Patents by Inventor Brian Tifft
Brian Tifft 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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Patent number: 11840000Abstract: A method of over-molding materials includes: providing a first material in a groove in a first portion of a mold such that only a single surface of the first material is exposed to a vacant portion of the mold; providing, via an injection molding process, a second material in a liquid form in the vacant portion of the mold adjacent to, and in engagement with, the first material; and allowing the second material to solidify and become directly coupled to the first material, thus forming a single component. During the method, the entire single surface of the first material is flush with a plane defined by outer surface of the first portion of the mold. The second material has one or both of a greater hardness when solidified than the first material and/or a higher melting temperature than the first material.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2020Date of Patent: December 12, 2023Assignee: CSP Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Donald Huber, Jonathan R. Freedman, Brian Tifft, Franklin Lee Lucas, Jr.
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Patent number: 11794959Abstract: A moisture tight container includes a container body and a lid preferably linked to the body by a hinge. The body and lid include at least a first seal and a second seal in series to provide a moisture tight seal between the body and the lid. The first seal includes mating of thermoplastic-to-thermoplastic sealing surfaces of the body and lid respectively. The second seal includes mating of thermoplastic-to-elastomeric sealing surfaces of the body and lid, respectively, or of the lid and body, respectively.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2021Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignee: CSP Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Jonathan R. Freedman, Donald Lee Huber, Brian Tifft, Franklin Lee Lucas, Jr.
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Publication number: 20220355983Abstract: A moisture tight container includes a container body and a lid preferably linked to the body by a hinge. The body and lid include at least a first seal and a second seal in series to provide a moisture tight seal between the body and the lid. The first seal includes mating of thermoplastic-to-thermoplastic sealing surfaces of the body and lid respectively. The second seal includes mating of thermoplastic-to-elastomeric sealing surfaces of the body and lid, respectively, or of the lid and body, respectively.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2021Publication date: November 10, 2022Inventors: Jonathan R. Freedman, Donald Lee Huber, Brian Tifft, Franklin Lee Lucas, Jr.
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Patent number: 11331836Abstract: A method of over-molding materials includes: providing a first material in a groove in a first portion of a mold such that only a single surface of the first material is exposed to a vacant portion of the mold; providing, via an injection molding process, a second material in a liquid form in the vacant portion of the mold adjacent to, and in engagement with, the first material; and allowing the second material to solidify and become directly coupled to the first material, thus forming a single component. The second material has one or both of a greater hardness when solidified than the first material and/or a higher melting temperature than the first material.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2018Date of Patent: May 17, 2022Assignee: CSP Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Donald Huber, Jonathan R. Freedman, Brian Tifft, Franklin Lee Lucas, Jr.
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Patent number: 11325771Abstract: A method for storing and preserving moisture sensitive products includes providing a moisture tight container (400) having an insert (300) made from a desiccant entrained polymer that is less than 3.25 g in mass, disposing a plurality of moisture sensitive products into the interior compartment when the container is in the open position, and moving the container into the closed position, thereby creating a moisture tight seal between the lid (420) and the container body (401). The container provides a shelf life to the moisture sensitive products of at least 12 months. The container, when in the closed position, has a moisture vapor transmission rate, at ambient conditions of 30° C. and 75% relative humidity (RH), of less than 500|ig/day.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2018Date of Patent: May 10, 2022Assignee: CSP Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Jonathan R. Freedman, Donald Lee Huber, Brian Tifft, Franklin Lee Lucas, Jr.
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Patent number: 11192698Abstract: A moisture tight container (100, 300) includes a container body (101, 301) and a lid (101, 120, 320) preferably linked to the body (101, 301) by a hinge (140, 340). The body (101, 301) and lid (101, 120, 320) include at least a first seal (462) and a second seal (464) in series to provide a moisture tight seal (460) between the body (101, 301) and the lid (101, 120, 320). The first seal (462) includes mating of thermoplastic-to-thermoplastic sealing surfaces of the body (101, 301) and lid (101, 120, 320) respectively. The second seal (464) includes mating of thermoplastic-to-elastomeric sealing surfaces of the body (101, 301) and lid (101, 120, 320), respectively, or of the lid (101, 120, 320) and body (101, 301), respectively.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2020Date of Patent: December 7, 2021Assignee: CSP Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Jonathan R. Freedman, Donald Lee Huber, Brian Tifft, Franklin Lee Lucas, Jr.
