Patents by Inventor Steve Witt

Steve Witt 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: 6341707
    Abstract: A one piece molded push-on tamper resistant closure suited for reusable bottles such as milk bottles comprises a cap portion and a latch ring portion connected thereto by frangible tabs. Ruptures of the tabs serves to detach the cap portion to permit its removal from the bottle, while simultaneously opening the latch ring portion to permit it to be removed laterally from the neck of the bottle. The closure includes a latch ring removal tab disposed on the latch ring portion to provide a levered force for rupturing the frangible tabs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2002
    Assignee: Stanpac Inc.
    Inventors: Steve Witt, Richard Coulson
  • Patent number: 5860170
    Abstract: A shield is disclosed for use in preventing water from splashing from a toilet bowl when using a plunger in attempting to unplug a clogged toilet or toilet drain. The shield is a resilient single piece construction having at the outer rim a flat portion providing a positioning surface against the upper rim of a toilet bowl; the central portion is dome shaped presenting a concave surface to the inside of a toilet bowl; intermediate the positioning surface and the dome is an annular rim extending downwardly from the positioning surface toward the toilet bowl interior and adjacent to the interior of the upper rim of the toilet bowl and thence upwardly to form the dome. An aperture is positioned generally centrally in the dome with the aperture accepting the handle of a toilet plunger; the aperture forming a frustrum or truncated conical passage way, for the toilet handle, extending downwardly from the dome.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 19, 1999
    Inventor: Steve A. Witt
  • Patent number: D436862
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2001
    Assignee: Stanpac Inc.
    Inventors: Steve Witt, Miles Keller