Patents by Inventor Thomas F. Powers, Jr.

Thomas F. Powers, Jr. 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).

  • Blow molded bottle with improved self supporting base
    Patent number: RE35140
    Abstract: An improved beverage bottle support base is disclosed having an upwardly directed conical inner wall, the apex of which is centrally of the base and a convex outer wall of annular shape surrounding the conical inner wall and merging therewith and with the side wall of the bottle. A plurality of reinforcing grooves extend radially outward from the apex and merging with the convex outer wall, dividing the conical inner wall and convex outer wall into a plurality of spaced apart hollow feet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 1991
    Date of Patent: January 9, 1996
    Assignee: Hoover Universal, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas F. Powers, Jr.