Patents by Inventor Nicole Kandoth

Nicole Kandoth 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).

  • Publication number: 20240327061
    Abstract: A carton includes a first main body panel spaced from a second main body panel by first and second side panels and connected to the second main body panel by a connector strip. With the removal of a tear strip, the connector strip releases a cover of the first main body panel enabling an access opening to an internal storage region to be exposed. To close the carton, a lower top flap of the second main body is pivoted across the access opening, automatically causing multiple flap extensions of the side panels to fold beneath the lower top flap. Thereafter, the cover is pivot atop the lower top flap and a tab of the cover is received in a slot formed at a juncture of the lower top flap and a remainder of the second main body panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2022
    Publication date: October 3, 2024
    Applicant: Blue Buffalo Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Nicole Kandoth, Daniel Taek Kim
  • Publication number: 20240327062
    Abstract: A carton can be initially opened by pulling a gripping tab of a tear strip to detach of cover from the remaining body of the carton except along a hinge body portion on one side of the carton. With this arrangement, the carton can be opened by folding the cover back relative to the front panel along a hinge axis. Closing of the carton is performed by initially pivoting the cover such that a front portion of the cover extends about and overlaps a front panel portion of the carton. Then, the cover is pushed down, causing a portion of the hinge-defining strip to fold and the cover to shift downward so as to extend about and overlap portions of each of the sides of the carton.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2022
    Publication date: October 3, 2024
    Applicant: Blue Buffalo Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Nicole Kandoth, Nicholas Kempfert, James E. McCay
  • Patent number: 11993419
    Abstract: A packaged food product includes a container and a food product. The container has a rim and at least one wall extending away from the rim. The at least one wall defines a storage area, and the food product is retained within the storage area such that the food product is in contact with the at least one wall. The at least one wall is readily deformable by a hand of a user to reduce a volume of the storage area. Reducing the volume of the storage area causes the food product to exit the storage area. The container includes an integral tool portion including a tine extending from a distal end of the tool portion for breaking up the food product after removal from the storage area. The food product can be a wet cat or dog food.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: Blue Buffalo Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Sean Evelich, Nicole Kandoth, James E. McCay, Noel R. Pollen, Trond Erik Tollefsen
  • Publication number: 20210354878
    Abstract: A packaged food product includes a container and a food product. The container has a rim and at least one wall extending away from the rim. The at least one wall defines a storage area, and the food product is retained within the storage area such that the food product is in contact with the at least one wall. The at least one wall is readily deformable by a hand of a user to reduce a volume of the storage area. Reducing the volume of the storage area causes the food product to exit the storage area. The container includes an integral tool portion including a tine extending from a distal end of the tool portion for breaking up the food product after removal from the storage area. The food product can be a wet cat or dog food.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2021
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Applicant: Blue Buffalo Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Sean Evelich, Nicole Kandoth, James E. McCay, Noel R. Pollen, Trond Erik Tollefsen
  • Patent number: 11104482
    Abstract: A packaged food product includes a container and a food product. The container has a rim and at least one wall extending away from the rim. The at least one wall defines a storage area, and the food product is retained within the storage area such that the food product is in contact with the at least one wall. The at least one wall is readily deformable by a hand of a user to reduce a volume of the storage area. Reducing the volume of the storage area causes the food product to exit the storage area. The container includes an integral tool portion for breaking up the food product after removal from the storage area. The food product can be a wet cat or dog food.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: Blue Buffalo Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Sean Evelich, Nicole Kandoth, James E McCay, Noel R Pollen, Trond Erik Tollefsen
  • Publication number: 20210078765
    Abstract: A packaged food product includes a container and a food product. The container has a rim and at least one wall extending away from the rim. The at least one wall defines a storage area, and the food product is retained within the storage area such that the food product is in contact with the at least one wall. The at least one wall is readily deformable by a hand of a user to reduce a volume of the storage area. Reducing the volume of the storage area causes the food product to exit the storage area. The container includes an integral tool portion for breaking up the food product after removal from the storage area. The food product can be a wet cat or dog food.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2019
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Applicant: Blue Buffalo Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Sean Evelich, Nicole Kandoth, James E McCay, Noel R Pollen, Trond Tollefsen
  • Patent number: D906133
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: Blue Buffalo Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Sean Evelich, Nicole Kandoth, James E McCay, Noel R Pollen, Trond Erik Tollefsen
  • Patent number: D915194
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: Blue Buffalo Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Sean Evelich, Nicole Kandoth, Trond Erik Tollefsen
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    Patent number: D951093
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: Blue Buffalo Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: John Kevin Clay, Nicole Kandoth, James E McCay
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    Patent number: D956567
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: Blue Buffalo Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: John Kevin Clay, Nicole Kandoth, James E McCay
  • Patent number: D992414
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: Blue Buffalo Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Christopher Budd, Jackie Iversen, Nicole Kandoth, Trond Erik Tollefsen
  • Patent number: D994481
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: Blue Buffalo Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Christopher Budd, Jackie Iversen, Nicole Kandoth, Trond Erik Tollefsen
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    Patent number: D1027648
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: Blue Buffalo Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: John Kevin Clay, Nicole Kandoth, James E McCay