Patents by Inventor Pedro de Queiroz Vieira

Pedro de Queiroz Vieira 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).

  • Child-resistant container
    Patent number: 9475624
    Abstract: A child-resistant container including a bottle having an annular flange associated therewith, an intermediate member selectively engageable with the bottle and having an annular flange associated therewith, and an outer lid selectively engageable with both the intermediate member and the bottle, the outer lid including a plurality of lower projections for selectively engaging the annular flange of the intermediate member when the outer lid is engaged therewith and for selectively engaging the annular flange of the bottle when the intermediate member is removed from the bottle and the outer lid is engaged with the bottle. Removal of the intermediate member from the bottle allows the plurality of lower projections associated with the outer lid to engage the annular flange associated with the bottle thereby activating the child-resistant locking mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignees: The Yankee Candle Company, Inc., Consultoria Técnica e Representações, Lda.
    Inventors: Cheriyan B. Thomas, Pedro de Queiroz Vieira
  • CHILD-RESISTANT CONTAINER
    Publication number: 20160176591
    Abstract: A child-resistant container including a bottle having an annular flange associated therewith, an intermediate member selectively engageable with the bottle and having an annular flange associated therewith, and an outer lid selectively engageable with both the intermediate member and the bottle, the outer lid including a plurality of lower projections for selectively engaging the annular flange of the intermediate member when the outer lid is engaged therewith and for selectively engaging the annular flange of the bottle when the intermediate member is removed from the bottle and the outer lid is engaged with the bottle. Removal of the intermediate member from the bottle allows the plurality of lower projections associated with the outer lid to engage the annular flange associated with the bottle thereby activating the child-resistant locking mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2014
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Inventors: Cheriyan B. Thomas, Pedro de Queiroz Vieira