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).

  • Patent number: 10822153
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: Societe des Produits Nestle S.A.
    Inventors: Kimberly Ann Wilmers, Valerie Geiser
  • Publication number: 20190202620
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2019
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Inventors: Kimberly Ann Wilmers, Valerie Geiser
  • Publication number: 20160257476
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2016
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Inventors: Kimberly Ann WILMERS, Valerie GEISER
  • Patent number: 9272833
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: Nestec S.A.
    Inventors: Kimberly Ann Wilmers, Simon Alexander Hutschenreuter
  • Publication number: 20150232250
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2012
    Publication date: August 20, 2015
    Inventors: Kimberly Ann Wilmers, Simon Alexander Hutschenreuter
  • Publication number: 20150076025
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2012
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Applicant: NESTEC S.A.
    Inventors: Kimberly Ann Wilmers, Clara Eleanor Grainne O'Connor, Stephen Andrew Wurth, Bethanie Lynn Gasperson, Ki Sun Kim, Thomas Joseph James
  • Patent number: 8844757
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Nestec S.A.
    Inventors: Kimberly Ann Wilmers, Cynthia Lynn Wilcox, Stephen Andrew Wurth, Bethanie Lynn Skinner, Gary William Etheridge
  • Publication number: 20130236861
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2010
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Applicant: NESTEC S.A.
    Inventors: Kimberly Ann Wilmers, Cynthia Lynn Wilcox
  • Publication number: 20120325831
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2010
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Inventors: Kimberly Ann Wilmers, Cynthia Lynn Wilcox, Stephen Andrew Wurth, Bethanie Lynn Skinner, Gary William Etheridge
  • Publication number: 20120312823
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2010
    Publication date: December 13, 2012
    Applicant: NESTEC S.A.
    Inventors: Kimberly Ann Wilmers, Cynthia Lynn Wilcox, Stephen Andrew Wurth, Bethanie Lynn Skinner, Gary William Etheridge
  • Patent number: D686499
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignee: Société des Produits Nestlé S.A.
    Inventors: Kimberly Ann Wilmers, Simon Alexander Hutschenreuter
  • Patent number: D713741
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: Societe des Produits Nestle, S.A.
    Inventor: Kimberly Ann Wilmers
  • Patent number: D717645
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: Societe des Produits Nestle, S.A.
    Inventor: Kimberly Ann Wilmers