Patents by Inventor Kimberly M. Carr

Kimberly M. Carr 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: 8317395
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a recloseable bag, comprising front and rear panels joined together along a joined region at lateral and bottom sides to define an inner pocket, the panels defining a principal opening at a top side thereof for removably receiving contents into the inner pocket; and a resealable closure having first and second lateral ends and disposed on a top side of the panels and configured for releasably joining the panels at the top side to releasably close the principal opening to retain the contents in the inner pocket wherein the front and rear panels define an assistive opening for facilitating opening of the bag for insertion and removal of the contents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Esselte Corporation
    Inventors: Kimberly M. Carr, Lauren Grassia, Denise Ceron
  • Publication number: 20090079179
    Abstract: A binder for holding documents is disclosed. The binder has a spine with a pair of cover flaps attached to each side of the spine. Attached to the spine is a latching device, also referred to as a locking device, that includes a first retaining member, a latching member, and a second retaining member. The first and second retaining members are parallel to each other and extend perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the spine. The binder is configured to hold a plurality of document modules, each of which hold a set of documents, which are flexible sheets of material, such as paper or plastic. Each module has first and second ends. The first end is contoured to mate with a portion of an external profile of the first retaining member. The second end attaches to the second retaining member. The latching member moves between a latched position where it engages the first end of the module and an unlatched position where it is not engaged to the first end of said module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2008
    Publication date: March 26, 2009
    Applicant: Esselte Corporation
    Inventors: Andrew Goodfellow, John Borgeson, Braden Jones, Kimberly M. Carr, Lauren Grassia, Timothy Inall, Brian Causse
  • Publication number: 20090038196
    Abstract: An organizational device that includes an elastic band, and a label portion mounted on the band is described. The label portion includes a writable member that includes a writing surface of oriented polypropylene for writing and erasing thereon, and a mounting portion affixing the writable member to the band. The elastic band and the label portion form a closed loop.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2008
    Publication date: February 12, 2009
    Applicant: ESSELTE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Lauren Grassia, Denise Ceron, Kimberly M. Carr
  • Publication number: 20090041393
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a recloseable bag, comprising front and rear panels joined together along a joined region at lateral and bottom sides to define an inner pocket, the panels defining a principal opening at a top side thereof for removably receiving contents into the inner pocket; and a resealable closure having first and second lateral ends and disposed on a top side of the panels and configured for releasably joining the panels at the top side to releasably close the principal opening to retain the contents in the inner pocket wherein the front and rear panels define an assistive opening for faciliating opening of the bag for insertion and removal of the contents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2008
    Publication date: February 12, 2009
    Applicant: ESSELTE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kimberly M. Carr, Lauren Grassia, Denise Ceron