Patents by Inventor Jacob H. Ballard

Jacob H. Ballard 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: 9260223
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are packages for consumer goods that provide additional functionality as an interactive device for encouraging playful interaction with the package contents. In various embodiments, the package includes a lid or top comprising a hollow body defined by a flexible shell, wherein the shell is reversibly deformable or comprises regions that are reversibly deformable, the lid adapted for launching or propelling an item when the item is placed on the shell or on a reversibly deformable region of the shell, wherein when the shell is deformed and thereafter springs back to its undeformed shape, the springing action propels the item away from the lid. Kits and methods for using the interactive packages and particularly the interactive portions of the packages are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: Nestec S.A.
    Inventors: Kisun Kim, Stephen A. Wurth, Bethanie L. Gasperson, Jacob H. Ballard, James P. Persells, Christopher Graham Tuttle, Kate Elizabeth Jente
  • Publication number: 20140027324
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are packages for consumer goods that provide additional functionality as an interactive device for encouraging playful interaction with the package contents. In various embodiments, the package includes a lid or top comprising a hollow body defined by a flexible shell, wherein the shell is reversibly deformable or comprises regions that are reversibly deformable, the lid adapted for launching or propelling an item when the item is placed on the shell or on a reversibly deformable region of the shell, wherein when the shell is deformed and thereafter springs back to its undeformed shape, the springing action propels the item away from the lid. Kits and methods for using the interactive packages and particularly the interactive portions of the packages are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2013
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Applicant: Nestec, SA
    Inventors: Kisun Kim, Stephen A. Wurth, Bethanie L. Gasperson, Jacob H. Ballard, James P. Persells, Christopher Graham Tuttle, Kate Elizabeth Jente
  • Patent number: D705654
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Societe des Produits Nestle SA
    Inventors: Stephen Andrew Wurth, Kisun Kim, Bethanie L Gasperson, Jacob H Ballard
  • Patent number: D710208
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: Societe des Produits Nestle SA
    Inventors: Stephen Andrew Wurth, Kisun Kim, Bethanie L Gasperson, Jacob H. Ballard