Patents by Inventor David Loper

David Loper 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).

  • Apparatus for dispersing a substance in a liquid beverage
    Patent number: 5885635
    Abstract: An apparatus for dispersing a substance in a liquid beverage contained in a container includes a receptacle containing the substance formed in the interior of the container and an opening tab attached to the top of the container for bursting the receptacle to disperse the substance and for opening a pour panel in the top of the container so that the liquid beverage can be drunk from the container. The receptacle is formed of a flat sheet of an elastic material that is joined at opposite edges thereof to form a burstable seam. One end of the receptacle is a beak that causes the seam to burst upon engagement with the opening tab.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 23, 1999
    Assignee: Canning Concepts, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert E. Spring, David Loper, Scott Jones