Patents by Inventor Colleen H. Dolan

Colleen H. Dolan 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).

  • Sample packet adapted for insertion into a newspaper
    Patent number: 5197599
    Abstract: A package for a product sample or the like that is suitable for insertion into newspaper publications with standard automatic insertion machinery. The package has a substantially smooth flat outer wrapper without unsecured edges that can tear during handling and/or jam the automatic insertion machinery. The package avoids the need to size and align the product sample for coincidence with an aperture in the outer wrapper. Finally, the package provides the maximum uninterrupted surface area for graphic and print advertising.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 1991
    Date of Patent: March 30, 1993
    Assignee: Chicago Tribune Company
    Inventor: Colleen H. Dolan
  • Sample packet newspaper insert
    Patent number: 5105941
    Abstract: Packaging for product samples and the like that is suitable for insertion into newspaper publications with standard automatic insertion machinery and provides nonbulging product sample protection when inserted into a newspaper publication to prevent "footballing" of newspaper stacks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 1990
    Date of Patent: April 21, 1992
    Assignee: Chicago Tribune Company
    Inventors: Colleen H. Dolan, Arnold R. Behrman, Barry G. Seelig