Patents by Inventor Eckhard F. Rahn

Eckhard F. Rahn 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).

  • Container-cooler
    Patent number: 5275015
    Abstract: A container-cooler for a beverage, such as beer, includes a conventional keg-shaped outer shell, an inner vessel for containing the beverage retained within the shell, and a space between the inner vessel and the outer shell for receiving a cooling medium, such as ice.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 1993
    Date of Patent: January 4, 1994
    Assignee: Miller Brewing Company
    Inventors: Charles E. Brossia, Philip S. Desmond, Eckhard F. Rahn
  • Container-cooler
    Patent number: 5203181
    Abstract: A container-cooler for a beverage, such as beer, includes a conventional keg-shaped outer shell, an inner vessel for containing the beverage retained within the shell, and a space between the inner vessel and the outer shell for receiving a cooling medium, such as ice.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 1992
    Date of Patent: April 20, 1993
    Assignee: Miller Brewing Company
    Inventors: Charles E. Brossia, Philip S. Desmond, Eckhard F. Rahn
  • Keg cap
    Patent number: 4705188
    Abstract: A cap for covering the open end of a Barnes neck surrounding the outlet of a keg for malt beverages includes a circular, flat, resilient top; a skirt depending downwardly from the top and having an inwardly directed annular sealing bead for gripping the outside of the Barnes neck and vent means at the junction of the top and skirt. The top, annular bead and vent means cooperate to keep the cap in place when small amounts of fluid are accidentally released from the keg. The cap, in addition, to covering the outlet can bear information as to the keg contents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 1986
    Date of Patent: November 10, 1987
    Assignee: Miller Brewing Company
    Inventor: Eckhard F. Rahn
  • Beer keg
    Patent number: D336714
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 1991
    Date of Patent: June 22, 1993
    Assignee: Miller Brewing Company
    Inventors: Charles E. Brossia, Phillip S. Desmond, Eckhard F. Rahn