Patents by Inventor Frederik Wouters

Frederik Wouters 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: 20100037780
    Abstract: Disclosed is a lid (100), in particular for a disposable cup. The lid comprises an infusion chamber (110) having at least one water-permeable wall (111) and comprising an infusible substance; a flange (120) for attaching the lid to the rim (210) of a cup (200); and a body section (130) comprising a moveable portion (135). The infusion chamber (110) is attached to the moveable portion (135) and with the lid (100) fitted to the cup (200), the moveable portion (135) is reversibly translatable between a raised and a lowered position in a direction (A) substantially perpendicular to the plane of the rim (210).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2009
    Publication date: February 18, 2010
    Applicant: CONOPCO, INC., d/b/a UNILEVER
    Inventors: David Wilfried Magda Pas, Frederik Wouters
  • Publication number: 20100037781
    Abstract: Disclosed is an attachment (100) for a cup (200) having a body (210), a base (220) and a mouth (230) delimited by a rim (240). The attachment comprises a chamber (110) for holding an infusion bag (300) and comprising a wall (111) delimiting a cavity (112) for receiving the infusion bag (300) and a mouth (113) for allowing the infusion bag (300) to pass into the cavity (112). The attachment further comprises an element (120) for suspending the chamber (110) within the cup (200) such that at least a portion of the mouth (113) of the chamber (110) is below the rim (240) of the cup (200). The element (120) and chamber (110) are arranged such that when the chamber (110) is suspended in the cup (200), liquid (400) cannot pass between the cup and the chamber when the cup is substantially full.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2009
    Publication date: February 18, 2010
    Applicant: CONOPCO, INC., D/B/A UNILEVER
    Inventors: David Wilfried Magda Pas, Matthias Stein, Helen Jane Woolley, Frederik Wouters