Patents by Inventor James C. Borg

James C. Borg 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: 6715810
    Abstract: An integrally molded carrier for carrying three containers by their necks includes a substantially planar web having three nodes and defining three annular support rings. Annular neck-engaging flanges integral with the web are arranged around the inside of the support rings for releasably engaging the necks of containers. The centers of the support rings are situated in the web such that they correspond to the three corners of a triangle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2004
    Assignee: Oregon Precision Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: James C. Borg
  • Patent number: 6712275
    Abstract: A UPC identification device for affixation to a product includes a label-bearing portion having a side bearing UPC information; and a tail portion fixed to said label-bearing portion and extending outwardly therefrom for attaching the identification device to a product. The tail portion is held in place by expanding the distal portion thereof, or by forming the tail portion into a loop for capturing the label-bearing portion thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2004
    Assignee: Targus Fly and Feather, LLC
    Inventor: James C. Borg
  • Publication number: 20040046406
    Abstract: An integrally molded carrier for carrying three containers by their necks includes a substantially planar web having three nodes and defining three annular support rings. Annular neck-engaging flanges integral with the web are arranged around the inside of the support rings for releasably engaging the necks of containers. The centers of the support rings are situated in the web such that they correspond to the three corners of a triangle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2002
    Publication date: March 11, 2004
    Inventor: James C. Borg
  • Patent number: 6394517
    Abstract: A bottle carrier for a single bottle including a substantially planar web of material, the web having an annular ring which includes a neck-engaging collar for selectively engaging the neck of a beverage bottle such as a juice bottle or milk jug. The carrier has a handle portion comprising a substantially U-shaped member having handle arms and a grip portion. The handle arms are joined to the annular ring on opposite sides thereof and the handle arms are sized and shaped so as to flex when the bottle is lifted by the handle portion after the neck has been engaged by the collar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2002
    Assignee: Oregon Precision Industries
    Inventor: James C. Borg
  • Patent number: 6129397
    Abstract: An integral carrier for carrying multiple containers by their necks has a substantially planar web defining a pair of centrally located annular support openings. Each support opening is surrounded by a support rib having a radiused inner surface. A plurality of annular neck-engaging structures is integral with the web and arranged around the periphery of the support openings. Each of the neck-engaging structures has a respective circumferential rib and a plurality of flanges projecting inwardly from the circumferential rib for releasably engaging the necks of the containers. At least two interior ribs each extend between one of the support ribs and one of the plurality of neck-engaging structures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2000
    Assignee: Oregon Precision Industries
    Inventor: James C. Borg
  • Patent number: 5735562
    Abstract: An integral carrying strap for carrying containers with annular neck flanges having multiple neck-engagement ring structures wherein each ring structure has a neck-capturing and -releasing distal portion and a weight-bearing proximal portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 7, 1998
    Assignee: Oregon Precision Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: James C. Borg
  • Patent number: 5306060
    Abstract: An integrally formed bottle or jug carrier strap for securely and comfortably carrying a pair of bottles or jugs by their neck. An elongate grip has rings at each end and a neck-retaining collar attached to the inner circumference of each ring. Scores on the underside of each ring cause the ring to break at the score when the rings are deformed, permitting the bottle or jug to easily be removed from the carrier strap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 1993
    Date of Patent: April 26, 1994
    Assignee: Oregon Precision Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: James C. Borg
  • Patent number: 5029897
    Abstract: A ski pole grip has a timepiece sealingly and resiliently mounted within its upper end so that the rear surface of the timepiece is sealed by the chamber against exposure to moisture and the timepiece is resiliently movable with respect to the chamber in response to the selective application of force against the front surface of the timepiece. The rear surface of the timepiece includes selectively actuatable control elements for changing the time display in response to the resilient movement of the timepiece with respect to the chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 1990
    Date of Patent: July 9, 1991
    Assignee: Ski-Time Corporation
    Inventor: James C. Borg
  • Patent number: D349459
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 1992
    Date of Patent: August 9, 1994
    Assignee: Oregon Precision Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: James C. Borg
  • Patent number: RE35288
    Abstract: An integrally formed bottle or jug carrier strap for securely and comfortably carrying a pair of bottles or jugs by their neck. An elongate grip has rings at each end and a neck-retaining collar attached to the inner circumference of each ring. Scores on the underside of each ring cause the ring to break at the score when the rings are deformed, permitting the bottle or jug to easily be removed from the carrier strap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 1994
    Date of Patent: July 2, 1996
    Assignee: Oregon Precision Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: James C. Borg
  • Patent number: D405687
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 16, 1999
    Assignee: Oregon Precision Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: James C. Borg