Patents by Inventor Robert J. Early

Robert J. Early 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).

  • Carbonated Beverage Closure
    Publication number: 20190119013
    Abstract: A threaded closure comprises a vent assembly that can be actuated to release pressure from a container on which the closure is located. The vent assembly is made from a flexible material that allows a vent to be uncovered by tearing the material. In one embodiment, the vent assembly allows pressure to be released form a container prior to removal of the closure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Applicant: Zipz, Inc.
    Inventors: J. Henry Scott, Bruce T. Cleevely, Robert J. Early
  • Carbonated beverage closure
    Patent number: 10196189
    Abstract: A threaded closure comprises a vent assembly that can be actuated to release pressure from a container on which the closure is located. The vent assembly is made from a flexible material that allows a vent to be uncovered by tearing the material. In one embodiment, the vent assembly allows pressure to be released form a container prior to removal of the closure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: Zipz, Inc.
    Inventors: J. Henry Scott, Bruce T. Cleevely, Robert J. Early
  • Carbonated Beverage Closure
    Publication number: 20170107026
    Abstract: A threaded closure comprises a vent assembly that can be actuated to release pressure from a container on which the closure is located. The vent assembly is made from a flexible material that allows a vent to be uncovered by tearing the material. In one embodiment, the vent assembly allows pressure to be released form a container prior to removal of the closure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2016
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Applicant: Zipz, Inc.
    Inventors: J. Henry Scott, Bruce T. Cleevely, Robert J. Early
  • Anatomic low profile pack system with quick release fire shelter
    Patent number: 5341973
    Abstract: A low profile backpack system is provided which includes a mechanism for allowing free movement of the shoulder straps as the wearer moves, bends, twists from side to side, etc. The inventive mechanism comprises a buckle having a pair of transverse elongated slots. The buckle is fixed to the top of the pack by means of a single vertically oriented strap which passes through the lower of the two slots. A second strap passes through the upper slot and has its ends fixed to an end of each of two shoulder straps adapted to fit over the shoulders of the wearer. A further inventive feature is the provision of a quick release fire shelter on the pack which may be deployed by one hand. The shelter is stored in a rectangularly shaped pouch depending from the bottom of the pack. An open end of the pouch is selectively closed by a flap secured by Velcro fasteners. Pulling a release strap depending from the pouch first disengages the fasteners.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 1993
    Date of Patent: August 30, 1994
    Assignee: Eagle Gear
    Inventors: Kerry G. Dawes, Robert J. Early