Patents by Inventor Elizabeth C. Kern

Elizabeth C. Kern 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).

  • Reusable bag
    Patent number: 9578937
    Abstract: A bag includes an interior pocket and an exterior pocket. The interior pocket is attached to a wall of the bag along a seam that is stitched across a width of the wall. The seam is located at a height from a bottom of the wall. The exterior pocket is attached to the bottom of the wall of the bag and has a top edge extending across the width of the wall. The top edge of the exterior pocket is located a height from the bottom of the wall. The height of the top edge of the exterior pocket is greater than the height of the seam of the interior pocket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Elizabeth C. Kern, Jason V. Drew, Michael M. Habig
  • Measuring spoons and cups
    Patent number: 8650951
    Abstract: A measuring utensil includes a handle portion and a measuring portion joined to the handle portion. The handle portion includes a main body, a male component and a female component. The main body has an upper surface and a lower surface and defines at least an outer perimeter of the handle portion. The male component is located within the outer perimeter of the main body and protrudes from the upper surface of the main body to a male engaging surface. The female component is located within the outer perimeter of the main body and is recessed from the lower surface of the main body in a direction towards the upper surface of the main body. The female component extends from the lower surface of the main body to a female engaging surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Elizabeth C. Kern, Paul H. C. Genberg, Rachel A. Jones
  • REUSABLE BAG
    Publication number: 20130156351
    Abstract: A bag includes an interior pocket and an exterior pocket. The interior pocket is attached to a wall of the bag along a seam that is stitched across a width of the wall. The seam is located at a height from a bottom of the wall. The exterior pocket is attached to the bottom of the wall of the bag and has a top edge extending across the width of the wall. The top edge of the exterior pocket is located a height from the bottom of the wall. The height of the top edge of the exterior pocket is greater than the height of the seam of the interior pocket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2012
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Applicant: TARGET BRANDS, INC.
    Inventors: Elizabeth C. Kern, Jason V. Drew, Michael M. Habig
  • Measuring Spoons and Cups
    Publication number: 20120222482
    Abstract: A measuring utensil includes a handle portion and a measuring portion joined to the handle portion. The handle portion includes a main body, a male component and a female component. The main body has an upper surface and a lower surface and defines at least an outer perimeter of the handle portion. The male component is located within the outer perimeter of the main body and protrudes from the upper surface of the main body to a male engaging surface. The female component is located within the outer perimeter of the main body and is recessed from the lower surface of the main body in a direction towards the upper surface of the main body. The female component extends from the lower surface of the main body to a female engaging surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2011
    Publication date: September 6, 2012
    Applicant: TARGET BRANDS, INC.
    Inventors: Elizabeth C. Kern, Paul H. C. Genberg, Rachel A. Jones
  • Pitcher
    Patent number: D655563
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2012
    Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Elizabeth C. Kern, Ashley L. Kneller, Rachel A. Jones, Stacy L. Abel
  • Material with medallion pattern
    Patent number: D657193
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Elizabeth C. Kern, Rachel A. Jones
  • Material with flower pattern
    Patent number: D657623
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Elizabeth C. Kern, Rachel A. Jones
  • Carafe
    Patent number: D661939
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2012
    Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Elizabeth C. Kern, Ashley L. Kneller, Rachel A. Jones
  • Utensil holder
    Patent number: D662785
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Elizabeth C. Kern, Ashley L. Kneller, Rachel A. Jones
  • Bag
    Patent number: D672951
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Chelsea R. Boone, Elizabeth C. Kern
  • Lid
    Patent number: D676706
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Elizabeth C. Kern, Ashley L. Kneller, Rachel A. Jones, Stacy L. Abel
  • Lamp
    Patent number: D735925
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Elizabeth C. Kern, Joseph P. Foley, Joel T. Bodkin
  • Lamp
    Patent number: D742573
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Elizabeth C. Kern, Joseph P. Foley, Joel T. Bodkin, Kent D. Katterheinrich
  • Lamp
    Patent number: D743615
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Elizabeth C. Kern, Joseph P. Foley
  • Lamp base
    Patent number: D748844
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Elizabeth C. Kern, Joseph P. Foley
  • Lamp
    Patent number: D748845
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Joel T. Bodkin, Joseph P. Foley, Kent D. Katterheinrich, Elizabeth C. Kern
  • Lamp base
    Patent number: D749771
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Elizabeth C. Kern, Joseph P. Foley, Joel T. Bodkin
  • Lamp
    Patent number: D749772
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Elizabeth C. Kern, Joseph P. Foley, Joel T. Bodkin
  • Ornament
    Patent number: D768329
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Elizabeth C. Kern, Kent D. Katterheinrich
  • Lamp
    Patent number: D769511
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Elizabeth C. Kern, Kent D. Katterheinrich