Patents by Inventor Franklin Lee Lucas, JR.

Franklin Lee Lucas, JR. 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: 9975670
    Abstract: A container includes container body (120) defining an interior (122) and an opening (124) leading to the interior. A lid (140) is movable with respect to the container body to move the container between a closed position in which the lid covers the opening and an opened position in which the opening is exposed. A housing (180) is affixed to an upper portion of the container body, adjacent to the opening. A release (160) is movably housed within the housing. The release is configured to move between a locked position in which the release retains the lid in the closed position, and an unlocked position, in which the release permits the lid to move into the opened position. The release moves from the locked position to the unlocked position by a first movement in a radially inward direction of the container, followed by a second movement in an axially upward direction of the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: CSP TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Jean-Pierre Giraud, Herve Pichot, Franklin Lee Lucas, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20170305613
    Abstract: Containers with closures are disclosed. A closure may include at least a polymer orifice reducer configured to be permanently secured to a rim of an opening of a container and a flexible tamper evident seal disposed on the topside of the orifice reducer. The flexible tamper evident seal, optionally foil, covers one or more openings in the orifice reducer. Processes for permanently securing a closure to a container, optionally by forming a heat seal between the orifice reducer and container rim, are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2016
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Inventors: Jean-Pierre Giraud, Franklin Lee Lucas, JR.
  • Publication number: 20170112181
    Abstract: Methods for storing and preserving cannabis or cannabis-containing substances using container assemblies are disclosed. An exemplary container assembly includes a lid and a container body. The lid is configured to be closed onto the container body over an opening of the container body. The opening provides access to an interior space having a product compartment configured to store product. The assembly also includes a humectant compartment permanently secured within the assembly. The humectant compartment includes a rigid housing containing a humectant solution. The rigid housing is configured within the assembly to prevent leaking of the humectant solution into the product compartment while facilitating bidirectional transmission of moisture between the humectant compartment and the product compartment. The humectant solution regulates relative humidity of the product compartment to maintain the relative humidity at a predetermined level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2016
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    Inventors: John Belfance, Kasey Myers, Ethan Ross Perdue, William Frederick Spano, Jonathan Freedman, Franklin Lee Lucas, JR.
  • Publication number: 20170050774
    Abstract: Containers with closures are disclosed. A closure may include at least a polymer orifice reducer configured to be permanently secured to a rim of an opening of a container and a flexible tamper evident seal disposed on the topside of the orifice reducer. The flexible tamper evident seal, optionally foil, covers one or more openings in the orifice reducer. Processes for permanently securing a closure to a container, optionally by forming a heat seal between the orifice reducer and container rim, are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2016
    Publication date: February 23, 2017
    Inventors: Jean-Pierre Giraud, Franklin Lee Lucas, JR.
  • Publication number: 20160023816
    Abstract: A container includes container body (120) defining an interior (122) and an opening (124) leading to the interior. A lid (140) is movable with respect to the container body to move the container between a closed position in which the lid covers the opening and an opened position in which the opening is exposed. A housing (180) is affixed to an upper portion of the container body, adjacent to the opening. A release (160) is movably housed within the housing. The release is configured to move between a locked position in which the release retains the lid in the closed position, and an unlocked position, in which the release permits the lid to move into the opened position. The release moves from the locked position to the unlocked position by a first movement in a radially inward direction of the container, followed by a second movement in an axially upward direction of the container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2014
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Inventors: Jean-Pierre Giraud, Herve Pichot, Franklin Lee Lucas, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20160001927
    Abstract: A container assembly for storing one or more arrays of flat elongate articles is provided. The assembly includes a container body having a base, a sidewall extending vertically from the base, a dispensing opening and an interior space. The container further includes a lid optionally linked to the container body by a hinge. The lid is configured to seat on the container body and cover the dispensing opening when the lid is closed. The assembly further includes an insert disposed within the interior space of the container body. The insert is adapted to hold at least one array of flat elongate articles in a generally vertical and optionally slightly slanted storage position. The insert includes a platform adapted to hold a first flat elongate article in an array higher than an adjacent second flat elongate article in the same array.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2014
    Publication date: January 7, 2016
    Applicant: CSP TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Franklin Lee Lucas, JR., Benjamin Hunt, Joseph W. Rogers, Jonathan Freedman, John Belfance
  • Patent number: D795698
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Inventors: Ethan Ross Perdue, Ronald Supranowicz, Franklin Lee Lucas, Jr., Michael Bucholtz, Brian Tifft, William Abrams
  • Patent number: D807738
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignee: CSP TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Jean-Pierre Giraud, Herve Pichot, Franklin Lee Lucas, Jr.