Patents by Inventor Michael Reginald Webb

Michael Reginald Webb 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).

  • Beverage container having filtered opening
    Patent number: 5775534
    Abstract: A beverage container in the form of an aluminium can has a top plate in which a dispensing aperture is formed by pulling a tab so as to inwardly displace a tongue portion. A filtering means is resiliently mounted within the container so as to be deployed at a location traversing the dispensing aperture after the tongue portion has been inwardly displaced. The filtering means may be a perforate plate and may have perforations defining a competition visual indication whereby the token becomes visible only after the container is opened.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 7, 1998
    Inventors: Michael Reginald Webb, Denis Matthews