Patents by Inventor Michelle Deaton

Michelle Deaton 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).

  • Display container
    Patent number: 7938259
    Abstract: A structure configurable for holding and displaying a product (e.g., a game ball or sporting equipment) may include one or more sides having an aperture through which the contained product is visible. One or more sides of the structure may include flaps that are flexible inward toward an interior of the structure. The flaps may include a protrusion configured to contact and hold the product contained in the structure. A first flap may further include slits for receiving portions of a second flap to form a side of the structure. One or more sides of the structure may be void of an aperture to provide a surface on which information about the product may be displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2011
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Conklin, Michelle Deaton
  • DISPLAY CONTAINER
    Publication number: 20080047858
    Abstract: A structure configurable for holding and displaying a product (e.g., a game ball or sporting equipment) may include one or more sides having an aperture through which the contained product is visible. One or more sides of the structure may include flaps that are flexible inward toward an interior of the structure. The flaps may include a protrusion configured to contact and hold the product contained in the structure. A first flap may further include slits for receiving portions of a second flap to form a side of the structure. One or more sides of the structure may be void of an aperture to provide a surface on which information about the product may be displayed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2007
    Publication date: February 28, 2008
    Applicant: NIKE, INC.
    Inventors: Christopher Conklin, Michelle Deaton
  • Ball with surface ornamentation pattern
    Patent number: D786374
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Michelle Deaton, Todd Smith
  • Ball with surface ornamentation pattern
    Patent number: D786375
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Michelle Deaton, Todd Smith