Patents by Inventor André Rodrigues

André Rodrigues 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: 11174067
    Abstract: A container for consumer goods is provided, including a box to house the goods and having a box front wall, a box back wall, a box bottom wall, and box side walls, a top face of the box providing an access opening providing access to the goods; and a lid flap hingedly connected to the box back wall and including lid top and front walls, such that in a closed position of the flap the lid top and front walls overlie the access opening and the front wall, such that prior to a first opening of the container, the front wall is connected to each of the side walls along a line of weakness extending along a front edge of the respective side wall, and such that upon separation of the flap along the line, the flap is movable into an open position uncovering the access opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: Philip Morris Products S.A.
    Inventors: Vincent Antonellini, Bryan Foster, Luiz Andre Rodrigues, Onesio Luis Thesing
  • Patent number: 11084649
    Abstract: A container 10 for smoking articles 30 having an outer housing comprising a box 12 and a lid 14 hingedly attached to the box, an inner liner 20 disposed within the outer housing, the inner liner defining an interior volume for the smoking articles, the inner liner being sealed around the smoking articles and having an access opening 26 with a closure flap. An inner stiffener 50 having at least side walls 58 hingedly connected to a main panel for at least partially surrounding the smoking articles is provided within the inner liner, the main panel being hingedly connected to a bottom panel 54 that includes a stepped region 60 for receiving at least part of a smoking article provided in line with the access opening 26.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: Philip Morris Products S.A.
    Inventors: Lucas Chatelain, Luiz Andre Rodrigues
  • Patent number: 10968034
    Abstract: A container comprises a housing that comprises a box and a lid that is hingedly attached to the box. The lid comprises a bottom edge. The box comprises a front wall and a rear wall. The container also comprises an inner package disposed at least partially within the housing and at least partially defining an interior volume for housing consumer goods. The inner package is configured to open and close when the lid of the housing is opened and closed. The inner package comprises an access opening and a sealing flap. The sealing flap comprises a tab that has a bottom edge. The bottom edge of the tab is positioned below the bottom edge of the lid when the lid is in a closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: PHILIP MORRIS PRODUCTS S.A.
    Inventor: Luiz Andre Rodrigues
  • Publication number: 20210002019
    Abstract: The package includes a box configured to hold and display a consumer good, the box including a top wall, bottom wall, front wall, back wall, first side wall, second side wall and ramp element, the ramp element being connected to an edge of the first side wall, the ramp element extending into the box and towards the bottom wall, the ramp element being configured to support the consumer good between the ramp element and the top wall, the top wall defining an access opening extending over at least part of the ramp element, and a lid flap connected to the box along a hinge line, the lid flap including a closed and opened position, the lid flap at least partially covering the access opening in the closed position, and the lid flap exposing the access opening and allowing the consumer good to be removed from the box.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2020
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC
    Inventors: Luiz Andre RODRIGUES, Onesio Luis THESING
  • Publication number: 20210002023
    Abstract: A container for consumer goods is provided, including a box to house the goods and having a box front wall, a box back wall, a box bottom wall, and box side walls, a top face of the box providing an access opening providing access to the goods; and a lid flap hingedly connected to the box back wall and including lid top and front walls, such that in a closed position of the flap the lid top and front walls overlie the access opening and the front wall, such that prior to a first opening of the container, the front wall is connected to each of the side walls along a line of weakness extending along a front edge of the respective side wall, and such that upon separation of the flap along the line, the flap is movable into an open position uncovering the access opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2018
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Applicant: Philip Morris Products S.A.
