Patents by Inventor Jonathan C. Slagle

Jonathan C. Slagle 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).

  • Prize announcement assembly and its manufacture
    Patent number: 5923242
    Abstract: A light-activated, sound-providing device (22) is secured to the upper surface of a mounting board (12) by a film formed of translucent material (26) thereby sealing the sound-providing device (22) therebetween. The sound-providing device (22) is mounted spaced from the longitudinal end of the mounting board (12) which is inserted between the bag (38) and the package (16) so that the sound-providing device (22) is positioned adjacent the top of the bag (38). In a preferred form, the sound-providing device (22) is not activated while in the interior of a closed package (16) but when the package (16) is opened, the sound-providing device (22) is activated providing a sound for prize announcement, attention getting, or a similar function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 13, 1999
    Assignee: General Mills, Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan C. Slagle, Curtis J. Deering