Patents by Inventor William Neil Colby

William Neil Colby 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).

  • Package for container and packaging method
    Patent number: 5901847
    Abstract: A multi-pack comprising a plurality of containers, each having a respective label attached thereto, and packaging for holding said plurality of containers together, wherein the packaging is formed from a strip of sheet material which also constitutes at least part of said labels, and the packaging includes a plurality of connecting portions each of which extends from one to the other of a respective contiguous pair of the containers to join those containers together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 11, 1999
    Assignee: H. J. Heinz Company Limited
    Inventors: William Neil Colby, Stephen Scott, Julian Harry James Stocker, Michael John Claydon, Margaret Burke, Christopher John Andrew Barnardo, Gregory Berman, William George Dando, David John Livesley, William Frank Tyldesley, Michelle Claire Watson