Patents by Inventor Marilyn Patton

Marilyn Patton 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).

  • Drinking spout for a beverage can
    Patent number: 4852776
    Abstract: A spout for attachment to a can having a raised peripheral rim at the top, and a push-in tab in its top which is pushed in by a lift tab, leaving an off-center opening in the can top. The spout has a tubular plastic body of oblong cross-section with a bottom opening at its inner end and an outwardly-facing groove extending around this opening to receive the edge of the can top part-way around the push-in tab opening in it. A flexible and resilient lip extends down and in from the bottom side of the spout body to engage beneath the top peripheral rim of the can.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 1988
    Date of Patent: August 1, 1989
    Assignee: Mastodon, Inc.
    Inventor: Marilyn Patton