Patents by Inventor Thomas Patrick Hennessy

Thomas Patrick Hennessy 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).

  • Closure with Sequentially Breaking Connections
    Publication number: 20260077914
    Abstract: A closure including a base and a cap that pivot with respect to each other. The front portion of each of the base and cap are detachably coupled together via a series of frangible connections that break sequentially when the closure is opened. The plurality of frangible connections have different configurations to increase a total amount of time between the time when the first frangible connection breaks and when the last frangible connection breaks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2025
    Publication date: March 19, 2026
    Inventors: Thomas Patrick Hennessy, Richard D. Lohrman
  • Closure with Improved Drainage
    Publication number: 20250382112
    Abstract: A closure including a base and a cap that pivot with respect to each other. The closure includes a material that lowers the amount of spilled liquids retained on the closure, such as via adding a compound within the closure and/or adding a coating to one or more surfaces of the closure, thereby reducing an amount of liquid that is retained on the closure after a use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2025
    Publication date: December 18, 2025
    Inventors: Thomas Patrick Hennessy, Dustin S. Vance, Gerald A. Book, Clay Howser, Darren R. Neputy, Erin G. Riddick
  • Closure
    Patent number: D847633
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: Silgan White Cap LLC
    Inventors: Gary L. Berge, Thomas Patrick Hennessy
  • Closure
    Patent number: D871904
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: Silgan White Cap LLC
    Inventors: Gary L. Berge, Thomas Patrick Hennessy
  • Closure
    Patent number: D920112
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: Silgan White Cap LLC
    Inventors: Gary L. Berge, Thomas Patrick Hennessy