Patents by Inventor Christopher Wright Dunkle

Christopher Wright Dunkle 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).

  • Packaging
    Patent number: 9643755
    Abstract: A flexible packaging bag is closed at one end by means of a header having a removable outer header portion and an inner header portion (16A) both of which are sealed. The seal in the inner header portion is peelable. An elliptical aperture is defined in the outer header portion. The aperture is dimensioned to enable the insertion of one or more fingers and is offset proximal to a first side edge of the outer header portion. The aperture is used to suspend the bag from a display hook at an angle and can be grasped as an aid to tearing when removing the outer header portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: KRAFT FOODS R&D, INC.
    Inventors: Christopher Wright Dunkle, Jo-Ann Clark, Adam Lloyd
  • PACKAGING
    Publication number: 20150063728
    Abstract: A flexible packaging bag is closed at one end by means of a header having a removable outer header portion and an inner header portion (16A) both of which are sealed. The seal in the inner header portion is peelable. An elliptical aperture is defined in the outer header portion. The aperture is dimensioned to enable the insertion of one or more fingers and is offset proximal to a first side edge of the outer header portion. The aperture is used to suspend the bag from a display hook at an angle and can be grasped as an aid to tearing when removing the outer header portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2013
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Inventors: Christopher Wright Dunkle, Jo-Ann Clark, Adam Lloyd
  • Combined tray and lid
    Patent number: D535875
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2007
    Assignee: Kraft Foods Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary Herbert Carmichael, Christopher Wright Dunkle, Craig T. Wilkie, David Allan Schroeder, James Belcastro
  • Joined tray and lid
    Patent number: D548583
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2007
    Assignee: Kraft Foods Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary Herbert Carmichael, Christopher Wright Dunkle, Craig T. Wilkie, David Allan Schroeder, James Belcastro