Patents by Inventor Grace Mercado

Grace Mercado 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: 9505534
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a container for holding a granular product or powdered material, such as infant formula. More specifically the disclosure is directed to a container including a closure having a collar and lid for resealably securing the open end of the container. The container may include a tub having at least one collar mating protrusion and a collar having an aperture designed to engage the at least one collar mating protrusion of the tub to secure the collar to the tub. The collar may further include a lid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: Mead Johnson Nutrition (Asia Pacific) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Grace Mercado, Patrick McCallister, Prasad Ventrapragada, Simon Tan, Sundaramurthy Dandapani
  • Patent number: 9387962
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a container for holding a granular product or powdered material, such as infant formula. More specifically the disclosure is directed to a container including a closure having a collar and lid for resealably securing the open end of the container. The container may include a tub having a continuous groove located in the upper portion of the tub and a collar having a continuous tub mating surface extending about the entire perimeter of the collar for engaging the continuous groove of the tub, thereby securing the collar to the tub. The collar may also include a lid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: Mead Johnson Nutrition Company
    Inventors: Grace Mercado, Patrick McCallister, Prasad Ventrapragada, Simon Tan, Sundaramurthy Dandapani
  • Publication number: 20150210450
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a container for holding a granular product or powdered material, such as infant formula. More specifically the disclosure is directed to a container including a closure having a collar and lid for resealably securing the open end of the container. The container may include a tub having at least one collar mating protrusion and a collar having an aperture designed to engage the at least one collar mating protrusion of the tub to secure the collar to the tub. The collar may further include a lid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2014
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Inventors: Grace Mercado, Patrick McCallister, Prasad Ventrapragada, Simon Tan, Sundaramurthy Dandapani
  • Publication number: 20150210444
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a container for holding a granular product or powdered material, such as infant formula. More specifically the disclosure is directed to a container including a closure having a collar and lid for resealably securing the open end of the container. The container may include a tub having a continuous groove located in the upper portion of the tub and a collar having a continuous tub mating surface extending about the entire perimeter of the collar for engaging the continuous groove of the tub, thereby securing the collar to the tub. The collar may also include a lid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2014
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Inventors: Grace Mercado, Patrick McCallister, Prasad Ventrapragada, Simon Tan, Sundaramurthy Dandapani
  • Publication number: 20070110932
    Abstract: The invention involves a high-barrier packaging material comprising at least one outer layer of kraft paper, at least one center layer of high-barrier metallized polyethylene terephthalate, and an inner layer of linear low density polyethylene. The packaging material has excellent water vapor and oxygen barrier properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2005
    Publication date: May 17, 2007
    Inventors: Wilfred Castillo, Grace Mercado