Patents by Inventor James E. McCay

James E. McCay 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: 9522761
    Abstract: A box for receiving a food item is provided, and the box is usable with an additional box that is also configured to receive a food item. The box includes a bottom portion, and a top portion that is hingedly connected to the bottom portion and that forms a cover. The top portion includes a top panel and a side panel connected to the top panel, and the side panel has a bendable tab formed therein. The tab is bendable to an operative position and cooperable with the additional box to link the two boxes together when the additional box is placed on top of the box.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2016
    Assignee: DOMINO'S IP HOLDER, LLC
    Inventors: Meredith Baker, Benjamin A. Bangser, Jason Eiseman, Jessica Glass, James E. McCay, Thomas Vanesley, Phillip Worley
  • Patent number: 9290301
    Abstract: Devices and methods for packaging food cups is provided. The devices include unitary blanks with a front panel, bottom panel, rear panel, top panel, and side closures (in various forms) configured for assembly into a hollow substantially polyhedral package enclosure for 2 cups, 4 cups, or other even number of cups. Package enclosures with different side closures are designed for assembly with no glue joints, one glue joint, 3 glue joints (two cup enclosure), or 5 glue joints. Package enclosures provide visual displays that permit viewing of contents of cups secured in the enclosures. Package enclosures are structurally stable for packaging, transport, and storage. And the visual displays provide aesthetic appeal for consumers. Material and manufacturing costs and product waste are minimized with the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: Del Monte Foods, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Dominski, Brian J. Olson, Roy Greengrass, James E. McCay, Jonathan Lee, Thomas Lebeau
  • Patent number: 9010621
    Abstract: A box for receiving a food item is provided, and the box is usable with an additional box that is also configured to receive a food item. The box includes a bottom portion including a bottom panel having a link feature formed therein, and a top portion hingedly connected to the bottom portion and configured to form a cover. The top portion includes a top panel having a link feature formed therein. The link feature of the bottom portion is cooperable with the additional box to link the two boxes together when the additional box is placed beneath the box, or the link feature of the top portion is cooperable with the additional box to link the two boxes together when the additional box is placed on top of the box. Furthermore, at least one of the link features comprises a bendable tab.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: Domino's IP Holder LLC
    Inventors: Meredith Baker, Benjamin A. Bangser, Jason Eiseman, Jessica Glass, James E. McCay, Thomas VanEsley, Phillip Worley
  • Publication number: 20150068945
    Abstract: A box for receiving a food item is provided, and the box is usable with an additional box that is also configured to receive a food item. The box includes a bottom portion including a bottom panel having a link feature formed therein, and a top portion hingedly connected to the bottom portion and configured to form a cover. The top portion includes a top panel having a link feature formed therein. The link feature of the bottom portion is cooperable with the additional box to link the two boxes together when the additional box is placed beneath the box, or the link feature of the top portion is cooperable with the additional box to link the two boxes together when the additional box is placed on top of the box. Furthermore, at least one of the link features comprises a bendable tab.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2013
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Applicant: Domino's IP Holding LLC
    Inventors: Meredith Baker, Benjamin A. Bangser, Jason Eiseman, Jessica Glass, James E. McCay, Thomas VanEsley, Phillip Worley
  • Publication number: 20150068946
    Abstract: A box for receiving a food item is provided, and the box is usable with an additional box that is also configured to receive a food item. The box includes a bottom portion, and a top portion that is hingedly connected to the bottom portion and that forms a cover. The top portion includes a top panel and a side panel connected to the top panel, and the side panel has a bendable tab formed therein. The tab is bendable to an operative position and cooperable with the additional box to link the two boxes together when the additional box is placed on top of the box.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2014
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Applicant: Domino's IP Holder LLC
    Inventors: Meredith BAKER, Benjamin A. BANGSER, Jason EISEMAN, Jessica GLASS, James E. MCCAY, Thomas VANESLEY, Phillip WORLEY
  • Publication number: 20130112581
    Abstract: Devices and methods for packaging food cups is provided. The devices include unitary blanks with a front panel, bottom panel, rear panel, top panel, and side closures (in various forms) configured for assembly into a hollow substantially polyhedral package enclosure for 2 cups, 4 cups, or other even number of cups. Package enclosures with different side closures are designed for assembly with no glue joints, one glue joint, 3 glue joints (two cup enclosure), or 5 glue joints. Package enclosures provide visual displays that permit viewing of contents of cups secured in the enclosures. Package enclosures are structurally stable for packaging, transport, and storage. And the visual displays provide aesthetic appeal for consumers. Material and manufacturing costs and product waste are minimized with the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2011
    Publication date: May 9, 2013
    Inventors: Daniel Dominski, Brian J. Olson, Roy Greengrass, James E. McCay, Jonathan Lee, Thomas Lebeau
  • Publication number: 20100132522
    Abstract: A trimmer having a trimmer housing is disclosed. In accordance with at least some embodiments, the trimmer housing includes a first housing portion and a second housing portion, the first housing portion being pivotally connected at least indirectly to the second housing portion. The trimmer additionally includes a cutting platform having a first platform connected at least indirectly to the first housing portion and a second platform connected at least indirectly to the second housing portion. The trimmer is configured wherein the second housing portion is substantially stationary and the first housing portion rotates approximately in a 180 degree range of motion from a close position to an open position, such that a flat and continuous cutting surface formed by the first and the second platforms is obtained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2009
    Publication date: June 3, 2010
    Inventors: Michael E. Peterson, Amy Campagna, James E. McCay, John K. Clay, Javier Verdura
  • Patent number: D625911
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2010
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventors: Jonathan Lee, James E. McCay, Javier Verdura
  • Patent number: D626004
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2010
    Assignee: Reckitt Benckiser Inc.
    Inventors: James E. McCay, Anne E. Nixon
  • Patent number: D656030
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: BISSELL Homecare, Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan Lee, James E. McCay, Anne E. Nixon, James T. Starkey, Michael Luyckx, Douglas J. Medema
  • Patent number: D677564
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2013
    Assignee: The J.M. Smucker Company
    Inventors: Eric Brian MacLean, Lindsay Marie Cardinal, Gregory Peter Dalea, Peter Brian Clarke, James E. McCay, John Philip Kalinowsky, Edmund Farmer, Ryan Vincent Lee, Todd Anton Stricker, Timothy D. Kleiber, Loius J. Young
  • Patent number: D716660
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: Intercontinental Great Brands LLC
    Inventors: Rafael Quinones, Salina Fung, Kerri Kim Clark, James E. McCay, Jesse S. Kruska
  • Patent number: D722875
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Euro-Pro Operating LLC
    Inventors: William Scott Hughes, James E. McCay, James Troy Starkey
  • Patent number: D722876
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Euro-Pro Operating LLC
    Inventors: William Scott Hughes, James E. McCay, James Troy Starkey
  • Patent number: D723916
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: Euro-Pro Operating LLC
    Inventors: William Scott Hughes, James E. McCay, James Troy Starkey
  • Patent number: D726540
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: Euro-Pro Operating LLC
    Inventors: William Scott Hughes, James E. McCay, James Troy Starkey
  • Patent number: D736639
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: James E. McCay, James Troy Starkey
  • Patent number: D737144
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: Euro-Pro Operating LLC
    Inventors: William Scott Hughes, David E. Hidding, James E. McCay, James Troy Starkey
  • Patent number: D738737
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: James E. McCay, James Troy Starkey
  • Patent number: D879615
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: W.F. YOUNG, INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Tyler F. Young, James E. McCay, Peter B. Clarke