Patents by Inventor Patrick E. Taylor

Patrick E. Taylor 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: 6527133
    Abstract: A thin-walled multi-label container generally includes side walls, a bottom, a top having a neck, a handle, a first label surface and a bumper. Corner portions interconnect adjacent side edge portions of respective side walls. A curved base portion interconnects an adjacent bottom edge portion of a respective side wall with an adjacent edge portion of the bottom. A curved crown portion interconnects an adjacent top edge portion of a respective side wall with an adjacent edge portion of the top. The handle is formed in a region extending along one of the curved corner portions within the profile of the container and provides an aperture for receiving the fingers of a user. The first label surface is located on one of the side walls. The bumper extends around the periphery of the container across each of the upstanding side walls and projects outward from each of the side walls a distance sufficient to prevent contact of the first label surface against any flat surface abutting against the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2003
    Assignee: Portola Packaging, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Stephen McCollum, Patrick E. Taylor, Shawn R. LaRock
  • Patent number: 5488796
    Abstract: A fishing line sensor including a base, a shaft rotatably mounted to the base and a reel mounted to the shaft. The reel is rotatable relative to the base with the shaft. The reel is configured for winding and unwinding fishing line. A signalling device is mounted on the shaft and rotatable with the shaft and reel. The device includes a mercury switch switchable in response to rotation of the reel. An electronic signal producing element is activated in response to a switching of the mercury switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 1994
    Date of Patent: February 6, 1996
    Inventors: Jared M. Taylor, Patrick E. Taylor