Patents by Inventor Kenneth G. Karkiewicz

Kenneth G. Karkiewicz 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: 4610371
    Abstract: A closure assembly for a container has a dispensing opening which is selectably closed by a cover. To indicate that the container has been tampered with, the cover has a portion connected thereto by a weak zone which is severed as a result of moving the cover to an open position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 1984
    Date of Patent: September 9, 1986
    Assignee: Dougherty Brothers Company
    Inventor: Kenneth G. Karkiewicz
  • Patent number: 4449827
    Abstract: This invention relates to a device for thoroughly mixing the liquid contents of first and second containers without exposing either the liquid contents or the resultant mixture to outside contamination. The device features a movable pumping diaphragm which traverses a pumping chamber so that the pumping chamber is divided into an upper and lower chamber. In a first position, the diaphragm causes the upper chamber to have a reduced volume while the lower chamber has an increase volume. In a second position, the pumping diaphragm causes the lower chamber to have a decreased volume while the upper chamber has an increased volume. Valving assemblies are utilized in conjunction with both the upper and lower chamber to selectively allow for the ingress and egress of fluids from these chambers dependent upon the position of the pumping diaphragm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 1982
    Date of Patent: May 22, 1984
    Assignee: Ethyl Molded Products Company
    Inventor: Kenneth G. Karkiewicz