Patents by Inventor Robert J. Falkenberg

Robert J. Falkenberg 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).

  • Publication number: 20020144913
    Abstract: A product container, for example, a beverage can, for dispensing an in-package prize when the container is opened. The container is sealed by a closure that the consumer peels back to gain access to the contents of the container. The prize, which is contained in a receptacle affixed to the underside of the closure, is revealed when the closure is peeled back. Due to the construction of the prize-delivery container, the container may concurrently hold both a prize and the consumer product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2001
    Publication date: October 10, 2002
    Inventors: Robert J. Falkenberg, Scott C. Biondich, John E. Adams
  • Patent number: 6123189
    Abstract: A sachet for insertion into a beverage container prior to the sealing and pressurization of the beverage container. The sachet is made from a gas permeable and substantially liquid impermeable material. The article is positioned within this material and sealed with substantially no excess gas contained therein. The sachet sinks when dropped into the beverage container and subsequently floats after the container is sealed and pressurized as gas from within the container penetrates into the sachet until equilibrium is reached. The sachet then rises within the beverage container when the container is opened.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2000
    Assignee: The Coca-Cola Company
    Inventors: Robert J. Falkenberg, Georg Troska
  • Patent number: 5722561
    Abstract: A pressurized can for beverage having a small opening in its lid which is sealed with a patch on the inside of the lid and which is adapted to receive a drink straw removably attached to the outside of the can.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 3, 1998
    Assignee: Aluminum Company of America
    Inventors: Scott C. Biondich, Dean J. Wainer, Robert J. Falkenberg