Patents by Inventor Kimberly Ann Wilmers
Kimberly Ann Wilmers 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).
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Patent number: 10822153Abstract: A package system having a body is described. The body has a bottom wall, at least one side wall, and a top wall cooperating with one another to define an interior compartment for housing a consumable product. At least one of the bottom wall, side wall or top wall includes a viewing portion having a light barrier configured to block wavelengths of visible light from below a baseline wavelength and above a top-line wavelength and pass visible light between the baseline wavelength and the top-line wavelength so as to allow the consumable product to be viewed through the viewing portion of the body.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2019Date of Patent: November 3, 2020Assignee: Societe des Produits Nestle S.A.Inventors: Kimberly Ann Wilmers, Valerie Geiser
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Publication number: 20190202620Abstract: A package system having a body is described. The body has a bottom wall, at least one side wall, and a top wall cooperating with one another to define an interior compartment for housing a consumable product. At least one of the bottom wall, side wall or top wall includes a viewing portion having a light barrier configured to block wavelengths of visible light from below a baseline wavelength and above a top-line wavelength and pass visible light between the baseline wavelength and the top-line wavelength so as to allow the consumable product to be viewed through the viewing portion of the body.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2019Publication date: July 4, 2019Inventors: Kimberly Ann Wilmers, Valerie Geiser
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Publication number: 20160257476Abstract: A package system having a body is described. The body has a bottom wall, at least one side wall, and a top wall cooperating with one another to define an interior compartment for housing a consumable product. At least one of the bottom wall, side wall or top wall includes a viewing portion having a light barrier configured to block wavelengths of visible light from below a baseline wavelength and above a top-line wavelength and pass visible light between the baseline wavelength and the top-line wavelength so as to allow the consumable product to be viewed through the viewing portion of the body.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2016Publication date: September 8, 2016Inventors: Kimberly Ann WILMERS, Valerie GEISER
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Patent number: 9272833Abstract: Packages (10) for storing, displaying and housing consumable products (18) without loss of product quality and methods of using same are provided. The packages (10) may be shallow enough to promote self-feeding while still allowing for upright display of the package (10). In a general embodiment, the packages (10) of the present disclosure include specific shapes, sizes and/or depths that provide complete coverage of consumable products (18) with sauces, preservatives, juices etc. (20) while still providing functional advantages to a consumer and/or user of such packages (10) who is learning to self-feed. In addition, the consumer product packages (10) having specific shapes, sizes and/or depths also provides for marketing and aesthetic advantages.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2012Date of Patent: March 1, 2016Assignee: Nestec S.A.Inventors: Kimberly Ann Wilmers, Simon Alexander Hutschenreuter
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Publication number: 20150232250Abstract: Packages (10) for storing, displaying and housing consumable products (18) without loss of product quality and methods of using same are provided. The packages (10) may be shallow enough to promote self-feeding while still allowing for upright display of the package (10). In a general embodiment, the packages (10) of the present disclosure include specific shapes, sizes and/or depths that provide complete coverage of consumable products (18) with sauces, preservatives, juices etc. (20) while still providing functional advantages to a consumer and/or user of such packages (10) who is learning to self-feed. In addition, the consumer product packages (10) having specific shapes, sizes and/or depths also provides for marketing and aesthetic advantages.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2012Publication date: August 20, 2015Inventors: Kimberly Ann Wilmers, Simon Alexander Hutschenreuter
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Publication number: 20150076025Abstract: In a general embodiment, the packages of the present disclosure include a body having a surface defining a recessed portion having a shape, and a lid having a surface defining a projection having a shape and a size that corresponds to the shape and size of the recessed portion. The packages include a color that corresponds to a type of the consumable product.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2012Publication date: March 19, 2015Applicant: NESTEC S.A.Inventors: Kimberly Ann Wilmers, Clara Eleanor Grainne O'Connor, Stephen Andrew Wurth, Bethanie Lynn Gasperson, Ki Sun Kim, Thomas Joseph James
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Patent number: 8844757Abstract: Packages for housing consumable products and methods of using same are provided. Methods for teaching children to self-feed are also provided. In a general embodiment, the present disclosure provides a package including a body defining side walls (34,36) a first end wall (40), an inclined second end wall (42) and an elongated interior compartment having a predetermined width for housing consumable products. In another embodiment, a package is provided that includes a body defining side walls, a bottom wall (38) a first end wall (40) oriented at 90° to the bottom wall, a second end wall (42) inclined at an angle with respect to the bottom wall (38), and an interior compartment for housing consumable products, the package being so constructed and arranged to stand substantially upright.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2010Date of Patent: September 30, 2014Assignee: Nestec S.A.Inventors: Kimberly Ann Wilmers, Cynthia Lynn Wilcox, Stephen Andrew Wurth, Bethanie Lynn Skinner, Gary William Etheridge
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Publication number: 20130236861Abstract: A package is provided for housing consumable products. Methods for teaching children to identify foods to consume and for identifying product brands are also provided. In a general embodiment, the present disclosure provides packages including a body defining a perimeter and at least one interior compartment for housing a consumable product. The perimeter alone, or the perimeter in conjunction with the compartments, forms a shape that is not a typical geometric shape and that is a recognizable shape to a child such as, for example, a ghost or a dog.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2010Publication date: September 12, 2013Applicant: NESTEC S.A.Inventors: Kimberly Ann Wilmers, Cynthia Lynn Wilcox
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Publication number: 20120325831Abstract: Packages (10) for housing consumable products and methods of using same are provided. Methods for teaching children to self-feed are also provided. In a general embodiment, the present disclosure provides a package (10) including a body (12) defining side walls (14,16), a first end wall (18), an inclined second end wall (20) and an elongated interior compartment (24) having a predetermined width for housing consumable products.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2010Publication date: December 27, 2012Inventors: Kimberly Ann Wilmers, Cynthia Lynn Wilcox, Stephen Andrew Wurth, Bethanie Lynn Skinner, Gary William Etheridge
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Publication number: 20120312823Abstract: Packages for housing consumable products and methods of using same are provided. Methods for teaching children to self-feed are also provided. In a general embodiment, the present disclosure provides a package including a body defining side walls (34,36) a first end wall (40), an inclined second end wall (42) and an elongated interior compartment having a predetermined width for housing consumable products. In another embodiment, a package is provided that includes a body defining side walls, a bottom wall (38) a first end wall (40) oriented at 90° to the bottom wall, a second end wall (42) inclined at an angle with respect to the bottom wall (38), and an interior compartment for housing consumable products, the package being so constructed and arranged to stand substantially upright.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2010Publication date: December 13, 2012Applicant: NESTEC S.A.Inventors: Kimberly Ann Wilmers, Cynthia Lynn Wilcox, Stephen Andrew Wurth, Bethanie Lynn Skinner, Gary William Etheridge
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Patent number: D686499Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2011Date of Patent: July 23, 2013Assignee: Société des Produits Nestlé S.A.Inventors: Kimberly Ann Wilmers, Simon Alexander Hutschenreuter
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Patent number: D713741Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2012Date of Patent: September 23, 2014Assignee: Societe des Produits Nestle, S.A.Inventor: Kimberly Ann Wilmers
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Patent number: D717645Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2012Date of Patent: November 18, 2014Assignee: Societe des Produits Nestle, S.A.Inventor: Kimberly Ann Wilmers