    Inventors: Vincent ANTONELLINI, Bryan FOSTER, Luiz Andre RODRIGUES, Onesio Luis THESING
  • Patent number: 10800570
    Abstract: The container includes a box containing at least one consumer good, the box having a top wall, a bottom wall, a front wall, a back wall, a first side wall, a second side wall and a ramp element depending from the first side wall and extending into the box, wherein the at least one first consumer good is positioned between the ramp element and the top wall, and the top wall defines an access opening extending over at least a part of the ramp element, and a lid flap connected to the box along a first hinge line. The lid flap is movable between a closed position in which the access opening on the top wall is covered and an open position in which the access opening on the top wall is exposed and the consumer goods are removable from the box. The blank is configured to form the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: Altria Client Services LLC
    Inventors: Luiz Andre Rodrigues, Onesio Luis Thesing
  • Publication number: 20200216175
    Abstract: Cargo load platform assemblies are especially adapted to provide support for a variety of cargo, such as auxiliary aircraft fuel tanks. According to certain embodiments herein, a load platform is provided which is adapted to being positioned onto a cargo deck of a cargo aircraft. At least one anti-rattle device is operatively associated with the load platform for positionally fixing the load platform to a tie-down ring of the cargo deck of a cargo aircraft. The cargo load platform may support a rigid fuel tank thereon so that auxiliary fuel tankage systems can be provided as may be needed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2019
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventors: Adilson Martins de Melo, Andre Rodrigues Ribeiro Pinto, Marcos Vinicus, Bruno Miguel Oliveira Andrade
  • Patent number: 10661975
    Abstract: Containers that comprise a housing that comprises a box and a lid that is hingedly attached to the box. The lid comprises a front wall that has an inner surface, an outer surface and a bottom edge. The container also comprises an inner package disposed at least partially within the housing and at least partially defining an interior volume for housing consumer goods. The container also comprises a resealable label configured to open and close the inner package when the lid of the housing is opened and closed, wherein the resealable lable is positioned adjacent the inner surface of the front wall of the lid. The container also comprises an insert comprising a line of weakness and a communication portion, wherein the insert is coupled to the resealable label to maintain connection of the insert with the container until the line of weakness is broken.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: Philip Morris Products S.A.
    Inventors: Arjen Hamilcar Slooff, Lucas Chatelain, Luiz Andre Rodrigues, Ross Lange
  • Publication number: 20200039733
    Abstract: A container comprises a housing that comprises a box and a lid that is hingedly attached to the box. The lid comprises a bottom edge. The box comprises a front wall and a rear wall. The container also comprises an inner package disposed at least partially within the housing and at least partially defining an interior volume for housing consumer goods. The inner package is configured to open and close when the lid of the housing is opened and closed. The inner package comprises an access opening and a sealing flap. The sealing flap comprises a tab that has a bottom edge. The bottom edge of the tab is positioned below the bottom edge of the lid when the lid is in a closed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2017
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Inventor: Luiz Andre Rodrigues
  • Publication number: 20190173823
    Abstract: In non-limiting examples of the present disclosure, systems, methods and devices for surfacing one or more location-based messaging groups are presented. Geolocation information associated with a current location of a client computing device may be sent to a group messaging service. A request to identify one or more location-based messaging groups corresponding to the current location of the client computing device may be sent from a group messaging application to the group messaging service. Information associated with one or more location-based messaging groups for which the current location of the client computing device meets a location-based threshold may be received from the group messaging service, and the one or more location-based messaging groups for which the current location of the client computing device meets the location-based surfacing threshold may be surface on a display of the client computing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2018
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Inventors: Abhinav Mukherjee, Shantanu Prasade, Manav Mithal, Vani Sivasankar, Saumitra Agarwal, Jayram Kumar, Ravi Birhman, Andre Rodrigues, Rajiv Kumar, Prashant Gupta, Deepak Pratinidhi, Rakesh Midha, Arun Rajappa
  • Patent number: 10301095
    Abstract: The container includes an outer housing with a top wall, a bottom wall, a front wall, a back wall, a first side wall, and a second side wall. The top wall defines an access opening for providing access to the interior of the outer housing. An inner package is disposed within the outer housing, and includes a recessed base and a cover member overlying the recessed base, which together form a sealed enclosure for one or more consumer goods. The inner package is held in a fixed position within the outer housing such that a first portion of the inner package underlies the top wall and a first portion of the cover member underlies and is exposed by the access opening. The first portion of the cover member is separable from the remainder of the inner package to allow removal of consumer goods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES LLC
