Patents by Inventor C. Scott Marple

C. Scott Marple 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).

  • Tamper evident plug and combination
    Patent number: 7537132
    Abstract: A plastic integrally molded single use sealing plug for permanently closing off the center fill opening in metal lids surrounded by an upstanding neck having an inward curl terminating in a free edge. The sealing plug has a circular top wall and a depending cylindrical sidewall which makes at tight friction fit with the neck free edge. A peripheral tamper evident ring is connected to the plug sidewall by a series of frangible connecting webs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2009
    Assignee: American Flange & Mfg. Co., Inc.
    Inventors: C. Scott Marple, Carl Pomilia, Cornelis Van De Klippe