Patents by Inventor Benjamin C. Jones

Benjamin C. Jones 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).

  • Special can opener
    Patent number: 6101720
    Abstract: A novel device especially useful in opening a tobacco can or the like which has an outer wrapper embracing the can's sidewall and lid flange. A primary force member, curved to have the curvature of a tobacco can, has a longitudinal cutting lug on its innerface; and an outward tab connected to the primary force member provides a tab for pushing the tool circumferentially while the tool is pressed against the outer wrapper of the can, thus achieving a circumferential slit of the can's wrapper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2000
    Inventor: Benjamin C. Jones