Patents by Inventor Gerald W. Mandrell, II

Gerald W. Mandrell, II 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: 5184740
    Abstract: A container cap includes a cylindrical cap portion to secure to an upper distal end of an externally threaded beverage container and the like. The cap structure includes a top wall orthogonally oriented relative to an axis of the cap, and is further formed with a central boss coaxially aligned and diametrically positioned relative to the top wall to include first and second ring members that are diametrically aligned with the top wall and relative to one another to permit manual insertion of an individual's fingers to assist in the removal and application of the cap structure to the beverage container. A modification of the invention includes a vent member arranged to permit ease of ascertaining freshness of a fluid within the beverage container by permitting depressing of an associated valve structure directed through the central boss.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 1992
    Date of Patent: February 9, 1993
    Inventors: Gerald W. Mandrell, II, Eddie J. Humphres, Floyd W. Flanigan, Bradley W. Pittman