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).

  • Publication number: 20040045964
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2003
    Publication date: March 11, 2004
    Applicant: Brasilata S.A. Embalagens Metalicas
    Inventors: Antonio Carlos Teixeira Alvares, Antonio Roberto Sene
  • Patent number: 6675983
    Abstract: 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 (20), which is removable and constructed in a transparent material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2004
    Assignee: Brasilata S.A. Embalagens Metalicas
    Inventors: Antonio Carlos Teixeira Álvares, Antonio Roberto Sene
  • Publication number: 20030089715
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2002
    Publication date: May 15, 2003
    Inventors: Antonio Carlos Teixeira Alvares, Antonio Roberto Sene
  • Patent number: 6085934
    Abstract: A can has a flange extending inwardly from a vertical wall and with a downwardly extending skirt wall defining an opening, a lower section of the skirt wall having continuously curved to form a first rib of open tubular shape of a substantial part of a circle around a lower end of the flange skirt wall. There is a lid for fitting into and sealing the can opening, the lid having a peripheral wall therearound with an end of an upper section having a second rib to engage a top of the can flange, a central wall portion below the second rib to oppose the flange downwardly extending skirt wall above the can first rib, and a recess around the lid peripheral wall below the central wall portion of a substantially V-shape with diverging walls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2000
    Assignee: Brasilata S.A. Embalagens Metalicas
    Inventors: Antonio Roberto Sene, Antonio Carlos Teixeira Alvares