Patents by Inventor Norris W. Matthews

Norris W. Matthews 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: 20240025591
    Abstract: A bottle for containing an item, generally a pharmaceutical product, wherein the bottle includes a body having a bottom wall and sidewalls, a neck extending from a top portion of the sidewalls and a thread defined on the neck. The neck defining a mouth of the bottle, an internal surface and an external surface. A neck thickness is defined between the internal surface and the external surface. The thread defines a thread thickness. The thread thickness is substantially the same as the neck thickness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Applicant: Drug Plastics & Glass Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas S. CAMOMILE, Norris W. MATTHEWS, JR., David R. THOMSON, Nickolaus A. FURMAN, Kyle A. MOLL
  • Patent number: 11873133
    Abstract: A bottle for containing an item, generally a pharmaceutical product, wherein the bottle includes a body having a bottom wall and sidewalls, a neck extending from a top portion of the sidewalls and a thread defined on the neck. The neck defining a mouth of the bottle, an internal surface and an external surface. A neck thickness is defined between the internal surface and the external surface. The thread defines a thread thickness. The thread thickness is substantially the same as the neck thickness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: DRUG PLASTICS & GLASS COMPANY, INC.
    Inventors: Douglas S. Camomile, Norris W. Matthews, Jr., David R. Thomson, Nickolaus A. Furman, Kyle A. Moll
  • Publication number: 20220332459
    Abstract: A bottle for containing an item, generally a pharmaceutical product, wherein the bottle includes a body having a bottom wall and sidewalls, a neck extending from a top portion of the sidewalls and a thread defined on the neck. The neck defining a mouth of the bottle, an internal surface and an external surface. A neck thickness is defined between the internal surface and the external surface. The thread defines a thread thickness. The thread thickness is substantially the same as the neck thickness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2022
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Inventors: Douglas S. CAMOMILE, Norris W. MATTHEWS, JR., David R. THOMSON, Nickolaus A. FURMAN, Kyle A. MOLL
  • Patent number: 6243936
    Abstract: An outer container having a container insert therein for holding a predetermined volume of material. The outer container includes a container bottom having a periphery and a container wall extending generally upwardly to define an interior container portion of predetermined volume sized to accommodate the container insert. The container wall includes a neck portion complementarily sized to accommodate the exterior surface of the container insert. The container insert includes a bottom having a periphery and a wall extending generally upwardly to define an interior portion of predetermined volume for holding the material. The insert wall-includes a vent which allows air to pass from the interior container portion to the atmosphere when the container insert is positioned therein. For assembly, the outer container is maintained at a temperature greater than the container insert and the container insert is positioned therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2001
    Assignee: Drug Plastics and Glass Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Lissa B. Biesecker, Glenn J. Forte, Justin P. Boyle, Norris W. Matthews, Michael Faughey
  • Patent number: 5318183
    Abstract: A bottle having an inserted tube in its neck to effectively reduce its interior volume and allow a large surface area for the bottle exterior, e.g. for supporting a large label or to allow oversized print, with a relatively small interior volume, e.g. to prevent abrasions caused by the interior contents moving excessively against each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 1992
    Date of Patent: June 7, 1994
    Assignee: Glaxo, Inc.
    Inventors: Donald B. Cohen, Norris W. Matthews
  • Patent number: 5315811
    Abstract: System of packaging with an outer container having a container insert therein for holding a predetermined volume of material. The outer container includes a container bottom having a periphery and a container wall extending generally upwardly to define an interior container portion of predetermined volume sized to accommodate the container insert. The container wall includes a neck portion complementarily sized to accommodate the exterior surface of the container insert. The container insert includes a bottom having a periphery and a wall extending generally upwardly to define an interior portion of predetermined volume for holding the material. The insert wall includes a vent which allows air to pass from the interior container portion to the atmosphere when the container insert is positioned therein. For assembly, the outer container is maintained at a temperature greater than the container insert and the container insert is positioned therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 1992
    Date of Patent: May 31, 1994
    Assignee: Drug Plastics & Glass Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Lissa B. Biesecker, Glenn J. Forte, Justin P. Boyle, Norris W. Matthews
  • Patent number: 5197602
    Abstract: An outer container having a container insert therein for holding a predetermined volume of material. The outer container includes a container bottom having a periphery and a container wall extending generally upwardly to define an interior container portion of predetermined volume sized to accommodate the container insert. The container wall includes a neck portion complementarily sized to accommodate the exterior surface of the container insert. The container insert includes a bottom having a periphery and a wall extending generally upwardly to define an interior portion of predetermined volume for holding the material. The insert wall includes a vent which allows air to pass from the interior container portion to the atmosphere when the container insert is positioned therein. For assembly, the outer container is maintained at a temperature greater than the container insert and the container insert is positioned therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 1991
    Date of Patent: March 30, 1993
    Assignee: Drug Plastics & Glass Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Lissa B. Biesecker, Glenn J. Forte, Justin P. Boyle, Norris W. Matthews