Patents by Inventor Alfredo Merino Caballero

Alfredo Merino Caballero 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).

  • Low gauge crown cap
    Patent number: 8550271
    Abstract: A crown cap that may use less steel than a conventional crown cap is disclosed. A crown cap comprises a shell formed of an increased hardness, including a peripheral skirt, a round panel integrally formed with the skirt, the panel including one to three radially symmetric grooves formed therein, each groove spaced apart from a contact portion of the panel that is adapted for contacting the rim of a bottle upon application of the crown cap onto the bottle, and a liner located on the underside of the panel. The radially symmetric grooves may be circular.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: Crown Packaging Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: Alfredo Merino Caballero
  • LOW GAUGE CROWN CAP
    Publication number: 20120305520
    Abstract: A crown cap that may use less steel than a conventional crown cap is disclosed. A crown cap comprises a shell formed of an increased hardness, including a peripheral skirt, a round panel integrally formed with the skirt, the panel including one to three radially symmetric grooves formed therein, each groove spaced apart from a contact portion of the panel that is adapted for contacting the rim of a bottle upon application of the crown cap onto the bottle, and a liner located on the underside of the panel. The radially symmetric grooves may be circular.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2012
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Applicant: CROWN PACKAGING TECHNOLOGY INC.
    Inventor: Alfredo Merino Caballero
  • LOW GAUGE CROWN CAP
    Publication number: 20100326949
    Abstract: A crown cap that may use less steel than a conventional crown cap is disclosed. A crown cap comprises a shell formed of an increased hardness, including a peripheral skirt, a round panel integrally formed with the skirt, the panel including one to three radially symmetric grooves formed therein, each groove spaced apart from a contact portion of the panel that is adapted for contacting the rim of a bottle upon application of the crown cap onto the bottle, and a liner located on the underside of the panel. The radially symmetric grooves may be circular.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2008
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Applicant: CROWN PACKAGING TECHNOLOGY INC.
    Inventor: Alfredo Merino Caballero