Patents by Inventor Michael T. Robl

Michael T. Robl 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).

  • Patent number: 11873142
    Abstract: A container system includes a container having a plurality of sidewalls and a rim extending from the sidewalls at a top of the container. The rim of the container includes a first sealing part and a second sealing part. Parts of the rim extend along arcs as viewed from above the container. The container system also includes a lid for sealing the container, with the lid having a rim that includes a first sealing part that is configured to contact the first sealing part of the rim of the container to form a first sealing area, and a second sealing part that is configured to contact the second sealing part of the rim of the container to form a second sealing area. Parts of the rim of the lid extend along arcs as viewed from above the lid. The container may be tightly sealed by the lid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Samuel J. Marino, Kasey A. Fuller, Amy P. Goldsmith, Brian T. Davis, Pierce J. Peterson, Michael T. Robl, Donald E. McCumber
  • Publication number: 20210002037
    Abstract: A container system includes a container having a plurality of sidewalls and a rim extending from the sidewalls at a top of the container. The rim of the container includes a first sealing part and a second sealing part. Parts of the rim extend along arcs as viewed from above the container. The container system also includes a lid for sealing the container, with the lid having a rim that includes a first sealing part that is configured to contact the first sealing part of the rim of the container to form a first sealing area, and a second sealing part that is configured to contact the second sealing part of the rim of the container to form a second sealing area. Parts of the rim of the lid extend along arcs as viewed from above the lid. The container may be tightly sealed by the lid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2020
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Applicant: S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Samuel J. Marino, Kasey A. Fuller, Amy P. Goldsmith, Brian T. Davis, Pierce J. Peterson, Michael T. Robl, Donald E. McCumber
  • Patent number: 10308394
    Abstract: A system of containers forming a group of two and three containers, where one and two smaller containers can be positioned on a lid of a larger container so as to prevent sliding motion of the smaller containers. Each of the smaller containers having a bottom wall of substantially the same dimensions with a portion of the bottom wall forming an upwardly extending indentation. The small containers are formed with upwardly opening walls and have lids releasably engageable with the bottom. The larger container lid having a flat upper surface which is sized to hold at least two of the smaller containers, and having structures to position one, and to position two smaller containers against sliding movement on said flat upper surface such that whether one container or two containers, the smaller containers are balanced about a central axis of the larger container and lid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: PLACON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michael T. Robl, Donald E. McCumber
  • Patent number: D827427
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: PLACON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Donald E. McCumber, Michael T. Robl
  • Patent number: D830825
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: PLACON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Donald E. McCumber, Michael T. Robl
  • Patent number: D831481
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: PLACON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Donald E. McCumber, Michael T. Robl
  • Patent number: D955874
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Samuel J. Marino, Kasey A. Fuller, Amy P. Goldsmith, Brian T. Davis, Donald E. McCumber, Pierce J. Peterson, Michael T. Robl
  • Patent number: D966093
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Samuel J. Marino, Kasey A. Fuller, Amy P. Goldsmith, Brian T. Davis, Donald E. McCumber, Pierce J. Peterson, Michael T. Robl
  • Patent number: D966094
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Samuel J. Marino, Kasey A. Fuller, Amy P. Goldsmith, Brian T. Davis, Donald E. McCumber, Pierce J. Peterson, Michael T. Robl
  • Patent number: D966095
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Samuel J. Marino, Kasey A. Fuller, Amy P. Goldsmith, Brian T. Davis, Donald E. McCumber, Pierce J. Peterson, Michael T. Robl
  • Patent number: D966096
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Samuel J. Marino, Kasey A. Fuller, Amy P. Goldsmith, Brian T. Davis, Donald E. McCumber, Pierce J. Peterson, Michael T. Robl
  • Patent number: D966112
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Samuel J. Marino, Kasey A. Fuller, Amy P. Goldsmith, Brian T. Davis, Donald E. McCumber, Pierce J. Peterson, Michael T. Robl
  • Patent number: D971015
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Samuel J. Marino, Kasey A. Fuller, Amy P. Goldsmith, Brian T. Davis, Donald E. McCumber, Pierce J. Peterson, Michael T. Robl