Patents by Inventor Michael R. Klemme

Michael R. Klemme 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: 20140311028
    Abstract: A floral sleeve having a body and an insert or extension attached thereto is used to cover a pot. The sleeve may have a detachable upper portion for enclosing a floral grouping disposed within the pot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2014
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Inventors: Donald E. Weder, Joseph G. Straeter, Michael R. Klemme
  • Patent number: 8726569
    Abstract: A floral sleeve having a body and an insert or extension attached thereto is used to cover a pot. The sleeve may have a detachable upper portion for enclosing a floral grouping disposed within the pot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Wanda M. Weder and William F. Straeter
    Inventors: Donald E. Weder, Joseph G. Straeter, Michael R. Klemme
  • Publication number: 20120204489
    Abstract: A floral sleeve having a body and an insert or extension attached thereto is used to cover a pot. The sleeve may have a detachable upper portion for enclosing a floral grouping disposed within the pot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2012
    Publication date: August 16, 2012
    Inventors: Donald E. Weder, Joseph G. Straeter, Michael R. Klemme
  • Publication number: 20120159846
    Abstract: A floral sleeve is utilized in a method to cover a pot. The floral sleeve has an inwardly folded bottom gusset for forming a bottom in the sleeve which is concealed by the lower sidewall of the sleeve when the sleeve is opened and the pot is disposed therein. The sleeve may have a detachable upper portion for enclosing a floral grouping disposed within the pot, and may also have a skirt insert or extension attached thereto.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2012
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Inventors: Donald E. Weder, Joseph G. Straeter, Michael R. Klemme
  • Publication number: 20110252706
    Abstract: A floral sleeve and method of using the floral sleeve to cover a pot. The floral sleeve has a body and an insert or extension attached thereto. The floral sleeve may have an inwardly folded bottom gusset for forming a bottom in the sleeve which is concealed by the lower sidewall of the sleeve when the sleeve is opened and the pot is disposed therein. The sleeve may have a detachable upper portion for enclosing a floral grouping disposed within the pot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2011
    Publication date: October 20, 2011
    Inventors: Donald E. Weder, Joseph G. Straeter, Michael R. Klemme
  • Publication number: 20110154733
    Abstract: A floral sleeve and method of using the floral sleeve to cover a pot are disclosed. The floral sleeve has an inwardly folded bottom gusset for forming a bottom in the sleeve which is concealed by the lower sidewall of the sleeve when the sleeve is opened and a pot is disposed therein. The sleeve may have a detachable upper portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2011
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Inventors: Donald E. Weder, Joseph G. Straeter, Michael R. Klemme
  • Publication number: 20110114529
    Abstract: The presently disclosed and claimed inventive concept(s) relates generally to packaging materials for packaging articles, and more particularly, but not by way of limitation, to a packaging material which includes, in one embodiment, a plurality of individual strips, strands, or units of material bondably connected to the exterior surface of a flexible, inflatable substrate to form a cohesive inflatable cushioning unit for use as a packaging material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2011
    Publication date: May 19, 2011
    Inventors: Donald E. Weder, Michael R. Klemme
  • Publication number: 20110094157
    Abstract: A floral sleeve and method of using the floral sleeve to cover a pot. The floral sleeve has a body and an insert or extension attached thereto. The floral sleeve may have an inwardly folded bottom gusset for forming a bottom in the sleeve which is concealed by the lower sidewall of the sleeve when the sleeve is opened and the pot is disposed therein. The sleeve may have a detachable upper portion for enclosing a floral grouping disposed within the pot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2011
    Publication date: April 28, 2011
    Inventors: Donald E. Weder, Joseph G. Straeter, Michael R. Klemme
  • Publication number: 20110047872
    Abstract: A floral sleeve and method of using the floral sleeve to cover a pot. The floral sleeve has a body and an insert or extension attached thereto. The floral sleeve may have an inwardly folded bottom gusset for forming a bottom in the sleeve which is concealed by the lower sidewall of the sleeve when the sleeve is opened and the pot is disposed therein. The sleeve may have a detachable upper portion for enclosing a floral grouping disposed within the pot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2010
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Inventors: Donald E. Weder, Joseph G. Stracter, Michael R. Klemme
  • Publication number: 20100236145
    Abstract: A floral sleeve and method of using the floral sleeve to cover a pot. The floral sleeve has a body and an insert or extension attached thereto. The floral sleeve may have an inwardly folded bottom gusset for forming a bottom in the sleeve which is concealed by the lower sidewall of the sleeve when the sleeve is opened and the pot is disposed therein. The sleeve may have a detachable upper portion for enclosing a floral grouping disposed within the pot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2010
    Publication date: September 23, 2010
    Inventors: Donald E. Weder, Joseph G. Straeter, Michael R. Klemme
  • Publication number: 20100084305
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to packaging materials for packaging articles, and more particularly, but not by way of limitation, to a packaging material which includes, in one embodiment, a plurality of individual strips, strands, or units of material bondably connected to the exterior surface of a flexible, inflatable substrate to form a cohesive inflatable cushioning unit for use as a packaging material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2009