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Publication number: 20210284402Abstract: A child resistant container is for containing at least one product, such as medicine. The child resistant container includes a body, a lid, and a directing portion. The body has an end portion defining an opening leading to an interior of the body. The lid is connected to the body via a hinge, and includes a cover portion and a protrusion extending outwardly therefrom. The cover portion is configured to move between a FIRST position corresponding to the cover portion covering the opening, and a SECOND position corresponding to the cover portion not covering the opening. The directing portion extends from one of the body and the cover portion, and at least partially encloses the protrusion when the cover portion is in the FIRST position. When the cover portion moves from the FIRST position to the SECOND position, the protrusion moves away from the directing portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2020Publication date: September 16, 2021Inventors: Franklin Lee Lucas, Jr., Brian Tifft, Ethan Ross Perdue, Kasey Myers, Jean-Pierre Giraud, Anthony Hamilton
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Publication number: 20210008771Abstract: A method of over-molding materials includes: providing a first material in a groove in a first portion of a mold such that only a single surface of the first material is exposed to a vacant portion of the mold; providing, via an injection molding process, a second material in a liquid form in the vacant portion of the mold adjacent to, and in engagement with, the first material; and allowing the second material to solidify and become directly coupled to the first material, thus forming a single component. During the method, the entire single surface of the first material is flush with a plane defined by outer surface of the first portion of the mold. The second material has one or both of a greater hardness when solidified than the first material and/or a higher melting temperature than the first material.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2020Publication date: January 14, 2021Inventors: Donald Huber, Jonathan R. Freedman, Brian Tifft, Franklin Lee Lucas, JR.
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Patent number: 10889416Abstract: A child resistant container is for containing at least one product, such as medicine. The child resistant container includes a body, a lid, and a directing portion. The body has an end portion defining an opening leading to an interior of the body. The lid is connected to the body via a hinge, and includes a cover portion and a protrusion extending outwardly therefrom. The cover portion is configured to move between a FIRST position corresponding to the cover portion covering the opening, and a SECOND position corresponding to the cover portion not covering the opening. The directing portion extends from one of the body and the cover portion, and at least partially encloses the protrusion when the cover portion is in the FIRST position. When the cover portion moves from the FIRST position to the SECOND position, the protrusion moves away from the directing portion.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2018Date of Patent: January 12, 2021Assignee: CSP TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Franklin Lee Lucas, Jr., Brian Tifft, Ethan Ross Perdue, Kasey Myers, Jean-Pierre Giraud, Anthony Hamilton
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Publication number: 20200361676Abstract: Container apparatus embodiments for providing preferably child resistant and senior friendly closures are provided. Generally, the embodiments include containers, each having an internal product space configured for housing at least one product. Generally, the container apparatus embodiments are each configured to move between a CLOSED position and an OPENED position. Various mechanisms according to the disclosed concepts are described to help prevent a person who should not be accessing contents of the container apparatus from doing so.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2018Publication date: November 19, 2020Inventors: Hank Womble, Trevor Johnson, Jean-Pierre Giraud, Franklin Lee Lucas, Jr., Ethan Ross Perdue, Brian Tifft, Kasey Myers
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Publication number: 20200255206Abstract: A method for storing and preserving moisture sensitive products includes providing a moisture tight container (400) having an insert (300) made from a desiccant entrained polymer that is less than 3.25 g in mass, disposing a plurality of moisture sensitive products into the interior compartment when the container is in the open position, and moving the container into the closed position, thereby creating a moisture tight seal between the lid (420) and the container body (401). The container provides a shelf life to the moisture sensitive products of at least 12 months. The container, when in the closed position, has a moisture vapor transmission rate, at ambient conditions of 30° C. and 75% relative humidity (RH), of less than 500|ig/day.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 8, 2018Publication date: August 13, 2020Inventors: Jonathan R. Freedman, Donald Lee Huber, Brian Tifft, Franklin Lee Lucas, JR.
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Publication number: 20200231343Abstract: A moisture tight container (100, 300) includes a container body (101, 301) and a lid (101, 120, 320) preferably linked to the body (101, 301) by a hinge (140, 340). The body (101, 301) and lid (101, 120, 320) include at least a first seal (462) and a second seal (464) in series to provide a moisture tight seal (460) between the body (101, 301) and the lid (101, 120, 320). The first seal (462) includes mating of thermoplastic-to-thermoplastic sealing surfaces of the body (101, 301) and lid (101, 120, 320) respectively. The second seal (464) includes mating of thermoplastic-to-elastomeric sealing surfaces of the body (101, 301) and lid (101, 120, 320), respectively, or of the lid (101, 120, 320) and body (101, 301), respectively.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2020Publication date: July 23, 2020Inventors: Jonathan R. Freedman, Donald Lee Huber, Brian Tifft, Franklin Lee Lucas, JR.
