Patents by Inventor David S. Council

David S. Council 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 storing items in a flexible wrapper and for closing and opening the mouth of the flexible wrapper
    Patent number: 5365719
    Abstract: Apparatus for holding and storing items, such as bread, contained in a flexible wrapper and for closing and opening a mouth of the wrapper. The apparatus includes a support and a carriage slideably positioned on the support and configured for receiving and holding the items contained in the flexible wrapper. A mechanism is provided in association with the support and the carriage for grasping and for selectively twisting and untwisting the wrapper mouth to close and open the wrapper mouth. Access to the items in the wrapper is provided when the wrapper mouth is opened, and the items are tightly sealed within the wrapper when the wrapper is twisted closed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 1993
    Date of Patent: November 22, 1994
    Inventor: David S. Council