Patents by Inventor Bethanie Lynn Skinner

Bethanie Lynn Skinner 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).

  • Packages for consumable products and methods of using same
    Patent number: 8844757
    Abstract: Packages for housing consumable products and methods of using same are provided. Methods for teaching children to self-feed are also provided. In a general embodiment, the present disclosure provides a package including a body defining side walls (34,36) a first end wall (40), an inclined second end wall (42) and an elongated interior compartment having a predetermined width for housing consumable products. In another embodiment, a package is provided that includes a body defining side walls, a bottom wall (38) a first end wall (40) oriented at 90° to the bottom wall, a second end wall (42) inclined at an angle with respect to the bottom wall (38), and an interior compartment for housing consumable products, the package being so constructed and arranged to stand substantially upright.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Nestec S.A.
    Inventors: Kimberly Ann Wilmers, Cynthia Lynn Wilcox, Stephen Andrew Wurth, Bethanie Lynn Skinner, Gary William Etheridge
  • PACKAGES FOR CONSUMABLE PRODUCTS AND METHODS OF USING SAME
    Publication number: 20120325831
    Abstract: Packages (10) for housing consumable products and methods of using same are provided. Methods for teaching children to self-feed are also provided. In a general embodiment, the present disclosure provides a package (10) including a body (12) defining side walls (14,16), a first end wall (18), an inclined second end wall (20) and an elongated interior compartment (24) having a predetermined width for housing consumable products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2010
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Inventors: Kimberly Ann Wilmers, Cynthia Lynn Wilcox, Stephen Andrew Wurth, Bethanie Lynn Skinner, Gary William Etheridge
  • PACKAGES FOR CONSUMABLE PRODUCTS AND METHODS OF USING SAME
    Publication number: 20120312823
    Abstract: Packages for housing consumable products and methods of using same are provided. Methods for teaching children to self-feed are also provided. In a general embodiment, the present disclosure provides a package including a body defining side walls (34,36) a first end wall (40), an inclined second end wall (42) and an elongated interior compartment having a predetermined width for housing consumable products. In another embodiment, a package is provided that includes a body defining side walls, a bottom wall (38) a first end wall (40) oriented at 90° to the bottom wall, a second end wall (42) inclined at an angle with respect to the bottom wall (38), and an interior compartment for housing consumable products, the package being so constructed and arranged to stand substantially upright.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2010
    Publication date: December 13, 2012
    Applicant: NESTEC S.A.
    Inventors: Kimberly Ann Wilmers, Cynthia Lynn Wilcox, Stephen Andrew Wurth, Bethanie Lynn Skinner, Gary William Etheridge