Patents Assigned to M. Patterson
  • Patent number: 5533632
    Abstract: A motorized accessory holder (12) includes a body (4) having a lower region defining a circumferential track (14). A belt assembly (6), including a continuous loop belt (28) and support arms (34) extending outwardly from the belt, is housed within the body. A drive assembly (8), used to drive the belt along a continuous loop path with the outer ends (38) of the support arms supported by the track, is also housed within the body. Different types of accessory supports (10) adapted to support different types of accessories are removably secured to and hang from the support arms. For example, the accessory supports can be configured to support neckties, earrings, necklaces, belts or even spice jars.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 1994
    Date of Patent: July 9, 1996
    Assignee: Liliana M. Patterson
    Inventors: Liliana M. Patterson, Kenneth A. Tarlow
  • Patent number: 5292019
    Abstract: A tamper evident cap designed for threading onto a container by conventional bottle capping machinery. The cap includes a first set of spaced-apart lugs for engaging a second set of spaced-apart lugs of a container. The lugs of the cap and the lugs of the container neck are constructed to slide relative to each other upon threading of the cap onto the container while engaging each other to prevent unthreading of the cap from the container. The container neck is especially suited for glass bottles which must be blow molded. The cap includes a first skirt portion and a separable strip, and may include a second skirt portion that remains on the container neck after the separable strip has been removed. The gap between the skirt portions left by removing the separable strip indicates that the cap has been tampered with.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 1992
    Date of Patent: March 8, 1994
    Assignees: L. Ring, R. Ring, Closure Technologies, Inc., M. Patterson
    Inventor: Michael C. Patterson