Patents by Inventor Kenneth D. Lancaster, Jr.

Kenneth D. Lancaster, Jr. 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: 4138033
    Abstract: A lid for a beverage container comprising a first portion having an opening therethrough and a second portion integrally connected to the first portion and capable of being folded underneath the first portion to be normally biased to a sealing engagement with the aperture when the lid is fastened onto the rim of the container. When the user depresses the second portion, liquid is allowed to pass from the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 1978
    Date of Patent: February 6, 1979
    Inventors: Larry E. Payne, Kenneth D. Lancaster, Jr.
  • Patent number: 4109817
    Abstract: A straw assembly for a liquid container having a pull-tab closure over an opening in its top. Removal of the closure allows the straw which is collapsed within the container and has a float mounted on its bottom end, to rise through the opening where it is manually extended to its full length. One embodiment includes the straw being slidably journaled within a tube mounted on the inner wall of the container. Another embodiment includes a straw guide assembly which positions the straw within the container in registry with an opening centrally disposed through the container top.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 1976
    Date of Patent: August 29, 1978
    Inventors: Larry E. Payne, Kenneth D. Lancaster, Jr.
  • Patent number: 4081729
    Abstract: A light responsive toy comprising a housing, such as in the form of a mechanical robot, which has a first photocell that is connected to the relay of a double polarity motor which is geared to suitable means to drive the toy along a first path when light from a hand-held source, such as a flashlight, is incident upon the first photocell. A second photocell is on the housing and is operatively connected to the motor through a double throw, double pole switch to reverse the direction of the toy along a second path when light is incident upon the second photocell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 1976
    Date of Patent: March 28, 1978
    Inventors: Larry E. Payne, Kenneth D. Lancaster, Jr.