Patents by Inventor Robert Thomas Auer

Robert Thomas Auer 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: 8191728
    Abstract: A container cover for use with a container having a neck. The cover includes a lid, a skirt extending downward from the circumference of the lid, and a concentric plug seal extending from the lid inside the skirt. The cover also includes an annular recessed channel circumscribing the center of the lid, with the channel including at least one hole in a side wall of the channel, the hole allowing air to pass through the lid. The skirt preferably includes six lock panels. The sides of the lock panels are defined by vertical slots in the skirt, and each lock panel features at least one inwardly-projecting lock. When the cover is locked on the container, the locks engage a lip on the container neck. When a user wishes to remove the cover, the user pulls up on the edge of a lock panel, disengaging the locks from the container lip and removing the cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignee: Stull Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Thomas Auer, Jason Wesley Stull, Jameson P. Stull
  • Patent number: 8087539
    Abstract: A container cover for use with a container having a neck. The cover includes a lid, a skirt extending downward from the circumference of the lid, and a concentric plug seal extending from the lid inside the skirt. The cover also may include vent holes in the lid. The skirt preferably includes six lock panels. The sides of the lock panels are defined by vertical slots in the skirt, and each lock panel features at least one inwardly-projecting lock. When the cover is locked on the container, the locks engage a lip on the container neck. When a user wishes to remove the cover, the user pulls up on the edge of a lock panel, disengaging the locks from the container lip and removing the cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2012
    Assignee: Stull Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Thomas Auer, Jason Wesley Stull
  • Patent number: 8038026
    Abstract: A container cover for use with a container having a neck. The cover includes a lid, a skirt extending downward from the circumference of the lid, a concentric plug seal extending from the lid inside the skirt. The cover also may include vent holes in the lid. The skirt preferably includes at least two lock panels. The sides of the lock panels are defined by vertical slots in the skirt, and each lock panel features at least one inwardly-projecting locking wedge. When the cover is locked on the container, the locking wedges engage a lip on the container neck. When a user wishes to remove the cover, the user pulls up on the edge of a lock panel, disengaging the locking wedges from the container lip and removing the cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2011
    Assignee: Stull Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Thomas Auer, Jason Wesley Stull
  • Patent number: 8020723
    Abstract: A container lid for use with a container with a neck. The lid includes a top and bottom, a skirt extending downward from the circumference of the lid, and a circumferential flange extending radially outward from the lid. The skirt preferably includes at least one integral bead shaped to engage the neck or rim of the container. The lid preferably includes a convex center section including at least one vent. The at least one vent is preferably integral with the lid, and is opened by the steam pressure buildup inside the container when the contents are heated. When the cover is locked on the container, the skirt provides a seal against the outside of the container neck.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2011
    Assignee: Stull Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Thomas Auer, Jason Wesley Stull
  • Publication number: 20090039086
    Abstract: A container cover for use with a container having a neck. The cover includes a lid, a skirt extending downward from the circumference of the lid, and a concentric plug seal extending from the lid inside the skirt. The cover also includes an annular recessed channel circumscribing the center of the lid, with the channel including at least one hole in a side wall of the channel, the hole allowing air to pass through the lid. The skirt preferably includes six lock panels. The sides of the lock panels are defined by vertical slots in the skirt, and each lock panel features at least one inwardly-projecting lock. When the cover is locked on the container, the locks engage a lip on the container neck. When a user wishes to remove the cover, the user pulls up on the edge of a lock panel, disengaging the locks from the container lip and removing the cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2008
    Publication date: February 12, 2009
    Inventors: Robert Thomas Auer, Jason Wesley Stull, Jameson P. Stull
  • Publication number: 20080169287
