Patents by Inventor Cynthia Lynn Wilcox

Cynthia Lynn Wilcox 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: 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
  • Publication number: 20130236861
    Abstract: A package is provided for housing consumable products. Methods for teaching children to identify foods to consume and for identifying product brands are also provided. In a general embodiment, the present disclosure provides packages including a body defining a perimeter and at least one interior compartment for housing a consumable product. The perimeter alone, or the perimeter in conjunction with the compartments, forms a shape that is not a typical geometric shape and that is a recognizable shape to a child such as, for example, a ghost or a dog.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2010
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Applicant: NESTEC S.A.
    Inventors: Kimberly Ann Wilmers, Cynthia Lynn Wilcox
  • 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
  • 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
  • Patent number: 6371365
    Abstract: A carton for display and shipping of product units includes two or more carton portions disposed side-by-side and a one-piece lid member spanning the carton portions. A line of weakness divides the lid member into portions corresponding to each carton portions. The lid member and carton portions include weakening so as to facilitate tear out with a simple manipulation by the user. A single carton unit is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2002
    Assignee: Kraft Foods Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel E. Doucette, Cynthia Lynn Wilcox