Patents by Inventor Travis Hoepner

Travis Hoepner 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: 20070102389
    Abstract: A tamper-evident closure system is provided for a container. The system has a body for extending from the container at the container opening. The body defines a dispensing orifice and an attachment surface. The system includes a lid for being moved between a closed position and an open position. An anchor member is provided for being attached to the body attachment surface when the lid is first closed on the body. At least one frangible web initially connects the anchor member with the lid so that the frangible web breaks when the lid is initially lifted from the closed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2005
    Publication date: May 10, 2007
    Inventors: Travis Hoepner, James Hammond, Cori Blomdahl
  • Publication number: 20070102391
    Abstract: A closure system is provided for a container. The system has a body for extending from the container at the container opening. The body defines a dispensing orifice. A lid is provided for covering the orifice. The body has a bearing member with two spaced-apart walls for defining a channel for receiving a pivot shaft on the lid. At least one deflectable finger projects from one of the body bearing member walls for being temporarily, elastically deflected to accommodate the insertion of the lid pivot shaft into the channel. The finger is resilient, and moves back over the lid pivot shaft to prevent removal of the lid pivot shaft from the channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2005
    Publication date: May 10, 2007
    Inventors: Travis Hoepner, James Hammond, Cori Blomdahl
  • Publication number: 20070102392
    Abstract: A closure system is provided for a container. The system has a body for extending from the container at the container opening. The body defines a dispensing orifice. A lid is provided for covering the orifice. The body has a bearing member with a laterally outer wall and a laterally inner wall which together define a channel for receiving a pivot shaft on the lid. At least one flap is hingedly attached to one of the body bearing member lateral walls and is initially positioned to expose the channel to permit mounting the lid pivot shaft in the channel. The flap can be subsequently folded over the channel and lid pivot shaft, and the distal end of the flap can be attached to the other lateral wall to form a bridge which prevents removal of the lid pivot shaft from the channel. Another form of the invention includes the fully completed closure system after the flap has been folded over and attached. Another form of the invention includes the method for making the closure system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2005
    Publication date: May 10, 2007
    Inventors: Travis Hoepner, James Hammond, Cori Blomdahl
  • Publication number: 20070102390
    Abstract: A closure system is provided for a container. The system has a body for extending from the container at the container opening. The body defines a dispensing orifice. A lid is provided for covering the orifice. The body has a bearing member with two spaced-apart lower walls for defining a channel for receiving a pivot shaft on the lid. At least one deformable wall projects from one of the body bearing member lower walls for being inelastically deformed over at least a portion of the width of the channel and lid pivot shaft to prevent removal of the lid pivot shaft from the channel. Another form of the invention includes the closure system after the deformable wall has been deformed. Another form of the invention includes the method for making the closure system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2005
    Publication date: May 10, 2007
    Inventors: Travis Hoepner, James Hammond, Cori Blomdahl
  • Publication number: 20060108381
    Abstract: A dispensing closure system is provided with a peripheral wall or closure body for extending from a container. Two lids are molded with the body as a unitary structure, and the lids are closable over a pouring opening and a scooping opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2004
    Publication date: May 25, 2006
    Inventors: Travis Hoepner, Cori Blomdahl
  • Publication number: 20060060618
    Abstract: A dispensing closure system is provided with two or more dispensing apertures and two or more pivotable lids. Each lid can be selectively opened and retained in a fully opened orientation. In a preferred form of the invention, the lids are incorporated in a top that is snap-fitted into a closure body which defines the dispensing apertures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2004
    Publication date: March 23, 2006
    Inventors: Travis Hoepner, Christopher Danks