Patents by Inventor Jeffrey E. Brant

Jeffrey E. Brant 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: 6382440
    Abstract: A closure includes a plurality of decorative display elements arranged at regular intervals around an outside surface of the closure, the decorative display elements, and gaps between the display elements, serving as engagement locations for a chuck to rotate the closure. According to one aspect of the invention, the display elements are peaked upwardly from an open bottom end of the closure, having wider base ends than distal ends, and the gap formed between the elements is tapered in a downward direction. In one embodiment, the display elements are stepped in profile having different levels of raised planes providing a three dimensional decorative display. The regularly spaced decorative elements also provide an enhanced gripping surface for the fingers of a consumer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2002
    Assignee: Alcoa Closure Systems International
    Inventors: Jeffrey E. Brant, Richard Laveault, Thomas P. Hennessy, Chon Tsai
  • Patent number: D438800
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2001
    Assignee: Alcoa Closure Systems International
    Inventors: Jeffrey E. Brant, Richard Laveault, Thomas P. Hennessy, Chon Tsai
  • Patent number: D457431
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2002
    Assignee: Alcoa Closure Systems International
    Inventors: Jeffrey E. Brant, Richard Laveault, Thomas P. Hennessy, Chon Tsai
  • Patent number: D465731
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2002
    Assignee: Alcoa Closure Systems International
    Inventors: Jeffrey E. Brant, Richard Laveault, Thomas P. Hennessy, Chon Tsai