Patents by Inventor Joseph E. Bashour

Joseph E. Bashour 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 closure system
    Patent number: 6945011
    Abstract: A system for sealing threaded containers. The system includes a clutch-free spindle assembly which is easily disassembled and cleaned. The special interface between the exterior surface of the cap an the gripping jaws of the chuck allow the system to operate without the moving parts and complications that attend the use of clutch. The spindle assembly features an easily adjustable stop arm and a quick release pin for removing and cleaning the chuck. The chuck has several passageways for the rapid infusion of cleaning fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2005
    Assignee: Blackhawk Molding Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas J. Hidding, Joseph E. Bashour
  • Container closure system
    Publication number: 20040237471
    Abstract: A system for sealing threaded containers. The system includes a clutch-free spindle assembly which is easily disassembled and cleaned. The special interface between the exterior surface of the cap an the gripping jaws of the chuck allow the system to operate without the moving parts and complications that attend the use of clutch. The spindle assembly features an easily adjustable stop arm and a quick release pin for removing and cleaning the chuck. The chuck has several passageways for the rapid infusion of cleaning fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2003
    Publication date: December 2, 2004
    Inventors: Douglas J. Hidding, Joseph E. Bashour
  • Container and closure
    Patent number: 4498597
    Abstract: A container (11) for use in combination with a closure (19) has a threaded neck portion (14) and a flexible lip portion (16) which extends inwardly and upwardly from the top of the neck portion (14) and which defines the opening (17) to the container (11). The closure (19) has a top portion (20) from which depends a threaded annular skirt (21) which cooperates with the threaded neck portion (14). An annular sealing ring (23) depends from the top portion (20) and has an outer diameter that is smaller than the inner diameter of the flexible lip portion (16).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 1984
    Date of Patent: February 12, 1985
    Inventor: Joseph E. Bashour
  • Bottle top closure
    Patent number: 4200196
    Abstract: A cap for a bottle has a top portion for covering the open mouth of the bottle and two spaced rings extending therefrom to define a groove to receive an annular lip portion of the bottle. One of the rings can be angled toward the other and be flexible such that the lip of the bottle is fully grasped and maintained in the groove. The radially outer ring of the cap is provided with a plurality of circumferentially spaced weakened areas so that when the cap is removed from the bottle the outer ring will tear at at least one of the weakened areas to identify a cap which has become unsealed from its bottle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 1978
    Date of Patent: April 29, 1980
    Inventor: Joseph E. Bashour
  • Bottle
    Patent number: D258117
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 1977
    Date of Patent: February 3, 1981
    Inventor: Joseph E. Bashour