Patents by Inventor Egidio Tiveron

Egidio Tiveron 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).

  • Easy-opening closure for the sheet metal lids of cans and the like
    Patent number: 5207346
    Abstract: A closure for lids made of sheet metal and secured as by a folded seam to the container body of cans and the like comprises, formed on the lid, a circular line of weakening and a circular groove adapted for engagement by a teaspoon or the like, to pry open the can, the groove having a U-shaped cross-sectional configuration and the line of weakening being a substantially V-shaped nick formed in the groove bottom close to the inboard wall thereof.This closure affords easy-opening features for the can using a teaspoon for a lever, while making the can virtually break-proof against undesired opening due to incidental shocks in handling and in transit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 1990
    Date of Patent: May 4, 1993
    Assignee: Quarker, Chiari & Forti S.p.A.
    Inventor: Egidio Tiveron
  • Easy-opening closure for the sheet metal lids of cans and the like
    Patent number: 5048713
    Abstract: A closure for lids made of sheet metal and secured as by a folded seam to the container body of cans and the like comprises, formed on the lid, a circular line of weakening and a circular groove adapted for engagement by a teaspoon or the like, to pry open the can, the groove having a U-shaped cross-sectional configuration and the line of weakening being a substantially V-shaped nick formed in the groove bottom close to the inboard wall thereof.This closure affords easy-opening features for the can using a teaspoon for a lever, while making the can virtually break-proof against undesired opening due to incidental shocks in handling and in transit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 1989
    Date of Patent: September 17, 1991
    Assignee: Quaker.Chiari & Forti S.p.A.
    Inventor: Egidio Tiveron