Patents by Inventor Fred P. Minkemeyer

Fred P. Minkemeyer 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).

  • Plastic container neck configured for use with a fitment
    Patent number: 9617027
    Abstract: An apparatus is provided in the form of a neck for a plastic bottle or other plastic container. The neck includes an external thread with a constant major diameter that can engage with a bottle cap with an internal thread. The neck has an internal surface with an irregular shape where the internal diameter proximate to the top sealing surface is greater than the internal diameter proximate to the side wall of the plastic bottle. The internal surface of the neck engages with a fitment inserted into the neck of the plastic container to prevent movement of the fitment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: Silgan Plastics LLC
    Inventors: Don Staples, Gary Mengeu, Laura Flanagan-Kent, Fred P. Minkemeyer
  • Plastic Container Neck Configured for Use with a Fitment
    Publication number: 20150329233
    Abstract: An apparatus is provided in the form of a neck for a plastic bottle or other plastic container. The neck includes an external thread with a constant major diameter that can engage with a bottle cap with an internal thread. The neck has an internal surface with an irregular shape where the internal diameter proximate to the top sealing surface is greater than the internal diameter proximate to the side wall of the plastic bottle. The internal surface of the neck engages with a fitment inserted into the neck of the plastic container to prevent movement of the fitment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2015
    Publication date: November 19, 2015
    Inventors: Don Staples, Gary Mengeu, Laura Flanagan-Kent, Fred P. Minkemeyer
  • Plastic container neck configured for use with a fitment
    Patent number: 9120591
    Abstract: An apparatus is provided in the form of a neck for a plastic bottle or other plastic container. The neck includes an external thread with a constant major diameter that can engage with a bottle cap with an internal thread. The neck has an internal surface with an irregular shape where the internal diameter proximate to the top sealing surface is greater than the internal diameter proximate to the side wall of the plastic bottle. The internal surface of the neck engages with a fitment inserted into the neck of the plastic container to prevent movement of the fitment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: Silgan Plastics LLC
    Inventors: Don Staples, Gary Mengeu, Laura Flanagan-Kent, Fred P. Minkemeyer
  • PLASTIC CONTAINER NECK CONFIGURED FOR USE WITH A FITMENT
    Publication number: 20150129592
    Abstract: An apparatus is provided in the form of a neck for a plastic bottle or other plastic container. The neck includes an external thread with a constant major diameter that can engage with a bottle cap with an internal thread. The neck has an internal surface with an irregular shape where the internal diameter proximate to the top sealing surface is greater than the internal diameter proximate to the side wall of the plastic bottle. The internal surface of the neck engages with a fitment inserted into the neck of the plastic container to prevent movement of the fitment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2013
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Applicant: Silgan Plastics LLC
    Inventors: Don Staples, Gary Mengeu, Laura Flanagan-Kent, Fred P. Minkemeyer