Patents by Inventor William F. Cermak, III

William F. Cermak, 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).

  • Patent number: 6691900
    Abstract: A plug for removably resealing an aperture in a soft plastic dispensing conduit of a container of material. The plug includes a handle-like upper portion, and a conically tapering lower portion with contiguous scoring edges each having a leading and a trailing surface which form a sharp circumferential point. By firmly inserting the plug into the aperture and then screwing it in, one or several points score a segment of the conduit interior surface, proximate to the aperture, forming grooves. Meshing of edge points and grooves create an air-tight seal. The aperture, reopened by unscrewing the plug, can be repetitively resealed because the scoring edges track within the preformed grooves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2004
    Inventor: William F. Cermak, III
  • Patent number: 6481597
    Abstract: A plug assembly for removably resealing a caulking tube nozzle includes a plug with a handle-like upper portion and a conically tapering lower portion with contiguous scoring edges each having a leading and a trailing surface which form a sharp circumferential point. By firmly inserting the plug into the nozzle aperture and then screwing it in, one or several points score the nozzle interior surface to form grooves. Meshing of points and grooves in combination with residual caulking material in the nozzle create an air-tight seal. The nozzle, reopened by unscrewing the plug, can be repetitively resealed because the scoring edges track within the preformed grooves. The assembly further includes a piercing shaft, breakably separable from the plug, for puncturing a foil seal on the tube front end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2002
    Inventor: William F. Cermak, III