Patents by Inventor Mark Anthony Stanton

Mark Anthony Stanton 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).

  • Resealable container with magnetic closure system
    Publication number: 20040206638
    Abstract: A container body with a container opening and a flap partially secured to the container body and completely covering the container opening is disclosed. The flap is secured to the container by a hinge or fold line and formed from the same substrate as the container body. The container body contains a first magnetic region adjacent to and surrounding the perimeter of the container opening. The flap contains a second magnetic region aligned with and opposite the container body's first magnetic region. The first and second magnetic regions are magnetically attracted to each other. The flap is held in a closed position by magnetic attraction between the flap's magnetic region and the container body's magnetic region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2004
    Publication date: October 21, 2004
    Inventors: Steven Paul Metzler, Mark Anthony Stanton
  • Resealable container with magnetic closure system
    Patent number: 6749551
    Abstract: A container body with a container opening and a flap partially secured to the container body and completely covering the container opening is disclosed. The flap is secured to the container by a hinge or fold line and formed from the same substrate as the container body. The container body contains a first magnetic region adjacent to and surrounding the perimeter of the container opening. The flap contains a second magnetic region aligned with and opposite the container body's first magnetic region. The first and second magnetic regions are magnetically attracted to each other. The flap is held in a closed position by magnetic attraction between the flap's magnetic region and the container body's magnetic region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2004
    Assignee: Mead Westvaco Corporation
    Inventors: Steven Paul Metzler, Mark Anthony Stanton
  • Resealable container with magnetic closure system
    Publication number: 20030132276
    Abstract: A container body with a container opening and a flap partially secured to the container body and completely covering the container opening is disclosed. The flap is secured to the container by a hinge or fold line and formed from the same substrate as the container body. The container body contains a first magnetic region adjacent to and surrounding the perimeter of the container opening. The flap contains a second magnetic region aligned with and opposite the container body's first magnetic region. The first and second magnetic regions are magnetically attracted to each other. The flap is held in a closed position by magnetic attraction between the flap's magnetic region and the container body's magnetic region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2002
    Publication date: July 17, 2003
    Applicant: Westvaco Corporation
    Inventors: Steven Paul Metzler, Mark Anthony Stanton