Patents by Inventor Daniel Eugene Doucette
Daniel Eugene Doucette 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).
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Patent number: 8158174Abstract: Various packages for food products are provided herein. In one embodiment, a food package includes a rectangular substantially planar rigid bottom wall; two slanted side/side walls extending angularly upwardly from the bottom wall, and a rectangular opening opposite the bottom wall, the opening larger in area than the rectangular rigid bottom wall. A top side wall and a bottom side wall extend upwardly from the bottom wall; and a flexible film extends over the opening and seals the opening. The side walls are configured to engage and hold the food product, each side wall being angularly ramped and extending downward and inward toward the bottom wall, and having at least one well which extends downwardly from the angularly upward extending side wall.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2010Date of Patent: April 17, 2012Assignee: Kraft Foods Global Brands LLCInventors: Carolina Castellanos, Daniel Eugene Doucette
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Publication number: 20100237088Abstract: Various packages for food products are provided herein. In one embodiment, a food package comprises a rectangular substantially planar rigid bottom wall; two slanted side/side walls extending angularly upwardly from the bottom wall, and a rectangular opening opposite the bottom wall, the opening larger in area than the rectangular rigid bottom wall. A top side wall and a bottom side wall extend upwardly from the bottom wall; and a flexible film extends over the opening and seals the opening. The side walls are configured to engage and hold the food product, each side wall being angularly ramped and extending downward and inward toward the bottom wall, and having at least one well which extends downwardly from the angularly upward extending side wall.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2010Publication date: September 23, 2010Applicant: Kraft Foods Global Brands LLCInventors: Carolina Castellanos, Daniel Eugene Doucette
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Patent number: 7731997Abstract: Various packages for food products are provided herein. In one embodiment, a food package has a rectangular substantially planar rigid bottom wall; two slanted side/side walls extending angularly upwardly from the bottom wall, each forming an angle of from about 55 to about 75 degrees from vertical axes extending orthogonally from a plane formed by the bottom wall; and a rectangular opening opposite the bottom wall, the opening larger in area than the rectangular rigid bottom wall. A top side wall and a bottom side wall extend upwardly from the bottom wall; and a flexible film extends over the opening and seals the opening. The side walls are configured to engage and hold the food product, each side wall being angularly ramped and extending downward and inward toward the bottom wall, and having at least one wall which extends downwardly from the angularly upward extending side wall.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2008Date of Patent: June 8, 2010Assignee: Kraft Foods Global Brands, LLCInventors: Carolina Castellanos, Daniel Eugene Doucette
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Publication number: 20080128424Abstract: Various packages for food products are provided herein. In one embodiment, a food package comprises a rectangular substantially planar rigid bottom wall; two slanted side/side walls extending angularly upwardly from the bottom wall, each forming an angle of from about 55 to about 75 degrees from vertical axes extending orthogonally from a plane formed by the bottom wall; and a rectangular opening opposite the bottom wall, the opening larger in area than the rectangular rigid bottom wall. A top side wall and a bottom side wall extend upwardly from the bottom wall; and a flexible film extends over the opening and seals the opening. The side walls are configured to engage and hold the food product, each side wall being angularly ramped and extending downward and inward toward the bottom wall, and having at least one well which extends downwardly from the angularly upward extending side wall.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 13, 2008Publication date: June 5, 2008Applicant: KRAFT FOODS HOLDINGS, INC.Inventors: Carolina Castellanos, Daniel Eugene Doucette
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Patent number: 7172779Abstract: A food package for sliced food products to be maintained with a fluffed appearance, the package including a rigid base member forming a compartment for receiving the food product and a rigid lid sealed to the compartment. Advantageously, the base member includes a bottom wall and side wall portions that are configured to engage the food product to hold the slices in a fluffed arrangement thereof. Preferably, one or more tapered side wall portions hold the food product upwardly toward the lid and inwardly toward a center of the package. In preferred embodiments, the base member and lid provide a rigid-rigid construction of the food package. In preferred embodiments, the food package is also configured to stand-up in a vertical display orientation and does not require the food product be contained within a sealed pouch within the compartment.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2002Date of Patent: February 6, 2007Assignee: Kraft Foods Holdings, Inc.Inventors: Carolina Castellanos, Daniel Eugene Doucette
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Publication number: 20040062838Abstract: A food package for sliced food products to be maintained with a fluffed appearance, the package including a rigid base member forming a compartment for receiving the food product and a rigid lid sealed to the compartment. Advantageously, the base member includes a bottom wall and side wall portions that are configured to engage the food product to hold the slices in a fluffed arrangement thereof. Preferably, one or more tapered side wall portions hold the food product upwardly toward the lid and inwardly toward a center of the package. In preferred embodiments, the base member and lid provide a rigid-rigid construction of the food package. In preferred embodiments, the food package is also configured to stand-up in a vertical display orientation and does not require the food product be contained within a sealed pouch within the compartment.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2002Publication date: April 1, 2004Applicant: Kraft Foods Holdings, Inc.Inventors: Carolina Castellanos, Daniel Eugene Doucette
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Patent number: D443510Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2000Date of Patent: June 12, 2001Assignee: Kraft Foods Holdings, Inc.Inventor: Daniel Eugene Doucette
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Patent number: D511682Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2000Date of Patent: November 22, 2005Assignee: Kraft Foods Holdings, Inc.Inventor: Daniel Eugene Doucette
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Patent number: D522355Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2003Date of Patent: June 6, 2006Assignee: Kraft Foods Holdings, Inc.Inventors: Carolina Castellanos, Daniel Eugene Doucette
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Patent number: D482277Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2002Date of Patent: November 18, 2003Assignee: Kraft Foods Holdings, Inc.Inventors: Carolina Castellanos, Daniel Eugene Doucette