Patents by Inventor Karen F. MacDonald

Karen F. MacDonald 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: 6146018
    Abstract: A gift package that comprises a bag having generally parallel front and rear walls, each having a top edge, a bottom edge opposite the top edge, and two lateral edges, a pair of generally parallel side walls, each having a top edge, a bottom edge opposite the top edge, and two lateral edges, wherein the lateral edges of the front and rear walls are joined to the lateral edges of the side panels, and a bottom panel having two pairs of generally parallel lateral edges, wherein the lateral edges of the bottom panel are joined to the bottom edges of the front, rear, and side walls to form a container having an opening defined by the top edges of the front, rear, and side walls. The gift package further includes a bag topper comprising a body portion and at least one fastening means projecting from the body portion, wherein the at least one fastening means engages with the top edge of at least one of the front, rear, or side walls of the bag to support the bag topper on the top edge of the wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2000
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Janet T. Keller, Perry S. Dotterman, Karen F. MacDonald
  • Patent number: 6045263
    Abstract: A gift package that comprises a bag having generally parallel front and rear walls, each having a top edge, a bottom edge, and two lateral edges, a pair of generally parallel side walls, each having a top edge, a bottom edge, and two lateral edges, wherein the lateral edges of the front and rear walls are joined to the lateral edges of the side panels, and a bottom panel having two pairs of generally parallel lateral edges, wherein the lateral edges of the bottom panel are joined to the bottom edges of the front, rear, and side walls to form a container having an opening defined by the top edges of the front, rear, and side walls, and wherein the bag has an expanded state and a collapsed state, where an area of the bag opening is larger when the bag is in its expanded state than when the bag is in its collapsed state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2000
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Janet T. Keller, Perry S. Dotterman, Karen F. MacDonald
  • Patent number: 6000849
    Abstract: A gift package a bag having generally parallel front and rear walls, each having a top edge, a bottom edge opposite the top edge, and two lateral edges, and a pair of generally parallel side walls, each having a top edge, a bottom edge opposite the top edge, and a generally longitudinal fold, wherein the lateral edges of the bottom panel are joined to the bottom edges of the front, rear, and side walls to form a container having an opening defined by the top edges of the front, rear, and side walls, and wherein the bag has an expanded state and a collapsed state, where an area of the bag opening is larger when the bag is in its expanded state than when the bag is in its collapsed state, and a bag topper comprising a body portion having a top and a bottom surface, and at least one side panel extending from the body portion, wherein the bottom surface of the body portion is supported on the top edge of at least one of the folds of the side walls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 14, 1999
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Janet T. Keller, Perry S. Dotterman, Karen F. MacDonald
  • Patent number: D407661
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 6, 1999
    Assignee: Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Perry S. Dotterman, Janet T. Keller, Karen F. MacDonald
  • Patent number: D407663
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 6, 1999
    Assignee: Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company
    Inventor: Karen F. MacDonald
  • Patent number: D407664
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 6, 1999
    Assignee: Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Perry S. Dotterman, Janet T. Keller, Karen F. MacDonald