Patents by Inventor Erik Michael Hershey

Erik Michael Hershey 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 Smokeless Tobacco Products and Related Packaged Product Assembly and Method
    Publication number: 20160270440
    Abstract: A container configured to hold one or more units of a product is provided. The container may include a lid and a base. The lid may include a top wall and one or more lid sidewalls extending to a lower lip. The base may include a bottom wall and one or more base sidewalls extending to an upper lip. A channel may be defined at the one or more base sidewalls that extend around the perimeter of the base. A sealing member may be received in the channel. The sealing member may be configured to engage an inner surface of the one or more lid sidewalls when the lid is coupled to the base. Thereby, a storage compartment defined by the base may be sealed shut. A related method is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2015
    Publication date: September 22, 2016
    Inventors: Pankaj Patel, Terry LeBron Howell, Erik Michael Hershey
  • Container for smokeless tobacco products and related packaged product assembly and method
    Patent number: 9445631
    Abstract: A container configured to hold one or more units of a product is provided. The container may include a lid and a base. The lid may include a top wall and one or more lid sidewalls extending to a lower lip. The base may include a bottom wall and one or more base sidewalls extending to an upper lip. A channel may be defined at the one or more base sidewalls that extend around the perimeter of the base. A sealing member may be received in the channel. The sealing member may be configured to engage an inner surface of the one or more lid sidewalls when the lid is coupled to the base. Thereby, a storage compartment defined by the base may be sealed shut. A related method is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
    Inventors: Pankaj Patel, Terry LeBron Howell, Erik Michael Hershey
  • Latch
    Patent number: D941115
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Inventor: Erik Michael Hershey