Abstract: Decorative grass and/or packaging materials formed from renewable and/or biodegradable polymer materials, along with methods or production and use thereof, are disclosed.
Type:
Application
Filed:
May 1, 2014
Publication date:
August 21, 2014
Applicant:
Wanda M. Weder and William F. Straeter, not individually but solely as Trustees of the Family
Abstract: Decorative grass and/or packaging materials formed from renewable and/or biodegradable polymer materials, along with methods or production and use thereof, are disclosed.
Type:
Application
Filed:
March 10, 2014
Publication date:
July 17, 2014
Applicant:
Wanda M. Weder and William F. Straeter, not individually but solely as Trustees of The Family
Abstract: The present inventive concept(s) relates, in general, to articles that are packaged in a compressed state relative to an uncompressed fully articulated state and methods of making and using same. In a specific embodiment, but not to be considered as limiting, the articles so packaged in a compressed state are plant covers that are either substantially rigid and/or substantially flexible.
Type:
Application
Filed:
December 19, 2013
Publication date:
June 26, 2014
Applicant:
Wanda M. Weder and William F. Straeter, not Individually but solely as Trustees of The Family
Abstract: A collapsible and/or erectable, shape-sustaining substantially egg-shaped container is selectively moveable from a substantially erect condition to a substantially collapsed condition and/or from a substantially erect condition to a substantially collapsed condition. Methods of producing and using the container are disclosed.
Type:
Application
Filed:
December 20, 2013
Publication date:
June 26, 2014
Applicant:
Wanda M. Weder and William F. Straeter, not individually but solely as Trustees of the Family
Abstract: Decorative elements and decorative grass are disclosed that are provided with a substantially flat configuration which, upon activation, can assume a curled or crimped configuration at the point of sale or point of use. Methods for producing the same are also disclosed.
Type:
Application
Filed:
December 19, 2013
Publication date:
April 17, 2014
Applicant:
Wanda M. Weder and William F. Straeter, not individually but solely as Trustees of The Family
Abstract: Packaging containers for packaging various materials, including granular, flowable, and food materials, are described herein. The packaging containers include one or more conformation induction member(s) that are involved in controlling the contour of the filled container. Methods of producing and using the packaging containers are disclosed.
Type:
Application
Filed:
October 16, 2013
Publication date:
February 13, 2014
Applicant:
Wanda M. Weder and William F. Straeter, not individually but solely as Trustees of the Family
Abstract: A floral grouping package for a floral grouping having a bloom end and a stem end is disclosed. A wrapper is formed from a sheet of material or bag which is wrapped about at least a portion of the stem end of the floral grouping. The wrapped floral grouping is then positioned within a receiving space of a preformed sleeve whereby the wrapper is secured in a stable position about at least a portion of the stem end of the floral grouping by the preformed sleeve. A detaching element defines the detachable upper portion and a lower portion of the preformed sleeve so that the upper portion can be removed from the lower portion.
Type:
Application
Filed:
August 13, 2013
Publication date:
December 12, 2013
Applicant:
Wanda M. Weder and William F. Straeter, not individually but solely as Trustees of the Family
Abstract: A collapsible plaque for holding floral objects and methods of production and use thereof are disclosed. The collapsible plaque may be used with a casket and/or headstone for display of a floral object thereon.
Type:
Application
Filed:
July 29, 2013
Publication date:
November 21, 2013
Applicant:
Wanda M. Weder and William F. Straeter not Individually but Solely as Trustees of the Family
Abstract: A method for producing decorative grass having a non-linear side edge that provides the decorative grass with a contoured configuration is disclosed.
Type:
Application
Filed:
May 21, 2013
Publication date:
October 3, 2013
Applicant:
Wanda M. Weder and William F. Straeter, not individually but solely as Trustees of The Family
Abstract: A package is disclosed that includes a decorative basket having a liner positioned therein. The liner has a natural tuft sprouting therefrom. The package also includes at least one object disposed on the natural tuft and displayed within the decorative basket.
Type:
Application
Filed:
May 21, 2013
Publication date:
September 26, 2013
Applicant:
Wanda M. Weder and William F. Straeter, not individually but solely as Trustees of The Family
Abstract: A decorative cover positionable about a flower pot has a texture and/or appearance simulating the texture and/or appearance of paper on at least a portion of at least one surface thereof while exhibiting improved durability and decreased sensitivity to water, humidity and pressure when compared to a decorative cover formed of paper.
Type:
Application
Filed:
April 15, 2013
Publication date:
September 19, 2013
Applicant:
Wanda M. Weder and William F. Straeter, not Individually but solely as Trustees of The Family
Inventor:
Wanda M. Weder and William F. Straeter, not Individually but solely as Trustees of The Family Trust U/T/A
Abstract: A substantially shape-sustaining sheet of material having a substantially circular shape may be formed into a substantially frusto-conical shaped bouquet holder in which a floral grouping may be disposed.
Type:
Application
Filed:
February 14, 2013
Publication date:
July 4, 2013
Applicant:
Wanda M. Weder and William F. Straeter, not individually but solely as Trustees of The Family
Inventor:
Wanda M. Weder and William F. Straeter, not individually but solely as Trustees of The Family Trust U/T/A, date
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 7, 2013
Publication date:
May 16, 2013
Applicant:
Wanda M. Weder and William F. Straeter, not individually but solely as Trustees of the Family
Inventor:
Wanda M. Weder and William F. Straeter, not individually but Solely as Trustees of The Family Trust, U/T/A
Abstract: A decorative cover positionable about a flower pot is formed of a polymeric material or a laminated polymeric material. The decorative cover has a texture and/or appearance simulating the texture and/or appearance of paper on at least a portion of one surface thereof while exhibiting improved durability and decreased sensitivity to water, humidity and pressure when compared to a decorative cover formed of paper.
Type:
Application
Filed:
November 30, 2012
Publication date:
April 11, 2013
Applicant:
Wanda M. Weder and William F. Straeter, not individually but solely as Trustees of The Family
Inventor:
Wanda M. Weder and William F. Sstraeter, not in
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:
November 15, 2012
Publication date:
March 28, 2013
Applicant:
Wanda M. Weder and William F. Straeter, not individually but solely as Trustees of The Family
Inventor:
Wanda M. Weder and William F. Straeter, not ind
Abstract: The present invention relates generally to packaging materials for packaging articles. The packaging materials may include a substratum with a printed pattern disposed thereon that provides a grass-like appearance, and/or the packaging materials may include a plurality of individual strips, strands, or units of material bondably connected thereto.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
October 12, 2009
Date of Patent:
March 15, 2011
Assignee:
Wanda M. Weder and William F. Straeter, not individually but solely as Trustees of the Family Trust U/T/A dated December 8, 1995
Abstract: A wrapper for wrapping a flower pot and/or floral grouping. The wrapper is constructed of a sheet of material having an extension attached to a portion of the sheet of material. Preferably the extension has a lace pattern thereon. When the wrapper is formed about a flower pot to form a decorative cover, upper edges of the sheet of material and extension cooperate to form a skirt portion preferably having at least two separate edges providing a “two-sheet” effect in the decorative cover. The wrapper may have extensions on opposing ends of the sheet of material and may having one or more additional overlapping extensions.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 21, 2003
Date of Patent:
December 26, 2006
Assignee:
Wanda M. Weder and William F. Straeter, not individually but solely as Trustees of The Family Trust dated Dec. 8, 1995