Patents by Inventor Walter A. Matthews

Walter A. Matthews 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: 5211289
    Abstract: There is provided a new and useful removable lid, particularly adapted for commercial sized containers of the type which holds oils, grease, bulk food stuffs and the like. The lid comprises a central lid area which has parallel upper and lower surfaces. A continuous channel extends about the periphery of the lower surface. The channel has inner and outer walls for releasably receiving therebetween the upper lid of a container. A skirt downwardly depends about the periphery of the lid area. The skirt forms part of the outer wall of the channel. Means at the bottom of the channel act as a seal between the lid and the container when the lid is in position on the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 1992
    Date of Patent: May 18, 1993
    Assignee: Irving Oil Limited
    Inventor: Walter A. Matthews
  • Patent number: 4832211
    Abstract: There is provided a new and useful bottle for containing and pouring liquids comprising a body section having bottom, front, back and first and second sides, and a neck section, the first side including a lower section, and an upper elongated sloped shoulder section narrowing progressively to intersect the neck section at a first line of intersection, the second side including a lower section, and an upper sloped shoulder section narrowing progressively to intersect the neck section along a second line of intersection at a higher level on the neck than the first line of intersection; and each of the front and back including a lower section and an upper sloped section joining the edges of the first and second sides and intersecting the neck section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 1987
    Date of Patent: May 23, 1989
    Assignee: Irving Oil Limited
    Inventors: Walter A. Matthews, Edward B. MacDormand
  • Patent number: D307553
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 1987
    Date of Patent: May 1, 1990
    Assignee: Irving Oil Limited
    Inventors: Walter A. Matthews, Edward B. MacDormand
  • Patent number: D319982
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 1990
    Date of Patent: September 17, 1991
    Assignee: Irving Oil Limited
    Inventor: Walter A. Matthews