Patents by Inventor Wayne Hohl

Wayne Hohl 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).

  • Sealing structures for closure
    Patent number: 11753213
    Abstract: Described is one or more embodiments of closures that include a pressure-relieving feature in a third plug. In one embodiment, the pressure-relieving feature is a gap within the third plug. In another embodiment, the pressure-relieving feature includes one or more recesses within inner surface of the third plug, thereby providing fluid communication between an outer surface of the second plug and the ambient air outside the closure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: Silgan White Cap LLC
    Inventors: Wayne Hohl, Dennis Szczesniak, Darren R. Neputy, Jack Pierce, Dustin Vance, Sungsuk Steve Kim
  • Sealing Structures for Closure
    Publication number: 20210394968
    Abstract: Described is one or more embodiments of closures that include a pressure-relieving feature in a third plug. In one embodiment, the pressure-relieving feature is a gap within the third plug. In another embodiment, the pressure-relieving feature includes one or more recesses within inner surface of the third plug, thereby providing fluid communication between an outer surface of the second plug and the ambient air outside the closure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2021
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Inventors: Wayne Hohl, Dennis Szczesniak, Darren R. Neputy, Jack Pierce, Dustin Vance, Sungsuk Steve Kim
  • Holographic Cap and Method of Making Same
    Publication number: 20190094801
    Abstract: A closure having a design comprising holographic and non-holographic portions is described. The closure comprises a top panel and a skirt that extends downwards from the outer periphery of the top panel. The skirt's outer surface and the top panel's upper surface collectively comprising an external surface that may be covered by a design, which has a first design portion with a hologram and a second design portion without a hologram.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2018
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Inventors: Wayne Hohl, Thomas P. Hennessey, Andrew Wnuk