Patents by Inventor Willem J. Smith

Willem J. Smith 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).

  • Beverage container
    Patent number: 5597089
    Abstract: A beverage container 10 suitable for liquids includes a vessel 12 which defines a filling orifice proximate a first end thereof. A drinking straw 14 is integral with, and external of, the vessel 12 so that the straw 14 and the vessel 12 form a one-piece article, the straw 14 communicating with the interior of the vessel 12 proximate ends thereof remote from the filling orifice. A free end of the straw 14 is sealed by a rupturable membrane. A closure element 40 sealingly closes the filling orifice of the vessel 12. The closure element 40 includes a tamper indicating means. A closure cap 56 is formed integrally, as a one-piece article, with the tamper indicating means of the closure element 40. The closure cap 56 is mountable on said free end of the straw 14, after rupturing of the membrane, to close off said free end of the straw 14.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 1994
    Date of Patent: January 28, 1997
    Inventor: Willem J. Smith
  • Bottle
    Patent number: D377603
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 1995
    Date of Patent: January 28, 1997
    Inventor: Willem J. Smith
  • Bottle with an integral straw
    Patent number: D380674
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 8, 1997
    Inventor: Willem J. Smith