ratio of length divided by thickness. A second releasable seal is formed in some embodiments between the upper edge of the side wall and the closure when the mating closure is positioned on the container body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2010
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Applicant: MEAD JOHNSON NUTRITION COMPANY
    Inventors: Tomas C. Horton, Robin Wiggins, Jeffrey Minnette, Randall Julian
  • Publication number: 20110315586
    Abstract: An improved container provides a container body and a closure. In some embodiments, a scooping utensil retainer is disposed on the closure. The scooping utensil retainer includes opposing flanges protruding from the closure surface. A flange rib protrudes from the first flange into the flange gap, extending from the closure surface to the distal end of the flange. A tapered retainer gap is provided between flanges for resiliently clamping the handle of a scooping utensil. In some embodiments, the closure can include an annular ridge shaped for engaging a downwardly extending skirt on a like container when two like containers are vertically stacked. In some embodiments the container body includes an in-mold label affixed to a substantially straight side wall, the in-mold label covering at least about 95% of the exterior surface area of the container body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2010
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Applicant: MEAD JOHNSON NUTRITION COMPANY
    Inventors: Tomas C. Horton, Robin Wiggins, Jeffrey Minnette, Randall Julian