Patents by Inventor Dominic J. C. Howard
Dominic J. C. Howard 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: 8910784Abstract: A combined article package includes a sleeve having a pocket formed integrally therein with a cigarette package in the sleeve and an insert in the pocket. The sleeve can be formed from a single piece blank. The insert can be a coupon or a separate consumer product, such as smoking articles, smokeless tobacco, and the like. For instance, the insert can be a foil pack containing one or more promotional smokeless tobacco products. The combined article package can be sized to be compatible with cigarette cartons, cigarette display racks, tax-stamping equipment and the like.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2010Date of Patent: December 16, 2014Assignee: Philip Morris USA Inc.Inventors: Pamela D. Moore, Stephen J. Bellamah, Dominic J. C. Howard
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Patent number: 8348053Abstract: An adjacent article package for holding a consumer product and a promotional product includes a combining sleeve formed from a blank. The first container can be a pack of cigarettes and the second container can be a small package containing promotional products such as smokeless tobacco products. The adjacent article package can be sized to be compatible with cigarette cartons, cigarette display racks, tax-stamping equipment and the like.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2010Date of Patent: January 8, 2013Assignee: Philip Morris USA Inc.Inventors: Stephen J. Bellamah, William T. Griffin, Dominic J. C. Howard, William E. Tucker, Jr., John A. Konings, Xuan M. Pham
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Patent number: 8117807Abstract: A three-piece pocket-size container for holding a consumer product such as smokeless tobacco product in an interior volume of a perimeter band which has a base locked to a lower rim portion and an openable cover on an upper rim of the perimeter band. When closed, the cover, the perimeter band and the base form a flush exterior sidewall of the container. The base and cover can be metal and the perimeter band can be transparent (clear, tinted or colored) or opaque plastic to provide a container that maintains product freshness, and is easily opened and closed.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2011Date of Patent: February 21, 2012Assignee: Philip Morris USA Inc.Inventors: Stephen J. Bellamah, William T. Griffin, Dominic J. C. Howard, Robert T. Mitten
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Patent number: 8006835Abstract: An elongate blank for forming a sleeve includes a plurality of panels. The panels include two rear panels. When the blank is folded to form the sleeve, an outer rear panel overlies an inner rear panel and a pocket is formed between these panels. The pocket is configured to contain one or more objects. The sleeve is adapted to be placed on a container, such as a package containing smoking articles. The pocket can contain another tobacco product, such as one or more promotional smokeless tobacco products.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2008Date of Patent: August 30, 2011Assignee: Philip Morris USA Inc.Inventors: Pamela D. Moore, Stephen J. Bellamah, Dominic J. C. Howard
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Publication number: 20110162984Abstract: An adjacent article package for holding a consumer product and a promotional product includes a combining sleeve formed from a blank. The first container can be a pack of cigarettes and the second container can be a small package containing promotional products such as smokeless tobacco products. The adjacent article package can be sized to be compatible with cigarette cartons, cigarette display racks, tax-stamping equipment and the like.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 2, 2010Publication date: July 7, 2011Applicant: Philip Morris USA Inc.Inventors: Stephen J. Bellamah, William T. Griffin, Dominic J.C. Howard, William E. Tucker, JR., John A. Konings, Xuan M. Pham
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Publication number: 20110155796Abstract: A combined article package includes a sleeve having a pocket formed integrally therein with a cigarette package in the sleeve and an insert in the pocket. The sleeve can be formed from a single piece blank. The insert can be a coupon or a separate consumer product, such as smoking articles, smokeless tobacco, and the like. For instance, the insert can be a foil pack containing one or more promotional smokeless tobacco products. The combined article package can be sized to be compatible with cigarette cartons, cigarette display racks, tax-stamping equipment and the like.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 2, 2010Publication date: June 30, 2011Applicant: Philip Morris USA Inc.Inventors: Pamela D. Moore, Stephen J. Bellamah, Dominic J.C. Howard
