Patents by Inventor Douglas S. Camomile

Douglas S. Camomile 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: 20240025591
    Abstract: A bottle for containing an item, generally a pharmaceutical product, wherein the bottle includes a body having a bottom wall and sidewalls, a neck extending from a top portion of the sidewalls and a thread defined on the neck. The neck defining a mouth of the bottle, an internal surface and an external surface. A neck thickness is defined between the internal surface and the external surface. The thread defines a thread thickness. The thread thickness is substantially the same as the neck thickness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Applicant: Drug Plastics & Glass Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas S. CAMOMILE, Norris W. MATTHEWS, JR., David R. THOMSON, Nickolaus A. FURMAN, Kyle A. MOLL
  • Patent number: 11873133
    Abstract: A bottle for containing an item, generally a pharmaceutical product, wherein the bottle includes a body having a bottom wall and sidewalls, a neck extending from a top portion of the sidewalls and a thread defined on the neck. The neck defining a mouth of the bottle, an internal surface and an external surface. A neck thickness is defined between the internal surface and the external surface. The thread defines a thread thickness. The thread thickness is substantially the same as the neck thickness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: DRUG PLASTICS & GLASS COMPANY, INC.
    Inventors: Douglas S. Camomile, Norris W. Matthews, Jr., David R. Thomson, Nickolaus A. Furman, Kyle A. Moll
  • Patent number: 11618619
    Abstract: Child resistant closures are typically two-piece assemblies or squeeze and turn closures with an inside wall and an outside wall. The current squeeze and turn child resistant closures are expensive and difficult for seniors to operate. The preferred design is a child-resistant single wall cap and container assembly that is preferably easy for seniors to open and difficult for children to open or is substantially child-resistant. In addition, due to the single wall of the cap and relatively low cap height, the preferred assembly is light, requires less material and relatively less expensive to manufacture than prior art container assemblies. Like many child resistant closure systems, the preferred container assembly design includes a container with specifically designed neck finish to lock the closure on the container. However, the preferred design includes two small lugs, which generally do not add significantly to the bottle complexity or bottle cost.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: DRUG PLASTICS & GLASS COMPANY, INC.
    Inventors: Frederick N. Biesecker, II, Nathaniel Koller, Bruce T. Cleevely, Douglas S. Camomile, Lissa Biesecker Longacre, Joshua T. Koehler
  • Publication number: 20220332459
    Abstract: A bottle for containing an item, generally a pharmaceutical product, wherein the bottle includes a body having a bottom wall and sidewalls, a neck extending from a top portion of the sidewalls and a thread defined on the neck. The neck defining a mouth of the bottle, an internal surface and an external surface. A neck thickness is defined between the internal surface and the external surface. The thread defines a thread thickness. The thread thickness is substantially the same as the neck thickness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2022
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Inventors: Douglas S. CAMOMILE, Norris W. MATTHEWS, JR., David R. THOMSON, Nickolaus A. FURMAN, Kyle A. MOLL
  • Patent number: 10913585
    Abstract: A container assembly configured to maintain a predetermined humidity for storing a product therein. The container assembly includes a container having a body with a body wall and a mouth opening into a storage cavity and a cap having a top wall. The cap is selectively mountable over the mouth of the container to substantially enclose the storage cavity in a mounted configuration. A sidewall extends substantially perpendicularly from one of the body wall and the top wall. The sidewall defines an opening and a compartment and has an opening edge adjacent the opening. A moisture control material is positioned within the compartment. A sealing membrane has a peripheral portion. The peripheral portion is secured to the sidewall proximate the opening edge. The sealing membrane is configured to allow moisture flow therethrough to maintain the predetermined humidity in the storage cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignees: DRUG PLASTICS & GLASS COMPANY, INC., BOVEDA, INC.
