Patents by Inventor Andrew C. Bower

Andrew C. Bower 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).

  • Insert for a drinking cup
    Patent number: 9820594
    Abstract: An insert to limit the rate of flow of liquid from a drinking cup includes a mount to locate the insert within a cup above a liquid contained therein but below a brim of the cup. A peripheral edge of the insert is spaced a predetermined distance from an inner surface of a cup such that, when a person drinks from the brim of a cup fitted with the insert, the rate of flow of liquid to the brim is limited by the insert.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventors: Andrew C. Bower, Anthony J. Mayne, Peter J. Smith
  • INSERT FOR A DRINKING CUP
    Publication number: 20110278315
    Abstract: An insert to limit the rate of flow of liquid from a drinking cup, the insert comprising mounting means to locate the insert within a cup above a liquid contained therein but below a brim of said cup so that a peripheral edge of the insert is spaced a predetermined distance from an inner surface of a cup such that, when a person drinks from the brim of a cup fitted with the insert, the rate of flow of liquid to the brim is limited by the insert.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2010
    Publication date: November 17, 2011
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.
    Inventors: Andrew C. Bower, Anthony J. Mayne, Peter J. Smith