Patents by Inventor James A. Zweifel

James A. Zweifel 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: 11465898
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a sealable bottle. The bottle includes a pouring spout portion which projects from the bottle and has an interior surface defining a fluid flow passage in communication with the interior volume of the bottle. The spout may have a length and diameter sufficient to activate filler neck closure members (e.g. flaps, valves, or other closure members). At least a portion of the spout may be devoid features which could compromise the operation of the closure mechanism in a fuel tank filler neck. The spout may include threads operable to engage a cap on the end of the spout. The threads may be separated by clearance features operable to avoid interference with a capless fuel system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: Alpha Consolidated Holdings, Inc.
    Inventor: James A. Zweifel
  • Publication number: 20180148311
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a sealable bottle. The bottle includes a pouring spout portion which projects from the bottle and has an interior surface defining a fluid flow passage in communication with the interior volume of the bottle. The spout may have a length and diameter sufficient to activate filler neck closure members (e.g. flaps, valves, or other closure members). At least a portion of the spout may be devoid features which could compromise the operation of the closure mechanism in a fuel tank filler neck. The spout may include threads operable to engage a cap on the end of the spout. The threads may be separated by clearance features operable to avoid interference with a capless fuel system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2018
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Inventor: James A. Zweifel
  • Patent number: 9878898
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a sealable bottle. The bottle includes a pouring spout portion which projects from the bottle and has an interior surface defining a fluid flow passage in communication with the interior volume of the bottle. The spout may have a length and diameter sufficient to activate filler neck closure members (e.g. flaps, valves, or other closure members). At least a portion of the spout may be devoid features which could compromise the operation of the closure mechanism in a fuel tank filler neck. The spout may include threads operable to engage a cap on the end of the spout. The threads may be separated by clearance features operable to avoid interference with a capless fuel system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: Alpha Consolidated Holdings, Inc.
    Inventor: James A. Zweifel
  • Publication number: 20160251104
    Abstract: An embodiment of a beverage bottle can have a bottle body defining an interior space configured for storing a beverage. The bottle can include a neck, for example, having an inner neck portion extending from the body. The neck can have an expansion chamber extending beyond the inner portion opposite the body. The neck defines an interior channel in fluid communication with the interior space and extending through the inner portion and expansion chamber to an outlet of the bottle for filling the interior space and pouring the beverage out therefrom. In one embodiment, the interior channel in the inner portion has a first cross-sectional area that leads into the expansion chamber, with the channel in the expansion chamber having a second cross-sectional area that is significantly larger than the first cross-sectional area. This difference in cross-sectional areas can be used to significantly slow the rise of the beverage level in the expansion chamber as the bottle is filled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2014
    Publication date: September 1, 2016
    Inventors: James A. Zweifel, John Fortune, Danielle Keegan, Jay Z. Yuan, Xinzhong Zhang
  • Publication number: 20160031697
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a sealable bottle. The bottle includes a pouring spout portion which projects from the bottle and has an interior surface defining a fluid flow passage in communication with the interior volume of the bottle. The spout may have a length and diameter sufficient to activate filler neck closure members (e.g. flaps, valves, or other closure members). At least a portion of the spout may be devoid features which could compromise the operation of the closure mechanism in a fuel tank filler neck. The spout may include threads operable to engage a cap on the end of the spout. The threads may be separated by clearance features operable to avoid interference with a capless fuel system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2015
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventor: James A. Zweifel
  • Publication number: 20130319572
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a container having a fuel additive, and a spout extending from and in fluid communication with the container. The spout includes an elongated engagement nozzle having a radially outer surface extending to a distal tip of the bottle. The elongated engagement nozzle defines an opening for discharging the fluid from the bottle and has an axial length and radial diameter dimensioned for insertion into the throat of a capless fuel system sufficiently far to contact and operate a lock disengagement element within the throat and to open an internal closure within the throat. A cap attachment portion is configured for attaching a cap to close the engagement nozzle opening, and is disposed clear of the engagement nozzle outer surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Applicant: ALPHA CONSOLIDATED HOLDINGS INC.
    Inventor: James A. Zweifel
  • Patent number: 7365053
    Abstract: The present invention provides a process for selectively acylating an A82846A, A82846B, A82846C or PA-42867-A glycopeptide at the N1, N2 or N3 positions and the monoacylated compounds prepared therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2008
    Assignee: Eli Lilly and Company
    Inventors: Richard Craig Thompson, Stephen Charles Wilkie, Mark James Zweifel
  • Patent number: 6082616
    Abstract: An automated banking machine (10) has a housing (12). A rollout tray (32) supports serviceable components including a display (36) and a keypad (48) thereon. The rollout tray includes a service opening (54) which is used to access service points on the serviceable components when the rollout tray is extended from the housing. When the tray is retracted access through the service opening is blocked.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2000
    Assignee: Diebold, Incorporated
    Inventors: Kim R. Lewis, Richard C. Lute, Jr., Terry E. Doll, Douglas A. Kovacs, Michael A. Durbin, Deborah S. Addy, James A. Zweifel
  • Patent number: D511969
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2005
    Inventors: Rome P. Busa, Jr., James A. Zweifel
  • Patent number: D512642
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2005
    Inventors: Rome P. Busa, Jr., James A. Zweifel
  • Patent number: D512643
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2005
    Inventors: Rome P. Busa, Jr., James A. Zweifel
  • Patent number: D512919
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2005
    Inventors: Rome P. Busa, Jr., James A. Zweifel
  • Patent number: D513189
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2005
    Inventors: Rome P. Busa, Jr., James A. Zweifel
  • Patent number: D513190
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2005
    Inventors: Rome P. Busa, Jr., James A. Zweifel
  • Patent number: D514945
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2006
    Inventors: Rome P. Busa, Jr., James A. Zweifel
  • Patent number: D514946
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2006
    Inventors: Rome P. Busa, Jr., James A. Zweifel
  • Patent number: D514948
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2006
    Inventors: Rome P. Busa, Jr., James A. Zweifel
  • Patent number: D756229
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: ALPHA CONSOLIDATED HOLDINGS INC.
    Inventors: James A. Zweifel, John Fortune, Danielle Keegan, Jay Z. Yuan, Xinzhong Zhang
  • Patent number: D756230
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: ALPHA CONSOLIDATED HOLDINGS INC.
    Inventors: James A. Zweifel, John Fortune, Danielle Keegan, Jay Z. Yuan, Xinzhong Zhang
  • Patent number: D756231
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: ALPHA CONSOLIDATED HOLDINGS INC.
    Inventors: James A. Zweifel, John Fortune, Danielle Keegan, Jay Z. Yuan, Xinzhong Zhang