Patents by Inventor George Ikuya Nukuto

George Ikuya Nukuto 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: 20150203237
    Abstract: A squeezable bottle includes a panel having at least one ornamental feature thereon. The panel includes a first facet having a length and a width and a second facet having a length and width. The lengths of the first and second facets extend in a direction generally parallel to a length of the squeezable bottle. The second facet is disposed adjacent to and defines a first interface with the first facet, and the first interface defines a first one of the at least one ornamental features. A generally planar surface of the first facet is disposed at an angle relative to a generally planar surface of the second facet such that the panel is reversibly deformable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Publication date: July 23, 2015
    Applicant: H.J. HEINZ COMPANY
    Inventors: Michael P. Bryant, Michael D. McMahon, George Ikuya Nukuto
  • Patent number: 8459457
    Abstract: The package includes a housing portion having a transparent window region. A plurality of disposable absorbent pants is disposed within the housing portion. Each pant defines a waistband region which abuts a waist end. Each waistband region comprises a front waistband portion and a back waistband portion. Each pant further defines a crotch region which abuts a crotch end. At least a first pant is folded and positioned such that at least a portion of the waistband region of the first pant is visible through the transparent window region. Specified portions of the first pant may be obscured by an opaque border region. The first pant may include a back-label indicator that is visible through the transparent window region. A second pant may also be visible through the transparent window region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2013
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Todd Ralph Hagner, Gregory James Fries, George Ikuya Nukuto, Jennifer Lea Westemeyer, Cynthia Lee Hogan
  • Patent number: 8317022
    Abstract: The package includes a housing portion having a transparent window region. A plurality of disposable absorbent pants is disposed within the housing portion. Each pant defines a waistband region which abuts a waist end. Each waistband region comprises a front waistband portion and a back waistband portion. Each pant further defines a crotch region which abuts a crotch end. At least a first pant is folded and positioned such that at least a portion of the waistband region of the first pant is visible through the transparent window region. Specified portions of the first pant may be obscured by an opaque border region. The first pant may include a back-label indicator that is visible through the transparent window region. A second pant may also be visible through the transparent window region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Todd Ralph Hagner, Gregory James Fries, George Ikuya Nukuto, Jennifer Lea Westemeyer, Cynthia Lee Hogan
  • Patent number: 8231001
    Abstract: A package includes an outer structure and a variable display. The variable display includes a display band and a main band. The display band is rotatably connected with the main band and has a first display face and a second display face. The display band is joined to the outer structure via an anchor. The main band extends around the outer structure and is moveable from a first vertical position to a second vertical position. The first display face is visible and the second display face is concealed in the first position. The first display face is concealed and the second display face is visible in the second position. The vertical movement of the main band along the outer structure rotates the display band.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Jason Robert Boon, George Ikuya Nukuto
  • Publication number: 20120152784
    Abstract: An array of packages includes a first package and a second package. The first package has a first outer structure, a first window perimeter shape, and a first product located in the first internal space. The first product defines a first product silhouette and the first window perimeter shape is indicative of the first product silhouette. The second package has a second outer structure, a second window perimeter shape, and a second product located in the second internal space. The second product defines a second product silhouette and the second window perimeter shape is indicative of the second product silhouette. The first and second products are diapers, training pants, adult incontinent articles, or feminine hygiene products and the first product silhouette is different than the second product silhouette.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2012
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Inventors: George Ikuya Nukuto, Jane Louise Clough, Dean Martin Wydeven, Herb Flores Velazquez, Michael Antonio Blanchet-Ruth, Michael A. Serafin
  • Publication number: 20120043244