    Inventors: Lissa Biesecker Longacre, Frederick N. Biesecker, II, Douglas S. Camomile, Bruce T. Cleevely, Alex M. Warmkessel, Robert Esse, Timothy H. Bohrer, Brian Rice, Kyle A. Moll, Eric Weller
  • Publication number: 20200339320
    Abstract: Child resistant closures are typically two-piece assemblies or squeeze and turn closures with an inside wall and an outside wall. The current squeeze and turn child resistant closures are expensive and difficult for seniors to operate. The preferred design is a child-resistant single wall cap and container assembly that is preferably easy for seniors to open and difficult for children to open or is substantially child-resistant. In addition, due to the single wall of the cap and relatively low cap height, the preferred assembly is light, requires less material and relatively less expensive to manufacture than prior art container assemblies. Like many child resistant closure systems, the preferred container assembly design includes a container with specifically designed neck finish to lock the closure on the container. However, the preferred design includes two small lugs, which generally do not add significantly to the bottle complexity or bottle cost.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2018
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Inventors: Frederick N. BIESECKER, II, Nathaniel KOLLER, Bruce T. CLEEVELY, Douglas S. CAMOMILE, Lissa BIESECKER LONGACRE, Joshua T. KOEHLER
  • Patent number: 10737856
    Abstract: A container assembly configured to maintain a predetermined humidity for storing a product therein. The container assembly includes a container having a body with a body wall and a mouth opening into a storage cavity and a cap having a top wall. The cap is selectively mountable over the mouth of the container to substantially enclose the storage cavity in a mounted configuration. A sidewall extends substantially perpendicularly from one of the body wall and the top wall. The sidewall defines an opening and a compartment and has an opening edge adjacent the opening. A moisture control material is positioned within the compartment. A sealing membrane has a peripheral portion. The peripheral portion is secured to the sidewall proximate the opening edge. The sealing membrane is configured to allow moisture flow therethrough to maintain the predetermined humidity in the storage cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignees: DRUG PLASTICS & GLASS COMPANY, INC., Boveda, Inc.
    Inventors: Lissa Biesecker Longacre, Frederick N. Biesecker, II, Douglas S. Camomile, Bruce T. Cleevely, Alex M. Warmkessel, Robert Esse, Timothy H. Bohrer, Brian Rice, Kyle A. Moll, Eric Weller
  • Publication number: 20200095036
    Abstract: A container assembly configured to maintain a predetermined humidity for storing a product therein. The container assembly includes a container having a body with a body wall and a mouth opening into a storage cavity and a cap having a top wall. The cap is selectively mountable over the mouth of the container to substantially enclose the storage cavity in a mounted configuration. A sidewall extends substantially perpendicularly from one of the body wall and the top wall. The sidewall defines an opening and a compartment and has an opening edge adjacent the opening. A moisture control material is positioned within the compartment. A sealing membrane has a peripheral portion. The peripheral portion is secured to the sidewall proximate the opening edge. The sealing membrane is configured to allow moisture flow therethrough to maintain the predetermined humidity in the storage cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2019
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Applicants: Drug Plastics & Glass Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Lissa BIESECKER LONGACRE, Frederick N. BIESECKER, II, Douglas S. CAMOMILE, Bruce T. CLEEVELY, Alex M. WARMKESSEL, Robert ESSE, Timothy H. BOHRER, Brian RICE, Kyle A. MOLL, Eric WELLER
  • Publication number: 20190177058
    Abstract: A container assembly configured to maintain a predetermined humidity for storing a product therein. The container assembly includes a container having a body with a body wall and a mouth opening into a storage cavity and a cap having a top wall. The cap is selectively mountable over the mouth of the container to substantially enclose the storage cavity in a mounted configuration. A sidewall extends substantially perpendicularly from one of the body wall and the top wall. The sidewall defines an opening and a compartment and has an opening edge adjacent the opening. A moisture control material is positioned within the compartment. A sealing membrane has a peripheral portion. The peripheral portion is secured to the sidewall proximate the opening edge. The sealing membrane is configured to allow moisture flow therethrough to maintain the predetermined humidity in the storage cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2019
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Inventors: Lissa BIESECKER LONGACRE, Frederick N. BIESECKER, II, Douglas S. CAMOMILE, Bruce T. CLEEVELY, Alex M. WARMKESSEL, Robert ESSE, Timothy H. BOHRER, Brian RICE, Kyle A. MOLL, Eric WELLER
  • Patent number: 10220992
    Abstract: A container assembly configured to maintain a predetermined humidity for storing a product therein. The container assembly includes a container having a body with a body wall and a mouth opening into a storage cavity and a cap having a top wall. The cap is selectively mountable over the mouth of the container to substantially enclose the storage cavity in a mounted configuration. A sidewall extends substantially perpendicularly from one of the body wall and the top wall. The sidewall defines an opening and a compartment and has an opening edge adjacent the opening. A moisture control material is positioned within the compartment. A sealing membrane has a peripheral portion. The peripheral portion is secured to the sidewall proximate the opening edge. The sealing membrane is configured to allow moisture flow therethrough to maintain the predetermined humidity in the storage cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignees: DRUG PLASTICS & GLASS COMPANY, INC., Boveda Inc.
