Patents by Inventor Terry L. Calhoun

Terry L. Calhoun 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).

  • Balancing container finish measuring device
    Patent number: 5870833
    Abstract: A container measuring device for measuring minimum and maximum diameters and the ovality of a container finish includes a seat for receiving the container finish and a gauge for measuring the minimum and maximum diameters. The measuring device is balanced on the container with the container finish received in the seat and the measuring device is then rotated to determine the dimensions of the container finish. An adjustable counterweight may be used to balance the measuring device on the container finish. Preferably, the minimum and maximum diameters are recorded by the gauge and transmitted from the gauge to a computer for a determination of whether the container finish dimensions fall within a predetermined tolerance range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 16, 1999
    Assignee: Clorox Company
    Inventors: Frederick Van Bebber, deceased, John F. Breznock, Terry L. Calhoun, Ronald E. Heiskell, Ezra A. Theys