Patents by Inventor Robert G. Larkin

Robert G. Larkin 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).

  • Stable, flexible, easy open pouch
    Patent number: 6164825
    Abstract: A flexible pouch includes a flexible compartment with a bottom. A rim is formed around the bottom of the compartment and is spaced from and extends outwardly from this compartment bottom. At least three coplanar feet are provided on the rim for stabilizing the pouch when the pouch is resting on the rim. These coplanar feet can be generally flush with the rim when the pouch is in a flat, empty position. However, when the compartment of the pouch is filled, the coplanar feet will be formed as the lowermost portions of the rim. The pouch will rest on these coplanar feet when on a support to be stably held in position. This pouch design will avoid wobbling or tipping over of the pouch and therefore minimize or eliminate product spillage. Also, a method for making this pouch includes the steps of forming the pouch with the compartment, providing a rim around the bottom of the compartment, and spacing the rim from the bottom of the compartment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2000
    Assignee: The Coca-Cola Company
    Inventors: Robert G. Larkin, Mark W. Holmes, James W. Smith, Abigail L. Rodgers, Thomas E. Riley, Jr.
  • Stable flexible pouch and method for making the pouch
    Patent number: 6077208
    Abstract: A flexible pouch includes a flexible compartment with a bottom. A rim is formed around the bottom of the compartment and is spaced from and extends outwardly from this compartment bottom. At least three coplanar feet are provided on the rim for stabilizing the pouch when the pouch is resting on the rim. These coplanar feet can be generally flush with the rim when the pouch is in a flat, empty position. However, when the compartment of the pouch is filled, the coplanar feet will be formed as the lowermost portions of the rim. The pouch will rest on these coplanar feet when on a support to be stably held in position. This pouch design will avoid wobbling or tipping over of the pouch and therefore minimize or eliminate product spillage. Also, a method for making this pouch includes the steps of forming the pouch with the compartment, providing a rim around the bottom of the compartment, and spacing the rim from the bottom of the compartment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2000
    Assignee: The Coca-Cola Company
    Inventors: Robert G. Larkin, Mark W. Holmes
  • Stable flexible pouch and method for making the pouch
    Patent number: 5860743
    Abstract: A flexible pouch includes a flexible compartment with a bottom. A rim is formed around the bottom of the compartment and is spaced from and extends outwardly from this compartment bottom. At least three coplanar feet are provided on the rim for stabilizing the pouch when the pouch is resting on the rim. These coplanar feet can be generally flush with the rim when the pouch is in a flat, empty position. However, when the compartment of the pouch is filled, the coplanar feet will be formed as the lowermost portions of the rim. The pouch will rest on these coplanar feet when on a support to be stably held in position. This pouch design will avoid wobbling or tipping over of the pouch and therefore minimize or eliminate product spillage. Also, a method for making this pouch includes the steps of forming the pouch with the compartment, providing a rim around the bottom of the compartment, and spacing the rim from the bottom of the compartment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 19, 1999
    Assignee: The Coca-Cola Company
    Inventors: Robert G. Larkin, Mark W. Holmes
  • Cooking spray bottle with cap
    Patent number: D553003
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2007
    Assignee: ACH Food Companies, Inc.
    Inventors: Kathryn S. Baker, Robert G. Larkin, Carolyn M. Wise
  • Cooking spray bottle with cap
    Patent number: D562696
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2008
    Assignee: ACH Food Companies, Inc.
    Inventors: Kathryn S. Baker, Robert G. Larkin, Carolyn M. Wise
  • Cooking spray bottle with cap
    Patent number: D562697
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2008
    Assignee: ACH Food Companies, Inc.
    Inventors: Kathryn S. Baker, Robert G. Larkin, Carolyn M. Wise
  • Container
    Patent number: D353331
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 1993
    Date of Patent: December 13, 1994
    Assignee: The Coca-Cola Company
    Inventors: Robert G. Larkin, Ted L. Beaver
  • Sidewall for a bottle
    Patent number: D387277
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 9, 1997
    Assignee: The Coca-Cola Company
    Inventors: David A. Dixon, Robert G. Larkin, R. Terry Allen, William Brecheisen
  • Bottle
    Patent number: D387670
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 16, 1997
    Assignee: The Coca-Cola Company
    Inventor: Robert G. Larkin
  • Container
    Patent number: D390116
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 3, 1998
    Assignee: The Coca-Cola Company
    Inventors: Robert G. Larkin, Dilip G. Maluste
  • Container
    Patent number: D669795
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: ACH Food Companies, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert G. Larkin, Joanna Clare Reynolds, Aaron F. Fitchko
  • Container
    Patent number: D688139
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignee: ACH Food Companies, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert G. Larkin, Joanna C. Reynolds, Aaron F. Fitchko
  • Spice cup
    Patent number: D761059
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Inventors: Aaron Frank Fitchko, Erica Hammack, Robert G. Larkin, William H. Dickson, Jillian Christine Hartke, Michael J. Palmisano, Steven Douglas Richardson
  • Spice cup
    Patent number: D824729
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: B&G FOODS NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Aaron F. Fitchko, Erica Hammack, Robert G. Larkin, William H. Dickson, Jillian C. Hartke, Michael J. Palmisano, Steven D. Richardson, Allan E. Wade
  • Spice cup
    Patent number: D906054
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: B&G FOODS NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Aaron F. Fitchko, Erica Hammack, Robert G. Larkin, William H. Dickson, Jillian C. Hartke, Michael J. Palmisano, Steven D. Richardson, Allan E. Wade
  • Spice cup
    Patent number: D994435
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: B&G Foods North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Aaron F. Fitchko, Erica Hammack, Robert G. Larkin, William H. Dickson, Jillian C. Hartke, Michael J. Palmisano, Steven D. Richardson, Allan E. Wade