Patents by Inventor Christopher Budd

Christopher Budd 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).

  • Publication number: 20240099336
    Abstract: A packaged food product includes a container and a food product. The container has a rim and at least one sidewall extending from the rim to a bottom wall. The at least one sidewall and the bottom wall define a storage area, and the food product is retained within the storage area such that the food product is in contact with the sidewall. The sidewall is readily deformable by a hand of a user to reduce a volume of the storage area. Finger engaging recesses are formed in the bottom wall to assist in deforming the container, with reducing the volume of the storage area causing the food product to exit the storage area. The bottom wall of the container includes an integral tool portion for breaking up and/or tenderizing the food product after removal from the storage area. The food product can be a wet cat or dog food.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: Blue Buffalo Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Christopher Budd, Jacqueline Iversen, Trond Erik Tollefsen
  • Publication number: 20220202046
    Abstract: A packaged food product includes a container and a food product. The container has a rim and at least one sidewall extending from the rim to a bottom wall. The at least one sidewall and the bottom wall define a storage area, and the food product is retained within the storage area such that the food product is in contact with the at least one sidewall. The at least one sidewall is readily deformable by a hand of a user to reduce a volume of the storage area. Finger engaging recesses are formed in the bottom wall to assist in deforming the container, with reducing the volume of the storage area causing the food product to exit the storage area. The bottom wall of the container includes an integral tool portion for breaking up and/or tenderizing the food product after removal from the storage area. The food product can be a wet cat or dog food.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2020
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Applicant: Blue Buffalo Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Christopher Budd, Jacqueline Iversen, Trond Erik Tollefsen
  • Publication number: 20040268294
    Abstract: A server-implemented mechanism for coordinating communication between various teams in a manner that assists in the generation of corrective software that resolves a software performance deviation. In a broader context, the server coordinates inter-team communication for any other purposes. The server identifies a course of steps that when successfully completed advances the purpose (e.g., development of corrective software). For each of the steps in the course of steps, the server identifies a corresponding team of one or more people responsible for proper implementation of the step. For any given step in the course of steps, the server provides a user interface that at least a representative of the responsible team may access to complete the step. The server also facilitates notification between different teams when the workflow transfers from one team to another. The mechanism also tracks progress and schedules associated with the communications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2003
    Publication date: December 30, 2004
    Inventors: Christopher Budd, Christopher T. Edwards
  • Patent number: 5287118
    Abstract: The power or frequency characteristics of a layered frequency selective surface assembly (1) having a dielectric substrate layer (2) and, superimposed therewith at a spacing (X) therefrom, at least one layer (3) of electrically conductive elements (4) disposed in an array, is modulated by moving at least one layer (2, 3) relative to the or each other layer (2, 3). The layers (2, 3) maybe substantially planar or substantially non-planar and may be disposed substantially parallel to one another. Relative movement between the layers (2, 3) may retain the substantially parallel orientation or may not retain the substantially parallel orientation. The relative movement may have the effect of changing the spacing between the layers (2, 3) for example to tilt, skew or rotate one layer relative to the or each other layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 1991
    Date of Patent: February 15, 1994
    Assignee: British Aerospace Public Limited Company
    Inventor: Christopher Budd
  • Patent number: D975536
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: Blue Buffalo Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Christopher Budd, Jacqueline Iversen, Trond Erik Tollefsen
  • Patent number: D975537
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: Blue Buffalo Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Christopher Budd, Jacqueline Iversen, Trond Erik Tollefsen
  • Patent number: D986052
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: Blue Buffalo Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Christopher Budd, Jacqueline Iversen, Trond Erik Tollefsen
  • Patent number: D992414
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: Blue Buffalo Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Christopher Budd, Jackie Iversen, Nicole Kandoth, Trond Erik Tollefsen
  • Patent number: D994481
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: Blue Buffalo Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Christopher Budd, Jackie Iversen, Nicole Kandoth, Trond Erik Tollefsen