Patents by Inventor Martin Tansey

Martin Tansey 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).

  • Publication number: 20070078012
    Abstract: A flexible shaft drive transmission for a power driven tool. The transmission features a first end connectable to a drive motor and a second end connectable to the power driven tool. The transmission includes a flexible drive shaft assembly comprising a flexible elongated drive transmitting member, a first end of the drive transmitting member including a first coupling operatively coupled to the drive motor and a second end of the drive transmitting member including a second coupling operatively coupled to the power driven tool. The transmission further includes a tubular casing surrounding and coaxial with said drive shaft assembly and supporting said drive shaft assembly for rotation generally about a longitudinal axis of said drive shaft assembly relative to said casing. The casing includes a core comprising a spiral wound strip of material having interlocking opposing edges, a braided wire layer surrounding the core, and a polymer layer surrounding the braided wire layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2006
    Publication date: April 5, 2007
    Inventors: Marinel Rosu, Martin Sukey, Martin Tansey, Louis Forconi
  • Patent number: 6705479
    Abstract: A container closer particularly for use on screw top containers such as carbonated beverage containers, the container closure having a generally cylindrical continuous tamper evident band joined by a plurality of frangible bridges to the free edge of a skirt of the closure. The band has a segmented internal rib which engages an external retaining flange of the container when the closure is applied to the container so that on removal of the closure the tamper evident band remains on the container or is visually clearly damaged by removal of the closure from the container. The band is provided with longitudinal reinforcement by projections or other areas of thickening to provide the band with longitudinal stiffness while still permitting it to expand over the retaining flange on the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2004
    Assignee: Closures and Packaging Services Limited
    Inventors: Rodney Malcolm Druitt, Charles Martin Tansey
  • Publication number: 20020030031
    Abstract: A container closer (10) particularly for use on screw top containers such as carbonated beverage containers, the container closure (10) having a generally cylindrical continuous tamper evident band (11) joined by a plurality of frangible bridges (13) to the free edge of a skirt (16) of the closure (10). The band (11) has a segmented internal rib (18) which engages an external retaining flange of the container when the closure (10) is applied to the container so that on removal of the closure (10) the tamper evident band (11) remains on the container or is visually clearly damaged by removal of the closure (10) from the container. The band (11) is provided with longitudinal reinforcement by projections (25 and 28) or other areas of thickening (26) to provide the band (11) with longitudinal stiffness while still permitting it to expand over the retaining flange on the container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2001
    Publication date: March 14, 2002
    Applicant: CLOSURES AND PACKAGING SERVICES LIMITED
    Inventors: Rodney Malcolm Druitt, Charles Martin Tansey
  • Patent number: 6325225
    Abstract: A container closer (10) particularly for use on screw top containers such as carbonated beverage containers, the container closure (10) having a generally cylindrical continuous tamper evident band (11) joined by a plurality of frangible bridges (13) to the free edge of a skirt (16) of the closure (10). The band (11) has a segmented internal rib (18) which engages an external retaining flange of the container when the closure (10) is applied to the container so that on removal of the closure (10) the tamper evident band (11) remains on the container or is visually clearly damaged by removal of the closure (10) from the container. The band (11) is provided with longitudinal reinforcement by projections (25 and 28) or other areas of thickening (26) to provide the band (11) with longitudinal stiffness while still permitting it to expand over the retaining flange on the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2001
    Assignee: Closures and Packaging Services Limited
    Inventors: Rodney Malcolm Druitt, Charles Martin Tansey
  • Patent number: 6089390
    Abstract: A container closer (10) particularly for use on screw top containers such as carbonated beverage containers, the container closure (10) having a generally cylindrical continuous tamper evident band (11) joined by a plurality of frangible bridges (13) to the free edge of a skirt (16) of the closure (10). The band (11) has a segmented internal rib (18) which engages an external retaining flange of the container when the closure (10) is applied to the container so that on removal of the closure (10) the tamper evident band (11) remains on the container or is visually clearly damaged by removal of the closure (10) from the container. The band (11) is provided with longitudinal reinforcement by projections (25 and 28) or other areas of thickening (26) to provide the band (11) with longitudinal stiffness while still permitting it to expand over the retaining flange on the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2000
    Assignee: Closures and Packaging Services Limited
    Inventors: Rodney Malcolm Druitt, Charles Martin Tansey
  • Patent number: 6010040
    Abstract: In its broadest aspect, the improved mounting cup of this invention comprises a mounting cup having the skirt portion of the cup tapered slightly radially inward and, further, the skirt portion having a beveled outside terminal edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2000
    Assignee: Precision Valve Corporation
    Inventors: Dean Walter Duffield, Charles Martin Tansey
  • Patent number: 5782369
    Abstract: A closure for a container having a two portion sealing rib projecting downwardly form the underside of the top. The first portion of the rib being contiguous with the top and the second portion being frusto-conical and contiguous with the end of the first portion and extending radially inwardly to terminate in a circular free edge. The upper surface of the second portion has an engagement means comprising a continuous annular ridge which engages with the underside of the top of the closure which in turn has a continuous annular ridge positioned inwardly and adjacent the first portion of the sealing rib. A closure for a carbonated liquid container having a sealing means which has attached thereto an abutment which will firmly engage with the thread on a neck of container if the closure is over-torqued thereby preventing missiling of the closure off the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 21, 1998
    Inventor: Charles Martin Tansey