Patents by Inventor Christopher M. Roeder

Christopher M. Roeder 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 fitment having ellipsoidal opening
    Patent number: 9309041
    Abstract: A fitment for use in the discharge of pourable contents from a container wherein the constancy of uniform flow of contents from the container is minimally, if at all, adversely affected by the need for accommodating inflow of ambient air into the container as the contents are discharged from the container, the fitment including a conduit an exit end having an ellipsoidal cross-sectional geometry including a minor portion and an major portion, the geometry of the conduit exit being oriented uppermost toward (topwise of) the top end of the container. A method is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: Evergreen Packaging Inc.
    Inventors: Michael S. Mabee, Christopher M. Roeder
  • CONTAINER FITMENT HAVING ELLIPSOIDAL OPENING
    Publication number: 20130092713
    Abstract: A fitment for use in the discharge of pourable contents from a container wherein the constancy of uniform flow of contents from the container is minimally, if at all, adversely affected by the need for accommodating inflow of ambient air into the container as the contents are discharged from the container, the fitment including a conduit an exit end having an ellipsoidal cross-sectional geometry including a minor portion and an major portion, the geometry of the conduit exit being oriented uppermost toward (topwise of) the top end of the container. A method is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2012
    Publication date: April 18, 2013
    Applicant: Evergreen Packaging Inc.
    Inventors: Michael S. Mabee, Christopher M. Roeder