Patents by Inventor William Tham

William Tham 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: 20240043199
    Abstract: Clamshell packaging containers and methods of making them are disclosed. A container includes a first shell portion and a complementary second shell portion that defines a product cavity. A bridging portion coupled to the first shell portion at a first hinge and the second shell portion at a second hinge such that the bridging portion is pivotable relative to each of the first shell portion at the first hinge and the second shell portion at the second hinge in a disassembled configuration, and is pivotable relative to one of the first shell portion at the first hinge and the second shell portion at the second hinge in an assembled configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2021
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Inventors: Paul J. ANGELONI, Ross BARTELS, William THAM, Stephen H. QUINN, Christopher H. CUNNINGHAM
  • Patent number: 11760539
    Abstract: A reclosable hard shell transparent container for a confectionary product includes an inner graphic branding element extending interior to the receptacle, an outer graphic branding element extending exterior to the receptacle, and overwrap layer that collectively provide visually superimposed branding graphics to provide visually distinct packages utilizing the same container. The inner graphic layer facilitates a subassembly of the confectionary products for ease of loading the confectionary product in the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: WM. WRIGLEY JR. COMPANY
    Inventors: Paul J. Angeloni, Christopher H. Cunningham, Allen S. Aldridge, Peter Muller, William Tham, David Jaggi, Ross Bartels, Joseph F. Vrana, Leonard Matulewicz, Justin Hollyn-Taub, Erika Wetzel
  • Publication number: 20170259958
    Abstract: A reclosable hard shell transparent container for a confectionary product includes an inner graphic branding element extending interior to the receptacle, an outer graphic branding element extending exterior to the receptacle, and overwrap layer that collectively provide visually superimposed branding graphics to provide visually distinct packages utilizing the same container. The inner graphic layer facilitates a subassembly of the confectionary products for ease of loading the confectionary product in the container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2016
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Inventors: Paul J. Angeloni, Christopher H. Cunningham, Allen S. Aldridge, Peter Muller, William Tham, David Jaggi, Ross Bartels, Joseph F. Vrana, Leonard Matulewicz, Justin Hollyn-Taub, Erika Wetzel
  • Patent number: D748467
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: WM. WRIGLEY JR. COMPANY
    Inventors: Paul J. Angeloni, Christopher H. Cunningham, Allen S. Aldridge, Peter Muller, William Tham, David Jaggi
  • Patent number: D748468
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: WM. WRIGLEY JR. COMPANY
    Inventors: Paul J. Angeloni, Christopher H. Cunningham, Allen S. Aldridge, Peter Muller, William Tham, David Jaggi
  • Patent number: D762466
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: WM. WRIGLEY JR. COMPANY
    Inventors: Paul J. Angeloni, Christopher H. Cunningham, Allen S. Aldridge, Peter Muller, William Tham, David Jaggi, Ross Bartels
  • Patent number: D808793
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: WM. WRIGLEY JR. COMPANY
    Inventors: Paul J. Angeloni, Christopher H. Cunningham, David Jaggi, Lisa Saxon-Reed, Ross Bartels, William Tham, Peter Muller, Allen Aldridge, Joesef F. Vrana
  • Patent number: D833864
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: WM. WRIGLEY JR. COMPANY
    Inventors: William Tham, Daniel Daugherty, Mike Ciccarello, Leah Kopke, Paul J. Angeloni, David Jaggi, Christopher H. Cunningham
  • Patent number: D970338
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: WM. WRIGLEY JR. COMPANY
    Inventors: Paul J. Angeloni, Ross Bartels, William Tham, John Hall, Christopher H. Cunningham, H. Stephen Quinn