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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 20, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 28, 2009
Applicants:
Grahame W. Reid, Novato, CA (US);
Donald Waring, Rohnert Park, CA (US);
David Lloyd, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Inventors:
Grahame W. Reid, Novato, CA (US);
Donald Waring, Rohnert Park, CA (US);
David Lloyd, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Assignee:
Innovative Molding, Rohnert Park, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 41/56 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A container with a granulated or powdered product stores a scoop in or on a threaded closure for the container, in such a way that the scoop will not sink down into the product. Several embodiments are disclosed, including different ways for retaining the scoop on the closure.