Patents by Inventor Robert R. Notz

Robert R. Notz 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: 5669519
    Abstract: A two container assembly comprises a first container for containing a fluid and a second container for containing a fluid. The first container has a handle and a handle opening, and the second container has a resilient sidewall, a top end and a bottom end. The second container is dimensioned to fit into the handle opening of the first container. The two container assembly has a means for snap-fitting the second container into the handle opening or frictionally engaging the second container in the handle opening. The means for snap-fitting preferably comprises a concave portion in the resilient sidewall of the second container. The concave portion has a shape that mates with a convex shaped portion of the handle. For example, the handle may have an oval cross-section. Also, the second container has a top-to-bottom axis which is substantially perpendicular to a top-to-bottom axis of the first container when the second container is located in the handle opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 23, 1997
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Robert R. Notz, Jerome P. Cappel, Gregory A. Zimmer
  • Patent number: D381903
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 5, 1997
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Gregory A. Zimmer, Jerome P. Cappel, Robert R. Notz