Patents by Inventor Daniel Denman

Daniel Denman 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).

  • Easy-open promotion compartment
    Patent number: 6032820
    Abstract: A closure includes a promotion piece holding container within a cap to be installed onto a container such as a bottle. The promotion piece receiving container includes a top flange captured by a lip of a seal installed within the cap. The promotion piece receiving container includes a frangible band extending circumferentially around a substantial circumference of the container. The container can include a bottom flange arranged for convenience gripping and removing of the container from the cap, and a pull tab attached to the frangible band to assist in removing the frangible band to open the container for removal of the promotion piece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2000
    Assignee: Alcoa Closure Systems International, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph Ladina, Wendell Willingham, Ted Boehm, David Cerny, David Denman, Daniel Denman
  • Easy-open promotion compartment
    Patent number: 5915585
    Abstract: A closure includes a promotion piece holding container within a cap to be installed onto a container such as a bottle. The promotion piece receiving container includes a top flange captured by a lip of a seal installed within the cap. The promotion piece receiving container includes a frangible band extending circumferentially around a substantial circumference of the container. The container can include a bottom flange arranged for convenience gripping and removing of the container from the cap, and a pull tab attached to the frangible band to assist in removing the frangible band to open the container for removal of the promotion piece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 29, 1999
    Assignee: Alcoa Closure Systems International, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph Ladina, Wendell Willingham, Ted Boehm, David Cerny, David Denman, Daniel Denman