    Abstract: A container cover for use with a container having a neck. The cover includes a lid, a skirt extending downward from the circumference of the lid, a concentric plug seal extending from the lid inside the skirt. The cover also may include vent holes in the lid. The skirt preferably includes at least two lock panels. The sides of the lock panels are defined by vertical slots in the skirt, and each lock panel features at least one inwardly-projecting locking wedge. When the cover is locked on the container, the locking wedges engage a lip on the container neck. When a user wishes to remove the cover, the user pulls up on the edge of a lock panel, disengaging the locking wedges from the container lip and removing the cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2007
    Publication date: July 17, 2008
    Inventors: Robert Thomas Auer, Jason Wesley Stull
  • Publication number: 20080116202
    Abstract: A container lid for use with a container with a neck. The lid includes a top and bottom, a skirt extending downward from the circumference of the lid, and a circumferential flange extending radially outward from the lid. The skirt preferably includes at least one integral bead shaped to engage the neck or rim of the container. The lid preferably includes a convex center section including at least one vent. The at least one vent is preferably integral with the lid, and is opened by the steam pressure buildup inside the container when the contents are heated. When the cover is locked on the container, the skirt provides a seal against the outside of the container neck.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2007
    Publication date: May 22, 2008
    Inventors: Robert Thomas Auer, Jason Wesley Stull
  • Publication number: 20080078760
    Abstract: A container cover for use with a container having a neck. The cover includes a lid, a skirt extending downward from the circumference of the lid, and a concentric plug seal extending from the lid inside the skirt. The cover also may include vent holes in the lid. The skirt preferably includes six lock panels. The sides of the lock panels are defined by vertical slots in the skirt, and each lock panel features at least one inwardly-projecting lock. When the cover is locked on the container, the locks engage a lip on the container neck. When a user wishes to remove the cover, the user pulls up on the edge of a lock panel, disengaging the locks from the container lip and removing the cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2007
    Publication date: April 3, 2008
    Inventors: Robert Thomas Auer, Jason Wesley Stull
  • Patent number: D666494
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: Stull Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Jason Wesley Stull, Gene Stull, Sr., Robert Thomas Auer, Mark Russo, Gene Stull, Jr., Lino Gabriel Ferri
  • Patent number: D679590
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Assignee: Stull Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Gene Stull, Sr., Gene Stull, Jr., Jason Wesley Stull, Mark Russo, Robert Thomas Auer, Lino Gabriel Ferri
  • Patent number: D679591
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Assignee: Stull Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Gene Stull, Sr., Gene Stull, Jr., Jason Wesley Stull, Mark Russo, Robert Thomas Auer, Lino Gabriel Ferri
  • Patent number: D679592
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Assignee: Stull Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Gene Stull, Sr., Gene Stull, Jr., Jason Wesley Stull, Mark Russo, Robert Thomas Auer, Lino Gabriel Ferri
  • Patent number: D679593
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Assignee: Stull Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Gene Stull, Sr., Gene Stull, Jr., Jason Wesley Stull, Mark Russo, Robert Thomas Auer, Lino Gabriel Ferri
  • Patent number: D679594
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Assignee: Stull Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Gene Stull, Sr., Gene Stull, Jr., Jason Wesley Stull, Mark Russo, Robert Thomas Auer, Lino Gabriel Ferri
  • Patent number: D679595
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Assignee: Stull Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Gene Stull, Sr., Gene Stull, Jr., Jason Wesley Stull, Mark Russo, Robert Thomas Auer, Lino Gabriel Ferri
  • Patent number: D679596
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Assignee: Stull Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Gene Stull, Sr., Gene Stull, Jr., Jason Wesley Stull, Mark Russo, Robert Thomas Auer, Lino Gabriel Ferri
  • Patent number: D686073
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2013
    Assignee: Stull Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Gene Stull, Sr., Lino Gabriel Ferri, Robert Thomas Auer, Mark J. Russo, Jason Stull
  • Patent number: D686077
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2013
    Assignee: Stull Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Gene Stull, Sr., Lino Gabriel Ferri, Robert Thomas Auer, Mark J. Russo, Jason Stull