Patents by Inventor Robert H Bourque

Robert H Bourque 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).

  • Twist off crown
    Patent number: 8322549
    Abstract: A bottle sealed with a crown cap that has a soft feel during removal of the crown cap from the bottle is provided. Such a bottle may include a body and a neck extending up from the body. The neck may include a threaded portion, and a crimped crown cap may be removeably affixed onto the threaded portion. The crimped crown cap may include a circular top member, and a skirt depending downwardly from a periphery of the top member. The skirt may include alternating flutes and lands that are configured such that recesses are formed in a majority of the flutes. Preferably a majority of the recesses contact the threaded portion of the bottle neck. Because of the recesses formed in the flutes, the crown cap may have a soft feel during removal of the crown cap from the bottle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Assignee: Crown Packaging Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert H Bourque, William E Perkins
  • TWIST OFF CROWN
    Publication number: 20090261056
    Abstract: A bottle sealed with a crown cap that has a soft feel during removal of the crown cap from the bottle is provided. Such a bottle may include a body and a neck extending up from the body. The neck may include a threaded portion, and a crimped crown cap may be removeably affixed onto the threaded portion. The crimped crown cap may include a circular top member, and a skirt depending downwardly from a periphery of the top member. The skirt may include alternating flutes and lands that are configured such that recesses are formed in a majority of the flutes. Preferably a majority of the recesses contact the threaded portion of the bottle neck. Because of the recesses formed in the flutes, the crown cap may have a soft feel during removal of the crown cap from the bottle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2008
    Publication date: October 22, 2009
    Applicant: CROWN PACKAGING TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Robert H. Bourque, William E. Perkins
  • Twist off crown closure
    Patent number: D587579
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2009
    Assignee: CROWN Packaging Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert H Bourque, William E Perkins