Patents by Inventor Abby Rose Herstich

Abby Rose Herstich 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: 10065771
    Abstract: A lid is provided that includes an access opening in a top wall thereof selectively coverable by a pivotable cover. The lid attaches to a foodstuff container and provides access to an interior of the container. The lid achieves this without requiring removal of the lid while also providing an impeded foodstuff dispense path having greater control. The cover pivots between open and closed positions, and in one form, can be secured in one or both positions. This can be achieved by releasably securing the cover to the top wall to hold the cover in the closed position and/or capturing a tab of the cover within a depression in an edge portion of the lid to hold the cover in the open position. The cover can further be integrally attached to the lid so that the cover is generally coplanar with the top wall when in the closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: Kraft Foods Group Brands LLC
    Inventors: Douglas Robert Kissner, Abby Rose Herstich, Michele Marie Dziaba, Takeisa R. Sledge
  • Publication number: 20180029756
    Abstract: A lid is provided that includes an access opening in a top wall thereof selectively coverable by a pivotable cover. The lid attaches to a foodstuff container and provides access to an interior of the container. The lid achieves this without requiring removal of the lid while also providing an impeded foodstuff dispense path having greater control. The cover pivots between open and closed positions, and in one form, can be secured in one or both positions. This can be achieved by releasably securing the cover to the top wall to hold the cover in the closed position and/or capturing a tab of the cover within a depression in an edge portion of the lid to hold the cover in the open position. The cover can further be integrally attached to the lid so that the cover is generally coplanar with the top wall when in the closed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2017
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Inventors: Douglas Robert Kissner, Abby Rose Herstich, Michele Marie Dziaba, Takeisa R. Sledge
  • Patent number: 9809356
    Abstract: A lid is provided that includes an access opening in a top wall thereof selectively coverable by a pivotable cover. The lid attaches to a foodstuff container and provides access to an interior of the container. The lid achieves this without requiring removal of the lid while also providing an impeded foodstuff dispense path having greater control. The cover pivots between open and closed positions, and in one form, can be secured in one or both positions. This can be achieved by releasably securing the cover to the top wall to hold the cover in the closed position and/or capturing a tab of the cover within a depression in an edge portion of the lid to hold the cover in the open position. The cover can further be integrally attached to the lid so that the cover is generally coplanar with the top wall when in the closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: Kraft Foods Group Brands LLC
    Inventors: Douglas Robert Kissner, Abby Rose Herstich, Michele Marie Dziaba, Takeisa R. Sledge
  • Publication number: 20120164283
    Abstract: A lid is provided that includes an access opening in a top wall thereof selectively coverable by a pivotable cover. The lid attaches to a foodstuff container and provides access to an interior of the container. The lid achieves this without requiring removal of the lid while also providing an impeded foodstuff dispense path having greater control. The cover pivots between open and closed positions, and in one form, can be secured in one or both positions. This can be achieved by releasably securing the cover to the top wall to hold the cover in the closed position and/or capturing a tab of the cover within a depression in an edge portion of the lid to hold the cover in the open position. The cover can further be integrally attached to the lid so that the cover is generally coplanar with the top wall when in the closed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2011
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Applicant: KRAFT FOODS GLOBAL BRANDS LLC
    Inventors: Douglas Robert KISSNER, Abby Rose Herstich, Michele Marie Dziaba, Takeisa R. Sledge
  • Patent number: D585755
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2009
    Assignee: Kraft Foods Global Brands LLC
    Inventors: Angela Nicole Dodge, Christopher Edward Kaminski, Abby Rose Herstich, J. Steven Little
  • Patent number: D654787
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Assignee: Kraft Foods Global Brands LLC
    Inventors: Douglas Robert Kissner, Abby Rose Herstich, Michele Marie Dziaba