Patents by Inventor Kevin Robert Burch

Kevin Robert Burch 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).

  • Container and lid having both snap ring and thread engagement
    Patent number: 11084633
    Abstract: A container includes a container portion and a lid portion. The container portion presents a tab rim and internal threads. The lid portion presents a plurality of flexible removable tabs disposed around its outer periphery. The tabs are adapted to engage with and interlock with the container tab rim when the lid portion is pressed down on the container. The lid portion also has helical threads that are arranged to engage the helical threads of the container portion. At least one of the set of helical threads of the container portion or the set of helical threads of the lid portion are able to flex when the lid portion is pressed down upon the container portion. A closed container may be adapted for repeated use by removing the tabs and using the threaded lid portion to open and close the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: MATRIX BOTTLES, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Nghiem Le, Kevin Robert Burch
  • Container and lid having both snap ring and thread engagement
    Publication number: 20200299036
    Abstract: A container includes a container portion and a lid portion. The container portion presents a tab rim and internal threads. The lid portion presents a plurality of flexible removable tabs disposed around its outer periphery. The tabs are adapted to engage with and interlock with the container tab rim when the lid portion is pressed down on the container. The lid portion also has helical threads that are arranged to engage the helical threads of the container portion. At least one of the set of helical threads of the container portion or the set of helical threads of the lid portion are able to flex when the lid portion is pressed down upon the container portion. A closed container may be adapted for repeated use by removing the tabs and using the threaded lid portion to open and close the container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2019
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Applicant: MATRIX BOTTLES, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Nghiem Le, Kevin Robert Burch