Patents by Inventor Michael J. Whitton

Michael J. Whitton 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 having a use indicator
    Patent number: 10040603
    Abstract: A product includes a container, and an indicator carried inside the container, and including an air-reactive material and a protective material on the air-reactive material, and having a first visible characteristic with the protective material, and a second visible characteristic when exposed to air without the protective material. A package including the product, and a method for making the package are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: Owens-Brockway Glass Conatiner Inc.
    Inventors: Michael J. Whitton, Roger P. Smith, Jessica R. Bryant, Diana Darvish, Anatoly Solunin, Nikolay Taratin
  • Container having a use indicator
    Patent number: 9994360
    Abstract: A product includes a bottle, and an indicator that is carried in a relief in an interior surface of at least one of a shoulder of the bottle or a neck of the bottle, and that is adapted, upon contact with air, irreversibly to change a characteristic of the indicator that is visible from outside of the bottle to indicate to a user that the product has been used. A package including the product, and a method for making the package are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc.
    Inventors: Michael J. Whitton, Roger P. Smith, Jessica R. Bryant, Diana Darvish, Anatoly Solunin, Nikolay Taratin
  • Container having a use indicator
    Patent number: 9815593
    Abstract: A package includes a container, a flowable product dispensably disposed within the container, a closure carried by the container, and an indicator within the container and adapted, upon contact with air, irreversibly to change a characteristic of the indicator that is visible from outside of the container to indicate to a user that the package has been used, wherein the closure includes a closure member carrying the indicator and having a wedge opening, and a wedge member carried in the wedge opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc.
    Inventors: Michael J. Whitton, Roger P. Smith, Jessica R. Bryant, Diana Darvish, Anatoly Solunin, Nikolay Taratin
  • Container Having A Use Indicator
    Publication number: 20160221718
    Abstract: A product includes a bottle, and an indicator that is carried in a relief in an interior surface of at least one of a shoulder of the bottle or a neck of the bottle, and that is adapted, upon contact with air, irreversibly to change a characteristic of the indicator that is visible from outside of the bottle to indicate to a user that the product has been used. A package including the product, and a method for making the package are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2016
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Inventors: Michael J. Whitton, Roger P. Smith, Jessica R. Bryant, Diana Darvish, Anatoly Solunin, Nikolay Taratin
  • Container Having A Use Indicator
    Publication number: 20160221720
    Abstract: A package includes a container, a flowable product dispensably disposed within the container, a closure carried by the container, and an indicator within the container and adapted, upon contact with air, irreversibly to change a characteristic of the indicator that is visible from outside of the container to indicate to a user that the package has been used, wherein the closure includes a closure member carrying the indicator and having a wedge opening, and a wedge member carried in the wedge opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2016
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Inventors: Michael J. Whitton, Roger P. Smith, Jessica R. Bryant, Diana Darvish, Anatoly Solunin, Nikolay Taratin
  • Container Having A Use Indicator
    Publication number: 20160221719
    Abstract: A product includes a container, and an indicator carried inside the container, and including an air-reactive material and a protective material on the air-reactive material, and having a first visible characteristic with the protective material, and a second visible characteristic when exposed to air without the protective material. A package including the product, and a method for making the package are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2016
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Inventors: Michael J. Whitton, Roger P. Smith, Jessica R. Bryant, Diana Darvish, Anatoly Solunin, Nikolay Taratin
  • Container having a use indicator
    Patent number: 9334084
    Abstract: A product includes a container, and an indicator that is carried inside the container and that exhibits a first visible characteristic, and a second, different visible characteristic when exposed to air.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc.
    Inventors: Michael J. Whitton, Roger P. Smith, Jessica R. Bryant, Diana Darvish, Anatoly Solunin, Nikolay Taratin