Patents by Inventor Ed Thompson

Ed Thompson 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).

  • Container for holding and dispensing product
    Patent number: 6695167
    Abstract: An improved product holding and dispensing a container for housing and dispensing products is provided. The container having a moveable product frame, wherein a consumer is enabled to move the frame, as product units are removed, to maintain the product in its packaged order. The container comprises: a base having a front wall, a back wall and side walls a moveable frame adapted to support the products inside the base. The frame includes a back wall and a member, wherein an area of the member extends through the base to allow the member to be grasped and pulled to cause the back wall of the frame to move away from the back wall of the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2004
    Assignee: Nestec S.A.
    Inventors: Harold Bennett, Ed Thompson
  • Container for holding and dispensing product
    Publication number: 20020145004
    Abstract: An improved product holding and dispensing a container for housing and dispensing products is provided. The container having a moveable product frame, wherein a consumer is enabled to move the frame, as product units are removed, to maintain the product in its packaged order. The container comprises: a base having a front wall, a back wall and side walls a moveable frame adapted to support the products inside the base. The frame includes a back wall and a member, wherein an area of the member extends through the base to allow the member to be grasped and pulled to cause the back wall of the frame to move away from the back wall of the base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2002
    Publication date: October 10, 2002
    Inventors: Harold Bennett, Ed Thompson