Patents by Inventor Adrienne McNicholas

Adrienne McNicholas 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: 20210347529
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a container (or bag) that is sufficiently rigid stand on its own yet is sufficiently flexible for a user to deform the bag to create a pour spout. Due to this balance of rigidity and flexibility, when open, the opening of the container maintains a shape and dimension that gives easy, one handed, access to the contents and allows contents to be poured into the container without need of support. The bag has a closure that may include a rod that nests within a channel. The rod and channel can be configured such that the rod can be pressed into the channel and pulled out of the channel repeatedly without causing damage to the container, thereby creating a convenient container for carrying food, or other items.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2021
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Inventors: Adrienne McNicholas, Michelle Ivankovic
  • Patent number: 10582788
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to reusable food covers. Such reusable food covers may be flexible so that they can create a seal with partially consumed foods, such as fruits and vegetables, to preserve these foods and extend the time of being suitable and desirable for consumption. Each cover may include a base and a flexible wall formed as a single unitary structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: Food Huggers Inc.
    Inventors: Michelle Ivankovic, Adrienne McNicholas
  • Publication number: 20180325293
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to reusable food covers. Such reusable food covers may be flexible so that they can create a seal with partially consumed foods, such as fruits and vegetables, to preserve these foods and extend the time of being suitable and desirable for consumption. Each cover may include a base and a flexible wall formed as a single unitary structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2018
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Inventors: Michelle Ivankovic, Adrienne McNicholas
  • Patent number: 10010201
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to reusable food covers. Such reusable food covers may be flexible so that they can create a seal with partially consumed foods, such as fruits and vegetables, to preserve these foods and extend the time of being suitable and desirable for consumption. Each cover may include a base and a flexible wall formed as a single unitary structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: Food Huggers Inc.
    Inventors: Michelle Ivankovic, Adrienne McNicholas
  • Publication number: 20170349345
    Abstract: A reusable flexible sheet is disclosed. The flexible sheet includes a central layer that can assume a manipulated shape. The central conformable layer is encased within a first sheet on one side, and a second sheet on the opposite side. The three layers move in unison. The outer first sheet and second sheet are generally impermeable to liquids and solids, and allow the flexible sheet to be cleaned and reused. In some cases, the flexible sheet material can be folded or formed into a storage bag. Various methods of making the reusable flexible sheet are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2017
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Inventors: Adrienne McNicholas, Michelle Ivankovic
  • Publication number: 20160220050
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to reusable food covers. Such reusable food covers may be flexible so that they can create a seal with partially consumed foods, such as fruits and vegetables, to preserve these foods and extend the time of being suitable and desirable for consumption. Each cover may include a base and a flexible wall formed as a single unitary structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2016
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Inventors: Michelle Ivankovic, Adrienne McNicholas
  • Patent number: 9320376
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to reusable food covers. Such reusable food covers may be flexible so that they can create a seal with partially consumed foods, such as fruits and vegetables, to preserve these foods and extend the time of being suitable and desirable for consumption. Each cover may include a base and a flexible wall formed as a single unitary structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: Food Huggers Inc.
    Inventors: Michelle Ivankovic, Adrienne McNicholas
  • Publication number: 20150239627
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to reusable covers. Such reusable covers may be flexible so that they can create a seal with a container, such as bowls and other dishes, to preserve foods or extend the time that a stored item may be suitable and desirable for consumption. Each cover may include a base and a flexible wall, and may be applied on containers of varying diameters and shapes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2015
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Inventors: Michelle Ivankovic, Adrienne McNicholas
  • Publication number: 20140238887
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to reusable food covers. Such reusable food covers may be flexible so that they can create a seal with partially consumed foods, such as fruits and vegetables, to preserve these foods and extend the time of being suitable and desirable for consumption. Each cover may include a base and a flexible wall formed as a single unitary structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2013
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Inventors: Michelle IVANKOVIC, Adrienne McNicholas
  • Publication number: 20110042335
    Abstract: A closet organizer system is provided. In one embodiment, the closet organizer system includes a closet organizer unit having one or two flexible support members to be detachably secured to a closet rod, and a storage compartment. Other closet organizer units have one flexible support member and a plurality of storage compartments. Another closet organizer unit comprises a extendible hanger rod connected to the closet rod by two support straps. One or both of the support straps may be removed and replaced by another closet organizer unit, whereby various combinations of closet organizer units may be fashioned. In addition, more than one hanger rod unit may be used with one or more other closet organizer units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2010
    Publication date: February 24, 2011
    Inventor: Adrienne McNICHOLAS
  • Publication number: 20080116160
    Abstract: A closet organizer system is provided. In one embodiment, the closet organizer system includes a closet organizer unit having one or two flexible support members to be detachably secured to a closet rod, and a storage compartment. Other closet organizer units have one flexible support member and a plurality of storage compartments. Another closet organizer unit comprises a extendible hanger rod connected to the closet rod by two support straps. One or both of the support straps may be removed and replaced by another closet organizer unit, whereby various combinations of closet organizer units may be fashioned. In addition, more than one hanger rod unit may be used with one or more other closet organizer units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2007
    Publication date: May 22, 2008
    Inventor: Adrienne McNicholas
  • Patent number: D820037
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: Food Huggers Inc.
    Inventors: Michelle Ivankovic, Adrienne McNicholas