Patents by Inventor Anne F. Stecker

Anne F. Stecker 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).

  • Closure for an inverted container
    Patent number: 9073673
    Abstract: A closure (30) is provided for a container (32). In one particular embodiment, the closure (30) has a base (34) and a lid (36). The base (34) defines a recess (70) having a dispensing orifice (74). On either side of the recess (70), the base (34) has a rim portion (80) that defines a support surface (82). The front region of the base (34) has a sloping front surface (72). The lid (36) has a rear end connected with a connecting structure (40) to the closure base (34), and has a front end with a lid finger lift surface (86). When the lid (36) is closed, the front end of the lid (36) is located rearwardly of at least the lower end of the base sloping front surface (72), a major portion of the lid (36) is located between the base rim portions (80), and the lid (36) is located below the support surface (82) of each rim portion (80).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: AptarGroup, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy M. Mazurkiewicz, Stacy L. Beilke, Anne F. Stecker, John Wisniewski
  • CLOSURE FOR AN INVERTED CONTAINER
    Publication number: 20130026168
    Abstract: A closure (30) is provided for a container (32). In one particular embodiment, the closure (30) has a base (34) and a lid (36). The base (34) defines a recess (70) having a dispensing orifice (74). On either side of the recess (70), the base (34) has a rim portion (80) that defines a support surface (82). The front region of the base (34) has a sloping front surface (72). The lid (36) has a rear end connected with a connecting structure (40) to the closure base (34), and has a front end with a lid finger lift surface (86). When the lid (36) is closed, the front end of the lid (36) is located rearwardly of at least the lower end of the base sloping front surface (72), a major portion of the lid (36) is located between the base rim portions (80), and the lid (36) is located below the support surface (82) of each rim portion (80).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2010
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Inventors: Timothy M. Mazurkiewicz, Stacy L. Beilke, Anne F. Stecker, John Wisniewski
  • Dispensing closure
    Patent number: D609093
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2010
    Assignee: Seaquist Closures L.L.C.
    Inventors: John M. Wisniewski, Anne F. Stecker
  • Dispensing closure body
    Patent number: D627640
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2010
    Assignee: Seaquist Closures L.L.C.
    Inventors: Timothy M. Mazurkiewicz, Stacy L. Beilke, Anne F. Stecker, John Wisniewski
  • Dispensing closure
    Patent number: D627641
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2010
    Assignee: Seaquist Closures L.L.C.
    Inventors: Timothy M. Mazurkiewicz, Stacy L. Beilke, Anne F. Stecker, John Wisniewski
  • Lid for a dispensing closure
    Patent number: D627642
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2010
    Assignee: Seaquist Closures L.L.C.
    Inventors: Timothy M. Mazurkiewicz, Stacy L. Beilke, Anne F. Stecker, John Wisniewski
  • Closure
    Patent number: D672650
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2012
    Assignee: AptarGroup, Inc.
    Inventors: John Wisniewski, Anne F. Stecker
  • Dispensing closure
    Patent number: D684053
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2013
    Assignee: AptarGroup, Inc.
    Inventors: John Wisniewski, Anne F. Stecker