Patents by Inventor Lee McKinnon

Lee McKinnon 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).

  • Tamper-proof and tamper-evident container closure system
    Patent number: 5307948
    Abstract: A tamper-proof and tamper-evident closure system is for use with a plastic container body and lid of the type wherein the container body has an opening defined by a continuous side wall and the lid has a depending skirt terminating at a lower edge, with the skirt overlapping the side wall adjacent the opening when the lid covers the opening. The closure system comprises a shield flange projecting outwardly from the side wall of the container body immediately adjacent the lower edge of the lid when the lid covers the opening of the container body and a tamper-evidencing band frangibly connected to the shield flange along a separation path spaced from the side wall of the container body. The shield flange bars access to a substantial portion of the lower edge and includes a cut-out section providing access to a minor portion of the lower edge of the lid to permit removal of the lid from the container body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 1991
    Date of Patent: May 3, 1994
    Assignee: Cardinal Packaging, Inc.
    Inventors: Arthur H. Blackburn, Imre J. Buza, Terry L. Hartman, Jerry L. Knox, Lee McKinnon, David R. Brown
  • Tamper-proof and tamper-evident container closure system
    Patent number: 5052574
    Abstract: A tamper-proof and tamper-evident closure system is for use with a plastic container body and lid of the type wherein the container body has an opening defined by a continuous side wall and the lid has a depending skirt terminating at a lower edge, with the skirt overlapping the side wall adjacent the opening when the lid covers the opening. The closure system comprises a shield flange projecting outwardly from the side wall of the container body imemdiately adjacent the lower edge of the lid when the lid covers the opening of the container body and a tamper-evidencing band frangibly connected to the shield flange along a separation path spaced from the side wall of the container body. The shield flange bars access to a substantial portion of the lower edge and includes a cut-out section providing access to a minor portion of the lower edge of the lid to permit removal of the lid from the container body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 1990
    Date of Patent: October 1, 1991
    Assignee: Cardinal Packaging Inc.
    Inventors: Lee McKinnon, Imre J. Buza, Terry L. Hartman, Arthur H. Blackburn
  • Hexagonal template set used in quilting
    Patent number: D644541
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Inventors: Julie Beth Schrader, Norma Lee McKinnon