Patents by Inventor Christopher Branca

Christopher Branca 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: 11952177
    Abstract: A closure includes: a body having a skirt wall in which an internal thread is formed; and a cylindrical tamper evident bottom portion which is connected to the skirt wall via a plurality of breakable bridge portions, and in which an engaging pieces to be engaged with an engaging jaw portion is disposed on an inner peripheral surface of the tamper evident bottom portion. A protruding piece protruding downward is disposed on the skirt wall of the body. An unbroken connecting piece is disposed to connect the skirt wall of the body and the tamper evident bottom portion and to allow the body to be moved upward with respect to the tamper evident bottom portion. An extending portion is formed at an engaging piece serving as the engaging pieces at least in an angle region where the protruding piece is present.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignees: Nippon Closures Co., Ltd., AptarGroup, Inc.
    Inventors: Shinji Omori, Takashi Sugiyama, Timothy Michael Mazurkiewicz, Pranav Bhatt, Christopher Branca
  • Publication number: 20230034260
    Abstract: A closure includes: a body having a skirt wall in which an internal thread is formed; and a cylindrical tamper evident bottom portion which is connected to the skirt wall via a plurality of breakable bridge portions, and in which an engaging means to be engaged with an engaging jaw portion is disposed on an inner peripheral surface of the tamper evident bottom portion. A protruding piece protruding downward is disposed on the skirt wall of the body. An unbroken connecting piece is disposed to connect the skirt wall of the body and the tamper evident bottom portion and to allow the body to be moved upward with respect to the tamper evident bottom portion. An extending portion is formed at an engaging piece serving as the engaging means at least in an angle region where the protruding piece is present.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2021
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Inventors: Shinji Omori, Takashi Sugiyama, Timothy Michael Mazurkiewicz, Pranav Bhatt, Christopher Branca