Patents by Inventor Monica Stautner Nichols

Monica Stautner Nichols 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).

  • Stand-alone self-supporting disposable baking containers and methods of manufacture
    Patent number: 7201358
    Abstract: A self-supporting baking mold that includes a base member having a fanciful shape with a perimeter that is more complex than a simple circle and a depending sidewall coupled to said base member. The baking mold is sufficiently rigid to support a quantity of batter without being disposed in a muffin pan or other external supporting structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2007
    Assignee: Alcoa Inc.
    Inventors: Monica Stautner Nichols, Bruce Robbins, G. Douglas Powell, Jennifer Danich O'Flynn
  • Roll supporting slide cutter assembly incorporating a traversable cutter tab and in particular capable of being supported within a carton enclosure associated with a wrap material roll
    Patent number: 7000520
    Abstract: A slide cutter assembly for use in sectioning lengths of a packaging material drawn from a roll. The device includes an elongated and shaped body. A first roll supporting portion is located at a first end of said body and a second roll supporting portion is likewise located at a second end of the body. A cutter assembly extends from a selected lengthwise extending edge of the body and upon which an unwound length of the packaging material comes into contact. The cutter assembly incorporates a traversable blade for sectioning from the roll the length of packaging material. The roll of packaging typically comes in a generally elongated and three-dimensional shaped packaging, the cutter device being constructed so that it may be supported within an interior defined by the packaging and upon first mounting the roll between the first and second roll supporting portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2006
    Assignee: Reynolds Metals Company
    Inventors: Monica Stautner Nichols, William H. Grassel, G. Douglas Powell, Richard W. Rider, Jeffrey M. Shoup, Jean Ann Skiles, Robert J. Speer, Frank R. Micle, David Plank
  • Roll supporting slide cutter assembly incorporating a traversable cutter tab and in particular capable of being supported within a carton enclosure associated with a wrap material roll
    Publication number: 20040040429
    Abstract: A slide cutter assembly for use in sectioning lengths of a packaging material drawn from a roll. The device includes an elongated and shaped body. A first roll supporting portion is located at a first end of said body and a second roll supporting portion is likewise located at a second end of the body. A cutter assembly extends from a selected lengthwise extending edge of the body and upon which an unwound length of the packaging material comes into contact. The cutter assembly incorporates a traversable blade for sectioning from the roll the length of packaging material. The roll of packaging typically comes in a generally elongated and three-dimensional shaped packaging, the cutter device being constructed so that it may be supported within an interior defined by the packaging and upon first mounting the roll between the first and second roll supporting portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2003
    Publication date: March 4, 2004
    Inventors: Monica Stautner Nichols, William H. Grassel, G. Douglas Powell, Richard W. Rider, Jeffrey M. Shoup, Jean Ann Skiles, Robert J. Speer, Frank R. Micle, David Plank
  • Bunny baking pan
    Patent number: D529756
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2006
    Assignee: Alcoa, Inc.
    Inventors: Virginia M. Boss, Phillip L. Brookshire, Patricia A. Schweitzer, Amy M. Standard, Monica Stautner Nichols, Jennifer Danich O'Flynn, Bruce Robbins
  • Stand-alone self-supporting disposable star shaped baking cup
    Patent number: D530144
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2006
    Inventors: Jennifer Danich O'Flynn, Monica Stautner Nichols, Phillip L. Brookshire, Bruce Robbins
  • Stand-alone self-supporting disposable heart shaped baking cup
    Patent number: D530562
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2006
    Assignee: Alcoa Inc.
    Inventors: Phillip L. Brookshire, Jennifer Danich O'Flynn, Monica Stautner Nichols
  • Stand-alone self-supporting disposable ghost shaped baking cup
    Patent number: D531448
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2006
    Inventors: Virginia M. Boss, Phillip L. Brookshire, Monica Stautner Nichols
  • Stand-alone self-supporting disposable egg shaped baking cup
    Patent number: D533015
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2006
    Inventors: Phillip L. Brookshire, Jennifer Danich O'Flynn, Monica Stautner Nichols
  • Bunny baking pan and lid
    Patent number: D535849
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2007
    Assignee: Alcoa, Inc.
    Inventors: Virginia M. Boss, Phillip L. Brookshire, Patricia A. Schweitzer, Amy M. Standard, Monica Stautner Nichols, Jennifer Danich O'Flynn, Bruce Robbins
  • Bunny baking pan lid
    Patent number: D538101
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2007
    Assignee: Alcoa Inc.
    Inventors: Monica Stautner Nichols, Virginia M. Boss, Bruce Robbins
  • Butterfly-shaped baking cup
    Patent number: D540110
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2007
    Assignee: Alcoa Inc.
    Inventors: Monica Stautner Nichols, Jennifer Danich O'Flynn, Michelle Shaw Johnson, Denise Landrum Armstrong, Phillip L. Brookshire
  • Bat-shaped baking cup
    Patent number: D540111
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2007
    Assignee: Alcoa Inc.
    Inventors: Monica Stautner Nichols, Jennifer Danich O'Flynn, Michelle Shaw Johnson, Denise Landrum Armstrong, Phillip L. Brookshire
  • Football-shaped baking cup
    Patent number: D540112
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2007
    Assignee: Alcoa Inc.
    Inventors: Monica Stautner Nichols, Jennifer Danich O'Flynn, Michelle Shaw Johnson, Phillip L. Brookshire
  • Tree-shaped baking cup
    Patent number: D540616
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2007
    Assignee: Alcoa, Inc.
    Inventors: Monica Stautner Nichols, Michelle Shaw Johnson, Jennifer Danich O'Flynn, Denise Landrum Armstrong, Phillip L. Brookshire
  • Pumpkin-shaped baking pan
    Patent number: D542083
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2007
    Assignee: Alcoa, Inc.
    Inventors: Monica Stautner Nichols, Bruce Robbins, Virginia M. Boss, Phillip L. Brookshire
  • Tree-shaped baking pan lid
    Patent number: D546120
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2007
    Assignee: Alcoa Inc.
    Inventors: Monica Stautner Nichols, Bruce Robbins, Daniel Charbonneau, Patrice De Martin
  • Stand-alone self-supporting disposable fish shaped baking cup
    Patent number: D547595
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2007
    Assignee: Alcoa Inc.
    Inventors: Guy Bowen, Virginia M. Boss, Jennifer Danich O'Flynn, Monica Stautner Nichols, Bruce Robbins
  • Pumpkin-shaped baking pan lid
    Patent number: D547604
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2007
    Assignee: Alcoa Inc.
    Inventors: Monica Stautner Nichols, Bruce Robbins, Virginia M. Boss, Phillip L. Brookshire
  • Heart-shaped baking pan lid
    Patent number: D552924
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2007
    Assignee: Alcoa Inc.
    Inventors: Monica Stautner Nichols, Bruce Robbins, Daniel Charbonneau, Patrice De Martin
  • Container
    Patent number: D653533
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2012
    Assignee: Reynolds Foil Inc.
    Inventors: Amy Brachman, Monica Stautner Nichols