Patents by Inventor Zackary Hickman

Zackary Hickman 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).

  • Closure latching system
    Patent number: 10836533
    Abstract: An easy-opening end closure that may also be reclosed, suitable for joining to a container. A cover panel is bonded around its perimeter to an end panel with a rotatable lever interposed between them. To open the closure, a user applies force to the rotating lever to move it axially around an attachment point and progressively debond the seal perimeter. In this process, latching mechanisms ensure uni-directional movement of the lever relative to the shutter and joining of the two components at the end of the rotational sweep.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: SNSTech, LLC
    Inventors: Brendan Coffey, Jefferson Blake West, Michael DeRossi, Corbett Schoenfelt, Zackary Hickman
  • End closure with venting
    Patent number: 10661952
    Abstract: An easy-opening end closure that may also be reclosed, suitable for joining to a container. A cover panel is bonded around its perimeter to an end panel with a rotatable lever interposed between them. To open the closure, a user applies force to the rotating lever to move it axially around an attachment point and thereby progressively debonding a substantial portion of the bond perimeter. The closure incorporates means for equilibrating pressure in the internal headspace of the container with the outside ambient for improved pouring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: SNSTech, LLC
    Inventors: Brendan Coffey, Jefferson Blake West, Corbett Schoenfelt, Zackary Hickman
  • Closure debonding system
    Patent number: 10640266
    Abstract: An easy-opening end closure that may also be reclosed, suitable for joining to a container. A cover panel is bonded around its perimeter to an end panel with a rotatable lever interposed between them. To open the closure, a user applies force to the rotating lever to move it axially around an attachment point thereby engaging integrated mechanisms to progressively debond segments of the perimeter seal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: SNSTech, LLC
    Inventors: Brendan Coffey, Jefferson Blake West, Michael DeRossi, Corbett Schoenfelt, Zackary Hickman
  • END CLOSURE WITH VENTING
    Publication number: 20200095035
    Abstract: An easy-opening end closure that may also be reclosed, suitable for joining to a container. A cover panel is bonded around its perimeter to an end panel with a rotatable lever interposed between them. To open the closure, a user applies force to the rotating lever to move it axially around an attachment point and thereby progressively debonding a substantial portion of the bond perimeter. The closure incorporates means for equilibrating pressure in the internal headspace of the container with the outside ambient for improved pouring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2019
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Applicant: SNSTech, LLC
    Inventors: Brendan Coffey, Jefferson Blake West, Corbett Schoenfelt, Zackary Hickman
  • CLOSURE DEBONDING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20200039700
    Abstract: An easy-opening end closure that may also be reclosed, suitable for joining to a container. A cover panel is bonded around its perimeter to an end panel with a rotatable lever interposed between them. To open the closure, a user applies force to the rotating lever to move it axially around an attachment point thereby engaging integrated mechanisms to progressively debond segments of the perimeter seal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2019
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Applicant: SNSTech, LLC
    Inventors: Brendan Coffey, Jefferson Blake West, Michael DeRossi, Corbett Schoenfelt, Zackary Hickman
  • CLOSURE LATCHING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20200039684
    Abstract: An easy-opening end closure that may also be reclosed, suitable for joining to a container. A cover panel is bonded around its perimeter to an end panel with a rotatable lever interposed between them. To open the closure, a user applies force to the rotating lever to move it axially around an attachment point and progressively debond the seal perimeter. In this process, latching mechanisms ensure uni-directional movement of the lever relative to the shutter and joining of the two components at the end of the rotational sweep.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2019
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Applicant: SNSTech, LLC
    Inventors: Brendan Coffey, Jefferson Blake West, Michael DeRossi, Corbett Schoenfelt, Zackary Hickman