    Inventors: Lissa Biesecker Longacre, Frederick N. Biesecker, II, Douglas S. Camomile, Bruce T. Cleevely, Alex M. Warmkessel, Robert Esse, Timothy H. Bohrer, Brian Rice, Kyle A. Moll, Eric Weller
  • Patent number: 10081465
    Abstract: A container assembly configured to maintain a predetermined humidity for storing a product therein. The container assembly includes a container having a body with a body wall and a mouth opening into a storage cavity and a cap having a top wall. The cap is selectively mountable over the mouth of the container to substantially enclose the storage cavity in a mounted configuration. A sidewall extends substantially perpendicularly from one of the body wall and the top wall. The sidewall defines an opening and a compartment and has an opening edge adjacent the opening. A moisture control material is positioned within the compartment. A sealing membrane has a peripheral portion. The peripheral portion is secured to the sidewall proximate the opening edge. The sealing membrane is configured to allow moisture flow therethrough to maintain the predetermined humidity in the storage cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2018
    Inventors: Lissa Biesecker Longacre, Frederick N. Biesecker, II, Douglas S. Camomile, Bruce T. Cleevely, Alex M. Warmkessel, Robert Esse, Timothy H. Bohrer, Brian Rice, Kyle A. Moll, Eric Weller
  • Publication number: 20180257830
    Abstract: A container assembly configured to maintain a predetermined humidity for storing a product therein. The container assembly includes a container having a body with a body wall and a mouth opening into a storage cavity and a cap having a top wall. The cap is selectively mountable over the mouth of the container to substantially enclose the storage cavity in a mounted configuration. A sidewall extends substantially perpendicularly from one of the body wall and the top wall. The sidewall defines an opening and a compartment and has an opening edge adjacent the opening. A moisture control material is positioned within the compartment. A sealing membrane has a peripheral portion. The peripheral portion is secured to the sidewall proximate the opening edge. The sealing membrane is configured to allow moisture flow therethrough to maintain the predetermined humidity in the storage cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2018
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Inventors: Lissa BIESECKER LONGACRE, Frederick N. BIESECKER, II, Douglas S. CAMOMILE, Bruce T. CLEEVELY, Alex M. WARMKESSEL, Robert ESSE, Timothy H. BOHRER, Brian RICE, Kyle A. MOLL, Eric WELLER
  • Patent number: 9981789
    Abstract: A container and child-resistant closure assembly includes a cap formed from a single piece, a cup shaped inner member having a top wall, an outer wall, and a depending sidewall. The sidewall includes a threaded interior surface. The outside wall of the inner member includes connection members for securing to an outer member. The outer member has a ring-shape with a plurality of inwardly facing lugs. Each of the plurality of inwardly facing lugs is cylindrically-shaped and protrudes radially inwardly from the outer member. The container assembly also includes a container including a neck forming an opening. The neck has a threaded exterior surface and a plurality of ramps. Each of the plurality of ramps faces radially outwardly from the neck and has a gently sloping face and a steeply sloping face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: Drug Plastics & Glass Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Nathaniel Koller, Douglas S. Camomile, Bruce T. Cleevely, Lissa Biesecker Longacre
  • Publication number: 20180099797
