Patents by Inventor Jon K. Plotkin

Jon K. Plotkin 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).

  • Container design process
    Patent number: 6788984
    Abstract: A container design process. The process involves receiving container design specifications, receiving readings from a first scan of a container taken before the container has been exposed to expected conditions of use, receiving readings from a second scan of the container taken after the container has been exposed to the expected conditions of use, applying finite element analysis to the container using measurements obtained by comparing the first scan and the second scan, and recommending design changes that will enable the container to meet the container design specifications based on the finite element analysis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2004
    Assignee: The Coca-Cola Company
    Inventor: Jon K. Plotkin
  • Container design process
    Publication number: 20020107598
    Abstract: A container design process. The process involves receiving container design specifications, receiving readings from a first scan of a container taken before the container has been exposed to expected conditions of use, receiving readings from a second scan of the container taken after the container has been exposed to the expected conditions of use, applying finite element analysis to the container using measurements obtained by comparing the first scan and the second scan, and recommending design changes that will enable the container to meet the container design specifications based on the finite element analysis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2001
    Publication date: August 8, 2002
    Inventor: Jon K. Plotkin
  • Dispensing valve closure with inner seal
    Patent number: 5934512
    Abstract: A dispensing valve closure (10) is provided which includes a closure body (12) and a cap (14). A self-sealing dispensing valve (16) is disposed within the closure (10) and is held in place with a retaining ring (18). Drain holes (50-56) allow drainage of any fluids built up under the cap (14).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 10, 1999
    Assignees: The Coca-Cola Company, Aptar Group, Inc.
    Inventors: William H. Lampe, Inocencio Martinez, John F. Kaiser, John M. Hess, Jeffrey T. Randall, Christopher J. Wood, Jon K. Plotkin