Patents by Inventor Antonio Carlos Teixeira Alvares
Antonio Carlos Teixeira Alvares 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).
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Publication number: 20110139805Abstract: The present lid includes a bottom wall incorporating a side wall to be seated and axially retained in the interior of a seat (S) defined by an opening of the can. The bottom wall includes a peripheral annular portion, a median portion and a rib portion with the approximate form of an inverted U and joining the peripheral annular portion and the median portion. The median portion includes an annular panel and a central panel joined to each other by an axial step portion, an outer peripheral edge of the annular panel being incorporated to the annular rib portion, said axial step portion being constituted by a material that is plastically deformed from the adjacent annular panel portion and from the central panel portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 17, 2009Publication date: June 16, 2011Inventors: Antonio Carlos Teixeira Alvares, Antonio Roberto Sene
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Publication number: 20110121009Abstract: A composite lid for a container that includes a tubular body carrying an annular upper wall made of sheet metal, in which is defined an opening surrounded by a seat, which is configured to receive and retain the lid. The lid includes a base portion peripherally incorporating a retention portion to be seated and retained on the seat when the lid is closed. The base portion includes a peripheral annular element molded in a plastic material as a single piece with the retention portion, and a central element in the form of a sheet metal plate that has an outer peripheral edge attached to the peripheral annular element. The peripheral annular element includes, internally and in a single piece, a central panel disposed on the central element, which is incorporated to the lid during its injection or attached thereto afterwards.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 1, 2008Publication date: May 26, 2011Applicant: BRASILATA S/A EMBALAGENS METALICASInventors: Antonio Carlos Teixeira Alvares, Antonio Roberto Sene
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Publication number: 20100300916Abstract: A container having a tubular body including a side wall, a bottom wall in the form of a spherical dome projecting to the interior of the container, and an upper wall in the form of an annular spherical dome, inferiorly attached to the side wall by an upper double seam. The bottom wall includes at least one seating region having a predetermined circumferential extension along a plane extending transversely with respect to an axis of the container and being axially spaced inwardly within the side wall of the container, the seating region being configured to be fitted around a respective circumferential extension a upper double seam of an identical and adjacent container inferiorly disposed in a vertical stack, and axially seated on said upper double seam, so as to define a single contact region between two vertically stacked containers.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 3, 2008Publication date: December 2, 2010Inventors: Antonio Carlos Teixeira Alvares, Silverio Candido Da Cunha
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Publication number: 20100288784Abstract: A closure arrangement for cans and pots comprising a tubular body having a side wall whose upper edge defines a seat for a lid. The upper edge comprises a peripheral annular flange carrying, in a free outer edge, a continuous rib with a cross-section contour comprising two opposite circle arc portions, with curvature centers disposed in the same plane orthogonal to the axis of the tubular body, the lid being inferiorly provided with a continuous circumferential groove to be seated against the respective circle arc portions of the continuous rib, so as to axially lock the lid in the tubular body. An annular gasket is carried by one of the parts of peripheral annular flange and lid, to be pressed by the other of said parts upon closing the lid.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 18, 2007Publication date: November 18, 2010Inventors: Antonio Carlos Teixeira Alvares, Antonio Roberto Sene
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Patent number: 7731048Abstract: A plastic lid for a can of the type comprising a tubular body (10) having an upper end (13) for the seating of the lid (20) comprising a sealing portion (21), removably seated on the tubular body (10) and provided with an upper edge (21b), a seal portion (25), to be ruptured upon the first opening of the lid (20), having an upper ring (25b) which is incorporated to a lower skirt (25a), said upper ring (25b) and said lower skirt (25a) being respectively seated onto and around part of the upper end (13), said upper ring (25b) being incorporated through radial bridges (26), to said upper edge (21b), the seal portion (25) presenting an interruption (25c) extending through the width of the upper ring (25b) and through at least part of the height of the lower skirt (25a). The sealing portion (21) incorporates a gripping tab (27) which is manually operable only when part of the seal portion (25) is ruptured.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2003Date of Patent: June 8, 2010Assignee: Brasilata S/A Embalagens MetalicasInventors: Antonio Carlos Teixeira Alvares, Antonio Roberto Sene
