Patents by Inventor Mike C. Sanchez

Mike C. Sanchez 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: 20230211928
    Abstract: A child-resistant container and closure, wherein the container includes a base and an upstanding wall defining an inner volume of the container. The container has an open top for gaining access to the inner volume of the container. A cylindrical neck extends upwards from a periphery of the open top of the container. An outer surface of the neck has elongated L-shaped grooves each of which has a bump. A skirt of the closure has protrusions to engage with the elongated grooves for securing the closure to the container. The protrusions are slidably received within the elongated grooves, and the bump offers predetermined resistance to the respective protrusions. Such resistance is overcome by applying predetermined amount of torque to the closure, wherein a child does not have such strength to apply the predetermined amount of torque but an adult has.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2023
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Inventor: Mike C. Sanchez
  • Patent number: 11628989
    Abstract: A child-resistant container and closure, the container has a cylindrical neck, and an outer surface of the neck has three lug threads that consecutively run along the circumference of the neck. A pointer pointing upwards is present just below the neck. The closure has a central section and a skirt, the skirt has three male threads, wherein the three male threads can engage with the three lug threads. The outer surface of the skirt has a downward pointing pointer, wherein two pointers must be aligned for engaging and disengaging the three male threads and the three lug threads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Inventor: Mike C Sanchez
  • Publication number: 20220089337
    Abstract: A child-resistant box that includes a container and a pivotally coupled closure. The closure includes one or more projections that can engage with the rolled rim of the container for securing the closure to the container. Under an external downwards force on the closure, the one or more projections can snap over the rolled rim. The closure can be opened by depressing a front wall of the container resulting in the rim moving inwards past one or more projections. Once the rim disengages from the one or more projections, the closure can be lifted and the box opened.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2021
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Inventor: Mike C Sanchez
  • Publication number: 20220002043
    Abstract: A child-resistant container and closure, wherein the container include a base and an upstanding wall defining an inner volume of the container. The container has an open top for gaining access into the inner volume of the container. A cylindrical neck extends upwards from a periphery of the open top of the container. An outer surface of the neck has at least three lug threads that consecutively run along the circumference of the neck. A first lower pointer can be provided just below the neck which points upwards. A skirt of the closure has at least three male threads, wherein the at least three male threads of the closure can engage with the at least three lug threads of the container for securing the closure to the container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2021
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Inventor: Mike C. Sanchez