    Abstract: A container assembly configured to maintain a predetermined humidity for storing a product therein. The container assembly includes a container having a body with a body wall and a mouth opening into a storage cavity and a cap having a top wall. The cap is selectively mountable over the mouth of the container to substantially enclose the storage cavity in a mounted configuration. A sidewall extends substantially perpendicularly from one of the body wall and the top wall. The sidewall defines an opening and a compartment and has an opening edge adjacent the opening. A moisture control material is positioned within the compartment. A sealing membrane has a peripheral portion. The peripheral portion is secured to the sidewall proximate the opening edge. The sealing membrane is configured to allow moisture flow therethrough to maintain the predetermined humidity in the storage cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2017
    Publication date: April 12, 2018
    Inventors: Lissa BIESECKER LONGACRE, Frederick N. BIESECKER, II, Douglas S. CAMOMILE, Bruce T. CLEEVELY, Alex M. WARMKESSEL, Robert ESSE, Timothy H. BOHRER, Brian RICE, Kyle A. MOLL, Eric WELLER
  • Publication number: 20150321804
    Abstract: A child-resistant container assembly for selectively storing materials is provided. The child-resistant container assembly includes a cap and a container. The cap has a top wall and a sidewall. First and second levers are positioned in respective gaps in the sidewall and are pivotably connected thereto via hinges. The container includes a neck positioned at an upper end thereof, having a radially outwardly extending, circumferentially tapering locking rib. The locking rib defines at least one locking edge, at a largest diameter of the locking rib, and at least one base edge, at a smallest diameter of the locking rib. To remove the cap from the container, the first and second levers are manually pivoted to clear the at least one locking edge, in order to permit sufficient rotation of the cap relative to the container to remove the cap from the container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2015
    Publication date: November 12, 2015
    Inventors: Nathaniel KOLLER, Douglas S. CAMOMILE, Lissa BIESECKER LONGACRE, Bruce T. CLEEVELY
  • Publication number: 20150076103
    Abstract: A container and child-resistant closure assembly includes a cap formed from a single piece, a cup shaped inner member having a top wall, an outer wall, and a depending sidewall. The sidewall includes a threaded interior surface. The outside wall of the inner member includes connection members for securing to an outer member. The outer member has a ring-shape with a plurality of inwardly facing lugs. Each of the plurality of inwardly facing lugs is cylindrically-shaped and protrudes radially inwardly from the outer member. The container assembly also includes a container including a neck forming an opening. The neck has a threaded exterior surface and a plurality of ramps. Each of the plurality of ramps faces radially outwardly from the neck and has a gently sloping face and a steeply sloping face.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2014
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Inventors: Nathaniel KOLLER, Douglas S. CAMOMILE, Bruce T. CLEEVELY, Lissa Biesecker LONGACRE
  • Patent number: D623518
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2010
    Assignee: Drug Plastics & Glass Company, Inc.
    Inventor: Douglas S. Camomile
  • Cap
    Patent number: D854927
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: Drug Plastics & Glass Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Lissa Biesecker Longacre, Walter Henry, Michael C. Sponsel, Kyle A. Moll, Douglas S. Camomile
  • Cap
    Patent number: D856138
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: Drug Plastics & Glass Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Frederick N. Biesecker, II, Nathaniel Koller, Bruce T. Cleevely, Douglas S. Camomile
  • Jar
    Patent number: D871218
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: Drug Plastics & Glass Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Frederick N. Biesecker, II, Lissa Biesecker Longacre, Bruce T. Cleevely, Joshua T. Koehler, Nathaniel Koller, Douglas S. Camomile