Patents by Inventor Christopher Eden Marchent Beardsley

Christopher Eden Marchent Beardsley 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).

  • Container with secondary substance, preferably a liquid for attachment to and mixing with container of a primary liquid
    Patent number: 8172079
    Abstract: An apparatus for adding a secondary substance to a primary liquid within a sealed container, for example, a shot of liquor to be added to a can of soda. A secondary container contains the secondary substance preferably a liquid and has a frangible seal. A mechanism sealingly and mechanically attaches the secondary container to the hull of a primary container having primary liquid. A frangible seal is provided to the secondary container. A penetrator is disposed at least partially within the housing of the secondary container and is at least partially surrounded by the attachment mechanism. —The penetrator causes rupture of the seal and mechanically penetrates through the hull of the primary container. The substance from the secondary container mixes with the liquid of the primary container. The secondary container may attach to the top, side, or bottom of a conventional primary container, a soda can.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Assignee: Wix Industries, LLC
    Inventors: Russell Jon Greenberg, Christopher Eden Marchent Beardsley
  • Container with secondary substance, preferably a liquid for attachment to and mixing with container of a primary liquid
    Publication number: 20090288965
    Abstract: An apparatus for adding a secondary substance to a primary liquid within a sealed container, for example, a shot of liquor to be added to a can of soda. A secondary container contains the secondary substance preferably a liquid and has a frangible seal. A mechanism sealingly and mechanically attaches the secondary container to the hull of a primary container having primary liquid. A frangible seal is provided to the secondary container. A penetrator is disposed at least partially within the housing of the secondary container and is at least partially surrounded by the attachment mechanism. —The penetrator causes rupture of the seal and mechanically penetrates through the hull of the primary container. The substance from the secondary container mixes with the liquid of the primary container. The secondary container may attach to the top, side, or bottom of a conventional primary container, a soda can.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2008
    Publication date: November 26, 2009
    Inventors: Russell Jon Greenberg, Christopher Eden Marchent Beardsley