Patents by Inventor Kevin Brugger

Kevin Brugger 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: 20150232261
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a container (1) for rod-shaped items, with a box (3) and a lid (2), wherein the box (3) comprises an opening at the top. The container further comprises a sheet-like connecting means (21, 22, 23) connected to the lid, wherein the sheet-like connecting means (21, 22, 23) is arranged vertically slidable relative to the box, such that the lid (2) and the connecting means (21, 22, 23) are movable from a lower position to an upper position. The connecting means (21, 22, 23) is adapted to vertically lift at least one rod-shaped item by a predetermined distance when the lid is moved from the lower position to the upper position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2013
    Publication date: August 20, 2015
    Inventors: Kevin Brügger, Sergey Krasiev
  • Publication number: 20150122676
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a container for rod-shaped consumer items, wherein a top wall (8) of the container comprises an opening (9), and the container further comprises a ledge (12), which is arranged below the opening. The top wall (8) is adapted to be movable in the vertical direction relative to the ledge (12), in between a lower position and an upper position. The container comprises an inner slide (3) and an outer shell (2), wherein the slide is vertically movably arranged in the shell, wherein the shell (3) comprises the ledge (12), and the slide (2) comprises the top wall (8) with the opening, and wherein the ledge protrudes through a cut-out (19) into the slide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2013
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Inventors: Kevin Brugger, Sergey Krasiev
  • Patent number: 8042685
    Abstract: A container comprises a box portion, a lid portion and a separate sliding device. The separate sliding device embraces at least part of the box portion. Moving the separate sliding device longitudinally along the box portion in a first direction pivots the lid portion to open the container and moving the separate sliding device longitudinally along the box portion in a second, opposite direction pivots the lid portion to close the container. The lid portion comprises a lid front wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignee: Philip Morris USA Inc.
    Inventors: Philippe Bourgoin, Kevin Brügger
  • Patent number: 7658280
    Abstract: A container includes a lower box portion, an upper lid portion, and a sliding portion. The lower box portion includes a box bottom wall, a box front wall and a box back wall. The upper lid portion is hinged to the box back wall. The sliding device at least partially covers the lower box portion. The container is opened by moving the sliding device in one direction and closed by moving the sliding device in a second, opposite direction along the lower box portion. The box back wall includes a first stopper flap to limit movement of the sliding device in the first direction, and a second stopper flap to limit movement of the sliding device in the second direction. The first and second stopper flaps are formed by a common cut or incision. Two blanks may be used for the box and sliding device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2010
    Assignee: Philip Morris USA Inc.
    Inventors: Pierre-Alain Bardet, Philippe Bourgoin, Kevin Brügger
  • Publication number: 20090065561
    Abstract: A container comprises a box portion, a lid portion and a separate sliding device. The separate sliding device embraces at least part of the box portion. Moving the separate sliding device longitudinally along the box portion in a first direction pivots the lid portion to open the container and moving the separate sliding device longitudinally along the box portion in a second, opposite direction pivots the lid portion to close the container. The lid portion comprises a lid front wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2008
    Publication date: March 12, 2009
    Applicant: Philip Morris USA Inc.
    Inventors: Philippe Bourgoin, Kevin Brugger
  • Publication number: 20070251984
    Abstract: The invention concerns a container comprising a lower box portion, an upper lid portion and a sliding device, wherein said lower box portion comprises a box bottom wall, a box front wall and a box back wall, wherein the upper lid portion is hinged to the box back wall, wherein the sliding device embraces at least partly the lower box portion, wherein the container is opened by moving the sliding device longitudinally along the lower box portion in a first direction and closed by moving the sliding device longitudinally along the lower box portion in a second, opposite direction, wherein the box back wall comprises a first stopper flap limiting the movement of the sliding device in the first direction and a second stopper flap limiting the movement of the sliding device in the second, opposite direction and wherein the first stopper flap and the second stopper flap are formed by a common incision. The invention further relates to two blanks for making the box and the sliding device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2007
    Publication date: November 1, 2007
    Applicant: Philip Morris USA Inc.
    Inventors: Pierre-Alain Bardet, Philippe Bourgoin, Kevin Brugger