Patents by Inventor Larry Hottle

Larry Hottle 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).

  • Closure having band with internal thread formed by impression
    Patent number: 8071004
    Abstract: The present invention relates to closures for mating with containers having a threaded finish. The closures comprise a flange and a skirt downwardly depending therefrom. The skirt includes a deformable element formed of a different material than that of the flange and skirt and disposed on an interior surface. The deformable element inner diameter is smaller than the outer diameter of the container, and accordingly deforms upon mating the closure with the container. The container threads impress threads into the deformable element to form threads on the closure. The deformable element is formed of a suitable material. The closures of the present invention provide for the use of high-speed press-on capping equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2011
    Assignee: Crown Cork & Seal Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Min Miles Wan, Emanuel Shenkar, James L. Martin, Larry Hottle, Galen G. German
  • CLOSURE HAVING BAND WITH INTERNAL THREAD FORMED BY IMPRESSION
    Publication number: 20070095781
    Abstract: The present invention relates to closures for mating with containers having a threaded finish. The closures comprise a flange and a skirt downwardly depending therefrom. The skirt includes a deformable element formed of a different material than that of the flange and skirt and disposed on an interior surface. The deformable element inner diameter is smaller than the outer diameter of the container, and accordingly deforms upon mating the closure with the container. The container threads impress threads into the deformable element to form threads on the closure. The deformable element is formed of a suitable material. The closures of the present invention provide for the use of high-speed press-on capping equipment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2006
    Publication date: May 3, 2007
    Inventors: Min Wan, Emanuel Shenkar, James Martin, Larry Hottle, Galen German
  • Closure having band with internal thread formed by impression
    Patent number: 7134565
    Abstract: A closure for mating with a container has a threaded finish. The closure comprises a flange and a skirt downwardly depending therefrom. The skirt includes a deformable element formed of a different material than that of the flange and skirt and disposed on an interior surface. The deformable element inner diameter is smaller than the outer diameter of the container, and accordingly deforms upon mating the closure with the container. The container threads impress threads into the deformable element to form threads on the closure. The deformable element is formed of a suitable material. The closure of the present invention provides for the use of high-speed press-on capping equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2006
    Assignee: Crown Cork & Seal Technologies
    Inventors: Min Miles Wan, Emanuel Shenkar, James L. Martin, Larry Hottle, Galen German