Patents by Inventor Donald Prestley

Donald Prestley 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).

  • Publication number: 20090241464
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus for attaching a beverage dispensing device to a vertical surface. One aspect of the invention includes a beverage dispensing device that may be mounted to a panel at a first position. The panel may be attached to a vertical surface. The panel may be secured to the vertical surface by at least one securing device operatively attached to the panel. Another aspect of the invention includes an apparatus comprising a panel having a top end terminating in a hook end, an insulated beverage dispensing device adjustably mounted to the panel at a first position, and at least one securing device operatively attached to the panel and configured to engage a vertical surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2008
    Publication date: October 1, 2009
    Applicant: STOKELY-VAN CAMP, INC.
    Inventors: Todd Swedberg, Donald Prestley, JR., Dennis B. Broeske
  • Publication number: 20080072661
    Abstract: An apparatus for use in the production of a test specimen bottle from a container which is adaptable for containing a liquid and has a sealing surface intended for mating with a sealing closure. The test specimen bottle is utilized in a test for evaluating the integrity of a sealing closure. The apparatus comprises a scoring head which has a body and at least one blade mounted to the body. The body includes mounting structure associated with the body for connecting the body to a force applying mechanism for transmitting force to the body so that when the blade mounted to the body is positioned adjacent to the sealing surface of the container, a force can be applied to the body that causes the blade to score the sealing surface to thereby produce a test specimen bottle from the container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2006
    Publication date: March 27, 2008
    Applicant: Stokely-Van Camp, Inc.
    Inventors: Donald Prestley, Dennis Broeske
  • Patent number: D594259
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2009
    Assignee: Stokely-Van Camp, Inc.
    Inventors: Todd Swedberg, Donald Prestley, Dennis B. Broeske