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Publication number: 20100127003Abstract: A suspension device is applied to containers comprising a tubular body (10) having a side wall (11) carrying an outer peripheral projection (12) and an annular upper wall (13). The device comprises a retaining ring (25) incorporating an inner radial flange (27) to be seated onto an upper edge (11a) of the tubular body (10), and elastically deformed retaining fingers (28) that are fitted under and against the outer peripheral projection (12), in the condition in which the retaining ring (25) is mounted around the tubular body (10) and axially retained under said outer peripheral projection (12), said retaining ring (25) affixing end portions (29a) of a suspension handle (29), that is displaced between a rest position and a raised operative position.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 22, 2002Publication date: May 27, 2010Applicant: Brasilata S/A Embalagens MetalicasInventors: Antonio Carlos Teixeira Alvares, Silverio Candido Da Cunha
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Patent number: 7665626Abstract: A paint container, comprising a body (10) with a polygonal cross section, presenting upper edge portions (13) and a lid (20) having lateral edge portions (21) which are removably seated and tightly retained in a seat (15) defined along the upper edge portions (13) of the body (10). The lid (20) presents a lower face (20a) incorporating a downwardly projecting support means (22) which is engaged with an adjacent upper edge portion (13) of the body (10) after the opening of the lid (20), in order to maintain the latter with its adjacent lateral edge portion (21) externally seated against the lateral wall (11) of the body (10) and in an inclined position with its lower face (20a) forming a paint drip tray, said support means (22) defining a deflecting chute (25) for directing, to the interior of the body (10), the paint that is gravitationally dripping down the internal face (20a) of the lid (20).Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2004Date of Patent: February 23, 2010Assignee: Brasilata S/A Embalagens MetalicasInventor: Antonio Carlos Teixeira Alvares
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Publication number: 20090277908Abstract: The closure arrangement is applied to a metallic container comprising a peripheral side wall which presents an upper edge surrounding an opening, in which is fitted a lid having a peripheral upper wall externally provided with a circumferential rib to be fitted in an inner circumferential recess of the peripheral side wall; and a circumferential groove located inferiorly to the circumferential rib and housing a sealing ring to be internally seated against the peripheral side wall upon the fitting and axial retention of the circumferential rib in the circumferential recess.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 5, 2009Publication date: November 12, 2009Applicant: Brasilata S/A Embalagens MetalicasInventors: Antonio Carlos Teixeira Alvares, Silverio Candido Da Cunha
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Publication number: 20090236354Abstract: The present can closure arrangement is applied to cans of the type which comprises: a tubular body carrying an annular upper wall having an inner edge which defines a closure seat whose profile is in the form of a convex arc; and a lid comprising a base portion, a peripheral portion provided with a circumferential cradle in the form of a concave arc, to be fitted and retained in the closure seat, upon closure of the lid; and an annular portion projecting radially outwardly from the peripheral portion, at least one of the parts of annular upper wall of the tubular body and annular portion of the lid carrying an annular gasket to be pressed by the other part, upon closure of the lid, in order to define a respective annular sealing region between the lid and the tubular body.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2006Publication date: September 24, 2009Applicant: Brasilata S/A EmbalagensInventors: Antonio Carlos Teixeira Alvares, Antonio Roberto Sene
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Publication number: 20090134160Abstract: A closure arrangement for a can of the type presenting a tubular body (10), with a circular or polygonal cross section, which is inferiorly closed and comprises: a peripheral side wall (11) provided with an upper edge (12); and a structural ring (13) internal to the tubular body (10) and which is hermetically united to the peripheral side wall (11) in order to define an upper opening (14) of the can and a seat (15) for the seating of a sealing element (20), the structural ring (13) being defined by a circumferential rib (16), formed by a recess in the peripheral side wall (11) which is axially spaced back in relation to the upper end (12) of the latter and projecting radially into the tubular body (10).Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2005Publication date: May 28, 2009Applicant: BRASILATA S/A EMBALAGENS METALICASInventors: Antonio Carlos Teixeira Alvares, Pedro Bruni Labate, Manoel Jose Guarda
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Publication number: 20090057313Abstract: A closure arrangement for containers of the type comprising an annular upper wall (13) having an outer edge (13a) hermetically affixed to a lateral wall (11) of the container, and an inner edge (13b) defining an upper opening (14) to be closed by a lid (20), which comprises a peripheral wall (22) externally provided with a first and a second circumferential groove (23, 24) and an annular flange (25), incorporating a pending circumferential projection (26), said lid (20) being mounted in a first closing position, in which the inner edge (13b) is fitted in the first circumferential groove (23) defining a first sealing region and the pending circumferential projection (26) is fitted in the circumferential recess (16) defining therein a second sealing region, said lid (20) being mounted in a second closing position, after the first opening, in which the inner edge (13b) is fitted in the second circumferential groove (24), retaining the latter and defining therein a third sealing region.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2007Publication date: March 5, 2009Applicant: Brasilata S/A Embalagens MetalicasInventor: Antonio Carlos Teixeira Alvares
