Patents by Inventor Wayne C. Cleary
Wayne C. Cleary 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).
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Patent number: 8863991Abstract: A bottle formed of a food-grade plastic material, such as clear polyethylene terephthalate, may include a frustoconical neck portion, a shoulder region, a base region, and a sidewall portion have opposed grip-enhancing surfaces, and elastically deformable pressure panels. A cap for the container may include a valve to control product leakage, and may be sized to allow inversion of the bottle. A generally trapezoidal tab of the cap may be moveable between a closed position covering a cap orifice and an open position outside the plane of the cap.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2012Date of Patent: October 21, 2014Assignee: H.J. Heinz CompanyInventors: Wayne C. Cleary, Michael D. McMahon
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Publication number: 20120132609Abstract: A bottle formed of a food-grade plastic material, such as clear polyethylene terephthalate, may include a frustoconical neck portion, a shoulder region, a base region, and a sidewall portion have opposed grip-enhancing surfaces, and elastically deformable pressure panels. A cap for the container may include a valve to control product leakage, and may be sized to allow inversion of the bottle. A generally trapezoidal tab of the cap may be moveable between a closed position covering a cap orifice and an open position outside the plane of the cap.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2012Publication date: May 31, 2012Applicant: H. J. HEINZ COMPANYInventors: Wayne C. CLEARY, Michael D. McMAHON
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Patent number: 8127970Abstract: A bottle formed of a food-grade plastic material, such as clear polyethylene terephthalate, may include a frustoconical neck portion, a shoulder region, a base region, and a sidewall portion have opposed grip-enhancing surfaces, and elastically deformable pressure panels. A cap for the container may include a valve to control product leakage, and may be sized to allow inversion of the bottle. A generally trapezoidal tab of the cap may be moveable between a closed position covering a cap orifice and an open position outside the plane of the cap.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2010Date of Patent: March 6, 2012Assignee: H.J. Heinz CompanyInventors: Wayne C. Cleary, Michael D. McMahon
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Patent number: 8016162Abstract: A bottle formed of a food-grade plastic material, such as clear polyethylene terephthalate includes a frustoconical neck portion, a shoulder region, a base region, and a sidewall portion have opposed grip-enhancing surfaces, and elastically deformable pressure panels. A cap for the container may include a valve to control product leakage, and may be sized to allow inversion of the bottle. A generally trapezoidal tab of the cap moves between a closed position covering a cap orifice and an open position outside the plane of the cap.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2006Date of Patent: September 13, 2011Assignee: H.J. Heinz CompanyInventors: Wayne C. Cleary, Michael D. McMahon
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Publication number: 20110011894Abstract: A bottle formed of a food-grade plastic material, such as clear polyethylene terephthalate, may include a frustoconical neck portion, a shoulder region, a base region, and a sidewall portion have opposed grip-enhancing surfaces, and elastically deformable pressure panels. A cap for the container may include a valve to control product leakage, and may be sized to allow inversion of the bottle. A generally trapezoidal tab of the cap may be moveable between a closed position covering a cap orifice and an open position outside the plane of the cap.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2010Publication date: January 20, 2011Applicant: H. J. HEINZ COMPANYInventors: Wayne C. CLEARY, Michael D. McMahon
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Publication number: 20100089952Abstract: A bottle formed of a food-grade plastic material, such as clear polyethylene terephthalate, may include a frustoconical neck portion, a shoulder region, a base region, and a sidewall portion have opposed grip-enhancing surfaces, and elastically deformable pressure panels. A cap for the container may include a valve to control product leakage, and may be sized to allow inversion of the bottle. A generally trapezoidal tab of the cap may be moveable between a closed position covering a cap orifice and an open position outside the plane of the cap.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2009Publication date: April 15, 2010Applicant: H. J. HEINZ COMPANYInventors: Wayne C. CLEARY, Michael D. McMahon
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Publication number: 20080000932Abstract: A bottle formed of a food-grade plastic material, such as clear polyethylene terephthalate, may include a frustoconical neck portion, a shoulder region, a base region, and a sidewall portion have opposed grip-enhancing surfaces, and elastically deformable pressure panels. A cap for the container may include a valve to control product leakage, and may be sized to allow inversion of the bottle. A generally trapezoidal tab of the cap may be moveable between a closed position covering a cap orifice and an open position outside the plane of the cap.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2006Publication date: January 3, 2008Applicant: H.J. HEINZ CO.Inventors: Wayne C. Cleary, Michael D. McMahon
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Patent number: D511970Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2004Date of Patent: November 29, 2005Assignee: H.J. Heinz CompanyInventor: Wayne C. Cleary
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Patent number: D539659Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2005Date of Patent: April 3, 2007Assignee: H.J. Heinz CompanyInventors: Wayne C. Cleary, Michael D. McMahon
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Patent number: D471821Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2001Date of Patent: March 18, 2003Assignee: H. J. Heinz CompanyInventors: Mike McMahon, Wayne C. Cleary, Arthur Gilmore, Louis Lombardi, Klaus Rosburg
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Patent number: D476577Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2002Date of Patent: July 1, 2003Assignee: H. J. Heinz CompanyInventors: Mike McMahon, Wayne C. Cleary, Arthur Gilmore, Louis Lombardi, Klaus Rosburg
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Patent number: D477229Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2001Date of Patent: July 15, 2003Assignee: H. J. Heinz CompanyInventors: Mike McMahon, Wayne C. Cleary, Theresa Chee, Mitchell Gottlieb
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Patent number: D498680Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2002Date of Patent: November 23, 2004Assignee: H. J. Heinz CompanyInventor: Wayne C. Cleary