Patents by Inventor Richard N. Hirst

Richard N. Hirst 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).

  • Liquid container
    Patent number: 6070753
    Abstract: A container holds fluids, such as motor oil, and is sized to hold about one quart or one liter. The container has a rectangular base portion, and a top portion is formed integral with the base portion, the top portion being shaped like an offset, inverted funnel. The top portion has an opening forming a mouth, an outside edge of the mouth being in substantial alignment with a first side of the base portion. A concave, arcuate top panel extends from an opposing second side of the base portion to the mouth, and the top panel has a ridge along the center of its length for increasing top load strength and for providing a flow channel for fluid within the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2000
    Assignee: Exxon Research and Engineering Co.
    Inventors: Richard N. Hirst, Herbert M. Meyers, Richard C. Edstrom, Richard G. Kraft
  • Food product container
    Patent number: D511462
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2005
    Assignee: Dean Intellectual Property Services II, L.P.
    Inventors: David O. Haley, Richard N. Hirst
  • Food product container
    Patent number: D512320
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2005
    Assignee: Dean Intellectual Property Services II, L.P.
    Inventors: David O. Haley, Richard N. Hirst
  • Bottle or the like
    Patent number: D288531
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 1984
    Date of Patent: March 3, 1987
    Assignee: BASF Corporation
    Inventors: Dennis A. Tarasevich, Richard C. Edstrom, Richard N. Hirst, David O. Pressler, Herbert M. Myers
  • Immunoassay unit for analysis of biological liquids or the like
    Patent number: D315791
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 1987
    Date of Patent: March 26, 1991
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Herbert M. Meyers, David O. Pressler, Richard C. Edstrom, Richard N. Hirst
  • Bottle
    Patent number: D316225
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 1989
    Date of Patent: April 16, 1991
    Assignee: Warner-Lambert Company
    Inventors: Richard C. Edstrom, Richard N. Hirst, Richard B. Gerstman, David O. Pressler
  • Bottle
    Patent number: D337524
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 1991
    Date of Patent: July 20, 1993
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Adam Sherman, Herbert M. Meyers, Richard C. Edstrom, Richard N. Hirst
  • Immunoassay unit for analysis of biological liquid
    Patent number: D348521
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 1990
    Date of Patent: July 5, 1994
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Herbert M. Meyers, David O. Pressler, Richard C. Edstrom, Richard N. Hirst, Geraldine A. Pelanek, Daniel A. Slater
  • Package for instant adhesives
    Patent number: D366612
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 1994
    Date of Patent: January 30, 1996
    Assignee: Loctite Corporation
    Inventors: Richard C. Edstrom, Bryon J. Bourgeois, Richard N. Hirst
  • Bottle ornamentation
    Patent number: D382812
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 26, 1997
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Emily K. Kokenge, Richard N. Hirst, Richard C. Edstrom
  • Combined container and cap
    Patent number: D392892
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 31, 1998
    Assignee: Exxon Research and Engineering Co.
    Inventors: Herbert M. Meyers, Richard N. Hirst, Richard C. Edstrom, Richard G. Kraft