Patents by Inventor Joseph Bottitta

Joseph Bottitta 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: 4765506
    Abstract: A combination container and lid for storing food or other air perishable products. The container includes a wall having a sealing rim extending about the periphery thereof. The rim includes three surfaces. The lid includes peripheral sealing means in the form of a peripheral flange and an annular rib spaced from the flange and defining therebetween an annular recess. The annular recess is adapted to receive the rim of the container. The flange is somewhat resilient and includes an angled surface to cooperate with a portion of the rim to insure that the rim is fully seated with the recess, whereupon three separate annular, fluid-tight seals are produced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 1987
    Date of Patent: August 23, 1988
    Assignee: APL Corporation
    Inventors: Aaron H. Fishman, Joseph Bottitta
  • Patent number: 4660725
    Abstract: An integrally molded storage receptacle having sidewalls which taper slightly from front to back to facilitate removal of the receptacle from the mold in which it is made. The receptacle also includes pairs of compensating ribs to enable it to be stacked on similarly constructed receptacles while maintaining vertical alignment. The receptacle also includes a transparent pivotable door.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 1985
    Date of Patent: April 28, 1987
    Assignee: APL Corporation
    Inventors: Aaron H. Fishman, Joseph Bottitta
  • Patent number: 4583667
    Abstract: A dispensing container for dispensing a plurality of different types of items, e.g., vitamins. The container is constructed to include a jar and a releasably securable lid. The jar includes vertically disposed and radially extending partitions to establish a plurality of separate chambers, each adapted for storing a different type or a combination of items. The jar portion further includes a plurality of passages, with each passage being in communication with a respective chamber. The lid includes a downwardly extending sidewall having a dispensing slot located therein. The lid is releasably and rotatably secured to an upper portion of the jar by an annular projection on the sidewall of the jar which engages an annular recess on the inside of the sidewall of the lid. Accordingly, as the lid is manually rotated, the dispensing slot can be brought to overlie a respective passage in the jar portion to permit the dispensing of an item from the associated chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 1983
    Date of Patent: April 22, 1986
    Assignee: APL Corporation
    Inventors: A. Harry Fishman, Joseph Bottitta
  • Patent number: D286019
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 1984
    Date of Patent: October 7, 1986
    Assignee: APL Corporation
    Inventors: A. Harry Fishman, Joseph Bottitta