Patents by Inventor Dane T. St. Pierre

Dane T. St. Pierre 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).

  • Patent number: 6318626
    Abstract: A reclosable packaged food container, comprising an outer carton and an inner flexible liner. The outer carton has a generally semi-rigid construction, the inner liner is positioned inside the outer carton, and a supply of a food product is disposed in that liner. The outer carton includes a top wall that, in turn, includes first and second opposing top flaps. These flaps are movable between closed and open positions; and in the open position, the top flaps form a top opening, longitudinally extending only partly across the length of the top wall, to provide access to the inner liner. The inner liner includes a top edge and a top portion. That top edge is adapted to form a reclosable pour opening at the top of the top portion of the liner. In addition, the top portion of the liner is adapted to form a collapsible pouring spout extending only partly across the top edge of the liner and also extending through the top opening in the carton to dispense the food product from the liner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2001
    Assignee: Kraft Canada Inc.
    Inventors: Dane T. St. Pierre, Daniel A. Thiemann
  • Patent number: 5904263
    Abstract: A multi-container package includes several individually sealed containers which are easily separable from one another by weakened zones between adjacent containers. Each container includes a tab portion over which the peel tab of the lid extends. Dimples in either the peel tab or tab portion facilitate their separation. Several multi-container packages are manufactured as a unit using a die and conventional heat sealing processes, and then are separated from one another by transverse cuts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 18, 1999
    Assignee: Kraft Canada Inc.
    Inventors: Dane T. St. Pierre, Kevin J. Gosling
  • Patent number: D417146
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 30, 1999
    Assignee: Kraft Canada Inc
    Inventors: Dane T. St. Pierre, Kevin J. Gosling