Patents by Inventor Thomas W. Determan

Thomas W. Determan 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: 10543971
    Abstract: A pouring device is for use with a bag having an open top and a closed bottom and side walls between the open top and the closed bottom, the bag having a domain between the side walls laterally and the open top and closed bottom elevationally for contents to be poured. The pouring device is located within the domain. The pouring device includes a fixed component and a movable component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Inventor: Thomas W. Determan
  • Patent number: 9659554
    Abstract: An upper plate and a similarly configured lower plate each have a serpentine forward edge, a linear rearward edge, a left edge, a right edge, an upper surface, and a lower surface. The upper and lower plates each have a whistle section and a laterally spaced bottle-opener section. A C-shaped bend couples the upper and lower plates. An upper hole extends through the upper plate in the whistle section. An axially aligned lower hole extends through the lower plate in the whistle section. A J-shaped notch extends through the upper plate and the lower plate and the C-shaped bend at the rearward edge in the bottle-opener section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Inventor: Thomas W. Determan