Patents by Inventor Anne Elizabeth Nicholls

Anne Elizabeth Nicholls 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).

  • Container with twist-off closure
    Patent number: 9617043
    Abstract: A container comprises a releasable metal closure formed with an end wall and a depending skirt and having an annular layer of sealing compound provided on the inside of the end wall adjacent the skirt and a container body comprising a neck with an annular sealing surface surrounding a circular opening and adapted to seal against the annular layer of sealing compound over an annular sealing interface in the closed position of the closure on the container body. The container body and the closure are formed with no mechanical means for coupling them together to form or maintain a seal therebetween and the seal is provided by a partial vacuum formed in the container during processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: Crown Packaging Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Laura Jane McGirr, Anne Elizabeth Nicholls, Christopher Paul Ramsey