Patents by Inventor Thomas Glenn Crothers

Thomas Glenn Crothers 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).

  • Publication number: 20130037542
    Abstract: A can end comprises a center panel having a diameter, a geometric center lying on a transverse axis of symmetry of the center panel, and a score line defining a periphery of a tear panel, a lift tab having a nose portion and a lift portion opposite the nose portion, the nose portion configured to contact the tear panel as the lift portion is lifted so as to rupture the score line and swing the tear panel out of a plane of the center panel, thereby defining a tear panel aperture for accessing the contents of a can to which the can end is attached, and a rivet attaching the lift tab to the center panel and permitting the nose portion and lift portion to pivot out of the plane of the center panel. The rivet is located on a first side of the transverse axis of symmetry, and the tear panel is located substantially on a second side of the transverse axis of symmetry opposite the first side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2011
    Publication date: February 14, 2013
    Applicant: DRT Mfg. Co.
    Inventor: Thomas Glenn Crothers