Patents by Inventor Josef J. Bergmeister

Josef J. Bergmeister 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: 5000062
    Abstract: An elongated plastic body is provided including first and second ends. The first end includes an enlarged head thereon provided with a recess therein opening outwardly generally along a radius of the longitudinal axis of the body and the other end of the body includes endwise outwardly projecting elongated collet fingers defining a recess therebetween in which to receive the outer end of a cork bottle, the inner surfaces of the collet fingers being provided with a plurality of projections for increasing the frictional grip of the collet fingers on an associated cork end and the recess being of a size and depth to receive the free end of the thumb of a hand encircling the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 1990
    Date of Patent: March 19, 1991
    Inventor: Josef J. Bergmeister
  • Patent number: 4607407
    Abstract: An elongated lever member is provided defining first and second ends and the lever member comprises a flat stock member with the first and second ends each being of a greater width than the intermediate length portion of the flat stock member extending between and connecting the ends. One of the ends includes opposite side portions projecting outwardly beyond the corresponding opposite side portions of the intermediate length portion and those opposite side portions are reversely bent back over one face surface of the corresponding end of the flat stock member in closely laterally spaced relation thereto and with the free ends of the reversely bent side portions secured together to form an open ended sleeve on the side of the one end of the flat stock member opposed by the reversely bent portions. The sleeve tapers toward the other end of the flat stock member and the flat stock member other end includes an opening therein which may be partially engaged over a bottle cap for removal of the latter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 1985
    Date of Patent: August 26, 1986
    Inventor: Josef J. Bergmeister
  • Patent number: 4391167
    Abstract: An elongated lever member is provided including first and second ends. The first end of the lever member defines a handle and the second end includes structure defining an endwise outwardly opening recess having a first narrow transverse dimension and a second wide transverse dimension several times as great as the first transverse dimension, the recess being provided to receive therein the left tab of a lift top can to thereby enable the lever member to be subsequently used as an operating lever to assist in lifting the lift tab. In addition, one side portion of the second end of the lever member includes structure defining a laterally outwardly offset hook opening toward the first end of the lever member, which hook may be engaged with a pop top tab in order to enable the latter to be subsequently at least initially displaced outwardly of the associated can end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 1981
    Date of Patent: July 5, 1983
    Inventor: Josef J. Bergmeister
  • Patent number: D319957
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 1989
    Date of Patent: September 17, 1991
    Inventor: Josef J. Bergmeister