Patents by Inventor Vince N. DeMaso

Vince N. DeMaso 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: 10046887
    Abstract: In one example, a lid configured for use with a container includes an upper surface that is generally circular in shape, and further includes a side wall with an annular configuration, the side wall intersecting the upper surface to define an edge of the lid. A grip element is defined in the upper surface and sized and configured to be grasped by one or more fingers of a user, and the grip element includes a grip portion that is set back a distance from the edge of the lid. Finally, a tab is provided that is attached to the side wall of the lid by an elastically deformable standoff element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: The Clorox Company
    Inventors: Kerry D. Azelton, Ryan Christian, Brian Crane, Vince N. DeMaso, Gary Hulme, Gwen H. Lorio
  • Publication number: 20180105330
    Abstract: In one example, a cap includes a body that has a plug defined by a recess extending downward from an upper surface of the body. The body also includes a skirt disposed circumferentially about the plug such that a gap is defined between an exterior surface of the plug and an inner surface of the skirt. Two or more tongues are connected to the skirt and extend radially inward toward the plug, each of the tongues configured to releasably engage respective corresponding structure of a container. A seal is provided that is disposed about an outer surface of the plug so as to be concentric with the plug, the seal including multiple radially extending circumferential fins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2016
    Publication date: April 19, 2018
    Applicant: THE CLOROX COMPANY
    Inventors: GWEN H. LORIO, VINCE N. DeMASO, RYAN CHRISTIAN
  • Publication number: 20170369213
    Abstract: In one example, a lid configured for use with a container includes an upper surface that is generally circular in shape, and further includes a side wall with an annular configuration, the side wall intersecting the upper surface to define an edge of the lid. A grip element is defined in the upper surface and sized and configured to be grasped by one or more fingers of a user, and the grip element includes a grip portion that is set back a distance from the edge of the lid. Finally, a tab is provided that is attached to the side wall of the lid by an elastically deformable standoff element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2016
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Applicant: THE CLOROX COMPANY
    Inventors: KERRY D. AZELTON, RYAN CHRISTIAN, BRIAN CRANE, VINCE N. DeMASO, GARY HULME, GWEN H. LORIO
  • Patent number: D556045
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2007
    Assignee: The Clorox Company
    Inventors: Nicole J. Kamath, Vince N. DeMaso, Christian F. Diaz, W. Keith Mainquist, Steven J. Tomkins