Patents by Inventor Donald J. Bainton

Donald J. Bainton 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).

  • Opener having seam gripping means
    Patent number: 4186485
    Abstract: A container opener particularly adapted for opening a container wherein the end wall of the container is provided with a preformed line of weakness. The opener includes a cover which functions as a temporary closure and has depending therefrom an annular blade for effecting rupture along the line of weakness. A magnet is centrally located with the blade for retaining the cutout end wall portion. The opener may include a housing having means for interlocking beneath the double seam securing an end unit to a container body, or it may have arms which are interlockable with the double seam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 1978
    Date of Patent: February 5, 1980
    Assignee: The Continental Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Donald J. Bainton, Carmen T. Mascia
  • Container closure
    Patent number: D271284
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 1981
    Date of Patent: November 8, 1983
    Assignee: The Continental Group, Inc.
    Inventor: Donald J. Bainton
  • Container closure
    Patent number: D272323
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 1981
    Date of Patent: January 24, 1984
    Assignee: The Continental Group, Inc.
    Inventor: Donald J. Bainton
  • Container closure
    Patent number: D275655
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 1982
    Date of Patent: September 25, 1984
    Assignee: The Continental Group, Inc.
    Inventor: Donald J. Bainton