Patents by Inventor Nicholas A. Mantz

Nicholas A. Mantz 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: 9856123
    Abstract: A spout for draining liquid from a container preferably includes a puncture member and a handle member. The puncture member includes a retainer base, an air puncture tube and a liquid puncture tube. An end of the air and liquid puncture tubes are cut at an angle to create cutting tips. The handle member includes a clip base, a top support extension, a bottom support extension, a top clip and a bottom clip. Through openings are formed through the top and bottom support extensions, and the clip base to receive the air and liquid puncture tubes. In use, the top clip is inserted into a top rim of a beverage can and the bottom clip is snapped into a bottom cavity of the beverage can. The clip base is squeezed toward the retainer base with one hand to create two puncture openings in the beverage can.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Inventor: Nicholas A. Mantz