Patents by Inventor Linda Pumphrey

Linda Pumphrey 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: 20080104932
    Abstract: A method for packaging a product comprises compressing a product in a first direction and a second direction, and transferring the product into a package having an opening, wherein the product is oriented in the package such that neither the first direction nor the second direction are aligned with the opening is disclosed. A packaging apparatus comprises a first plate oriented in a first direction, a second plate oriented in a second direction that intersects the first direction, a third plate oriented in a third direction that intersects the second direction but does not intersect the first direction, and a chute aligned with the third direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2007
    Publication date: May 8, 2008
    Applicant: L&P PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANY
    Inventors: Robert D. Heilman, Linda Pumphrey, Jeffrey R. Kumm