Patents by Inventor Daniel D. Acton

Daniel D. Acton 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).

  • Patent number: 4037747
    Abstract: An improved safety closure cap with an integral sealing torque control means is disclosed for use on medicine or other packages where it is desirable that children cannot open the package. The cap has an inner shell with container engaging thread means and an outer shell rotatably attached to the inner shell. Ratchet means including means for controlling the maximum cap application torque locks the shells together as they are turned onto a container. The ratchet means is inoperative as the cap is turned off permitting the outer shell to freely rotate on the inner shell. A second shell connecting means is provided for removal in the form of a pressure operated interlock which is activated by an adult's gripping certain portions of the shells to turn them off as a unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 1976
    Date of Patent: July 26, 1977
    Assignee: Anchor Hocking Corporation
    Inventors: Daniel D. Acton, John W. Boerstler
  • Patent number: 4024976
    Abstract: An improved package is described of the type used for packaging food products and other products. A molded plastic container is sealed with a closure cap. In order to prevent unauthorized or undetected opening of the container, a tamperproofing means is provided in the form of a tamperproofing band molded integrally with the container. This band is positioned so that it encloses at least the bottom edge of the closure cap skin when the cap is applied to the container. This requires at least a portion of the band to be removed before the cap can be removed from the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 1975
    Date of Patent: May 24, 1977
    Assignee: Anchor Hocking Corporation
    Inventor: Daniel D. Acton