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Publication number: 20080173656Abstract: A metallic lid for a can of the type which presents an opening defining a seating, said lid comprising, in a single piece, a bottom wall which incorporates, superiorly and peripherally, a side wall provided with a free upper edge and designed to be frictionally seated and axially retained in the interior of the seat. According to the invention, the bottom wall comprises a peripheral annular portion adjacent to the side wall, a median portion and an annular rib portion having the cross section in the approximate form of an inverted ‘U’, with the free edges of is lateral legs being respectively incorporated to the adjacent edges of the peripheral annular portion and median portion of the bottom wall.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2005Publication date: July 24, 2008Applicant: BRASILATA S/A EMBALAGENS METALICASInventors: Antonio Carlos Teixeira Alvares, Antonio Roberto Sene
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Publication number: 20080156820Abstract: A pouring lid for cans of the type comprising a tubular body (10) having an annular upper wall (12) which presents an inner face (12b), an opening (13) and having any point of its inner face (12b) positioned at a height in the interior of the tubular body (10), at minimum equal to the height of another point of said inner face (12b) positioned radially externally. A pouring lid (20) is removably fitted and retained in the opening (13) and comprises a closing wall (21) provided with a median opening (21a) and externally carrying a tubular projection (27) generally provided with an obturator (30), any point in the inner face of the closing wall (21) of the pouring lid (20), when mounted to the can, being positioned at a height, measured in the interior of the tubular body (10), at minimum equal to the height of any other point of the inner face (12b) of the annular upper wall (12).Type: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2006Publication date: July 3, 2008Applicant: Brasilata S/A Embalagens MetalicasInventors: Antonio Carlos Teixeira Alvares, Antonio Roberto Sene
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Patent number: 6805255Abstract: A can for paint white base, having a tubular body (10) with the upper edge affixing an annular upper wall portion (11), with the peripheral edge of its discharge opening (12) defining a seat onto which a removable lid (20) is seated, one of the parts defined by the upper wall portion (11) and the removable lid (20) being provided with an inspection opening (22) with a cross section substantially smaller than that of said discharge opening (12) and with its peripheral edge defining a seat for receiving and axially retaining a respective auxiliary lid (30), which is removable and constructed in a transparent material.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2003Date of Patent: October 19, 2004Assignee: Brasilata S.A. Embalagens MetalicasInventors: Antonio Carlos Teixeira Álvares, Antonio Roberto Sene
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Patent number: 6799692Abstract: A lid for a can comprising a tubular body (10) with an upper end affixing an annular upper wall (20), which internally defines a seat (21) for the hermetic seating of the lid (30), said lid comprising, in a single piece: a sealing portion (31), which is removably seated and retained in the seat (21) and provided with an upper edge (33); and a pair of handles (35) disposed around at least part of the upper edge (33) and having ends unremovably incorporated thereto at points angularly spaced from each other, said handles (35) being medianly displaceable from an inoperative position, substantially coplanar to said upper edge (33), to a raised operative position, after the breakable means (36) have been broken. The present lid may further comprise a seal strip (40) peripherally incorporated to the pair of handles (35).Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2002Date of Patent: October 5, 2004Assignee: Brasilata S.A. Embalagens MetalicasInventors: Antonio Carlos Teixeira Alvares, Antônio Roberto Sene
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Patent number: D494067Type: GrantFiled: December 26, 2002Date of Patent: August 10, 2004Assignee: Brasilata S/A Embalagens MetalicasInventors: Antonio Carlos Teixeira Alvares, Antonio Roberto Sene
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Patent number: D585304Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2008Date of Patent: January 27, 2009Assignee: Brasilata S/A Embalagens MetalicasInventors: Antonio Carlos Teixeira Alvares, Antonio Roberto Sene
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Patent number: D585305Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2008Date of Patent: January 27, 2009Assignee: Brasilata S/A Embalagens MetalicasInventors: Antonio Carlos Teixeira Alvares, Antonio Roberto Sene
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Patent number: D630529Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2010Date of Patent: January 11, 2011Assignee: Brasilata S/A Embalagens MetalicasInventors: Antonio Carlos Teixeira Alvares, Silverio Candido Da Cunha
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Patent number: D631758Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2010Date of Patent: February 1, 2011Assignee: Brasilata S/A Embalagens MetalicasInventors: Antonio Carlos Teixeira Alvares, Silverio Candido Da Cunha