Patents by Inventor Robert C. Gaffney
Robert C. Gaffney 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).
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Patent number: 6938775Abstract: A battery pack suitable for use with button cell batteries. The battery pack includes a flexible card and a cover rotatably fixed relative to said flexible card. A backing is interposed between the card and said cover, and fixed relative to said card. The backing and cover define an enclosed space interposed between the cover and the backing for receiving batteries. Batteries disposed in the space are enclosed by the cover and backing. An air access channel formed in the backing diffuses air to the batteries.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2003Date of Patent: September 6, 2005Assignee: Rovcal, Inc.Inventors: Robert C. Gaffney, Rodney S. McKenzie, Marc L. Syvertsen, Jeffrey W. Schmoeger, Michael J. Johnstone, Robert G. Reidl, Jeffrey A. Poirier, Robert G. LaMasney, Ross J. Mack
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Publication number: 20040011698Abstract: A battery pack suitable for use with button cell batteries. The battery pack includes a flexible card and a cover rotatably fixed relative to said flexible card. A backing is interposed between the card and said cover, and fixed relative to said card. The backing and cover define an enclosed space interposed between the cover and the backing for receiving batteries. Batteries disposed in the space are enclosed by the cover and backing. An air access channel formed in the backing diffuses air to the batteries.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2003Publication date: January 22, 2004Inventors: Robert C. Gaffney, Rodney S. McKenzie, Marc L. Syvertsen, Jeffrey W. Schmoeger, Michael J. Johnstone, Robert G. Riedl, Jeffrey A. Poirier, Robert G. LaMasney, Ross J. Mack
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Patent number: 6659281Abstract: A battery pack suitable for use with button cell batteries. The battery pack includes a flexible card and a cover rotatably fixed relative to said flexible card. A backing is interposed between the card and said cover, and fixed relative to said card. The backing and cover define an enclosed space interposed between the cover and the backing for receiving batteries. Batteries disposed in the space are enclosed by the cover and backing to inhibit pilfering by bending the card.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2002Date of Patent: December 9, 2003Assignee: Rayovac CorporationInventors: Robert C. Gaffney, Gerald A. Albright, Bruce L. Winkler, Julie A. Strasser, Robert G. LaMasney, Larry K. Bauer
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Publication number: 20030155276Abstract: A battery pack suitable for use with button cell batteries. The battery pack includes a flexible card and a cover rotatably fixed relative to said flexible card. A backing is interposed between the card and said cover, and fixed relative to said card. The backing and cover define an enclosed space interposed between the cover and the backing for receiving batteries. Batteries disposed in the space are enclosed by the cover and backing to inhibit pilfering by bending the card.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 20, 2002Publication date: August 21, 2003Inventors: Robert C. Gaffney, Gerald A. Albright, Bruce L. Winkler, Julie A. Strasser, Robert G. LaMasney, Larry K. Bauer
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Patent number: 6478158Abstract: A retail package for round cell batteries is a transparent single sheet thermoformed clamshell having a cover connected along a hinge to a base which receives an array of upwardly extending batteries. The base has a side wall which extends upwardly from a flat bottom wall. The side wall has a lower section which is substantially perpendicular to the bottom wall and has a zero degree draft angle. Semicylindrical pockets are defined by the base wall lower portion and batteries are positioned in the pockets two abreast. Thus, each battery is engaged by a portion of the side wall and another battery. Hence, a partially emptied container will still retain most of the batteries upright. The cover has a downwardly extending skirt with an inwardly extending semicircular closure tab which engages beneath a lip formed on the base side wall. The lid closure may be released by pressing the base side wall.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 1999Date of Patent: November 12, 2002Assignee: Rayovac CorporationInventors: Robert C. Gaffney, Gerald A. Albright, Ron G. Hellenbrand, Ross Mack
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Patent number: 6419091Abstract: A retail package for round cell batteries is a transparent single sheet thermoformed clamshell having a cover connected along a hinge to a base which receives an array of upwardly extending batteries. The base has a side wall which extends upwardly from a flat bottom wall. The side wall has a lower section which is substantially perpendicular to the bottom wall and has a zero degree draft angle. Semicylindrical pockets are defined by the base wall lower portion and batteries are positioned in the pockets two abreast. Thus, each battery is engaged by a portion of the side wall and another battery. Hence, a partially emptied container will still retain most of the batteries upright. The cover has a downwardly extending skirt with an inwardly extending semicircular closure tab which engages beneath a lip formed on the base side wall. The lid closure may be released by pressing the base side wall.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 1999Date of Patent: July 16, 2002Assignee: Rayovac CorporationInventors: Robert C. Gaffney, Gerald A. Albright, Ron G. Hellenbrand, Ross Mack
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Publication number: 20010052479Abstract: A retail package for round cell batteries is a transparent single sheet thermoformed clamshell having a cover connected along a hinge to a base which receives an array of upwardly extending batteries. The base has a side wall which extends upwardly from a flat bottom wall. The side wall has a lower section which is substantially perpendicular to the bottom wall and has a zero degree draft angle. Semicylindrical pockets are defined by the base wall lower portion and batteries are positioned in the pockets two abreast. Thus, each battery is engaged by a portion of the side wall and another battery. Hence, a partially emptied container will still retain most of the batteries upright. The cover has a downwardly extending skirt with an inwardly extending semicircular closure tab which engages beneath a lip formed on the base side wall. The lid closure may be released by pressing the base side wall.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 1999Publication date: December 20, 2001Inventors: ROBERT C. GAFFNEY, GERALD A. ALBRIGHT, RON G. HELLENBRAND, ROSS MACK
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Patent number: D408732Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 1998Date of Patent: April 27, 1999Assignee: Rayovac CorporationInventors: Robert C. Gaffney, Gerald A. Albright, Larry K. Bauer
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Patent number: D410384Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 1998Date of Patent: June 1, 1999Assignee: Rayovac CorporationInventors: Robert C. Gaffney, Gerald A. Albright, Larry K. Bauer
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Patent number: D413803Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 1998Date of Patent: September 14, 1999Assignee: Rayovac CorporaionInventors: Gerald A. Albright, Robert C. Gaffney, Richard L. Pedracine, Ross Mack, Ron Hellenbrand
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Patent number: D414411Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 1998Date of Patent: September 28, 1999Assignee: Rayovac CorporationInventors: Robert C. Gaffney, Gerald A. Albright, Larry K. Bauer
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Patent number: D419137Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 1999Date of Patent: January 18, 2000Assignee: Rayovac CorporationInventors: Robert C. Gaffney, Gerald A. Albright, Ron G. Hellenbrand, Ross Mack
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Patent number: D419441Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 1999Date of Patent: January 25, 2000Assignee: Rayovac CorporationInventors: Robert C. Gaffney, Gerald A. Albright, Ron G. Hellenbrand, Ross Mack
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Patent number: D419870Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 1999Date of Patent: February 1, 2000Assignee: Rayovac CorporationInventors: Gerald A. Albright, Robert C. Gaffney, Richard L. Pedracine, Ross Mack, Ron Hellenbrand
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Patent number: D424933Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 1999Date of Patent: May 16, 2000Assignee: Rayovac CorporationInventors: Gerald A. Albright, Robert C. Gaffney, Richard L. Pedracine, Ross Mack, Ron Hellenbrand
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Patent number: D425417Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 1999Date of Patent: May 23, 2000Assignee: Rayovac CorporationInventors: Robert C. Gaffney, Gerald A. Albright, Ron G. Hellenbrand, Ross Mack