Patents by Inventor Jimmie L. Johnson

Jimmie L. Johnson 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: 5746312
    Abstract: A dispenser comprises a small open-top cup adapted for containing a constituent part of a substance and provided with a substantially flat upper edge or flange. The cup is closed by a two-part lid within which another constituent part of the substance in the form of a wafer is received. The top layer of the lid is first removed to access the wafer and the lower part of the lid is later removed so that the substance within the cup can be accessed. The upper and lower layers of the lid comprise films of paper-foil or paper-plastic material such that a pull-tab or lift-tab on the upper layer is first grasped to peel back the upper layer and reveal the wafer, after which a tab portion of the cup is separated and pulled upwardly, carrying with it the attached lower layer whereby the substance in the cup can be accessed. The upper and lower layers are heat-sealed to one another and to the edge of the cup in a manner so that they can be conveniently and successively peeled away from the cup.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 5, 1998
    Inventor: Jimmie L. Johnson
  • Patent number: 5584388
    Abstract: A dispenser comprises a small open-top cup adapted for containing a constituent part of a substance and provided with a substantially flat upper edge or flange. The cup is closed by a two-part lid within which another constituent part of the substance in the form of a wafer is received. The top layer of the lid is first removed to access the wafer and the lower part of the lid is later removed so that the substance within the cup can be accessed. The upper and lower layers of the lid comprise films of paper-foil or paper-plastic material such that a pull-tab or lift-tab on the upper layer is first grasped to peel back the upper layer and reveal the wafer, after which a tab portion of the cup is separated and pulled upwardly, carrying with it the attached lower layer whereby the substance in the cup can be accessed. The upper and lower layers are heat-sealed to one another and to the edge of the cup in a manner so that they can be conveniently and successively peeled away from the cup.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 17, 1996
    Inventor: Jimmie L. Johnson
  • Patent number: 5456351
    Abstract: A dispenser comprises a small open-top cup adapted for containing a constituent part of a substance and provided with a substantially flat upper edge or flange. The cup is closed by a two-part lid within which another constituent part of the substance in the form of a wafer is received. The top layer of the lid is first removed to access the wafer and the lower part of the lid is later removed so that the substance within the cup can be accessed. The upper and lower layers of the lid preferably comprise folded-over portions of the same piece of paper-foil or paper-plastic material such that a pull-tab or lift-tab on the upper layer is first grasped to peel back the upper layer and reveal the wafer, after which the top layer is pulled farther upwardly, carrying with it the attached lower layer whereby the substance in the cup can be accessed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 10, 1995
    Inventor: Jimmie L. Johnson
  • Patent number: 5246106
    Abstract: A communion dispenser comprises a small open-top cup adapted for containing juice or wine and provided with a substantially flat upper edge or flange. The cup is closed by a two-part lid within which communion bread in the form of an edible wafer is received. The top layer of the lid is first removed to access the wafer and the lower part of the lid is later removed so that a juice or wine within the cup can be taken. The upper and lower layers of the lid preferably comprise folded-over portions of the same piece of paper-foil or paper-plastic material such that a pull-tab or lift-tab on the upper layer is first grasped to peel back the upper layer and reveal the wafer, after which the top layer is pulled farther upwardly, carrying with it the attached lower layer whereby the wine or juice can be taken. The upper and lower layers are heat-sealed to one another and to the edge of the cup in a manner so that they can be conveniently and successively peeled away from the cup.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 1992
    Date of Patent: September 21, 1993
    Inventor: Jimmie L. Johnson