Patents by Inventor Marc Plew

Marc Plew 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 Cap and Method of Piercing a Seal Covering an Opening of a Container
    Publication number: 20200189814
    Abstract: A container cap (100) configured to couple to an access opening of a container, and the access opening having a seal configured to cover the access opening. The container cap includes a cap body (102) including a cylindrical-shaped side wall (104) having a bottom edge (108) that defines an opening to an interior of the cap body, and a top wall portion integrated with the cylindrical-shaped side wall and at least partially enclosing the interior of the cap body. The container cap further includes a seal opening assembly integrated with the cap body. The seal opening assembly includes a slot (114) defined in the top wall portion of the cap body, and a seal piercing member (116) formed on a first side of the slot. The seal piercing member is configured to pierce the seal covering the access opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2018
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Applicant: AbbVie Inc.
    Inventors: Joy Elizabeth Borgardt, James J. Hughes, Ted Klikuszowian, Todd Marshall, Marc Plew, Kelsey M. Coffey, Scott L. Fisher, Jason A. Rowe
  • Container cap and method of piercing a seal covering an opening of a container
    Patent number: 10377540
    Abstract: A container cap configured to couple to an access opening of a container, and the access opening having a seal configured to cover the access opening. The container cap includes a cap body including a cylindrical-shaped side wall having a bottom edge that defines an opening to an interior of the cap body, and a top wall portion integrated with the cylindrical-shaped side wall and at least partially enclosing the interior of the cap body. The container cap further includes a seal opening assembly integrated with the cap body. The seal opening assembly includes a slot defined in the top wall portion of the cap body, and a seal piercing member formed on a first side of the slot. The seal piercing member is configured to pierce the seal covering the access opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: ABBVIE, INC.
    Inventors: Joy Elizabeth Borgardt, James J. Hughes, Ted Klikuszowian, Todd Marshall, Marc Plew, Kelsey M. Coffey, Scott L. Fisher, Jason A. Rowe
  • Container Cap and Method of Piercing a Seal Covering an Opening of a Container
    Publication number: 20180305094
    Abstract: A container cap configured to couple to an access opening of a container, and the access opening having a seal configured to cover the access opening. The container cap includes a cap body including a cylindrical-shaped side wall having a bottom edge that defines an opening to an interior of the cap body, and a top wall portion integrated with the cylindrical-shaped side wall and at least partially enclosing the interior of the cap body. The container cap further includes a seal opening assembly integrated with the cap body. The seal opening assembly includes a slot defined in the top wall portion of the cap body, and a seal piercing member formed on a first side of the slot. The seal piercing member is configured to pierce the seal covering the access opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2018
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Inventors: Joy Elizabeth Borgardt, James J. Hughes, Ted Klikuszowian, Todd Marshall, Marc Plew, Kelsey M. Coffey, Scott L. Fisher, Jason A. Rowe
  • Container cap
    Patent number: D876226
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: ABBVIE INC.
    Inventors: Todd Marshall, Marc Plew, Ted Klikuszowian, Joy Elizabeth Borgardt, James Hughes, Kelsey M. Coffey, Scott L. Fisher, Jason A. Rowe