Patents by Inventor Anthony Schlies

Anthony Schlies 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).

  • Child-resistant closure device for a container having a tapered neck portion
    Patent number: 10988289
    Abstract: A child-resistant closure device for a rigid plastic container having a tapered neck section and method of manufacture. The device has a substantially circular neck and inner lid surface. The neck includes anchors which engage with nodes on the inner lid surface. The tapered section of the neck acts as a spring engaging the nodes with the anchors. The closure device may be engaged by rotating the lid in relation to the neck. To disengage the closure device a simultaneous downward and rotational force must be applied. The lid and the container, including the closure, can be blow molded at the same time or separately.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: GRAHAM PACKAGING COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventors: Sheldon Yourist, Brian Hagan, Ben Lewis, Anthony Schlies
  • CHILD-RESISTANT CLOSURE DEVICE FOR A CONTAINER HAVING A TAPERED NECK PORTION
    Publication number: 20190144176
    Abstract: A child-resistant closure device for a rigid plastic container having a tapered neck section and method of manufacture. The device has a substantially circular neck and inner lid surface. The neck includes anchors which engage with nodes on the inner lid surface. The tapered section of the neck acts as a spring engaging the nodes with the anchors. The closure device may be engaged by rotating the lid in relation to the neck. To disengage the closure device a simultaneous downward and rotational force must be applied. The lid and the container, including the closure, can be blow molded at the same time or separately.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2018
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Applicant: Graham Packaging Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Sheldon Yourist, Brian Hagan, Ben Lewis, Anthony Schlies
  • Container
    Patent number: D1003725
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: GRAHAM PACKAGING COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventor: Anthony Schlies
  • Container
    Patent number: D1010454
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: GRAHAM PACKAGING COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventor: Anthony Schlies