Patents by Inventor Vincent J. Brennan

Vincent J. Brennan 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).

  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FORMING A CLOSURE DEVICE AND A CONTAINER
    Publication number: 20090101616
    Abstract: A method for forming a closure device for a container is disclosed including providing a first mold component having a first annular groove. The first annular groove is configured to form a skirt of the closure device. A plurality of ejector blades are provided and are positioned within the mold component. The blades include a notch for forming a lug on an inner surface of the skirt. The lug is back-locked relative to the mold component. A moldable material is introduced into a mold cavity to form the closure device. The device is removed from the mold component by moving the blades along a path defined by tracks formed in the mold component that is generally along a vertical axis of the mold component, wherein the path includes a radially outward component, and the moving of the blades relieves the back-lock of the lug formed on the closure device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2008
    Publication date: April 23, 2009
    Applicant: PACIFIC MANAGEMENT HOLDING, LLC
    Inventors: Sean M. Brennan, Vincent J. Brennan, Thomas A. Berman, John Yurglic
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FORMING A CLOSURE DEVICE AND A CONTAINER
    Publication number: 20080272515
    Abstract: A method for forming a closure device for a container is disclosed including providing a first mold component having a first annular groove. The first annular groove is configured to form a skirt of the closure device. A plurality of ejector blades are provided and are positioned within the mold component. The blades include a notch for forming a lug on an inner surface of the skirt. The lug is back-locked relative to the mold component. A moldable material is introduced into a mold cavity to form the closure device. The device is removed from the mold component by moving the blades along a path defined by tracks formed in the mold component that is generally along a vertical axis of the mold component, wherein the path includes a radially outward component, and the moving of the blades relieves the back-lock of the lug formed on the closure device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2008
    Publication date: November 6, 2008
    Inventors: Sean M. Brennan, Vincent J. Brennan, Thomas A. Berman, John Yurglic
  • Method and apparatus for forming a closure device and a container
    Patent number: 7427373
    Abstract: A method for forming a closure device for a container is disclosed including providing a first mold component having a first annular groove. The first annular groove is configured to form a skirt of the closure device. A plurality of ejector blades are provided and are positioned within the mold component. The blades include a notch for forming a lug on an inner surface of the skirt. The lug is back-locked relative to the mold component. A moldable material is introduced into a mold cavity to form the closure device. The device is removed from the mold component by moving the blades along a path defined by tracks formed in the mold component that is generally along a vertical axis of the mold component, wherein the path includes a radially outward component, and the moving of the blades relieves the back-lock of the lug formed on the closure device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2008
    Assignee: Pacific Management Holding, LLC
    Inventors: Sean M. Brennan, Vincent J. Brennan, Thomas A. Berman, John Yurglic