Patents by Inventor Frank Edward Gonda

Frank Edward Gonda 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).

  • Patent number: 6366401
    Abstract: A transparent or partially transparent container is described with a convex portion on one side wall and an image adhering to an opposite and spaced apart second side wall which appears magnified as viewed through the convex opening. The magnified image improves the aesthetics of the packaging.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2002
    Assignee: Unilever Home and Personal Care USA
    Inventors: Frank Edward Gonda, Paul Kiryakos Metaxatos, Krista M Kuehn
  • Patent number: 6223942
    Abstract: A container for dispensing two products kept separate prior to application, for example, surfactant and skin benefit agent. The container comprising two chambers, adhered to each other. Although the chambers are essentially identical when viewed from their respective distal walls, they are adhered to each other at an offset so that from any view, both chambers can be seen. Preferably, the chambers include in their proximal walls complementary raised and recessed portions, e.g., protuberances and depressions, which assist the alignment of the chambers in an offset. A closure preferably comprises a peripheral flange and a wall extending transversely of the flange and including at least two product egress openings. Product egress channels on the underside of the transverse wall may lead to the product egress openings. Preferably attached to the closure base, for example by a hinge, is a closure cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2001
    Assignee: Lever Brothers Company, division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin Joseph Markey, Frank Edward Gonda, James Lynn Turbett, David Scott Laubach
  • Patent number: D438804
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2001
    Assignee: Unilever Home & Personal Care USA, division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Frank Edward Gonda, David Scott Laubach, Michael Edward Ross
  • Patent number: D439150
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2001
    Assignee: Unilever Home & Personal Care USA, division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Frank Edward Gonda, David Scott Laubach, Michael Edward Ross
  • Patent number: D440870
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2001
    Assignee: Unilever Home and Personal Care USA, division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Frank Edward Gonda, Paul Metaxatos, Krista Kuehn
  • Patent number: D454689
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2002
    Assignee: Unilever Home and Personal Care USA, Division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Frank Edward Gonda, Charles A. Curtiss, Stuart Mark Leslie, Michael Edward Ross
  • Patent number: D380159
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 1995
    Date of Patent: June 24, 1997
    Assignee: Lever Brothers Company, Division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory Alan Lathrop, Mark Douglas Gerhart, David Frederic Gnadt, Kevin Joseph Markey, Frank Edward Gonda, David Scott Laubach