Patents by Inventor Raymond A. Atkinson

Raymond A. Atkinson 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).

  • Method for fabricating burr-free pull tabs and articles
    Patent number: 4804105
    Abstract: Pull tabs for easy open containers are fabricated so as to avoid the presence of burrs after severing the carrier lugs, by removing each tab from the carrier sheet by severing each lug and a portion of the tab next adjacent the lug extremity, so that the burrs are avoided. Each radius has a dimension along the periphery of the tab which is slightly greater than the width of the severed lug, and with each radius located along a portion of the periphery of the tab which remains uncurled during the fabrication process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 1988
    Date of Patent: February 14, 1989
    Assignee: Citrus Central, Inc.
    Inventors: Edgar H. Zysset, Raymond A. Atkinson