Patents by Inventor Marcus R. PLATO

Marcus R. PLATO 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).

  • Flexible package with access control feature
    Patent number: 8920030
    Abstract: Exemplary embodiments are directed to flexible packages having an access control feature in the form of a strip of a malleable sheet material that can be used to form a dead fold to re-close an opened package and prevent spilling. The access control feature can also be used to keep the mouth of the package open for easier access when the contents of the package are being consumed. Exemplary embodiments operate in an intuitive manner and are easy to use. The access control feature provides a tactile cue to the user for properly closing the package, as well as visual assurance that the package has been closed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: The Hershey Company
    Inventors: Anne Margaret McSweeney, Marcus R. Plato
  • FLEXIBLE FILM CONTAINER AND METHOD FOR MAKING SAME
    Publication number: 20130327780
    Abstract: A flexible film container (100) is disclosed. The container includes a top (110), a base (130) and a body (120), the top and base joined to the container body. The container body has at least three discrete sidewalls (121) and is formed of a continuous web of a flexible film The flexible film container is self-supporting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2011
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Applicant: THE HERSHEY COMPANY
    Inventors: Sandra K. Hand, Marcus R. Plato, David Richard Stonehouse, Jonathan Hogwood, Andrew MacLeod, Wilbert Paulus Johanna Maria Schoenmakers, Ian Dunckley
  • FLEXIBLE PACKAGE WITH ACCESS CONTROL FEATURE
    Publication number: 20120243809
    Abstract: Exemplary embodiments are directed to flexible packages having an access control feature in the form of a strip of a malleable sheet material that can be used to form a dead fold to re-close an opened package and prevent spilling. The access control feature can also be used to keep the mouth of the package open for easier access when the contents of the package are being consumed. Exemplary embodiments operate in an intuitive manner and are easy to use. The access control feature provides a tactile cue to the user for properly closing the package, as well as visual assurance that the package has been closed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2011
    Publication date: September 27, 2012
    Applicant: THE HERSHEY COMPANY
    Inventors: Anne Margaret MCSWEENEY, Marcus R. PLATO