Patents by Inventor James Andrew OLDFIELD

James Andrew OLDFIELD 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: 11907792
    Abstract: A closure element for closing a container, comprises an inner cap member to be coupled with a mouth of the container; an outer cap member rotatably coupled to the inner cap member, and a transponder housed between the inner cap member and the outer cap member. the transponder comprises a chip, an antenna, and a control loop. The chip is attached to one of a top wall of the inner cap member and a top wall of the outer cap member and at least a portion of the control loop is attached to the other of a top wall of the inner cap member and a top wall of the outer cap member, in such a way that a relative rotation of outer cap member and the inner cap member determines a torsion or shear force to act on the control loop to break it.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: GUALA CLOSURES S.P.A.
    Inventors: Marco Giovannini, Davide Capra, Luca Viale, James Andrew Oldfield
  • Publication number: 20230126968
    Abstract: A closure element for closing a container comprises an inner cap member coupled with a mouth of the container, an outer cap member movably coupled to the inner cap member, and a transponder having a chip and an antenna housed between the inner and outer cap members. The closure element further comprises two first capacitor plates connected with the chip, which are attached to one of a top wall of the inner cap member and a top wall of the outer cap member, and a second capacitor plate attached to the other of the top wall of the inner cap member and the top wall of the outer cap member, such that a relative movement of the outer cap member and the inner cap member switches the closure element between a first configuration and a second configuration having a different capacitance between the first and second capacitor plates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2020
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Inventors: Marco GIOVANNINI, Davide CAPRA, Luca VIALE, James Andrew OLDFIELD
  • Publication number: 20230130229
    Abstract: A closure element for closing a container, comprises an inner cap member to be coupled with a mouth of the container; an outer cap member rotatably coupled to the inner cap member, and a transponder housed between the inner cap member and the outer cap member. the transponder comprises a chip, an antenna, and a control loop. The chip is attached to one of a top wall of the inner cap member and a top wall of the outer cap member and at least a portion of the control loop is attached to the other of a top wall of the inner cap member and a top wall of the outer cap member, in such a way that a relative rotation of outer cap member and the inner cap member determines a torsion or shear force to act on the control loop to break it.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2020
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Inventors: Marco GIOVANNINI, Davide CAPRA, Luca VIALE, James Andrew OLDFIELD
  • Patent number: 10988292
    Abstract: A tamper-evident closure includes a cap having a plug, a skirt, and a locking member. The cap and skirt have seats in which a first portion and a second portion of the locking member are arranged. Upon first opening, as the cap moves longitudinally away from the skirt, the lower edge of the cap passes over the first portion longitudinally so that, upon reclosing the tamper-evident closure, the first portion positions in an obstructive manner between the lower edge of the cap and an upper edge of the skirt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: GUALA CLOSURES S.P.A.
    Inventors: Marco Giovannini, Luca Viale, James Andrew Oldfield
  • Publication number: 20190283944
    Abstract: A tamper evident closure comprises a cap having a plug, a skirt and a locking member. The cap and the skirt have seats in which a first portion and a second portion of the locking member are arranged. Upon first opening, as the cap moves longitudinally away from the skirt, the lower edge of the cap passes over the first portion longitudinally so that, upon reclosing the closure, the first portion positions in an obstructive manner between the lower edge of the cap and the upper edge of the skirt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2017
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Inventors: Marco GIOVANNINI, Luca VIALE, James Andrew OLDFIELD