Patents by Inventor Dexter R. Below

Dexter R. Below 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).

  • Container with sound chip
    Patent number: 6298990
    Abstract: A container that includes a sound assembly mounted thereon. The sound assembly includes a sound chip activated by a light sensor. An opening is cut into the container for receiving the sound chip which is mounted on a mounting member. The mounting member, in turn, is sealed to the container such that the opening is completely closed and the mounting member is substantially visually indistinguishable from the exterior of the container. The sound assembly is preferably mounted near the end of the container designed to be opened such that it is activated immediately upon opening the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2001
    Assignees: Kraft Foods Holdings, Inc., Graphic Packaging Corporation
    Inventors: Barbara J. Amrod, John A. Bardwell, Kenneth R. Thayer, Susan M. Seamon, Jeffrey S. Gibb, Barbara M. Smith, Dexter R. Below