    Publication date: April 8, 2010
    Inventors: Donald E. Weder, Michael R. Klemme
  • Publication number: 20090031672
    Abstract: A floral sleeve and method of using the floral sleeve to cover a pot. The floral sleeve may have an inwardly folded bottom gusset for forming a bottom in the sleeve which is concealed by the lower sidewall of the sleeve when the sleeve is opened and the pot is disposed therein. The sleeve may have a detachable upper portion for enclosing a floral grouping disposed within the pot, in particular a central upper support element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2008
    Publication date: February 5, 2009
    Inventors: Donald E. Weder, Joseph G. Straeter, Michael R. Klemme
  • Publication number: 20080271374
    Abstract: A floral sleeve and method of using the floral sleeve to cover a pot. The floral sleeve has a body and a skirt insert or skirt extension attached thereto. The floral sleeve may have an inwardly folded bottom gusset for forming a bottom in the sleeve which is concealed by the lower sidewall of the sleeve when the sleeve is opened and the pot is disposed therein. The sleeve may have a detachable upper portion for enclosing a floral grouping disposed within the pot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2008
    Publication date: November 6, 2008
    Inventors: Donald E. Weder, Joseph G. Straeter, Michael R. Klemme
  • Publication number: 20080216402
    Abstract: A floral sleeve and method of using the floral sleeve to cover a floral grouping and/or potted plant are disclosed herein. The floral sleeve has a skirt insert or skirt extension attached to first and/or second panels of the sleeve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2008
    Publication date: September 11, 2008
    Inventors: Donald E. Weder, Joseph G. Straeter, Michael R. Klemme
  • Publication number: 20080118684
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to packaging materials for packaging articles, and more particularly, but not by way of limitation, to a packaging material which includes, in one embodiment, a plurality of individual strips, strands, or units of material bondably connected to the exterior surface of a flexible, inflatable substrate to form a cohesive inflatable cushioning unit for use as a packaging material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2007
    Publication date: May 22, 2008
    Inventors: Donald E. Weder, Michael R. Klemme
  • Patent number: 7073290
    Abstract: A decorative assembly for a floral grouping wherein the decorative assembly includes a floral holding material and a sheet of fluid impermeable material. The floral holding material is a preformed shape-sustaining support member movable between a flattened condition and an expanded condition. A stabilizing member or assembly is connected to the preformed shape-sustaining support member for stabilizing and maintaining the preformed shape-sustaining member in the expanded condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2006
    Assignee: Wanda M. Weder and William F. Straetor
    Inventors: Donald E. Weder, William F. Straeter, Joseph G. Straeter, Michael J. King, Franklin J. Craig, Michael R. Klemme
  • Publication number: 20060032135
    Abstract: A floral sleeve and method of using the floral sleeve to cover a pot. The floral sleeve may have an inwardly folded bottom gusset for forming a bottom in the sleeve which is concealed by the lower sidewall of the sleeve when the sleeve is opened and the pot is disposed therein. The sleeve may have a detachable upper portion for enclosing a floral grouping disposed within the pot, in particular a central upper support element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2005
    Publication date: February 16, 2006
    Inventors: Donald E. Weder, Joseph G. Straeter, Michael R. Klemme
  • Patent number: 6904716
    Abstract: A decorative assembly for a floral grouping which includes a floral holding material and a sheet of fluid impermeable material disposed about the floral holding material. The floral holding material is a preformed shape-sustaining support member which is moveable between an expanded condition and a flattened condition. In the expanded condition the preformed shape-sustaining support member as an open upper end, an open lower end, a peripheral sidewall defining an internal chamber extending between the open upper end and the open lower end thereof and a groove disposed circumferentially about the peripheral sidewall. The peripheral sidewall is provided with creases to facilitate movement of the preformed shape-sustaining support member between the expanding condition and the flattened condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2005
    Inventors: Donald E. Weder, William F. Straeter, Joseph G. Straeter, Michael J. King, Franklin J. Craig, Michael R. Klemme
  • Patent number: 6868636
    Abstract: A decorative assembly for supporting a floral grouping which includes a floral holding material and a sheet of fluid impermeable material. The floral holding material is a preformed shape-sustaining support member, which is selectively movable between an expanded condition and a flattened condition, is provided with a stabilizing assembly for stabilizing the preformed shape-sustaining support member in the expanded condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2005
    Inventors: Donald E. Weder, William F. Straeter, Joseph G. Straeter, Michael J. King, Franklin J. Craig, Michael R. Klemme
  • Publication number: 20040128910
    Abstract: A floral sleeve and method of using the floral sleeve to cover a pot. The floral sleeve has an inwardly folded bottom gusset for forming a bottom in the sleeve which is concealed by the lower sidewall of the sleeve when the sleeve is opened and a pot is disposed therein. The sleeve may have a detachable upper portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2003
    Publication date: July 8, 2004
    Inventors: Donald E. Weder, Joseph G. Straeter, Michael R. Klemme