Patents by Inventor Craig L. Potts

Craig L. Potts 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).

  • Dual-container package and a dispensing closure for such package
    Patent number: 7594589
    Abstract: A dual-container package includes a closure having a body with a first annular wall extending from the body, a second annular wall extending from the body within the first annular wall, a first dispensing opening extending through the body from between the first and second annular walls, and a second dispensing opening extending through the body from within the second annular wall. A first container is mounted to the closure by the first annular wall, and a second container is disposed within the first container and mounted to the closure by the second annular wall. The containers and the annular walls have structure for holding the containers in a predetermined angular orientation with respect to each other. In the exemplary embodiments of the disclosure, this structure includes internal beads on the annular walls received by snap fit within external channels on the neck finishes of the containers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2009
    Assignee: Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc.
    Inventors: Craig L. Potts, Edward A. Grant, Leonora M. Brozell
  • Dual-container package and a dispensing closure for such package
    Publication number: 20080308558
    Abstract: A dual-container package includes a closure having a body with a first annular wall extending from the body, a second annular wall extending from the body within the first annular wall, a first dispensing opening extending through the body from between the first and second annular walls, and a second dispensing opening extending through the body from within the second annular wall. A first container is mounted to the closure by the first annular wall, and a second container is disposed within the first container and mounted to the closure by the second annular wall. The containers and the annular walls have structure for holding the containers in a predetermined angular orientation with respect to each other. In the exemplary embodiments of the disclosure, this structure includes internal beads on the annular walls received by snap fit within external channels on the neck finishes of the containers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2007
    Publication date: December 18, 2008
    Inventors: Craig L. Potts, Edward A. Grant, Leonora M. Brozell
  • Container
    Patent number: D462274
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2002
    Assignee: Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc.
    Inventors: Craig L. Potts, Mark P. Higgins, Mark E. Kopitke, Dale G. DeVore
  • Container
    Patent number: D462275
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2002
    Assignee: Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc.
    Inventors: Craig L. Potts, Mark P. Higgins, Mark E. Kopitke, Dale G. DeVore
  • Container
    Patent number: D481954
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2003
    Assignee: Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc.
    Inventors: Craig L. Potts, Mary Ellen Reis
  • Container
    Patent number: D602369
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2009
    Assignee: Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc.
    Inventors: Craig L. Potts, Edward A. Grant
  • Container
    Patent number: D605949
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2009
    Assignee: Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc.
    Inventors: Craig L. Potts, Edward A. Grant
  • Container
    Patent number: D619013
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2010
    Assignee: Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc.
    Inventor: Craig L. Potts
  • Container
    Patent number: D622601
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2010
    Assignee: Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc.
    Inventor: Craig L. Potts
  • Container
    Patent number: D622602
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2010
    Assignee: Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc.
    Inventor: Craig L. Potts
  • Container
    Patent number: D622603
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2010
    Assignee: Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc.
    Inventor: Craig L. Potts
  • Bottle
    Patent number: D658995
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Assignee: Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc.
    Inventor: Craig L. Potts
  • Bottle
    Patent number: D658996
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Assignee: Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc.
    Inventor: Craig L. Potts
  • Bottle
    Patent number: D658997
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Assignee: Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc.
    Inventor: Craig L. Potts
  • Bottle
    Patent number: D660169
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Assignee: Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc.
    Inventor: Craig L. Potts
  • Container
    Patent number: D662419
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Assignee: Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc.
    Inventor: Craig L. Potts
  • Bottle
    Patent number: D671838
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Assignee: Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc.
    Inventor: Craig L. Potts
  • Glass container for coffee
    Patent number: D431468
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2000
    Assignee: Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc.
    Inventor: Craig L. Potts
  • Bottle
    Patent number: D691475
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Inventor: Craig L. Potts
  • Bottle
    Patent number: D691885
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc.
    Inventor: Craig L. Potts