Patents by Inventor Katherine E. Higgins

Katherine E. Higgins 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).

  • Apparatus and methods for forming a finger-engaging portion in a stay-on-tab of a lid of a container
    Patent number: 9468964
    Abstract: An apparatus for forming a finger-engaging portion in a stay-on-tab of a lid of a container includes a support, a fixture mounted to the support for movement between a first position and a second position in opposition to stay-on-tab of the lid of the container, and an abutment mounted to the fixture for movement between an open position and a closed position in opposition to the fixture and the stay-on tab in the second position of the fixture to bend the stay-on-tab between the fixture and the abutment to form in the stay-on-tab a finger-engaging portion that is upturned relative to the lid of the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: Station 4 LLC
    Inventors: Harold W. Halpin, Katherine E. Higgins
  • Apparatus and methods for forming a finger-engaging portion in a stay-on-tab of a lid of a container
    Patent number: 8490460
    Abstract: An apparatus for forming a finger-engaging portion in a stay-on-tab of a lid of a container includes a support, a fixture mounted to the support for movement between a first position and a second position in opposition to stay-on-tab of the lid of the container, and an abutment mounted to the fixture for movement between an open position and a closed position in opposition to the fixture and the stay-on tab in the second position of the fixture to bend the stay-on-tab between the fixture and the abutment to form in the stay-on-tab a finger-engaging portion that is upturned relative to the lid of the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Inventors: Harold W. Halpin, Katherine E. Higgins
  • Apparatus and methods for forming a finger-engaging portion in a stay-on-tab of a lid of a container
    Patent number: 8127588
    Abstract: An apparatus for forming a finger-engaging portion in a stay-on-tab of a lid of a container includes a support, a fixture mounted to the support for movement between a first position and a second position in opposition to stay-on-tab of the lid of the container, and an abutment mounted to the fixture for movement between an open position and a closed position in opposition to the fixture and the stay-on tab in the second position of the fixture to bend the stay-on-tab between the fixture and the abutment to form in the stay-on-tab a finger-engaging portion that is upturned relative to the lid of the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Inventors: Harold W. Halpin, Katherine E. Higgins