Patents by Inventor Margaret Caine

Margaret Caine 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).

  • Patent number: 6082030
    Abstract: An identifier tag for identifying the owner of a beverage can having a beverage can top equipped with a lever tab with a gripping end having a gripping end tab aperture formed therein, and a securing rivet securing an affixed end of the lever tab to the beverage can top. The identifier tag includes at least one identifier tab cover that is securable to the gripping end of the lever tab and includes an identifier tab cover including a molded plastic cover member and a lever tab locking structure. The molded plastic cover member has a lever tab insertion opening formed therein in connection with a lever tab receiving cavity sized to receive the gripping end of the lever tab. An outer top surface of the cover member is provided with an erasable marking surface. The lever tab locking structure includes a resilient locking prong retraction member and a curved locking prong. The resilient locking prong retraction member includes a horizontal portion and a vertical portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2000
    Inventors: Valarie Lyn Kesselring, Margaret Caine
  • Patent number: D412938
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 17, 1999
    Inventors: Valerie Lyn Kesselring, Margaret Caine