Patents by Inventor Robert J. Seib

Robert J. Seib 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).

  • Patent number: 7410071
    Abstract: A closure having a top wall and a skirt depending from a peripheral edge of said top wall. The closure includes an inner skirt depending from the top wall having at least one thread for helically attaching to a container neck. A deflection wall extends from the top wall having an inner diameter greater than a container neck. Extending from the top wall is a cutting device, defined by an axial cutter and a radial cutter for piercing a liner and cutting the liner about a circumference less than 360 degrees such that the liner is partially attached when the cutting process is completed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2008
    Assignee: Rexam Closures and Containers, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert J. Seib, Christopher B. Clodfelter
  • Patent number: D640556
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2011
    Assignee: Rexam Closures and Containers Inc.
    Inventors: Jason Bragg, Karla Koring, Robert J. Seib