Patents by Inventor Joseph LaCorte

Joseph LaCorte 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: 10370180
    Abstract: A chewing gum package includes a dispenser, a dispenser holder, and a gum holder. The dispenser is configured to dispense a flavored liquid. The dispenser holder is configured to detachably receive and hold the dispenser. The gum holder is configured to hold a chewing gum product. The gum holder includes a first panel connected relative to and extending outward from a first side of the dispenser holder, and a second panel connected relative to and extending outward from a first side of the dispenser holder. The first panel and the second panel are configured to be movable between a closed position and an open position. The first panel and the second panel are substantially parallel to one another in the closed position to inhibit access to the chewing gum product and are not parallel to one another in the open position to increase access to the gum product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: THE TOPPS COMPANY INC.
    Inventors: James Joseph Best, Geoffery Joseph Lacorte, Timothy Jude Kennedy
  • Publication number: 20180029788
    Abstract: A chewing gum package includes a dispenser, a dispenser holder, and a gum holder. The dispenser is configured to dispense a flavored liquid. The dispenser holder is configured to detachably receive and hold the dispenser. The gum holder is configured to hold a chewing gum product. The gum holder includes a first panel connected relative to and extending outward from a first side of the dispenser holder, and a second panel connected relative to and extending outward from a first side of the dispenser holder. The first panel and the second panel are configured to be movable between a closed position and an open position. The first panel and the second panel are substantially parallel to one another in the closed position to inhibit access to the chewing gum product and are not parallel to one another in the open position to increase access to the gum product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2016
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Applicant: THE WHITEHALL STREET
    Inventors: James Joseph BEST, Geoffery Joseph LACORTE, Timothy Jude KENNEDY
  • Publication number: 20090024537
    Abstract: The invention provides an exchange-traded fund for the trading of relatively illiquid securities and a process for forming and trading the same. The exchange-traded fund includes securities that are component securities of an Underlying Index and securities that are not component securities, thereby affording Authorized Participants the flexibility to designate securities within each category for inclusion in a portfolio deposit for the creation of a Creation Unit. This approach is necessitated by the relatively illiquid securities such as municipal bonds that lack sufficient liquidity for easy assembly in the amounts necessary for the in-kind creation or redemption of Creation Units for typical exchange-traded funds. This approach facilitates the ability of Authorized Participants to assemble a portfolio deposit and thereby allow for the effective functioning of an arbitrage process, while simultaneously enhancing the ability of the exchange-traded fund to track the applicable Underlying Index.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2007
    Publication date: January 22, 2009
    Inventors: Jan van Eck, Joseph LaCorte