Patents by Inventor Donna Hughes Pless

Donna Hughes Pless 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).

  • Shipping container systems for live samples and related die cut tray inserts
    Patent number: 11453544
    Abstract: A die cut tray insert is provided including a first face and a second face, opposite and parallel to the first face; first and second assemblies secured at one end to one of the first and second faces and configured to swing between an open position and a closed position such that a pot associated with a live sample is secured on two sides; and a third face and a fourth face, perpendicular to the first and second faces and opposite and parallel to one another, the third face configured to cover a top portion of the pot associated with the live sample and the fourth face configured to contain the pot within the first, second and third faces. The third face covering the top portion of the pot is configured to reduce spillage from the pot when the first and second assemblies are in a closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: Whimsical Wings Farms, Inc.
    Inventor: Donna Hughes Pless
  • Shipping Container Systems for Live Samples and Related Die Cut Tray Inserts
    Publication number: 20200361699
    Abstract: A die cut tray insert is provided including a first face and a second face, opposite and parallel to the first face; first and second assemblies secured at one end to one of the first and second faces and configured to swing between an open position and a closed position such that a pot associated with the live sample is secured on two sides; and a third face and a fourth face, perpendicular to the first and second faces and opposite and parallel to one another, the third face configured to cover a top portion of the pot associated with the live sample and the fourth face configured to contain the pot within the first, second and third faces. The third face covering the top portion of the pot is configured to reduce spillage from the pot when the first and second assemblies are in a closed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2020
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Inventor: Donna Hughes Pless
  • Shipping container for live samples
    Patent number: D898587
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: Whimsical Wings Farms, Inc.
    Inventor: Donna Hughes Pless