Patents by Inventor Brenda J. Meyers

Brenda J. Meyers 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: 6783020
    Abstract: A cup that is used for children that transitions them from sippy cups to conventional drinking cups. The cup does not require any suction by the child when drinking yet is spill proof when locked for transit. The cup features a reservoir, a top and a lid. Within the top is a central passage and a plate that contains vents. When closed, the lid is flush against the plate and prevents any liquid from leaking. When the lid is rotated open, a gap is exposed between the lid and plate to allow liquid to flow from the reservoir and through the vents to the child's mouth. Regardless of whether the lid is opened or closed, the lid always remains below the top rim of the top.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2004
    Assignee: Gerber Products Company
    Inventors: David E. Featherston, Brenda J. Meyers, Charles Quinn
  • Publication number: 20040094552
    Abstract: The present invention features a cup that is used for children that transitions them from sippy cups to conventional drinking cups. The cup does not require any suction by the child when drinking yet is spill proof when locked for transit. The cup features a reservoir, a top and a lid. Within the top is a central passage and a plate that contains vents. When closed, the lid is flush against the plate and prevents any liquid from leaking. When the lid is rotated open, a gap is exposed between the lid and plate to allow liquid to flow from the reservoir and through the vents to the child's mouth. Regardless of whether the lid is opened or closed, the lid always remains below the top rim of the top.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2002
    Publication date: May 20, 2004
    Inventors: David E. Featherston, Brenda J. Meyers, Charles Quinn
  • Patent number: 6601720
    Abstract: The invention is an improved nursing bottle, providing a new valve within its bottom structure. A flexible disk is disposed within the bottom end cap of the nursing bottle, clamped at its periphery to the periphery of the base when the bottle is assembled. The disk has a ring of slits near its periphery which are closed when pressure inside the bottle equals ambient pressure. The slits are further sealed by contact with the base. Holes, which are sealed closed by contact with the disk, are provided in the base within a central portion which does not contact the slits in the disk. When pressure within the bottle drops, the disk bows upwardly in its center, opening the valve and allowing air to enter the bottle. When pressure within the bottle increases, the valve again closes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2003
    Assignee: Gerber Products Company
    Inventors: Brenda J. Meyers, David C. Brown, Mark P. Slaven
  • Publication number: 20030024895
    Abstract: The invention is an improved nursing bottle, providing a new valve within its bottom structure. A flexible disk is disposed within the bottom end cap of the nursing bottle, clamped at its periphery to the periphery of the base when the bottle is assembled. The disk has a ring of slits near its periphery which are closed when pressure inside the bottle equals ambient pressure. The slits are further sealed by contact with the base. Holes, which are sealed closed by contact with the disk, are provided in the base within a central portion which does not contact the slits in the disk. When pressure within the bottle drops, the disk bows upwardly in its center, opening the valve and allowing air to enter the bottle. When pressure within the bottle increases, the valve again closes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2002
    Publication date: February 6, 2003
    Inventors: Brenda J. Meyers, David C. Brown, Mark P. Slaven
  • Patent number: 6513379
    Abstract: An infant drinking cup is described. The infant drinking cup is a first color when at room temperature. When the cup is filled with a cold beverage, the portion of the cup below the fill line changes to a second color. When handled by an infant, those areas below the fill line in contact with the infant's warm hands change color back to the first color. The process is fully reversible, such that the infant drinking cup can change from the cold color to the warm color, and vice versa, repeatedly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2003
    Assignee: Gerber Products Company
    Inventors: Brenda J. Meyers, Bill Hudson
  • Patent number: 6446822
    Abstract: The invention is an improved nursing bottle, providing a new valve within its bottom structure. A flexible disk is disposed within the bottom end cap of the nursing bottle, clamped at its periphery to the periphery of the base when the bottle is assembled. The disk has a ring of slits near its periphery which are closed when pressure inside the bottle equals ambient pressure. The slits are further sealed by contact with the base. Holes, which are sealed closed by contact with the disk, are provided in the base within a central portion which does not contact the slits in the disk. When pressure within the bottle drops, the disk bows upwardly in its center, opening the valve and allowing air to enter the bottle. When pressure within the bottle increases, the valve again closes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2002
