Patents by Inventor Mike Richmond

Mike Richmond 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: 6641854
    Abstract: The invention discloses a method and an apparatus for a food container which includes an inner member (which can be a cup or a bottle) for holding a particulate food; an outer member (which can be a second cup or a second bottle) adapted to receive the inner member, with a space between the inner and the outer members, for a liquid food; where the inner member interlocks with the outer member and openings are provided for the discharge of the liquid food; and the particulate food and the liquid food can be consumed simultaneously by tilting the container towards the mouth of the user to discharge or withdraw particulate food from the inner member and liquid food from the outer member through the aperture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2003
    Assignee: Kellogg Company
    Inventors: Mark Gerhart, Edward O'Brien, Simon Gainey, Robert Guldi, Brian Wagner, Mike Richmond
  • Publication number: 20030054078
    Abstract: The invention discloses a method and an apparatus for a food container which includes an inner member (which can be a cup or a bottle) for holding a particulate food; an outer member (which can be a second cup or a second bottle) adapted to receive the inner member, with a space between the inner and the outer members, for a liquid food; where the inner member interlocks with the outer member and openings are provided for the discharge of the liquid food; and the particulate food and the liquid food can be consumed simultaneously by tilting the container towards the mouth of the user to discharge or withdraw particulate food from the inner member and liquid food from the outer member through the aperture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2002
    Publication date: March 20, 2003
    Inventors: Mark Gerhart, Edward O'Brien, Simon Gainey, Robert Guldi, Brian Wagner, Mike Richmond
  • Patent number: 6528105
    Abstract: The invention discloses a method and an apparatus for a food container which includes an inner member (which can be a cup or a bottle) for holding a particulate food; an outer member (which can be a second cup or a second bottle) adapted to receive the inner member, with a space between the inner and the outer members, for a liquid food; where the inner member interlocks with the outer member and openings are provided for the discharge of the liquid food; and the particulate food and the liquid food can be consumed simultaneously by tilting the container towards the mouth of the user to discharge or withdraw particulate food from the inner member and liquid food from the outer member through the aperture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2003
    Assignee: Kellogg Company
    Inventors: Mark Gerhart, Edward O'Brien, Simon Gainey, Robert Guldi, Brian Wagner, Mike Richmond