Patents by Inventor Wendell R. Holmes, III

Wendell R. Holmes, III 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).

  • Variable size nursing bottle
    Patent number: 5078287
    Abstract: A nursing bottle that can be adjusted in size so as to reduce the vacant space within the bottle; the aim is to prevent a vacuum from forming in the bottle. The bottle includes a cup-shaped liner that is telescopically slidable within a tubular sleeve. A circumferential rib on the liner has snap-fit engagement with selected grooves in the sleeve wall for determining the effective size of the bottle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 1990
    Date of Patent: January 7, 1992
    Inventor: Wendell R. Holmes, III