Patents by Inventor Kerry W. Dodds

Kerry W. Dodds 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).

  • Molded closure and apparatus for making same
    Patent number: 7198162
    Abstract: A molded closure having an auxiliary thread for removal of an incomplete closure from a molding cavity, the molded closure including a helical auxiliary thread projecting inwardly from a cylindrical wall portion of the closure to provide engagement between the closure and the molding core, so that the closure may be threadably removed from the molding cavity by threadably disengaging the molding core from the molding cavity after an incomplete run of the fabrication process. A molding assembly with which the auxiliary thread may be formed in a molded closure is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2007
    Assignee: Rexam Medical Packaging Inc.
    Inventors: James A. Francois, Kerry W. Dodds
  • Molded closure and apparatus for making same
    Publication number: 20040000532
    Abstract: A molded closure having an auxiliary thread for removal of an incomplete closure from a molding cavity, the molded closure including a helical auxiliary thread projecting inwardly from a cylindrical wall portion of the closure to provide engagement between the closure and the molding core, so that the closure may be threadably removed from the molding cavity by threadably disengaging the molding core from the molding cavity after an incomplete run of the fabrication process. A molding assembly with which the auxiliary thread may be formed in a molded closure is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2003
    Publication date: January 1, 2004
    Applicant: Rexam Medical Packaging Inc.
    Inventors: James A. Francois, Kerry W. Dodds
  • Molded closure and apparatus for making same
    Patent number: 6609694
    Abstract: A molded closure having an auxiliary thread for removal of an incomplete closure from a molding cavity, the molded closure including a helical auxiliary thread projecting inwardly from a cylindrical wall portion of the closure to provide engagement between the closure and the molding core, so that the closure may be threadably removed from the molding cavity by threadably disengaging the molding core from the molding cavity after an incomplete run of the fabrication process. A molding assembly with which the auxiliary thread may be formed in a molded closure is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2003
    Assignee: Rexam Medical Packaging Inc.
    Inventors: James A. Francois, Kerry W. Dodds
  • Molded closure and apparatus for making same
    Publication number: 20020113031
    Abstract: A molded closure having an auxiliary thread for removal of an incomplete closure from a molding cavity, the molded closure including a helical auxiliary thread projecting inwardly from a cylindrical wall portion of the closure to provide engagement between the closure and the molding core, so that the closure may be threadably removed from the molding cavity by threadably disengaging the molding core from the molding cavity after an incomplete run of the fabrication process. A molding assembly with which the auxiliary thread may be formed in a molded closure is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2001
    Publication date: August 22, 2002
    Inventors: James A. Francois, Kerry W. Dodds