Patents by Inventor William H. Lampe

William H. Lampe 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: 5954237
    Abstract: A dispensing valve closure (10) is provided which includes a closure body (12) and a cap (14). A self-sealing dispensing valve (16) is disposed within the closure (10) and is held in place with a retaining ring (18). An inner seal (20) is also placed within the closure (10) to allow for sealing on a package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 21, 1999
    Assignees: The Coca-Cola Company, Aptar Group
    Inventors: William H. Lampe, Inocencio Martinez, John F. Kaiser, John M. Hess, Jeffrey T. Randall, Christopher J. Wood
  • Patent number: 5944234
    Abstract: A sealing and dispensing closure for the outlet opening of a package, such as a flexible plastic bottle containing a consumable beverage. The closure comprises a closure base which is threaded onto the outlet opening of the bottle, and a removable overcap which is pivotally connected to the closure base. The closure base includes a spout having a self-sealing dispensing valve therein which is movable from a lowered closed position to a raised open position by an increased pressure in the bottle resulting from the squeezing of the bottle. The valve is positioned at a recessed location within the spout so as to preclude access to the valve by the consumer when the valve is lifted to its raised open position, and the overcap includes a post which seats in the upper end of the spout when the overcap is mounted on the closure base, and so as to form a hermetically sealed chamber above the valve which prevents the valve from lifting to its raised position in the event the bottle is inadvertently squeezed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 31, 1999
    Assignees: AptarGroup, Inc., The Coca-Cola Company
    Inventors: William H. Lampe, Jeffrey T. Randall, Christopher J. Wood, Paul E. Brown, Timothy R. Socier
  • Patent number: 5934514
    Abstract: A dispensing valve closure (10) is provided which includes a closure body (12) and a cap (14). A self-sealing dispensing valve (16) is disposed within the closure (10) and is held in place with a retaining ring (18). An inner seal (20) is also placed within the closure (10) to allow for sealing on a package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 10, 1999
    Assignees: AptarGroup, Inc., The Coca-Cola Company
    Inventors: William H. Lampe, Inocencio Martinez, John F. Kaiser, John M. Hess, Jeffrey T. Randall, Christopher J. Wood
  • Patent number: 5934512
    Abstract: A dispensing valve closure (10) is provided which includes a closure body (12) and a cap (14). A self-sealing dispensing valve (16) is disposed within the closure (10) and is held in place with a retaining ring (18). Drain holes (50-56) allow drainage of any fluids built up under the cap (14).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 10, 1999
    Assignees: The Coca-Cola Company, Aptar Group, Inc.
    Inventors: William H. Lampe, Inocencio Martinez, John F. Kaiser, John M. Hess, Jeffrey T. Randall, Christopher J. Wood, Jon K. Plotkin