Patents by Inventor Francis R. Groth

Francis R. Groth 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).

  • Patent number: 5704144
    Abstract: A beverage container identification tag for attaching to a beverage container to allow a drinker or others to identify the ownership of the beverage stored in the beverage container. The beverage container identification tag includes a tag body made of a thin strip of a flexible material for wrapping around a beverage container. The beverage container identification tag also includes a display area for placement thereon identifying indicia, such as for example a name or other symbol. One end of the tag body carries a tacky adhesive, which is used to connect that end to a selected overlapped location on the tag body after it is wrapped snugly around a beverage container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 6, 1998
    Inventor: Francis R. Groth
  • Patent number: 4394791
    Abstract: A closure clamp is disclosed for use with food bags, such as potato chip bags. It comprises a pair of clamp members in hinged construction and a torsion spring for holding the members together and applying a clamping force. Each clamp member includes a jaw, a handle and a fulcrum member and the spring includes a torsion rod disposed between the fulcrum member and the free ends of the handles. The jaws are bar-like structures and are long enough to span a large part of the width of a food bag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 1981
    Date of Patent: July 26, 1983
    Inventor: Francis R. Groth
  • Patent number: D303216
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 1986
    Date of Patent: September 5, 1989
    Assignee: Chip Clip Corporation
    Inventors: Ronald J. Hoffman, Francis R. Groth, Steven W. Neff