Patents by Inventor Christopher Ryan Branca

Christopher Ryan 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).

  • CLOSURE FOR A CONTAINER AND COMPONENTS FOR A CLOSURE
    Publication number: 20230406577
    Abstract: A closing element for restricting communication of a substance through an access passage of a body includes a first portion for being removably affixed to the body, the first portion having an inner wall, an outer wall surrounding the inner wall, and at least one bridge connecting the outer wall with the inner wall. The closing element has a second portion for being non-removably affixed to the body and a movable connecting element extending between the first portion and the second portion. The closing element has an unactuated configuration wherein a major portion of the length of the connecting element is located laterally between the inner wall and the outer wall to shield the major portion of the length of the connecting element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: Christopher Ryan Branca, Timothy Michael Mazurkiewicz, Stacy Bielke, John Wisniewski, Pranav Bhatt, Chad Ryan Billsby
  • Closure for a container and components for a closure
    Patent number: 11780651
    Abstract: A closing element (28) for restricting communication of a substance through an access passage (34) of a body (24) includes a first portion (68) for being removably affixed to the body (24), the first portion (68) having an inner wall (80), an outer wall (96) surrounding the inner wall (80), and at least one bridge (100) connecting the outer wall (96) with the inner wall (80). The closing element (28) has a second portion (72) for being non-removably affixed to the body (24) and a movable connecting element (76) extending between the first portion (68) and the second portion (72). The closing element (28) has an unactuated configuration wherein a major portion (78) of the length of the connecting element (76) is located laterally between the inner wall (80) and the outer wall (96) to shield the major portion (78) of the length of the connecting element (76).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: AptarGroup, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Ryan Branca, Timothy Michael Mazurkiewicz, Stacy L. Beilke, John Wisniewski, Pranav Bhatt, Chad Ryan Billsby
  • CLOSURE FOR A CONTAINER AND COMPONENTS FOR A CLOSURE
    Publication number: 20220227542
    Abstract: A closing element (28) for restricting communication of a substance through an access passage (34) of a body (24) includes a first portion (68) for being removably affixed to the body (24), the first portion (68) having an inner wall (80), an outer wall (96) surrounding the inner wall (80), and at least one bridge (100) connecting the outer wall (96) with the inner wall (80). The closing element (28) has a second portion (72) for being non-removably affixed to the body (24) and a movable connecting element (76) extending between the first portion (68) and the second portion (72). The closing element (28) has an unactuated configuration wherein a major portion (78) of the length of the connecting element (76) is located laterally between the inner wall (80) and the outer wall (96) to shield the major portion (78) of the length of the connecting element (76).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2022
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Inventors: Christopher Ryan Branca, Timothy Michael Mazurkiewicz, Stacy L. Beilke, John Wisniewski, Pranav Bhatt, Chad Ryan Billsby
  • Closing element
    Patent number: D996969
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: AptarGroup, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Ryan Branca, John Wisniewski