Patents by Inventor James H. Esker

James H. Esker 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).

  • Publication number: 20080073314
    Abstract: A bottle cap assembly includes a stopper and an over-cap removably coupled to a bottle. The stopper includes a cork fitted to a stopper cap with a snap-in retention ring so as to avoid the need to use any glue. The over-cap includes downwardly extending prongs, each having medial tab that releasably locks the over-cap to the stopper cap and bottle. The prongs releasably catch a ledge defined by the stopper. An inner sleeve of the over-cap conforms to an outer surface of a top portion of the bottle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2006
    Publication date: March 27, 2008
    Inventors: Christopher T. Condon, James H. Esker, Timothy Morrison
  • Patent number: 5946773
    Abstract: A device for holding a frozen food product includes a handle which is formed with a gripper. The gripper is formed with at least one irregularity which conforms with the frozen food product to hold the frozen food product on the handle. Specifically for a substantially flat, elongated handle, the gripper can be indentations into the edge of the handle, a hole through the handle, or a combination of these irregularities. Additionally, the device includes a multi-color design which is affixed to the handle by a four-color process, and a protective layer which is made of a bio-compatible material that is attached to the handle to position the design between the handle and the protective layer. The device is die-cut from a sheet in an operation which simultaneously manufactures a plurality of the devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 7, 1999
    Assignee: Chromium Graphics
    Inventors: James H. Esker, Gaetano J. Irrera
  • Patent number: 5716682
    Abstract: A sign and a method for its manufacture include a lenticular split image which is process printed onto the second surface of a lenticular lens layer. Additionally, selected portions of the image are masked by a lenticular split covering, and a reflective layer is mounted against the lenticular lens layer, with the image and the covering therebetween. This gives a shiny appearance to the unmasked portions of the image and gives a flat appearance to the masked portions of the image. The lenticular split image and the lenticular split covering each respectively include a plurality of separate images and a plurality of separate aspects which include a plurality of strips. In order to obtain a 3-D effect for the sign, the plurality of lenses in the lenticular lens layer are aligned in register with the corresponding juxtaposed strips of both the lenticular split image and the lenticular split covering.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 1995
    Date of Patent: February 10, 1998
    Assignee: S & G Chromium Graphics
    Inventors: Douglas I. Lovison, James H. Esker
  • Patent number: D561594
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2008
    Inventors: Christopher T. Condon, James H. Esker