Patents by Inventor Tim L. Turner

Tim L. Turner 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).

  • Can end with emboss and deboss score panel stiffening beads
    Patent number: 6330954
    Abstract: A can end for a two-piece beverage can including a generally flat radially extending portion; a score panel defined in the generally flat radially extending portion by an arcuate score, the score panel having a central, longitudinal axis projecting in a first axial direction and a second axial direction opposite the first direction; an annular emboss bead formed in the score panel and projecting in a first axial direction; and an annular deboss bead formed in the score panel and projecting in the second axial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2001
    Assignee: Rexam Beverage Can Company
    Inventors: Tim L. Turner, Robert L. Hurst
  • Can end with emboss and deboss score panel stiffening beads
    Patent number: 5715964
    Abstract: A can end for a two-piece beverage can including a generally flat radially extending portion; a score panel defined in the generally flat radially extending portion by an arcuate score, the score panel having a central, longitudinal axis projecting in a first axial direction and a second axial direction opposite the first direction; an annular emboss bead formed in the score panel and projecting in a first axial direction; and an annular deboss bead formed in the score panel and projecting in the second axial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 10, 1998
    Assignees: American National Can Company, Coors Brewing Company
    Inventors: Tim L. Turner, Robert L. Hurst
  • Can end
    Patent number: D385192
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 21, 1997
    Assignees: American National Can Company, Coors Brewing Company
    Inventors: Robert L. Hurst, Tim L. Turner