Patents by Inventor Walter J. Averill

Walter J. Averill 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: 20170233139
    Abstract: A food storage container including a bottom side having bottom surface features with differential heights, sides with at least one pair of opposing vertical channels; at least one divider panel sized for selective placement in the opposing vertical channels, and a lid. The divider panel has an upper edge that sealingly engages the lid and a lower edge that sealingly engages the bottom surface of the bottom side. Food placed on the bottom surface can breathe without passing odors to food in a neighboring compartment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2017
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventor: Walter J. Averill
  • Publication number: 20160176589
    Abstract: A bottle closure having an open configuration and a closed configuration, the bottle closure including a resilient cap, a resilient cylindrical sleeve disposed below said cap; an elastic pour spout disposed atop said cap, said pour spout bendable into a kinked closed configuration; and a fastener to hold said pour spout in the closed configuration; wherein said cap includes an opening into said sleeve, and said sleeve and said pour spout define a continuous through hole when said bottle closure is in an open configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2014
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Inventor: Walter J. Averill
  • Publication number: 20150371572
    Abstract: A glassware and stemware user identification apparatus including a food grade silicone planar resilient member sized and shaped for application to smooth surfaced glassware. The planar resilient member has at least one surface with a polished finished to accept writable/erasable markings by a suitable pen. The planar resilient member may be annular with a split so as to enable placement around the stem of conventional stemware, or a simple shape for placement on the bowl or container portion of the glassware.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2015
    Publication date: December 24, 2015
    Inventor: Walter J. Averill
  • Publication number: 20150239621
    Abstract: A closure for securely resealing an opened beverage container, including a threaded male clamp for clamping onto a cylindrical bottle neck; and a threaded cap having female threads on an interior side for matable installation over said threaded male clamp. The clamp is adapted for installation on a bare neck, preferably immediately below a bottle collar. The threaded cap fits over the collar to threadably engage the clamp and thereby secures the cap over the mouth of the container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2014
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Inventor: Walter J. Averill
  • Publication number: 20110240589
    Abstract: A reusable resilient bottle capsule having a top cap portion, a medial portion that extends downwardly from and is integral with the top cap portion, a lower sleeve portion extending downwardly from and integral with the medial portion. The interior wall of the capsule has a surface configuration dividing the interior wall into a generally cylindrical lower portion with a first diameter that tightly conforms to the neck of a bottle below the banded collar of a bottle, an annular medial channel with a second diameter, larger than that of the first diameter, that permits the medial channel to straddle and accommodate the banded collar of a bottle, and an upper cylindrical portion with a third diameter substantially the same as that of the first diameter and which tightly surrounds and engages the pouring spout portion of the bottle. An annular channel in the underside of the top cap portion may be provided to facilitate a tight seal around the bottle pour spout.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2011
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Inventor: Walter J. Averill
  • Patent number: D657675
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Inventor: Walter J. Averill
  • Patent number: D829100
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2018
    Inventor: Walter J. Averill
  • Patent number: D848804
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Inventor: Walter J. Averill