Patents by Inventor Jerry Ray Stephens

Jerry Ray Stephens 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).

  • Publication number: 20250367043
    Abstract: A container including an assembled combination of opaque paperboard and substantially transparent polymer sheet is disclosed. The container may have a convex polyhedron shape and include at least a first group of three substantially flat mutually adjacent outer panels, wherein the first group of mutually adjacent outer panels share at least a first substantially transparent window that is present on and extends continuously and wraps from a first of the first group of panels, to a second of the first group of panels, to a third of the first group of panels, the first window being defined by a first window cutout through the paperboard, and the first window being occupied by a continuous section of the polymer sheet present and at least partially forming each of the first group of panels. The container may be a retail package.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2025
    Publication date: December 4, 2025
    Inventors: Jerry Ray STEPHENS, Taylor Javier MORRIS
  • Publication number: 20220192901
    Abstract: A container including an assembled combination of opaque paperboard and substantially transparent polymer sheet is disclosed. The containing may have a convex polyhedron shape and include at least a first group of three substantially flat mutually adjacent outer panels, wherein the first group of mutually adjacent outer panels share at least a first substantially transparent window that is present on and extends continuously and wraps from a first of the first group of panels, to a second of the first group of panels, to a third of the first group of panels, the first window being defined by a first window cutout through the paperboard, and the first window being occupied by a continuous section of the polymer sheet present and at least partially forming each of the first group of panels. The container may be a retail package.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2021
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventors: Jerry Ray STEPHENS, Taylor Javier MORRIS
  • Patent number: 10363175
    Abstract: A reclosable carton being capable and being adapted for accommodating a multiplicity of disposable absorbent articles is provided. The reclosable carton has a substantially parallelepiped-shape. A blank having a substantially folded flat-shape able to be converted in the reclosable carton is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventor: Jerry Ray Stephens
  • Publication number: 20180148216
    Abstract: A box for containing stacked absorbent product and a method for making. The box can have six sides forming a six-sided polyhedron, the polyhedron having a primary layer comprising a top surface, a bottom surface, and four side walls. A secondary layer can overlay the primary layer on at least one of the side walls, the secondary layer having outer edges and an interior portion. The outer edges can be substantially coextensive with corner edges of the at least one side wall and the interior portion can be transparent. All six sides of the six-sided polyhedron and the secondary layer can be a folded configuration of a single sheet of material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2017
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Inventors: Jerry Ray Stephens, Paul Joseph Coffaro
  • Publication number: 20170000666
    Abstract: A reclosable carton being capable and being adapted for accommodating a multiplicity of disposable absorbent articles is provided. The reclosable carton has a substantially parallelepiped-shape. A blank having a substantially folded flat-shape able to be converted in the reclosable carton is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2015
    Publication date: January 5, 2017
    Inventor: Jerry Ray STEPHENS
  • Publication number: 20160368698
    Abstract: A soft-sided package having an outer wrap and a plurality of sanitary tissue products disposed within the outer wrap is provided. The outer wrap is made from a structured wrap material, and the plurality of sanitary tissues has a structured sanitary tissue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2016
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Inventors: Jerry Ray Stephens, Stephanie Moy Pianfetti, Paul Joseph Coffaro
  • Publication number: 20150210468
    Abstract: A soft-sided package having an outer wrap having a 1% MD secant modulus to caliper ratio of about 5 MPa/?m or less and a plurality of sanitary tissue products disposed within the outer wrap is provided. The package also includes a corner seal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2015
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Inventors: Jerry Ray Stephens, Stephanie Moy Pianfetti, Paul Joseph Coffaro, Devin William Baldridge
  • Publication number: 20150210467
    Abstract: A soft-sided package having an outer wrap and a plurality of sanitary tissue products disposed within the outer wrap is provided. The outer wrap is made from a structured wrap material, and the plurality of sanitary tissues has a structured sanitary tissue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2015
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Inventors: Jerry Ray Stephens, Stephanie Moy Pianfetti, Paul Joseph Coffaro
  • Publication number: 20150210466
    Abstract: A dispensing system for a plurality of sanitary tissue products is provided. The dispensing system includes a soft-sided package made of a outer wrap having a 1% MD secant modulus to caliper ratio of about 5 MPa/?m or less. The system optionally comprises a sleeve that substantially surrounds the soft-sided package and is made of a material that has greater rigidity than the outer wrap of the soft-sided package. The sleeve includes indicia in a reading orientation. Both the soft-sided package and the sleeve have a height dimension and both may be oriented vertically. The height of the sleeve can be less than the height of the package. The dispensing system may also include a substantially horizontal shelf and a portion of the sleeve may be in contacting relationship with the shelf.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2015
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Inventors: Jerry Ray Stephens, Stephanie Moy Pianfetti, Paul Joseph Coffaro
  • Publication number: 20140239054
    Abstract: A package comprises a body and a closure tab. The body has a first portion and an adjacent second portion. The closure tab is affixed to the first portion and detachably affixed to the second portion and acts as a seal when affixed to both portions. The closure tab is substantially shaped in the form of brand insignia. A package comprises a body, having a dispensing opening, and a closure tab. The closure tab is at least partially detachably affixed to the body, substantially shaped in the form of brand insignia and configured to at least partially cover the dispensing opening. A method for making a package includes: forming a closure tab by die cutting film material into substantially the same shape as brand insignia; forming a package having a body; applying adhesive to an adhesive-site; and at least partially attaching the closure tab to the body at the adhesive-site.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2013
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY
    Inventors: Paris Nicolle JACKSON, Jerry Ray STEPHENS
  • Publication number: 20130327816
    Abstract: A material for forming a container suitable for containing stacked and/or interfolded sheet materials is described. The material is formed from a fibrous structure bonded to a film material. The material has an opacity ranging from about 5.0 to about 45.0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2012
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Applicant: THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY
    Inventors: Jerry Ray STEPHENS, Paris Nicolle JACKSON, Monica HO-KLEINWAECHTER
  • Publication number: 20130330512
    Abstract: A material for forming a container suitable for containing stacked and/or interfolded sheet materials is described. The material is formed from a fibrous structure bonded to a film material. The material has a Surface Elevation value of greater than 26.2 ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2012
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Inventors: Jerry Ray Stephens, Paris Nicolle Jackson, Monica Ho-Kleinwaechter
  • Patent number: D768475
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Frances J. Thompson, Jerry Ray Stephens, Alan Thomas Kastner
  • Patent number: D775520
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventor: Jerry Ray Stephens
  • Patent number: D830165
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Frances J. Thompson, Jerry Ray Stephens, Alan Thomas Kastner
  • Patent number: D862220
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventor: Jerry Ray Stephens
  • Patent number: D873653
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventor: Jerry Ray Stephens
  • Patent number: D1119561
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2026
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Jerry Ray Stephens, Signe Christina Luebbers
  • Patent number: D1119562
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2026
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Signe Christina Luebbers, Jerry Ray Stephens
  • Patent number: D1119567
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2026
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Signe Christina Luebbers, Jerry Ray Stephens