Patents by Inventor Frederic W. Schuldt

Frederic W. Schuldt 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: 8348509
    Abstract: A flexible container includes a panel structure of flexible web material. The panel structure defines a pouch that has a top opening. A rigid fitment, in the top opening, has a surface section adjoining the pouch. The panel structure defines a handle. The pouch is configured to be carried by the handle in an upright orientation in which the handle projects upward from the pouch at a juncture that is not above the bottom of the pouch-adjoining surface section of the fitment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: Smart Bottle, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth R. Wilkes, Frederic W. Schuldt
  • Patent number: 8231029
    Abstract: A flexible container has flexible top and bottom handles for facilitating dispensing of a flowable substance stored therein. The container includes a flexible panels enclosing an interior of the container and forming a top segment, an opposite bottom segment, a front side segment, a rear side segment, and a pair of side segments bounding the interior. A rigid fitment provides an access opening through either the top segment or a front side segment. A flexible bottom handle structure surrounds a handle opening. It is defined by at least one of the flexible panels, the bottom handle structure being positioned along a center portion of the bottom segment between the front side and rear side segments. The bottom handle has a folded portion at the opening to provide a smooth gripping surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignee: Smart Bottle Inc.
    Inventors: Syed M. Peer, Kenneth R. Wilkes, Frederic W. Schuldt
  • Publication number: 20110069908
    Abstract: A flexible container includes a panel structure of flexible web material. The panel structure defines a pouch that has a top opening. A rigid fitment, in the top opening, has a surface section adjoining the pouch. The panel structure defines a handle. The pouch is configured to be carried by the handle in an upright orientation in which the handle projects upward from the pouch at a juncture that is not above the bottom of the pouch-adjoining surface section of the fitment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2009
    Publication date: March 24, 2011
    Inventors: Kenneth R. Wilkes, Frederic W. Schuldt
  • Publication number: 20110056965
    Abstract: A flexible container has flexible top and bottom handles for facilitating dispensing of a flowable substance stored therein. The container includes a flexible panels enclosing an interior of the container and forming a top segment, an opposite bottom segment, a front side segment, a rear side segment, and a pair of side segments bounding the interior. A rigid fitment provides an access opening through either the top segment or a front side segment. A flexible bottom handle structure surrounds a handle opening. It is defined by at least one of the flexible panels, the bottom handle structure being positioned along a center portion of the bottom segment between the front side and rear side segments. The bottom handle has a folded portion at the opening to provide a smooth gripping surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2010
    Publication date: March 10, 2011
    Applicant: Smart Bottle Inc.
    Inventors: Syed M. Peer, Kenneth R. Wilkes, Frederic W. Schuldt
  • Patent number: D608656
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2010
    Assignee: Smart Bottle Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth R. Wilkes, Frederic W. Schuldt