Patents by Inventor Eric Schaper

Eric Schaper 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 lid including venting and denesting features, and container having such a lid
    Patent number: 7017775
    Abstract: A selectively detachable container lid includes a center panel and a peripheral sealing lip surrounding the panel. The peripheral sealing lip has a generally inverted U-shaped cross section so as to define a channel into which a bowl rim fits. The lid also includes at least one ridge formed between the panel and the peripheral sealing lip. The ridge is interrupted by at least one gap. The ridge and the peripheral sealing lip partially overlap when viewed in a direction substantially normal to the panel. The ridge also abuts the bowl when the lid is placed loosely on the bowl. Also disclosed is a container that includes such a lid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2006
    Assignee: S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey J. Zettle, David A. Smith, Donald E. Hodge, Eric Schaper, Peter T. Evers
  • CONTAINER LID INCLUDING VENTING AND DENESTING FEATURES
    Publication number: 20020148845
    Abstract: A selectively detachable container lid includes a center panel and a peripheral sealing lip surrounding the panel. The peripheral sealing lip has a generally inverted U-shaped cross section so as to define a channel into which a bowl rim fits. The lid also includes at least one ridge formed between the panel and the peripheral sealing lip. The ridge is interrupted by at least one gap. The ridge and the peripheral sealing lip partially overlap when viewed in a direction substantially normal to the panel. The ridge also abuts the bowl when the lid is placed loosely on the bowl. Also disclosed is a container that includes such a lid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 1999
    Publication date: October 17, 2002
    Inventors: JEFFREY J. ZETTLE, DAVID A. SMITH, DONALD E. HODGE, ERIC SCHAPER, PETER T. EVERS