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Publication number: 20110113734Abstract: A three-piece pocket-size container for holding a consumer product such as smokeless tobacco product in an interior volume of a perimeter band which has a base locked to a lower rim portion and an openable cover on an upper rim of the perimeter band. When closed, the cover, the perimeter band and the base form a flush exterior sidewall of the container. The base and cover can be metal and the perimeter band can be transparent (clear, tinted or colored) or opaque plastic to provide a container that maintains product freshness, and is easily opened and closed.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 10, 2011Publication date: May 19, 2011Applicant: Philip Morris USA Inc.Inventors: Stephen J. Bellamah, William T. Griffin, Dominic J. C. Howard, Robert T. Mitten
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Patent number: 7878324Abstract: A three-piece pocket-size container for holding a consumer product such as smokeless tobacco product in an interior volume of a perimeter band which has a base locked to a lower rim portion and an openable cover on an upper rim of the perimeter band. When closed, the cover, the perimeter band and the base form a flush exterior sidewall of the container. The base and cover can be metal and the perimeter band can be transparent (clear, tinted or colored) or opaque plastic to provide a container that maintains product freshness, and is easily opened and closed.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2008Date of Patent: February 1, 2011Assignee: Philip Morris USA Inc.Inventors: Stephen J. Bellamah, William T. Griffin, Dominic J. C. Howard, Robert T. Mitten
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Publication number: 20090250360Abstract: A three-piece pocket-size container for holding a consumer product such as smokeless tobacco product in an interior volume of a perimeter band which has a base locked to a lower rim portion and an openable cover on an upper rim of the perimeter band. When closed, the cover, the perimeter band and the base form a flush exterior sidewall of the container. The base and cover can be metal and the perimeter band can be transparent (clear, tinted or colored) or opaque plastic to provide a container that maintains product freshness, and is easily opened and closed.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2008Publication date: October 8, 2009Applicant: Philip Morris USA Inc.Inventors: Stephen J. Bellamah, William T. Griffin, Dominic J.C. Howard, Robert T. Mitten
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Publication number: 20090250361Abstract: An elongate blank for forming a sleeve includes a plurality of panels. The panels include two rear panels. When the blank is folded to form the sleeve, an outer rear panel overlies an inner rear panel and a pocket is formed between these panels. The pocket is configured to contain one or more objects. The sleeve is adapted to be placed on a container, such as a package containing smoking articles. The pocket can contain another tobacco product, such as one or more promotional smokeless tobacco products.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2008Publication date: October 8, 2009Applicant: Philip Morris USA Inc.Inventors: Pamela D. Moore, Stephen J. Bellamah, Dominic J. C. Howard
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Patent number: D586653Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2007Date of Patent: February 17, 2009Assignee: Philip Morris USA Inc.Inventors: Pamela D. Moore, Stephen J. Bellamah, Dominic J. C. Howard
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Patent number: D618390Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2008Date of Patent: June 22, 2010Assignee: Philip Morris USA Inc.Inventors: Pamela D. Moore, Stephen J. Bellamah, Dominic J. C. Howard
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Patent number: D618391Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2008Date of Patent: June 22, 2010Assignee: Philip Morris USA Inc.Inventors: Pamela D. Moore, Stephen J. Bellamah, Dominic J. C. Howard
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Patent number: D646159Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2007Date of Patent: October 4, 2011Assignee: Philip Morris USA Inc.Inventors: Stephen J. Bellamah, William T. Griffin, Dominic J. C. Howard, Robert T. Mitten
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Patent number: D665253Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2011Date of Patent: August 14, 2012Assignee: Philip Morris USA Inc.Inventors: Stephen J. Bellamah, William T. Griffin, Dominic J. C. Howard, Robert T. Mitten
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Patent number: D694102Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2012Date of Patent: November 26, 2013Assignee: Philip Morris USA Inc.Inventors: Stephen J. Bellamah, William T. Griffin, Dominic J. C. Howard, Robert T. Mitten