Patents by Inventor Joseph Michael Torquato

Joseph Michael Torquato 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 with improved tamper evident structure
    Patent number: 8794471
    Abstract: A container comprises a basket having a basket lip and a lid with lid lip connected to a tear strip, the tear strip being bonded to the basket lip to form a seal. An applied force to the seal separates the tear strip from the lid so that the tear strip remains bonded to the basket lip and so that a lid tear surface is exposed. The basket lip includes a basket snap feature and the lid lip includes a lid snap feature. The basket snap feature and the lid snap feature are mateable to resist separation of the lid from the basket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: Naturall Selection Foods, LLC
    Inventors: Richard Louis Bontrager, Randall Glenn Strange, Joseph Michael Torquato
  • CONTAINER WITH IMPROVED TAMPER EVIDENT STRUCTURE
    Publication number: 20130341327
    Abstract: A container comprises a basket having a basket lip and a lid with lid lip connected to a tear strip, the tear strip being bonded to the basket lip to form a seal. An applied force to the seal separates the tear strip from the lid so that the tear strip remains bonded to the basket lip and so that a lid tear surface is exposed. The basket lip includes a basket snap feature and the lid lip includes a lid snap feature. The basket snap feature and the lid snap feature are mateable to resist separation of the lid from the basket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2012
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Applicant: EARTHBOUND FARM HOLDINGS
    Inventors: RICHARD LOUIS BONTRAGER, RANDALL GLENN STRANGE, JOSEPH MICHAEL TORQUATO
  • Container
    Patent number: D693671
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: Earthbound Farm Holdings
    Inventors: Richard Louis Bontrager, Randall Glenn Strange, Joseph Michael Torquato
  • Container
    Patent number: D693672
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: Earthbound Farm Holdings
    Inventors: Richard Louis Bontrager, Randall Glenn Strange, Joseph Michael Torquato