Patents by Inventor Christopher Clark Kjorlaug

Christopher Clark Kjorlaug 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: 6364385
    Abstract: A pour and carry device for use in conjunction with relatively large consumer beverage containers. In one embodiment, the device is integral to the container, in another embodiment, the device is separate. One embodiment includes a finger tunnel. In one embodiment, the tonguelike member extends outwardly relative to the bottle neck and downwardly towards the bottle body so as to provide a crotch therebetween to accept the web portion intermediate a human's thumb and forefinger, to allow the human to grip, lift, and pour the bottle by placing the palm on the bottle below but proximate the neck, such that the web portion fits within the crotch, and the thumb and forefinger combine to at least partially surround the neck of the bottle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2002
    Assignee: The Coca-Cola Company
    Inventors: Sterling Lane Steward, Marshall J. Barrash, Lawrence B. Green, Christopher Clark Kjorlaug