Patents by Inventor Daniel A. Cunningham

Daniel A. Cunningham 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).

  • Tamper resistant beverage dispensing bag
    Patent number: 7334702
    Abstract: A method for dispensing a liquid includes providing a container having a top, a bottom, a first opening at the top and a second opening proximal the bottom; providing a liquid dispensing bag including a flexible pouch having a top, a bottom, and first and second panels, the first and second panels defining an interior and a first opening to the interior at the bag top, wherein at least one of the first and second panels defines a second opening to the interior near the bag bottom, and wherein the bag further includes liquid dispensing apparatus including a tube connected to the pouch to permit a controlled flow of liquid from the second opening of the pouch, and wherein the first and second panels are connected together at the pouch top to releasably close the first pouch opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2008
    Assignee: Parish Manufacturing, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel A. Cunningham, Richard W. Smith
  • Tamper resistant beverage dispensing bag
    Patent number: 6883683
    Abstract: A tamper resistant beverage dispensing bag has a flexible pouch having a top, a bottom, first and second panels and a width, and wherein the first and second panels define a first opening at the top and wherein at least one of the first and second panels defines a second opening near the bottom, and wherein the pouch has a top edge; a liquid dispensing apparatus including a tube and being connected to the pouch to permit a controlled flow of liquid from the second opening of the pouch; and, wherein the first and second panels are connected together at the top to releasably close the first opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2005
    Inventors: Daniel A. Cunningham, Richard W. Smith