PAUL C ROCHE
Engineers in Corry, PA

License number
Pennsylvania PE010491L
Category
Engineers
Type
Professional Engineer
Address
Address
Corry, PA 16407

Professional information

Paul Roche Photo 1

Battery Box

US Patent:
6367646, Apr 9, 2002
Filed:
Mar 3, 2000
Appl. No.:
09/519033
Inventors:
Mary M. Hoagland - Cincinnati OH
Paul C. Roche - Corry PA
William Knight Nook - Shaker Heights OH
Assignee:
Erie Plastics Corporation - Corry PA
International Classification:
B65D 8500
US Classification:
220533, 2203671, 220771, 206703
Abstract:
A battery box for holding a single battery includes a one-piece container portion to receive a battery therein and a one-piece, vented lid releasably attached to the container portion through a latching arrangement. The container portion has a base with a raised portion for supporting the battery and at least one depression for receiving battery acid. Four walls extend from the base with opposed side walls including latching components. The lid has at least one extension spaced from an associated wall of the container portion adapted to accommodate battery cables or the like. Each lid vent includes a snap-on vent cover. A pair of handles attached to the container portion is attached to a pair of elongated ribs for distributing forces between the handle and the end wall. A pair of grooves in the base extend between opposed walls and are adapted to receive a strap therein on an exterior of the battery box and form the raised area and adjacent depressions in the interior. A plurality of ribs formed on the inside of the side walls define a plurality of positions for a movable partition within the battery box.


Paul Roche Photo 2

Container And Container Closure With Secure Molded Three Dimensional Image

US Patent:
2007019, Aug 30, 2007
Filed:
Mar 12, 2007
Appl. No.:
11/684879
Inventors:
Peter Kelley - Mount Kisco NY, US
Joseph Mendillo - Poughkeepsie NY, US
Patrick Pigott - Garrison NY, US
Martin Binder - Corry PA, US
Brett Niggel - Corry PA, US
Paul Roche - Corry PA, US
Robert Smith - Edinboro PA, US
Assignee:
ERIE COUNTY PLASTICS CORPORATION - Corry PA
International Classification:
B65D 39/08
US Classification:
215250000, 215200000
Abstract:
A container closure having a closed position and an open position and including a molded portion, such as a threaded flat cap, having a molded three dimensional image, in particular a lithophane image, on at least one surface thereof, wherein the image is configured to be viewed with the container in the open position and the image is configured to be un-viewable with the container in the closed position. The flat cap may include a sealing member such as a clear liner engaging a support shoulder surrounding the image. The flat cap may further include tamper evident features for the cap.