Patents by Inventor Michael Patrick Kittler

Michael Patrick Kittler 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).

  • Full aperture can end
    Patent number: 9714114
    Abstract: A full aperture unseamed can end having a vent test rating of at least 90 psi comprising a center panel having an periphery and including a coined portion proximate a rivet, a first score defining a removable panel, a tab, including a nose, mounted to of the removable panel, and a second score disposed on the removable panel, the second score having (i) a central portion spaced apart from the coined portion; (ii) a pair of check slots disposed on either side of the central portion; (iii) a pair of lateral portions that extend from the check slots; and (iv) a pair of side portions that extend from the lateral portions, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2017
    Assignee: Crown Packaging Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Patrick Kittler, Garry Richard Chant