Patents by Inventor Michele Rieppel

Michele Rieppel 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: 8950607
    Abstract: A feeding assembly for a baby feeding bottle includes a control nipple for receiving a fluid from a container, and an outlet nipple positioned to receive the fluid from the control nipple and having a feeding outlet through which the fluid flows from the feeding assembly. The control nipple and outlet nipple are moveable relative to each other from a first position to a second position, such that in the first position the fluid is transferred through a tip of the control nipple to the outlet nipple at a first flow rate, and in the second position the fluid is transferred through the tip of the control nipple to the outlet nipple at a second flow rate different from the first flow rate. A baby feeding bottle includes a container portion for containing a fluid, and the described the feeding assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Inventor: Michele Rieppel
  • Publication number: 20120298611
    Abstract: A feeding assembly for a baby feeding bottle includes a control nipple for receiving a fluid from a container, and an outlet nipple positioned to receive the fluid from the control nipple and having a feeding outlet through which the fluid flows from the feeding assembly. The control nipple and outlet nipple are moveable relative to each other from a first position to a second position, such that in the first position the fluid is transferred through a tip of the control nipple to the outlet nipple at a first flow rate, and in the second position the fluid is transferred through the tip of the control nipple to the outlet nipple at a second flow rate different from the first flow rate. A baby feeding bottle includes a container portion for containing a fluid, and the described the feeding assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2012
    Publication date: November 29, 2012
    Inventor: Michele Rieppel
  • Publication number: 20110226720
    Abstract: A baby feeding bottle includes a bottle base having a fluid container, and a feeding assembly from which an infant feeds. The feeding assembly includes a bottom nipple secured at the top of the bottle base, and having an outlet for providing a maximum flow rate of a feeding liquid. A middle nipple may be provided over the bottom nipple. The middle nipple may include a plurality of selectable setting outlets, each of which corresponds to a different flow rate setting. The bottle is adjustable so that a setting outlet corresponding to a single flow rate setting at a time may receive liquid from the first nipple. In this manner, the maximum flow from the first nipple may be reduced by a setting outlet corresponding to one of the flow rate settings. In addition, the flow rate setting may be changed in-use or prior to use to accommodate varying flow rates corresponding to each setting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2011
    Publication date: September 22, 2011
    Inventor: Michele Rieppel
  • Patent number: 7975861
    Abstract: A feeding assembly for a baby bottle includes a bottom nipple secured at the top of a bottle base, and having an outlet for providing a maximum flow rate of a feeding liquid. A middle nipple may be provided over the bottom nipple including a plurality of selectable setting outlets, each of which corresponds to a different flow rate setting. The bottle is adjustable, and may be adjusted in use, so that a setting outlet corresponding to a single flow rate setting at a time may receive liquid from the first nipple. In this manner, the maximum flow from the first nipple may be reduced by a setting outlet corresponding to one of the flow rate settings. A top nipple may be provided over the second nipple from which an infant may feed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Inventor: Michele Rieppel
  • Publication number: 20100025352
    Abstract: A baby feeding bottle includes a bottle base having a fluid container, and a feeding assembly from which an infant feeds. The feeding assembly includes a bottom nipple secured at the top of the bottle base, and having an outlet for providing a maximum flow rate of a feeding liquid. A middle nipple may be provided over the bottom nipple. The middle nipple may include a plurality of selectable setting outlets, each of which corresponds to a different flow rate setting. The bottle is adjustable so that a setting outlet corresponding to a single flow rate setting at a time may receive liquid from the first nipple. In this manner, the maximum flow from the first nipple may be reduced by a setting outlet corresponding to one of the flow rate settings. In addition, the flow rate setting may be changed in-use or prior to use to accommodate varying flow rates corresponding to each setting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2008
    Publication date: February 4, 2010
    Inventor: Michele Rieppel