Patents by Inventor Jennifer Ruth Ralston Floyd

Jennifer Ruth Ralston Floyd 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).

  • Packaging system to provide fresh packed coffee
    Patent number: 7169418
    Abstract: A fresh packaging system for roast and ground coffee having a top load capacity of at least about 16 pounds (7.3 Kg) comprising a container with a closed bottom, an open top, and a body enclosing a perimeter between the bottom and the top. A protuberance is continuously disposed around the perimeter of the body proximate to the top and forms a ridge external to the body. A flexible closure is removeably attached and sealed to the protuberance so that the closure seals the interior volume of the container. The container bottom and container body are constructed from a material having a tensile modulus number ranging from at least about 35,000 to at least about 650,000 pounds per square inch (at least about 2,381 to at least about 44,230 atm).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2007
    Assignee: The Procter and Gamble Company
    Inventors: David Andrew Dalton, James David Smith, James Lee Bono, Sameer Mungur, Douglas Bruce Zeik, Aisha Barry, Jennifer Ruth Ralston Floyd
  • Container, method, and apparatus to provide fresher packed coffee
    Publication number: 20030010787
    Abstract: A fresh packaging system for roast and ground coffee having a top load capacity of at least about 16 pounds (7.3 Kg) comprising a container with a closed bottom, an open top, and a body enclosing a perimeter between the bottom and the top. A protuberance is continuously disposed around the perimeter of the body proximate to the top and forms a ridge external to the body. A flexible closure is removeably attached and sealed to the protuberance so that the closure seals the interior volume of the container. The container bottom and container body are constructed from a material having a tensile modulus number ranging from at least about 35,000 to at least about 650,000 pounds per square inch (at least about 2,381 to at least about 44,230 atm).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2002
    Publication date: January 16, 2003
    Applicant: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: David Andrew Dalton, James David Smith, James Lee Bono, Sameer Mungur, Douglas Bruce Zeik, Aisha Barry, Jennifer Ruth Ralston Floyd