Patents by Inventor Wolfgang Meins

Wolfgang Meins 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).

  • Drinking aid for containers of beverages and other liquids
    Patent number: 4415097
    Abstract: A drinking and pouring aid for beverage- and other liquid-containing containers or cans having a pull or press-in tab in the can lid for creating a can opening therein. The drinking aid comprises a plastic synthetic material cover which is adapted to be fastened to the lid of the can, preferably by being snapped thereon; this cover sealingly covers the lid surface of the beverage container, and is provided with a nipple-like mouthpiece in the vicinity of the can opening. This mouthpiece is flexible, and can be folded-in in the vicinity of the outer surface of the cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 1981
    Date of Patent: November 15, 1983
    Inventor: Wolfgang Meins
  • Drinking and pouring aid for containers of beverages and other liquids
    Patent number: 4403709
    Abstract: A drinking and pouring aid for beverage- and other liquid-containing containers or cans provided with a pull or press-in tab in the can cover or lid for creating a can opening. The cover or lid surface is provided with a cover, of plastic synthetic material, which sealingly engages all around the can opening. This cover has a nipple-like mouthpiece in the region of the can opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 1980
    Date of Patent: September 13, 1983
    Assignee: Wolfgang Meins
    Inventors: Wolfgang Meins, Jurgen Stoldt, Peter Rose