Patents by Inventor Howard Coker

Howard Coker 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: 10689172
    Abstract: The present invention relates to container laminate and container having a container laminate through which materials may be accessed and/or dispensed. The laminate has multiple layers that are peeled away when opened to reveal one or more openings in a layer that remains adhered to the container after opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: SONOCO DEVELOPMENT, INC.
    Inventors: Howard Coker, Robert Thor Versluys, Scott William Huffer
  • Patent number: 10494160
    Abstract: The present invention relates to container laminate and container having a container laminate through which materials may be accessed and/or dispensed. The laminate has multiple layers that are peeled away when opened to reveal one or more openings in a layer that remains adhered to the container after opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: SONOCO DEVELOPMENT, INC.
    Inventors: Howard Coker, Robert Thor Versluys, Scott William Huffer
  • Patent number: 10486870
    Abstract: The present invention relates to container laminate and container having a container laminate through which materials may be accessed and/or dispensed. The laminate has multiple layers that are peeled away when opened to reveal one or more openings in a layer that remains adhered to the container after opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: SONOCO DEVELOPMENT, INC.
    Inventors: Howard Coker, Robert Thor Versluys, I, Scott William Huffer
  • Publication number: 20180251277
    Abstract: The present invention relates to container laminate and container having a container laminate through which materials may be accessed and/or dispensed. The laminate has multiple layers that are peeled away when opened to reveal one or more openings in a layer that remains adhered to the container after opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2018
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Inventors: HOWARD COKER, ROBERT THOR VERSLUYS, SCOTT WILLIAM HUFFER
  • Publication number: 20160031619
    Abstract: The present invention relates to container laminate and container having a container laminate through which materials may be accessed and/or dispensed. The laminate has multiple layers that are peeled away when opened to reveal one or more openings in a layer that remains adhered to the container after opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2015
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventors: Howard Coker, Robert Thor Versluys, I, Scott William Huffer
  • Publication number: 20150158643
    Abstract: The present invention relates to container laminate and container having a container laminate through which materials may be accessed and/or dispensed. The laminate has multiple layers that are peeled away when opened to reveal one or more openings in a layer that remains adhered to the container after opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2014
    Publication date: June 11, 2015
    Inventors: Howard Coker, Robert Thor Versluys, Scott William Huffer
  • Publication number: 20060091158
    Abstract: A caulk cartridge and method of making same, employing a relatively inexpensive barrier label in conjunction with a relatively inexpensive cartridge body. The barrier label has a non-foil barrier layer such as polymer film (e.g., PET or polypropylene) that is metallized, SiOx-coated, or AlOx-coated, and at least one heat seal layer forming at least one of the opposite surfaces of the label. The label is wrapped convolutely about the cartridge body and its opposite edges are overlapped and heat sealed together via the at least one heat seal layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2004
    Publication date: May 4, 2006
    Inventors: Howard Coker, Krishnaraju Varadarajan
  • Patent number: 6745510
    Abstract: A waterfowl decoy that can assembled from a flat, planar sheet to a 3-deminsional decoy that is capable of stacking while assembled. Decoy comprises a sheet and an anchor. The sheet has an outer periphery shaped to resemble a waterfowl when the sheet is assembled in a 3-dimensional state, with a head, body and shoulder. The sheet is substantially symmetrical about a longitudinal axis, except for a bifurcated head. The head has a pair of members that are specifically asymmetrical to appear more realistic. The sheet also has a pair of shoulder segments that are aligned by flexing the sheet along the longitudinal axis and securing using an anchor. A plurality of decoys may be stacked, while in a fully assembled state and with anchors intact. While stacked, the anchors may be moved to a position that locks the stack so that individual decoys cannot be removed until the anchors are moved to a position that releases the stack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2004
    Inventor: R. Howard Coker
  • Patent number: 6381896
    Abstract: A waterfowl decoy that can assembled from a flat, planar sheet to a 3-dimensional decoy that is capable of stacking while assembled. Decoy comprises a sheet and an anchor. The sheet has an outer periphery shaped to resemble a waterfowl when the sheet is assembled in a 3-dimensional state, with a head, body and shoulder. The sheet substantially symmetrical about a longitudinal axis, except for a bifurcated head. The head has a pair of members that are specifically asymmetrical to appear more realistic. The sheet also has a pair of shoulder segments that are aligned by flexing the sheet along the longitudinal axis and securing using an anchor. A plurality of decoys may be stacked, while in a fully assembled state and with anchors intact. While stacked, the anchors may be moved to a position that locks the stack so that individual decoys cannot be removed until the anchors are moved to a position that releases the stack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2002
    Inventor: R. Howard Coker