Patents by Inventor Kathleen Straube

Kathleen Straube 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: 20080099356
    Abstract: Flower shipment packaging includes a generally cylindrical outer container with a lid. A support for the vase of a floral arrangement is inserted at the lower portion of the inner chamber of the outer container. This support is preferably made of a plurality of flat pieces of cardboard that are slotted so they may be assembled together with eight peripheral edges engaging the inner periphery of the outer container and defining a central sub-chamber sized to snugly receive the vase. Above the vase support, a bouquet support is provided consisting of a blank cut out of a piece of cardboard and including a plurality of peripheral fins that may fold up at scoring locations to create a bouquet support and a central region that includes a plurality of radially extending slots that meet centrally to define a plurality of triangular portions that may be bent downwardly when a floral arrangement is pushed through them.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2006
    Publication date: May 1, 2008
    Inventors: Jay Edward Keller, Catherine Langrock Camardo, Kathleen Straube, Kathryn Shannon Forleo
  • Patent number: D537487
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2007
    Assignee: The Vermont Teddy Bear Company, Inc.
    Inventor: Kathleen Straube