Patents by Inventor C. Joseph Locke

C. Joseph Locke 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).

  • Patent number: 4403528
    Abstract: An improved device for removing a crown cap from a bottle, retaining it in the device and subsequently reseating the cap on the bottle or releasing the cap for discard. Included is a rigid body having an elongate handle joined to a head formed with a cavity for receipt of a crown cap attached to a bottle. The head has an opening opposite the handle for engaging the rim of a cap during removal. An elongate leaf-spring member has an expanse substantially parallel to the handle with one end fixed to the handle. A distal end extends at an obtuse angle into the cavity. It terminates in a reverse bend away from the cavity. A push button attached to the member intermediate its ends extends through an opening in the handle for manually releasing a retained cap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 1981
    Date of Patent: September 13, 1983
    Assignee: L-N International, Inc.
    Inventor: C. Joseph Locke