Patents by Inventor Morison S. Cousins

Morison S. Cousins 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: 6367651
    Abstract: A vented container for produce having a base and a cover which are at least substantially impervious to gas transfer. The base includes a base panel and side walls. Preferably two vent apertures are formed through the side wall, and a plug is provided for each vent aperture, to permit the vent apertures to be selectively opened. The plugs may be mounted upon vent toggles, such that manual pivoting of the vent toggles will open or close the associated vent aperture. The selective opening of the vent apertures permits gas exchange between the interior of the container and the ambient atmosphere, providing improve storage for produce. Maintaining the vent apertures closed permits the container to be used as a normal sealed food storage container. The base panel preferably includes an alternating series of hills and troughs to segregate condensate within the container. The troughs may be downward concave to further subdivide the condensate within each trough.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2002
    Assignee: Dart Industries Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas M. Laib, Stephen C. Graner, Edward M. Poslinski, Joseph J. Duska, Laurent E. Fischer, Morison S. Cousins, Robert H. C. M. Daenen
  • Publication number: 20010047997
    Abstract: A vented container for produce having a base and a cover which are at least substantially impervious to gas transfer. The base includes a base panel and side walls. Preferably two vent apertures are formed through the side wall, and a plug is provided for each vent aperture, to permit the vent apertures to be selectively opened. The plugs may be mounted upon vent toggles, such that manual pivoting of the vent toggles will open or close the associated vent aperture. The selective opening of the vent apertures permits gas exchange between the interior of the container and the ambient atmosphere, providing improve storage for produce. Maintaining the vent apertures closed permits the container to be used as a normal sealed food storage container. The base panel preferably includes an alternating series of hills and troughs to segregate condensate within the container. The troughs may be downward concave to further subdivide the condensate within each trough.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 1998
    Publication date: December 6, 2001
    Inventors: DOUGLAS M. LAIB, STEPHEN C. GRANER, EDWARD M. POSLINSKI, JOSEPH J. DUSKA, LAURENT E. FISCHER, MORISON S. COUSINS
  • Patent number: 6120283
    Abstract: A modular candle holder having first and second components. Each of the two components includes first and second longitudinal ends, with each end having at least one candle-receiving cavity therein. These cavities are preferably of different diameters to accept different candle sizes. While the component rests upon one of these ends, the other end may receive a candle. The outer walls of the two component types are distinctively different, such as generally cylindrical compared to stepped diameters, to provide different aesthetic impressions. The longitudinal ends of each component also mate with the other component, or with like components. As such, one or more of each component type may be assembled together in various stacked configurations to form a candle holder having numerous different appearance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2000
    Assignee: Dart Industries Inc.
    Inventor: Morison S. Cousins
  • Patent number: D442330
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2001
    Assignee: Dart Industries Inc.
    Inventor: Morison S. Cousins
  • Patent number: D449494
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2001
    Assignee: Dart Inddustries Inc
    Inventor: Morison S. Cousins
  • Patent number: D454233
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2002
    Assignee: Dart Industries Inc.
    Inventor: Morison S. Cousins
  • Patent number: D395381
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 23, 1998
    Assignee: Dart Industries Inc.
    Inventor: Morison S. Cousins
  • Patent number: D396613
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 4, 1998
    Assignee: Dart Industries Inc.
    Inventor: Morison S. Cousins
  • Patent number: D396614
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 4, 1998
    Assignee: Dart Industries Inc.
    Inventor: Morison S. Cousins
  • Patent number: D398810
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 29, 1998
    Assignee: Dart Industries Inc.
    Inventor: Morison S. Cousins
  • Patent number: D399099
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 6, 1998
    Assignee: Dart Industries Inc.
    Inventor: Morison S. Cousins
  • Patent number: D399704
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 20, 1998
    Assignee: Dart Industries Inc.
    Inventor: Morison S. Cousins
  • Patent number: D402536
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 15, 1998
    Assignee: Dart Industries Inc.
    Inventor: Morison S. Cousins
  • Patent number: D403202
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 29, 1998
    Assignee: Dart Industries Inc.
    Inventor: Morison S. Cousins
  • Patent number: D407277
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 30, 1999
    Assignee: Dart Industries Inc.
    Inventor: Morison S. Cousins
  • Patent number: D407278
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 30, 1999
    Assignee: Dart Industries Inc.
    Inventor: Morison S. Cousins
  • Patent number: D408214
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 20, 1999
    Assignee: Dart Industries Inc.
    Inventor: Morison S. Cousins
  • Patent number: D421879
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2000
    Assignee: Dart Industries Inc.
    Inventors: D. Scott Miller, Morison S. Cousins, Samuel E. Hodges
  • Patent number: D424725
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2000
    Inventor: Morison S. Cousins
  • Patent number: D433168
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2000
    Assignee: Dart Industries Inc.
    Inventor: Morison S. Cousins