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Patent number: 10669079Abstract: A moisture tight container (100, 300) includes a container body (101, 301) and a lid (101, 120, 320) preferably linked to the body (101, 301) by a hinge (140, 340). The body (101, 301) and lid (101, 120, 320) include at least a first seal (462) and a second seal (464) in series to provide a moisture tight seal (460) between the body (101, 301) and the lid (101, 120, 320). The first seal (462) includes mating of thermoplastic-to-thermoplastic sealing surfaces of the body (101, 301) and lid (101, 120, 320) respectively. The second seal (464) includes mating of thermoplastic-to-elastomeric sealing surfaces of the body (101, 301) and lid (101, 120, 320), respectively, or of the lid (101, 120, 320) and body (101, 301), respectively.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2017Date of Patent: June 2, 2020Assignee: CSP Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Jonathan R. Freedman, Donald Lee Huber, Brian Tifft, Franklin Lee Lucas, Jr.
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Publication number: 20200070392Abstract: A method of over-molding materials includes: providing a first material in a groove in a first portion of a mold such that only a single surface of the first material is exposed to a vacant portion of the mold; providing, via an injection molding process, a second material in a liquid form in the vacant portion of the mold adjacent to, and in engagement with, the first material; and allowing the second material to solidify and become directly coupled to the first material, thus forming a single component. The second material has one or both of a greater hardness when solidified than the first material and/or a higher melting temperature than the first material.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2018Publication date: March 5, 2020Applicant: CSP TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Donald Huber, Jonathan R. Freedman, Brian Tifft, Franklin Lee Lucas, Jr.
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Publication number: 20190092536Abstract: A moisture tight container (100, 300) includes a container body (101, 301) and a lid (101, 120, 320) preferably linked to the body (101, 301) by a hinge (140, 340). The body (101, 301) and lid (101, 120, 320) include at least a first seal (462) and a second seal (464) in series to provide a moisture tight seal (460) between the body (101, 301) and the lid (101, 120, 320). The first seal (462) includes mating of thermoplastic-to-thermoplastic sealing surfaces of the body (101, 301) and lid (101, 120, 320) respectively. The second seal (464) includes mating of thermoplastic-to-elastomeric sealing surfaces of the body (101, 301) and lid (101, 120, 320), respectively, or of the lid (101, 120, 320) and body (101, 301), respectively.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2017Publication date: March 28, 2019Inventors: Jonathan R. FREEDMAN, Donald Lee HUBER, Brian TIFFT, Franklin Lee LUCAS, Jr.
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Publication number: 20180305093Abstract: A child resistant container is for containing at least one product, such as medicine. The child resistant container includes a body, a lid, and a directing portion. The body has an end portion defining an opening leading to an interior of the body. The lid is connected to the body via a hinge, and includes a cover portion and a protrusion extending outwardly therefrom. The cover portion is configured to move between a FIRST position corresponding to the cover portion covering the opening, and a SECOND position corresponding to the cover portion not covering the opening. The directing portion extends from one of the body and the cover portion, and at least partially encloses the protrusion when the cover portion is in the FIRST position. When the cover portion moves from the FIRST position to the SECOND position, the protrusion moves away from the directing portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2018Publication date: October 25, 2018Inventors: Franklin Lee Lucas, JR., Brian Tifft, Ethan Ross Perdue, Kasey Myers, Jean-Pierre Giraud, Anthony Hamilton
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Patent number: D795698Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2016Date of Patent: August 29, 2017Inventors: Ethan Ross Perdue, Ronald Supranowicz, Franklin Lee Lucas, Jr., Michael Bucholtz, Brian Tifft, William Abrams
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Patent number: D856798Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2017Date of Patent: August 20, 2019Assignee: Eli Lilly & CompanyInventors: Jean-Pierre Giraud, Brian Fitzpatrick, Brian Tifft, Andrew Snow, Jaime Arnett
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Patent number: D859143Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2017Date of Patent: September 10, 2019Assignee: CSP Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Ethan Ross Perdue, Ronald Supranowicz, Franklin Lee Lucas, Jr., Michael Bucholtz, Brian Tifft, William Abrams
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Patent number: D881004Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2019Date of Patent: April 14, 2020Assignee: Eli Lilly and CompanyInventors: Jean-Pierre Giraud, Brian Fitzpatrick, Brian Tifft, Andrew Snow, Jaime Arnett