    Inventors: Luiz Andre Rodrigues, Onesio Luis Thesing
  • Publication number: 20190152686
    Abstract: A container (10) for smoking articles (30) having an outer housing comprising a box (12) and a lid (14) hingedly attached to the box, an inner liner (20) disposed within the housing, the inner liner defining an interior volume for the smoking articles, the inner liner being sealed around the smoking articles and having an access opening (26) with a closure flap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2017
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Inventors: Lucas Chatelain, Luiz Andre Rodrigues
  • Publication number: 20180334317
    Abstract: Containers that comprise a housing that comprises a box and a lid that is hingedly attached to the box. The lid comprises a front wall that has an inner surface, an outer surface and a bottom edge. The container also comprises an inner package disposed at least partially within the housing and at least partially defining an interior volume for housing consumer goods. The container also comprises a resealable label configured to open and close the inner package when the lid of the housing is opened and closed, wherein the resealable lable is positioned adjacent the inner surface of the front wall of the lid. The container also comprises an insert comprising a line of weakness and a communication portion, wherein the insert is coupled to the resealable label to maintain connection of the insert with the container until the line of weakness is broken.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2016
    Publication date: November 22, 2018
    Inventors: Arjen Hamilcar SLOOFF, Lucas CHATELAIN, Luiz Andre RODRIGUES, Ross LANGE
  • Publication number: 20180273239
    Abstract: The package includes a sheet material with a first end and a second end, the first end being connected to the second end to form a sealing flap, the sealing flap sealing the package along at least a transversal edge of the sheet material, longitudinal edges of the sheet material being connected to each other. The sealing flap defines an opening cut, the opening cut being arranged in a sealed portion of the package. A first part of the sheet material forms a first package face, the sealing flap being connected to the first package face.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2018
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Inventors: Luiz Andre RODRIGUES, Onesio Luis THESING, Timothee CAILLEAUX
  • Publication number: 20180186501
    Abstract: The container includes a box containing at least one consumer good, the box having a top wall, a bottom wall, a front wall, a back wall, a first side wall, a second side wall and a ramp element depending from the first side wall and extending into the box, wherein the at least one first consumer good is positioned between the ramp element and the top wall, and the top wall defines an access opening extending over at least a part of the ramp element, and a lid flap connected to the box along a first hinge line. The lid flap is movable between a closed position in which the access opening on the top wall is covered and an open position in which the access opening on the top wall is exposed and the consumer goods are removable from the box. The blank is configured to form the container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2017
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Inventors: Luiz Andre RODRIGUES, Onesio Luis Thesing
  • Publication number: 20180186538
    Abstract: The container includes an outer housing with a top wall, a bottom wall, a front wall, a back wall, a first side wall, and a second side wall. The top wall defines an access opening for providing access to the interior of the outer housing. An inner package is disposed within the outer housing, and includes a recessed base and a cover member overlying the recessed base, which together form a sealed enclosure for one or more consumer goods. The inner package is held in a fixed position within the outer housing such that a first portion of the inner package underlies the top wall and a first portion of the cover member underlies and is exposed by the access opening. The first portion of the cover member is separable from the remainder of the inner package to allow removal of consumer goods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2017
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Inventors: Luiz Andre RODRIGUES, Onesio Luis Thesing
  • Publication number: 20130024234
    Abstract: Production flows/processes are presented through a layout distribution of kanban job symbols (cards, representing production tasks/jobs) in a sequence of execution inside several planning periods. A smart layout distribution algorithm displays a schedule consistent of planning periods and kanban job symbols planned in the planning periods. In addition to a variety of color, textual, graphic, and shading schemes, as well as, icons for providing visual information on the tasks/jobs, the algorithm fits the kanban job symbols within the user interface without scroll bars with a resizable control, and maintains kanban job symbol size proportional to capacity consumed, consistent across planning periods even if the planning periods have different total capacity or are overloaded.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2011
    Publication date: January 24, 2013
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Andrés del Campo Novales, Conrad Josef Volkmann, André Rodrigues