Patents by Inventor Kevin Hanley

Kevin Hanley 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).

  • Convenience-feature non-circular end closure with interrupted panel profiling
    Patent number: 5252019
    Abstract: Forming a convenience-feature, sheet metal end closure structure (180, 216) for a container having a non-cylindrical side wall (250). Scoring and back-up tooling enable peripheral scoring (102, 130, 142) on either surface of such end closure to define a separable panel (160, 218) with its peripheral scoreline located contiguous to the end closure chuck wall (132, 144); which interfits within the open end of the container body. Separation of such endwall panel leaves substantially no obstruction to removal of solid-pack contents. The separable panel is provided with means to prevent tear-out of a segment of the endwall panel and retain an integral opener (148) with the panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 1992
    Date of Patent: October 12, 1993
    Assignee: Weirton Steel Corporation
    Inventors: William T. Saunders, Kevin Hanley
  • End closure for container with integral opener
    Patent number: D328032
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 1990
    Date of Patent: July 21, 1992
    Assignee: Weirton Steel Corporation
    Inventors: William T. Saunders, Kevin Hanley