Patents by Inventor Robert C. McFadyen

Robert C. McFadyen 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).

  • Self-sealing closure
    Patent number: 4799598
    Abstract: A self-closing container closure which opens in response to overpressure in the container comprises a sealing plug connected to the closure by a plurality of flexible webs, the overall length of each of the webs being at least equal to the maximum distance between the attachments of the webs to the plug and closure as the plug moves between the open and closed positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 1988
    Date of Patent: January 24, 1989
    Assignee: Lever Brothers Company
    Inventor: Robert C. McFadyen
  • Closure for a dispenser container
    Patent number: 4353480
    Abstract: A closure for a dispenser-container for moist tissues or the like which minimizes evaporation of the tissue stored in a continuous length in the container. The closure comprises two superimposed diaphragms each having an opening therein completely out of register with the other, at least one of the openings being resiliently sealed by the other diaphragm. The tissue is drawn from the container through the two openings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 1981
    Date of Patent: October 12, 1982
    Assignee: Lever Brothers Company
    Inventor: Robert C. McFadyen
  • Combined bottle and cap
    Patent number: D312964
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 1988
    Date of Patent: December 18, 1990
    Assignee: Lever Brothers Company
    Inventors: Roland Carmine, Robert C. McFadyen