Patents by Inventor Duane C. Sawyer

Duane C. Sawyer 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).

  • Child-resistant canister
    Patent number: 8240491
    Abstract: A child-resistant canister includes a container and a closure configured to mount on the container to close an opening into an interior region formed in the container. The closure includes a lid and a lid anchor coupled to the lid. The lid anchor is configured to mate with a closure retainer included in the container to retain the closure in a mounted position on the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: Berry Plastics Corporation
    Inventors: W. Gordon Beecroft, Chad E. Rice, Duane C. Sawyer, John A. Vassallo
  • CHILD-RESISTANT CANISTER
    Publication number: 20100051572
    Abstract: A child-resistant canister includes a container and a closure configured to mount on the container to close an opening into an interior region formed in the container. The closure includes a lid and a lid anchor coupled to the lid. The lid anchor is configured to mate with a closure retainer included in the container to retain the closure in a mounted position on the container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2009
    Publication date: March 4, 2010
    Applicant: BERRY PLASTICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: W. Gordon Beecroft, Chad E. Rice, Duane C. Sawyer, John A. Vassallo
  • Combined container and container cover
    Patent number: D544309
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2007
    Assignee: McCormick & Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Brady Gutekunst, Roland Charriez, David Demar, Steven D. Gift, Duane C. Sawyer
  • Container cover
    Patent number: D557979
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2007
    Assignee: McCormick & Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Roland Charriez, David Demar, Steven D. Gift, Duane C. Sawyer
  • Container cover
    Patent number: D567582
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2008
    Assignee: McCormick & Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey A. Blum, Roland Charriez, David Demar, Steven D. Gift, Duane C. Sawyer