Patents by Inventor Charles F. Woodward

Charles F. Woodward 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: 5158194
    Abstract: A child-resistant, two-piece closure is formed with a resilient wedge in the outer cap member which can be pressed into interlocking relationship with an upstanding locking lug element of the inner cap member to facilitate rotational movement in the closure loosening direction by a healthy adult. An aperture is provided in the outer cap member so that a pencil may be radially inserted therein and into contact with the upstanding locking lug element so as to interlockingly couple the outer cap member and inner cap member for rotational movement in the closure loosening direction with the pencil by an elderly or handicapped individual. The child-resistant closure serves as a duel function device by allowing push-in and turn closure removal by healthy adults and easy removal with an inserted pencil or the like by elderly or handicapped adults while still being resistant to removal by young children.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 1991
    Date of Patent: October 27, 1992
    Assignee: Glaxo Inc.
    Inventors: Mark A. Sirgo, Robert M. Wygant, Charles F. Woodward, Paul V. Engelmann
  • Patent number: D337943
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 1991
    Date of Patent: August 3, 1993
    Assignee: Glaxo Inc.
    Inventors: Mark A. Sirgo, Robert M. Wygant, Charles F. Woodward, Paul V. Engelmann