    Assignee: Gerber Products Company
    Inventors: Brenda J. Meyers, David C. Brown, Mark P. Slaven
  • Publication number: 20020062691
    Abstract: An infant drinking cup is described. The infant drinking cup is a first color when at room temperature. When the cup is filled with a cold beverage, the portion of the cup below the fill line changes to a second color. When handled by an infant, those areas below the fill line in contact with the infant's warm hands change color back to the first color. The process is fully reversible, such that the infant drinking cup can change from the cold color to the warm color, and vice versa, repeatedly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2000
    Publication date: May 30, 2002
    Inventors: Brenda J. Meyers, Bill Hudson
  • Patent number: 6383164
    Abstract: A breast pump funnel is disclosed. The funnel is shaped and dimensioned to fit a woman's breast, and has a neck to receive the nipple, a cup to fit over an inner part of the breast and a plurality of fingers extending outwardly from the cup to contact an outer part of the breast. The pump section of the breast pump is connected to the neck of the funnel to apply a varying suction to draw milk from the breast and to deliver the milk into a receiving vessel. The tips of the fingers of the funnel serve to massage the breast and stimulate the release of milk from the breast during pumping.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2002
    Assignee: Gerber Products Company
    Inventors: Jean L. Johansen, Brenda J. Meyers, Alice A. Mensch, Patrick A. McCormick, Mark P. Slaven
  • Patent number: 6262854
    Abstract: A magnifying device for a shopping cart for magnifying information located on items to be purchased. The magnifying device for a shopping cart includes a frame portion. The frame portion has a peripheral wall and an opening therein. A magnifying means for magnifying objects is mounted to the peripheral wall such that the magnifying means extends over the opening. A coupling means for pivotally couples the frame portion to a shopping cart. The coupling means is integrally coupled to and extends away from the peripheral wall. The coupling means is adapted to is pivotally mounted to the bar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2001
    Inventors: Timothy J. Perrelle, Brenda J. Meyer
  • Patent number: 6228105
    Abstract: An infant pacifier is provided including a nipple, a bond ring and a handle. The nipple has a shaft and a base, each made of a flexible membrane and formed integrally with one another. A rim is formed on the base of the nipple adjacent its outer periphery. The bond ring is generally planar and annular shape and engages the rim. The handle includes a mounting ring and an elongate grip located concentric with the mounting ring. The mounting ring engages the bond ring and the rim. The bond ring and the mounting ring are attached to the nipple, preferably by overmolding the nipple and bond ring to one another and sonic welding the handle to the nipple.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2001
    Assignee: Gerber Products Company
    Inventors: Jean L. Johansen, Brenda J. Meyers
  • Patent number: D440318
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2001
    Assignee: Gerber Products Company
    Inventors: Brenda J. Meyers, Alice A. Mensch, Mark P. Slaven
  • Patent number: D441087
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2001
    Assignee: Gerber Products Company
    Inventors: Jean L. Johansen, Brenda J. Meyers, Alice A. Mensch, Mark P. Slaven
  • Patent number: D441452
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2001
    Assignee: Gerber Products Company
    Inventors: Jean L. Johansen, Brenda J. Meyers
  • Patent number: D441872
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2001
    Assignee: Gerber Products Company
    Inventors: Jean L. Johansen, Brenda J. Meyers, Alice A. Mensch, Mark P. Slaven
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    Patent number: D507934
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2005
    Assignee: Gerber Products Company
    Inventors: David E. Featherston, Brenda J. Meyers, Charles Quinn
  • Patent number: D444880
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2001
    Assignee: Gerber Products Company
    Inventors: Jean L. Johansen, Brenda J. Meyers
  • Patent number: D446852
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2001
    Assignee: Gerber Products Company
    Inventors: Jean L. Johansen, Brenda J. Meyers, Alice A. Mensch, Patrick A. McCormick, Mark P. Slaven
  • Patent number: D446853
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2001
    Assignee: Gerber Products Company
    Inventors: Jean L. Johansen, Brenda J. Meyers, Alice A. Mensch, Patrick A. McCormick, Mark P. Slaven
  • Patent number: D451200
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2001
    Assignee: Gerber Products Company
    Inventors: Jean L. Johansen, Brenda J. Meyers, Alice A. Mensch, Mark P. Slaven
  • Patent number: D476850
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2003
    Assignee: Gerber Products Company
    Inventors: David E. Featherston, Brenda J. Meyers