    Abstract: The package includes a housing portion having a transparent window region. A plurality of disposable absorbent pants is disposed within the housing portion. Each pant defines a waistband region which abuts a waist end. Each waistband region comprises a front waistband portion and a back waistband portion. Each pant further defines a crotch region which abuts a crotch end. At least a first pant is folded and positioned such that at least a portion of the waistband region of the first pant is visible through the transparent window region. Specified portions of the first pant may be obscured by an opaque border region. The first pant may include a back-label indicator that is visible through the transparent window region. A second pant may also be visible through the transparent window region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2010
    Publication date: February 23, 2012
    Inventors: Todd Ralph Hagner, Gregory James Fries, George Ikuya Nukuto, Jennifer Lea Westemeyer, Cynthia Lee Hogan
  • Publication number: 20120043245
    Abstract: The package comprises a housing portion having a transparent window region. A plurality of disposable absorbent pants is disposed within the housing portion. Each pant defines a waistband region which abuts a waist end. Each waistband region comprises a front waistband portion and a back waistband portion. Each pant further defines a crotch region which abuts a crotch end. At least a first pant is folded and positioned such that at least a portion of the waistband region of the first pant is visible through the transparent window region. Specified portions of the first pant may be obscured by an opaque border region. The first pant may include a back-label indicator that is visible through the transparent window region. A second pant may also be visible through the transparent window region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2010
    Publication date: February 23, 2012
    Inventors: Todd Ralph Hagner, Gregory James Fries, George Ikuya Nukuto, Jennifer Lea Westemeyer, Cynthia Lee Hogan
  • Publication number: 20110266183
    Abstract: A package includes an outer structure and a variable display. The variable display includes a display band and a main band. The display band is rotatably connected with the main band and has a first display face and a second display face. The display band is joined to the outer structure via an anchor. The main band extends around the outer structure and is moveable from a first vertical position to a second vertical position. The first display face is visible and the second display face is concealed in the first position. The first display face is concealed and the second display face is visible in the second position. The vertical movement of the main band along the outer structure rotates the display band.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2010
    Publication date: November 3, 2011
    Inventors: Jason Robert Boon, George Ikuya Nukuto
  • Publication number: 20110139656
    Abstract: A package includes an outer structure that defines an internal space. The package includes a window in the outer structure having a window perimeter shape. The package includes a product located in the internal space. The product defines a product silhouette and the window perimeter shape is indicative of the product silhouette.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2009
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Inventors: George Ikuya Nukuto, Jane Louise Clough, Dean Martin Wydeven, Herb Flores Velazquez, Michael Antonio Blanchet-Ruth, Michael A. Serafin
  • Patent number: D630505
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2011
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Jennifer Lea Westemeyer, George Ikuya Nukuto, Jane Louise Clough, Dean Martin Wydeven
  • Patent number: D671416
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: H. J. Heinz Company
    Inventors: George Ikuya Nukuto, Michael Patrick Bryant, Michael Dennis McMahon, Erik Alan Holm, Jonathan H. Zimmer
  • Patent number: D672245
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: H.J. Heinz Company
    Inventors: George Ikuya Nukuto, Michael Patrick Bryant, Michael Dennis McMahon, Erik Alan Holm, Jonathan H. Zimmer
  • Patent number: D672248
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: H.J. Heinz Company
    Inventors: George Ikuya Nukuto, Michael Patrick Bryant, Michael Dennis McMahon, Erik Alan Holm, Jonathan H. Zimmer
  • Patent number: D672249
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: H.J. Heinz Company
    Inventors: George Ikuya Nukuto, Michael Patrick Bryant, Michael Dennis McMahon, Erik Alan Holm, Jonathan H. Zimmer
  • Patent number: D672251
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: H.J. Heinz Company
    Inventors: George Ikuya Nukuto, Michael Patrick Bryant, Michael Dennis McMahon, Erik Alan Holm, Jonathan H. Zimmer
  • Patent number: D704562
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: H.J. Heinz Company
    Inventors: George Ikuya Nukuto, Michael Patrick Bryant, Michael Dennis McMahon, Erik Alan Holm, Jonathan H. Zimmer
  • Patent number: D987437
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: THE FOLGER COFFEE COMPANY
    Inventors: Darren Keith Robling, Gregory Peter Dalea, George Ikuya Nukuto, Sheldon E. Yourist, David B. Heisner, Michael J. Kelly